PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 13, 23 December 1911, Page 10

PALMERSTON NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Palmerston, Deccmbor 22. Two "bolts" occuvroil ixwlay, but neillier proved of a serious nature. Iu ono cii.-o a linrso look fright ,\t a tTain and Ml, flmnving <itr«! ladies out of fho Imp. Th" lu;rs!' got; away, but was quickly >Uip]i(.*:l. and no serious hann was (lone, hul tho occupants received bruises. Abmil midday a horsi' atUiched to a trap tiuilc fright at a train, and bolted along Main Street, in its course it collided with a veraiulah-post, winch it demolished, but still went on, and eventually turned into the yard of the Post fjllice, xvlk'lp it was *ccnred without further mishap. ).a>t oreuing, at a meeting of the Committee ol the. Pageant Pair, which is being orgaiii.-cd by the Mayoress in aid of the lumls of tho High and Technical Schools, the opening datr was fixed for February 12, ami the following stnllhplders were appointed:—Fancy stall, W. Devinc Hn eharg"); Mrs. P. ,}. Natlian; Seoteh .--tall, (jlendinning; produce, 1. W. Lovelock antl G. Crowlord; fancy stall, Mrs. ,f. E. Vernon; ilower stall. Mesdames Tiewis and H. A. .M'lveuzii'; fancy stall, Misses Paget apil Morns; ice cream, Mrs. H. Palmer; tea room, .Mrs. Garner. The local postal staff is having an ex : coedingly time just now, especially tho railway division. All tho trains brought very largo mails yesterday, and, in addition, there was an. English mail. The first Auckland express brought in 228 bag* and eight luunpers for Palmerston. Tin* .Napier express brought SO bags and 10 hampers, and there were also largo parcels Irom New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, and Wairarapa. Only a very small poll was recorded in connection with tho Joan proposals of the Hnruugh Council yesterday, a littlo over live hundred votes being reoqrded. " Good business is appuontly still ihe order of the day in regard to HolsteinPricsian cattle. Mr. W. I. Lovelock has just sold a two-year-old heifer for 120 guineas, while another local breeder has refused an offer of 75 guineas for an eight weeks old calf. The Campbell Street School's annual contort took placo .at the Opera House last evening. It was announced, at the outset of the entertainment," that 110 encores would be allowed, but so good were the items that somo difficulty was experienced in maintaining the rule. Mr. "Warden, who trained the children, is a good hi ago manager, and he kept the programme going without hitch or flag. During the evening a presentation was marie by the scholars to Mr. F. 0. Holland, who has. resigned his position and is shortly, proceeding Homo to take up musical study. Tho prevailing Tather rough and wet weather is causing loss to farmers, who aro saving their grass for ceding purposes, many of the crops having got too ripe. In the Saudon. district, which is considered the grass-seed district, par excellence, the grass is later than usual, and will not bo ready for harvesting for another ten days. On the however, tho grass-seed crops there promise to be better than ever, some of them standing fully throe feet high, with splendid heads. "With anvthing like good weather, it is estimated that Samlon will send away quite *£30,000 worth of grass seed this season.