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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 14 September 1880, Page 2

Aii accident occurred yesterday morning on the Windsor-Livingstone railway works, by which a navvy named Charles Miller received some severe injuries. He was engaged filling a dobbin with earth at the cutting gix miles from Windsor, when a slip of earth occurred, apcj was completely bnried. He was promptly extricated and medical assistance sent for. Dr. de Lautour went out without delay, and found that the pressure of the mass of earth upon Mirer's loins had inflicted severe internal The sufferer was brought into town by the late prain ant], conveyed to the Hospital. There was only a small attendance at Mr. if. $. Croft's lecture last eveping, at St. James' Hail, The Mayor opcupjpil the chair. At tho close of the locture the chairman proposed a vote of thanks to the lecturer, who thanked the Mayor for his attendance and the audience for their patient hearingi

•To-morrow evenipg's inspection parade of • Volunteers is likely to be marked by g, very ' great novelty in Oamaru. We are told that the Artillery will be headed by a band com- . posed of pipers and drummers, i A meeting of gentlemen favorable to 1 getting up an entertainment in aid of the ' funds of the Fire Brigade took place last night at the Star and Garter Hotel. There vere present Messrs. Mainland, J. Sinclair, • Humphrey, E. L, Rule, W. Newton, H. L Aitken, W. J. Smith, I. Matthews, W. ■ Baker, E. Rowland, Ward, R. Hamilton, ! W. M'lntosh, R. Blair, J. T. Evans, R. i Peattie, T. J£ennedy ( and J. Lemon. Mr. ( W. J. Smith was elected chairman, and Mr. ; R. L. Rule hon. secretary to the Committee. : After some consideration, it was decided ! that an entertainment shall take place on ' Wednesday, 13th October, The gentlemen ': present then resolved themselves into & \ | Committee to make all necessary arrange- , i nients, with the addition of the following, ; unavoidably absent, namely, Messrs. N. ! Fleming, D. Sutherland, Otterson, J. Booth, 1 and A. Gillespie. It was also decided that ■ a dance should take place after the enter- [ taippient, Programme and dance committees , having beep appointed, the meetingadjpurned • till Monday next, to be held at the same : time and place. 1 Wp learn that Mr. Pyke, jp conjunction with a literary partner whose name ftaa npt yet transpired, is preparing a Christinas : book for the press. Move "story-telling," 1 Mails will close at Wellington for Sydney, per Hero, on Friday, 17th inst., at 11 a.m. ; i »nd per Wakatipu, on Saturday, ISth inst., lat i 1 a.jjs, Telegrams will be accepted at ' the Oamaru office accordingly. At the R.M. Court tljis morning, John Lewis was fined 7s, for allowing two Ijorses to wander &t large. We hear that Herr JSeppo Spherek, the extraordinary pianist who accompanied Madame Urso, contemplates making a pro* posal to the Choral Society to give a concert in Oamaru, in conjunction with himself and Miss Mitchell, the distinguished contralto singer from Victoria. If this concert should corflp off, we can promised the public a very great treat, The monthly meeting of tho Waitaki Jload Board was held torday, whop thepe present —Messrs. Johnston (in the chair), Dennison, Frickcr, Hall, Schluter, Sumpter, j and Stewart, The minutes of the last J ' meeting having been confirmed, a letter was j j read from Mr. S, White, conveying an offer I to lease the shingle reserve at Hilderthorpe, ' It was decided to grant a lease, provided the j Board had the power to do so, on certain conditions. Theofferof the Union Bank of Austraj lia re the Board's account was accepted. The i Chairman suggested that at the next meeting ! the members should bring up statements of i the probable expenditure on works in their ; respective sub-divisions, with a view to ■ striking the ratP for the current year. It , was decided to giyp poticc to a number of ' residents on roadline from tlje Town Belt to ' Offint's farm, by way ,of the reseryojr, tp cleap the gorse off the road. The members fop the Awamoko sub-division were empowered to have a crossing constructed in section 13, block 2, Awamoko, ae applied for by Messrs, Jardine, Tenders were opened for fencing the road-line for the Phoenix; Mill, and that of Johnston Duguid (Lll9 2s) was accepted, conditionally. The chairman notified that the nomination of candidates for the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Smillie, had been fixed for Friday, 17th instant. On the motion of Mr. Sumpter, seconded by Mr. Stewart, it was resolved, " That the Board desires to testify its appreciation of the services rendered by the late Mi*. William Smillie, as a member of the Board, and to express its sympathy with Mrs. Smillie in

her bereavement, and that a copy qI this resolution be forwarded to fyer." Accounts £o the amount of LlO4 12s Sd were passed ffir payjfienp, apd the Board rose. Messrs, A. apjfl T. Burt, tin and brass workers, of Dune,dp', are ij) another column water engines of yapjoug capacities. Messrs. R. Wilson and Co., advertise that they are agents for the St. Hubert's Australian Vineyard Co., whose productions have carried all before them in Australia, and took all the prizes at the Sydney International Exhibition. It is said that this company is making no small sacrifice, and tflkjng' every precaution, to guard against tjjo dJsiKjgaJ by them of immature wines, and that all fchfeirwiqoß fjro tjjreo yeara old Ipfore thoy are t