PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1487, 9 July 1912, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By TelCEiaph.-Spocial Corresrjondont.) Palmerston, July 8. At .the Magistrate's Court this morning; n boy licensed out from the Wcreroa Farm, was charged with stealing a bicycle and an overcoat, and pleaded guilty. He was convicted and ordered back to the training farm." The beautiful weather and the music dispensed by the Palmerston Brass Band attracted a large number of people to the Square yesterday afternoon. The Salvation Army Hand TCS out also, and visited the hospital. The loci'l post office is undergoing alterations, so as to provide more counter room. The Jlanawatii Flax Mill Employees' Union held a special meeting at Tokomaru on Saturday, when the office of president was declared vacant. In accordance with the riile, Mr. A. S. Jl'Laggan, vice-president, was elected to fill the office pro tern. The question of imposing a levy for the support of the Iteefton. miners was discussed, and it was finally decided to adopt a voluntary scheme of contribution. Tho secretary was instructed to forward to each mill a list for the contribu/tions. Another of Palmerston's old identities lias pas?ed away in the person of Jlr. tieorge Frederick Elvery, at Hie age of 75 years. Deceased was found lying in bed yesterday morning, quite dead. Tho result of a. pcst-mortom examination showed that death was duo to heart disease. The late. Mr. Elvery came to New Zealand from Ireland considerably over half a. century ago. Up till fifteen years ugo he resided at Lower Hutt, after which he- came to Palmerstou North. Hβ had juat completed his fiftieth year as a member of Loyal Rose of tho Valley Lodge of Oddfellows, Lower Hutt, of which institution he was a P.G. Hβ was also an active member of St. Peter's Church, Tcrraco End, being on the Finance Committee. As far as is known, Iβ has no relatives in the Dominion, although it was thought that he had a nephew at Lower Hntt Matthew Connolly was. fined .£2O and costs £2 7s. at tho Police Court to-day for betting at the last Foxton races.