RAGLAN NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8049, 5 November 1906, Page 2

RAGLAN NEWS.

Fbcn our Own Correspondent. Mr Forty th, the Kuuda and Bridges Dip.utaient's bridge insptotor, ia to ifave tho building of tLe Opot.ru bridge under liia buporvision. iron trucks and rails are to be used for the earthwork, and arrangements are -toeing inada tor the supply of the necessaiif^ione. j; jflinith waa sworn in an a Justice before Mr Northcroft, S.M., on Tue>o*s">-. , Messrs J,' Uarrow and J. Watkins were passengeri to Waitara by the s.s. Kia (Jra on Tuesday, en route to tha Christohurch Exhibition. Mr J. A. Youojj, of Himilten, visited ftaglan and Te Alata during the week, and was positively besiege 1 with patients, n.twithstanding the tact that other dentists could here periodically. Mr Charles Gilmour has undergone tiu operation in Auckland for an affection of the face, and latest reports are to the effect that he is making a good recovery. Disappointment is felc that no provision was in.tde on the supplementary estimates for several local works for which grants were expected. Mr Smith wired the member for tha district and the Alinister for Public Works asking whether a sum of money was available for the formation of the street 11 give an approaoh to the Opotoru bridge on the Eaglan side of th j water, and in rep y Mr Gceanslada said: 'Whea the bridge is tiuiahed, I think you will fiad tbat the necessary approaches will be made.' | Mr liutherfo d his sent two exhibits of dressed fhx fioin the mills to the Christchurch Jixhibition. At the annual meeting of the Te Mata Cricket Club, Mr A. E. Jerome was elected ciptaiu. Mr C. Clench vicp-oapt»in, and Air K. J. Nicholson secretary. A hearty vote of tlmijks was acjorded Mr Price for the use of his paddock as a cricket ground. A "pjwder and patches" ball took place in the I e Mata llall on Friday night of list weik, and the affair attracted quite a large attendance from ail parts of the dittrict. Much artistic taste was displayed by tUn lidios iu the adornment of their hair and the partial disguise of their features by little patches of oourt plaster, the effect in many cases being positively bewitching. Ihe supper was a dainty one, snd served in very choice style, and the entire »irangementß were of such a character as to reflect the greatest oredit on those who were responsible for them.