BANNOCKBURN.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 182, 6 May 1873, Page 5

BANNOCKBURN.

(from our own correspondent.) May 5, 1873. As advertised in last Tuesday’s paper, the Rev. Mr Drake gave us a lecture on “ Mary, Queen of Soots,” on Friday evening last. In the absence of Mr Goldsmith, Mr Jd. Behrens took the chair, and briefly introduced the lecturer. Mr Drake handled his subject in an ada Arable manner, and was listened to most attentively. There were upwards of forty persons present, and all went away seemingly highly satisfied with the lecturer’s efforts. The rev. gentleman lias kindly promised to give us another lecture, on Robert the Bruce, in the course of a week or two, when I should like to see a better attendance. There is no doubt this would be the case if Mr Drake would arrange to lecture on a night when there would oe good moonlight, as, through the district being so scattered, and the roads and tracks so very rough, it needs something very tempting to bring people from their homes on a dark night. I observe that the Foresters’ Anniversary Bill is to take place tills week, and to judge fi’om toe amount of talk there is concerning it, it will be a very successful affair. On previous occasions, the balls given by the Court have been well attended, and there is no reason to doubt that the coming one will at le ist equal the rest. J louse p ojiertv does not seem to he valued highly in some parts of tiie district. 1 hear oi a two roomed house, with a galvanised iron roof, and decently fitted up inside, having been sold last week for L 5 ; and it is but a short time since one nf like size was disposed of. for even a less sum.