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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

;' (FIIOM ODU SPECIAL, COniIESPONDENM.k . PALJIEBSTON. ' ' -, .The'' milluneii.. hero -aro - adopting ; a. weekly system of payment. instead of tho. coupon. aystcm.\ Tho lochl bakers have decided to : ' sell at 3d. per' 21b. loaf over, the counter and . ' SJd. ■ delivered. : ■ .While, haviiig at the Grand' • Hotel yestoi day afternoon three ladies were ■ startled -by a revolver bullet crashing •. -through .the. w'indow.ai/which:. they .we're' sit-: •...ting, and after making an 'impression pn / iho 'dioine leading; from ;the lounge jit dropped . '. spoilt close to where Uiey were seated. Had-.i the bullet ponetrated the pane about ; eigh-1 toon inches lower it must havo-struck-ono of the-ladies. The matter has been placed in tlio hands of tho police., - ' FEILDING. Redwood, who (lied at Blonhcim, is v.' a sister; of Mr: W. H. Redwood, of Foilding. - - At , Rongoteo-• on Wednesday tho- instal-. . lation -of Brother T. B. Sutton, : S.W;, as Master of tho Masonic Lodge,-,took,place,- A : .largo numbor of- brethren worovpresent from 1 • Palmerston, Foilding," Bulls, Fo&ton,--.. and v other parts of :tho district. R;W. Bro. R. "i; Fletcher,,(Wellington) conducted tlio- core-. ' * mony-'of installation, .ani Bro. R:!R,.-Martin, : G.D.C.^J.(organi^irig/',secretary-1 of -/the-opposi-. •lion, party)'acted as'director of ceremonies.; Thejfollowmg officers;were invested for tlio coming year:—rW;M.y. Bro. T.. B. Sutton: I? M , Bro C H SW, Bro F . •W. fßynikerj .W.AV., Bro. R. Boswoll; Sccre-. tary; Bro.. K.- Beattie; Treasurer, Bro. H.Ehrhornj: S;D.y Bro; ;R. 8.. Sutton; • J.J.D., ■ Bro. A.-.H. .Burgess; LG.Wiy Bro. G.ißayho; Bro.; R;vAmesbiiry;. Tyler,Bro. ,-R. M'olvmont;i. Auditors, Bro. C.. JI. Bowatcr : -and Bro. -R. M'Clymont. . The Masoiuc function -at Rongotea was unique in one respect,' - ..viz., -the presence. 9f -,ladies at. the banquet.. ' ' Referring to tKe-factvßro-vMarfcin.shid that . ( ho intended to propose:-.at the. next/Grand . Lodge' meeting'• that such. a custom bo goiierally observed. ■ ■ .-. , ' l \'/A; store - occupied by/ Mrs.;" Lonergan was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. Nothing ■ was saved/, Hie building was insured for . £120 and. tho contents - for £240 m tho • Phoenix office: v' CARTEItTON. '£• .- The; macadamising; and' asphaltmg' cbhtrajEHT-of-Cart'erton's principal 'street; is now" in' full •swing.-,--. Thirty, men are now employed on tlio job,-and this number, is likely to bo inereased ,*■' to; fiftj- during l tho noxt month 1 or two.'-;* The work - is; to 'be Voarried 'out very thoroughly,' , i the-. estimated -cost-' being £60 vper ■' chain, ■ - ;. Jones,- of- Lowor 1 Hutt, who built" the ■' stop-banks yon the Hutt river, is'the contrac : . tor,vand he considers ; that ' ha. wdl .finish' tho - job-about tho end of September. : FEATHERSTON. -Tlio members of-tho Feathcrston Volunteer Firo * Brigado ,on . Wednesday, evening pre- •-. ;sentedi.;Foroman -Mmiro with a . silver--tray on the occasion of his departure for Taihape . Fireman . WTuokei -.maue -the presentation ' On Wednesday evening the members of Loyal Unity Lddgo : visited tlio Groytown Lodge, 'and played a caid tournament, ' honours coming 1 out,-even. ; : -