KAPONGA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8132, 30 November 1904, Page 3

KAPONGA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) lhe weather, though looking a bit dull, is still holding out fine. Farmers cannot complain of any shortage of feed just now; The paddocks are for the most S, picturTThe dry weather is causKg some of the roads to break up a- tot. Yesterday while .visiting Aw«TH -Mac lasan had the misfortune to be thrown Rom his gig. He sustained a severe shaking and slight strain in his "JouWer. M?s Maclagan was in the gig at the time and narrowly escaped what might havo Kwn a severe accident. After tfie doctowwi thrown out the reins got down under BfKSHFIe* and startted him mta . . Jallop. Mrs Maclagan managed to secur Se reins again, aid afterwards succeeded ht pulling the animal up. rfr wSkie is meeting a new building on the Manaia road. When finished it will iSnff two shops in the front and a four-roomed dwelling behind. The Catholic basaar still continues to U Tne B s!lo?ai r to' take place on Wednesday night hS been postponed until Friday night, as they do not expect to get finished before Wednesday. • The weight-guessing of a fat sheep f*iMAd a aood deal of excitement among £m of our local stock-men. .The correot weight was 152 Albs, the winner,, Mr MacEwan. of Riverlea, getting nearest SSS Hbs. Some of the guesses were as low as 80lbs, and others as high aa tOOIbY One sport got hold of the wco. obit* back and gave it a knowing tug, and a rather surprised look came into his XX. He reckoned that sheep would go 2401b5. Afterwards it was found that tinwool underneath the sheep was entang'wi la the bottom wire of the fence, and the fl^ort had been trying to lift sheep and fW A 6 ooupK e of brake loads of people came out froS Eltham last night, and a few of them gave musical items during the evening. MoTavish gave a couple of aUrrina pipe marches. Mrs Mcfavish Sag Ween Bawn." Dr Noonan gave several selections on his phonograph. Mr Alex. Melville managed to win another apple-eating competition. The following is a li»t of some of th: prir.es and winners so far:-Piano stoo» ; Miss Nor» Morris; hand painting an J ailver **•*» M.™ Q»Tretti duchess chest, Mist MTwhytej chest of drawers (hanJ ZS.), Mr Essse; turkey, Mr Bucking , SJIt hand satchel, Miss K. Brick; wall Wket, Mrs O'Connor t hand-painted ttlrroV/Ur Dan Malone: birthday cake. ,&uMr JiSk Molten cushion, Mr Magnor; 'hand carving, J. J. King) carved eighti^tock>4fr Dan Fitsgerald. The la| es' v • iudMrlvtng was won by Miss Nora Kina _ ~3-C§t «a« Mn 4 5-5 seconds. Hanf Bainted silver leaf and match, Jack Flynn. The ladies' tawing competition was wo • to Jbs Cittrin, Miss Bilbie being second. {Wig lame, Mr R. D. Anderson; "olyvJd W» Mn Theobald} pin ousbim Mior/Mi' T. Bargtion. : Va^ember ». ._