STOKE. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Colonist, Volume VI, Issue 597, 14 July 1863, Page 3

STOKE. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

Accident. —An accident, nearly attended with serious results, occurred on Monday, 6th instant. As one of Mr. Saunders' carts was; passing Mr. Ching's, part of the harness bi*oke, when the horses took fright and became unmanageable. After running a slioi't distance they suddenly swerved to the side of tile road; the driver was pitched into the hedge, the cart tilted over, and one of the horses thrown down under the shafts. Fortunately help was near at hand, fqr the early van from Nelaon just then happening to pass, the driver stopped, the passengers got out, and helping "with a will," soon emptied the cart of its load, and set the horso .free. The driver was no wjorse. Constable for Stoke.—Some steps have lately been taken to get a constable appointed for this district. A memorial has been, drawn up and signed, aid personal application made at head quarters. Stoke is generally a quiet place—perhaps a little too quiet; still, accidents will happen in the best regulated families, and so in case of need it would be very satisfactory to the inhabitants to have some one to appeal to a little nearer than Richmond or Nelson. The proposed New Church. —There is now a fair prospect of the church, which has so long been sp'o!; en of being soon erected. The plan is drawn put, tile ground enclosed, and the tender for the building accepted. Long ago it would have been up, but for the old difficulty—want of money ; and even now I believe the building committee is somewhat straitened on that account, and would be very pleased to find by the fact of a few more donations coming in that "Poverty is not in the Land.."