FEATHERSTON.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1195, 2 August 1911, Page 8

FEATHERSTON.

Mr. C. M". Tanner, a candidate for the Woirarnpa. electorate at the coming general election, is nnnounced to speak here on Friday evening next. lie niado his opening address at Cross Creek about a fortnight ago. The rainfall recorded here for July ws.s above the average for that month, S.GS inches being registered, as against 7.8:2 inches for the corresponding month last year. There were IS days of rain, zze maximum fall being on July 10—l.filin. Vital statistics for July are:—Birt.-i?, 6; deaths, 2;. marriages, I. The election of a-now County Council will take place in November next. It is considered likely that several fresh candidates will offer their services. In order to encourage a better attendance at the meetings of the local Oddfellows' Lodge, it was decided at the last meeting of that institution that indoor games be provided, and a committee was set up to carry out the arrangements.

Some of the bargains offering at Messrs. E. Hannah and Co.'s clearing sale are announced elsewhere in this issue. Messrs. Baker Bros, draw attention to a farm of 150 acres near Hamilton, which they have for sale. Gentlemen's suits is the subject of a special announcement in this issue by Mr. Milligan, tailor, Kolburue Avenue. Messrs. Miller and Butter advertise two specially selected dairy farms in the Manawitu district, for sale or exchange. Shareholders in the Wellington Gnu Co. are notified of a meeting to be held in the Chamber of Commerce ou Thursday, August 3, at noon. The 2<ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. are holding, a clearing sale of stock at Pahautanui on Thursday, August 10, at 1 p.m. Messrs. Cook and Koss, agents, Taumarunui, advertise a fish shop and oyster saloon on the Main Trunk line for sale. Particulars of a splendid Wairarapa property for sale aro advertised in this i.-sue by Messrs. Barr, Leary and Williams, land agents, L'catherstou Street. Three hundred lots of household furniture will be olfared fev sale to-day by Messrs. Brand and Johnston, auctioneers, Lombton Quay. Messrs. Abraham and Williams advertise in this issue particulars of the sale of a section of land to be held at their salevards, Levin, on Friday, September 1.