PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 712, 11 January 1910, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(Prom Our Special; Correspondent.) Palmerston, January 10. "• The death of Mrs.K; )i. M'Kenzie, of Carnarvon, ;in -a--: private ..hospital in Palmerstoii, . caine as. a great shock to lier many friends here,-and,, throughout tho district.:. deceased - was looked upon as one of the most sterling vtomen of lier district,. and great sympathy is. expressed lor' her 'family; -Among, the relatives-of tho late itrs. MTCeniie are threo sisters, Mrs. W. ll'Kenzie, of Hamilton; Mrs. Ciime, of Brunswick, Wanganuij and Airs. Bttthie, -of Olungaiti. The: late Airs,; D. : 11. Guthrie was. also: a; sister - of deceased.Her brothers are: Mr. Robert Bryoe,-'of I'orn Plats; Mr. John Bryce, of 'Hinau, Eaugiwahia; Mr.' T. Bryco, lumbolton; and Mr. James: Biyco; Mrs. Al'K'enaie, leaves .a.faniilyv of 'seven,- three daughters and four; sons,-' to, mourn their 1055.,,': -'-'.i- :' .', '•

, 'l'iie... Palmerston' 'Hibernian ..Society lield . its ; annual breakfast yesterday iuoniiugV .'when tKore wiia 'a large attendauco or raembers. ' Bro. Scanloli, president, occupied the chair., A number of toasts ;-.wMe:-. hohonfed;'includingthe. "Hibernian . Society,": "The Officers,"-, and "The iPress.V-.Tho.. officers: forl.the cuwent term are :< President; Bro. Scanloil; vicepresident, ,Bro. Gleeson;- secretary; Bro. Jillis; treasurer, ~ Bro.! Harrisi 'warden, Ui-Oi Oakley j guardiaiii Bro. 'I'. Holloway. I'he • question,:of; celebrating , St;: Patrick?B Day was . discussed, and it,'was decided ,iiot; to.'do anytliing this year,, but to hold a. sports ;,'g»tlibrinsi'i'in vomjunijtion'i.iHlh. another sports club, next year.: :,:Messrs..,.T.'>lT. :i ; lulling (headtriastbr of . School), t and P.; Eaikes (heaamtistcr of. the Hituitajigi ; School), w have! been on >a ( ,ihbtbr, bicycle:-tour of thi> - South Island, returned to. Palmerston on - Saturday - afteX" a: most: enjoyable trip. 'They.roport that.. 1 the-wliolo'.cbun-tiy..is looking: exceedinglyrwell;.although in . Northern - Otago ' and Southland ' there .is every indication ,bf;.wftiit of-; rain, and unless .this cornea vory soon, the .graincrops; be.,stunted.'. Most. of -these.in ,-thei- country . mentioned .'are:-' ohlyi.'about afoot - to eighteen: inches high at present, and .need K the :rain;ito: force -tnem ,on.:-' V,:-, ; l^s -expected ihat'the'Teclinicttl 'School' a , • l shortly be an accomplished fact.::. The timber for .the' strdcturo is' already on: the,' 1 grounds/: and; its ercdhon. 16-to-be piit in- haiid at onco. - Captain Haydon, and Mr. J. M'Leavey nave - been, selected as the . local i oiircssntatives.: of -: the., Methodist Ohiirch , at thD. Conferenco to bo held, in -Diihediii -at tho end of.next month.' • • .:: .'. At thS-Police' Court; to-day, tifo! -ffbthea wore, cnchvsentcnced tbvoneMonth's:im;! prisonment ...for .keeping.'?. a'' -disofdeHy flouse. ~fhe.. order was- suspended oh Cono) u n - . left ■;tlie : ,tofrn'- Within a hours. A man .named John M'Leodi Of :■ disorderly .behaviiiur,'-in-the street,, was sentenced to ono month's ''M'&iu? It*' '■ ,4 woman mimed Ethel illiwen, cliaiged. wiHi causing annoyance fcffessasajisssg expenses -20s. \r vi r? f ;;. ' y ' J iv p. ',-,i\ :