DISTRICT NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 January 1911, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

~ I EVENTS IN SHANNON. (Chronicled by our Resident Representative. Scarlet fever has made its appear,'anco in Shannon. The advice given .in these columns to the School Committee to empty and clean the tanks .-. - -and thoroughly disinfect the promises was timely. The Shannon bowlers have had another try with (Maki for r-ho Kinneburgh Fe.ithe;x. \<\\{ all in vain. The Otaki team won hv 2G to 14. Mr Osborno is having built a nice j - residence on tlio XewUi-wn terrace. ■' Mr Forbister the contract in ihand. The Shannon Meat Company is Saving its premise? renovated. Mr Thomson, our loci] painter and decorator, is bn*v wi(h the -work. ' | : Next Tuesday niplit there will be a. mass meeting \v tlio Dm ids' Fall. Shannon, t-o consiilc the flny f|iir>--tion and urge on tin -, Governmenf j the necessity of insfallin.o: an oleetri" | generating plant- i■ i ore of cur j streams. The nicotic:: t.> i "be the largest evei , hei , ! in town. Representatives fi p om nil narts nre invited. . Mr Gibson has just n>tumor] home I from the Methodist Conference. Rumour has tlr.it tho vv: Post Office is to be a second ixliiicn of the 'one Wimf Las Shannon done? Speaking of postal ma Mors. Every day we see a ihoavy l:i'len youth .tnulginpc our dusty romls. \Vbon nil-.these roads arc li-aversed ii means many miles. TbU yftilb if you happen to ncfire him ■ib.nit O p.m.—you would impi.rn'r , l.plongedto'ii fire l>ri'r;r!c ;i:i-1 !■:;■] .i;->t returned from quern-li'inr •' .- .•■.:■,:'!■• ■<■. ration in a "even-?;! ■.>••< ■< liuiivir^: he is just about abb- h;, ~ left leg in front of V,\< ri'v 1 :!-. S-γ--•ly the dopartmei'.t r-in - ■!>•'■.- :> hike. If Dick boh ; :i":vl !; r; : ,;•,:;... i \ 'Onse Sassiety" h;- v ( .-.!-l ■!■,-.• -m- ! plied with half :i d'-./on l >ikp*. b->! | : being "Dick" he \\---> : so n 1 : ,, : ■■ \ like a weary m pni 1 ' - : "When you'-.vork yr,-\ }■■■■■■■■. j n " | (words fail me!) j