Windsor & Richmond Gazette, Saturday, March 3, 1900 - page 4 Richmond. Mr. Clarry Chantler, of the local Post and Telegraph office, has received word that he has been promoted to the office at Mossman's. We understand that he is to be postman there, and that the promotion carries a considerable increase in pay. We wish our young friend all prosperity, and feel sure he will always be a credit to his native home. Messrs. W. Mitchell and George Cobcroft have been appointed judges at various shows to take place during the next few months. At the Sydney Show, Mr. Cobcroft is a judge in the jumping classes, and Mr. Mitchell in vehicles. At Maitland the former will be among the blood stock and pony classes, while Mr. Mitchell will again be in his element, among vehicles and machinery, ay Grafton and Lismore Shows. Mr. and Mrs. P. Charley and family are away at Manly. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woodhill are going off on a three weeks' holiday. They intend to visit several parts of the colony, and have a roving holiday. No one has a greater sense of the benefits of out-door recreation than our estimable townsman, Mr. George Woodhill, J.P. (How does it look ?) He is a lover of picnics and fishing excursions, and no one knows better how to organise them. In a few weeks time he is going on a trip with a few friends (among them Messrs. G. McCauley and R. A. Pye, of Windsor), and will spend a week on the river in a launch between Wilberforce and Peat's Ferry. At a special meeting of the local Borough Council last week the following standing committees were appointed :- Works - Aldermen Cobcroft, Kelly, Allen, and Bailey. Finances - The Mayor, Aldermen Whitwell, and Campbell. Parks - The full Council. By-laws - The full Council. Hon. Treasurer - Mr. C. S. Guest. To sign cheques with Mayor and Council clerk - Alderman Cobcroft. The local council proposes to issue £600 worth of debentures to enable it to pay off all the mortgage maturing in September. A meeting for the purpose of nominating candidates for the extraordinary vacancy in the local Council, caused by the resignation of Dr. Watson, will be held on the 13th instant. Nominations must be in the hands of the returning officer (Mr. J. W. Hill) seven clear days before the 13th. There seems to be no violent desire on the part of respectable townspeople to oppose Dr. Watson's re-election to the Council. One Alderman was overheard to say that he had nearly walked his legs off trying to get a man to "come out against Watson," but had not succeeded.