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Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 62, 16 September 1875, Page 5

Letters by/'^ognosticator," and a "Waifcepeka Settler," now in .type, are crqwwed: out. Will appear in next'isstte. . . ' * " ■ Thlfi concert, of sacked music in connection with Mr Reid's classes, in Bafr's Hall last night, was a complete ■ success, , ' Qur space prevents .us giving a Retailed report. We understand it is intended to open the new Presbyterian Church at Tort Molyufcux on Frr day, the Ist October; . < ; . ' ' . Wennderatandthaii the popular entertainment, a spelling bee, will be introduced at the. - meeting of the local Tjodge'of' Qbod. TemplMs^-mbrfow * evening. . There is likely to be a crowd 'present,' ..as Borne good amusement is anticipated^ ;: , The bridge at Baicluthaia. agiin (undergoing repairs.. A coimiderable.porfcion, of the planking has been replaced and the railing repaired. It is receiving a thor'dtigh overhaul, which will serve ,for;soniO'time![to;come;M,i] *..;■•- -.■ ' . : More houses are' being: built between Hilton ;and Fairfax. ; The shell of ;Mr Quin's bakery, in. ]TJriioh-'stfeet,.is up. "'TIXx E'eter' Stewart's house; "on the corner ''of Ossiftn^and Spencer-st'reeta''is finished,, and: assisfs tc? enhance the v value pf other. local building sttes in the neighborhood. " ■ ' " . : ■ We notice, aa ,improv ( eßae.nt in the appearance of Mr Cleg^s»lloliniepta' i 'm:; Union , ma Ossian streets. • 'Before Jong We''nlay;ekpectito.Bdie«h'ops 'and stores spring up in place ; of . blue gunis and gar<leris ( ; So muc^ for> our •_ railways, pollenes, potteries, saw nnlls; etc. '-'■ \\ ■■■■ < ■' ; .> J. ; . Anflerktin 1 a^i^o.V' gr^ce^rs; ! W, r of Hilton, are about to enlairge 1 their /premises for the purpose oh .meeting , their, daily [increasing, trade. .Theestabli'shment of this rising firm, in Milton is ; a Hubiec't of congratulation to the ' consumers' 'of bread stuffs, &c\', in town and country.' .' : < v Referring to: I^fr Devine b«iMg the driverf of the coach from Balclntha to Majbaura, the 'Tuapeka ■ Times ' says : '*f In our ppinion Bobby Williams, NettlefOTdi'or Oraig ate (luite':as' competent to: tool a team.oyer,a noughi]rdaH;as the man whom , '• the Dunedin journals are, so. fond, of eulogising." >What of the'^Merican' Consul" or /Lyons? Seeing: that awt- contemporary has an \ opinion J upon i the, relative; merUscof. obach..;driyers, fit ;! would -be interesting to, know th« data", upon ; which this ' opinion' Has 'been arrived aC The - public might. thenw gira some .weight.; to ; ,the opinion, andjiij' t woidd be.yaluable as enabling one t to judge of which, driver, he ought* to select for 1 uri>(V.. -Ift ifr .^iiju .::.•/.• •A } : corresporidenlvaayj!^ 1 * Sbyeral sinlll matters,i which jhayeieyißently/dropped oufc'jof, mind , durjna the eleciipn e^citeme.n^ ancl Jihe -railway openingi'sh'ouldnow.'be attended $~. , What of ' th^ funds raißed&by'aJCdmniittee tswardii 'a-Sip! Johnßichft.rd^oiic^timonial;?};, A yfeiy,ominduS; adyertisemenii ,ap.peare4 f for . some time' in the r LEAb^RfbritWothin^ iAote Has tne^n ( he«9'of 'ffie )1 matter. J; ThaißuiilicidreientltlediWknTftw^wMt/ *h,e .qpmttitteerjiaa jdptie ,^ith *]&$ .foods. ? ( %An^ other matter of a similar kind is the mm. subscriiJtion 111 !^ Y . f; l fctiin^'^o^'nieWtibSiea^inDgi para^apto.'iniilvourijpaper^ifittislilAliD So^c^feß; Surely there hasTwßn f pJonty of lame to do W before nd\^J6p^e lf wair^mastfJfiA^(Beea{i&(

" . At lasTmeeting oTE^f TOF^^^atfi*T ~ Mother Jamea"jHogg \^!