ST. BATHANS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 61, 1 April 1870, Page 3

ST. BATHANS.

I dp ..not know that it is the. business, of a correspondent to. thank: an editor-, rfonanything hemay please,-. to write; but I. cannot refrain from ing you on f the, right spirit of your •' leading article in last week'sr'Chronicle;'; You are correct in;saying; that' gatherings sdeli jas' tlipse of the at Hog'birrn and St. Bathans. are calculated to hasten aCgeod- understanding between all classes of the cominunity. All ybuf 'bfclier observations on that- subject- are equally just and sensible,' and to each of the&^s'ay'ditto, 0-' ; y ;= : _■ ■'■'••■ '-■ ■ ,J. Heather ;;during' the : last,. 'tjrjb!. Weeks;lias.Djeen;yery fine ; water Is geting; very .scarce,, and miners; and waterare'anxious for rain; If blacli' clouds'an'd-fitful gusts of wind-may ' Be taken as signs of rain, then to-uio-ht iopks hopeful :for; those Who desire iu v

-There is nothing ne>y in ..mining; department.' plui'cing. goes on smoothly, .".every one seeming-..beiit on turning the finie weather of the present season - to 4he-best;vacc6unjbv well; knowing that days of uls'pry; ipUeness!_; .niiy fe in' store for &ejmi';' when 7weather :

/. -The usual fortnightly 1 entertainment and sixpenny readings' came off early.last:weak.::ii;Several gentlemen: ■■volttnteersifailedto;^putdhfr-'an'';'!apj)ear-_ance, and Considerable: alterations; Still, thp'.aff^r. r -yery, successfuL A new, : and certainly the greatest treat of the evening,*jwa/s -singing iii perkj of "three :f 6i' ! vfour of the school ; and in; ; ..perfoct/^imeV : three sones.—-■-,

Resident., if Xg istjr.axe's Co .29. ;t . ; ;■■ ■ (Before JEL W-rßobiuspn; Esq;,' R;&;);";i:■■ ■■ Martha! Williams V^^liilip^SQßaiie.^—-. for. : goods sold ; f aiid! delivered;;. -The plaintiff keeps;a. store- at s iSfcr ;Ba;thans,. : I and.-. the 'derehdaiit had keen dealing with, her having a, 's'ettleineiit, , lie : ; had .oecasionallj.paid money, on account, for which credit was given m the plain- : tiffins boqK' 'The said willing, tp pay .for, all,except drink, and to the- amusement: -off' the Court' <pro--duced a ; Card, as projbf of the 'fa^ ! that i:i hj& .did' not 'mdulgk.m strong .lienors!; Nevertheless, he ad-, mitted"'having .and two bottles (>£elare*t If 'Defendant: ' produced^a;Vlist:j.bf fterus , Jbr; drinks, iii thje accounts 'amounting to S8 I;6s. s ,.n and" as this appeared to be correct,* the Court deducted that' jum: from the accoiiiit,.: and gave judgment :fbr the costs (195,) .to be v paicT within one month...-;.:: :.■■.'; Scheme v( Martha at ,tiie rate ■of - 10s; a-week; ■• for thirty, five weeks, for assistance rehdered|to the defendant in-her store: The~plain- : evidence to-tlie- effect that he had assisted to carry in cases, &c, from waggons, to stow-them in the store-and packages for.Mrs, He had no %reement for any rate of payment, nor had he, when paying her money, ever told her that he had a claim against her'until quite recently. He 'cabled several" witnesses, who deposed that they had seen-him helping in and aboui the store, but.did not regard him 'isJa*servant there.- JOiiiWitness said that he .thought..Mr,.Sehane I "was-doing it because it pleased him, as he was courtmgMrs.-Williams ! Some o£ s?e witnesses for-the; plaintiff had themselves been in the habit of rendering similar services;:to the ; defendant, who is a widow. JCke Court, without calling on Mis. Williamsfor any defence, dismissed tho< case with costs, : : 39sP-- : ; ;; - :■.-..; James HbwacSy of quartz reef, -Rough Eidge, applied for a slaughtering license. GJ-rahted. .';.-.,. There were three 'other 4 cases set down for hewing, which were- settled OUt Of CQWt, ••» ; ■■■'.: ..-/. -..- ■■''..-.■';

Goip^.TT-idABCH^,--:'^ . H. W. Robinson, Esq., Warden.) Objection.—Stewart and Co. y Mountain Bare Company (registered)-—-This was an objection to the carrying of a branch race across the objec-

tors' tail race. The'objectipn was withdrawn on the manager of the company undertaking to .flume oyer :the tailrace, i! ■" v "