WAIRARAPA NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 18, 21 July 1898, Page 6

WAIRARAPA NEWS.

[by telegraph.— own" correspondent.] Featiierston. This Day. The annual meeting of the parishioners of St. John's last night was well attended. Officers were elected as follows :—Clerg}'mau's Warden, Mr. J. G. Cox ; Parishioners' Warden, Rev. T. Porritt ; Vestrymen, Messrs. G. Pemvick, A. Knowles, G. Reynolds, A. Matthews, H. Unwin, C. KentJohnston, and Dr. Palmer. It was resolved to recommend the Vestry to request the Bishop to appoint a resident clergyman for Peatherston and Maryborough, St. John's Vestry guaranteeing £125 and Martinborough £50. Mr. and Mrs. "William Barton have presented the church -with a solid silver communion service. "Masteeton, Tnrs Day. Exceptionally heavy frosts have been experienced hero of late. The roads to the bush and East Coast are in better condition just now than for several winters. ! Considerable loss is likely to result to "Wainuiom settlers, as grass seed cannot be conveyed to them at the present time, and a very large area run over by recent tires requires re-?© wing. Mi^s Pho?be Bannister, of Masterton, was married this morning io Mr. Frank Johnston, manager of the Taitapu Goldminiug Company, Colling wood.

The Knrori liorough Council held its monthly meeting on Tuesday evening. Present— The Mayor (Mr. it. C. Bulkiey), Councillors Cook, l)a^.n), Lancaster, Platt, and Spiers. The Fav^umhiv (Mr. Ward), in a report to the Council, :.laU:d that the contractor for the new main road was rnukinj,' fair progress. Th" driv u-.-is in J2oi"t on the town hide, ;vnd 'Jilt on the Ka'-ori side, le;ivinjf about olft more to drive. The culvert in the deviation h.-id been lengthened by 10ft, and when the tilling v v ; L s completed the embankment would be about 2Gffc wide. Attention was drawn to the tact that some persons wuru removing metal taken from the drive, and also that they were making use otthe side drains to e;i.«e tho carts going down the hill. The Town Cleric was instructed to find out the offenders, and take proceedings against them. The balance-sheet as audited was alopted, and ordered to be printed. Tho Public, Works Committee reported that it would take about three days to complete Ihe metalling on tho Main - road, and then the men would proceed with tlie other works contemplated. Councillor I>asent spoke about the dangerous practice of people putting timber and other things on the side of the roads. A few days a?o a. number of bags of chaff had been left on the side, thereby nearly causing a serious accident. The Town Clerk was authorised to publish ail advertisement warning persons that proceedings will be taken against anyone depositing goody on the side of the roads. Councillor Spiers said a very steep piece of land opposite Mr. Lowe's property required lowering. It was resolved that it be left over for the surumer. Accounts amounting to £68 Ss (gene ral account) and £2GI (loan account) were passed for payment. Sfossrs. H. .1 . Rodgers <fc Co. advertise a shipment of linoleums, damaged by salt water, which J phey offer at a little over half Drioe.