SHANNON

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1022, 11 January 1911, Page 9

SHANNON

The hay harvest, which has been an exceptionally good one, is almost over in this district. Grass-seeders have done very well this season. ' Full fescue' hKs been in great' request, up ..to 3Jd. being offered by merchants. Two 'mates, cutting giant fescue and cocksfoot havo each cleared JJIO a week, and a resident, of Foxton .lias a gang of cutters employed at Moutoa, to whom he is paying Is." Cd. per hour for fescue. Whito good prices, and wages have been • pfforinc: for grass-seeding, most of tlic ilaxmills have reduced ' the rate for cutting llax owing to, the prevailing low prices for hemp. From'the farmers' point of view the season has been-in every way satisfactory. A sharp earth tremor was experienced .here about a. quarter-past five on Tuesday morning. '• The local Amateur Dramatic Society will stage "Sam." a comedy, on January 23. The following is the cn E t of characters:—Sir .Everfoil Tofi'ee, Dr. Adams; Pam,'Winkle,- Mi'. 'P. Mar; Henry. Mr. .Itorlnnd :'Pnrslev, Mr. J. Gardner; Strap, Mr. H. H«ok: Cheeks. Mr. F. King: Bottles, Mr. R. T.aw: Mi=s Charlotte Rnsso, Mrs. Pciby; Martha Bnnn. Mrs. Mnv; Mary Ann. Miss G. Gnrdner; Mattie. Miss M. Woodmcss. The comedy will' bo nreced»d by a farce, entitled "Husband in Clover," in which Mr. Tilliwr will play "Horace." and Mrs. Tilling will take the part of "Myelin." Mr. F. May is stn?o manager. Mr?-.,ifi, coach, and Mr. Terry is 1 property -manager;—- Incidental music wiM b* played by Mrs. P. O'Connor nnd Miss Laurvig. CARTERTON. Two shocks "f earthquake were felt in Carterton ou Tuesday morning. at 5.13 o'clock. One was light and" ono fairly sharp. -.v In the Police Court on Tuesday, before Justices, of tho Pence, tho jiolice proceeded against Stafford ICiugi, Samuel Kind,' F. Hdv (Mr. C. A. Pnwnnll), nnd A. O. Cadwallader (Mr. T. E. Mauns-?11) on a charso of creating a breach of the reace on December 12 at the. Rival Oak Hotel. On tho application of Mr. Pownall, the caso was adjourned till January 13, and is. to be heard before tho Magistrate. . The Carterton swimming. . baths are being freely patronised, among these being many who apparently have yet to learn tho art of swimming.'