CARTERTON ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1443, 18 May 1912, Page 6

CARTERTON ITEMS.

The local Bowling Clnb formally closed its green for the season on Thursday afternoon, when a large number of bowlers wero in attendance. . Mrs. Smyth, who leaves Carterton next week for Ngapara, near Oaniaru, where Dr. Smyth has taken over Dr. Aiken's practice, was entertained at an "at homo" at the residence of Mrs. J. T. M. Hornsby on Thursday afternoon, and presented with a silver bowl and gold pendant, as tokens of esteem. Court Marquis of Normanby, A..0.i ~at its last meeting voted a donation of a guinea to the funds of the Carterton Brass Band. . The benefits derived by systematic spraving and pruning in the fruit orchard has been proved to a UareviUe farmer in a very profitable manner. Last season ho did not take systematic measures in spraying, just doing the work once. Consequently the orchard was not ■iltogether free from the cocllin moth, and tiio "yield of fruit was not very prolific. This" season he adopted systematic measures in spraying and pruning, with the result that he is free of orchard pests, and has fully fo« r times tho yield o£ apples, and a better class of article. He has not sold a case under ss. Gd., and has a largo number of cases of winter apples, which will probably return him 10s. a case. Tho numerous friends of Mr. and Sirs. S Kav will regret to hear of the death of their 'infant daugliter,' Doris, ago five months, which occurred at an early hour on Friday morning. Tho little girl only took ill on Thursday, and her sudden demise has come as a shock to her pare"riie Wairarapa Rugby Union football fixtures, set down for Saturday have been declared off, as a mark of respect to the late Mr. 0. A. Cadwallader, who a feuyears ago was a prominent Wairarapa footballer and a Noi;th Island representative player. Tn the Poiice Lourt on lrnlay, Alexander Brown was fined 2fi<<. and costs 7*. for furious riding through Higli Street. Defendant pleaded guilty to tho offence, but. staled that the horse was a young one, and he lost control of it.