WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 41, 18 October 1913, Page 6

WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

[from our own correspondent.] The Marco School concert and social held on Friday last was very successful, the new Koluirfitahi Hall being crowded. Special trams ran to the Hall from Whanga and Tahora, both being fully taxed to accommodate the crush of passengers. A programme of dances, songs, etc. was gone through, ami there was also a “Book Title Competition,” which attracted much attention, and provided much fun. r lhe prizes for this were won by Miss McCutchan; (most original representation) among the ladies, and Mr W. Bicheno among tho men. The prize for the largest number- of correct guesses went to Mrs T. Aylward (17 guesses). Miss; Wilson, schoolmistress at Marco/ds to bo congratulated on the excellence of the arrangements and on tbe successful training of tho children for their part songs, etc. Mr T. Humphries, of Tahora, had a valuable draught horse injured in a peculiar way, on Monday morning. The animal jumped the fence, and in landing struck the back edge of an axe with the front of the shoe causing the axe to fly up and lodge in the fetlock joint, making a nasty gash which will put the horse on the retired list for a week or two. Steady spring rains have been our portion lately, and everything is looking well and forward, lambs have had a good start, and The general-run of percentages is greater than those of previous years. T The cheese factory has opened, but the number of suppliers is lower than last year, the state of the roads last season loading several suppliers to part with their cows and go in for sheep. Next season, after our much talked of road metalling scheme is an accomplished fact, dairying will boom again in record style. Mr R. Lee, who came to ‘Whanga suffering from injury to his foot caused by being jammed by a trolly wheel, returned to bis home at Mold Road not much the worse for his painful experience.

Arrangements are being made here to entertain the Ohura Rifle and Cricket teams, and the Ohura 1 Brasf Band on the occasion of their visit here next week! Three coaches have been engaged at Ohura to bring the 1 teams here, and the arrival of the' coaches'will add another bright page to the history of Taranaki advance meixt. Rifle matches’, a cricket 'matchj a Rifle drib ball,-'and a -smoke doncert are some items-■:of the ;pro'grairiixxe iarranged! find given fine weather, ■ Whaxiga l folk? will > extend theniselves td the, occa'sio’n. i-.d m f'• 4

The iusual webkHn ieudhro* party 'arid dance was held ion -TMuisdriy,' the' itefl weather being no bar to these 1 popular evenings. The Tennis Club will hold) their monthly dance on Friday evening, this being the last but one of the sbason. Willing hands and bright fires are quickly altering the appearance Of the ife&iTO ’*Ifttfririi* •’* ‘lsland,f’ -’the Tennis Club having secured, a site for two courts , there. ‘ Working bees have been star(ed, and it is Expected flint the courts will" be open for Christmas. 1 • ,