YE FAIR OF YE OLDEN TYME.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1212, 28 November 1882, Page 2

YE FAIR OF YE OLDEN TYME.

The Otenving Ceremonje of Yo Fair of Vc Olden Tyme took place this afternoon at three of ye clock, at Miicfarlane’s Hall, when His Worship ye Mayor of the Borough of Gisborne was present, and dclyyered a splendyd oration. After this was jifope ye kinde folk were at lybertie to parade ye streets in ye fair, and see all the sights. The attendance was very good, and ye companie appeared to enjoy themselves immensely. The Beadle and the Policeman duly ushered his Worship up ye Halle, and silence having proclaimed in dulcet tones, his Worship made a very neat little speech, thanking those wire, had giYPUi those who were about to give their kindly assistance to the Presbyterian ChurclL The Hall was well filled, but nothing to what it will be this evening. The decorations are remarkably nice and tasteful, while the gaiety of the dresses, and the evident interest taken in the affair by everybody present, augurs favorably for the success of the underiakifig. The Muynole danoc by the children was 4ert pretty, they had evidently been carefully trained, although towards the end some of the younger children evidently got tired. Well wo only wish we could Aid further itt so meritorious an object. The result of pleasant little undertaking will be to relieve i the Presbyterian Church of a considerable Amount of liability, and the RoV. Mr McArd 1 and the Committee have our hearty good ' wishes eo this end.