Mostly' About People.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 193, 24 August 1901, Page 2

Mostly' About People.

Mr G. V. Coch anp, County Clerk, is convalescent, after a- severe attack of, influ rza. Detective Filzgerald was in town till ; the express jeelerday, in connection w th the sale in Waimate of a horse-stolen io OamarU. Mr A'd-idgCj secretary Of the Waih io. Downs Minstrels, has forwarded the sum of£l 14s to the Walnuts Hospital, this ; nt« beihg the proceeds of an entertains ; ment* given by the minstrels at the; Waihao Downi-some back, A

F. Douglas, of Wahao Downs, returned te Waimit- 1 from his Australian. yesterday. He was met at !he station by a number of f; lends, who w >re f erv pi »sed *° SBO t° Bce k’ ,n back. Mr Poutrla’ enjoyed the best of h-aHi since ),{« absence, and looks fit and well. On Thursday, Firemen E. Presland and 0 Ward, of the local Brigade, went to Osmaru : to the annual »ocial of the jj r lgftde ' here. Both were wearing the n#ff uniform being procured by the Brigade, consisting of a blue serge tunic, «ith red turn down collar and brass buttons, blue trousers with red stripe, ,nd a round flat Cap with ribbons and red piping round the edge. p r Symes. Health Officer for Cantf*-* bury, arrived in Waimate by yesterday orn jpjr'p train, to inspect the drainage jnl i water snpnly of the Borough. Ho foe 9 to day to Kelcy’s B--sh to look at poorce from which it is proposed to bring lb o water supply into town.