LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6, 28 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Egmont Egg Circle paid for the month of March Is 9ld a dozen for eggsThe date on which the Scottish Society is to liold its annual social has been altered from June 4th to June 3rd. A general meeting of members at the Society is to be held at Mr Fearon’s office at 8 o’clock this evening to make further arrangements for the social. Mr T. Wilford’s meeting at the Town Hall on Thursday night next promises to be a great success, and people are coming from all over the district to hear this well-known speaker. It should be remembered that the meeting is to be held on Thursday and not on Friday, and will start at 8 p.m.

There were about forty present at the Operatic Society’s practice last night, when a start was made on “Merrie England.” This gratifying attendance at the first practice of the season augurs well for the success of the opera, which as it has twenty-two speaking characters should give ample scope to members.

At a meeting of householders of York Road School last night, the following resolution was passed : “That for the better working of the Taranaki Education district, the householders considers that the district should be enlarged to include at least the whole of the provincial district of Taranaki and that a copy of the resolution bo forwarded by the chairman to the Minister of Education a,nd the member for the district.”

Wild excitement prevailed at a wedding at Bluff a week or so ago when the minister mixed things somewhat. He filled up the certificate by marrying the bride to the best man and putting the bridegroom down as a witness. When the mistake was discovered the feelings of the bridegroom can be imagined. Was he married or had the best man won the fair maid ? Fortunately, the mistake was rectified before the clergyman left by the Melbourne boat, or tilings might have become serious. A reference by Mr Massey in his speech at Kawakawa last Thursday evening to the time when his party was in opposition, elicited the interjection, “When you were in the wilderness.” “Yes,” said Mr Massey, amidst laughter, “but we have now reached the promised land, and I am glad to have been able to take the part of Joshua.” In reply to another interjection, Mr Massey remarked: “The term ‘Liberal’ has been dragged into tin' mud so much in this country that I will not allow anyone to use it to me without qualification. Ton may call me a Reform-Liberal if you like.”

The C'ardifi' school committee hold another euchre tournament and dance on Friday evening.

Mr T. A. W. Nicholson has landed a stock of liquid paraffin, which can be obtained at auv time. x

At a ballot of the Stratford Building Society (No. 1 group) held last evening, Mr C. A. King drew an appropriation of £l5O and Mr R. Masters one 1 of £3OO.

A Wanganui Press Association telegram states that the balance-sheet in connection with the recent “Queen of the Carnival’’ election was presented last evening, and showed that the Beautifying Society’s funds will benefit to the extent of £1530.

The annual meeting of the local Association Football Club will be held on Thursday afternoon at Mr D. Butchart’s shop in Broadway. Owing to all trace of the books, with last year’s records, having been lost sight of. the Club will probably have to be reformed, so that a large attendance of “soccer” enthusiasts is necessary.

The talking section of the Mayoral contest will conclude this evening, when Mr King will give an address at the Town Hall in reply to Mr Kirkwood’s address of last night. The remaining section —the voting—w ill take place to-morrow, the Town Hall being the polling place and the polling hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The civil business set down for Friday’s sitting of the Court should not take long to dispose of, consisting only of four civil actions (one defended), and a judgment. Informations to be dealt with are as follows: —One for failure to clear noxious weeds, one for driving a Vehicle without lights, and one for excessive drinking.

A snake in a city street is an unusual sight. On Monday afternoon (states the Sydney Daily Telegraph) a carpet snake crawled along Goulburn street, and entering the business premises of Messrs. Andrews Bros., monumental masons, took possession of the studio. He settled on a -tombstone and with head poised and body reared, assumed such a threatening attitude that for the time being he was allowed to remain undisturbed. Mr E. D. Andrews, however, shortly after appeared, with a stout stick, and after a few passes made a blow which broke the snake’s back. The reptile measured Gft in length, and had a girth at the widest of nearly five inches. It is supposed that it got into a box in the country, and was thus brought to the city.

A letter received last week in Sydney from •Mr R. L. Baker, and written on board the Lusitania during the run from New York to England, tells a good story as to the unmasking of a masquerader. For over twelve months a man calling himself Harold Baker, and representing himself to be the brother of the Australian promoter, had been roaming round American sporting centres, and doing good business on the strength of his alleged relationship with Mr R. L. Baker. When the Australian got to Chicago (states the Telegraph) he found that his “brother” was in town, and he organised a theatre party to trap him. The “brother” fell to the scheme, and had assembled with the other guests when he saw the man Australians know as .“Snowy” Baker approaching. Then he suddenly remembered he had business elsewhere, and the meeting of the “brothers” had to be postponed.