TOKO NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 44, 22 October 1913, Page 3

TOKO NOTES.

, [from our own correspondent.] T0k0.,-lias, quite a busy appearance at present, through carpenters building the Toko Hotel, bullock drays, and horse teams Parting metal from the station, and the farmers' milk carts running to the creamery. The Stratford County Council is baring part of the Toko Road; Standlsh, and East Roads re-metalled. ' About 3000 yards of'.crushed stone ■will be used. The metal is crushed and put oh the' trucks at'Midhirst, and railed to Toko. The steam '''roller is expected' to come out shortly, aiul put a'finishing touch on the new metal. ''The'Council is also having"''a "good''coat 1 of gravel put on the footpaths "'in the township.

The School'Committee is'having a drejssing4h'ed affile swimming baths, and ae this 'will, be appreciated by the children. ' LADIES' BALL. '■'■'■ i 0n Friday the ladies gave a return |>ali, in the Coronation Hall, to the bachelors of the ■ district. .The ball 'was looked forward to with great interest, as being the wind-up for the season. Unfortunately the night proved to be wet, but in spite of this there wag a good number present, and judging by appearances, seemed to have' had ''•«■ '■ mpst enjoyable ■ time. Some 40 eomples occupied the.'floor. Great credit fs due t'A tile' ladies who had the floor MnpeM«ct coWtttiifo. The music was by'tlie Nga'ere' Orchestra—T. Walsh (piano} (( W. Walsh (violin), S. Parker (cornet). During 1 !'•" evening ftstr*s] kindly, played |>y : Mi*s Clark > Miss. CumberwOrtb and X!i.si Simmqns,. . The .duties of M.C.'s were«i*ri;ied out byMrsGernhoefer an« JVJKss Stanford, who .were tkerighfe p'-M'.r.'.jP: in the right place. Afc J-sY IJ. Morrison took up ihej duties. The supper left nothing to lie-.desired, and full justice was done to rfr. The ladies who acted on the committer are a» follows : Miss'-* Gurr. Cudby, Coleman, Cumfeerworth, Stan* ford, Chainey. Burgham, Mesdames Were, Griffith, Gernhoefer, Morrison, and Riley. Mr G. Oieary, on behalf of the bachelors, thanked the'ladies for the good time they had given them, and said they weresatisfied the ladies beat -. <*h©sJbtwhelors' in >■ every way. Three cheers .were gfven for the ladies. TJififuttction was .broagW to a clese at 3 o'clock .

Tl e" Toko Gu| i ,Clu'b held shoo; "for.'the' Nicholson C.nj» thro "ont' of. four to. coupjfe. Mr ( «V Casl-ej Droved tiie winner. The friends of Mr W. Pearce will | regret to h«ar that h© is, suffering from' a poisoned is^n,»inmate of the Stratford Hospital at the . present time. He hnd onJy come out 1 of the institution abant. a ago, 1 f afteij being intqf fc ls^ o sf §ss WTO ~&ha lame complainC, •,, > ; * ~„,.,; , •., IJri bteyens Jiad, the ) miaf^> , tj.i 1 n i q ; fcq at flio axU «l)to;.-fflfeM d on the SftViF"?. |)n th» doctor driven" ioack "toJJ|tra£f:ord in a • cic II , . i\ nyn'tn m) rf<i-a,JajiMold aw'ii 'i