The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1876.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 21, 22 January 1876, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1876.

i ■-,-/; The annuai.>Districfc. Meeting of the i. : i Ancient Orderrqf Foresters was opened : . yesterday, ,, when, seventeen delegates • ;'-'., were-, present. The, ;! following is the ' :of officers •:■*— p.p.R. Br<* 'lsrael Pickard; D.S.C.R ';•= Bro E^EiDiiey;f o).S; Bro J. T. Smith; ; * At thiEMmquest 4i Richmond yesterday on; /the \fire at Messrs Primmer Bros premises, a* l open verdict wasre--turne'd^ and it' was suggested that steps should be iakeri to form a Bichmond ;!Eire Brigs^ and to procure the neces- : earv frppiiauces for extinguishing fires. k A committee meeting of the Nelson Aid Society was held yesterday after^ noon) when -the following office bearers for the year were elected :— Chairman, His; Lordship the Bishop of Nels6n; Hon. Sec, Mr Hunter Brown; Hon. Treasurer, Mr Alex. Kerr. The names of several. ladies to act as visitocs were prop6se4' . At the wjeekly practice of the Christ Church choir last night, a handsome ring - \vaß; presented by the mem bera to Mr JameK; Macintosh,' who has acted as • choir faster for five years, and is now about to leave Nelson for. Wellington. The presentation was made by Mrs. „ Scaife, .who . took the. opportunity of expressing ■ the r very deep regret experienced* by all the members of the choir at; parting with Mr Macintosh, who, by his never failing courtesy and urbanity, had gained the respect of all of them,%hile, by bis. thorough knowledge of music, "combined with perseverance and. a determination to overcome all difficulties, he had brought the choir 'into a" state of proficiency in whicfi eiich briißr of theoi tqok a justifiable pride, ; Mr Macintosh .returned jhisyery^ince're thanks for their handsomei present, .and still mbr^ for the ex* ' presi(6^is^6fV.kin'd]iy^ffeefiafe|t^;. which it - h&d been accoitipanied. I^bdtised him noj litfle ism^^^p^%^ Who:

had* always worked, so willingly and heartily wit^him, and; among the plea- . santiest |||.iniscen^es fof his life wouldf be his [qonnectipn; , ; wit^ the Chris| Church choir! <ff .1 *'c> aronforinedithat it is the intend tiop'ofvtihiQi 1 supporters of Mr Shephard s in*" the "Waimea'to make -application 'fpr a new election on the fpllowing grourlpis: Owing to a printers' or "clerical error,, Day's old store at the Matakitaki was ; advertised as one of the polling places, whereas May's old ptore should have been the place, i'he Deputy Ketura-' ing Officer waited the whole day at an old store once occupied by -one Day, ■ but no one came to vote, but it seems that the voters congregated at May's old store waiting for the arrival of a Returning Officer, and about twenty of these?assert that- they intended to .vote for Mr' Shephard. That gentleman's supporters would, naturally, like' to see ; their candidate returned, but whether* they have sufficient grounds to demand anew election remains to be seen. > Ow ; rN"Q- to the break injbhe cable we are unable . to-day to supply any information regarding the "Wellington rregatta. 7

• Ir is.-jiotified s that $he -town,: schools will- re-open on Monday morning at half-past nine o'clock. • - v vThe sale of booths, &c, at therap- ; proaching Friendly Fete, took i r placei at: ;>ifbohT tbrday at Messrs Sharp and) Pipkenngfy rooms, jw,here,tbe total jajmount i-ealiseia (£62 10s) was' larger i.' than on any previous occasion. The following'were the prices' paid:-^-N0.|1, ; I Licensed Victuallers* booth, (Mr Par;nienter), £12; No. 2," ditto; (Mr Parmeriter),:£Bilss:; No. 3, ditto, (Mr J; Edwards), £7 15s; No. 1, i^uit .Booth, (Mv Donaldson)/ £2 10s; 1, Ifancy Baazar, f (Mr,James),..;£l2 15s ; No. 2 ditto, (Mr v James), £9 ; s~s ; Large Skittlesj (Mr Stringer),.£2 los; Small, ditto, (Mr James), £4 ; Cards of races, (Mr Moor), lOs.' - : : -