OTOROHANGA ITEMS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 386, 12 August 1911, Page 5

OTOROHANGA ITEMS.

From Our Own Correspondent. A meeting of ladies interested in the forthcoming Coronation ball was called for last Thursday on a recent date. A strong committee was formed, with Mr Furbur as president and Mrs A. E. Holden as secretary. The date of the ball is fixed for September Bth, and the committee is working hard to make the affair a success.

A most enjoyable dance was held in Turner's Hail last Saturday evening, between thirty and forty couples being i present. The floor was in good order, and Mrs Holden's music helped to make things go right merrily. Magistrate's Court, before Mr J. Loughnan, S.M. —For being drunk in a public place, A. Smith was mulcted in 5s fine and costs 7s; on a similar charge one McCol! was similarly penalised. —H. Rayner was charged with ill-treating a "dog. J. McDairmid deposed that he saw Rayner with a lady and child on the footpath; he saw the dog take hold of the lady's dress, when Rayner caught the animal and threw it over the fence. The dog appeared co be thrown against the fowlyard, and from the yelping seemed to be very much hurt. Jno. McCready gave corroborative evidence. W. H. Clayton said he .was the owner of the dog, a fox terrier pup, and the animal was produced in Court, where it sat up in a begging attitude. On the day in question, witness saw the dog brought into the house, and it had not been able to put its fore feet to the ground since. H. Rayner said in defence that when he saw the dog biting at the lady's dress he took hold of the animal with the intentcn of dropping it over the fence gently, but the dog bit him on the hand and he threw it over. A fine of £1 and costs was recorded. — Hargreaves v. Bowlin, claim for £l9 19s 6d. Hargreaves bought a stack of oaten sheaves in January and arranged for Bowlin to have the sheaves chaffed when the chaffcutting machine visited the locality. When Hargreaves came in from his farm later, he found the sheaves had been carted to a place about half a mile away, where they were lying scattered by the roadway, where they had become wet and at the mercy of cattle. Mr Sales gave evidence as to the amount and quality of sheaves in the stack. Mr Jno. Ormsby saw the sheaves strewn over the ground by the roadside, and later saw some men putting a temporary fence around the heaves, and since then had driven some cows out that had gone through the fence. Mr Bowlin said Mr Hargreaves was a large customer of his and he had agreed to keep an eye on the stack and to have the sheaves put through the chaffcutter. He had been called away to Auckland as witness in a court case, and while away from home the chaffcutting plant had called and cut another stack, and the owner of the machine said Hargeavea' stack would have to be carted to the machine. Mr Hunter had commenced carting the sheavps when the chaffcutting plant had broken down, and while waiting for repairs to be effected very heavy rain came on and drenched all the sheaves which had not been put through. The machine moved out of the district before the sheaves were dry. Upon his return from Auckland he had the sheaves dried and stooked. The Magistrate deemed the case one for nominal damages only, and fined defendant Is, each party to pay his own costs —H. Isaac v. J. Hawira, claim for £9 lis. On the application of plaintiff, the hearing was adjourned to October 14th, plaintiff to pay extra costs.

Police Court, before Messrs W. Vicary and C. Johnson, J.P.'s. —D. McDonald was charged with being drunk on the railway platform, and was fined 20s. —On a charge of resisting Constable Drummond in the execution of his duty the same person was fined £3 or two weeks imprisonment.

A very enjoyable concert followed by a dance was held in Turner's Hall on Wednesday evening, in aid of the Catholic Church fund, Otorohanga. A lengthy and varied programme was submitted to a crowded house. Miss ' Mooney opened both halves of the programme with the spirited overtures "Qui Vive" and "The Midnight Fire Alarm." Miss Coleta Lorrigan, of Auckland, sang in her usual finished style "Dublin Bay," "Two Lovely Nightingales," and "I May and May Not"; Miss Heriihey sang "Roses" very charmingly ; Miss Neary, Auckland, sang "The Rosemary," "The Flight of Ages," and "The Singer was Irish" very sweetly; Mr Taylor, of Auckland, who has a fine bass voice gave "Out on tha Deep" and "The Diver; Mr O'Malley's fine voice was heard to advantage in his songs "The Deathless Army," "The Trumpeter," and "The Toilers" ; Mr Parker sang "Lilacs," "Absent," and "A' r Song of Sleep" very feelingly; Mr Howe gave "Toreador" & "Three for Jack" in his usual rollicking style; and Mrs Heimsling's melodious and cultivated voice met with deserved applause. The comic element was supplied by Mr Forster, 'n his song "Delaney's Chicken" and by Father Carron in his recitation "The Man From Ironbark" and "The Amateur Rider" which fairly brought down the house. Quite a feature of the evening was the singing of little Miss Ingli?, who sang "Please Give Me a Penny." This so delighted the audience that an imperative encore was demanded. The accompaniments were in the able hands of Miss Lovvie, of Auckland, and Miss Dora Johnson, of Otorohanga. At the conclusion of the concert, Father Brennan thanked those present for their attendance, and called for thanks by acclamation for those performers who had so kindly given their services to the cause. After the hall had been cleared, dancing was indulged in, the music being supplied by Mrs Gardiner, Mr Thomson and MrCorboys. A dainty supper 1 was provided by the ladies, and was handed round by willing helpers.