KUMARA NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1925, Page 2

KUMARA NOTES

I (Our Own Correspondent).

Air and Mrs Martyn, now of the Not th Island, but for many years resi. cents bi'.'the Teremakau -Settlement, are ‘paying -a. v.s'it- to Kumara. For tome time past Mr Martyn has not enjoved good licaltn, and it is hoped tae cnaiige .will li.ixe a beneficial effect. Mess:s. Matson and Sons, Dillmans, had the mistoitune to lose a valuable draught hurse on Wednesday. Hie aii.hal which was -engaged trucking t niter from the bush to the mill, suddenly fell/dead oil the tram-line. Air A. B. Spiers, who has been absent in Christchurch on business, relinked to Kumara on Thursday ing.Mr'.'and Airs W. J. Benyon left on Thursday, morning oil a trip to the ghc'iers; Tluy-exjiect to ba away three or four d'-tys. Mrs Thorn, an erstwhile Kunurait 0 . but now a resident of Westport, is on a visit -to’ her son, Air a. Thom, Church Street. ■ The Blackwater Siwmilling H'.’s mill, situated at Blackwater, is said to ha\e changed hands .within the past few- 1 days, having been purchased by Air. 1 Thomas Baxter. '. 1 Air E. AYatle, having sold his bee t Lian on.the Christchurch road, intends leaving for Auckland in the course ot a few days, where be has pUfcljased a business.

The work of demolishing lhe old Public School building is now prececding. and it should not be Jong before the'foundation for the new structure I*- laid. It is said that during the course of construction, the Old People's Home will be utilised to carry on the work of the school. The Hibernian Ball, which was held in the Memorial Hall on Wednesday evenintr, was a g'gantic success. The hall, ■which was filled, was decorated with green apd white paper strands, suspended, above the heads of the d im-ers. which had a very pleasing eff- ct' whilst the long tables in the sup. per room where 'a most, sumptuous repast wak served, were also nicely decorated with flowers. Excellent music was supplied by Bonnett.'s

band. Mr Bates, who for some time has b°en managing the Elackwatei- sawmill 1 , Ins’, with his wife and family, removed to Stillwater,

I’he-Rev, Fatho- Finnerty recently met' with a painful acc’dnit. He was (-•mauc'd cleaning a, sm- 1 ! water pine, when by some means the end of it came in contact with his chin, in’li -'- iuir a wound which necessitated surgical attention.

Dr. B"otli. one of the applicants for the position, render 0 -! vacant bv the i-si "-nation of Dr. Fisher, who is nr.->-ceeding’ to England, is at present in Kumara.

M- D. S. Rob nson.. Government Apiary Instv’l'ter. v.'ho is on Hie (''•i‘t; in his of.ficiil capacity, has been Ims. i'-r engaged durinp- the p i l ' few d >vs iu‘.'Tr+.iiig I]'° various, rp’ories in t 7, e vicinity of Kumara. During his ‘t' l " town. Mr R .ib'nspn js th-< cuest of Mr Wood,.' H..the Theatre 'Royal.