NOTES FROM CAMPBELLTOWN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 14, 19 October 1880, Page 2

NOTES FROM CAMPBELLTOWN.

« [IJy a Correspondent.] Having a few spare minutes I take the pleasure of dropping you a few lines, as it is a long time since you have heard from me ; but I must plead being very busy. The people here weie almost despairing of yetting a school, Out [ see by the p.iper at the last meeting of the Board, Mr Sansou moved that plans be prepared for schools at (Junipbeiltown and Jack j .ytown, and further that lenders be called for same to be eenfc in by next meetiug of the Hoard. I have heard of no official notice having been given by the Hoard ro the committee here. At the same time I do uob doubt tho t in th fulness of Uie stateimmt ii ' tha paper. I hope that this time it will be carried on without delay, as there are r, great number of children here who are losing their valuable time from want of schoal. Speaking of ihe school, it reminds me of a visitor we had here the other day. He had bern told that I had something to do with, the school committee ; in tact, was well informed, to bo a stranger, of what sorb of fellah I was ; but before- wo had been long in comp my »ye parted on very unfriendly terms. Me came to me as a schoolmaster in search of employment assuch. He did not dwell long on that subject, however, but changed to a n>ost lamentable and much-to-be-pitied tulo of abjectnessj in short, he wantod relief. I believed his talo and pitied him, and gave him relief, among which was an ox tongue j but I was sorry after I gave him that, as I found he had already too much of it. I left him, but did noi lose sight ' of him, as my suspicions were roused. Ho made for the house, where there \ were only the females, and commenced his inexhaustible nnd much-tobe-pitied tale; so I wont after ! him and told him to leave the place. Sinoe th>a happened, I am told that the same party has been making a trade of this for the last 16 months.

I mention this to put anyone that reads this on their guard, should the Same party pay thorn a visit. I must say a few words in favor of Messrs Buchanan, and pnrty, who aro making Banks' road hero Kvcaince they commenced they have forked, to use a slang 1 exp/esaiou, ufeeli/n'ses, and done their work in a workmanlike and most satisfactory manner. 1 notice the culvert, whei c a 12in x 12in was at first intended to be put, has been dons away with, and the engineer has elaborated his plans into a young bridge, of gigantic dimensions. This bridgo is in the middle of a swamp, through which the road passes. Tho swamp part of the road has been faseined, and clay carted on it to the height of three feet. I am sorry to say they have stopped the making of tins important road at the very worst place, about twenty chains from the township, from want of funds, I am told; but if I remember rightly, there was £35 voted by the County Council for the swamp road I have already mentioned, besides the sum already spent in the forming of the road. If our representative should read this he might (in fact, I am sure he would) see to it. I From rumors current I think Father Benedict will have a lively time of it here shortly, as (here are some half dozen marriages on the tapis.