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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 218, 22 October 1894, Page 2

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Mr N. J. Tone liberated 5000 fry in th Makuri and 7000 in tiie Mangahao river i on Friday night. The usual weekly dance held by tin ; members of the Pahiatua V.F.B. Band I eventuated on Friday evening, and wa as successful as any held during tin season. Next Friday the first annual ball will be hold iu the Town Hall, und ;*o tickets have been soiling very rapidly no doubt there will bu a good attendance. The committee have spaied no pains to make this ball ono that will be remembered by the members’ friends. A meeting of residents interested in tin appointment of a nightwntchman was held at the Commercial hotel on Friday evening, about 12 persons being present. Mr \\ . Tosswill was elected to the ciiair. Mr Tosswill said they should make an 1 endeavour to appoint a thoroughly trustworthy man who could be relied on to do hi* duty. There seemed to be some doubt about getting the required guarantee, lie, as representative of a lire insurance office, would endeavour lo persuade his company to assist in the matter. The applications numbering 13 were received and road over to the meeting, and after some discussion a ballot was taken, resulting in Mr Adam Dryden securing the position, subject to his making satisfactory arrangements with the committee. MiDry den has been employed for several, years in the Railway and has first-class credentials from that Department. He commences his duties to-night. Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issuo calling a meeting of persons interested in the formation of a dramatic club. Now that the hall has some first-class scenery and Pahiatua being well ofl for talent no dobt it will be an easy matter to place such a club on a firm footing. We are very sorry to hear that Miss Amelia Crewe is seriously ill in Masterton. i Mr Crewe left for Masterton this morning. There will be a sitting of the S.M. Court to-morrow. Kennedy, the well-known coach , builder, has jus; turned out to the order of . a local reside. l u.. a first-class trap known as a ‘ rustic Whitechapel,” the workmanship of which reflects great credit on the builder. All the principal business people in .Paliiatua have agreed to have Thursday as the usual weekly half-holiday this week in place of Wednesday owing to the former day being the Manawatu Show day. W. H. Hawkins adds a number of young stock and also good dairy stock to bis stock list for to-morrow. He also has pigs, spring trap and harness, express, horses and contractors' plant. The Caulfield Cup was run on Saturday last and was won by Pari* with Devon second aud Bruin third. Twenty-nine horses started. T.i * t .'graph line-men are busy io-daF extending the* line from the present offic** site to the new premises in King Street. Ac the meeting of the Pahiatua Literary and Debating Society to-uighi the even- ; ing will be given up to recitations, songs. , , and on Monday evening next the | debate on Federation takes place. An accident happened to a lad named Alex. McCardle a son of Mr W. W. McCardle on Saturday afternoon. He was carting furniture from Pahiatua to Mmgahao for Mr Hughes, and on return- ; ing to the Mangutainoka river bod he lost control of his hors* through ■. >f the reins breaking. The horse bo.: ung McCardle jumped out. aud lan ug on his leg broke it just above tiie n..:« . Dr Gault set the injured limb. The unfortunate sulk l or will be confined to his bod The newest in gent's cricketing trousers, tennis shirts, straw* hats, tics. nc.. at the W.F.G The County Chairman gives notice of a poll to be taken for the Ouiata toad.