Local News

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 27, 26 November 1898, Page 3

Local News

Th? AftvEHTrSffin appears hereafter as a four-p isfe paper. This gives our rev, leiu a lai'Kcs mcieiwe in reading matter. Bv advertisement it will be.£eeu thai- the Jlev. D. J. Murray will preac'njj^fl the Wesleyan Onurcli to-mon o\v/ & , I '" 9 TnE Public Library looks nice in its new coat of pin lit, although the unpnintod shin«;u> roof detracts from the look of the leal.. Tim continctot was Mr J. L Him wood. ' Apteb the meeting of the Masonic Tjiflgo on Wednesday evening last, the membfvs and visitors adjourned to the Ciiterion Hoto-, where, a splendid supper was prepared by Bro. Binney. Songs, toasts, and speeches iil led up an enjoyable evening. ""> OiticiCKT. — The following team will play Tinmiu here next Thursday : — Douglas, Bratlshaw, Mann, Kowlands, Goldstone, Lee, Knubley, Roberts, Hamilton, Jones, M., Francis ; emergencies, Studholme, ManchesUi, and Giant. Yksteiuuy we were shown a bieyele buiVt to order by Mr J. Richard*, who lately (Started busines as a cycle manufacturer in 'Wairfrate. The machine is a splendid one, fitted with Palmer tyres and rims, geared to/85ni, Tftc best materials are used throughout and th«j machine is very tastefully finished. Mr Richards lifts & number of orfleis for -new' machine* in hand from Waimate a'ud other districts. Thi fortnightly parade of 'the 'Wiiimale Rifle Volunteers was held on Wednesday eveuing, ' under th* command of Captain Coltuian. Thert was a fair attendance. Battalion orders were read stating the requisites for volunteeis in ca*e of war. Trie captai* announced that he had received particulars of the place to which to take the company. A church parade was announced for Sunday next. Last evening it was decided to hold this in the Presbyterian-Church. Tenders had been received for the election of the dull shed, and that of Mackay and Hairison, Tiniu.ru, was accepted at £3SO 10s, . A itEOKETTABLE accidentoccurred on Thursday afternoon to Mr Dowser, well-known as Mr F. Smith's " Flying Artist." He was on a tour, and had stopped at Mr A. Smith's. Willowbiidge. Letting the hone graze, he engaged in conversation. The horse, while . glazing, 9h<)ok its haadi and thraw oif the winkeis, and being fiightened, started off. Dowser was' thrown out, and had one of the bones of his right ank:e broken. This is Ihp more to be i*«gi4tted as he was just able to us* the other foot, atttr an accident which occurred many years ago. Mr Haymaxi removed the injured man to the hospital, .and he was treated with every care. We learn, that he is hovr drogresßing as well as- can be expected. Theue was an attendance of 36 at the Tuesday evening meeting of the Makikihi Band of Hoj)e. The chair was occupied by Lucy Walters, who cleared up any possible doubt as to the ability of a lady, however young, to conduct a metting. Recitations * were given nicely by Maggie Meehan, Kitty Childs, Fanney Waters, Prudie Simmons, songs by Miss Griffin, Miss Strong, amUMc* D. MoTaggait, who with Mr Marriott sang the choruses, were well received. Mr G. Dash gave a lesson with experiments on wine : producing almost as much spirit from "tho -home-made, as from the foreign wine: The gem of the evening was a "May Song " bf Prudie Simmons, Fanny Waters," Kitty Childs, and Maggi« Maehan, The decoiutions of red and whtfe May blossoms whjcli th*y carried, cc ipled with the excellence of their singing, amply justilied the demand for a repetition, which was prettily, ac,ceded to, Miss Childs accompanying. ' A vote of than ka to the School Committee for the use 1 of tho room, proposed by Frank Waters, aqd ajike compliment to th« chairwoman, wound up the session; the next meeting to be early in the New Year.