OVER THE RANGE.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLII, Issue 1764, 16 March 1921, Page 3

OVER THE RANGE.

[The “Times” car leaves Palmermerston North at 4 o’clock each morning l , and runs via Aahhurat and Woodville, to Dannevirke, and returning via Te Rehunga and Kiritakl to Woodville, Pahiatua and Ballance. and thence to Palmerston North, via the Gorge, 105 miles each day. The Note below are supplied by our Travel* ling Representative, with ke®*" quarters at Dannevirke. Oince in Ward Street, or Box 156 i H an " nevlrke.] J WOODVILLE. , The death is announced of Mr Wra. Thos. Cook, an old resident of Woodville, aged 86. He had been farming in the district for very many years. He leaves a family of several sons and daughters. The funeral service was conducted by Mr W. Omerod, of the Plymout Bhrcthren. Miss Le Petit, formerly of Woodville, is on a visit from the north to this district. Mr Joseph Taylor is removing to the Main Trunk district. Mr and Mrs Prendergast and Mr J. Herlihy are also removing up the Main Trunk. J War memorial.—lt is now proposed by the Borough and County that a big gateway or archway be erected at the fountain Square as a memorial to the fallen soldiers. The estimated cost is £250, and a committee has been set up to further the idea. The Salvation Army Harvest Festival was very successful. The .following aided considerably: Mesdames Shearmin, Richards, ' Mills, Goldsack, and Mrs Adjutant Parker. The holiday question is a vdxed one here. It has hitherto been controlled by the Chamber of Commerce, but in future the shop keepers will arrange the holidays, and it is hoped that this move will be more satisfactory.