WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 72, 30 July 1913, Page 5

WHANGAMOMONA NOTES.

[from our own correspondent.] The Kohuratahi bachelors’ ball held last week was a splendid success.

Special trams ran from Wlianga and Taiiora and were crowded with danccrs. The hall was altogethei too small to accommodate the crowd with

any degree of comfort, lint those in charge kept everything going merrily. About lot) people were present, and there were as many as twelve sets on the floor at once. Unlike most affairs of its kind, the hall paid handsomely, so that after all expenses, the Kohuratahi Hall Committee will benefit to the extent of £5 or £h.

The Wlianga school social and dance was held in the Hall on Thursday. There was a large attendance cf parents, children and friends. Mr D. Wildermoth made an excellent M.C., and worked hard to make the evening enjoyable to all. A feature of the evening was the dancing of the Highland Fling by Miss Jeffries, of Christchurch. Mr F. Simpson and Milt. J. Scott provided the music for iho dances, being relieved of tne “extras” by Miss Harvey and Mrs Aylward. Songs were sung by Mcsrs Simpson, Lundon and Wildermoth and Miss Ferguson. Recitations were given by Misses Frofitt and Lundon, and by Messrs J. McDonald and T. Bradley. After a first-class supner, given bv tlie ladies, the Chairman, Mr T. Bradley, made the announcement that the school had benefited to the extent of over £7 by the

evening’s “takings,” and in the name of the committee ho thanked all those who had assisted to bring such a satisfactory state of affairs to pass. With the above amount added to the funds already in hand,, there is now sufficient to metal the school yard and right-of-way from the road. This will supply a really urgent 'need.

The road in the township now that the tramline is taken up is in a teriis)l o state, and the townspeople are beginning to see that between the County Council and the Public Works Department (seemingly both are waiting for one another), they have been left out in the cold. As usual, like brer fox, they say nuffin, hut lay low, hut the present state of affairs is putting people on their ragged edge.

Mr i)ick Stevens met with a painful accident to-day whilst working on Number 8 bridge. A rail slipped while being dragged into place and crushed bis right hand, one of the fingers being badly smashed. Medical aid was at once rendered, and it was found that no bones were broken.

The Whanga school has closed down for a fortnight because of the chickenpox scare, and to give the children a chance to thoroughly recover from the temporary soreness of vaccination. The local medical practitioner had a busy day to-day vaccinating all who came. After the township is finished, the outlying schools are to be visited and the school children vaccinated. A few lambs have already made their appearance here, and spring promises to come good and early this year. The grass is even now making a good showing.

At the Putikituna Rifle Club’s mate!) on Saturday, the silver cup donated by Messrs Hodder and Tolley, of Palmerston North, was won by Mr L. Natzke, with Mr Geo. Willis a close second.

MV L. Klee is having an up-to-date acteylene gas plant installed on Ids premises, to provide light for the-bil-liard rooms, hairdressers’ shop, etc.