PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 702, 30 December 1909, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

CALL TO REV. I. JOLLY. (By Telegraph.—Spooial OorrciDondcnt.) ■ Palmerston, December 29. It ia understood that tho Rev. I. Jolly, pastor of St. Andrew's Church, Palmerston, hod decidod to accept a call from St. Stephen's Church, Ponsonby, Auckland. Much regret is expressed at his departure. Mr. Jolly has Been a valued member of the High School Board, of Governors, and took tho koonost, interest > in educational matters generally, The wide range of his scholarship 1 and outlook in intellectual and philosophic mat-" tors is too well known to rcquiro remark, and his preaching is always marked by powoi. Both as a citizen nnd as a pastor • ins dcpaiture will moan, a very distinct loss to Palmerston. In returning from Awaptmi Races last evening a dogcait was npset by collid-' ing Milk a brake. Tho occupants were', tin own out, nnd ono of thorn was rath Or' • _ badly hurt. The trop was smashed and" •' > tho horse ft good deal out about. Three rinks from tho Palmerston Bowling Club havo entered for tho Northern Bowling Association's tournament, which i* to bo held at Wellington on' January . 10. ■ The skips \UII bo J. A. Nnsh, C. Pickering, and F. J. Taskcr. • The 6am« bowlers havo also chtercd for tho paira matches. ' The final of tho Manawalu Bowling Centre's.' tournament was played this af. ••' 1 ternoon, when. Batchelor, Guggs, Hay- . don, J. A.' Nas)i (s.), 2.5, beat Mowlcm, , Wils6n, Malcolm, U. Pickering (b.), 20, „„< Each member of tho winning rink ro- ' ' ceived a gold medal, and tho Palmerston Club now holds tho honour of flying the * centre's pennant'for the season. • The auction rooms of Mossrs. Mounscy, , nnd Co-, had a narrow cY>copo frora dc-, *, ' struction by fire late on Sunday night, a fire being discovered in somo balls of , binder twine in the upstairs portion or the building. Luckily, the fire was noticed whiio it was in its incipient stage, and several members of tho Fire BrigI ado quicklv extinguished it. Tho damago ' ■ done was not serious. Mr. Mounsey him-' , belf was away in Auckland, and the 1 premises had been closed for over 36, i hours. Tho insurances are not yet avail- ■ , , able. • >. . V> The Palmerston Boy Soosts hn\e been! camping out during the holidays. One section was calnped on Mr. R. S. Abra- i ' ham's propelty at Fitzhorbert, whilst • nuothcr portion of the corps pitched - tents on tho bank of the Wnnganui River. Tho boys, had a thoroughly go,od> '■ > time, but at the same time received 1 some valuable instruction.