DISTRICT NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 February 1911, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

EVENTS IN SHANNON,

(Chronicled by our Resident Rep sontative.)

The Rov. Father Murray is e< ducting -a. mission at the Rom Catholic Church. The services v be held during the week. The Shannon school picnic will ta place on the 10th March next, is arranged that the children v have a day at Plimmerton. Improvements .still go on. J Stefferson is having erected' a lie little cottage on. the Newtown T< race. Our-, only brick house is n< in -the course of erection ; Mr Smii who is the brickmalcer and bricklii or of our town, is erecting for hii self a. substantial five-roomed, re deuce. The outside will bo cover with a material which will make resemble Oamaru stone. This bnil iug will be a great improvement the Newtown flat.

Mr Bert Sponcor (of Spenc Brothers, builders) has just <>oi pletod fo rhimself a nice residen dn a section in the Powell estate.

On March Bth next a. vory pop lar wedding will be celebrated ; the Presbyterian church, when Mi Veda Wicjvliffe will be joined in tl holy bonds of matrimony with John Schmidt. Miss Wickliffo deservedly very popular. She lu always taken a keen interest in a ■social_ and church functions. M Schmidt is now in business at Wa pukurau. Ho lived in Shannon f< .some time, and when here mac many friends.

Mr W. H. Field, M.P., loft Sha,i iron by the morning train for We lington. Some frionds saw him o at the station.

Before the party visiting th Mangahao stream left the name < each was put on paper, and place in a bottle, which was hung on ■■branch of a konini tree. v j Rain is still falling copiously., Th downpour has not come any to .soon.

It is an ill wind—no, I mean an i rain—that does pot one gooc Bromley, our man of leather, has large sale of hoots going on — th rain has found out many leaks i footwear to-clay. Advance Bromley Mr, Clayton," drapery- manager a Gunning's, has left for Wellingto: on a week's holiday.