CARTERTON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 592, 21 August 1909, Page 10

CARTERTON.

■■ ■:, , - •; ;St.'"■; Marli's. , ';CliiiVeh 'presented I a ; ' busy 'ap- ';.'-;.; pearance -'on '•':-.' morning l , .when x ,:/■ Messrs. with' 1 ;."..;' the huge' cases tho, .pedal pipe-.-i organ; , which is.-being. presented '.' to : the •/, ■.church in momory : :;of.;:tho.\late;,; ;., V U Booth.: 'ynpackiiigi'iwas^inimecfiatil^ftbji^ ■ -.;,'; J,' Shortly'ifter;':- ; ;Jlr,. Pearcq, 'of '" 'Chri'stchnrch, commenced the task .'of erecting ;., -~ the instrument v The';; which , is larger. -.'. •'■" 'than <;was anticipated,;-occupied four -cases, ■•..the.Jargeat.'bqmg^soriib' s 25cwt., .-enough .to '■:': v givo; the crane' at .the.': railway, .station a - ;;.-'■;-severe' test..-;A-' few of'.the'parts.received' a .'■;: little , ' knocking' abotit on•; tlip journey,- but ..:,- it" will- iiot; tako'-much'td repair -the: damage. ".;.-. Mri P.earce'. expects rfcliat 1 it will take about :>V; ; fciur weeks to .fit: Aip.the , instrument, which, :: : -"v; when';cqmpletedjv'willVbg, a .'decided acquisi-;'<;■;,;■tibiV;-to/-tlie,, churcli/;;.;."; '•;; '\-'J'r : - ■ : /. ; .... '..■ N'.'.'yC/'soeiiil,', for tho;purposo. of ..raising funds ;■''\for ; -thp sale/ of 'work^being;,organised in aid of.. St. ■ Andrew's- Church; Was' 'held at the residenco/of.. Dr., Johnston: on Thursday evening. Nearly £5 was. taken- at<the door, .'■ '■': and thosewho. attended..listened.,to/a pleas- „ . ing-yucal : programrhe;' y, '.~. : ,\'':'■ j- ■"' \ '■'. V. : ..;. V:-- f iiW.-Gladstone;.Football -'/Club -is rather : - . proiid of its .credit .balance'.of'£2o jthis year. ':• .-" At the!. 'commencement':of ■';the , season' it ;had .:.':[ only £1 .in' hand..■■;',>-V-.;- ,- : , '■ .:■■■: ,■•'■"■.-"■•. .--., ';.' .The'Wairarapa 1 South County Co-cincil 'staff : v is at present engaged grading ;thei)alefield ;.'.;. : lload on.the Cartertbn side of ,th"e railway : . line.;: -Wlipii: completed, the work ~ehbuld "■ ■'... havo the effect of letting away.'the-.surphis •:. -•iWattr,:, which •accumulates there -after an >'.: xi'dinary. day's " {'~ H; ' ' r ''■ ■' ''■•■■'■ ;■•■■• .'■:'■•.■ •■.."..■ ;Mr.-.6. : -G.-: Taylor:a former resident of ' p .Carterton,,.and now secrotary tff;tho'Ballance •."■'••' Co-oporatii-e-:, Dairyi Company,: isi.- at • present onl a visit* to the 'town renewing ■ old ■ ao- ■ ■: ;! .quaintances..:/: ; >::,v r: '. ■■;-. ; ' ; - ;■ ; ' : ' - : "' : :-.■•.-'. ~' : .Loyal Heart ofvOak ■ Lodge; of Oddfellows are the first to have their name engraved : • • upou the Friendly Societies' .''Council's trophy for-card tournaments, having..secured α-vic- : : tory of one :game against tho Druids on ; ■Wednesday .evening last. ! ..-.-. -. ■. ■ ;.