RIVERTON.

Southland Times, Issue 620, 18 January 1867, Page 10 (Supplement)

RIVERTON.

'' , (fBOM OTTB QWS COEKESPONBEIfT.) ; -;.: The Christmas season was denoted: in this' township with great demonstrations. The hotels presented a splendid ■ "appearance^with^ .their, decorations of native TeYergrjeens; and flags of all natives. The storekeepers wishing not to be behind a first-class show of Christmas eatables, ■: not; forgetting oranges and applesj which made, their, appearance in the window of; Mr, Crisp. The Bivertonians -determining not, to be behind in. their amusements came out in full holiday attire, on Boxing. Day;, and, .withi their up-cqnntry friends, who came in. numbers, made a fine show at a picnuywhich was given by the Committee ofthe^M. U.X O, 0, F. for the benefit of the "Widows and; Orphans fund, on the . grounds/rf his Honor (J. P. Taylor, Esq.,) kindly lent for the occasion. . The sports consisted; of foot ball, running, jumping, iAunt/Sallyy quoits, dancing, and cricketing- ;by : the members of the Eiverton > Cricket Club, and all descriptions of old country .games. In the morning the volunteers .turned out in good numbers for >rt the butts, and the evening closed with manya jovial meeting. i -On Monday: next the Eiverton Cricket Club are going to play a match with the Grummy's Bush '; Cricket Club, on the •las.t-:named club's grounds ; wickets to be .pitched. at 11 -o'clock a.m. It is to be hoped- that they will be favored with fine for their sport.

'"; EfT^oKpi^AEt Teiai, foe Arson. — Winan named Alexander sentenced to penal servi J fottwen^bne years for setting fire. : to :5 a r ' ■stackyard at. Paisely. From the liniM^of March' till the end of May he seems tip 'have wandered about at night— mth ,th 6 express purpose of setting on fireevtery sort of building, from a hen'ro^ost'td a ! mill-— to which he had easy and sa^ access, and that without any apparent motive, except the gratification of-" a morbid love of destruction. The most serious 5 case was the burning of the Saucel Grain Mills, involving a loss of property, to-lhevalue^df £3^ooo. r r ; An- Englishman' in India was recently J 'hpi"rifiMd at . re<3eiying a telegraphic despat'<iH?froW! England that his wife had heferi x: deHvered - of . five daughters. The -message Should Have^'read a fine daughter. ft ~^]Sfew;^bifc adVices Report the clearance ~of ' t eife f klpha.^na Jas. . Guthrie, for Mcl-JBofepe^-wlth^^ljOOO gallons of kerosene, e toßacco, lumber and sundries. i £f4#^-'W'2 : SteveiiSj -^for Otagp, ha» 27,080 gallons k€rqsSni&, - -.: : ? t