ADDISON'S FLAT.

Westport Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1966, 13 January 1882, Page 4

ADDISON'S FLAT.

(feom a correspondent.) MINING. The holidays are now over, and miners are resuming their usual occupations. Water ia plentiful, and it is to be hoped at Patrick's Day miners will give a good account of themselves. A seventh share was sold, during the holidays, in McKnight's claim for a good round sum. HOLIDAY AMUSEMENTS. On Monday, 2nd Jan., a pic-nic and ball were held here, and were largely attended by local people and strangers from Westport and Charleston. The usual games for the young were well patronised and well contested. A large platform was erected for dancing and was greatly utilised. Eatables, fruit, and a drop of the cratur in various forms were dispensed freely, without charge, by a good-natured matron, who had many devotees, and who returned constantly to worship at her shrine, and no one worshipped in vain. She was assisted by Mr Hanna, and the notorious Bob Tennent was firing corks at a target. Enough to say that every one seemed in high glee, and expressed themselves highly gratified. The pic-nic lasted to 6 o'clock. In the evening the Schoolhouse—was the centre of attraction. It was densely crowded although the committee utilised every means to accomodate as many as possible. An improvised ladies' room and bar were outside the building, where access could be had from outside or inside. Dancing was kept up until eight ' o'clock in the morning. FAREWELL BANQUET TO ME MATFIN. Mr George Matfin has sold out and is leaving for Victoria, where he holds some ventures in quartz reefs. His friends entertained him at Mr George Lamplough's to a banquet and ball. A large number of ladies and gentlemen attended. At one o'clock the table was spread, and a grand supper was laid down by Mr Hanna, assisted by Miss Lylie. The chair was occupied by Mr W. Millikin, and vicechair by Mr Schwearer. After ample justice was done to the viands, the tables were cleared, and the chairman rose and said that a few friends of Mr Matfin's had proposed to hold a social evening before his departure, but never imagined it would assume such large dimensions. He then dilated upon the genial and social character of Mr Matfin, and called upon the assemblage to fill their glasses to the brim and drink to the health and success of their guest, which was done with three cheers, Mr Sergeant singing " For he's a jolly good fellow," all present joining in. Mr Matfin rose and thanked the company for the manner in which they had drunk his health and success. The Chairman then gave ft The Mining Industry," and called upon Mr Barclay to respond. That gentleman rose and said:—l wish such a subject had fallen to better hands. The mining industry the most important on the West Coast, and which is growing to larger dimensions every day, and seeing that we are attracting foreign capital it must improve as a consequence. Addison's has held its own for the past, and her future prospects look better than for years past, and I doubt not that there will be future improvements to utilise our auriferous earths which will enable us to make far poorer ground pay than we are working at the present. Ladies and gentlemen, drink to " The Mining Industry." The next toast was "The Ladies," coupled with the name of Mr Gould, who said, What would we be if not for the ladies ] We would degenerate back to mother earth from whence we came. He advised all bachelors to get married. Altogether Mr Gould gave a very humorous address, and toasted the ladies in a full bumper. After a hearty vote of thanks to the chair, dancing was resumed to the inspiring music of Mr Berthold, who presided at the piano, assistcdby Messrs McKnight, Gould, and Barclay. Dancing was kept up with unflagging zeal until G o'clock in the morning, when every one expressed themselves highly satisfied. Addison's, 9th Jan., 1882. KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER, & CO.'S N.Z. Drug Co. (Limited ) Obtained at the Sydney International Exhibition, 1879, a Medal and Certificates of Merit for CORDIALS, CHEMICALS, AND KNIFE-POLISH. And they were awarded The First Order of Merit at the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition in ISBI, for CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS. Consisting of— PERFUMERY: Essence of Rondeletia Czar Violet Powder Kiss-Me-Quick Jockey Club Frangipanni Homer's Lime Juice Homer's Toilet and Glycerine Vinegar Cold Cream Alexandra Cherry Hair Oil, ruby and Tooth Paste. golden Senior's Fuller's Earth. Kruse's Fluid Ma- Kruse's Insect Powder nesia Senior's Washing and The Rajah Currie Soap Powder Powder Peppers Volkner's Ess. of Greenfield's Liquid Rennt Annatto Zealandia Knife Mirror Blacking Polish Guest's Table VineEssences flavoring gar Electric Furniture Poisoned Wheat Polish Seidlitz Powders V XT IZARD OIL; Is a distinguishing name, given by Frank Weston to his Medicine, which is composed of various Vegetable Oils, Healing Gums, Rare Balsams. Boots, Barks, and Herbs, (found only on the Great American Continent,) forming the Chemical Compound universally known as " Weston's Wizard Oil." This Medicine was first introduced, by Frank Weston, to the Australian Public in 1864, and the wonderful and mysterious influence it exhibited in stopping the most excruciating Pains, Aches, and Infirmities in a few days after its use is well-known. Its miraculous power in rising the Bedridden, Crippled, Rheumatic, Neuralgic, divesting the system of all suffering from pain, inflammation and weakness, curing in a few days the sickness and diseases of months and