Country News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 135, 30 November 1901, Page 3

Country News.

(JROM oun OWN CORRESPONDENT ) STDDHOLMIS JUNCTION. Strawberries are now coming in fast, bus 1 am b >rry to ary the late frost has done considerable damage to the f uit. Card boxes are much appreciated by the up to-dste growers, and I hear of one grover of the Let on Noble berries wno packs in the pottles, and who«e return of 70 fcorday was 10d per lb all round. V/e have not had a sale at the Junction for live veebs cn a'count of the various shows . clashing with the sales. The sales have been very much tni-sed by the vendors and would-be buyers. However, w» had a large cattle sale to-day, -which was well attended.

I notice men putting in the new sepurat r far the new creamery, and we hope to be in full svdug on, Mr Ford is row quite at home iu his new shop and with ev-rything up to date he should do a good business. Mr Keen h»s also put up a verandah right round Ida shop Mr Quinn’s store is ja<t ah-mt finished, and would be » ore-lit to any J»r> e ti wn.

1 am si) ry to hear that o; 9 of onr iv i lib u s, Mr John Mdinine, is in 'be Wa mate ■ Hospi 1 al, but I trust be will yuon be w. 11 . Hough to get about ugai--. Mr Felix Fox is now able to get abou in after a lather severe ilhies-. Mr ilffiaati Meyer h-<a now a l-.n-e lW«v----,-t o t yed nouae in cou ae of erection. an 1 . huuld lie decide to hva here he will be a va!uabie af-qui is ion to th<- district. /