The Times. Published on Tuesday 'and Friday Afternoons. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 696, 3 January 1922, Page 4

The Times. Published on Tuesday 'and Friday Afternoons.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. To-day’s Times is the first issue after the holidays, and is consequently rather rushed. Quite a budget of matter, will appear on Friday. „

“We nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice.”

The N.2t. Bacon Co. advertise that they will not receive pigs (hiring January unless advertised later.

Local builders have, it is stated, already been offered timber from upcountry mills at rates oelow those which have obtained for the past year or two (says the Dominion). A further fall in prices may, it is stated, take place after the holidays.

There appears to have been some dissatisfaction among a certain section of the local business people regarding the Municipal Band rendering programmes of musical items in front of the Farmers’ Union Messrs F. Perkins and Coifs stores on Friday evening (December 23rd). In the first place, Mr J. G. Russell manager of the Farmers’ Union store, approached the Band with the object mentioned above in view, and the matter was carefully considered by the Band Committee, with the "result that the Band offered to play for a certain amount. Mr Russell agreed to pay the fee, and a contract was made for the Band to play in, front of the Farmers’ Union store. Mr Russell did not want to be selfish over the matter, and, as Perkins’ store was the only other one to remain open, Mr Terkins was approached 1 to see if he was prepared'-to pay half cost of the Band’s fee, and a programme of musical Items would be rendered in front of his premises as well. This he was prepared to do. On Saturday night (Xmas Eve) the Band rendered a programme of music in the street gratis. \ f