[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.]
BANGOR AND KAROOLA.
A concert in aid of the Karoola State school prize fund was held on Friday evening, 20th inst., at the school. There was a large attendance, the school-room being packed to the door. The chair was taken by Mr. Frank Archer, M.H.A., the member for the district, and an old friend of the teacher, Mr. M.T. Cheek. In his opening address the chairman gave advice to parents, children and young men. The young men were urged to be honest in every way, even though honesty was not always agreeable, as the speaker had lately found in connection with a special duty at the House of Assembly, where great pain had been occasioned to him by the action necessitated by plain and straightforward dealing.
The programme of the concert was a long one, and was carried out by Misses Tilley, Quinn, McKenna, Barrett (2) ; Mesdames Barrett, Cheek ; Messrs. Moorhouse, McKenna, Cheek, and the school children. Refreshments were kindly provided by the parents of the scholars, and hearty thanks were given to the chairman, who added £1 to the receipts, and to all who had helped to make the evening pass so pleasantly. Incidentally, the head teacher stated that he had not been able to find, from 28 years school records, that a Parliamentary representative had ever before visited the school.
The Director of Education has visited the district to inquire into the question of a new school at Bangor, where there has been an average attendance lately of over 40 children. The present building is certainly not a satisfactory one, being little better than a barn. It is very likely that a new school will be recommended.
A meeting of parents interested had been called for the evening of the Director's visit at Mr. W. Hammersley's. The notice was very short, and many people, including the teacher, hardly knew of the meeting. A petition for a new school was decided on, and has been largely signed. There are three schools within about five miles - Karoola, Lower Turner's Marsh (private), and Bangor, with an average of 120 scholars.
The Salvation Army has a fair number of followers in the district, and they are making great efforts during the present week to secure substantial results for the self denial fund. They had a tea meeting at Bangor on Wednesday, 18th inst.
For many years the religious services here in connection with the Church of England have been held only once a month. Lately, however, a lay reader, in the person of Mr. Clement Dowling, has begun work in the district, and services are conducted nearly every Sunday.
In previous notes the serious illness of Mr. David Reid was referred to. Since then Mr. Reid has passed away from his dread complaint, miner's consumption, his funeral being one of the largest ever seen in Bangor.
The recent frosts have done a good deal of harm, cutting down nearly every tender sprout and shoot. At present the weather is warm and pleasant.
October 23.
COUNTRY NEWS. (1899, November 1). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 2 (The Mercury Supplement). Retrieved June 28, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12762396