STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9756, 22 July 1893, Page 2

STRATFORD NEWS.

fFROM OUR RESIDENT AQENT.I July 21. — At the Police Court this morning before Messrs T. M. Smith and J . Godkin, Edward Wasoly was sentenced tv 14 days for stealing a homo cover. John Payno was charged with being druntt at the 6tation and discharged with a caution. 11. J, Paltrirfgo, charged with larcony of a number of t'-inge from a camp, was acquitted. The first accident that has marred the pleasure of our local football contests happened on Thursday, when McCleaa, one of the ft rat ford juniors, had a rib broken in the match with Lcpporton. In spite of tho loss of a good man Strutford won rather easily. The quarterly meeting of tho Anglican Vestry wus held on Thursday. The receipts for the quarter were as follows : —Outside sources, £18 15s ; Stratford, £18 9s i)d ; Midhirst, lGs 3d; Ellham, 12s 7d ; Ngairo, 26s 6d ; Norfolk Uoad, 2ij 9d ; Inglewood, £7 10b ; nett proceeds of anniversary sociul, £13 0a 4d j total, £00 13i 21. The disbursements wore— Clorgymau'BHlipond, 4niiititliß, £60; Church furnituio, £4 14s ; suudiics, £1 15s Gd ; total, £0(5 ( Jn 7d The vital statistics of this regi tration dietiict havo becu ratlior peculiar of late. Last your the births numbered 139 ; the year bofore, with a smaller population, 130 ; whilst this year the total has already, , in sis. months, reached 90.