WOODBURY NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14282, 24 August 1910, Page 6

WOODBURY NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.,) The prevailing weather lately has been quite spring-like, with warm nor'west winds, and only slight frosts. The snoiv <jn the hill-tops is perceptively lessening. every day, and several good bums have alrea'dv blaehened their slopes. Spring flowers ate beginning to make a good show, and a sprinkling of lambs is to be ston in several paddocks. The sudden death ol' Archie Cordon., after only three days' illness, cast quae a gloom over tlio district, and much sympathy is _ felt j'oi- his relations, c-pccially i'o,' his brother and sister, who arc on their v.'av hums from Canada Theirs will indeed be a sad homecoming. The funeral on Monday was very largely attended. Tiie _ ii.niature Hide Club is in a flourishing conditions, two t"cn.s entering lor the Association "c';:p matches. It \va - unfortunate that the first match had to he !;>-ed over again, for several unavoidable circumstances made the .second score of tlio A Leant muc'h lower, lower even than the average. 'iYmihios kiudlv presentcd by Messrs 15.' Tiipo and Burden, were bred lor rceemiy. resulting in • lock lYiield and A. Kergtisson tying for hrst and second with fj:,\ and four others—T. ".Ynoding. .!. jf-rris '{ Allan F. Filiold-lying ior tlilrd with hi, all oil scratch. In the shoot oil Ihe third tropliy fell lo !•'. r'ifiohl ,jis 'Tho hi-sl: 10 averaged OikS Another troehv kindlv pco-.eutsd by Mr liickman, was fired for on Saturday, and was won bv Jilfk I''.held. Willi :: s-nro of 08. The .-:j*vm> tor . held limb- annual bad in the school on I'riday la-.!. There was a. large attendance, and it was a vorv .Successful uncial alfair.