WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 15, 10 September 1912, Page 8

WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Mud and Railway

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

We a.re back into the mud again ; the roads, which were nearly dry ten days ago, are back in their old "almost impassable" state. The .storekeepers and the Public Works Department are experiencing the greatest difficulty in conveying goods to Tahora, where the bulk of the railway work is at present .going on.

The tramway construction is being delayed, owing to shortage of material, and the delay is causing uneasiness among the cheese- factory suppliers, who, unless dry weather comes promptly will find it impossible to get milk to the factory. Religious. A church service was held here on Sunday evening, the preacher being Mr Smart, Presbyterian Home Missioner, of Toko. In future the services will be held every fourth Sunday, instead of on Mondas as hitherto. The Public Organ.

The new public organ has arrived and been unpacked. Mr Long, the secretary of the Organ Fund, has tried the instrument, and speaks highly of it. The committee have decided to give the day school children access to the organ, and for that purpose have placed it in the schoolroom. Euehre. The last of the series of progressive euchre parties was held on Friday night. There was a big field of keen competitors for the handsome prizes given. The ladies' prizze went to Miss Cammock, and the gentleman's to Mr C. Joyce. Mr H. Marsh was the lucky winner of the season's aggregate prize (a handsome travelling bag), and Mrs Dean won the ladies' aggregate. The "boobys" went to Mr J. Syme and Mrs T. Sutherland respectively. A splendid supper was provided by numerous lady friends, and then dancing was enjoyed till about 3 a.m. Everyone seems sorry that the euchre season has closed, and there are rumours of another series of parties being started as soon as the big dance boom is over, and there is quite an overplus of- dances arranged to take place luring the* next month or two. The Domini's Hause. The schoolmaster's duelling house is going up quickly, all the material except the bricks being on the ground. Mr Mills has fenced a piece of ground by the new building, and has planted a nice garden, which will -serve the double purpose of being a household asset and a model garden for the schoolchildren to copy and take instruction from.

The euchre match between Whanga and Mangere Road was won by Whanga by 21 games to IS. The "stake" was a supper, for which the Mangere hoys had to pay. Personal. Mr J. MeCluggagc paid a short visit to Whanga. last week. Miss C. Wilson, of Palinerston North, who has been spending a short holiday with her people at Putikituna, returned to Palmerston on Saturday.