Birmingham Notes.
(From our own correspondent.) The township is gradually growing Mr Murphy is building a five roome< honse. This is the third building tha Mr Murphy has had constructed iately I hear that he iutendn buildiug another The cricket ground is beinu fenced and a great difficulty the contractor foi the job has bad was to find feucing mate rial. As it seems so difficult to got feuciuf Btuff it is time the settlers began toplanl live f«nces. . .-,,,, , ■, The entertainment in aid of tue lunde of the Birmingham school took place on Saturday «v«uing when there was a fail attendance. The feature of the evening was the limelight manipulated by Mr Anyon. Stanley's crossing of the Dark Continent with the Emin Pasha relief expedition was shown, the Rev. Mr Griffin supplying the explanatory nar> rative. Miss M. Rowles then recited " Mary Queen of Scots," some splendid views illustrative of the poem being thrown upon the screen. Mr Fowler sang two comic songa in his usual happy style. Mr W. Whisbaw in Highland costume performed a step dance in a capital manner and Mrs Palmer gave pianoforte selections, A terrible storm broke over the town ship last night.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 17, 20 July 1897, Page 3
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