WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7019, 6 January 1910, Page 11

WAIRARAPA

ynou OUB OWN COBEESrONDBNT. CARTERTON. January 5. .Mr J. Curry, a driver on the Cross Crock section of the Now Zealand Railways, met with a painful accident on the lino a few days ago. He was driving one of the Foil engines, when it slipped, and in looking out to ascertain the cause, the hreakwind struck his'head, inflicting a wound that required medical attention. I hear that Carterton is to lose one of its popular citizens shortly in the person of Mr S. Dransfield, who is leaving for ToKuiti, in the King Country, where he will practise his profession of a dentist. An appropriation of £3OO hy sale in connection with the Wairarapa Terminating Building Society takes place here on Thursday evening. . AIASTERTON AND DISTRICT. Another fatal, case of whooping cough occurred yesterday, Mr and Airs G. H. Cullen losing a. son through this cause. A-building m’Bannister street owned by Mr W. Corlett and used for storage purposes was destroyed by fire yesterday. Chaff valued at £SO was contai'ned in ’ tHe -.building, and was destroyed. A stable adjoining was slightly burned. The building, was insured for £BO and the .stable for £2O. The chaff wias.-not insured. A total of 270 hours 20 minutes bright sunshine was recorded in Alasterton last month, this being a doily average of 8 hours 43 minutes. The sun shone brightly on twenty-nine days during December. Tho longest period of ufl interrupted sunshine ivas 13 hours 30 minutes' on the 27tih ;. the shortest record was one hour on December 25th. The total sunshine for the year_ 1909 wqs. 2207 .hours 30 minutes,, . ' giving a daily average of 0 howl’s 3 minutes. There were fifty days during the year on which the sun did .not n.npoar. Tho most-remarkable fact in the year’s re-, cercl is, that the only month during which bright sunshine was' recorded every day was Juno. . January 5. At the,-Makuri "dairy factory' eighteen boxes of butter, nfo being manufactured daily. .■ Mr G. "Burgess, of Kaitawa. has gone to the Hot Springs for tile benei fit of his health. Mr Frank White. of-Tane. has returned. after spending an extensive holiday in England. I ’. A large area of land has-been sown down in turnips in the Kopuarahga district. Tho turnips should make rapid -headway" with the favourable weather now being experienced. A painful accident occurred to the second daughter of Air It. Graham, of Upper- Plain, , oil Monday last. She slipped and fell on a reaper"and hinder, being badly cut about tho hack of the head, necessitating,three stitches being piit in. ' . , :

Mr Paget, who has for several years been in charge of the Scarborough creamery, has accepted a position in a bacon factory an the Auckland district and will leave shortly to take up his new 'duties.

Mr TV. Sergeant, of Makomako. is seriously ’ ill and lias been admitted to the Pahiatua hospital for treatment. Mr and Mrs D. Crewe, of Pahiatua. hare returned, after an enjoyable and extensive motor tour through Taranaki; Allan Elliott, son of Mr IV. Elliott, of Mangatainoka. was riding after some cows on his father’s farm when ithe horse ran into the stump of a tree,

•with the result that one'of the boy’s legs was cut to the bone just below the knee. He Was removed to thoPahiatua hospital "for. treatment. ' So phenomenal, has been the growth cf grass in some parts of the Fortymile Bush district this season and so quickly has it dried, up during the past weak or two that . settlers are ' dreading bush fires, for with the grass , so long and dry fire will spread* with great rapidity. ■ The following officers have 'been, elected hy the, Alastertou Methodist Church for the’ ensuing year:—Supermtendont, Mr -O. B. Da,nidi (reelected); vice-superintendent,- Mr J. A. Donald; secretary, Mr R. J. MeTver (re-elected) ; treasurer,-,-Mr -J. He.yhoe: librarian, Mr P. Church ; musical director, Mr S. Ralph. Tho death occurred yesterday moniing at Christchurch of .Mrs 1t..-Robin-son, daughter of Air and Sirs R. Brown, of Masterto-n. The deceased, who was. thirty-nino years .of age,, leaves a -husband and six children.. Sir and Airs Brown will have, the: sympathy of a wide circle of fniends in their bereavement. The late Airs Robinson was ■ very popular.in." AlaGterton. V , At the AJakuri sports the principal events resulted as follows;—100 yards handicap—F. Eustege X, N. Wilson 2. ; 4<lo yards handicap—E, Harvey 1, N. Isles' 2. 220 yards—H.. Murray 1, E. Harvey 2. 880 yards—E. Harvey 1, N. Isles 2. One mile walk—F. "Whilta, I, Roberts 2.' HaJf-milo walk —F. Whitt-a 1, A. Holland 2. ’Two mile - bicycle handicap—J. -Miller 1, J. Alnrcott 2. S. Alooro 3., Local 100 yards y handicap—R. Spooner 1, G. Spooner 2, J. Alureott 3. Local 220 yards handicap—R. Spooner 1, J. Muroott 2, F. Whitta 3. ’• , -

An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Wellington Farmers’ Meat Company was held this afternoon, when tho articles ’of association, with minor , alterations, were adopted. The amendments provide that provisional . payment on .preference,shares, raised in Mastertonshall be limited to five years. At a meeting of directors held subsequently a motion brought forward by one of the South Wairairaipa members to rescind the previous motion in favour of the Waingawa- site was lost by a substantial majority after considerable discussion. ; At ‘the Court to-day Albert Victor Sly was charged on remand from Wellington .with attempting to commit suicide on December 22nd. Sergeant Miller .said the man had only been about months In -Notr Zealand, and nofhav-’ ing been able to obtain employment had taken poison. Accused was convicted and ordered to come up fw sentence at any time within three months. " / .