HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 740, 12 February 1910, Page 10

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

.. (Prom Oiir. Special - Correspondent.) •

After, a.painful illness of a .few.'months' duration; Mr.' Joseph' Henry. Percy, of Petoihe, died' on Thursday,';at : the; age' of CO years.', .Deceased wis .one,fit-the. oldest residents' in . the' ( . district,, his father haying 'been', onoYof: the ,first to, :land J iii; ; Wellington; He is survived by. a widow. and family;'and by. four brothers (one of ! Avhoin is Mr. jW. J. Percy, -of Petono), and two sisters'. '. ' , The '.j.ower .Hutt Wesleyan , Sunday School' held : their,'anriual /meeting . and prize distribution .on .' Wednesday >last. The'report Referred;..to the great interest that- is bf/uig talceii'in' .the Sunday school. Tho• attendance/at ;tho yarioiis.classes lias been • well maintained', during ' tho ' print■ year, .Tho Junior .Endeavour;, is 'under the leadership 'of tho: Rev; S.,J- Garliclc, tho : Young Bible (Stass ,is under Mr. J. w. Rodgers, arid the young* men. are under Mr. G. ■ Hall. /Eileen'. Strand was the/only ono out of the school to gain a prize under tlio Sunday School Union examination, although several pained certificates; In the tablet competition, somo of. the scholars' did very ' well,' especially A. Firth;'.-who, has- gained .first place for three years in .succession;' D."'-Hall, .M., Firth; M." Mason, L.. Homery,' and L, •Hall.' JThe. finance of tlie school has been v-ell looked lifter/during' the year, being able, to show a .balance, of ifill /lSs. Ilio. officers for tho ensuing year '.are Superintendent, It r. Homery; assistant siipenn-. tendent,' Mr. W. Strand; secretary and treasurer, Mr.' E. Jcnness,: with Mr. .1; Jenricss "as' his /assistant; organist,... Miss, p. i'Jenn'ess organist, ■ .''Miss Knight;: librarian, Miss Evßox..■_//■ , . . /Tho bowls tournament for the: Duthio Cup was concluded ou the Lower, Hutt green /yesterdav." "Wnn'gamii and /.Hutt, with two rinks ,each iir the , final; displayed, some clever "form. ... The, play of the number threes: in 1 each, rink_was a feature, whilst the leading .of-JJollard and. London for Wangaiiui .was. a treat to. witness. Tho filial scores would linrdly indicate the'nature of the', game, because in both instances in the sixteenth head Hutt wtrcohly a couple behind. Detailed jrcores are'as follow:—First game—Waiipinui; Collins, Robertson, Rod well. ( s . 23, v. ; Hutt: F.; Hendry, Davidson; Hollard, Hendry (s;), 11. ' Second game— Ho"gard,.Milne,' Harrison,; Ross (s.), 23, v. jfrurphy,/Treyothick, Macaskill, Stevens /vi.t of-the -Petpne/Police Court,' held/Yesterday-'/morning •■before - Messrs.; M'Ewan; Shorth and Motlics, J.P.'s, E: J. M'lhtosh,'. charged with using • improper, languago, was, convicted and discharged..