OTOROHANGA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 25, 12 April 1907, Page 3

OTOROHANGA.

The annual children's picnic was held last Friday, and favoured iwith a fine day, plenty of Buchanan's dainties, and sports and races for all, a most enjoyable day was spent. A humourous event was the Committeemens' race, which was won in fast time by Frank Forster, John Ormsby being second, and C. J. Johnson third. At the Hamilton Axemen's Carnival, on Easter Monday, our axemen and sawyers were very successful, getting three firsts, two seconds, and three thirds. The Andreson Brothers won the champion saw, James won the tradesmen's chop, and Law the novice chop. A fine trout was captured by Mr Green, last Sunday, weighing ten pounds. Many of large size are often seen, but are rarely caught. The bridge builders are in evidence at the new bridge. During the January flood, the approaches at one end were undermined, and this has necessitated the building of another span of some twenty feet, for security against further attacks. I understand there is a likelihood of the bridge being painted, as well as the new bridge over the Waitomo, on the Hauturu road. Building is going on at the school, where increasing attendance has rendered further accommodation necessary. The porch also is being enlarged with the same object. A number of farms in the vicinity have changed hands lately. -Mr Mc Gechie has disposed of his farm to Mr Matthews, of Marlborough, and Mr Armstrong has sold out to Mr Wyllie, of Dannevirke. Mr Ranby, one of our new settlers from Dannevirke, who has been indisposed for some time, and who has been under treatment at the Hamilton Hospital, left last week for Christchurch, in order to see if a change would be beneficial to his health. Judging by the amount of timber being carted during the past two or three months, building must be going on pretty briskly in the adjoining districts, and I hear that several houses are being built at Hauturu.