Campbelltown Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 122, 19 November 1894, Page 2

Campbelltown Notes.

w I From Our Own Correspondent.] A well-attended meeting was held in the Temperance Hall on Thursday even* ing. About fifty members were present. Bro. J. Merritt, C.T., presided. Two new members were initiated. The newlyappointed officers for the quarter gf to addresses, in the course of which they each gave pledges to do their duty thoroughly and faithfully. The routine business being over, nominations were taken of delegates to represent the Lodge at the district meeting, to be held at Marton on Wednesday next, Four were needed, but eigbt were proposed. The result of tho ballot was in favor of Sister A. Tompkins, A.S., Sister Ranson, Bro. J. Merritt, C.T., and Bro. S. Knight. The next meeting will be, doubtless, an important one, as besides the election of new members Bro. S. Knight will read tho diary of his recent travels and adt ventures in Australia, which should prove both interesting and profitable. A great commotion was caused at the factory last Saturday morning while the dairyists were waiting for their milk to bo taken in. It appears that some of the lads who drive the milk-oarts were wrestling, aud they managed to startle one of the horses, which ran away, spilling the milk in all directions. Soon after another horse followed this bad example, which was imitated by a third, the owner of which (Mr M. Hunt) was capsized over the back of his cart. This startled the horse of Mr Hunt (senr.), which took a cut across the road and jumped a four-feet drain. The -concussion of the wheels of the vehicle oi) ths side of thp drain caused the springs, to rebound, and Mr Hunt was thrown up in the air. Ho fell hoavily on the ground, but escaped with ouly a severe shaking. He will bo confined to bed for a few days. His cans aud milk played " Jack in tlie box " at the same time, and were scattered iv all directions. The other al. armod horsos were eventually captured, and beyond the loss of the milk no groat harm was done. The factory is now in full working order. Three separators aro employed, and about 2000 gallons of milk put through daily. The dairyists are flow paid according to quality, the 3*6 beiug equal tq 8d per gallon. During the last week' some of the milk Has reached 4*l test, which is equal to about 3 Ad per gallon. Mr Corpe has in the factory a butterdrying machine, which is capable of drying 401bs at a time. The operation only takes a few minutes, and e^tr^cta the hutter.n^ilk easier and better than hy the hand process. The members of the Churoh of Eng. laud deserve great credit for the manner in which thpy have worked to collect funds for thoir new ohuroli building. Of bho 4'3iio required, £167 10s has already Liecn subscribed, and no doubt the balance will be provided in a very abort tjrue. _-_^__-__,____