MORRINSVILLE

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8097, 8 January 1907, Page 2

MORRINSVILLE

Fuom Ouu Own CoiiUKsroNin-NT. The warm ohowery weather experienced of hte has b>r-n very acceptable i to the farmers who luivu recently sown turnips and given such a good start there jis every prospoot of a ;,;ood cr.p. i The bounty Council's iiuprovenients in fr. Nt of Mr E. Jones' shop have tnbt with universal approval, hut wo think it a pity that the Council did not finish the work whilst about it. A few more loadi of gravel and sand wuuld be of-, great advantage, and give the footpath the- tone consigtent wto good workmanship As at present lefr, it only requires a good downpour of rain to convert it into a treacherous mud.

The additions to Mr Pickett's boarding house aro rap Idly approaching eomp'Jtion and whilst fulfilling the duty of usefulness ate at the earn" time ornamental, and ranch iin;vovu H>e appearance of the strnctire

judging i.y tua numudf or players eijoyiugf n j,'Hine of tcnaia every afternoon our 1. c-il Tennis Club seems to be in a floirishing condition. The Saturday "aftenoon t4as," kindly provided by the ladies are very popular and much appreciated b; the players. We glean tbo information t:at a tew matches wi'l shortly ba arrr«2ed, which, CiUtiiaer.Dg tbe number of <!ubs in the district, ought to prove There are rumours of tbe Club giving an " At ilorn-',''also starting a oompetitito in the near future; both events will doubt'.ess prove a gre*t attraction. A few weasels have recently been sen in tbe district, and it is to be hoped 'hat anyone having the opportunity will des! Roy this species of vermin. Sieverai hen rosts have'been .isited by those robbers iui considerable damage has been don<- ( by them. Our looal medi;:o has be<sn i big su2erti', losing over twenty half-g-own promising fowls within the last month The Mew Year was as usual ushered in by great hilarity and rejoicing, aid a number of otherwise quiet and ■""i of Society seemed to n 'ive full vent to their feelings. Everything pisaet i off nioely and whilst the damage done war. conspicuous by its absence, the hearties ; gc.d feeing prevailed—even to th|J hi pyjamas, who had the uany vioitors. I The annual sports evetituteid on Mew Tear's Day, and probabl? thla threatening condition of the elements wa.-> responsible for the poor attendance. Maty of the events were very successful u the point of fntries, and some very close contests ensued.