THE GREENWOOD FAMILY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8000, 19 October 1887, Page 2

THE GREENWOOD FAMILY.

Mrs. Greenwood and her accomplished family arrived by steamer this morning from Auckland, and their first concert will be given at the Alexandra Hall on Friday evening-. Oa Monday last a farewell performance of the talented Greenwood family took place in Auckland, and attracted a large attendance. The local Herald says that the family are clever, well trained, and musical there is no denying, and their accomplishments are varied enough for any entertainment. The selections wera of a very high order, and consequently trying to the musical abilities of the performers. The entertainment throughout was entirely satisfactory to the audience. Showers of bouquets were poured on the youthful performers, aad it was manifest that the farewell benefit was something more than an ordinary leave-taking of accepted favourites. It was the genuine appreciation of talented effort, and the persevering industry of a cultivated mother in training her daughters. The family aie now about to seek "fresh fields;" but wo have no 'doubt their abilities and classical attaiuments will in every place they visit gain for them a large measure of public appreciation.

Chief Judge McDonald, of the Native Linds Court, is at present in New Plymouth on official business. Mr. Richards, o€ Giddy'a Hill, states that during the current month ho has had three swarms of bees, which ia rather unusual at this period of the year. Tho Patea Volunteer Corps are endeavoring to have a leview of the Weßt Coast companies held at their town on November 9. They will ask the New Plymouth Volunteers to participate in it. The temperance cantata, >( The Rvscue of Harry Graj," will be given in the Alexandra Hall to-morrow night by the Band of Hope Choir. A final rehearsal was held list ni*ht, when everything worked harmoniously. Sydney Taiwhango, tho member for tho Northern Maori electorate, passed through Hawera on Saturdaj', it is stated on his way to Parihaka to interview Te WhitiTII3 redoubtable Sydney must bo at his destination by this limo. Colonel Stapp, who hag been holding his half-yearly inspection of tho Volunteer companies down tho coabt since September 27th, returned home on Wednesday morning. SergeaDt-Mujor Castles, tho local drill instructor, who has been down aa iar as Paten, returned with Colonel Stapp, looking all the better for his trip after his recent illness. A valuable cow, belonging to Mr. N. Schumacher, of Midhurst, was run over and killed on Tuesday afternoon, near that station by on express train loaded with sheep for Waitara. Mr. Schumacher set a high value on the beast. It is said thai these accidents ure of frtqueut occurrence, and, as they are all losses to the hardworking settlers, the .aecessity of fencing in the line to prevent such casualties is obvious,

The contractors for cutting tho street through Mounj Eliot sustained a serious loss this morning, when they discovered on £(oing to get the steed that draws the dobbins that the animal was not in its accustomed spot. It seems that the horse got impounded the previous evening, but during the night it had broken out of the pound, nnd cleared no one knew whither. The men were unable to Btart work this morning, and were serching everywhere in their endeavours to find the missing steed. An accident, with rather painful features, happened to a woman named Mrs. Dunn, a resident at Lepperton, who was, this morning, brought into town in a trap by Mr. Allenby, for hospital treatment for one of her arms which was injured. As the woman attempted to get out of the vehicla in Brougham-street, her foot slipped, and, not b t in^ able to save herself through tho injury to her arm, sho fell forward' on lu-r breast, on the side of tae road. She was at onco conveyed into Mrs. Yates' shop, and medical aid sent for. Dr. O'Carroll visited tho patient, and found that sho had brusied her ribs. The woman was taken to the hospital.