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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 25, 31 August 1886, Page 2

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Ho the Good Templars wi-li to di* pose of their newly-built hall. Is it a white elephant or what ? There wn« a meeting last-night to float a com paliv —(SOU disro at til, ti n tdii’lii g to he called up to buy tlie pixweut building, laud, furniture. Ac., at !'**t aucli is tlie intention. The idea would be good enough were tlie hall of use for anything but friendly aocitiios or public tweeting*. A* it i«. however, additions would have to be made at (Mice, to as to ensure anythin: like a revenue, and adding to a building * generally costs more than Iml ling a new one. besides such additions being generally imperfect owing to the original plan. Who are going to lx' the Town Hoard Commissioners md who is to lie the first •• Mayor?” Friday will tell. Will the running be beta, n David and Goliath f It ia a pry there are not more ratepayer* r- *i " it in the town. I suppose there will io a " Mayoral ' ball, left us live in hope. Talking of balls —is tl.e Parliamentary one banging fir. ’ No one seem* to know anything aR it the arrangements for it. The time is vary near, and the fair ones 0.-ghl to have plenty of notice to prepar their warpaint. The accompanying epitaph and riddle on Gladstone have l"s*n sent to me from home, especially for tiny I’aliiattia Star. The epitaph was found on a small alip >f paja-r >n t.iu floor of the House of (’ rlliioii-*. •*' l is supposed to have ls*'ii written bv Sir Wilfred Igtwson. Why will Gladstone nev- r i.. in Westminster Abbey ? Because let •' lies '' in Westminster Palace. gev weed Ifr Qkdao - a To hi* own lie is gone in s chariot; And he sits there in State on s friz, ug hot plate. Between Pilate anil Juivi Rear. *t. Tile new reading of G. O. M. is tint Grand Old Muddler writes my »p< .»! correspondent from tlie Old Country, and this from Scotland, 100. atipj -■ 1 to l*e bis stronghold. How are tho miglitT fallen' Iclial I. truly, thy glory is departt*!! Amen, says Nemo. August 80th, lMNfi.