DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2262, 23 September 1914, Page 8

DISTRICT NEWS.

■• w,, --— -+-— ■•- .'■.,■ JOTTINGS-FROM-' PROVINCIAL . ■ ; CENTRES.' . ', 'IFrom ,Our.; Special Correspondents.) ~ ~CARTERTON. -At a meeting of the Cemetery Trust, the following' were elected additional trustees:—Messrs.. W. 'Moore. W. Howard Booth, T. E. MfnmseJL Horasby, arid J. ', A. Dudson.- * Th'fese names have , 'been submitted'to'the Government through the member for the district for approval, and later they will be gazetted. The finances of the trust are at present in credit to the. amount of-.£loo.■".''■ '■■■.'. . i ■ '■■ ' The Wairarapa • Caledonian Society has decided to" hold an "ingleside" in Carterton next week. ; '! Mr. M'Calmont, the contractor for the erection of the new ferro-concreto bridge over the Waiohinej is making good progress with the work, and has already three spans completed. CREYTOWN. The funeral of the late Mr. J. D. Heagerty took place on Monday afternoon, when a very large number of frien3s : from! all over the Valley paid their last'- respects to one who .had identified himself- ' with every public movement in the Wairarapa, during, the last'3o odd years. The chief mourners were: Mr. E; H. : Jackson' (brother-in- ■ .law)', and' Mr. T. 'J. "White.- The pallbearers were Messrs: ,S. Cundy, ' ,J. ; M'Master, W. H. Diddams, and man Phillips. ': • ; -' ■. '■ ' The Rev. Ford -Hutchison left'Greytown afternoon, proceeding to Wellington io see his son off with the Expeditionary Force. , ■ -\-' [ : ,'.■: OTAKI.; .. The locally-tra.ined racer Chattis I ,has been turned out for a spell, while Merry More, also from Nat .Willioms's stable, has been purchased for war purposes. Mr. J. Staples, of Manakau, has. forwarded away to the Meat Export Co. a number of fine early lambs. Tliis is the , first shipment from this district this Eoason. ' \ '■■.-. Pine weather is still being experienced hero, and in cons.eqtiehce of the stretch pastures are becoming dry and the roads cut up. Heavy rain' would be beneficial. Mr. G. H. Harper hos been appointed treasurer of the local Patriotic Committee in place of Mr. A. J. S. Thomson, resigned. .'»'., Mr. Stratton,, of Manakan, has disposed of liis farm'to Mr. flammond, 'of Hunterville,. who takes; possession on October 1. ' '