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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 128, 11 August 1871, Page 5

The application for a school for Kyeburn Diggings was declined, for the present, by the Education Hmrd, at its half-yearly meeting. The sum t f £'>o has been vo ed for a schoolmistress lor the Mount Ida District School. The Cromwell Hack Spring Meeting is advertised to take place on Thursday, the sth September prox. The stakes amount to £6O. The Spring Meetiv.g in connection with the Dunstan Jockey Club will take place on Friday, Bth September prox. £7O is the •mount to be run for. Wk understand that the Rev. E. Royer is the Roman Catholic clergyman appointe I for the Mount. Ida, Duustan Creek, and Bl icks districts, and the rev. gentleman will give service in St. Patrick's Church, Naseby, on Sunday the 13th instant, at the usual hours. We regret to record a loss by the Extended Company of a very old Bervant in the shape of a very useful and valuable horse, 'l he company are constructing a new dam at the head of Home G-uliy, and the horse was employed in carting earth lor its formation. On Wednesday last, when attempting to turn —the earth wall being narrow —the cart fell into the dam, dragging the poor horse with it. The dam was very shallow, but, as is usual in most cases of this descript ion, there was one deep hole the result of old workings Into this only dangerous place the poor brute was dragged and drowned, in spite of ever/ effort to render assistance. An eutertainment, to consist of reading' and singing, in aid of the funds of the Total Absti- ' nence Society, wiil take place at the Masonic Hall, on the evening of Thursday next, when the local talent of Naseby will muster in full force, and we doubt not, after so long an interlude, with renewed and increased 0 ' Miss Edith Palhieuston, whose drawingroom entertainments have obtained for her a widely-spread Colonial reputation, is advertised to perform at Naseby on the evening of Saturday, 19th, and Monday, aiatinst. As

there has been of late but little in the way of fresh or outside amusement in this place, we doubt not that Miss Pahnerston's entertainments will be well attended. It will be seen by an advertisment. in another column that Messrs. Inder and George will sell, by public auction, to-morrow afternorm, a horse and mare, described as well able to compete at the forthcoming Spring Meeting. Mil. David Ma.itca.nd entertained a few friends at G-eorge's Victoria liotrl, on Tuesday evening last. A handsome repast was placed upon the table by Mr. G-eorge in his usual good style, and a. very p easanfc evening was passed by all present. The only case heard in the Court here since our last is>ue was that, on r.he Bth instant, of John Nugent, before Wm. Grumitt, Esq., J.P , for being drunk and disorderly. Fined 2>Js., or twenty-four hours. The weather since our last issue has been fair, warm, and spring-like, and as the season has been entirely premsiture, an unusual amount of sickness, in the shape of colds, coughs, an 1 sore throats ha* been the result. With regard to mining matters we may report the water supply as by no means abundant, with a sensible diminution. Business still dull. The usuil monthly meeting of the Mount Ida District School Committee was held in the school-room on the evening of Monday last. Present: Messrs. Grumitt. (chair), Brernner, Hay, Horswell, Dixon, Wilson, and Ross (sec). The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Chairman read the Schoolmaster's report. After some slight discussion, the consideration of tne report and other business of importance was a Ijournei till this evening, at 7 p.m. j The Spring Meeting of the Mount Ida Jo -key Club has been fixed for Wednesday, October 4th prox. The sum of £65 has to be competed for. The centenary of Sir Walter Sr-ott, though celebrated not only in Great Britain and- the Colonies, but throughout America, and in all places wherein literature is estimated, and good men loved and revered, passed off in Naseby without demonstration of any kind. The love of gold and the existing dull times placing, we presume, both the man, his abilities, and qualities, in the background. We are truly glad to report that, from enquiries made, we are able to state that all the late sufferers from earth fall are progressing satisfactorily.