HUNTLY

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8061, 21 November 1906, Page 2

HUNTLY

From Our Own Correspondent. The chief business considered by the trustees of the Public Library at their last meeting was a letter from the Road Board, notifying that as the Library buildings -tood on the road leading from the Great ■South Road to the railway, they should hive it remove 1 as soon as possible. The jhairm in stated th it the present site was the gift (if the Ralph family to the public, and that since June, 1895, the trustees had remained in undisputed possession of the ground. Uider the Land Act the transfer was made, and the trustees wete in po-session of a certificate of title. The secretary was instructed to comtnuncite with the Road Board, and to express the hope that, as the ground available at present was ample for all reisonable traffic, the Board w. u!d see fit to reconsider their former resoluri in. The railway authorities were, for a similar reason, requested to remove their en?ino shed, a portion of it being on the public road. Bad weather and an extraordinary number of entertainmonts hold immediately before militated against the success of the concert given by the Huntly Musical and Orchestral Society in the Volunteer Hall •n Friday night. The attendance was very poor considering the object and tne performers. The baton was in the capable bauds of Mr H. Skellern, Mrs R. Niccolls >cting as accompanist, and Mr R. Skelleru undertaking the duties of secretary, 'the concert was followed by a danca, the music for which was supplied by Messrs Dyer (piano) and Darby (violin). It is with regret that I have to reoord the deaths of the infant daughter of Mr J. Johnstone, and of Edie, agei eight years, the youngest daughter of Mr P, Rayner, of Lake llakanoa. The former had been very weakly since birth, while the latter, who underwent an operation for a growth on the. liver, succumbed in Hamilton Hospital, whither she had been sent for treatment. The bereaved parents have the sincere sympathy of the community. The number of extraordinary cases treated by Dr. Monk, of Huntly, on Monday must surely form a reoord. He had two broken arms from the backblocks; two cases of p Zoning, one from oarbolio acid and the other of caustic soda; five men who had received more or less severe injuries to the eye while hewing coil in the mines; one case of incipient pneumonia, and several of iiiiluen/.a, whioh is fairly common in the district.

A nitvting of thene interested in a boxing club and gymnasium, held in the Volunteer 11*11 on Saturday night, was very largely attended, and a largo number i f prospective members enrolled. Mr Turn Hill, of Auckland, who was present, was appointed instructor. A. strong committee was appointed and ordered to report to the next meeting. Mis- M. A. J (i Dean, who was chosen by the school authorities as additijnal assistant, ;o : ned the stall of the District school on Tuesday.