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SPRINGVALE
In the past and of late unemployed
and other departments in Melbourne,
and our Council have received letters
under a nom-de-plume, trying, to put
the ‘.‘dirt” in on men who, are sound,
and above reproa,ch, /t ..Most of the
statements 'made fare, completely,
“hunk” and selfish' in; their i entirety,
and th©, idea'seems to ibe -merely some-,
thing detrimental td; j:the men, all of
whom are supporting large, famili© l ! on
a’ small wage.; The soldiers’ . pension
seems to be the chief feature,, and in
every case the assertions are badly
.unfounded. Sending put epistles un
signed is a poor way of doing things,
and the letters should find the waste
paper basket without consideration.
The cricket euchre on Monday night
was won by a Dingleyite, and the,,
ladies whd tied were Mesdames Riley,
Saunders and Weire.
Mr. F. Kennon, of Edmond street,
and of the Melbourne Philharmonic
Society, is singing in “Elijah,” at the
Melbourne Town Hall on Friday night.
Two tenor parts have been given him,
which is gratifying.
O. Saunders, our cricketer, has been
appointed playing coach of the Yarram
football club.
The Methodist Sunday School anni
versary was a great success on Sun
day, although the weather was against
the happening. The singing. . was
good, and special mention is made
of the solos of Little Miss Guest and
Miss Frances Brettell. The collections
were splendid, and good platform ar
rangements were carried out by
Messrs. F. : Allchin- and' H. Mackay.
The eminent preachers were the Rev.
Stanley Shepherd, Mr. Book (“Billy
Bunny”) and the Rev. W. Mcßride,
and all gave inspiring addresses.
Little Ron. Wagland, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wagland, Jhr., suffered con
cussion and other slight injuries when
he ran under an approaching car at
the Carnegie Oval on Saturday last.
On Tuesday he showed good improve
ment.
Our well-known resident, Mr. Jim
(“ScotyV) Robertson, is doing soil
testing '‘around, and the samples
placed before him have” been classified
correctly, as to the strength of their
poor, intermediateness, or-richness.
The tester is good, and can examine
all classes of soils.
A mice epidemic existed at the
siding last week, when two trucks of
wheat contained hundreds of four
footers. The local dogs had some
good coursing, and the lives of the
menace were short lived.
- Little Master McDonough is an in :
mate of the Children’s Hospital, and
he is under the close observation of
the medical profession.
Mesdames Kerr and Goldsmith, of
Windsor avenue, are away at th© Har
bor City, attending the Bridge cele
brations, and visiting the resorts
around Sydney.
The Good Friday night church ser
vice at the Church of England is at
7 p.m., and the Rev. A. C. P. Gates is
the preacher. It is, a service for all.
Some large quail bags were re
corded last week, and among th© good
shots were. Messrs. G. Ward, ,T. Hay,
L. and R. Herkes, T. Carter, and H.
Matthew_s.
The Church of England grounds are
looking spic and span after the recent
ploughing by Mr. P. James. Satur
day’s good workers were Messrs. G.
Burden, F. Chalmers, G. Goldsworthy,
A. Gaylard and A. Bricksen. The
ladies supplied an appreciated after
noon tea.
For a holiday at Lome, Mr. H.
Ericksen left for his destination on
Saturday last.
. To celebrate Miss Etta Chalmers
18th birthday, a nic© party was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Chal
mers, of Buckingham avenue, on Fri
day night last, and it was very plea
sant. Games, dancing and songs were
chief feature of night, and the
30 present enjoyed the festivity. A
dainty supper was provided.
The district is most sorrowful to
wards Mr. and Mrs. R. Gowland, of
Windsor avenue, at the sad demise, on
the 18th inst., of their little baby, Ken
neth, aged six months. The child was
interred in the Springval© cemetery
on Saturday last, and Mr.' W. J. Gar
nar carried out, the funeral arrange
ments .
Much sympathy has been conveyed
to Mr. and Mrs! A. Gray, of Springvale
road and Railway avenue, at the death,
on the 17th inst., of their little baby
daughter, Evelyn June, aged eight
months. Deceased was interred at
the Springvale cemetery on Friday
last.
Mr. Jo© McPhee, late of our station,
is .■now ! stationed at Geelong pier,
operating the placing of trucks by
tractor.
x: is good to see Mr. Richard Hume
about again after his serious illness,
and many good wishes have been con
veyed to our esteemed resident.
Sorrow is felt for Mr. G. Glen, of
Regent avenue, at the death, on the
17th inst., of his father, Mr. J. N.
Glen, aged 77 years, of Cheltenham
(late of Cranbourne).
It seems a very irrelevant part of
the Motor Act to permit cars travel
ling -around for weeks without a back
number plate. In case of accidents
how could they b© detected. The old
number should be retained until the
new attachment is made.
One would think the market could
b©. cleaned out in daylight, instead of
around 5 a.nl. in the morning, when
electricity is needed to do the work.
The Council crys economy, which
should be practised.
The firemen are going to make
early arrangements for board and re
sidence at Warrnambool demonstra
tions next year, for the Geelong .visit
■found “home life missing,” for stews,
etc., "wehe-'aot too appetising.
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