NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6240, 12 June 1890, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

We were shown yesterday a mammoth vegetable marrow grown at Mr H. J. LeOron’s by his gardener, Mr Lowe. The marrow weighs 701bs, truly a giant of the vegetable kingdom. The fortnightly meeting of the Primitive Methodist Band of Hope was held last evening, there being a fair attendance of members, parents and friends. A good programme, consisting of singing and dialogues, was gone through, led by one of the lady members. The meetings are held eveiy other Wednesday, and are free to all. Mr M. Hobbs left for Dunedin yesterday taking with him the racehorses Little Shamrock and Martonian, and a pony by Betrayer. Mr Twomey, owner of Shamrock, also accompanied them. Martonian is being taken over to his new owner in Melbourne. In the team are also a carriage horse belonging to Mr John Moikle, and a pony belonging to Mr M. Sherwin, of Waimate, which are being taken over to the other side for sale. Messrs Hobbs and Twomey and their charges leave Dunedin to day by the Manapouri for Melbourne.

The usual monthly meeting of St, Mary’s vestry was held yesterday afternoon in the office of Mr Melville Gray. Present —Captain Woollcombe and Mr M. Gray,churchwardens; Major Bamfield, Messrs Sims, Steadman, Knubley, Hodges, Davies, and Smithson, vestrymen. In the absence of the Rev. Mackenzie Gibson, Captain Woollcombe presided. An apology was tendered for the absence of Mr Gilltnan. The churchwardens were desired to intimate to the Rev. Mackenzie Gibson that the vestry would be very pleased if ho would continue his services until the return of Archdeacon Earper, if it was convement for him so to do. Major Bamfield desired the vestry to accord a vote of- thanks to the committee who so ably carried out their wishes in preparing and decorating the schoolroom on the occasion of the late visit of Bishop Julius, coupled with the names of Messrs M. White, Hedges, Davies, Gillman, and the ladies. Mr Hedges proposed that His Lordship the Bishop of Christchurch be requested to preach the anniversary sermons in August next, subject to the approval of the present incumbent.— Carried, It was resolved to call a meeting of the finance committee as a number of the parishioners had not been interviewed relative to the assessment, Mr Gray to convene the meeting at his convenience. Captain Woollcombe and Messrs M. Gray, Sims, and Major Bamfield, were elected parochial nominators for the current year. Some matters of finance were discussed, and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

There was a long silting of the Resident Magistrates Couit at Geraldine yesterday. 0. A. Wray, Esq,, sat on the bench, and the following civil case was heard: —lt. H. Postlethwaite v. J. M. Shepherd, when Judgment was given by default. An important case was heard, Wreathall Bros. v. T. H. Wigloy, claim £SB 10s, value of 48 pigs alleged to have been destroyed by defendant. The evidence of George Wreathall, member of the firm of Wreathall Bros., farmers, Beautiful Valley, in regard to the state of the fences on defendant’s run and the finding of the carcases of pigs, was being heard when our correspondent’s despatch had to be posted. Mr ,D. Mahoney, of the Shamrock Hotel, sent a couple of his greyhounds to Dunedin yesterday in charge of T. Clarke, where they will Join the boat leaving for Melbourne to-day. The pair are worthy representatives of Mr Mahoney’s kennel. Zara, by The Smoker—Louise, won the all aged stake at Ashburton last week, and was winner of the Waterloo Plate at the last Dunedin mooting. Ringer, by Eingwood— Zoebeda, the other of the pair, won the Inaugural Stakes at the 1883 meeting in Dunedin, which filled with 58 dogs, and carried off the Champion Stakes last year. The dogs will run at the Moonee Valley and other important meetings in Australia, and fit and well should give an excellent account of themselves. Their meetings with the cracks of the sister colonies will be watched with interest, and Mr Mahoney’s many friends will, wo are sure, wish him the best of luck.

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