PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 800, 25 April 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

. (From Our-Special. CorreaoondeatsJ ■ CARTERTON., Mr. B. Bell has been discharged from Dr. Smyth's Private Hospital,: cured from a serious wound in the leg.| A wedding of considerable local io»| terest is to take place Ihere on May 13. , At a well-attended meeting here $• wa3 decided to form an Associatioa; fcotball club.' Mr. James Hardmaai was appointed secretary., r ' 'I'ho funeral of the late Mr. Lucas, Peal, who died on Wednesday in his' 65th year, took placet at the Clarevfllo - Cemetery on Friday afternoon. A ser--vice was. hold at St. Mary's Chnrch and', at the graveside by the Rev. Father Duffy. v I'ho Court Marquis of Normaniy,. A.0.F., has decided not to enter .a teomi in- the forthcoming'seven-a-side foot-i ball tournament at Maaterton. , Bro. W. Fisher, a, member of Totara'! Lodge, U.A.0.D., who;has been an in» valid for tlie past seven months, wasvisited by some of the brethren at! bis .residence. South Carterton, on Wed- . nesday evening, and presented with a> cheque for over £40, subscribed'by the-, sister, lodges under the!jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the North Island.' He subscription was made in' responseto an appeal from the Totara Ixxlge. Mr. Ji S. Pepper, of Greymouth—■% former resident here—is at present ,io< visiting the town. Mrs. A. Anderson, of Clareville, who. has been an inmate'of. Dr. Smyth's*. Private Hospital, was able last week to leave, tlio institution convalescent. The local fire brigade has been advised that Wennett, the ,' Australian, champion light-weight ; boxer, is to visit the town on Tuesday next, when ...he will givo lessons--in the., art of selfdefence. .; ! ; j-. Mr. Fawcctt, late of Masterton, has been engaged to supply the' music ;for - the fire brigade dance nest Thursday. Messrs'.l J. M'Guinneas and N. M'Ken-. nie will be M.C.'s. In a letter to your correspondent, the Rev. "W. J. Elliott, of and formerly superintendent 'of the South Wairarapa Methodist Circuity states that he is very favourably impressed with l)is new-circuit. Although he had only : been there a short time, at date , of writing, he had already met people, who were associated with bim in his early days. ;-His: congregations on Sonday • last. week were very' encouraging, and the church- will , comfortably accommodate 300 worshippers. As Mr.v Elliott is very much interested m geology, lie proposes to visit the limestone and coal - country, and also inspect the • stones to which Mr. v Clement;.Wra|r26 has been giving prominence lately. He is of opinion that there is a great future before the north of Auckland, although both gum and timber are getting'scarce.' Mrs! Elliott was unable to' accompany him the whole of the journey, but will join her husband in about three weeks time. She is staying at To Aroha. A very' enjoyable organ recital was given 'in St. Mark's Church on Friday evening'bv Mr.,Purcell "Webb. ofJKnos Church. Masterton. -Miss J. M'Gregor, of Masterton, contributed polos. It is intended to hold ■organ -recitals at' frequent intervals. Mr. H. S. Claughton; of St. Matthew's, Masterton, will'contribute the next programme^ The Rev. H. S.: Woollcombe, M.A., who is travelling the world on a mission'to men from tlie! Church of- Ens;-, land Men's Society in England, is visiting Greytown on Monday, and will hold, a special meeting in the Foresters' -Hall in the evening-, ; ' • ...-■

f CBEYTOWN. j, ~* Thr'efehing.is .now,going on apace, and , ■ the machines are; working- long hours ; to keep up with orders in hand. ,j;We are losing several of our. prornin--ent farmers' from this, district, they having taken up land' .in the Waikato. • Among.those going are: Messrs. C. and ... F, Hawke, E. Haigh, and M'Dbugafl. The football season has now begun, and Greytown, as usual) will be efficiently represented in the grade contests. WOODVILLE. The Woodville; School Committee are. arranging- for .a-'concert to. take,-place next* month...Amongst".the jjerformers • .... secured, is!, Mi. Hill, of . vyellington,,.. Tho whole of the programme is to be / supplied by outside performers. Many years ago our well-known and esteemed citizen, Mr. R. Fennejl, conceived the .idea'that .upon bis birthday the children of the town should have, a ... happy time, if it lay m his power tG furnish it. April 22 is consequently looked forward to' by' the juveniles .of Woodvillo, and last week hundreds were gathered, at "Toronto Cabin 1 ' te enjoy tho hospitality of :Mr. Fennell. ' : The syndicate that has held the lease . of the "Maharahara copper ■ mine evidently intends to retire from any furfbei activity in that quarter. Tenders-.* are • now being called for the* purchase'of./, 'several small houses/ for removal, also working tools.. '. SHANNON. . -Mr. F. W. Denton, chemist, has. sold his business to Mr. Boultbee, of ;Ma- . rigaweka. Mr. Denton las been. in. • business for over four yea-rs in Shan non, during which period'he has made many: friends.!. ' The Shannon Co-operation Dairy As- / sociation paid out £1644,35. to suppliers - for the month of 1 March, as against £790 15s. for the corresponding period of last year. The company is at'pre-, sent giving lid. for butter-fat. The average test for-March was 4.1. 'V- " Mr. A.'Jagger, who. recently _ sold hia .. property to Whitaunui, Ltd., has pur- . chased-Mr. J. Walden's property at . .. Moutoa. . OTAKI. ,*■ A narrow escape from a 6erious accident occurred at the Family Hotel ; > on Thursday - evening, l when' the. liccn- ■ see''(Mr. J. Johnston), on lighting the " gas, found- that ho had left it turned ;! on after use on a previous occasion.' As soon as the match was lit, there was a loud report, and tli6 glass globe waa smashed to fragments, some of tho.pieces being sent across tho road._ Fortunately, Mr Johnston.- was not in lino with the jot, but was reaching. up-.-* :: f wsirds, and thus escaped meeting serious mishap. , ; • Some intorest is likely to be taken over both .the school committee and road board elections,'' which -tako placo shortly.' Several' new candidates intend, contesting the scats.Violet roots (imported) are suffer- ; ing from' the red. spider, and many, beds are badly .affected. . The Hui Mai'"sbcial," hold at Manakau last week, was n great success, much credit being due to the ladies, {. who so materially- assisted, and Mr. C. E. Lindsay,! on whom a great deal of ' . the work' fell. r Some 60 couples were present, and the hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion. Mr. Enoka provided the niusic, 'and ' Messrs. E. • Bevan, jun., and'J. S.'Fowler were M.C:'s. , - ■ ■ ■ ' Mr. H. H. Bills has left on a holiday tour hi the South Island. He intends spending a considerable portion of his time in Christchurch. •