PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 676, 29 November 1909, Page 9

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

1 v .'ifr r,-.UFrom Our fipcclal Correopondentß.l ■ ' f • 1 ' LEVIN. ; Mr.. JY Dovino,' who mot with a serious- acci■t dent to one of his eyes a few weeks ago, met ■«ith.-a more t-'overo .mishap :on Vriday ; near, 11 r... Bartholomew's- Sawmill on the \ -lipper ■ ■ Ohau ! ;Rwer;: -Ho -hadi stopped his■ horses on part of - tho-traofc .to give them a V v.-rest, and went-to pick up a'trailing rope. As • he/was doing so, xho horses started,- and. the • "bolster '' of tho truck' jammed'him against- .. a tOeli;, inflicting injuries.' Some difficulty was , i ./ experienced in removing ;lum to. Levin, tho journey occupying some, four- hours. On exahimanoii. Dr. lionnedy was unablo to find : , -aily.,ovidenco: of fractiires; but the muscles of - the •lovKor part of the bfcdy, had' been much y v ,lt^i3 v misfortunes. -.-.v .- seldom' come'singly, and cortainly Mr. DBvino has'had his share, this being his third ncci- , deht'within a few weeks. - The sboys' departpient of tho Y.M.C.A. hold, sdciftl - gathering on Friday evening, Mr, J., - W.t.Qibson presiding.-: A ,song _was conmbuted , -by ..-Frank Wooding, A vocftL duet ,bv C. Jen- . nibgs and Carruthcrs, ■ a recitation by Robert a:.. Jones.i and readings by ■ A.■ Gray, : _Cyril_ Jenningsj : and B. Coppin, -On -December ,17, the : boys will hold a " gift night," > when presenta- ■'' \tions' to tho children's hospital will bo made. ■■■:, The. fifth and final-competition, for trophies ■;v ■'•j;.' .presented by Messrs..W. Palmer, B. R.:Gar--v.' dener,' and A;- S. iPatterESn -was hold by tho Club on Saturday. Distances, seven 'shots iaeh at 200 ond'7oo yards. Tho wind .was j\ - . very :'ptroiip and.-guslv -.at. tho, longer -range, r.nil 1 tho shooting suffered /in conseqitonce. Scores —B, O. Lower, 27-23-50; L. Ingram, P. Tones, 31-19-50; J. Wood, 23— J. Rutherford, 27-17-4-4; J. Mmr, 30 '; '—14—U;' Hi Ward, 29—14—43; W.' Francis, - iun.;,'2B—ls—4l; W.-^Xngram,^?—l4r—4l; H. C.. Inffrnm, 28—12—40; T. O. Smith, 22—16—38; Vf. Lovejoy, 18—16—34 Afwegates (best fonr vout iof five .-competitions).—P. Jones .• 224, .L. v - : Ingram 213, J. Wood 213, J. Muir 213,, W. :'lngranf 210. H. Ward,2oC. J. Rutherford 205, .' . II; Wood 205,. G. Jones'2os. . . i\VtrMrJM: ~j"' -i-•'• ■ : i:i / CARTERTON. : -';V-.S6Vfar tho Carterton Small Birds Nuisanco .'v Society havo acco"UHtcd lor- fifteen thousand V' ;nestlings.';'}v- \;-r'■ K * ' '- :; ' X-.'.btiide, twenty - delegates,' representing 'Master--! ?';i s ft: ? ;^iii I vOartorton, ! :;and;:UreytOwn;)inonuly >:v-'A ities;i;Wnd . art! arranging • the -, coinbineupienio: J to , 1)01 held at £igeon Bush oil Boxing l)ay, met'iait woet. • Dro, W. - Jtl. Partridge, uce- ■ president' of tho" Carterton .Council, occupied ; tno ;ohair, in the-absence of. the presiaeht, ' BriS. J, M. Nioholls. It was leported that '.- - • the.-fo'ur Carterton socioties had Agreed to eonW , -tribute X 2 2s. ' each • the guarantee of Xlß' required by tho Railway. Department-for i a special train.-The vDepartment: suggested. 8 : a.m.-; and - 4.30 1 p.m. as 'the tijne for j tho •. startiiig'ahd returning of the -train from' Ma'sterton and''Pigeon Bush. It was decided to-suggest . thatv the return train leavo :betwccn 5 and - 6 -, - o'clock in preference to 4.30..'. Tho matter of: . giving, an"approxiniate estimato :of thoso likely -/a''-.-to:'travel from- eaoh -centra :.was 'left.-.in :tho • J' -. i 'hatids 1 ! of - tho secretary.. '-Tho price of admis"sionito the grounds-;is to bo.-colkctcd' at-. the ; j . ■ gate;'. -■ It. was rosolved- to > recommend - that ■: the .. sta^tins : bour^of-:-tha< train, from Masterton be - 9 n.m;- Tho tender, of - the Masterton South i Band; - , to . provide musio .was' accepted,- with a stipulation that the-number: ; o{-^playersbe t« 1 •„ . Thfe stewards of tho Taratahi-Carterton. Rnc- •: ing:jClub. met on -Saturday : afternoon,' Mr. G; -■ .W. ; ';D«llcr -in thA -chair. -Mr.. Dcller ; wns. re- '<■ f-i elected chairman, of stewards .for the ensuing :-v--"'-.-:':'year!!''-'-The.-'balance-Bheot of - the recent -inw.t:inß'bfio)v6d "a'.profit : 9s.'9di,' an jn6r>(iase *'of «E43 on tho'previous yoar.-Mr, J. W; Card . NwaS;'ttceordcd a'.voto .of -thanks for his services as judge.'<