Windsor & Richmond Gazette, Saturday, March 3, 1900 - page 3 Town Gossip Mr. H. R. Bridson, who contests the Hastings-Macleay seat, was one time a resident of Windsor, and lived with his parents at Everton House, in Brabyn-st., now occupied by the Messrs. Gow. Mr. Bridson married a sister of the Messrs. Merrin, who ran a newspaper here some time ago, and one of his sisters is the wife of Cyril Haviland, poet, &c. Stone-throwing appears to be a favourite sport with some of the rising generation. A resident of the town has been a good deal persecuted by imps who hurl missiles at him from dark niches at night. Sometimes they seem to come round corners, and occasionally one will drop as from the sky. The police are on the look-out, and we would advise the throwers to seek diversion in another direction. Burglars have turned themselves loose in Windsor. Last Friday night they paid a visit to the railway station, and after affecting an entrance to the public waiting-room, smashed the top pane of the window where tickets are issued, broke the latch and got into the station-master's room. But they got nothing. Mr. Bradley is too careful a man to leave his cash laying loosely around, and everything was safely locked up. A meeting of the Wesleyan Band of Hope took place last week, when the chair was occupied by Mrs. Swift. An interesting programme was given, in which the following took part : - Miss Palmer, Miss Dean, the Misses Gilbert, Miss E. Lane, Miss M. Simons, Mr. H. Lane, Miss Smith. We will pleased if the recording scribe of the B.H. will kindly furnish us with regular reports of their doings. The oldest ecclesiastical edifice in Australia built by voluntary subscriptions is Ebenezer Church on the Hawkesbury River. It was opened in 1808. Contributions consisted of money, labor, building materials, cattle, sheep, and furniture. Lieutenant Bell, a pompous military hero of the day, constantly on the look-out for conspiring rebels, entered the Church when the little congregation was at prayer one Sunday and placed the entire party under arrest as conspirators. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Cobcroft leave on a trip to Tasmania this week. Mr. Leo Lillis, son of Mr. C. Lillis, of Barraba, is in the district on holidays. Mrs. M. Everingham, of the Club House Hotel, Narrabri, an old Hawkesburyite, died at a ripe old age last week. Mr. Brinsley Hall, J.P., has been appointed an additional district trustee to the Savings Bank of New South Wales. Messrs. Richardson and Wrench will sell by auction at their rooms, Pitt-street, Sydney, on Friday next, 9th inst., four allotments of land, comprising in all 206 acres, situate at Mulgrave. Mr. P. Beveridge has been engaged to assist with the catering at the H. A. College next Wednesday, when the diplomas and prizes will be presented to successful students. A large number of visitors will be entertained. Mr. J. T. Rowthorn was an auctioneer and Crown Lands appraiser in Windsor over 40 years ago. Mr. Rowthorn was clerk to the late George Seymour, one of Windsor's earliest auctioneers, and took out his first license in 1857.