KAPONGA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 10 August 1908, Page 8

KAPONGA.

BUILDING TRADE. (From Our Own Correspondents The builders have for months past been kept busy. Several new dwellings have been erected in the town district. Kuri street, which runs parallel with the Eltham road, is the favorite resi-' dential quarter. During the last few months "-no fewer than five dwellings have been erected on th,is street; others are now, in the . course of erection. Messrs* Robertson and Cave have just completed to the order of Mr A. H. Guy what may be regarded as one of the finest and most up-to-date residences in or around Kaponga. It is a 5-roomed v structure, with bathroom, pantry, and large hall. The rooms are large and lofty, especially the dining-room, which is about the size of the meeting-room at the Oddfellows' Hall. The subcontractors were: Painting and decorating, Mr T. Sargeson; plumbing, Mr D. Bates ; bricklaying,, etc., Mr Howard; all of whom are to be .congratulated on the manner in which the work has been carried out. LADIES' BALL. "' . This function, which^was held' at the Athenaeum Hall on Wednesday last,' was -voted as one of the most enjoyable held in Kaponga for year£. Notwithstanding the exceedingly rough night there was a large attendance. 5 The •music was supplied by "Havey" Patterson, and was excellent. ' Extras were played by Miss • Pyke and Mr Woods (piano and cornet) and -Mrs Arthur Mellow. The M's.G^ were Misses «T. Winters, E. Fitzgerald, and J. Kissick, who were loudly praised for th"c manner in w^ich they carried out their duties, and according tc those present at this function $he gentlemen Ms.C. run a very poor second to these threo ladies. BAND BAjZAAR. The Band Bazaar is # exciting a great' deal of interest, and it is confidently expected that the function will be a huge success. ' The general public have responded handsomely in the matter of donations, a number of which are on view in Mr Gapper's show windows. A^ feature of the bazaar will be the decorations, and carpenters will be kept busy several days before the 20th in building stalls and thoroughly transforming the interior of the Athenaeum. Hall. A meeting of the Executive will be held at the Oddfellows' Hall to-night (Monday).' FOOTBALL. A number of members of the Rugby Club met at Blackstock's on Saturday to consider the question of holding a ball as a fitting wind-up, of tne season. It was decided that a ball be held on Wednesday, 2nd, the whole of the' members of the club to be a General Committee. At the invitation of*se*veral Mangatoki players a Kaponga fifteen will journey to the fo.rmer township to try conclusions with a Mangatoki fifteen on Saturday next. The game t will start at 1.30 o'clock. '#''." The Oddfellows' euchre party was again well attended on Thursday night last. The winners were: Ladies, Mrs Arthur Mellow ; gents, Mr Keysworth. The Kaponga Brass Band journeyed to Auroa' on Sunday, and rendered a lengthy programme of music. The Domain Board are wasting no time in improving the -three acres which they have lately had vested, *in the Board for recreation purposes. This land is situated' directl^ behind Victoria Park. With the §xtra three acres, making six acres all told, there should be an ffleal recreation ground for Kaponga. The Board are now calling tenders^ f,or stumping, clearing, and level-, ling the ground.

Milch cows wliich combine rich ' quality with large' milking capabilities are what the dairy farmers require, and these can be obtained at the sale at Pnk6totara, near New Plymouth, by Mr Newton, King on account of M.r W. Humphries on Wednesday next. Mr Humphries has-been dairying for 15 years,- during which time lie h»si, kept only the, very, best' stock, with the result that he has built up a splendid herd of Jersey-Holstoins, a cross that I lias given tho greatest satisfaction.