STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9666, 7 April 1893, Page 2

STRATFORD NEWS.

[FROM OUR RESIDENT AGENT.] April 5 — Tho town has been quiet durI ing tho holidays, tho only token of a festival being in progress being the somewhat increased demand for alcohol c fluids. This form of relaxation led on Saturday to a little diversion in Broad way. A gentleman of the name of Yoiick ( " a fellow of infinite jest"), after setting the bar coucter in a roar at one or two hotels, meandered forth on pleasure bent, and happening to encounter Con stable Leahy, was invited by that functionary to pass the rest of the evening a 1 his establishment south of the bridge. On the way thither difficulties appear to have arisen, for on Monday morning two of our local magistrates had to appraise certain damages to tho constable's fhins. Two pound five was the est mate arrived at and the amount was paid. Alas, poor Y/orick 1 Tho mountain has beon wel: patronised during the holidays, the Pembroke road track having been kept quite lively with parties going and returning. Ono large party of ladios and gentlemen are spending the wepk in the upper regions, the perfect weather making their sojourn a delightful one. Several usconta of the peak have beon mado, the most noticeable being that m ido yesterday by Mr T. Richardson, of Wanganui, son of the Hon. G. F., Minister of Lands in the Atkinson Government. Starling fro v Stratford ut 9 a.m. he wub back BDon nfter 8 p.m. having, in tho a-jtu I ascent from leaving the horsep, boaton tho record fort mints with a 2^ hour trip, tho descent to the liorsos occupying 70 minute*. The truck is now in good order, driei tiian it has been at any time in the last twelvo months. It, howovor, badly needs wide iojc, tlio great scour of the rains making it little better than a ditch in many places. Money is wanted, and to ru so a suoply of that esst ntia!, a dramatic ! psrfonnance'will be given on the 28th of this month. It is worth while meeting with an accident, short of actual disablement, just to find out how impoilunt a member of the community ono is. Tho plaintiff in the forthcoming psrjury caso, Mehaffy v. Si) rrock, was looking for " jour own" with a subpeena whoa he heard of the accident, and his consternation at tho I probabh 10-s of «. w itness is said to have been terrible. At any r.ito there were tears of joy in hißeyos when the supp sed corpse preHentel himself and gracefully accepted the interesting piece of blue paper. We shall have a surfeit of law next week. Quite a number of us have received invitations to New Plymouth for Wednesday next in connection with the above case, and there is a very big list of cases for the R.M. here on Friday. A petition to the Minister of Juati.o has been prepared, setting forth tho grievances of this district in tho mattor of the administration of -justice. It is simply aooininab'e considering the number and importance of the cases that arise in the district th it we should be kept without conveniences that have boon given as a matter of course to places of not nearly the importance. A large contingent of Stratford people are wending their way Midhirst wards this afternoon to the sports and following concert and dunce.