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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10478, 2 December 1895, Page 2

The Town Band will give a Promenade Concert in the Becroatioa Grounds this (Monday) night. The Hon. W. P. Reeves came up from Hawera by the special train on Sunday, and afterwards left for Awakino. It is estimated that the receipts from the special train from Hawera ou Sunday amonnted to over £60. Drum-Major Mooseman at the head of the Town Baud was a prominent figure in the Benefit Societies march on Sunday. The following are the vital statistics for the Borough of New Plymouth for November, 1895:— Births, 16 ; deaths, 3; marriages, 3. Mr A. llusden, known here as an amateur singer, is now touring -with a Novelty and Concert Company in the Wellington district. Mr N. King sold the privileges for the Taranaki J. C. Hack Meeting at noon today, (Monc'ay). Mr A. Raynes bougljfc the grandstand booth for £45 ; Mr P. Murphy tho outside for £20 ; ant the refreshment booth was placed after the sale to Mr T. Lock for £7. Some anxiety is felt about the safety of tho barque Weathersfield, which hasbeen seen in Cook's Strait in a disabled condition. On Monday last, November 25th, she was seen off Stephen Island by the Wareatea, but a search by the steamer Duco failed to reveal her whereabouts. Tho telegraphic chess match betwcan Auckland and Wellington was concJndsd ou Saturday night, and resulted in a victory for the Wellington Club, which won ten games to the northerners four. Five unfinibhed games will be referred for adjudication to Mr Hookham, of Christuhurc-h. The usual fortnightly meeting of tio W.C.T.U., which is hold in the ladies" room of tho Coffee Palace, was -welfi attended on Wednesday, November 27th, and the members were pleased to fin« their president again with them after her illnosa, and sufficiently recovered to preside. Reports of correspondence re literature, and also respecting Jkliss Kirk's proposed visit for a public meeting early in January. The secretary also reported on her visit to Inglewood«on Tuesday to. assist that newly organised branch a£ their meeting, when fivo superintendents !of various departments of work werei i elected. Three superintendents. were> elected on Wednesday in tho New Plymouth Union, viz., Mrs Allan Douglas, for " homo meetings " department ; Mra Mclsaac, "' francos e," or more properly " electoral " department ; and Mrs W. A. Collis, for '' vtsitiag absent members." Some conversation ensued, of a congratulatory chamctor, when it was known that throe of thi New Plymouth ohurcheahadi for uuny jears consistently adhesed toih« use of unfermeuled wine at the= Sacrament of the Lord's Suppev h and th» hopo was expressed that the otijer churches would soon also adopt it, and so remove a source of danger to many. Mrs Runciman wns elected treasurer of tho Union. The meeting closed shortly after 4 p.m. Mark Twain's toast, " The Babies" : — "We have all been babies — Heaven bless them to make them healthy and strong," use Dr. Kirks' farinaceous food.. Wholesale by Burgess, Fraaer and Co,-«-ADVT.J