INGLEWOOD.
(From Our Own Correspondent,) When Ingle wood folk compete at exhibitions or shows, more especially when these functions are beyond the bounds of their own district, "one may pretty well rely on it that they arc hot there only for their health, and that thoy have something to show. In this connection that enthusiastic pair of gardeners, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Kennedy, are to be congratulated on the success they achieved at the Eltham Horticultural show on Thursday and Friday, 4th and sth inst., when Mrs. Kennedy secured four first and third prizes in the cut flower classes, while to her guid man were awarded five first, four second and one third prize in the farm and garden section. Seventeen between them. Later news adds to the above: Mr. Kennedy took first prize for Robin Adair potatoes; Mr. E. E. Popperell, also of Inglewood, second fbr Maori Chief potatoes, -and Mr. L. J. Carmine, another local gardener, two third prizes for cut flowers.
In further evidence that Jnglewood has a well founded reputation' for being a centre for the production of dairy cattle, it is worthy of note that quite recantly a deal whereby 210 heifers, due to calve for next milking season, changed hands at £.12 10s per head was put through by the Inglewood staff of the N.Z. Fanners' Coop. Organisation Societv.
At a special meeting of the Norfolk Road School Committee on Monday night last, which was attended by Mr. W. Marshall, who all through the war was a, leading spirit in the local patriotic committee, it was resolved "That a united service be held for the unveiling of a memorial tablet on Friday, 10th inst. at 8 p.m., in the Norfolk school room, and that the minis'?r of religion of Irijlewood be asked to assist in the service " The tablet contains the names of all those from the Norfolk school district who left, for the ?cat of war The names of tho=e who left, never tn return, have bad a special place allotted to them. The committee hopes that as many as possible of the parents' relative? and friends of those whose names are thus recorded, specially of those who lost their lives in the great conflict, will I endeavor to be nresent. The memorial, which is a handsome one, well executed, in the product of the combined efforts of Mr- F, Spurulo and Messrs Hayles and Spurdle, of | Inglewood.
There- was a large gathering of Freemasons here on Thursday evening, when Bro. O H Hutton was installed Worshipful Master by the Provincial Grand Master. Bro. R. W. Sergeant. Afterward' *be new W.M. installed bis officers. Ths visitors were siib'equcntlv entertained bv the local members to supper in the supper room of the Town Hall.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1920, Page 3
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