RANGITIKEI NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLVIII, Issue 12364, 2 December 1904, Page 5

RANGITIKEI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) • MARTON, Thursday. Messrs. Moore and Kea-se, from Wanganui, have taken over Mr. C. Gronn's carrying business from the Ist instant, and have secured .suitable offices in the Opera House building. Mr. Moore wili have change of the clerical department, white Mr. Kerse "supervises the carrying business. The telephone has foeea Said-on to the office, and should prove a. greati boon to the business firms who require their services'. The old style of fixing a flag on somebody else's verandah ;post, denoting a .carter is required, is nbw quits out of- date, as Marton is steadily..progressing, and keeping up with the times. Another room adjoining the.office will be fitted up to accommodate: travelers'samples, also storage of goodsl We wish the new firm every success in -their new line of business. ( Mr. Royle wh*ed yesterday that Mr. Williamson's Opera Company will playhere on 20th February. This is only the fiiist company'to book of Ms, and patrons can rest assured lihat it only reqiiires their presence to .give them a. good reception that a return, visit will be paid.

The gift sale inaugurated by the young ladies of the Missionary Union, held in St. Andrew's Hallil yesterday afternoon, was a great success, the 'hail being well filled with visitors. Afternoon tea was dispensed to the thirsty souTs who chose to .partake of it. Afterwards a visit to the stalls was made; presided over by the following ladies :— Mrs-'.' Gordon, Misses Claris, K. McDoin'aM, Niooils (2), and Ingle. Good' bura.ness was done by each stalUholder, which wiJfego a long way to add to the nucleus •tioimrda tiha Maori Mission School at Turakina. A consiignmeiit of fancy gdodsj etc., from China were eagerly sought lafter, principally By one pur■chasea'. ..,-...

' The conioerb in the evening was, as usual, a deofded success. The Chairman (Rev. Gordon) said that on account of other items no encores would be allowed, but the audience would not agree with him, and demanded encores when a particular song took on. The opening pianoforte solo was well rendered by Mass McBetih. iSocag^were contributed by Miss Hughes, Misses M. Hughes, .'Wait-kins, Gibbons (2), Mrs. Cutcli'ffe; pianoforte duet and beEis, Misies MoGrea.; songs also by Messrs. McGregor and. O'Donneil. The rest of the evening was taken up with gamas got. up by the ladies to pifeiaso'itie gent. folk. ■ . The Telephone Exchange is being added to eveiy week, the latest) being Mi*. Max Wy&ocki, .and Messrs. Moore and Kerse. It only requires a few more subscribers to obtain the Exchange open at alight till'a late hour.