LAWRENCE.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 266, 15 December 1874, Page 7

LAWRENCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORB«S*ONDEITf.) ' " December 9. We are still suffering in this district from the measles epidemic. The schools at the Blue Spur and Wetherstones have been closed during the last fortnight in consequence thereof. The Tuapeka Times staff has also been subject to the complaint, as the following extract from to-day's issue will show :- " We have to apologise to many of our subscribers for the non-delivery of our last Saturday's issue of this journal Th e regular runners were laid up with measles, and'other lads who knew the district Were not obtainable. 1 ' An inquest was held on ihe body of Henry Rasmussen, who was fatally injured while at work at the Tuapeka Mouth Saw Mills, at Mrs Taylor's Hotel, Tuapeka Mouth, on Monday morning, before E. H. Carew, Esq., District Coronor. Sergeant Farrel conducted the enquiry on behalf of the Police. The evidence showed that deceased met his death whilst; tailing out from the saw on Saturday afternoon. It appears that he and a man named Prudence were sawing, and deceased whilst taking out the timber from him, by some unfortunate circumstance, allowed the log to catch the teeth of the saw, which propelled it with the force of a cannon ball against his chest. The unfortunate man died four hours after the accident. The medical testimony showed that death resulted from " Internal hoemarrhage and shock." A verdict was returned in accordance with the evidence. Deceased leaves a wife and four children to mourn bis untimely end. Be was a native of Denmark, and for several years resided in Wetherstones, where he was much respected. He-was a member of the Forester's Society, and after the usual service was read at the grave, P.C.R. Bro. Titchener read the formula of the society. . The Tuapeka Races are advertised to take plaoe on the 20th and 21st January. Over £3OO will be given away in prizes, and a good meet is expected. The following: gentlemen will act as stewards : —Messrs Williams, Hay, Fraer, Clarke, Quinn, Downe3, Sheath, and Hills. The Club are also endeavouring to erect a much needed necessity on the course, —viz., a permanent grand stand. The Presbyterians are stirring themselves for their bazaar, which will be held in the Athenaeum on Tuesday, the 22nd v inst., and three following days. Some of the ladies of the congregation are very busy endeavouring to dispose of tickets for an art union in connection with the bazaar. The tickets, are ss. each, and the prizes are various, amounting to one hundred in number—Family Bibles, value £5, violin, two drawings, two writing disks, two Chinese picture books, heifer worth £2 10s., Berlin wool work, and other works of art. Val Vose, the ventriloquist, gave the Lawrenceites a treat this week, with one"of his very clever entertainments. He had two very good houses. He left for Teviot this morning, en route, for Cromwell.