Shannon.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 25 July 1891, Page 2

Shannon.

(fkom our own correspondent.) j Shannon is still on the upward i and onward track. .Plenty work, plenty whisky, I was going to add plenty money, but perhaps we had better bide-a-wee. Mr McLauchlin has made very good progress with the proposed new hotel which now has far'' more pretentions towards a building than the present licensed house has ti at least from an accommodating point. ofview ? ' '••■'' i If the owner of the Albion wishes prosperity to his part of the town j he might do worse than put seven; or eight more rooms on to hia! present property, as' it will be a case of best house, largest trade, when licensing, day comes. The Oddfellows lodge recently started has, I am glad to say, nearly' thirty members on the roll, which at any rate is a very good start. May it iong prosper. A Police arrest, " mark it down," was made yesterday by the Otaki constable. The effects of too much money and strong whisky, which generally ends in riotious behaviour. Time we had a bobby of our now and perhaps we might buy a few J's. P. They seem cheap enough in Palmerston. I hear that it is the intention of the Railway Company, to 1 go in for a large quantity of draining in the big swamp this coming season. Just imaging the swamp all drained out up and sold. Wouldn't Shannon just " boom." Of course we would still be connected with Foxtbn^ a sort of rich uncle, connected by the Manawatu. ' ; The powers that be, seem rather slow in getting the new punt together for the ferry. Is the timber finished growing yet or what ?: ■ ■■: We are humbly praying for an increase of school room and pupil teachers. ' Over sixty pupils are on the roll. Besides when visitors mistake the present building for a Boad Board office, we must really do something to give them a better opinion of the place, . The long felt want of metal on the road to the station is at last being seen to. Thanks to our County , Council representatives. A cemetery is the neit thing they must provide for we.