Lumsden

Southland Times, Issue 19004, 25 March 1903, Page 4

Lumsden

(from our owx c«bkespondeht)

-r " We had bar share of the storms an 9 bad weather.; Staftdin^ crop* Jiuffere^^but Ido noV think" to 'such an" extent as in other - places. Chitting isgoing rapidly on in fine weather, and there are fiotne v very r fine crops. I«p told, on the PLve' Rivera estate, calou-.ti^jit:'fiss.fysv^ls-^-nisi Lumedeu —Mr Mbffatt has also a first-rate crop of oats cut and stroked. ; iicenein«t. electi n is not exercising the minda of tne residents much, in fact the is that the polling Will be very •malL Mr 6. F. Johnston is a candidate, bat unless the voting is heavy this side of the Lake, it is hard to say whether he will gain * seat. Extensive improve Tents are to be made to the Anglican Church, by raising the ceiliog, cbahoel floor and altar, and when done the interior of, the building will be much improved;.. The contractors ■have made a start at ;.t- apparently the dwelling is to be put in thorough repair, and . not befete time, PrTodd gives a social in the pobJichaU at the end of the month as a !**hooße- warming" for his residence just ■erectedr--y'^" : - ' •-'. ■ ■:■' ■■,•/ ' ' - We arer loeing oarjjtataonoiHster, Mr H. at»y here has Mt.Jbeen.a Jong, one, but he has made many steuncli^friends. Jn manner courteous and obliging^ he. gained^ the esteem 1 of those Who use ihe'railways,' and firm, but kind, to the staff, he has their respect and esteem. ■ .-. .:■■:.:;...'.■ '„-. '■'■-.:,.' The great Lurosden nuisance— the lagoon -^-will soon be a thing of the past, as the uontractor, Mr Watt, is working hard to get a new channel cut and the old one filled up before winter comes round.