ORMONDVILLE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8698, 17 June 1890, Page 4

ORMONDVILLE.

s ' (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) r-.-r. June 16, IS9O. S-i- 1 - A special meeting of the members of ?'V the Ormondville Farmers' Club was held &■'; oh Saturday. Present — Messrs Hansen ■- '■'■' (President), E. Webb, J. C. Westall, J. f •' Packer, and F. C. Shngar. Two new :--■ ' Members were elected. Amoncst other ».."-- business that was brought before the £■-;'.: meeting was tho subject of forming aan ■'-''■■• acclimatisation society for this district. U- ■".'■' After the matter had been well discussed, r., '. :it was decided that the clerk should get J; : ~ .-• all the necessary information re starting a i '<■'-. society , and bring the same forward at ¥;'- the nest meetinß. A rather long dia'f-~'- cuSsion took place op the subject of the |i" .;• Papatu. railway station being closed for ■i>." passenger traffic by the Riilway ComnrisP- '■ aioners. It was finally decided that a %\ ' petition should be drawn up, to be ready ti •- ■ by next meeting to be signed and for- :' warded to the Commissioners, nsking that f:(.' ; the station be opened for traffic again. |p; - This concluded the business. |V\ There is some talk of a public meeting I - " ' being held shortly to take into considera- §.':' tion the clearing of the recreation ground fr here. There is a section of auouc tour U- ■■ acr&j in extent reserved for a recreation Cf ground, but it is covered with stumps if-" ' and logs of trees, and the meeting will be j|;- ' to' try and get subscriptions and also ■c" arrange for au entertainment, in order to k'-" ;^ pat the ground in good order for use. | : - I have just heard of the death from t* ' consumption of onr local chemist, Mr C. jK Hyde. He had been ailing for some P.--; time, but about a fortnight ago took to fe . his bed altogether, and last night at ten *k . minutes past 10 passed quietly away. gfv . His'losa will be felt considerably in this p.'- district, as he was the only one in gl ■ the neighborhod that the residents ?|r : Ciuld go to for medical assistance. He W--'. was a man whom everybody respected, fe:'-. and for the short time that he was iv &" Ormondville (not quite twelve months) sK had made a large number of friends. His Wf- funeral takes place on Wednesday afterK- noon, when no doubt there will be a large P,^: ; 'attendance of the public to pay a last Wi : ' mark- of respect to one of whom everyi- one who came in contact willi speaks ;' highly. Ormondville was startled (his morning \'~ about 11 o'clock by the report that Charles i/. Biggins, licensee of the Crown Hotel, .'- Norsewood, had attempted to commit < snicide by hanging himself. From enr- qniries made I find that he was disi." covered banging by a leather strap from : . • the ceiHng in the passnge of the Hotel. V - He was immediately cut down, and Con- •„: stable Fiddles was sent for. Tlie last "" information I have heard is that he is i recovering. Business troubles were the . -cause of tJie deed.