CAMBRIDGE, April 17, 1876

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 610, 18 April 1876, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE, April 17, 1876

lhe meeting called for Saturday last, for the purpose of forming a club to be called tlie Cambi-idg-e Football Cub, W«s postponed until uextSatnrday. The scratoh match was also put off to the same day, owing to Uio illness of the football, which met with a severe accident, having, in fact, to speak rather coarsely, " busted ;" but »3 the fbotballists are evidently ia earnest and mjean to hare * good season, the necessary repairs will soou be effected, and the ball will again be " kept rolling," or rather flying. The Mortiug Troupe gave an entertaintaenfc in the schoolroom on Saturday night to a comfortable hous>e, and they were .veil received. The p«rfonn.iaues of Little on the trapeze are, to say the least, very clever for ho young a child. The sport? to»day ate expected to be rather good ; at any rate, this much may U» said of the program me. There is at present in Cambridge a sad case of fever. Out of tt family of six perionn, four, i. c., the father, mother, and two children are unable to be out of bed, and are in a 4nd state. The neighbours are very kind to them, and a subscription is being raised in their behalf Tne * O o& people ot Cambridge are ever ready to aid suffering humanity, and it ia to be hoped that in this instance this poor family wiii not want anything tint could Alleviate their dutreai. — Ows CoRRKSPOVDUNr,