Gore.

Southland Times, Issue 4496, 7 December 1882, Page 4

Gore.

m (tfßOtt OtJB OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Welcome rain has come nt last. The gentle fall of yesterday will revive the drooping 1 hopes of many of our farmers. The crops, although late, are promising a good yield, and will now assume a more healthy appearance still. The turnip crop is a partial failure owing to the drought that has prevailed, but there is yet time to re-sow ; and given favorable .showers, a good crop may yet be obtained. ' '.' ' . The event of last week in the amusement line was. the circus. A large audience assembled, and all were much pleased with the capital programme presented — a pro gramme, not curtailed until it is but a caricature of the reality, as is too nften the case in country districts. The usnal feats of horsemanship, with the inevitable f unnyisraa of the down, ably supported by a clever troupe of athletes, made up a very good evening's entertainment^ ; . On ! Saturday, as announced, Messrs Green and Souness submitted for eale, the lease for 21 years, of section 11, block 7, which" is situated opposite our railway /station. After a spirited competition bctw"cen Mr J. K. Grant, of your city, and Mf.Hoyire.il of Lumsden (both of whom are publicans), 1 it fell to the former at the very satisfactory (to our Town Board) figure of £17)6 per annum. This estimate of the value of property in our township by'^uteijlerf, wo ; deem. a anre index of our future prosperity. The above price iequal to about £1 per foot of frontage to the :: m4nr street. Sections 63 and 61, block 16, which have been subdivided into 48 ajloti^eirs, varying in size from 25 pole* to quarter of an acre, were next offered f prj sale, on bfihalf of Mr John Cameron^ "". _ sections were dwppsetP ) or''at very satisfactory pricep, ranging from £9 eucliior back sections, to a« Wi>n a» £17 for front ones. This is equal. to about £50. per acre, and must be regafjdc^.as ,a go|>^ : price , when, a few years a'jso the Goverhment upset was from £,12X0,£,1d, Rcracre,. , On eu-count fit ;,JMr B.Dale, section 10, blocki^ was sold to Mr J. Neill tor tlie sum of £35, und section 11 of the same block wttS'Wi tlidf awn nt £61. The leases of municipal Bfc'ioris 25,' block 16, and 6, block 5i 7 f we"rQ ! disposed rif to Messrs Jv N. So»^^,^^H^lbV&rnXef at^£l U per acfe^'prr'afimj.tn, latter (quarter bcre) iZ'-. ■;'■., -„..-. Tlie gre^gy^ntjpf this week will; he our Shg(w,itlie rj^t untjor' the auspiqea of the -newly forraeSi So/ci.etjjj,.^l»iohfW;iH f: :be held to morrow, and wliicji.i-prpin'scs to bo an imlnehse^cowsifii'ThQTe'ritries^^^ ronWj<'and- wit JKßpeeial trains andi rheap fares to, suit .visitors from the' south, as wcll r 'as'via Wioiiinea- railway t - we anticipate the largest gath^ini^.tha^wiii have'^akeii ■-. placa^iG^e^ Tße aud' booth priv^ ..