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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 39, 10 August 1870, Page 2

1 In consequence of our supplies ofpprw r ] « ordered from Dunedin not having arrircdye |] % have been under the necessity of curtailing lt r;,'J | ■ present issue to "Six pages "Next i J we hope to present to our in its ordinary form. : B I Wo have been requested by the Trea-I , surer to Church Committee to acknowledge! , receipt of the following contributions to thel . Cromwell Church Fund :—J. A. Preshaw, L.2 I ; 10s ; J. Grierson, L.l ; I. Wright, L.2 10s. ;'j • D. A. Jolly, 10s. ; M. Fraer, L.l Is. ; W. IT. j i Whetter, LI ; W. Smitham. L.l lis. 6d. ; G.l j Fowler, L.l ; J. Davkins, L.l ; O. Pierce, L.l ;1 . R. Brown, L.2 10s. ; D. Mackellar. L.3 15s. ; i W. Mac Nab, L.2 ; J. A. Matthews, Kl ; T. Martin, L.l. A grand entertainment is announced to I ba given at Kidd's Concert-hall on Wednesday • next—to conaist of an exhibition of dissolving > views by Mr Pyle of St. Bathans ; musicr" vocal* • and instrumental, by well-known amateuri ; ■ and the favourite farce of " Box antl Cox," in which tho characters will also be sustained by' amateur performers. The proceeds of the entertainment are to be handed over to the Commiti tee of the District Hospital. We hear that a prospecting claim for ft new quartz reef was applied torturing last week ' by Messrs Walker and party. &y v reef is situatod about a mile from the Reef, Smith's Gully, (Jarrick Range. It is probable the application will be heard in the Warden's " Court on Wednesday next. j ' Mr P. Barlow, Secretary to the Dun-j f Btan Hospital Committee, in conjunction with a Mr Peter Anderson, collected at Kawarau Gorge I i on Monday, tho sum of £8 17s in cash, with aI | total of £l3 3s on the subscription list. This | highly satisfactory result is, we believe, mainly J , due to tho efforts of Mr Andorson, of the Gorge. ! A meeting of the Cromwell School Comi mitteo was hold on Friday evening last. The; ! business transacted was mostly of a routine ; character, Messrs W. Shanly and J. A. Matthows were elected members of committee, irffi I tho room of Messrs Fen wick and Fraer. ThejJ ' next meeting is to take place on the first Friday • in September. Ifi