WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6749, 22 February 1909, Page 2

WAIRARAPA

LOWER VALLEY NEWS. FROM OUE OWN OOEEESrONDENT. FEWTHERSTON. February 20. Business in tho new post oilioo hero commences on Monday morning. Tho return cricket match between Martiuborougli and Pirinoa, resulted in a’win for Martinborough by 81 runs. Tho Rev. A. B. Pago, tho new Anglican minister, is expected' to arrive in Grey town to take up his duties on Tuesday. This week tho Feathcrston Co-opera-tive Dairy Company sent 280 cases c£ their prime cheese for shipment Home in the lonic. , The extension of tho telephone service to Kaiwaiwai is to be considered at a. mooting of tho local Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday next. Next Thursday handicap pairs will commence on tho local bowling green. The conditions will be fifteen heads to play, the losers of two out of throe to drop out. The Carterton Chamber of Commerce has elected Messrs James Brown, J. T. M. Hornsby, J. M. Light-foot, AV. Toomalh, J. Laurcnson thou, secretary), B. Scanned, AV. A. Kitchen, and G. A. Pairhrotlier as its executive, and Mr H. D. AVallis auditor.

Consequent upon the removal of tho post ouice frm tho local railway station, several changes aro taking place at tho station. Messrs J. O’Neill and A. Bailey are being transferred to Wellington, and Mr Aickiu, of tho post ouice, will replace Mr O'Neill, atr J)\ liilion, of tho goods-shed staff, leaves on Wednesday on transfer to Stratford.

Last evening, at Carterton, a farewell “ social" was tendered- by _ the Methodist congregation to Mr, Mrs, and Miss Pepper, tho occasion being their departure i for Greymouth. Curing tho evening Miss Popper, who has been organist jor some time, and also a Sunday’ school toaohor, was presented with a silver cake-dish and a silver egg cruet, . and Air and Airs I epper, tno former 1 being a circuit steward, were tho recipients of a silver-mountcd inkstand, a.out-glass .cruet; a .silver sugar basin, and a silver cream jug.