&&@9i> J }&*%9?ty l flttyt E. J. Wakefield,JlJJ.B^,Ji&B J* his »wn jj *egileat been a^iited-.a^ngeinber <ot the TenVplar Lodge in We]liiigton'. " . . .] nil is ribtifieif'ih '"'the i G^nertl; Government 1 ( ■A'Gaaettel tbafrhiß;Excellency.thoiGoyernor.haß ; t been pleased tQ appoint (Robert . Oramorid,- Esq., . a Mayor of Balclutha,<t6 b.e, a! J^ticept the Peace, j James; Ar^e,. J&iqV Mayor of PalmerstonV has j .1^ a like honor confei^etf upon 'Mm'. ■•< ;: t '- 'Ware, informed that"a' a ;w|fa-known Buriedin Rshmongei 1 intends to open a !r branch, establishmeat in EaTeltitha/ and have si rugular supply of a ■fiA 1 twice a:w eekiul This :.will be a treat which , ©veryione wiU.i welcome; 1 ... ; . ■..! , . : *,i .1 l ' : ' TheJlordinary quarterly, of the- Qlutha' j 'Presbytery; was held m r ;the, church, Balclutha^ j yesterday. ;We regret ojir inability to find'room i for out report of the proceedings in this issue. • < . J Tfhe Cohcert anriotmceS 1 to be given in the OKaitaiigAta schbolhbtise "bii Tuesday evening was t postponed, in consequence o^ the dangerous ( illness of a lady residing in-the neighborhood. , , ' No': : 2 Company Olutha Rifles -h,eld a meeting i iti Baits HrII on Tuesday evening, when it was. ] Jdeterminediorreoifgantse the company, i r. The course of events are often, indicated by •trifles* A feather sbdwia.h9\v. the wind bio wa. i A cab plied for hire in* the streets of Balclutha « fbrjthe first time yeßterday. J - ' Serious fears are enter brined regarding the ': safety of the fine new Bhip Strathmore, "bound , for Otagb^ and which is : now - 149 days ' out from 'the 1 English coast, and of which nothing has been heared since she crossed the*line. ..... . . .-; ; ; '- ■ TheeXact amount of the contract for the com- , : plefcion of the Clutha;Bailway, Bridgets L 17,688 Its 6d. The successful contractor is, Mr! James Mackay,.and the work is to be completed" in 18 month*. .' ' ,'.',''"' ";•.' : ' ' ' '■■"■•' Mr JDolwi Jrichoj:vS, .our Milton' photographic L aTtist,;Btati6ner, bbokseller, etc.^ has added some 1 very material improvements to hid shop' front,by ' the institution of' enclosed glass windows, thus : securing the goods ,«hown .frpm.vthe summer: plague of flies. . „ : -.i;.,. f ; , '„ There are vnow between thirty and forty men employed; at tJieMataura f^lls (on the north side i>f tha river) cutting; out a race out of the solid rock for the. driving of the machinery of the papetimaking^establishment' which is shortly to be erected. -/This has long been talked of,- and we tiope it will be continued with haste and success.. Mr Green, 'Cbntractoi', for supplying logs for the Big Mill, r Catlins Rivety for the ; past two years, was on -Friday, last presented with a gold watoh.and sofa by his fellow workmen and neighboring settlers as a mark of .esteem.' The prpseri- I bation took place in CatlinVßiver Hotel, where a iinner wAs prepared by Mr Sutherland.". There, urereabout;4oipersonß. present, , .Capt. Atidra.^ occupied tha chair, and. Mr ; Dickson (the new proprietor of the mijl) the' vice-chair. A very pleasant evening' was* 'spent. ■. ■ - Messrs Graham and Kenhard, of the Milton Cfoach; FactorY, are.- turning out 'a great variety of carriages j vise noW.. We" noticed lately a new carriage' driven : by Mr Pope; on the Milton and Lawrence line built by this firm. , Mr George Reed's, railway express, with., its fine finish. m paint, and general appointments, with mstny other highly finished and comfortable carriages, are to be seen daily in the streets of Milton. ; It is- gratifying to know" that no time has been lost in putting the south road from Balclutha in as good a state as can be on short notice, to meet the additional .traffic -which . the .opening of -the Clutha line Of railway lias thrown upon it.- ■ Immediately the dry_weather set in the sluah was cleared out of the holes and ruts, and the same were nlled^up end the ground levelled. Now the road as ,far as Otaria, is in very fair condition, L 9r at least will' be after a few days' traffic. After reaching Otaria the road is then in a very bad state, b,emg yet too-,we,t to^adtnit^of repairs being executed.; ifo doubt this portion will be attended to with the least possible delay. Mt'W.".M. White, of the Milton Royal Pottery Works isbusily engaged in the erection of a kiln of smaller dimensions than those erected uader the direction of the late manager. This kiln is being put up for practical purposes, such as Roekingham teapots, jugs, Bristol glazed butter jars, crocks, gingerbeer bottles, preserved meat pots, jelly cans, and other ready market ware. Really Mr White's courage is admirable, and we wish him every success in his noble enterprise.Great'igrutnbling is often heard about thp expenditure of public money on roads. If a small amount of cash Irdm the