Rongotea.

Manawatu Herald, 10 February 1898, Page 2

Rongotea.

0 (fbo& our own correspondent.) Eongotea, Feb. 7. Last Friday and Saturday nights the cinematograph was shown hero, and judging by the crowded houges on both occasions, and the amount of applause, I think everyone must have been well satisfied. Oar town is a quiet one, but when anything good comes along you would wonder where all the folk come from. We have another solicitor visiting Bongotea once a week. A little while back we could not support or could not get one. Now we can boast of two noble lords of the law. We are badly in want of a resident doctor, but from what I bear there if a likelihood of us getting one at last. With a population of over 600 one it wanted occasionally. Last Saturday a doctor paid us a visit, and was trying to secure a suitabje house. Mr Tompkins is just about finishing the painting of our new creamery and butter factory, and has made a capital job of it. A number of our yonng men have caught the " bike fevec," and we are looking forward to turning out some gi-eat champions of the wheel. The Foxton cyclists had better look to their laure's. New businesses are again being opened here, a rumor say T ng that ! another grocer is about to start, and also a tailor. Mr F. E. Tompkins has bought Mr Crab's farm, the price being, t believe, £300. Mr Orab is about to leave for New Plymouth. Mr T. Lean ha* been very unfortunate again with his crop of oats, some 60 acres. The late gales have totally destroyed what would have been a splendid crop. Mr Leen had the same quantity ruined last year with the wet. Bad luck does seem to follow some people, especially tvs man who is struggling hard to ge,t along. Mr Ben Grey has leased his farm here, and shifting to his farm at Taikorea. Our billiard-room seems to be well filled of an evening. I fanoy it is the fine and comfortable room whioh attracts the young folk. I am glad to report :hat Mrg John Marshall, who has been very ill, has now improved in health. I hear Mr T. Bull is about selling out his Rongotea property. We are soon to have a grand wedtFng in our midst, a school teacher and a farmer being the parties most concerned.