COUNTRY NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 147678, 25 August 1911, Page 9

COUNTRY NEWS.

PAEROA. ' [BY TELEGRAM.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Paeroa, Thursday. The completion of the new l, school at Paeroa to replace the building destroyed by fire 12 months ago was celebrated last night by a social gathering in the school, at which there was a large attendance. Dancing and progressive euchre were ; indulged, in, and musical items were rendered. Mr. H. O. Searle was M.C., and Miss Shaw had charge of the euchre tournament. Items were contributed by Misses Cock and Crosby and Messrs. Matthews, Dempsey, and Donovan. The euchre prizes were won by Mrs. Cap ill, Mrs. Gordon, Mr. Tracy and ' Mr. Grant. After supper Mr. W. Miccol (chairman of the School Committee) returned thanks to all who had assisted in the arrangements for the social, and also congratulated the contractor for the building (Mr. J. Davies) on the excellent manner in which he had carried out his work.

COROMANDEL. [BY telegraph.OWN CORRESPONDENT.} , COROII'ANDEL, Thursday. Mr. Joseph Thomas Martin, aged 46 years, died at his residence, Driving ■ Creek, at nine p.m. last evening, after a long and painful illness. The deceased has lived ip Coromandel for 43 years, during which time he has been principally engaged i > mining, and, with his brothers, owned the Scotty's battery at the foot of the Tokatea. The . deceased has been superintendent of the Methodist Sundayschool at Driving Creek for 30 years, and always took a great interest in his work amongst the children. He leaves a wife and six children.

TE AROHA.

[from our own correspondent.]

Te Aroha, Thursday.

It has been decided that the local Chamber of Commerce shall meet the Paeroa Chamber in conference in connection with the proposed alterations in the railway time-table between Frankton 1 and the Thames Valley.

POKENO.

[from our own correspondent.]

Mr. Jap. G. Gibson has been filling the vacancy in the Pokeno charge for over a year, and under his care the charge has grown rapidly. He has been invited to remain for another year.

WARKWORTH.

[from OUR own.

The Town Hall is rapidly nearing completion. The post office is also well under way, and will meet the present requirements. There is little room, however, for the expansion of business which is bound to follow.

A new wing is to be added to the school.

The section of ground known as "P" section is now being put into order, and a band rotunda in memory of King Edward will be erected on it. The Government has given £75 towards the rotunda.

CAMBRIDGE. [from our own correspondent.] Cambridge, Thursday. A social was held in St. Andrew's Church schoolroom on Monday evening, and proved a great success: Those who took part in the entertainment were:— Mesdames Holmes, Norman and Lowe; Misses Carr, A. and M. Boyce, and Willis ; Messrs. Hammond, Forbes, T. and A. Boyce, and Russell. Supper was provided by the young ladies attending the church. Mr. Alfred Robert Cox, eldest son of Mr. E. B. Cox, of Roto-o-rangi, and formerly of Taupiri, was married yesterday to Miss Alice Maud Clark, youngest, daughter of Mr. G. E. Clark, of Cambridge. The wedding was celebrated in St. Paul's Methodist Church, by the Rev. W. Tinsley; the bride being given away by her father. The bridesmaids were the Misses Flossie Cox (sister of the bridegroom), and Ruth Reynolds and three little nieces of the bride, Eileen Gane, Doris Clark, and Florence Clark. The £i:>omsmen were Messrs. E. A. Cox (brother of the bridegroom), and R. Clark (brother of the bride). Miss Ruby Nixon presided at the organ. The church had been decorated for the occasion by Mesdames Veale, Edmonds and H. L. Nixon, with the .assistance of members of the choir, to which the. bride had belonged. The wedding party subsequently adjourned to the residence of the bride's parents, where breakfast was served in a large marqeue.