Windsor & Richmond Gazette, Saturday, March 10, 1900 - page 3 Town Gossip At the Debating Society's meeting on Tuesday last several of the junior members essayed their maiden speeches, and some acquitted themselves well. The debate on the Gothenberg System being preferable to Total Prohibition proved very interesting. Doubtless if the young men persevere, and when they speak say "something," they must of necessity improve themselves. The Society is doing a power of good, and in the near future we may look for a crop of young orators. Thursday next will be a public holiday of account of the Nepean Show. Mr. J. Smallwood has been removed to Penrith, and with his family has gone there to reside. Mr. William Fitzgerald has gone to Bowral to work for Mr. W. Keogh, who has a road contract there. It is likely that the Hon. J. L. Fegan, Minister of Agriculture, will officially open the next Hawkesbury Show. Mrs. Butler, wife of the well-known river trader, skipper Joe Butler, has been on a holiday to the Clarence River. Mr. Simon Wilson's orchard at Glenorie was sold for something like £75, Mr. H. Rogers of Windsor being the purchaser. A concert will be held at the Vineyards on Thursday evening, March 15th, at 7.30 p.m., in aid of the funds of the Church of England. Mr. Brinsley Hall will in all probability be junior captain of the Hawkesbury Lancer Squadron, if it becomes an established fact. And a good man, too. Mr. Arthur Collison has been home to his parents' place recruiting his health. Arthur has had a serious illness, and is still an invalid, but convalescing. The marriage took place last month of Mr. Claude Everingham, son of the late Matthew Everingham, of Windsor, to Miss Ada Carver, eldest daughter of Mr. W. Carver, of Moree. No less than 77 cases were set down for hearing at the local Land Court this week, the greatest number ever dealt with by this Court at one time. The sitting extended over three days. Intending contributors to the "Manuscript Journal" of the Windsor L. and D. Society should send in their papers early next week, as the journal is to be read on the 20th inst. Mr. Bloome, the genial host of the Royal Hotel, is offering a lovely new crisp pound note for the best cob of corn raised in the district. It will be decided by the greatest weight of grain. We publish this week the first instalment of an article on the "Green Hills," as Windsor was called in early times, from the pen of "Paul Twyford." It will be concluded next week. A big batch of summonses has been issued at the instance of Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, for the recovery of back accounts ; and they are likely to occupy a whole days' hearing at the ensuing Small Debts Court. While Mr. J. Brown was turning Mr. Viney's corner on his 'bike' on Tuesday, he and the machine had a dispute, and decided to separate. Each went his own way, Brown losing about two and sixpence worth off his knees. The Minister for Works has decreed that all road contracts signed after March 1st shall contain a provision making imperative the payments of 7/- a day for labourers and union wages for all skilled workmen. This is a step in the right direction. On Sunday evening the Rev. C. A. White, B.A., will deliver the second of his series of addresses on Social and Industrial Problems. The subject for this address will be "The abuse of wealth." There will be special music, and all are cordially invited to the church. Repeated applications have been made to us for schedules of the H.D.A.A.'s show. One subscriber has called no less than six times within the past month, and has given up all hope of every getting one. It is not understood why the Association is so late in issuing the schedules this year. In former times they were available quite four months prior to the date of the exhibition, and here we are within two months of the event. When kudos was being ladled out at the Lancer meeting on Wednesday night, one gentleman who did perhaps more practical work than anyone else connected with the movement was entirely ignored. We know it was purely an oversight, and do not reproach anyone. We refer to Mr. Hilton Clarke, the popular manager of the local Dairy Company. Of our own knowledge we can say that he worked hard in getting signatures to a petition, and was at it till a very late hour on several nights. Also, the big meeting was due in a great measure to Mr. Clarke's zeal, and we merely refer to this matter because we like to see credit given where it is due.