Ashhurst.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7912, 19 September 1904, Page 5

Ashhurst.

(From our own Correspondent.)"

The remains of the late Mrs F. Scott .were..interred in the. local cemetery on Sunday afternoon. A number of.friends attended at the graveside, to pay theit1 last vrcspects, • and 'an impressive address was delivered' by Sir C.'Warne. ;

The meeting of ratepayers as advertised was. held in the Library on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Cr.J.H. Vincent ; was in the. chair. The Chairman explained the loan.proposals, and pointed out that in deference to the wish of ratepayers the Council had struck out the .' Siberia Boad, the whole -of the properties on the eastern side of the rivers were also struck out'of the special rating district for this loan. As regards the • Otangaki portion of the.loan it wasfouia necessary to make slightlalterations 'to- -'■ bring the sum to £1050, which was this riding's proportion of loanmdriey. ' ' '•■■■ The reason for striking a. special rato of nine thirty-seconds of a penny in tho ■ £ in lieu of the proposedJarthirig special rate was satisfactorily explained/ Aftes the. proposals as advertised had been read, the following resolution. proposod by Mr J. G. Maunder,-and seconded by Mr Nelson, was iinaiiimously cainied:— " That a poll be taken on the proposal ib - borrow; a loan^of as advertised." In all probability the poll will betaken on Wednesday the; 28th. inst. In tHo meantime Cr. Vmcent, wilL be pleased, to s explain; any thing; in. connectipn-with: th e -•■■', loan; notcleai-to ratepayers:! 4 -. :■•;:' A VA special meetmg of the ladiesVi^zaiU'V^ committee will be-held in. the library' o&& Wednesday- at 3 p.m. ; As, the: business^ is very important, every member, of tho :' Committee is requested to,attend., ;; ■ A very, noticeable fact in connection - with a number of orchards in. the, district :v; is the phenomenal show of'blossom., Mjl1:. ; Thomas Lowes, of the "Gorge Terrace,? '. had,a photograph taken of _ one, of bis ■ . trees, which was literally covered in bloi- :': ■ '-■ - '"'■'■' ' ■)'. // ■•' z-':- ■■;■ •■ a£-

volunteer ball to be held on Friday next promises to be a great success. Ar-. rangements ; have been made to have a flashlight photograph taken. . As.it has been decided not to. send out invitations all dancers will understand.that they are cordially invitedto. attend; -:• • ■ . '■;'

A very nice Vldssingcup," .presented' ;;rv to.the volunteers by the New Zealand ■'■'■^ Clothing Factory; is' on "view at Mr. T^--O~i Eimmer's drapery establishment. :.- >■ Bi ' 'Mr H. R. C.orniord has just receiveel'"-i-v----a ,brace*of AnstraJian Kelpies. .[ The pups' UM which: were received from* Messrs ••King;"'.li"^-:i anil': McLepd^BHermidale; ; . N.S.W.y■; :^''V Mr. J. .W- Harding, of >Moiuiti'^:,^? yembn,:have stood the journey; e'xcep^> : -V:^ tionally, well. .These- pups• are; from ajf '14 fanious- strain of workers,-and recent trial dogs from Messrs King^aniJ^^ McLeod's kennels won : about;:"^£4do zp. ;■;;■? '% prize money: : Kelpies areconsidered^toV'; - \''} be quicker and hardier than the^ ordidaxy''■•;"-! sheep dbg and MrCornford, whbihtendsf^lo;:." breedmg this variety,; is to.be^conipii-v'^;^ men ted for -_' his Enterprise hi' .impbrtih gV- \* > the firstof iliesedogs to Jthis district^' 'if -^K'i not to the North Island; '■■''.-''': .;.' -^- ■)-.■''■■ '^':%