FOXTON.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 226, 23 August 1929, Page 2

FOXTON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

FOXTON, Aug. 22. The annual meeting of the Foxton Croquet Club was held on Wednesday when Mrs M. E. Perreau was ele.cted president and Mrs R. Owen secretary. It was decided that the committee comprise all members. Mr S. E. Cowley had a narrow escape from serious injury while engaged in papering a room of a local house on Tuesday. He was working on a scaffold in the room and in stepping down from the platform he misplaced his foot which slipped between the steps supporting the platform, and he fell, being suspended by his leg which was caught between the ankle and knee by two steps. How he escaped breaking the limb in his fall is miraculous. Mr Cowley was unable to extricate himself from his precarious position, but fortunately his assistant was in the room and went to his assistance. Another person had to bo got in and the steps collapsed beforo tho limb could bo extricated. Apart from severe bruising Mr Cowley escaped without any serious injury to his leg. At a management committee meeting of the Presbyterian Church Mr A. F. Stevenson was elected secretary and Mr L. Couch treasurer for the ensuing year. The secretary reported - that an anonymous donation of. £5 had been received and that a member of the congregation had arranged to have the Church notice board re-painted.