MILBURN.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 39

MILBURN.

'August 23. — We have had a splendid spring, and farm work is well forward. A lot of wheat has been sown. Turnips are over-plentiful, and several farmers on- the plain ' are offering their turnips free to anyone who will eat them off with sheep. A good number of lambs have made their appearance, Mr Heads having about 100. Progress. — There has been a bit of a boom in lime and phosphates lately. The Milburn Lime and Cement Company are

1 taking steps to enlarge their output, and the Railway Department are putting down another siding to meet the extra traffic and to facilitate the work in the yard. The New Lime Company is said to possess enormous quantities of both lime and phosphate at their deposit, and have been , granted the right to put down a tramway ' from the station. Mr Driver, at Clarendon, is also putting in a tram line to his deposit of lime. Great quantities of both lime and phosphate are being sent away from Clarendon and Milburn. Fatal Accident. — in accident which resulted in the death of Mr George Robinson, occurred at the limekilns on July 26. Mr Robinson was engaged in shunting the trucks at the limeshed, and by some means he slipped and fell under a loaded truck. He received a blow on the' head,, and his foot was severely crushed; besides this, he was hurt internally. He was taken to the hospital and had the foot amputated, but died 'on Sunday, August 15. He leaves a widow and family of nine, for whom greafc sympathy is felt. The lat« Mr Robinson was a man of sterling character, and was highly respected throughout the district. 1 He was a staunch member of the local 1 Presbyterian Church, and was on the Management Committee, and was also a member of tho choir since its inception, and acted as choirmaster for a number of years. He was ever ready to assist in any good work, and he will be greatly missed '■\from the district. The bady was interred in the Fairfax Cemetery, the- Rev. W. H. I Howes officiating at the grave. General.— = The Railway -Department are , erecting a new: residence far thf» station- •' master, as the old one is condemned owing to the ravages of the white pine borer. A basket social was held in the Clarendon -Hall last Tuesday evening, and was, well attended.

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