WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1874, 27 December 1884, Page 2

WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.

The annual gathering of the above was held in Mr James Wrigley's paddock, Mi-& Cole also placed a very convenient newly mown grass paddock attbeir disposal which answered admirably for cricket and rounders, There was just, sufficient rain to make the happy children enjoy' the intervals of warm sunshine,- and.ihe-aay's'sgport was littlei iaterfeW with' 1 by.-ifc. The ment'djpanmeht ••'ar&.welj, deservjog of t hap ks, as 'they, sat mSed -eVieVyone;- both in quality and.;qiian%, aud fire willing hands who,.waited ofclkHmmense 4 crowd, tforkild'-well. '• The children, were provided "witbi 5 , skijjping,, rops Mf amtisetiientV 'and%£a . traced a'aiumoirof? m^oi •balls and Sun:: day schoto'.ffid' their juvenile'Triends. .Towards th;e.c.lqs.e ; of4he day the choir seiyx several., CMstmas^rols»■ aiid.' 'colle% lions, w'hidlii soon 'attracted a large'' C| , owd,„ r w|ip^joined.;iear%-4n" ; tße T singHJg ;f<pliac choruses-were' .rendered^Th);Rev. Mrls|tias aajghil. for to give'th'ree hearty oheers, to ; |fc?rjs! : ,pl acifc 4he ieyf% signal for- a general-•Btamplgde.--j ;The' day's pleasnre..Vili he. reeqrded-'.jathe. nnnds® marry year wt^ligit,'"'''':.-, ! U~' j iC•

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;eariy .6f. He) scription'Mecr' holiday tnTakeru in'their costume,.' tHe raftjoritj?; : bou'nd.% threes,.either to the Opaki :dr Valley were running, Several ■ : * ere going..picmcing on tHeir'own ■accOunV Between thirty and fprty Salvationists left ; about 10 o'clock for an outing,. • and. ■"• pulled up ! at Donald's- mill on.; the-Taueru, •whore :.theyput-fo a pleasant day-.singing,. praying,.and/feasting, returning to town about Btx-in the evening in time /or their sej-vic.e at tlje which was fairly crowded withraUjera demonstrative Virdierjoe;

. Tbe cigarr and ..fruit, ghopj were "open for ih'fi tele pf .their.warn.and •did'quite H':g6bd' r bj|Siness; 'The; bdtels were .--not- behind;,'hand in ' dofaxg a j ;. thrjviijg-tfado|'";but \llie grog Sold mits^;.eitherjjhavepieon'- of at better .quality or adulterated With, not&'ing'bnt :;w^eyudgip^ noisy thisseason-'of- the yearjn ••with "pubs" J ;-At about ;ha]f past six. j the' - people*'.;, in'' vehicles 1 ' oi 'all and 'every descHp,tidri;. ; ':i(o(a%, 06$ :.\vith the' dayj V.egcjtement, began ■to return, ,'io 'town;' and -as daylight closed, the • streets ■•became thronged with.aboisteridHSJolly.'crpwd, A great many went to the Theatre to see the splendid Diorama of the British empire and were well rewarded for.% visit. Others thronged the hotels and either increased, their.losses or diminished their winnings. : The police cells were not well patronised there being only two "daylight bo6scra".mi'ttingin their time there.,'yhe'shoelhg-fprgeß were kept hard at it from a very .early, hour in. the morning' until.njid-ddy. Each shijp Jjavjnjj estra hands 'employed to keep pace wity'the 1 d^'aijd;'

i CRICKET MATCH, i A frienply gatne Qf orjckfit ro ! played yesterday on the Pari: Qval a between the Dalefiejd Cricket Olub and the Masterton Tradesmena' Cricket j Olub, which resulted in favor of the t home team, The following, are the 1 scores: j'. . DalefielDi—lst innings. . i Temecliffe, b Jackson "..'. •'.'., 7 :• ... 21 l ; .Prjce, c and i) Sickens.-... ■■ ... 3 . E,'Morgafl,bJacksdti : '',;', ' '.;'; '(j > 'T, Kmttsoj), ppt out j » Chew.-b'Minlfie , ', ,„• Q f Gardener,b Minifie' ~„. ■ •.,.. 8 , W, Hopkins, b Minifi.o ,„ .. „, Q i T.Morgan,,bJackson'.,.. ... }• k " J.' Stevens,-, c Jackson' b Minifie... ;■ 0 [,. Pal-vill/b Jsickeon ... ..; 0 \.Tatal: >';;',£■ : ;„, ' ... 47 .''.; 'MABTEaTOK.—UMnmngs,,..., / . Reeves,:;b T, Morgan : '„V' • Evemden, 0 Stevens b'-DatwH.';.."; Mawhinay, lbw bT, Morgan 1...' k 3 ;. Eeacbtjlrj:b-Darvill' '■' ; v .; ■ ' ...i^ 1 #Mi!»ge, oTemecliffe... ''.' .i^Mr C. Ewington,..b DarvW ... •...,..]: Jaokspn, b Darvill „[ ' ..,';'9' % Ralph, b, Darvill' .„ ' ",„ 'jr. • Wickens, Ibw'b Darvill. t ,'r': : ..... ' 1' Hounalow, not out'' .... .\.;.'"s' Felling, bT. Morgan •.... ..,. 3. ' ' , Total, ~'...'• "-.,/ ~. -59 _ D^EFiELD.^2nd'inijingg, Knutson, b Jackson ■ .17- ''... 0 Vikayh Ewington ... ... '3 Temecliffe, cWickensbMjniee... 9 W,ThornyCi.Wickens bMinifie 10 Gardeneivc Paadock b Minifie.'., 0 J."Stevens, b'Ewingtpn.,, ,„ (I Darvill, b Minifie "4 GheW, b Ewington ~,. .... 0 Hopkins;bE>ington ... '"',.' 1 •T.-Msrgan,' 'stumped 9 E. Morgan, not out ... ... 0 .:'• "Extras,- ... ', ~ 13. i ~...•■,..' ..;>; MABTEBTOH.—2ni innings, Jleeyes, ruin out ... „, ' if 13 .Houtjslow, b Daryill Z •'" .0 • Wickens, runout' ..... ~. 7 Jackson,bDarvill' '.'...' ■'.'■ 0 Minifie,.c."Temecliffe \„ ... 4' Jwihgton- VDarviilb.Stejens ;.,; .0 '| •;.'.'• c .'..''o : , Jlalph^,bStevenß'^' !! .-,: ...• -JO j > ' l ".-\ '„. j{., Peiling,\notjoii't ,„:''. .„ : -..... 0-1 ..•;. Extraß,v' ; :hr '■„, ; : ''„ 3 ( '.' ■ -ToMl, ". .';" ... 41 j