MOUNT SOMERS GOSSIP

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1515, 24 March 1887, Page 2

MOUNT SOMERS GOSSIP

(fbom our own correbpondbht.)

Oq Monday, March 21at, a small army of the unemployed, numbering about fifty, ra%do Ita appearanoe at Moonb S>men under the snperintendance of Mr Loob. They are to extend the permanent way for the Mount Soraers— Springbont seotion of the railway. Although ; these men represent, as may be expected, » somewhat strange nilsture of the geaai "labourer," they seem to be willing and steady at their work, and are certainly quiet and well behaved. Thelt arrival is a lucky windfall for butoher and bsker, whose resolute bustling about bespeaks their inner satisfaction at this Increase of custom. I notice from roar advertisement! that on the occasion of the BevD. McNeill'siat* on Friday, a number of oattle, eto. will < be sold on behalf of some of our resident*. From personal inspection of the animali, I have no hesitation m Maying that a better market will be provided' for bnyera on Friday than they find m Ashburton ai a rule : because the stook to be sold fi not the oast off of the sellers. Among . the horses I should like to point ont thef f" parson's little mare ; " Biddy," as well A worth contesting for;, as ihe oomblnet noarly all tbe good qualities one llkei to see In a horse, m her pretty little self.