SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1871.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 261, 4 November 1871, Page 2

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1871.

Stoke Farmers' Club. — The monthly meeting of members of this Club will be held at Stoke on Monday evening next,. at tbe usual place aud hour. Wesleyan Missions. — Sermons in aid of these Missions will be preached in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow, in the morning by the Rev. D. Dolamore, and in the evening by the Rev. P. Calder. A public meeting in connection with the same work will be held on the following evening. ■ Nelson Infant School. — A presentation of a handsome inkstand was recently made by her former pupils to Mrs. Cooke, the late mistress of tbis school, as a mark of their, respect and affection for her. The appointment of assistant teacher has been ' conferred upon Miss Witney, who "passed a satisfactory examination, for the post. Aetizans' Association.— We havebeen requested to remind the members of this Soeiety that the weekly meeting, * which was adjourned on Wednesday last on account of the Railway meeting, will take place to-night at half-past seven, when a full attendance is requested, as, besides an amount of business to be transacted, Mr. James Graham will read a paper on a subject which is deeply inter-, esting to all artizans. Spring Grove. — Mr. B. Short will preach two sermons at. .Spring Grove, to-morrow, in aid of the Wesleyan Sunday Schools, the anniversary of which will be celebrated on the following Thursday, the Prince of Wales' birthday, by a tea meeting, &c— An entertainment, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, and readings, will be given in aid of the Literary Institute funds on Tuesday evening in the "schoolroom. Resident Magistrate's Court. — Edwin. Edwards was cbargedby Catherine Edwards, his wife, with having assaulted . and threatened to murder her. , [Defendant was bound, over to, keep, -the- peace for six months, himself. in £50,* .and two sureties in £25 each. Robert Grant was charged by; Albert Jones owith using threatening; lan guage towards him. Defendant, who admitted the offence, was _ound over to keep the peace for thr.ee mjpt-'hs, himself in £20, and two sureties in £10 each, j -Artizans'- ENTER^fcENT. — The QddfellowsV HaU ( d last night on (the-iOCcasionrof the entertainment give^ by the Nelson Artizan^&r thebenefit of Mr. William Good, the pecuniary results' of; 1 which"; musl; : have\y*len^bly patisfa-ipryyt'b J t_cise who so kindly, gave their' services for so worthy a purpose., The .peffqrman*ce , "differed from , those ■usually' given by'theV^rtizans, in being ah entirely dramatic one, and we are* glad * tb be able to, congratulate -them on having achieved a success. , .The first piece, was a . .comic dr ama| ; en titled^Jol| ; j[qean_ Young joe," and 7 without referring to each in- "" dividual . cfctaractej'. we r inay, ,say ,that, -' -ftroiigkout, tlie satisfaction' of the audierica showed itself in' incessant laughter and 'loud Jpmmif&jtify f -^^^ovaU2/eB. the ohimnißV. 4°^fiW9> ;. C STO? ; wai > th^iitQ of xik^mmi : '4*x>-i®#^pWffl ... ladies, -we never^i^niember-to .4iase&jra^ such.-weto^^^ humamtjr/.eitXer imm P^heißtage,'#«nd| ; not very graceful, *oe*e i ■was at least a determination about it that W^&MM£Mi^xyx^X,AiAxxXXiX C- - X .-, '.;..■;

seemed to say that those who (flsplayed it were fully e_titledj-*to -f&k'e rank among , the strong-minded ft'women of;-] the!! ifey. ' We were unable 'ito be present a*S* the- two. farces whicli followed, but from all we can hear they appear lo have beeu quite as* successful as the first piece.