PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 937, 3 October 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

-■'." .'/,»/'/ ',' ' :V; ':;.:-'. ; ' ■■■: (From'-Our Own, Correspondent.) . ,' Palmerstori, October 1. '.. The. Man'awatu Hunt. Club' held; a most successful, "'social' last night, at which' there was a .large attendance."- Instrumental and .'vocal' items were, rendered, and dancing indulged in, and a gopd'time ; speht; .Opportunity' was taken of "the gathering to present Mr. J. .Sweeney' with an enlarged and framed'photograph of himself, as a.mark of the;appreciation of the club of.his services' as 'master. 'The, frame' .of the' .photograph, bore ...a; silver plats suitably, inscribed. A cheque for a'substantial' amount was also, presented to Mr. J. Davidson, who has offi-' ciate'd at hon. secretary of the club since its. inception, 'and has done yeoman service in working it up to its present satisfactory position. : Mr. D. Buick, M.P., made the presentations on behalf of the club.." ! . ','. . ■'■•■■' •' . ■ "Advance Guards of a , Brigade on the March" was the ..subject of an \address, given before the members of the Manawatu Officers': Club last night,' by-/Major Sandtman, of Napier. ' The address was most instructive, throughout, and at its conclusion the major was accorded a hearty vote, of thanks. V The vital for. Palmerston for the month of September were as, follow:— Marriages, 9; births, 43; deaths,.l9./The births• included, four, lots of-. twins. A vigorous alarm was-sounded on the firebell about' two o'clock this • morning,' a six-roomed house in Grey Street being' ablaze.: The fire; brigade ' got to .work quickly and extinguished the fire before a great deal of damage was done,' one bedroom, and a part of the roof being destroyed. The bouse, which belonged- to Miss Pollischek,'was\ 'insured in- the I Phoenix Office for ,£2OO, while' the occn-1 pier, Mr. C. Iremonger, had his furniture insured in the Alliance Office for .£l5O.