IDA VALLEY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1203, 20 March 1885, Page 3

IDA VALLEY.

Sir—lt is a long time s : nce anything ap peared i» your paper from this part of the country, and to -how our fneu fa that, we behind the Big Hid. commonly called Ila Valley, are sr.dl moving, that 1 'ake this opportunity of seiidi g you a few lilies The first so- jeot (and t he m it important) on which 1 would like to say a few words is with regard to pur Scho d jS.nne few ihofi'h?! past, the school buildings w re in a wrist che'd'sta e'-.f '‘repair, th’. settfeis growing care ess wi hj regad to -ehod.ooitters, that the E luc iti .n Board were thiokingiof removing the buildings to some other district, at last an tff r: was made t . keeping the buildings hj re, .and starting ilie ; school ; nfterago id f w me thus, arid the j place being put in order, trie school was re- I opened last October, ana up io the pres n( time doing as well as can be eapeotel. I cannot s>y whether the ttendance is good or not, but I expect i- is sal succory. An acting committee vas f.rrao I at first to carry on the work until the regular aunuil meeting in January, to elect a prop r com- | inictee. Unfortunaielv the matter was n>C { properly known, a m et ; ng did not take . place, consequently an tiei meeting was . conv- ne ’, this rime with butt r success, and a committee wase'eet-d on the 13 hj of this month. lam informed that it is hj ■ best 0 e elected n the Valley for some const" d-Table time past. The retiring committea laid the result of their lahonrs (from the time the school opened in Co o'ler) b-foij the meet ng, and it seems that the new committee have a small »nm to begin th.-ir lalmura with, viz., LU 4i 21. Ihe following gentleman were elected as a committee : —Messrs Dennis on, Rntherfnr . Nichole son. Davidson, Alexin er, .Mclntosh, Mcßreen, and McDonald. T e members are well divided through ‘he •*is"riot. Mi Donald Nicholson was ehefed i-hair-nm. I might mention before I c'o-o this sit' j ‘Ct, that wd have aside seh 01, to enable the ehildrep of the lower part of t,h Valiev to attend, the master giv ng th ee d tvs to each school So mnch for school matters. At this time of the rear all the farmers in the district are busy cutting there ops, an 1 1 believe the harves is » very good one right through. There has been started in this dis'ric.t. a company for the purpose of purchasing a thrashing machine an I engi e. the sha es are nearly all taken up in this district. This shonld be a good specu ation, as there is a large amount of thrashing to be done, and a good mill will be able to g-st a good run. Although I have wale my rep .rt so long, yet 1 must crave your permi-aion before 1 close to say a few words with regard to our local lodge of Good T mplars It seems to mo that this lodge is showing np very well, an l is coming more befo ethe public. lam informed that they number 30 members, and at almost every meeti s> they have new membeis coming. 1 have re ceived through the courtesy o f the Lodge Deputy of this lodge, the quarterly install ing of (ffio.-rs. which took place on the Is. February—P.W U.T., Bro W. B-otlieret.mo, senr. ; W C.T., Bro. M. F irre'l ; W.V.T.. Sis. J. Mclntosh ; W 0., B'-o. W. Br-d- ; AV.S., Bro. J. ottina ;W F S., Bro. W. Mclntosh ; W.T. Bro., A' I Meln'osh ; W. L Q., Bro. R Mclntosh. Jnnr ; WIG., Bro. 1!. Mclntosh, Junr. ; W.O.G , Bio. J. Jenkins.

In the present I think I have aaii enough, and 1 hope 1 shall be able to semi you some more n ws again.