DISTRICT NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume I, Issue 50, 15 September 1893, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

(From our own Correspondent.) Ballance. The usual monthly meeting of the Wad Mt s,r> \\ . ! ■ • H | ii i . »ir\ . MaLaod, Vnderson, Jolly. Sinclair, and Kippeti-h»-rger. The secretary reported receiving H “ A’» nan Um Educa•:,,n i*« *r«i for the purpos<-of levelling and gravelling the school ground. A resolution expressing sympathy in the bereavemrtd Mr Andaman wtm pnaadmani* moualy by the ('ommittee. It was resolved tliat a concert in aid of the school • September, in the school, and a committee • poM i of Messrs Broom, Hoisted, Mar knits tali and Kipp«*nberger. was formed for the purpose of carrying out the ar rangementa in connection with the concert. The secretary reported having been present «t Mm draw inr ex- • • l pls win pn aented, \i/.. Michael Murphy in geometry only. Leonard Brown and Nellie Brown, freehand ami geometry. I understand that an amateur minstrel troupe has been suoreasfully formed, ami that frequent rehearsals are the order of the day previous to the coming concert. If a gixxl programme is fixed up this should prove a decided novelty here and 1 —- in getting a good house on the night • oerforinanea. The school funds on doubtcdly need assistance, considering the small amount of capitation, which does littl. om than WNTtfOOp of cleaning the school. I notice the redoubtable ddrj «-\p« rt (?) I H. \\ a m as an ’"K* rtissmeiil in the Examiner, notify ing his intention of paying tl-.i> district /• v isit for the purpose of lecturing on Robert Bums, and also on dairvn* and Beparaten. If be will take friendly hrict utad timely warning ha will not dm to BaDi . where he certainly will prove a "frost, tha naaplo here being able to judge him at his true value now as an engineer and expert. Th. | ictory opciM-d on Mondny last, the I first day’s supply being about I*2o gallons, which :he manager is confident will increase to 1;>0 by the end of the week. Mr ( road hail the honor of lieing the first man there. The machinery’ is working in every wav satisfactorily after its three months' spell. The ro-ul to the factory is very Imd yet. and a track has had to he cleared across the township sections to enable suppliers to get along with their carts.