MOUNT SOMERS GOSSIP.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1505, 12 March 1887, Page 3

MOUNT SOMERS GOSSIP.

(from oue own oorbebp ndest ) The Key, J). MoNelll haa resigned hia charge of the Presbyterian Church dls'rict up here, to tho deep regret of hie numerous friends . Yout correspondent has been told, <-n good authority, that ihe 03se of F x versus Pat»on and Mnrrny is to be reopened as an " Indicfr*b'e Offanca " eve. Itl« mach to be regretted, that a friendly arrangement cannit be arrived at, In whatever way the caso may be deoWed l>y a Court, it h qu;to certain t) cost •both sldfls a deal more money than ou^ht to suffice for a settlement, not t mention 'the expense Jo tho count) y. ; Altr o igh the School I lrpoclor'a v'sit, on February 15th, «va» for tho pu-poso of reporting progress at the Mount Soraers School, it was a reil Standard ex*mlna tlon as well, and yielded tho following results In passes 1 ard failures :- -Standard IV, passed 3; Standard HI, pas ed 3; Standard 11, pdss-:d 2 ; Smndar 1 I, pasoed 10. Total paese», 18 -In Standard IV, failed 1 ; Standard IIJ. failed 1 ; Standard 2, failed 2. . Totil failures, 4. F umber of pupils on roll, 41 ; percentage of piotea, 44 ; that of fallarea 18.