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Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 414, 2 December 1884, Page 2

Mr J. Nugent Wood, &. M., has been granted six months' leave oE absence prior to entering upon his duties at Grey mouth. The privileges in connection with the Mataura 1\ and A. show wore sold by j Messrs Carswcll, Wliite and Co. on Thursday last. The figures were very low : — LIO l(fi for the publican's booth, aud L 2 10s j for the refreshment stall ; Mr David Milne being the purchaser in both cases. The amounts realised last ye u 1 were respectively 1 LIO l()s and 10s. Livingston, the long distance runner, who * recently performed in Gore, will, to-day, give an exhibition of his strung powers 7 in a tield adjoining the Showground. A dear hat 1 At a wayside station a train was standing, and some fun was indulged between some of those on the platform and some of the passengers in the carriages. The '' result was that one of the passengers lost his f hat. He sued for the value of it, but unfortunately sued the wrong man. The right R man stepped in »nd admitted his offence, and accepted the liability. From various causes the case was adjourned and adjourned r until the sum involved is now upwards of " L 5, at which sum the practical joke now & stands assessed. All this occurred less than t 16,000 miles from Gors. 3 Gore was quite lively last night with the r final preparations for to- days festivities. The i new band were playing merrily in Simson i and Dacomb's auction room, the Choral r Society held a final aud most successful ret hearsal, and the Town Hall was being fitted a up for the Bride of Abydos. The preparations i for the last named by Mr Sherwill are on a a scale never before attempted in Gore. 1 Mr J, Humphreys, secretary to the 0 Northern Shipping Company at Auckland f died on Saturday of blood poisoning, a caused by eating pork. His predecessor 0 died from a similar cause a few week pre--0 viously. 1 Mrs Frank Wordsworth, known as the i heroine of the Crozets, she being the only i, female who escaped at the wreck of th c 3 Strathmore. and who for many months par--3 ticipated in the hardships and sufferings of g the survivors until rescued, died at Wellington on Saturday evening aged 53. 3 The youngest son of Mr James Allan, of j Hopehill, Taieri, was returning from rabbit , shooting on Saturday. He attempted to fire j off a remaining cartridge, but it missed fire 3 twice. Then he sat down, holding the gun 3 in a perpendicular position in order to extract 1 the cartridge, which suddenly explodedr He received the charge in the left cheek, the j. bone beiDg broken and the ear carried £ away. We have been requested to state that on 1 Friday evening, ball night, Lodge Harvey will meet at seven sharp. Ladies and gentlemen invited, we are also to state, will please 1 consider their invitations as for 9 o'clock. f It is understood that Mr John M'Kenzie, M.H.R., has been appointed a member of the Otago Land Board. 3 The N. Z. Agricultural Company's polled f Angus cattle returned on Friday from their * trip to Die Christchurch, Oamaru, and t Dunedin Shows, where they were most , successful. They have been awarded nine r first prizes out of a possible twelve, and have " also gained four second and two third * prizes— a very good record indeed. ' / Speaking of the fracas that occurred at 3 Gillander's shearers 1 hut on Thursday last, ■" our Waikaia correspondent asks :-'•' When v will our squatters mend their w.iys and pro--3 vide Ficnch cooks and servants in livery to j wait on the lords of the shearing season ?" 1 No prophet is accepted in his own country. 1 A teacher in this district not on good ti rms * with his committee, has been offered a k lucrative appointment in the North Island i by an Inspector oE .Schools who has been an ! observer of the times. The benefit tendered to Mr J. Hennessey f came off at Wyndham on Thursday evening ) last. The weather was not very favorable I and the attendance was thereby affected, j - Notwithstanding the dispiriting size of the I audience the performance has been com- : mended. Quite a cluster of shows will be held this i week The Gore Show takes p'a^e to-c 7 a/ ; i B iverton, to-morrow ; Wyndham, on Thursday ; and Tapnnui, on Friday. The Inver- » cargill show comes off on Thursday and Friday next week. There was an extremely good house, composed largely of juveniles, at Robsoa's panorama of the Egyptian war. The different views were projected on a screen the full size of the stage. The latter, part of the exhibition was decidedly the best, the views being distinguished by a delicacy of coloring not often scon in such pictures. N tably excellent, too, were the represeatalions of pieces o£ statuary, Una and the Lion >md« Minding Baby" being conspicuous. The latter alone is well worth the price of admission. Mr Robson is a good Icctuivr, and greatly pleased the audience by t his vivid descriptions, At the plose there I was a distribution, pf gifta, )

At their monthly meeting to-morrow evening the Gore School Committee are to discuss the question of a high school. " Jacob " a.id Briggs are not yet convinced which is the better man in a foot-race. They ad another spin on Saturday night, when <f Jacob " again proudly marched to victory • They compete again this evening o^er the same course. Mr John Dwyer has offered to race tho wjnner of this event. We understand that the three pedestrians named have accepted an offer to make a tour and give exhibition matches, The holiday makers will have ample opportunity this evening of finishing up the day's enjoyment. First, there is the Choral Society's concert in the Templars' Hall, when a long programme oE sacred and secular pieces will be presented. The members have been in constant and assiduous practice, and should justify the confidence of their numerous friends. On the other hand, at the Town Hall, there will be presented the " Bride of Abydos " by the Wyndham Dramatic Club. The club has earned For itself a name outside its own immediate neighborhood, aud is lvported to mount aud act the piece in a style rarely seen. After the performance there will be a dance, at which refreshments will be provided, and the admission is only 2?. We have no doubt the emulation which has been created by the rval entertainments ' will result in both having crowded houses. j The 'Southland Times' contains a long ] ; rep jrfoE tlie Gaelic Bill at lnvcrcargill on Friday evening. The scene of operations was the Garrison Hall, where decorations most profuse and artistic had been supplied by Mr J. M. Fraser and Staff -sergeant Blackmorc. About 150 coudlcs were present and nearly every individual wore sonic emblem of the land of Wallace, Bruce, Burns, and Scott. A cousidcrablc number of gentlemen were in full Highland costume, while the fair sex had also donned the tartan in one form or another to a large extent. The several corps of volunteers were also fairly represented, and the mingling of the gay costumes in the mazy dance, under the brilliaut sunlights, had a most pleasing and harmonious effect. The ceremonies were under the direction of Messrs A. M'Kellar and James Macgregor. and of course, in their ab'io hands, any hitch in the proceedings was impossible. The opening grand march was a splendid sight. It was led by the pipers — M'Donald. of Fassifern, being at their head — followed by the stewards with their partners, and then by the guests in order. When all up, the company formed a complete circle in close order right round the hall. Under the guidance of the masters a number of very beautiful evolutions were gone through, ending in an eutire assembly being brought to a stand in position for the first reel. The M. Cs. were indefatigable in their efforts to please and place all, and they must be congratulated on their success. The floor was filledateve^ dance, and all the dancers appeared satisfied with themselves and with those arouud^ them. Wanted— Girl. Barmaid — Wants situation. J. M. Fraser — Christmas Gifts. Green aad Souness — Horses. W. O'Brien — Strayed Cattle. Swimming Clvb — Meeting. J. S. Shanks and Co — Stock sale. Knapda'e Library — Annual meeting. Gore Gospel Temperance — Meeting.