Omahu District.

Hastings Standard, Issue 104, 26 August 1896, Page 2

Omahu District.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

" Richard is himself again I" Ido not allude to the Richard of burly form, dictatorial aspect, and of many billets, but to your own unassuming " ink-slinger." It stands against reason and common-sense that one who supplies the many with information should be incompaeitated from doing so from whatsoever cause, but "la grippe " is no respector of persons, and a sojourn in that well-conducted institution, the Waipukurau Hospital, for an ever so short a period tends to break up one's lines of information. I contritely own it has been so with your humble servant. We are now experiencing glorious weather, and every animate and inanimate body has put on a summer aspect. Farming is now in full swing. Wherever you may new look nothing is to be seen but trimly-ploughed fields, and, with the help of a good season, Omahu district will be the grain-producer of Hawke's Bay this year. I am glad to notify that Mr and Mrs Broughton have returned to their home from Gisborne. They are both looking well. They are great favorites out this way. Sickness is now very prevalent with both old and young in this locality ; everyone you meet is suffering in some form or other. It is a thousand pities that your Mr Tyerman was not here himself with ever so small a branch of his magnificent establishment. Let your A. Jones and Sons look to their laurels. Our local vulcan, Mr T. Taylor, of Fernhill, is an adept at all kinds of blacksmitliing work, from shoeing a horse to the repairing of a mangle. He is now busily engaged in repairing an eight horse-power engine for a client. He has got it all to pieces at present, and is putting fresh plates in the boiler. Advance Fernhill! Hostess Ramsay of this ilk gave a very enjoyable garden party a few days ago to celebrate the famous rustic garden seat of which I before mentioned. Quite a number of friends attended and spent a very happy afternoon. Music, both vocal and nstrumental, added quite a charm to the performance, and it was worth going miles to hear " Ben on the banjo and Bill on the flute." May Peter and his good old wife live long to sit under the shelter of the rustic garden seat. It is not in my line to try and harrow the feelings of your many readers, but in this case I feel that I may be justified. I allude to the remains of John Owen, found in the Okawa creek a short time ago. An inquest was held, the result of which I before notified The following the undertaker arrived with the cofijtr, in which were placed all that remained of our poor fellow man just as he was found lying stark and dead on the banks of the creek with, even his hob-nailed watertight boots on. If this is nineteenth century civilisation then I hope I may never have to attend at such a ceremony again. It may be a consolation to the relatives of the poor fellow, if he any any, to know that " women" kind, and good, placed wreaths of beautiful flowers on the coffin of the poor forsaken. Divine service was held at our picturesque little church last Sunday. The day being fine, quite a large number of the surrounding residents attended, every motive power of locomotion being fairly represented, from the stately landau and pair to the one-horse fish cart, Omahtl district is a religiously-iaeliasd locality,