DISTRICT NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1909, Page 8

DISTRICT NEWS.

ITEMS FROM FEATHERSTON. ' {BY TELEGA tPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] FEATHERSTON, 16th October. The milk supply at the Tauaha Dairy factory has reached 700 gallons. About 170 more cows are being milked on the ssttfement than last yean - The Bowling Club in Martinborough has decided to register under the Unclassified Societies Act, 1908. Messrs. W. Dick, W. Spiers, and H. Lawson jiave been elected a ground committee, and Me&srs. J. W. Kershaw, A. Macgregor, and A. Wright a building committee. Mr. F. Cooper, of Wellington, will judge the rose and cut bloom classes at the Horticultural Show to be held here next month, and Mrs. Oliver Smith, of Masterton, is to be asked to judge the bouquet*, etc. ' Branchman Maguire has been appoint- i ed caretaker of the Martinborough Fire j Brigade Station, in place of Lieut. Rowden, who has resigned the position. This Day. " The Featherston Co-operative Dairy Company on Saturday railed away 200 cases of cheese. Bro. E. G. Robertson has been installed W.M.. of St. John's Masonic Lodge. The installing master was R.W. Bro. R. Fletcher, D.G.M., assisted by i M.W. Bro. H. J. Williams, P.G.M., and i the past and present officers of sister . lodges. W. Bro. C. J- Kent-Johnston, V.G. St&, ■vras director of ceremonies. The investiture of officers was: — I P.M., W. Bro. C. J. Carlyon; D.M., ,W Bro. J. G. Cox, P.G.S.W. ; S.W., Bro. F. C. Everton; J.W., Bro. T. Skipage ; treasurer, W. Bvo. W. Benton, • i J M. ; secretary, Bro. C- Lust>; D.C., | iW. Bro. C. J. Kent-Johnston, P.G. Std. ; . -S.D., Bro. W. Tinney ; J.D., Bro. H. W. i • Waters; S.S., Bro. T. J. Lust; J.S., Bro. A. Bolton; 1.G., Bro. P. J. Henry; " T., Bro. G. Machon. Visitors were present from the various Wairarapa lodges. CARTERTON NOTES. [B5 TELEGRAPH— SPECIAL TO THE POST.] * CARTERTON, This Day. ' At a meeting of the Carterton Cemetery Trustees held on Saturday the treasurer reported a credit balance of £5. During the past two years the "trustees have expended the sum of £185 an the erection of brick walls and entrance gates to the cemetery. They have now decided to concrete the paths pn the grounds. "-'- "Tfie "annual meeting of the Wairarapa Horticultural and Industrial Society was held in Mr. J. J. office, -Carterton, on Saturday. There was a good attendance of members, and the chair was taken by Mr. J. Brown, vicopresident. There were apologies from the president, Mr. A. Booth, and Mr. A. R. Hadfield fcfr unavoidable absence. The balance-sheet showed the year's transactions of- the society had resulted in a slight loss, but that would be made » up when the arrears of subscriptions ' were paid. The assets, consisting of ' cash and show material, amount to £42. I The report and balance-sheet were j adopted. Mr. W. C. Buchanan, M.P., j. was elected patron, Mr. A. Booth presi- , dent, Mr. J. Moncrieff auditor, and t Mr. J. J. Mead hon. secretary and • treasurer. The vice-presidents and com- ' mittee were re-elected; Votes of thanks ' were accorded the committee and staff , for the good work they had done during i the year.. It was decided to ■ hold a j spring show on 27th November, and last year's spring programme was revised, several sections added thereto, and adopted. GREYTOWN EVENTS. - [BY TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] ;GREYTOWN, This Day. There were about twenty boys of the first troop of boy scouts present at an address givtvn by the Rev. A. T. B. Page. The lads were in charge of Scout Master Shanle^y. Jt was decided to hold church parades once a month, when the lade will be mairched to their respective ' Sunday-schools. The first parade is to take place on the 17th inst., when the scouts will meet at the north end of the town. - The topic debated at the meeting of the local debating club at last meeting was "Are New Zeal.inders unduly given | to Sport?" Mr. D. M. O'Connor took the affirmative and Mi 1 . Jrwin tlw negative. Both speeches were well thought out, and very attentively listened to. On a vote being taken, the chairman, Mr. M. Maxton, stated that the vote was by a large majority iti favour of the affirmative. Mi-. W. Vv. Thompson, of Morison's Bush, had his hand badly smashed between his vehicle and a whey tub. It will incapacitate him from work for some little while, as the flesh was torn ; off his fingers. MASTERTON MATTERS. [BI TELEGKAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] MASTERTON, This Day. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Leonard Alfred Wilton was held on Saturday afternoon. Under exanrina- : tion, bankrupt stated that he had no j offer to make, as he was penniless, and had to borrow the money with which to file. In reviewing the position the De-puty-Official Assignee stated that if tradesmen persisted in giving credit in- j discriminately, they must put up with I the cccsequences. A vigorous protest is to be entered against discontinuance of the mail train from Masterton to Wellington, and a meeting of representatives of the various local bodies and chambers of commerce is being arranged to discuss the question. The opinioa is expressed that the proposed alterations will mean the "sidetracking" of Wairarapa so far as convenient railway iacilities are concerned. The Masterton branch of the V.M.C.A. is in a rather precarious financial pofcition, and the oiiergelie secretary (Mr. i Snowbaii) has been forced to express himself clewrly in reierence to the matter. The association has an overdraft at the bank of .£3OO, and supplies from that source have been cut otf. Members' sub- j scriptions aje a good deal in arrear, and | the present building is inadequate for i carrying out the work of the association j in the way that it should be conducted. The position i$ to ba reviewed at a meeting of citizens to be called at a later date. It is ftecognised that the secretary is an enthusiastic and capable officer, and there is every probability -that a workable schema will be- devised whereby the association will be placed upon « better footing. Settlers on various parts of tne Jiasb Coast are finding it somewhat difficult to deal with the rabbit peat at present. Owing to the abnormal growth of grass and the mildness of the season, rabbits have not taken the poison as freely as usual. As an alternative men with large packs of dogs have been engaged, with the result that the pest is being kept in check fairly well. Settlers express appreciation of the splendid assistance they are receiving from the local stock uispec-

ton*. _ _„__—^— — — jr r G. M'Lean (of Morisoa and M'Lean. solicitors), who recently underwont an operation for appendicitis, is making good progress towards rewvery. Tenders will be received until noon of 20th October for the supply and delivery rf wrought Oanmru stone for the vice*e<»al residence., ilount \iew. , The Laurel Assembly will hold its closing "social" in St. Peter's Schoolroom pa ' ffbujsd 8 y .©vpning. ;