QUEENSTOWN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume 2, Issue 95, 5 September 1871, Page 6

QUEENSTOWN.

—o—- , ( From our own Correspondent. J September 1. The weather during the past fortnight has been simply direputable, all the old Queenstownites declaring that such very bad weather has never before been known at this time of year. Up till Friday last it was nothing but a repetition of cold, dreary, and sometimes rainy days, the chief topic of local conversation being the influenza, which has spared neither you ng nor old. The road between Queenstown and Arrowtown is little better than a swamp, ruts in many places having cut through tbjjmetal, the result being a mixture of billet" day well puddled with black soil and gravel. The Clyde Town Hall will soon have a rival here. A company lias been formed with a capital of £ISOO, in 300 shares of £5 each, entitled "The Queenstown Athenaeum and Town Mall Company;" and already more than three-fourths of the shares have been taken up. All are unanimous in the opinion that a new Town Hall is sadly needed, there being no room in the town suitable for pub- | lie meetings or musical entertainments ; and :it is fully expected that the speculation will j pay handsomely. You will be glad to hear that the Rev. It. Coffey, who has been conlined to his bed for I more than a fortnight, was sufficiently recovered to conduct Divine service on Sunday I last.

The new Church of England building at Arrowtown will be completed during the ensuing -week. The Cimroh, though small, is very pretty, and reflects great credit on its architect and builder, Mr J. Turner. "Whilst on Church matters, I must not forget to mention that the Church of England Vestry have decided to hold a Bazaar on Boxingday, the 20th December next. The proceeds are to be devoted to liquidating the debt on the parsonage.