MANAIA

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 4 July 1921, Page 8

MANAIA

(Prdin Our Qwn Correspondent)

. - FARMERS' UNION. Tlje monthly meeting of the Far. wn 1 Union was held last Saturday evening- There was a good, attendance. Mr Jas. Dakers presiding. The chairman extended a very hearty wel«on)e to the new proprietor of the Waimate Witness- On the motion of Mr Sandford, a very hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Powell, the late editor of the Witness, for his good services in fathering the work of the Farmers' Union. Mr^ E. Betts moved t t a'vote of' thanks and appreciation to Mr Wood, Government Veterinary *• Surgeon, for-his splendid address last week. It was decided to go on with the ploughing match on 15th July, and farther entries to be/ received. 1 'Two new members were elected* Mr 'X H, Sandford moved that at all ' tames members of other branches are wrfeffme, to attend our meetings and. ranter Into discusion and thereby create a friendly co-operation with different branches of the Union in the V v A paper on "Whether it pays to rear or buy dairy heifers" was nead by Mr W. J. Sandford. He was j **• /extended a hearty vote, of thanks at . the conclusion. OBITUARY. (General regret was felt when the t »ad news of the ! death of Sister Marj ' Damian was'received in Manaia last * "Wedriesday. The deceased was re- ■ <cently a teacher at the local convent, and had endeared herself to parents i and children alike- She was of a very disposition. Rev. Father Kelly, at the services held, here yesterday, *, ' spoke very highly ;of the deceased Sister's ability in iher profession and" «f her sterling qualities as a Sister, j The deepest sympathy of the oommnnfty is extended to her sorrowing parents and sisters in religion in their tmA loss- - "■' ■ :.;■... ) .- ' Quite a gloom was' cast over Mauaft, wfien the news of ,the; sudden death »t Wanganui of. one Ma--4 saia's late business men, Mr E. F. \ SteveToson, was received last Wednes- , .day. The deceased, who was very popular, had lived and was in business i 1 . acre fbr over twenty years, and al■ways took & great interest in allmusi'v , «al organisations of Manaia. He was a first-class pianist and-always gave , liia services for any worthy cause- • \ Much' sympathy is felt for his wife ; and family. ' , FIRE BRIGADE SOCIAL FUND '' ' , MEETING;; '; ; \ " A meeting of the Fire Brigade was ( held last Thursday in connection with 1!; their recent social in aid of the widow ," . an* orphans of the, late Fireman , Prince, of Hamilton. The nett pror fits resulted in the sum of £14- This was augmented by £3 16s, donations ' from firemen and sympathisers in MaI nata, making a total of £17 16s. '. which sum has : been forwarded to , , Hamilton.