WINTON.

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 3, 21 April 1894, Page 12

WINTON.

(From Our Own Correspond.nt.) Last Friday, 20th inst., in the Limebills Good Templars Hall a concert and dance was held —proceeds in aid o£ the local school fund. It is needless to speak of the programme .—suffice it to say that one and all (more especially the children) engaged in it, acquitted themselves to the complete satisfaction of the large audience present. Fully 40 couples took part in the hop which followed. The day alloted in the English Church here for harvest thanksgiving fell cn Sunday last. The decorations in the church itself bore striking testimony to the skill and taste of the ladies connected with the church. Notwithstanding the severity of late frosts the flowers, which were scat-, tered here and there, with cereals and roots of almost all descriptions, were very fine, and so were the fruits on the altar. The Rev. Mr Christian, the pastor, preached two eloquent sermons during the day. The one in the evening especially fully merited the attendance of the large congregation. The householder’s in this district are called upon to roll up next Mon-, day for the purpose of electing a school committee. There are nine nominations received, viz., Messrs J. Cowie, M. Daly, J. Kirk, E. R. Kidd, C. D. Moore, D. Cameron, A. Liddell, R. Wilson, and J. Kelly. As these are all good candidates, electors will be dubious how to omit two out of the number.

Discontent exists liere in consequence of the half-holiday not being carried out by all the business people. The “front doors” are sure enough closed with the drapers, storekeepers, and bootmakers, but I would not be so sure about the “ back doors.” A petition is to go round in favour of

the half-holiday being made general, and those who refuse to sign will be either boycotted sorely or burned in effigy. I am given to understand that am athletic society is about to be started at Liraehills. This is a capital idea, as a number of “ peds ” are in this district. Should the Winton Brass Band bazaar fail to come off,,on Queen’s Birthday, these boys intend holding their sports instead. This courtesy on the part of the Limehills folks cannot but commend itself.

Under the auspices of the promoters of the Catholic Church at Fernhills, a capital entertainment is in store for the good people of that locality next Wednesday. The concert is to be held- in the Limehills Public Hall. A contingent of favorite singers is coming from your town, and Winton,' I see, won’t be behind in filling up gaps. In consequence of the extremely wet weather last Wednesday, Mr W. H.' Mathieson’s limelight entertainment was postponed. Mr W. Keith informs me that his new threshing mill is putting the stuff through in every way as well, if not better, than the last —the one that got burned, and which (I forgot to mention..last week) was uninsured.