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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2466, 12 February 1881, Page 3

A clerical individual approached an aged Danbury fanner, who was profanely apostrophising a leg he could not get upon his wagon, and impressively said—“ Old man, have you made any provisions for the future?” The old man stared. Your hairs are whitened by the frosts of many years,” observed the stranger, with a quiet flourish of his right hatnd. “ Time presses upon you, cautioning you that the end is drawing near. Of course if you knew you were to die at a certain time you could make ample preparation. But the time is uncertain. Now—” “I ken tend to my own affairs, I guess,” broke in the elderly farmer in a tone of pettishness. “ An’ when I want religion I ain’t agoin’ to call on—” “ Right,” interrupted the clerical party soothingly. “But what I wish is to call your atteu tion is the plan of the Non combustible Life Insurance Company of—” “A life insurance agent?” yelled the old man, running madly around in search of a stone. “ Get out of here, you swindle !” The stranger immediately stepped over the nearest fence, and scaled eleven hills in less than an hour. For continuation of News see fourth Late Adyeitisementsi. PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH, BARNARD STREET. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY SERVICES will (D.V.) take place TO-MORROW, 13th. Services—Morning, at 11; Afternoon, (children’s service) at 2.30.; Evening, at 0.30. Sermons by the Rev J. Dumboll. SOIREE ON TUESDAY, 15. Tea at 0.30, in the Oddfellows Hall, Barnard street. Service in Church at 7.15, to be addressed by various speakers. Recitations and Hymns by Children, Children’s Pic-nic on Wednesday, in the Park. IN THE DISTRICT COURT of TIMAEU and OAMARU Holden at Timaru. In the matter of “ The Debtors and Creditors Act 1870 ” and of the several Acts amending the same and of a deed of arrangement by Sabah .Tank Louis widow and administratrix of Oscar Louis late of Temuka draper (deceased). Notice is hereby given that by a deed of arrangement dated the sth day of February instant and made between the above-named Sarah Jane Louis of the first part Keith Forbes Gray of the second part and the creditors of the above-named Oscar Louis (deceased) of the third part executed by the said Sarah Jane Louis and attested by a solicitor of the Supreme Court stating in her execution the date of such execution provision is made for the payment of a composition to all the said creditors by the said Sarah Jane Louis in manner therein mentioned. And notice is hereby further given that the said deed has been this day tiled in this Court and that a meeting of the said creditors for the purpose of assenting to the same will be held on Wednesday the 2nd day of March next at my offices at Temuka at 4 p.m. Dated this 12th day of February 1881. page. V. R. IN BANKRUPTCY. |H. S. AUSTIN, Solicitor for the said Sabah Jane Louis.