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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 27, 16 August 1884, Page 2

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FEOM OT7B SPECIAL CO-RESPONDENT,

BtriLS^ August J3.

Mr David Eobb is having a handsome dwelling house built on a section fronting Wilson's street, which, when completed, will add much to the appearance of that btreet. ,-. •.

The Town Board Tiave accepted tenders for clearing the footpaths- and putting down new kerbingin Purukina road from opposite the, Anglican Church ...to its junction with High street and also for kerbing and re-gra veiling Dotfflell s^refet. It would be difficult to find in anycountry town* »- more-- eaergetKrftacjff of men than our present Town Board. The result is that our township is a model of cleanliness and order. « >rr t* ** The small-pox scare has roade,pet>ple rush in crowds for vaccination, and the old salutation has given place now to, "How's your poor armP" and then follows a description of how it is progressing, &c. A friend of mine said, after the first few days, "Oh, it's nothing ;" on the fifth «hd sixth he thonght there might be something m it ; 'but after the seventh and eighth days and two sleepless nights he came to the conclusion that there were, in this world of ours, many more enjoyable things than taccination, and, with hie arm in a sling, he wonders if small-pox is half so bad as it is made out, or whether it is worth while discounting the present for a remote

After all it has been found impossible to seat the choir in the chancel of St. Andrew's, the space being too narrow to allow of tho number of seats required. It is suggested that to provide space an addition should be made on the opposite side of the vestry, bnt at present the financial position of the parish does not justify the additional expenditure, so that only the lining of tho Church will bo gone on with.

The Wesleyan body of Campbelltown has very kindly granted permission for Mr Dodwell to have the use. cf .the Campbelltown school room once a month and the next service will be held on Sunday, the 24th August. Mr Larkworthy, of Carnarvon Estate, has given a cabinet organ for the use of the Church of England's services that are held in Campbelltown. Some of our wealthy Church people would do well to follow so excellent an example and present St. Andrews with, a decent organ to replace the present antiqnated hurdy-gurdy, which is only fit for firewood and old brass. .