MASTERTON.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1983, 13 February 1914, Page 11

MASTERTON.

An adjourned meeting of the Masterton County CprausiJ was hold yestw> day, when special orders authorising the ■raising of a ioaM of £1600 for metalling the Alfredtdii-AYebfir Koad, and striking it, special rate for the same, were confirmed, Owing to the small attend' aiiee of nvemhcj's, it was' decided to hold flvci , tlio ca-rrespoiKlence. until nest meijtui.g. . ■ 'A garden party in connection with : Hie Methodist Church was held at the icsideiicG of Mr. D. DxtnaM in Johnston Street this afternoon.' Stalls for the. salo of fancy work) sweets, and cake were oh tho growml, and resulted. Slnsiq. was supplied by Ralph's orchestra.. ■ . . Auoflt twenty. nTenvbers of the Opajd . Kifle Cliib'.wiif compete at tho South Wairarapa riilo rneeting this., moiitli. The contiiigbnt will aftenvdrds , proceed ■to Tfcntliam. i . ; Farmers iu the Jlasterton disirrefc are . still, .complatji.ijig; of : the -'diflkullty in iwV.uriu|- riiitibfe-fsffW '"laKow . ; In recognition of the services of tiifc fermers of tliis district in -connection ■ n-itfi tlio fec&itt .sti-jke, tjid Kow , land , aiiil Shaw-Savlil Shipipiitg Compsiiics litiyo each Vlotiitcd a. haridsonrb . liophy for eom.peti.tiou at.tlw A. end I , Show. At. a special meeting,of the committee of; tlio as-sociatio.ii, held yestefday. it whs decided to communicate With tlics doisors, sjiggestiiTK that ono trophy bis iiltotratfd tq. draiiijht" horses tiiid tlie other to ifese , c.yiiiujts, . The-soryiees of -the Wnitaraps. Pijie ■ffcfid and of. tli'p' Mnsterton (jitiisoas' Rhild have- htiett sficuretl for the People's ■Day of the Mastfert.oft.Show next ifcek, ■ j News was rewived, in Jlaste.rtonycst ' terd.a,v of tlie death 'in QliMEiohurch' of. Mi, J._ O'Mjilley, a fo«iier ..sorgeoni of nolieo in this tofrhsbipi The deceased liad," prior to liis retirbinejit, hee« Bt.ttronad at Ohristchiirch, Wollinston, and other parts. It Was to Mm lfirgoh , duo the credit -jf vuiinirig to cafth the mttfderer, Bosher, at Petouo. A sum of £203 Os. Id, lias boon disneiise'd in nliaritrible aid by the Waifara.pa Hospital and oharitabie Aid Board dtifing the , p.nSfc two months. . . At tho meeting of the Jfastefton. Cotnity -Council yesterday it was decideil Liitit as soon a.s the necessary authority for tlie «x.penditvife of the gra'ijt and loan h■ obtained, tenders.bo called for a' mite of metalling 'cm the Alfred- . tori-Weber roa<3.. :