PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1008, 24 December 1910, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Telegraph.—Special.Correspondent.) Palmerston, December 23. There is a large, inilux of visitors to Palmerston, tho races and the proximity of Christinas attracting great numbers. Yesterday—tho weekly stock sale day—was particularly busy, there being large Crowds of country people in town. Early in. tho, morning . a nor'-.westerly, gale sprang up, and there were some very heavy showers of rain, .which made . things particularly uncomfortable, es- - pecially for ladies and children. Busi- >_ liess appears to be very brisk, aiid tradespeople state that the volume or trade is very satisfactory. The: three large public State schools '; broke up yesterday for the Christmas .. holidays. In the morning at the Collects - Street School, a number of-.'prizes were:'. given for merit and certificate cards for attendance. Mr. T. 11. Hoddcr, chair- '■"•■' inan of the committee, addressed, the children, and the gathering broke up; \ ; with cheors for the teachers and oth- ' c-rs. In the evening the Terrace hnd - School held its annual concert, aiid prizes were distributed by the Mayoress . (Mrs. Nash). To-night the Campbell; ; Street School held tTieir annual "'tunc-. .■ • tion, a good programme bv the children . being, of course, the feature. ' ■ Tho Palmerston Bowling Club will be represented by three rinks r.t the'Auck-: ' , '- . land .'tournament, the skips being '.T; Griggs, C. Pickering, and J. A. Nash. a Whilst tho rjale was at its height yes- v tcrday a young man oil a bicycle cams vel'y near to being run over r.t one of the Square crossings. It appears that \ lie was forcing his way against the wind. . .with his head-down, and did not hear the train. Fortunately' the . enginedriver- noticcd that the man' was not aware of liis danger, and stopped the :' . .. 1 : train very smartly. At,the same timo ■.' the cyclist'.'became aware - of. the posi-r.u.T, tion,. "and turned his bicycle.ill time to . • avoid liittin'g tho.train. As the cricket- .yc. ers would phrase it., it was a-good illus-: tration of "perfect timing.'?-. . . ■! ■ A claim is being made - ar;ainst tho-. : - Borough Council for damage, alleged to . • have been done to. a horse. through putting its hoofs through a decadent culvert in one of the streets:- The animal was in a trap, driven by a-lady: with -several other ladies, who were thrown , out, but'fortunately with a few scratches. ' . _ ; ■■-There-is to be a great gathering of J. . Salvation Army people at 'the Mans■watu Gorge on New-Year Day, . : - the corns Palmerston, , Feilding. - Ashhurst, Dnnnevirke, Pahiatua,-and- ' Woodvillo will take part in a picnic. ■ ■ ; -' Mr.-, Percy Jeffries, a welUknown. Pal- ; merston dentist, who is'about to practice in Wellington, was farewelled . n ,Vv-^ the Working Moil's Clv.lv last liiglit, and, -at' the.same time pTesentqd with a purse- :; j.. f of sovereigns. -Mr. Jeffries has been a. - - ... . well-known figure in musical circle's,"'/ y ■ where he will be greatly missed.