CARTERTON

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 277, 30 September 1879, Page 2

CARTERTON

• ,$. (from our own correspondent.) September 29. The Carterton Ohristys are, I understand, to give a perfo.manee in the Public Hail within the next fortnight, and Phoenix like, have arisen stronger than ever from the remains of the old company. The Amateur Dramatic Club, after a successful first appeara.ee, are, I think, content to rest on their laurels and die a natural death. Anyhow, if they go the way of all flesh they have, at any rate, i been useful in their day in the improvements they have made on the Public Hall

SUVJ.O. The heavy rain we have-had during the last fnur-and-twenty hours, while doubtless doing an immense amount of benefit to the district generally, lias filled bahkhigh all the ''itches and drains about the township, and every little inequality in the ground lias become a miniittiiie lake. Now that the Carterton Local Board is again in existence, T would especially draw their attention to the footpath from Mr Wakeliu's mill to the Post Office, which is this morning, as in fact it generally is after a day's heavy rain, totally stibmeiged ankle deep and impassable. There has been a subsidence on this portion of the original works, and although I know the Board is not overflusli of money at present, still, as half a dozen loads of gravel would euro the evi],l should think they sould find the wherewithal to make the pathway fit for foot passengers to travel aver. I see the other cricket clubs in the Valley have already taken active measures :o make a' good appearance in the field luring the forthcoming season, but bei'ond a lot of talk f am not aware of the Cartertonians having as yet taken any neasures to show their proficiency.- It is juite time, if they hope to make any show it all, that steps were taken to re-organise lie local club, and that practice should speedily commence, or we shall be where .he little boat was—a long way astern. It is with the most sincere regret that I lave to record the death this afternoon of

his bed, and his sufferings have been so severe that while sympathising with his wife and family under their bereavement, so far as tho deceased was concerned we ' can hardly regret that death has put an' end to his suffering, Mr Booth arrived in'; the colony some six-and-twenty years ago, .> and the early part of his sojourn, in the $' country was at Princess Charlotte's Sound, * thence he removed to Kairora: BUDse- „ quently to Kamorua on. the Coast, and $ ultimately started'a small saw mill at ; Ohariu with two of his sons. Ajflfafetivs «jj later he took the saw mill at tIu.teSBJMSmIW some seven years since he saw mill on the Taratahi, which h>Bß|flfl|fl| attained the proud position of thejHßß| establishment of the nature in the distWpß| He will be missed by one and all amonßflFJH us, for his kindly genial good nature haflHH won the esteem and respect of the wh k9S community, and he passes from our m dsuHS without leaving an enemy behiDdU^BHH The funeral will leave the late umBBBB of the deceased at 11 o'clock onIHHNHH