RIVERTON.
Writing ori Wednesday "night, oui 1 correapondent says:— ■.. ..«. ,- iltelegraphed yOulast Monday lelative to the wreck of the schooner] Helen and Jane. 'She sailed from/hereTabout three weeks ago, '^iolrtid for Melbourne, laden* by Missrs_. Wliittingham BrohfAd J ; Instone tvi thlbdO biisheJs of oats. After being a w.ek at sea a strong westerly wind sprang up, and the captain, George Sangster, put hjr back to Mussle Bay, where she lay for three days, when, the wind changing to the east, she tried to beat out, but missing ■tiys she ran ashore. The cre\£ had but| time to save themselves, and shortly af terf they got on shore nothing was to be seen ©fthe wreck.;, 1 She' was iriarined^by'Cap-* tain Sangster (who" is part owner) and four men, two 4 of whor-'crosseii 'ilife W&ian and, ciine foßiverJonyia Orepjulci; (l The qthers cfldlA'nbi. „iariage^the .journey,. .and^ the, a§ioOTer vßambler sailed- yesterday/ for? Mussieißay, byrthe.orders.of the Govern-ment,itapit-tnp the rerhoinderof thecrew. The Helen and Jane was partly, and.thecargo fully, insured. - — - Hi* Worship the Mayor, of ratepayers in. the Courthouse last Monday. He gave an account^ of his past •tewardship, and toUChed°upon the forthC>ming .inimicipal which takes place next week. r linear., qouncillor BeW is going^t6*\cdn]te> , t,,the elecjtionjWith m { Daniels. - _ ~>- > 50mO Of the Volunteer company firetl a match, against some, .of the band tins morning, resulting" in a victory to the former by a large nnajoiity.'' wfl-'/j^ ■■ The Mamnioth Ministrels gave an entertainment to-night, -before a very large audience; it is needhjss.to particularise; they all did very weir, and the audience seemed' "deiign ted.- - A great annoyance •is felt by the public, -owing to the bad ventilation of- the, fhall;,and r wl]ilß-, upon the subjec -i.a HinVto the^esseejo draw )ainpß,,upr .o as- to r enable/ tb.e. f<: upstairs t people toliav e^ a 'view_o_4ue stagej a,nd tohave the hall thoroughly mopped out on , the morning previous to an entertainment, migbt do-good; suc_f/srcourse'«wpuld-de'-"cideffly _w"%» decease that uripleae^rit - cl&se_fe/'an_;k^ f"io ' -Mob-^oftEA- fartriers" .and , •eeWe^l •^iii; 4 tQUbe i /in^^pr the pestiy/lt^eem%4o;.bej v dQjng. g.QOd[ executio_i_^&_we. sittle'OtQld.'jme -tOrday . that beifmmAAirij!r66-ven(.dead rabbits. in one. . burrow^ crops .nre.ddbkirig.' pretty. we_l,tj)iit Tain'is now badl-jri- wanted. The. Ute^froßfrhasfpUtthfe: -earl^biatoes' back' a little^-Bt-t tf^__w TJ gbod -showers ' c will' makemfay&fom*o*oo:7* ,T.' 1 :': IJr^eltham.is ' tb T^te: .% lectunr to mpr, TV* night, at"' Ofepuki, .'"the 1 pWceeda'of which are ,to ,be.-;handed ,to the. "Riverton Hospital " Therabject.will be', "How to treat gener,al iv cas.es .:pf .accident when away from medical aj.d'J B Jt<will no doubt prove useful an'- I 'beneficial knowledge to those intelligent minerß~who are always willing, to help a fellow-being in
RIVERTON.
Southland Times, Issue 3563, 21 November 1879, Page 3
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