MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1392, 19 March 1912, Page 8

MASTERTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Masterton, March 18. 'The 'Wnirarapa Caledonian Society decidetl on Saturday last to have a photograph of its directors taken, ond to present an enlarged copy to Mr- H. \V. Kobson, ono of the directors, who.is nbout to leave for Tiinaru. The Masterton Technical School opens to-night for the current year. It is proposed, should sufficient'inducement offer to establish a veterinary class in connection with the school. .Mr. D. Pryor, who is severing his connection with tho Masterton branch of the Y.M.C.A., of which ho has been a most useful member, was last evening presented by the members with a Rold-muunt-ec! fountain pen. As a token of appreciation of his many public services, Mr. J. L. Langdon, of Tiinii, was rc-co'.itly presented by his fel-low-!.cUlcrs with s handsome silver tea nnd coffee service and an illuminated address. Tho presentation was made, in a neat speech, by Jlr. A. Groves. Bandmaster Hutchison, cf the Masterton Municipal Band, was entertained at a smoke concert in the Coronation Hall this evening bv the members of the baud. ,At the conclusion of the yervice at (he Methodist Church last evening, Jlr. O. Pragnoll. tho senior steward, mentioned tho'Vad bereavement which had befallen the Itev. i>. J. Scrpell in the loss of Iris wife. The congrp£;ation stood as tho lay preacher recited tin , deceased's lady's favourite Psalm. . ■ 'Harvest festival services were conducted in St. Matthew's Church yesterday. The church was specially decorated for the occasion. The firo brigades turned out promptly to an alarm of fire on Saturday eveniug. The cause of t'no outbreak was a burning shod at the rear of the residence of Jlrs. Treader in Short Street. The shed wns completely destroyed, but the main buildinii was saved. Tin- half-yearly ?e-.sions of the Sunreme Court, will' opoii hero to-inarrmv before Mr. Justice Edwards. It was honed that the sit tins would have been hold in the ;iew Courthouse, but this is hardly ready yet. Tlip Eub-cominittcp of the Masterton A. nnd V. Association li:»«f decided that, o\vin" to the demands upon tho lime and energy of members this year in connection with tho flock fair, it is not desirable to hold a ploughing match under thn auspices of the association until next year. A. sharp frost was experienced in Masterton yesterday morning. Anniversary services in connection with the Kiimimii Methodist Sunday School were held yesterday. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion, and snecial" music was rendered by a shorn; choir under balon of Jlr. A. If. Yesterday being St. Patrick's Day, snecial services were held in St. Patrick s Church, at whhh there were large congrpgations. \ JlaUerton fanner lias harvested crested dog's-to.il prass-soed to the value of .£2O per aero from a four-acre paddock this season. ■ . •S'-V sale of work was held in St. JiatMiow's Schcolroom on Saturday in aid of ]Jr. Barnardo's Hcii'.os. A sum of about was realised. The pro.-psetus for the next festival in connection with the Jlaslcrton Competitions Society, to bo held on July G, is about to be issued. The pieces selected by the judges for the musical and elocutionary'items have already been publish-

ed. , . ~ ... 'Vnniversary services in connection with the Lansdowne Presbyterian Siiudo.y School were conducied yesterday by tne Hev. S. G. Young.