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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 96, 16 December 1870, Page 2

A STjiEvrcwEi) meeting of, the brethren of the Loyal Naseby liodge of' Oddfellows -will be held in the Lodge Room, "on Tuesday evening next, 20th instant, at "eight, p.m. sharpV: • ;rj OtTB Hamilton correspondent writes as follows :7-rThis being your race week, I expect you w|ll not care for a long letter 'from me; and I am sorry, because I feel rather ! funny at present, and, besides, there are several local matters that I wished to have a word about. The first is, that'-one of our residents-took advantage, of a jollification -held at a '-wedding" to make himself pugnacious hi the extreme, so much so, that it \jas at last deemed advisable :to f securt:himfor"a time/and many were the wishes'that my old friend Constable had bgeh on the* ground to stop such an unseemly exhibition. . Qur teameeting is a thing, past, a::d was an entire success, liar the procession, which I consider a failure, because Ponly saw flags and poles, and a young gentleman whose _name I'could'not catcji, but faucy it was' Tailey or Tootsey, Who was making frantic endeavors \q keep time with' a flute to the patter- of the feyv infantile feet present. The cjliurch was very tastefully decorated with evergreens, &c, from Hamilton "Station, and the tables .were liberally supplied by Mesdanies Barber, Cunningliaiii, Stalker, and Miss Robbie, who were severally 'assisted, by Miss B;irber, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. TJre, and Mrs. Herlitz. Afte.£ tea, the chain wa* taken by Captain Hamilton wlio, if not! a brilliant speaker, amply compensates in his eaiviesty of ptr and he appeared to give satisfaction, -although*l consider I was the fittest person for the; office;, but somehow the people do not seem to appro eiste my qualities, aud ; I was very quietly shelved. But I'will wait .my time, which must come sooner or later. As aNnatler of course," ray speeeh—-but stay, I wilt say nothing about' it, as I have to report all the* speeches. Mr,' Plamank appeared to be tho only one who whs able tchput-a little life into the affair, and he rather, excelled himself. " The others were rather too serious for. an affair where' people are supposed to have a in particular, to my fancy, being a little too egotistical. The Superintendent of the school, Mr. J. S. Stowe, Avas in high feather, -and was untiring in his exertions to doeverythrngfor everybody," and he certainly deserves credit for the int'ef rest he.took in the affair. But now he cai? possibly style * himself Superintendent, when he s. : is tlie only teacher, lam at a lo3s-to determine. I'hear that Mr." Nicholas intends replying to my last, and 1 hope he for I give him best. They are too many for me. We have had a good fall of rain, and ■ in consequence the races are air full, and work is going ■on very, and -I do not thinTt" many will have time to patronise ' your races, th fact, we cannot afford it, for we intend to get up some sports ourselves, and intend to keep all the money in the town. There is some talk of a local candidate for. t;he,;Legislative Council iu 3fe\. J\ Bremner.; bl\t I do not. think he is serious, or if he is, I fancy he is scarcely up to the standard—save the* mark! However, conceit goes a long way.' The Hilton troupe, accompanied by. Messrs. Dixon undSykes will, as will be seen by an advertisement in-our. present issue, perform at the Masonic Hall this evening. The entertainment will be a, varied one, and from tho well known abilities of the artistes, a. large at|teMance may be expected, "more"particularly as Qur town is now well filled with strangers in searcli of amusement. Tliey gave their first" performance last night t.o a crowded and en-i thusiastic'house. ' '■" ' ' "'

-Ox the return from the racecpnrse on Wednesday, about 7.30 a.m., an accident occurred which might have been attended' with very serious results/ The little we have been able, to gather of the affair of .anything but a satisfactory nature. It "appears that on ose of. the sidings halfway between the Chinese camp and the J course, one of "the expresses, loaded witjh passengers,- capsized, thrbwiug'the inmates -down "the' declivity. ' It was at first supposed by those who came up immediately after that some of tlie were killed. Fortunately, however,-the whole escaped with sundry severe scratches, bruises, and contusions. The driver (Patterson's) explanation of" tlie affair is that lie epuld not get the,* break to act while going down the hill—hence tlie accident. ■'*• • f ■ ' '■ 1 ■ ,-

.The following paragraph, appears in" last week's issue of the 'Dunstau Times : The Clyde pound has not long remained without tenants: On Monday evening"las£ a, mbb'"of horses from'the Manidtoto Plains,'intrusted to the care of Mr.' Williams 'by Messrs. Comber and Douglas, was impounded ijhere. Mh: J." S. Stowe, tli'e Superintendent of the Hamilton Sunday School -writes : —" I have been reqnestedby the "gentlemen Who proposed the vote of thanks to the ladies and others at the Hamilton Sunday School'tea' meeting, on Monday last, to apologise to Miss Barber for their neglect in not haying shown that .younw lady the same courtesy for her.- exertions on the harmonium, which certainly helped greatly to render the evening such an enjoyable one. I hope Miss Barber will overlook the omisV sion." ■;■'.■'••••-••■ -•-- " ::

Mb. Oliver, the road engineer, arrived here on the evening of Wednesday last, with, instructions from the Provincial Government having reference to Mr. Pyke's report upon the Sludge Channel.', What Mr. Oliver's instructions arc, or what tho duties that officer has to perform in the matter, we have been unable to ascertain. !*■ It is—our painful province, to record-the_-dea'th at Hyde, in childbirth, of M/irion Gilchrist, wife of Grilchrist,' miaei*, of that [place, which, occurxjd on Wednesday morning J last. Dr. M'Cambridge was in attendance, j but the case was one beyond medical skill. | Horses and racing have been the almost j entirely absorbing and engrossing topic of the | week, and must account for the small amount j of other local news in cur present issue. I We regret to record an accident., which ocj curred on Monday last to a shepherd, near the- • | Pigroot, whose horse fell with him on a sidling I while driving cattle, breaking liis leg. . Dr." M'pambridge attended and set the leg, and we v are'glad to hear that the patient is progressing; satisfactorily. Que Court and other news will appear in next issue. TiiMBLEFOOT, the winner of the' Melbourne " Cup, was sold at auction for 650 guineas. At a"meeting of the Duhedin Jockey Club, held last week, it was resolved that all business. j hitherto done by the club to get up a race-. j meeting for the ensuing year be abandoned