The Nelson Eveening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 3, 4 January 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Eveening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1876.

," A MEBTIN& pf gentlenbi'en tpoktplace* atitbe TrafalgarH^otpl ji&sterdky aft|rf . to if or in a boatingVclub' in.iNelspn/.O^Y.,' Fell, • Eaq.V'.ichairman* I' After a^'gdodf"' deal of discussion, most pf tbbse' ; pr'e§dht v consented Jbo .act 'as M temporary com-< ; mittee, to cahvai for members,: and toY meet again on the following Monday, at :the same; time;and place, to report;? ..Itf was r^greed-, . to fix!?the 'yearly ;subscwp«l tiou - at two;^ guineas," with one gdinea entrance, the latter to be paid at f oncb; J and " the subscriptiph," in. .April and ~ October. ; , Sbpu}d . a sufficient number,. -joff members ..come forward/ 'it Twas -agreed that two. four-oarVbpajts, " for! 1 • practice, .b;^; ord^red : as;early..as ppssiblfe, 1 ! Captain Marsbaii "kindly ottering'; the ■ ; temporary use of part pftthe! shedfabout^ to; be erected for the Naval Brigade.- -A 'club is also proposed tp be .formed by young men workjn : g r *-on ; >Uiec.!^ej.ch > and '.should they caMy^'out^hli^lan, we, Hope tp see a healthy rivalry, between ;':* 'Tvb _ .Jfoiiojying jstbe : .jcjßsuilf v bf the ffirst (Infantry.;^^^qor^petitipa. ri fjp&jchoicej of, representative for; the. district at the •Colonial tirize firing :^ -"•■■ ' J ■'' : -;.-u ■:•

I v, x>uru« ai zo jsjj la OS- - , . t Cityßi^es. ;;* Stoke; Rifieß. f *■ The latter ties witli Captain- jßariiett;; as far asirule D for, deciding ties* ,v •. . i-y.s .Ajr inquest was Weld yesterda^ jbhe ' "remains of Henry. , Albdrbugh, . whose ; .death , we t reported : yesterday.] The evidence brought put no facts in; addition to ;taose we published. The , verdict was that' there was no evidence to: she.w ..by means -Henry AJbbrough in'et his; deajtli. ' J sAt the Resident Magistrate's Court f yesterday, Edward Thatcher, charged; with larceny as a bailee at iCHsborne/ was ' remanded -until to -morrows Joseph Bragohe and Janies, Bowels, charged with /drunkenness, were dismissed with a caution; . , • According to advertisement a sale of useful and ornamental articles was Keld at Wakefield on Thursday . and Friday last. '. The Bishop* of : Nelson opened the proceedings by a few hearty words, of, recognition of the efforts of the prompters, and the labor, timej.and 'money. expended by them. . Hib Lordship spoke of the efforts of the inhabitants to build a house for their clergyman, and trusted that the amount required would by those and, other means, ,be shortly made up, and the work proceeded with. The stalls occupied both sides of the school-room, about three parts of its length, and 'at the end was a gigantic Christmas tree, covered with^ articles suitable for ; children. The tree was;- lighted up irt the , eyenjngsj.

'--, and/^as t|e centre of/ajtra^tion for the ; i the N -jtim^f totribu^ion.,fe|^vtejM had been (jlerecwdtflar the fech^pl-rcra^, and ; was jtast|fuli^decprated with^ycopodium landfMo^ps, andf thp^|pTe furnisKed The whole reflected great credit on the people of . Wakefield and "Foxhill, , who were ably assisted by friends from Spring Grove, both in furnishing the stalls and in the fie. f J3oat|ibutib7nßfM wdrfe &c, hacT so beetx receivettiroAlMo"^ie%a Valley, Waimea "West, Nelson, West Coast, and Wanganui. On the first day tbe weather was unfavoraDleTbu^Ee-r&om^ was nearly (: f uJJ .most of T the £ time;jtiW.as open, and thY interest tfontibWd' t"d th*e .end^-Puringi^pth^tbei^exeniDgs^a^^ tedium was relieved by the Wakefield fßa^dfpla|^>uitable tuA The sale Realised altogether upwards of £100, frqni which ...would necessarily -be , de v . penses and outlay. All those responsible »S°.r th |' «ale^ appear gratified by the amjpu^a!f- of~ luccessl A great many . ? t '|\ ( ?? cs r W m ft in J whipb wiU probably, Jbe # f ai#bsea l bf ■ai^UppieWettt% > la^r!j the occasion of the opening of the Nelr^ rson -musstmmi^i^h pmtia a ; v - Auxtlia^t Eibe Bbi€»adb.— The 'monthly meeting of this Brigade was held at~th^|it-HaH;^he ingj^Ca^taia Qarrard :in the chair. k The*captatii's report for the past year showed tha-Brigade to be iupa^most-, flQuri|hing t bcjiditioh/, fk. Cdnir|ittee | was appointed*to draw up a testimonial -foi? -presentation to Mr Akersteri, the Secretary of the Brigade, for tbe highly fdtißfactorV ?! mahnfer! '- 'm'^icH^e^ba's^ s ;filled«f btefor tn?lai's^en%ar>J if a?d the ;; |nierfist s }b^ bfts^keh'/An'fer,; Brigade. The following office^snwerei electfed"fojp -We' ettslKn^.ylear^pfitJt'ajA^ Akersten (re-elected)},,. Tjrfiasurer^Wc Duckett, (re-eleCtedV;,;ilii«utenaH I '.T<w Freeman; Pirst Hy;df antmam^^tliafein*^ (re-elected) ;, second ditto^W. { Si"§pTdli aj (re-elected-); First Branchman, J . Infield ,;, .^ second., ditto, y $L T Johnston ; party, !P. Atkinson (re-elected) : Foreman ot Keel Company, T\ Calder (re^ elected) ;^<Efigffieitsfi&£ >K%ep l ei < lVj. Low^Asaistant , Secretap^Wr*? jPijking^

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