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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 09, 1899
Page
5
Seeds from Sydney include Beaded Gem Water Mited Rock Coban Queen Mined Water Pie Water and Black Spanish Water Large Button Premium Ironbark Crown Turks Cap Long Cream Vegetable Marrow Tomato Smooth Red Burwood Prize Green Gage Mikado Large Red Selected Red Trophy Market Favorite Yellow Plain and Golden Perfection. These seeds have just been received from Sydney and are thoroughly reliable.
W Fairweather critiques South Australian land taxation inequities noting assessments ignore improvements and favor influential owners. Millicent Institute meeting rejects hall hire rebates, bids farewell to President Donnelly, and plans a special meeting. Library Society debates cheap literature versus machinery and ends the term with reflections on Tennyson.
J B Mitchell aged 24 dies of pneumonia and heart failure after a brief relapse, with funeral led by Rev Mekkvoy. Also notices: Millicent Grand Hotel license granted. bicycle club to seek cycling track and join League. Strawberry Féte planned for November. Mount Gambier Building Society shareholders feud. daily train proposal denied as W J Clayfield opens a modern photo studio in Williams Road.
From our reporters at Taxtanoota, the church sports bazaar in the show room drew crowds and the combined sports bazaar tea and ball raised £29 clear. Mr Perryman will resume building this week while Mr C H Lane mourns a smithy fire loss of about £20 near the Up and Down Rocks.
The new school attached to the Convent of St. Anthony in Millicent opened on Friday September 8. The hall overflowed with tables of appetising dainties and household goods while visitors filled the space. J J Osman chaired, with Dean Ryan and Father McEvoy on the platform.
The district mails run from The Mount Gambier to Glencoe with deliveries twice weekly next week. A farewell social for Mr. B. Donnelly is planned for Thursday evening September 21. Gifts and speeches will be followed by a dance. A 16 page pamphlet by A Gordon is available free on application. Also notes on parsnips samples from M Guerin and local produce details are mentioned.
A letter from a Mount Muirhead correspondent condemns leasing the commonage to the highest bidder and warns against reviving past harsh practices. The piece notes mercy under the Surrender Act and Land Board, critiques proposed consolidations of South Australian land laws, mentions various Acts to be repealed, cites political figures, and includes mixed commentary on eucalyptus remedies and local events. It also covers a case of apoplexy, subscriptions for committees, ploughing match entries, and local racing club innovations, reflecting broad community concerns.
A reader reports fourteen years of rheumatism cured after using Pain Balm. The testimonial notes relief soon after applying the product and lists Walter Campbell as the seller.
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