CAMBRIAN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1069, 20 October 1882, Page 3

CAMBRIAN.

From our own Correspondent. As announced by advertisement in yenr columns a grand concert of vocal and instrumental music was held here on the evening of the 12th instant as a farewell to Mr. J. Millar Smith, and the opportunity was also taken to make a collection in aid I of the Webb Fund, which I understand was liberally responded to—notwithstanding the -fact that a list for the same laudable | object had before been circulated. The concert was a great success in every respect, the attendance being large and from all parts of the Lauder district. Regarding the euteitainmont comment or criticism is unnecessary when I mention the names of those assisting thereat, they being mostly well-known to your readers through appearing at kindred entertainments, further than to state that the music both vocal and instrumental, taken as a whole, was far superior to the general run of up country concerts. Mr. W. Burnett presided. Messrs. Campbell and Pyle with the violin, and Mr. Millar Smith at the organ com prised the instrumentalists. I had hoped to hear Mr. Bell, from Blacks, but unfortunately, that gentleman was unavoidably detained. Among the visitors contributing in no small degree to the evening’s amusement I must give first place to Mrs. Handyside and Miss Payne, from the Lauder Station, and Mr. Hall from the same place. Mr. Chappie, Jun,, from Blacks, was the only one to the fore in recitation. Among our “own folks” were Miss Cormaok.St. Bathans; Miss Morgan, and Messrs. R. Jones Owens. Junr. ; J. Morgan, S. Morgan, and E Morgan, four of the school children, Miss Mary Colling, and Miss Edwina Morgan, Miss Annie Williams, and Mary Ann Morgan, acquited themselves very creditably; the rendering of I “ Is There Room Among The Angles” by j the first named two being particularly admired. [ During the evening the chairman preI sented Mr. J Millar Smith with a parse of sovereigns, on behalf of the inhabitants of the district, as a mark of respect and esteem in which he is held by them, and in a few appropriate remarks referred to the great pleasure it gave him in making the 1 presentation, knowing as he did, that it represented the unanimous feeling of the district. He also alluded to Mr. Smith as having shown himself to he a true Christian during his residence among ns, a Christia--1 nity not of words only, which was easy,hut !of deeds. Mr. Smith responded at some length, alluding to the regret he felt at leaving a place where every one had been so kind to him, A hearty vote of thanks to the chairman closed a very pleasant meeting.