WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7020, 7 January 1910, Page 9

WAIRARAPA

FBOM OUB OWN COP.KESPONDEXTS. MASTERTON AND DISTRICT. January 6. The death is announced of Mr James Scarlett, a well-known, and highly respected resident of Ma-rtinborough. Bro. W. Palmer has been installed as N.G. of Lodge Maugatainoka, 1.0.0. F., and Bro. W. Tayloi', as secretary. Mr Malcolm, who has been headmaster of the Scarborough school for about eight years, has been appointed headmaster of the Mitchelltown (Wellington) school. A man named Charles Gurotte was today sentenced to two months' imprisonment for resisting the police. He was u.lso fined X's for behaving in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace. The death occured to-day' of Mr Percy Lee, of the firm of Lee and Boxhall, at the age of thirty years. The deceased had been ill for some time in. the hospital, and had undergone several operations. There is now a daily mail service to Pongaroa, and it is highly appreciated by the settlers. The mail leaves Pongaroa at 6 a.m., arriving at Pahiatua at 12.15 p.m. The mail leaves Pahiatua at 2.30 p.m., arriving at Pongaroa at 8.30 p.m. Mr James Pagett, of Scarborough, who has accepted a position in a bacon factory in the Auckland district, was entertained by the suppliers of the Scarborough creamery on Wednesday evening and presented with a marble clock suitably inscribed. The directors of the Ballance Dairy Company will also make Mr Pagett a presentation. fiA'RTFJ'TON. Mr and Mrs T. Skipage, of Featherston, are at present on. a holiday visit to Auckland. There were six births, two marriages, and no deaths registered in Featherston during December. • ulo olh.ii, ouo death, and one marriage were the vital statistics for Greytown for December. The Greytown Dairy Company is forwarding :ioU cases of ciieese for the Home market on Saturday. At a meeting oi the Martinborough Gun Club on Monday evening last four new members were elected.

Mr E. G. Robertson, of Eeatherston, who was taken rather suddenly ill on Monday, is now making good recovery.

The portion of the road between, the dairv laotery and the railway line at Dalefield is at present receiving a much'needed coat of metal. The supply of milk at the Greytown dairy factory yesterday was 2973 gallons, as against 2593 gallons for the same day last year.

The South Wairarapa Poultry Association acknowledged the receipt of a donation of 10s from Mr Allan Donald, of Featherston.

The Rev.-Father Cnhill, of Dannevirke, and at one time resident in this district, has been on a short holiday visit to the Wairarapa. He returned homo this morning. ■

During the past month six patients were admitted into the South WairaTapa hospital, twelve were discharged, one died, and five remain.' in the institution at the present time. Mr H. MoKegney, one of the party of

whalers who returned recently from the Campbell Islands, has been spending a few (lays' holiday in Martinborough with his sister, Mrs \V. Price. The death occurred at Greytown yesterday of Mr Andrew Young. Deceased, who was a very old settler of the district, was eighty-four years of age, and one of the iirat tailors to settle m the Wairarapa. Of late he had led a retired life on account of his advanced