PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1416, 17 April 1912, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

(From Our Special Correspondent.) FEILDING. r.i. Hill, wife of .A[r. ,1. C. Hill, of Folding, met with an uiil'oriiiniito accident, a few ilays ago. While driving near lirralf'nrd, she was thrown from a (rap, with tho result that her arm was dislocated at tlio elbow. Slio is making steady progress towards recovery. 'I'll'., centenary of Charles Dickons is not to puss in Feilding without recognition. A Uiekon-s gathering is to ho unauged shortly. .The Apiti show is to bo held to-dny. The number of entries received seem to guarantee, a successful exhibition. The annual mooting of the local branch of the Church of England Men's Society was held on Jlondnv evening, in the Parish Hall. The following were elected to the conitnidcß for tho year:—Jlessrs. Hdgors, IV.it, Shrimpton, Schwartz, and Wells. Tho Kimbolton Football Club has elected (ho following officers for the season:— ]'at roil, .Mr. A. IVtfigrew; president, Jlr. ,1. C. Murray; captain, A. ]{. Hartlett; field captain, V. Dimock; vice-captain, 'J'. Taylor; secretin'} , and treasurer, W. (freavos; Jlanagenienl and .Selection Committee, Messrs. It. Richardson, V. Dimoek, T. Taylor, A. J!. Uartlett, and W. Vincent. Tho Men's Hockey Club at .Apiti has elected tho following ollicers:— President, Mr. J. Watterson; vice-presidents, Messrs. A. Gibson, R. Pratt, 11. Richardson, and A. Jloyes; captain, F. 11. Usmnr; vicccaptaiii, T. Kowell; General Committee, S. O'Reilly, W. O'Reilly, Gibson, Power, Cheyne, I'owell, and I'smar; referee, Mr. A. Graham; auditor, R. Pratt; secretary and treasurer, V. H. t'smar. At tho annual meeting of tho Halcombo Hockey Club, Jlr. C. Phillips was elected secretary, and the Kcv. Jlr. Daniel was appointed delegate to the Milling .Hockey Association for the ensuing year, .tantain, Mr. J. liobson; vice-captain, Mr. 1). Henderson; Selection Committee, Messrs. Oir, Phillips, Cox, an.l Henderson. FEATHEP.STDN. The "social" held in connection will) the Presbyterian Church in the Masonic, Hall, at I'eatherston. on Monday night, was largelv attended, and proved a great success. "The Rev. Mr. Stowell presided. A concert programme was presented, and all the contributors met with an appreciative reception. Mrs. A. Clark played the overture on the pianoforte, and vocal numbers were contributed by Mrs. Clark ("Bonnie Charlie's Noo Awa'"), Mrs. Wickens ("Till Dawn"), Miss Wilkinson ("There Let 31 e Rest" and "Annie Laurie"), Jlr. T. C. Irving ("Scotland Tot," and in response to an encore "On the Goodwins"), Mr. Carson ("The Song that, the Angels Sing"), Mr. and Miss M. Irving, vocal duets ("Tell Her I. Love Her So" and "Too Late!"). Misf.es Hunter and C. Tait played a pianoforte duet, tho Kev. Mr. Stowel'l related a passage from "Beside the Bonnie Briar Bush," by Inn JlacLarcn, and Jlr. A. C. Holms gave a. recitation. SHANNON. In the unavoidable absence cY air. .T. Robertson, JI.P., Jlr. I'. \V. Venn, chairman of the Horowheiiiia County Council, formally opened the Mechanics' Institute and Public Library on Saturday afternoon. There was a fair attendance of the public. Councillor G. N. Stcphensnn, Jlessrs. T. Lind. J. Mitchell, W. Murdoch, and the Rev. Jlr. ,T. A. M'Konzie spoke, referring briefly to the history of (he institute, and the benefits to be derived by tho public from such an institution. In connection with the ceremony, Jlr. T. Lind has presented a pair of armchairs. A number of books arc being secured by the committee for the library