Country News

Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 11, 10 June 1893, Page 5

Country News

, . i EEDiGEHOPE.;/ , : The weather of late has been equal to summo r, but promises before, long to be. something more becoming of winter. Farmers in many cases are hack with their ploughing, as up till now lea and new land has been too hard,: but the iwelcomc rain we have had this l last day 'or two has caused ploughing; to be I started all over the district. Farmers in most cases mean to'put in large areas of crop this season. ■■ ; ■ >1 > There has been : a : s ; mueh: interest taken in the Forest Hill Railway of late that we take it for granted the Government will relieve us : in-some way, if not by constructing' the’ line right Ho Gore, then part-of the way, where we can use it to advantage and so relieve us from carting our grain spmp sixteen to twenty iniles. A deputation \frbin this district will wait upon the Hon. Mi* Gr. ,F. Richardson at Gore with the .view of getting his support to the petition now in pirculatibri for the extension of the railvray/ \/ | \"/ I notice that the Hokonui Farmers’ Club and a correspondent! from l Hedgeliope have been giving us “ pepper/’ . about .opr; unity. I would like to remind tlie Hokonui Farmers’ Club that their own unity -not. perfect, as was testified by the canvasser' for the railway ! petition ; and if your J Hedgeliope correspond-, ent ■ will ‘ look ' lip the result' of : 1 last 'general election he! will find unity; was not far' dietailt--—IG to three. He makes another,,wild,r.efnark about,our late preacher. Mr Kelly, that “ his plriee/canhot' be' filled,” the'foolishness' of which lie*will’ no doubt! bay# reedgriised 11 before'’ 'he : 1 irkads this. i' 'I :;,i //■;, i i;; ,:r)i i<: I In the way of amusements the school committee held an entertainment onitlio 26th ..lilt. . but the scarcity of the fair sex did riot tend tonlakc matters, livdly.i ; Music was , sripplied by Mr Andrews (piano); apd Mr D. McLeod (jbagpipes). Mr McLeod, of Springhills, hbly. jdischargpd) tb,c , dptiea of, also rendered that., gran.cl jokl, sopg, //Spirits! of Scotia,” arid in response j to.,am encore, gave a . fery aniusing . jComie,' Hoyv (to take ; jcafL'p •of yourself.” Songs were ~also,. given by Messrs h. Yorke, J. Irving,' "aVid' TV. Hanning. 'Financially,’, the cpnCgrt’Was.'d success, and the school fund would benefit d'ajrly well. '' | ;.i : - )•!!;!/. ,vT;! >!o’i •; i : ■ ,( )