public chest were expended on the upper part of the Akatoro arid Fairfax roads,; the ratepayers might have some expectation of seeing the interest of their capital laid out in fencing ift and cultivating their clay banks. As it is the road is a more formation, . and was as good or, better thirteen years ago. The ruts and digouts are lagoons, and in winter almost impassable. - A public meeting was held at Mataura on Saturday last to take , steps to urge upon the Government the necessity of at once expending the vote passed' for the Mataura and Clinton road at last session of the Provincial Council. D. Tolmie, ■Esq., was called to the Chair, and a Committee was appointed, to draw up a memorial to tho Government upon the subject. This road is now a very important one, in. congequence of the increase of traffic since the opening of the Clutha Railway. ' The road line has now been all fenced in, but has not yet -bean formed, and it is therefore impassable. The coaches in the meantime are suffered to pass over private property, and. the traffic, is therefore at the mercy of the owners, who any d&y may put a stop to it. The (govern ment wril, we, bavo no doubt, give their immediate attention to* the matter. >' A meeting of those desirous of having a tradesmen's ball was held in the Farmers' Arms ; ltotel on Monday evening. There, was a good attendance. . Mr James Hogg was called to the chair. A resolution was unanimously carried th'it a tradesmen^ ball be held in Barr's Hall on •Friday, 15th October ; , .the, tickets" to be 10a 6d. The. following gentlemen were appointed a Committee to make the necessary arrangements i — Messrs Stewart, Barty, Hogg, Teague, Ramage,' • Williams, Kelly, Mason,;, Clark, Kirn, Thornton,, ,Lovsr» . and Henderson . The following were . appointed a Committee to arrange for music:— Messrs Hogg, Ramage, Low, Stewart, andjKeUy» It was decided that there should be no ; supper, .only refreshments during the evening, and'that the surplus funds be forwarded ■to the ' Benevolent Institution; ; The Committee agreed n ■ to ,meet on, the evening of. Monday, first to make final arrangements; The utmost iinanimriity ' prevailed,' and from all < appearance! : the first : tradesmen's bal^ in Balcluthft will prove a great success, }. ■ i y ' .. _ . . -'The through trip from Danedin .to Inyercarg^ll is now being ma^piinal day;. ' Passengers" leaving 'Dunedin at 7.15 arrive at 1 Balolutha at 10.555. ' They start by coach from .Balclutha at .11 a-.m M ; t and, reach the Mataura at 7p. m. , at ..which hour a train , starts for. Invb'rrmrgill. " : In the present : state : of : the ' roads it' is. not -unlikely that! the coach may.sometimes. b* ';late; in; arriving at the . Mataura, in .which' case' the passengers will have to - remain there till Hhe f olYowing raornms;. 1 There is, .however "abundance. of? accommodation. , The; Wp'ifron^.Jnvorcargill still ; occupies a p'ortiqnbf two 'days, ! fs the coach only arrives at Balclutha at 7b6lofek,'while theilast train-forjDutißdinrleayes afe.4r<)fplogk. a r a l7gwithat the longj days. and .good weather, are approaching, we may 'reasonably, h6pe that*jiti alteratiou iip'on the 'present arfihgements 'will shortly .be imaSe, ' so:aß.tpra'dmitjof.;^he journey^ either'.wayi being , accottipUsbjed in^ne 'day'^'^uyj''^^''^: \,\-,'-. .r' i ' J£rj T;t osl jlBdlt; of the ,« has made *Bom^^ very ' great r improvements' 'upon wbrksj iA The Vool ihea'Has^Wn^nlarged V* wingfo^ feitilUo^: jthus7 enabling Ao (devpje^ other .side of the shed. Here there is a brine v£t ; vrhere the •faw'liidosar&'fi^psd/ until'«ie hair :i* ) fee3i iwien,^h r ey i i§r.ft{j!^keri4Qutef^di^.e^g ■,tha mow; approved style, fimsnea with racks sus,-^ 1 :^ae^%ftfe^iJ^.q^^S^so|ri^iaio miW^7/frDWiwuidowßi]in2the ej^s apg^ejis^rnt agamstinclement weatner. r Tn» lbtjb r wnich.is' ollv WsP2lytf& dfttaX'WWffi wool? w*ekly.q

