Windsor & Richmond Gazette, Saturday, March 3, 1900 - page 12 Richmond Mrs. Watson, wife of Dr. Watson, is spending a brief holiday in Sydney. Our Presbyterian friends contemplate holding a Continental during this month. Misses Marie Narelle and Eva Mylott gave a very successful concert at Dapto recently. Mr. R. H. Ducker is having a short stay at the Kurrajong Height prior to a trip to England. Mrs. J. T. Town has just had published a new composition entitled "The Transvaal War March." To-day (Saturday) a handicap pigeon match for a £10 prize takes place in Mr. J. T. Town's paddock, North Richmond. Shooting starts at 2 p.m. Amongst A. H. Fullwood's pictures, now on view in Sydney, is a capitol etching of the "Black Horse Hotel, Richmond" - the celebrated honeymoon resort of the early days. Miss Sullivan is expected home from Victoria this week, whither she went recently in company with a valued friend of the family, Mrs. Stedman, wife of Mr. J. Stedman, of biscuit fame. The plans for the new billiard-room have been drawn up by Mr. Brooks, foreman carpenter at the H. A. College, who is giving his services to the School of Arts Commission gratuitously. There seems to be small chance for getting the abattoirs established on the Common between here and Penrith. The Premier has said, ex cathedra, that we haven't got "Buckley's" show. At Canterbury Park on Saturday, Mr. E. Richards' Willie won the Canterbury Handicap of 100 sovs. carrying 7.12. Willie was bred by the late Mr. B. Richards, and is by Canzoni from Vespa. Reports from Nowra advise us of the well-being of two Hawkesbury boys there, Messrs. Alf Woodhill and Os. Sullivan. Mr. Woodhill, like his brother George, has added another unit to the population of the colony. Entries for Kurrajong Picnic Races (to be held on the 17th March) close on the 10th. The gates, booths, and refreshment stalls will be sold by auction at Town's Hotel at 4 p.m. on the same day. Mr. Martin Murphy left Richmond on Wednesday, after a stay amongst us of some weeks. He goes overland to Adelaide, and will take the boat thence to his home at Fremantle (WA). All matters in connection with the estate of his late brother have been satisfactorily settled. Ex-Alderman Watson was to have addressed the ratepayers from the balcony of the Commercial Hotel on Tuesday night, but as there had been some confusion over the date, it was deemed advisable to postpone the address. Dr. Watson will now speak on Monday night next, 5th instant, at 8 o'clock. Mr. E. Hennessy, of Comleroy Road, who went to the Kempsey district some little time ago in company with his nephew, Mr. J. Hennessy, Mr. Tom John, and Mr. J. B. Brown of Windsor, is home again. His companions, with the exception of the last-named, remained behind to try their luck in the tin mines there. While they were away the party met with a coach accident, and Mr. Ned Hennessy received a rather bad shaking. Writes Lieutenant Heron, of the New South Wales Lancers : - "The Boers are not fools and their artillery in most cases is better than ours, but their shells are bad. It is not going to be the 'walk over' that was expected." Lieutenant Heron was a former student at the H. A. College, and was slightly wounded by a fragment of a Boer shell at the relief of Kimberley. Mrs. Drew writes that the beautiful wreath and opal card in memory of the late Miss Jessie Sly were given to the family by her pupils and herself. It seems that the pupils asked to have it done, and as her late pupil was so much beloved by teacher and fellow pupils, she was pleased to join them in getting some lasting memorial of their affection. Furthermore Mrs. Drew does not think it right that all the credit should be given to her. We gladly make the correction.