Ashhurst Items

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 128, 29 May 1888, Page 2

Ashhurst Items

[naoM our own correspondent. 7 The quiet of Ashhurst has been much disturbed, of late,, voting being the order of the day. First we had the Local Option poll, when quite a breeze of excitement set in as it came out gradually during the day that a would-be landlord had been diligently working on the quiet to ensure a vote in. favor of ah increase of licenses. His countenance fell and his temper "riz" however as he found that his scheme had some how got winded, and the temperance and blue ribbon men rolled up in the evening and carried the day against him. | Then we were promised a treat in jthe way of elections. A Licensing Committee and a Warden to be elected, and the loan proposals voted on in one day. The Licensing Committee, nominated by the opponents of increase of -, ; licenses, met with no opposition. The loan proposals were earned by a comfortable majority, but a fight occurred over the Wardenship. Mr Aldrich, of Bunnythorpe, and ...^ Mr Reeve, of Ashhurst, were the rival candidates. Both men were new to many of the ratepayers, consequently a keen rivalry existed, and very active canvassing was carried oil, each party appearing pretty confident ' of success. The poll closed at 6 p.m., '■''■; and in a short time the Returning V Officer declared the result :— -Reeve, ' [A 82 ; Aldrich, 52. Each candidate ■'..'";■ then gave a short speech of thanks to the ratepayers, oheers were given for each, and for the Returning Officer, nothing marring the good order and good feeling except in two or three cases where the excitement of voting or something stronger than Pohangina water had proved top much for t . the mental and physioal equilibrium. 1 During his speech Mr Reeve announced that at the request of the settler? he had communicated with the Registrar-General respecting, a Public Vaccinator for Ashhurst, an<T - 4had received a reply to the effect that Dr Mclhtyre, of Palmerston, would visit Ashhurst twice a year as Public S Vaccinator, his first visit tb fake^jkeo in October next.