WAIMATE MARKETS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 8, 16 July 1898, Page 3

WAIMATE MARKETS.

Accidents. — A man named Alex. Thomson, of Waimate, was unloading a waggon at Waihao Downs on Saturday when he fell off and was badly shaken and bruised. He was given eveiy attention and is, we learn, doing well. — A young man named John Smith, shopman at the Co-op sore, was thrown from his bicycle on Tuesday evening, while riding along the Main North road. He was picked up in a dazed condition and taken to his home. He was seveiely cut about and shaken, but is now recoveung. It is not known how the accident occuried, but the chain of the bicycle was found some distance from the lest of the machine. The Waimate Brass Band drove on Thursday to visit Mr Cosgrave at the Makikihi Hotel. Leaving at 3.25 they stopped a few hunched yards from the hotel and marched up playing at 4.30. They weie cordially welcomed and after paying a few selections outside went mto a capital spiead. This having been attended to, a few more selections were p\ayed outside and the Band went in and spent a social evening. Mr Cosgrave had a room cleaied and dancing was commenced to music supplied by Mr Capstick. Dming the evening songs weie sung by seveial Makikihi residents and by Messis Haiwood, A. Jackson, H. Fergusson and W. Tiegoning. Bandmaster Harwood, in a neat speech, thanked their host for the real loyal way in which he had treated them. Mr Cosgiave, leplying, said he was pleased to have been visited by the Band and would be happy to have them out again. A start was niaae for home a few minutes after ten, ail well satisfied with the outing. The Volunteers held their usual fortuightly parade in the Oddfellows' Hall on Wednesday night. Capt. Ooltman was in command and the company was inspected by Lieut.-Colonel Moore and Colonel Bailey. The men, numbeiing between 50 and 60, were put thiough a number of evolutions which were very satisfactory executed. Befoie dismissing, Cayt. Coltman conveyed the pleasure which the visitois felt in seeing such a large muster of well-tiamed men. South Canterbury Battalion rule books weie presented to each member of the company. ? Anyone requiring job printing should come to the Advehtiser office. We do not have five or six different piices, and do not believe in tendeiing for woik at cutting prices for the sake of making a local. - Locals are not so scarce with us as that.' ' ■ "• • '

An Old Song with a new meaning—" The cry of the little childien " for the 50s peiambu'ator for 32/6, at Akthob Jones and Co'a gieat end of season clearing sale. At "Waitaki on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, a house belonging to Mr L. Price and occupied by Mr Garland, was burnt to the ground. The building was insured for £100. On Sunday night last Mr Kelly preached his farewell seimon, taking his text from Cor. 2, chapter 13, veise 11. We have no spase to deal with the sermon this week. Our reporter was present and took a full note, which we will, when pressure of woik will permit, issue in pamphlet form, for the benefit of those who would like it as a memento of the preacher. The bachelors of the Hook gave a ball on Friday July Bthr, in the Hook schoolroom. Notwithstanding the inclemency oi Aha weather, it was a decided success, if anything a little crowded. The ball opened with the Grand March and Polka, t6 music supplied by Piper Cooper, who also played for a Highland Schottishe and Scotch Heel. Mr S. Lindsay danced "a hornpipe in rare style. A most enjoyable and successful dance broke up about four oclock. Messrs Wilson and Meyeis tupphed the music for the sets and round dances, the catering was in the capable hands of Mr W. Miller, while Mr P. Andrews made an efficient M.C.

Fbiendly Societies. — Well, they may be, bnt circumstances very often alter cases. For instance, not a year ago, a ceitain body who call themselves a friendly society, disturbed our fighting editor while deeply engrossed on our leading article as to wny the" Chinese should not take the Yangtsekiang, or the Dutch still occupy Holland, when but no matter. His ruminations were killed (if the word is aliowed) by the most savage yells of Hear, Hear, Encoie, etc. At first we thought a fire had broken out at Dooleys corner, no such luck for the prohibitionists, it was only the half-yearly meeting of the Very Ancieni Order of Foresteis, a pity they wera not in a forest, their proper pJace. but worse luck, the bush is cut out at Waimate. On making enquiry we ascertained that it was only the usual half-yearly jollification of the South Canterbury district of the Order. We also learned that a local quarterly meeting was held on Monday night last, with a large attendance. Everything O.K. . Whips of cash without going to Kiondyke to lock for it, and better than all; a SOCIAL (in large letters please Mr Comp.) on Thursday, 21st Julv — next Thursday night, now don't forget, in the Oddfellowa'HaU.; "- . \,

The Christchurch Progressive Liberal Association, acting on the report of their Waimate correspondent, has communicated with the Minister of Lands, re purchase of the Waikakihi Estate. The Waimate Volunteer Fire Brigade held its monthly practice on Tuesday evening, 15 members being present. A lot of useful drill was put in, including ladder competitions between members. Both engines were in use for we,t practice. A Business Meeting of the Knox Church Christian Endeavour Society and Bible Class was held on Monday evening, Mr E. Bannerman presiding. Between 40 and 50 members were present. A farewell address to the Bey. H. Kelly, expressing the love and esteem of the members for him, their gratitude for the kindness they had received, and the good work he had done among them, was approved *nd signed. While the 'address was being signed a discussion took place as to how the meetings were to be carried on till a minister was again in charge of the church. Eventually it was decided that a deputation should wait on the Bey. G. Barclay and ask him to take charge of the Bible Class, and that the Endeavour meetings should be conducted by ■ihe members themselves. When Mr Kelly came in to bid the members good-bye, the address was read and handed to him. In reply, he thanked his young friends for their expression of regard. He was satisfied that they had tried to profit by his instruction, and assured them his intercourse with them, especially as a Bible class, had been a great pleasure to him. Of all his work he considered this had been the most important. The President of the Waimate Temperance Beform Union* and several members of the committee of that Society being members of the Bible class, and present at the meeting, the opportunity was taken to present the Society's address to Mr Kelly. It recognised his great services to the cause of temperance during hig five years residence in Waimate, and while regretting his departure, rejoiced in the knowledge that in Auckland his opportunities of doing good work would be greater. If the large attendance at Tuesday evening's meeting of the Social and Debating Club »nd the lively hostile discussion on the Cycle Traffic Bill are to be taken as a promise of things to come, the Society is in for a real good session. The Parliamentary election to take place next meeting will be highly amusing and not uninstructive, if the five candidates nominated go to the poll.

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