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Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 148, 24 May 1879, Page 2

Presbyterian Church. —Wc observe that the Eev. Mr Morris will preach in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow, at Waitohi and Temnka, at the usual hour, g f* E.M. Court—The first wopkly sitting of this Court was held on Wednesday last Ills Worship F. Guinness, Esq., E.M., presiding. George Dyson wus charged with allowing cattle to winder on the railway line, and fined in all £6. Several others were fined for the same offence in smaller amounts. In the case Michael Barratt v. 11. Holloway, judgment was given for plaintiff, with costs, through the defendant failing to appear in time. Death op Mr J. Cramond.— -It is with extreme regret wc have to record the death of another well-known and universallj -liked old settler in the midst of his days. Mr John Cramond died on the evening of 'Wedlast, at his residence, in Tiraaru. A more kind-hearted, liberal-minded man wars not to he found amongst us, and his sudden death at the age of 39 may well he said to he a premature one. Such men as Mr Cramond arc so rare that lus loss will he greatly felt. Enterprising, honorable, honest, and of sterling integrity in all Ids dealings ; oh, how few have wc of equal stamp loft amongst ns ! With his many friends, wc bewail his loss. Winchester Cricket Club. — A general meeting of the above Club was held in the Literary Institute on Tuesday evening. Present —Messrs Murray, Swintou, Moir, Wise, Deatsou, Morris, and Dimnett. On the motion of Mr Dunnett, seconded by Mr Moir, Mr Murray was voted to the chair. A letter was read from the Temuka Koad Board

son, and Richard Barker. The lion, secretary p. •,) teni. was ivque.ded to write to those gen. ieuien, and that lie then forward thennaiiies to the Road board. It was proposed by Air Moir, and carried, that the hon. member, Air Wakefield, bo also written to on the subject. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting adjourned. Ladies’ Dorcas Society— lt gives ns much pleasure in being able to record a movement amongst the ladies in this district with the object of forming a Dorcas Society, in order to see to the proper clothing of the poor children which are growing daily more numerous amongst us. This is a work which will not bo in the very least a denominational affair. Wc can therefore, with the greatest freedom, urge upon all the ladies in the district to join in it. If all would join, the work would ho made light for all. A meeting of ladies is invited for Wednesday next, the 2Sth instant, at the schoolroom, from 2 to 4 p.m., Air Macintosh having kindly consented to allo w the ladies the use of the classroom weekly for that purpose. The number of ragged children which one meets daily warns us that this good, and praiseworthy effort "on the part of the ladies who have instituted it deserves our best thanks. Kindly remember Wednesday next, from two to four o’clock. Railway Bridge.—lt will be seen from our advertising columns that lenders for the first bridge near Temuka on the Tcinuka and Oxford railway is called for the IGth June. Wc expect by that time to have Sir J. Cootie’s report. With the cue and the other wc look to this township and district making in future more rapid progress than it has ever yet done. Sale of Town Property.— Alossrs Maclean and Stewart held a sale of household property and town sections, belonging to Mr Nicholson, at the Royal Hotel, yesterday, at 1 p.m. The attendance was good, but the biddings were spiritless. Section No. 273 was knocked down to Air Davis at Lie, No. 271 to K. E. Gray at LIT, No. 261 to A. Wilson at L 24, No. 252 and adjoining seven sections were bought in at the reserve price of L 25 each. Mr Nicholson also offered a run of 12,000 acres pastoral land in the Oxford district, the Government annual rental of which is L3G 7s, no offers were obtained for it. Mr Nicholson’s house, lately built, containing nine rooms, with two acres of land on the Alain South road, at the north end of the town, was offered, but withdrawn at L-120. A section on the North Town Kelt, a corner one, was offered, but the highest bid Avas L 35, this also was withclraxvn. Doubtless the present scarcity of money has kept back buyers from .v'hat must ultimately turn out a great bargain. Irrigation. —The Ashburton ‘Mail’ says : The first of a scries of meetings of the county ratepayers, to consider the proposed scheme of water supply for the plains bctween the Rakaia and Ashburton rivers, Avas held at South Rakaia yesterday. After considerable discussion, in the course of which several of the residents expressed their strong dissent to being included in the area proposed to be rated, as they avoi-c supplied with Avator. it was resolved to adjourn the meeting for three AA'eoks, so as to enable the County Council to bring forward an amended scheme more in accordance with the Avishos of the ratepayers than the one submitted. Inquest. —-An inquest was held at Addington on Wednesday last (says the Christchurch • Press ’) upon the body of a child four months old, which was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning. The evidence of the mother (Mrs Hcnham) went to slioav. that the child had slipped from its pillow during the night, and when she (Airs Hcnham) woke in the morning, she found that her arm was lying across the face of the child, who, she found on looking closer, was dead. The medical testimony produced was to the effect that the child had died from suffocation, and a verdict of “ Accidental death by suffocation’ was accordingly returned.