CARTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 724, 25 January 1910, Page 7

CARTERTON NOTES.

,:'Th'ere :.is ; : aj; movement;■'afoot ■amongst: ;Carrington, setllers;to ■ haveia. school erected, "on, :th'ersottiement.;;;lti..is..understood'that one 'a three-acrej site for the purpose, and-, there are 'enough J childrerir.ori •. thi). settlement,'to entitle, the residentsVto : ,a|?ole': teacher!. : .' •: '■]■,- : : : :\:7 '■'■ ■■■■'■' ■■, \ The\ Gladstone Sports: C3cb held • its annual gathering, on Saturday, ; and although. .that day. was; not observed'; in-the'.Wai-' rarapa as. the,- Anniversary. ; holidayi. -the, attcndanco. of :i the publio ; was: gbod,': v the : takings ■at thii gate being £12 10s. Mx. .W.;:D,:Watsori's;Wildfire won.the maiden 1 'hunters , ' competition,-' ..and.. the ; -champion jumping.: The ; high : jump- was; won ; by G.W.: Blake, Waingawa (3Jin;), sft. sJin. t J,. .Blake (3in.), sft. 4in., second, iand-E. ;M'Kenzie,.(23jn.) ) ,sft. ;3Jin., : third.' Stop-' ping the chain was.won by A.;;MTJenssio, '05ft. .HJin.',"-and.'-B. : Strang won;the boys'schopj championship.' .The;results of the guessing ' competition, -were - of one: sheep, 1 2431b.:. D. . MXean,; "puru, 2451b., 1; H.C. 8irch,,2401b., 2; H. 2481b.,. 3.< Weight bf two,pigs: :E.-Cooper, Gladstone, 651b;, exact'weight,' ■il; ■ J. .Cooper,■ 05i1b.,: 2., ~,_: -.;:;.. v ? :. I Mrs. E. Eagle,, sen., who is on a holiday "visit to ■Eo'torua'.'fori the benefit of her health, is'expected home -in, about a.fort-' nighfs time; ,- :. ■'.''■■''■■; ' .-.'■'.: ;V ;'..v '-V •.-. : >' ■ : On' , Sunday' last .the'■"..services'-■ at St. Mark's' ; Church.wero, , :.conducted .by tho Eey.lMr. -Kempthorne. ; Tho Rev. ,E. Young; -vicar' oCtho parish,;is spending a brief: holiday at .the .seaside., -!-:v- :. ■ On'lMohday the /annual picnic under, tho auspices of • the ■ South' : Wairarapa Methodist Circuit was held at . Dalofield, dn.iMr- W.vMT?artiand's' property. The event 'was well .-patronisea, , and; all appeared.to thoroughly enjoy themselves. , . '.-A volunteer- encampment was hold- at Belvedero: from. Saturday till Monday by tho corps : in the South Wairarapa. Tho ;roll call-was-woll- responded to,: and (the-men-spent a profitable;week-end. . ■"... ...