-Mr Max Menderhatuen, - toßacconisfr, Buttedinr haa jnoed TOiaff *; o fl&is. f manufaqotry is paid, .to beiyery complete, ai£3 bho tittipd ofltttfirat^lasa. •«•'"»«: *^ ~' W^ linderstaild that^ at'a' meeting of" tnVi>oa- J , : tson l^ * 'Court; of ' * i the • '< <BailclutKa ': Presbyterian' Ohnrohyllela-onryuesdayfeyfiniQg, ft was resolved: to call a congregational meeting to consider the advisabilit^r of btulding k' ii^w cnnrch, ; or enlarging tlie present building. ! It was further- agreed' to hold a bazaar in November twelve months, in aid of the i funds of the congregation. 1 „'' " Mr Thos. Murray, of Glenore (Bnice)i has invented a most useful turnip drill and dry* manure sower, to be used at; pleasure for broadcast as well, and to sow twelve, acres, ,a day with three hores.. The machine is a combination of roller, sower, and harVbyer^and can ; be supplied com* plete at the importation cost of the Reeves Tur- : nip drills, so highly Spoken of by. Mr Mart Dale, of Canada Farm, Waihola Gorge, arid others; ' ' From a reference to ,otir mail guide it 1 will be seen that ah alteration has been niade in the ■. departure of some of the mails. ' We have now., a daily mail to Invercarglll, Mataura, Oteria and Clinton, for which places the mails are closed here at 10. 30 a.m; Eor Dunedin thomail closes at 6.30 a.m., not 6.40, , a 5, previously; mentioned. . Humors have been afloat for the , past week Of a new gbldfield having been, about eighteen miles from' Balcliitha. It is said the : discoverer has, gone ito .town to secure a prosp_eeti-; . ing claim. We will no doubt hav.e f ull particulara by-and-bye, but in the mean time" thaVgood coarse gold has been found is a fact. - - ■; In a> late issue' we referred to, the. advantages., which would follow the' esjablishiti^ of' a Slaughtering' Company in' this ' neighborhood; '■ The more the matter iB thought of the more doeB(: it co.mmend itself to ; favorable' consideration.^ That" such a company Would be fuUy supported is J beyond doubt. One'firm in. Dunedin hava'b'een ' heard to say that if such a business were started they would at once give an orcjer for t a ton of carcasses a' monthi No doubt 'many others would (follow their example. As we said before^ the matter only requires an energetio individual, to take the initiative ' ' '>'■/' ,''■ . ■ . : We have received a copy of the ' Evangelist* for, September, which contains alarge : amount'of matter, which cannot fail to ■ be. : most interesting . to Presbyterians." The paper s is a credit to the much respected editor, the pfinterj' atid the church- at large,' and should De found' iA ; the house of every member of : the \ Presbyterian; body. ;', The present number ■. contains the fit-sti, half of a letter written ' by, the Revi' ,Wm. Bannerman upon the subject' ■ of ; ibstrnmental music, and we are aorrythb .editor was obliged, ■for, want of .space, to hold over the latter portion' till next numbeh The contribution' deserves ; the most, careful study, of- -those who "now agitate: ,for the introduction of instrumental music in tho sanctuafy. The arguments seem^tb ni td be' ; unanswerable. Some parties- may and do' sneer at such arguments, but were! they to study ; and attempt. to refute them they would find their, mistake. ; -'-•;'•' We have to acknowledge receipt from Mr Wlieeler, the Dunediri) publisher of the A^istrar; lasiau A.B.C. Guide for August, .being a travel- ' t lers' guide ' to ' the railways, roads, steamboats,' coaches, omnibuses, cabs, and other conveyances,! together with a list of the principal hotels in, the, colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, ' Queensland; South Australia, Tasmania,- ~Wei' ■ ■ tern Australia; , and Victoria. ■ The .^work is Very . well got up indeed, and contains a large amount, of information useful for the travelling and general public. "• •" ■ ' : .'.■.•:•■-■.;■!";.-,: A resident of Lawrence -informs us 'that :theKaitangata coal is readily sold there, at . f^per. ton ; that this coal is looked.- upon ■ with much | f ayoi 1 in that' locality, 'and that' the demand far exceeds the supply. He assures us that if once the railway were opened. the consumption of Kaitangata .coal there will not be less than" 200 tons a week. ■ ' .■ / ;•■■-! ." i< One of the effects of the opening of the Ciutha ; line is to.be seen ,in Milton, Tokonaairiro, in the, well-known faces of old settlers from Kaitangata and other down country men putting in an "appearance now and then. , . >. ; : ; •,_ • .