CARTERTON

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1679, 4 May 1904, Page 23

CARTERTON

(From Our Own Correspondent.) A farewell social was accorded Mr and Mrs J. Stevens and family, who are leaving here to ■ take-up their residence in Wellington, on Thursday evening, when a very large number of friends we're present. During the evening Mr Stevens, who is an enthusiastic member of the bowling club, was presented with a pair of silver-mounted bowls.-' Mr T. C. Webb, stock inspector-' is at present making a tour of inspection ais far teouth ais Palliser Bay,, and expects to be absent from Carterton for abciut a week Mr D. Cuddie, Dairy Commissioner, and Mr W. *M. Singleton, Dairy Instructor, have been on a visit to Carterton and inspected the refrigerating plant at the Dalefield Dairy Factory. Several splendid “heads” have been secured in this district by deer-stalkers from various partis of the colony, and on Saturday eight pairs of antlers were sent to Wellington by train. The election of school committees took place on Monday, when the following were elected -members for the local school: —Messrs Deller (chairman), W. and J. Moore, Chapman, Daley, Kelly and Massow. A movement has been on foot for some time past to remove the Roman Catholic Church from South Carterton to a.: more central site. On Monday the work was commenced, but a section of the Catholics raised a strong

protest, and oven went so far as to insult Father Cahill, their priest, using abusive language, striking him, and spitting in his face. The police Avere sent for and the .chief offenders cautioned, Father Cahill.promising to Avithdraw all charges previously laid proA’id-i-ng the insults were not repea-,eel. The work of removal is now being carried on under police The Borough Council’s overdraft to date is £lB4 6s; rates ouitsanding £3l 7s Gd. Tlio Rev. J. Bates, who has conducted Presbyterian Church services at West Tarafahi feir some considerable time, Avas presented by the residents with’two valuable buggy rugs on Tuesday. The goods train (5.45) to Master-ton had a narrow escape of being derailed on Wednesday evening through running into a cow. The animal was killed and part of the engine injured, the repairing delaying the train some three hours. April 30th.