Hastings.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5273, 17 July 1888, Page 2

Hastings.

[OWN CORRESPONDENT. J

As tho date of tho Hastings Volunteer Firo Brigade bull is drawing: near, it would bo well bo mention that all tho arrangements in connection with tho ball are as co.npleto as possible. A number of tickets have boon disposed of, and a lusgo quiiutity of edibles, comprising , doHcaoies of every sort Jiavo been provided by tho commissariat department. Tho decorating committee me geing to transform tlio hall into v veritable Eden ; in fact, commencing with the indefatigable secretary, the whole of tho committees appointed for tho promotion of tho ball have c;ivricd out thoir many arduous duties honestly and well, and if the ball on next Thursday night is not a big success, tho fault will not lio with them.

1 learn that tliell.A.C.B.S., St. Joseph's Lodge, HasiMg-s, at their half-yearly- meeting, , which was held on Saturday night, appointed Dr. Davenport as medical officer for their society.

A largo number of tickets for tho art union in -connection with tho funds for tho new Catholic sohool have already been disposed of in tho surrounding , district. As there is a largo number of very handsome prizes to be drawn for, tho lucky winners will be numerous. It is very rarely that artioles of suoh quality and so carefully selected as those of tho Catholic school art union are to be found in one collection.

The contractors for tho Catholic school, Messrs Adanison and Furness, aro progressing rapidly with their work, and it will bo completed next month. Tho building so far presents a very substantial appearance, and tho workmanship js faithfully' oxeouted. Tho structure, wlion finishod, will bo a creditable addition to our l township. The empty section next R. Wellwood's store can bo no longer used by freo selectors to provido a snack for thoir mokos. Tho Hawko'a Bay Timber Company have filled tho section with all sorts and sixes of timber for building- and othor purposes, co Queenstreet can number onu empty section loss, and at the samo time a vory tidy and convenient timber yard.