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RUTHERGLEN.
| Last week was the first fine week wt
j have had for three months, which was
I appreciated by all. On Sunday night,
| however, a terrific thunderstorm Tisitotl
us. One clap of thunder seemed te
I burst on the town, and gave everyone a
great start. The lightning smashed
| down several trees close to the town. _
| Vineyard and other outside work ii
jat a standstill. As the vines are
j shooting much work in vineyards will
have to be left undone.
Mining is still looking well, »nd new
leads are being taken up in rer7
direction. The different share broker
in the town are doing fairly well.
I The half-yearly meeting of th
Garibaldi RBf wm ?»A?r? at thn Victoria
Hotel. The result was very satis
factory, and shows that the mine has a
good future. This is one of the few
mines managed locally.
A man named J. Wormall wee
wrestling on Sunday, and in the fall
get one of his legs broken. Dr Harris
attended the patient, who is progress
ing favorably.
The Billiards Championship— fas'
of the series of the international billiard
championship matches at Chicago b®twsB'
John Roberts, the English, and F. O-
Ives, the American, champion, have now
been played. Ives's total ecora is 40wr
against Roberts's 3400.
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