RIVERLEA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLIV, Issue XLIV, 23 January 1924, Page 4

RIVERLEA.

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PERSONAL.

■3* «x*r*o«knary run of accident* with which we hare been visited during; the past few months seems' not yet~ ended, and the most unfortunate family in this respect is that of Mr. Rothe* m which in four months there hav«h been no less than four accidents Ab the end of September Mr. Roth* Jrim— self was Very seriously gored by a null,from the effects of which he has not yeftfully recovered. A. few weeks later biou little daughter Phyllis was seriously scalded, and now Mrs. Rothe and her** son Mr. Fred Schmidt have met with \ severe accidents. Mrs. Rothe was in—" iured last week on her way home from Hawera, owing to her horse being . scared by a scorching motor cyclist neaoOkaiawa, The animal felt and Mitt.Rothe was thrown from the gig, re-- ' eeiving severe and painful injuriesnecessitating her removal to the Hai~ wera .Hospital. lam pleased to'say - ,her injuries .were not serious., and she>is now home' again, though- under- - the doctor's jsnpenri^iort^ • X 4ay or' " two later Mr. Schmidt had an accidents in the hay field, which wsvlted in thedislocationr of his shoulder and a brokent collarbone. The.many friends of the>- ' family will hope that this ia the last of their troubles. Surely it is enough for any one family in a "generation, le£ alone in a few weeks. I am pleased to report that Mr. Loss— dale is now making more rapid progress^ and that Mr. B. L. Webby is beginning - to feel fit again, though of course stil£

not able to do anything. It is with very great regret I £ave>to chronicle the death of Mr. and Mrs. D. Gibson's little daughter which' occurred some ten days ago. The-* little one was taken ill very/swldenlyr: and developed pnenmoi"i, which car* ried her off in a few hoars. Deep* svmoathv for the parents is f*> Tt by the> whole district, as they have had much trouble with her, and it was very hardT indeed that just when she was getting* along well she should have been lost to them in this way. - . GENERAL. The dry conditions which Tiave pw^ failed sinee j October continue, though^ tve have had some good rains! Mosl fanners report good strikes of swedes, though ma few- cases the fly has been ■SS"--»■■> Am e onf* the soft turnips » Rood deal of clnb^root is reported, and it seems if this curse will drive turnip and ; similar crops>nt altogether if iky remedy is discpvered. The fine> weather has been a boon to us aH in: the matter of hay-making, and thou e h, generally speaking, crops b^ve not been?r> -heavy m last year^ all *aye *one^ m m exceUent condition-:>:.'ThereJiave?::^ me: €*>od cropsl but; mostAhave' -- been,Ughter than.usual, Hay^naking, excei>t^fQr la^e 6at«j practicallyfinished, and the oat crops still t6vcome-^ -^.^^iffntv/-M^tfa^di9nj^%'con-dii3on^^:-have militated against their growth. Ihe milk supply is steadily on the decline, but as feeding out is now comi. mencing it may hold for time nowi Ihe drop is about one-third, the factory now making just over 40 cheeses? a«ramst 59 at the flush: .-..-■;■•. . --0 I am asked to remind those who intend^ going: to Opunake with the youriepeople's picnic, which was posWned^ " from the 13th. that the party will now go on next Sunday, the 27th inst. _ The^school holidays are now drawingto a close and February 5 will see the youngsters mine more at their studies. - Some are glad, some are not. The parents mostly belong to the former category. , \ '

Reverting; again to the wither, we've had ojie or-two extremely ■■ jbofr days, but Friday, the 11th. was the* "daddie" of th^m all. and it was preceded by a. niwht which was very near ■?•< hot as the day. A day or two later things were nearer Arctic, and snow fell on the rieht- dnwnt* Fantham'* Peak. Visitors here Marton tell me that the mghtr fmst was recorded in that dipt^H-. X don't thrnk we missed it by many degrees in Taranaki.