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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1899
Page
4
The inventory lists a piano, cedar chairs and table, cedar chest, dressers, sofas, beds, wardrobes, a safe, kitchen furniture, a stove, utensils, and sundries. It notes the estate of Mr Mann who died, with the directive for the dirthet Gaberiaee teamer sheet and buyers at the railway station tomorrow.
Rev T Trestrail Eventa and Mr Mott are among participants in a cordial welcome scene. The snippet hints at a local gathering with names of individuals and a friendly reception, though details are sparse.
The sales report shows heavy cattle and sheep dull due to extreme heat. Prime bullocks and dairy stock fell, with buyers scarce as shippers withdrew 140 head. Pigs and calves followed the downward trend while merino and crossbred sheep saw mixed results amid lower overall demand.
The Millicent Times lists subscription terms: 2 pounds yearly in advance, 10 shillings yearly on credit, postage two pence extra. Readers are instructed to address correspondence to the Editor and report any irregular delivery to the office immediately.
Daara Millicent reports the death of Mrs J Jennings aged 61 of Millicent after an operation for strangulated hernia. She fell ill six days earlier, surgery was performed by Dr Thyne with Dr Gribble assistance, but she collapsed at completion. Funeral held Sunday with many mourners. she was a long-time Aberdeen native, survived by husband and grown children.
The Salvation Army marked a harvest thanksgiving on Sunday with quoted potato prices in Mont Gambier, Adelaide, Melbourne, and regional notes. A political note references MP Cock and an upcoming district meeting while odd incidents and local anecdotes fill the remainder of the report.
Millicent court sits Monday before Justices Stuckey and Sutherland over a December theft claim. George Manhood accuses William Plate of taking two sheep from his yard, while local witnesses describe ear markings and ownership. Friction arises as delivery and sale records are debated, with a letter demanding return and£5 compensation cited.
A damaged line notes a man freed his hands and, despite severe bruising, avoided further injuries while trying to extricate himself from a perilous situation at sea. This terse report highlights restraint and minimal harm amid risk.
Reports from Corresp describe Mr Boucaut of Credit Selections being thrown from a buggy when horses bolted on the Robe road about ten miles out. He was unconscious, later cared for by J Gardner and E Gardner, then taken to Mount Gambier by train after receiving facial cuts and hip and side bruises.
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