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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1899
Page
4
A notice from the undersigned thanks residents for past patronage and threatens to kill pigs, clean wells, and sweep chimneys in the district. Orders at Atmes Allice or Williams Road. The message cites a collected sum and appeals to local cooperation in Town or Country efforts.
Fat cattle yarding totals 641 with 221 from the North, 66 from the South East, 40 from the Lakes, 314 from local sources. Prices range from prime to weighty and choppers, with sales brisk though mixed across beef, dairy, and pig categories. Sheep yarding 7738 with 200 shippped and 687 graziers, lambs strong at high prices, calves and pigs also sold well amid steady demand.
An 80 acre onion patch near Mount Gambier yielded 10 tons for Mr. Webster. Insolvency declared for William Dawson of Robe, with final hearing set for April 10. Rev Simpkinson to lead Millicent Anglican parish after arriving from England next week. A requisition to nominate Mr Geo Tantram for Assembly elections gains traction at the Institute. Millicent Trotting Club protest outcomes favor W Vastyne’s Brice as preferred candidate. Millicent Bicycle Club seeks approval to race on public roads, now in talks with Police Commissioner. Sale of Mr J McFarlane’s Mount Gambier land in Commercial Street West to Mrs Plate at £30 per acre. Narracorte Council aligns with South-Eastern District Councils Association for a regional conference. Mount Gambier Gaol escape inquiry attributes minor involvement to two prisoners. a knife linked to a past escape is found with Michael Cameron, who serves seven days solitary. Port McDonnell suit over Rosewarne Estates in Cornwall continues in British Courts. right to portion valued about £1000 yearly acknowledged. Mount Gambier Corporation discusses fast passenger services, requesting daily trains on the Beachport line if feasible.
In the Corre dents item a strange fragment notes a lightning strike damaging a house rather than harming a person. The brief hints at a powerful shock and the event occurring in an unnamed location with no clear casualties or follow up details.
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