PELMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 696, 22 December 1909, Page 11

PELMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(Dy .TclcirttpU.-Special Corrmoondonl 1 Palmerston, December 21. Court Manawatu, A.0.F., held its half-yearly summoned meeting Inst evening, when there was a -very large attendance. Dro. Eolf, Col., presided. The iollowing officers -were electedvS.C.E., Bro. Wickenden; secretary, Bro. Yortt; treasurer, Bro. Aitcheson; S.W., Bro. M, Kosanowski; J.W., Bro. Weir; 5.8., Bro. Lory; M.S., Bro. Low; delegate on Friendly Societies' Council, Bro. J. Rosonowski. Ono now member was initiated, and another proposed. It was Teported that the number of members, on the sick-list had greatly decreased. . The prizes won at * the recent tuchro tournament were presented to the winwrrs. The newly-elected i officers will be installed at the meeting of the i court on January 3i when a 'social will bo ield > ' • -A 'man 'named; ,W. ; N. Dally,; was- sentenced to a' week's hard. labour to-day by Mr. ■■ A; V. Thomson; ~ S.M:, Jor \, failing-, to provide" main' tonanco lor his.Wife.; v.- :'.,-,. .■'■'■" v^-i,-'-«i-At daylight-qnl. Sunday,morning Mr; ;B. Edwards, J.P.; ; liberated at the .railway station a number of pigeons for thu Dunedin.Homine Club.- Mr.'iEdwarde is npw.in receipt of^. a elegratri from the secretary/of 'the club to the effect .that .eighteen : of-the 'birds a their destination the: same day, the time: pi the winner ;being 13 hours 38 minutes. ; * ' :■ TheEechabite Lodge held-.ita quarterly meet ing in the Orange Hall last night, Bro. G. Allman presiding. The half-yearly of otfleers resulted ns. follows:-C.B., Bro. G. All man; :D.C.8.,:'8r0. C. .Bro, E; Morgan; treasurer, Bro. E E.Cuthbertson; C.S;, Bro. E. Bycroft: 8.54 Bro. V C H. Mills: Levite, Bro: Fj Marshall! auditors, 8r05.,..Aγ, Hunter end Outrain. j' :^. , ■/: , ' ! -'V'- '.'•■■£ ■'The employees of the■ Palmerston gasworfo have' presented -Mr.: Byron Jeffery, who.for .th( pastfive years has been a.member of the 6ta.Q Snd has < recently been Appointed: m&nSger th 6 Wiipawa:gasworks, with- an afternoon te: service. In making, the presentation, Mr. M 3 Kennedy,', manager of ■- the company, ..spoki in very' complimentary terms ,of Mr. t Jeftery and expressed pleasure at,the\fact:that.he hat received 1 such a',good appointment. '__;. .■;. The- firebell gave an. alarm about ■% o clocl this- morning, the cause , being;a fire ,in' ;i washhouso attached to Mrs. Tripes' house.. li College Street. ■; The, brigade were quickly- oi the scenei' and ■ soon mastered ithe.. oatbteak The house belongs to Mr. A. Martin, but thi insurance's .unknown:... The.-.contents were, in sured for J350." ':- i> , : ; :- - The Bev. I. Jolly has returnod,from; a viei to Auokland, where he pleached: with a_ yiej to accepting a call Mi. Jollr intentions ;with respect to, the call ■,' are . n6 known: '■"'■'• '■■ '-■' : i ■ ; ' ' -'■' ■ *■■ ■'•■,■■ ■ : Aman named Sass, brought.;up on a oharg of. 'wilfully damaging a window, in: a■. Cannes laundry, -was'• fined- 20a., or fonrteen days im prisonment.; '.-.> -. ■■'■:■■■'• :'.-'. : --'y\:-:\ . r,-, -.• "■