CARTERTON ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 783, 5 April 1910, Page 6

CARTERTON ITEMS.

Dr. Johnston is at present en ft holiday, and his place is being taken, by Dr. Aiderson Stewart; ' * * . ' The death is announced from of the. infant* daughter of Mr. and Mis. J. A. Gordon, weti-knowji here. ■' ■ If is , remarkable the. distance Borne ■ horsep will' wander when . they escape from their paddocks. Some time on Fn> v day night or Saturday morning the horse belonging to the South Wairarapa County — Council got free, and was found at Gladstone. ■,'.' .' It is the intention of -the Wairaraja South County Council to have some 400 cubic yards of metal spread on the Beef Creek Boad. Prom all parts inquiries have bees made concerning the condition of "Mt, W. C. Buchanan, Wairarapa's veteran representative in Parliament,..since .the motor accident. It is gratifying, to be .' able to report that he is progressing well, and will soon be'amongst us again.. The Holy Sacrament will be.adminis- \ tered at St. Mark's Church on Sunday . nest at the conclusion of the service.

The football season in Carterton was opened on Saturday by members of the 'local club, who indulged in a practice. The numerous friends of Mr. B. Fell will regret to hear, that he has had to enter Dr. Smyth's private hospital to re ceive surgical attention to am injured leg. Thursday nest .will see the hockey seasou. opened in Carterton, when the local followers of the game will gather together for practice. The members hope to get in four full practices before th? championship matches commence. The Rev. \V. J. Elliott preached his farewell sermon in the Methodist Church on Sunday evening, the congregation being large. The choir, which has improved considerably of late under the able'guidance of Mr. K. Crawley, conductor, was in splendid voice, aid rendered inspiring hymns. ,"..V . . Despite the unfavourable weather of Easter Monday, which made it necessary to hold the annual treat of St. Mark's Anglican Sabbath School in the schoolroom, the receipts of the gathering sho* a small increase over the expenditure. Miss Minnie White, formerly of tlw. Clarevillo School, on Monday took up relieving duty at tie Dalefield School for tmonth. . ■'" ■ ' ,■„: ;■ The annual parishioners meeting of bt MmWs Church will take place near the ind of the present month. • . ;