WHANGAMOMOMA NOTES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 84, 30 July 1914, Page 3

WHANGAMOMOMA NOTES.

(By Our Travelling Reporter.)

The new tenuis court on the .other side of the railway Hue is now well forward, and is in a playable condition. When the dry weather comes, it is intended to asphalt it. A good start has been made with the work of renewing the bridge leading to the station, and the appearance of the town should be greatly enhanced when the biidge is raised to the road level. The footpaths are now in good condition. The papa taken off the road has Itet nicely, and gives a good dry surface; and when, some time in the summer, the footpaths are finished off with screenings, Whangamomona should have nothing left to grumble about iu this respect. On Tuesday J. A allace, who is employed us a bushman by W. Rawlinson on Whangamomona Road, was brought in to the doctor suffering from a severe axe cut on the foot. A few days previously his employer had to be treated for a cut on the knee. All the accidents out here do not happen through axc-hits, capsizes and such-like. The other day J. Glendinning was having a friendly wrestle with a professional man, and sprained his ankle so seriously as to be placed out of commission for a few days. Mr L. T. Aylward, sadler, is having a roomy shop built on the section next iris present shop, and will open in his new premises on August Ist. This shows a faith in the future of Whangamomona. As the County office has recently been painted, this quarter has now quite an up-to-date appearance. There is still a good deal of mud iu the township, hut the centre of, the road, newly metalled, is in good condition. The whole space between the Bank and the hotel has been metalled and it is not now necessary to keep to one track when crossing the road. The matter of the Strafford Carnival Queen contest was before the Whangamomona County Council on Tuesday, and in the course of a short informal discussion it was stated that there was a proposal to hold a similar contest t'o be confined to the Whangamomona district. The chairman (Mr Meredith) said the idea was a very good one, and the proceeds should bo devoted to the cottage hospital fund. The man ’White who was injured on the Mangapapa Road on Monday, had his leg .splintered just above the ankle, it having been crushed between the tree he was? felling and the stump.' The accident happened twenty-seven miles from Whangamomona, and White was carried seven miles by settlers, to a point where ho was met by the doctor. Ho was brought thence into ’Whangamomona by trap, tram and train, and .sent into Stratford by special train.

Mr T. Trask had a marvellous escape last week while working on the Msirangae Hoad at Kohuratahi falling over a bluff fully 60ft high. Luckily he went over feet lirst, otherwise he must have' been very seriously injured, if not killed. However, falling feet first and landing in a creek he escaped any severe injury, though he suffered badly from shock and strain'. Dr. Hitchcock galloped out to the spot and gave Mr Trask the necessary attention. The Town Hall is being enlarged, and two dressing rooms will be provided in the front and a large supper room at the back, this room being big enough to allow of over a hundred sitting down to supper. The lirst social under the auspices of the recently formed Oddfellows’ Lodge (A.C.) is to be held in the Hall on Friday. During a discussion at the County Council meeting on Tuesday on a request by certain Clifton County ratepayers, to be included in the. Whangamoraona County, Cr. Roberton mentioned ‘ that at Kotare there was at present in circulation a petition in favor of forming a road to the Ongarue railway. This seems to indicate that the railwayywill, in time, be used by a good portion of the north-eastern part of the Clifton County. The County Council discussed tbo railway timetable and decided to urge the following alterations: Two trains on Monday or Wednesday, one in the early morning; train to leave Whaugamomoua about 9 a.m. on Tuesday; train to arrive in AVhangamomona between 3 and 4 o’clock on one afternoon a week. The train arriving in the afternoon is-want-ed for women and children, as many of them have to go ten or twelve miles after leaving the train, which is by no means pleasant when the train arrives at 9.20 p.m. The 9 a.m. train on Tuesday is wanted to enable Eastern residents to arrive in Stratford in good time for the sales, and in order to get this train it is suggested to, move the early morning train in the beginning of the week a day back or- forward. Whangamomona, probably, will be more like Pari s than it is to-day.— Messrs L. and A. Klee applied at the County meeting on ’! ues lay for permission to hold picture entertainments in the Hall on Sunday aficrnoons. The writers sail 1 lie entertainments would start at 2.30 p.m. and would not interfere with church services,—Cr. Coyne said the roads were not good, and children could not go to the Hall at night, and as they were at school every other day it seemed quite reasonable that entertainments should be given , on Sunday afternoons to enable them to attend.—lt was finally da o, ’dad to inform Messrs THoe that the Council

had no jurisdiction, tie opinion being expressed that the iioim'.woa would need to be given by the police.

The township raids should P'eseut a good appearance in the near future if proposed * roe-planting is carried out successfully. A letter was read at Tuesday's meeting of the County Council Ron Mr R. G. Fawkuer, asking fo” permiss'oa to

pi lot deciduous trees ni t lie township sheets. S'x trees ami g'ncds had been donated, and the.-e would be planted from the bur hoglnnso corner to the vaiant sect! m next the bank. It was that two more would bo planted from that point to the bridge. ’! be whole work would be done by housed, nn- ■ der the County Enginum’s direction. The permission asked lor was granted. At the Hall on 'hie May morn ig, Mr Desmond Revel I was married to Miss Elsie Porrott, the ceremony being performed by f he Buy. E. E. Harvey, of Stratford. Mr *l. Donaldson acted as best man. and Mr J. Hanson as groomsman, the bridebeing supported by tmr s«*Vr an l cousin as hridesu'-ud-'. T lie wedc.uig breakfast was held in the Hall after the ceremony, Mrs Brood.ig (.Mr.afford) being in charge of the catering. The Rev. Harvie proposed the toast of the bride and bridegroom, and Mr Hanson the toast of the bridesmaids. The happy couple left by the 1 o’clock train for their honeymoon. In the evmnng a pleasant dance was held in the Hall, n big crowd being present. Mr J. Hanson acted as M.C., and the most of the dance music was supplied by Miss Reckieben. A large number of songs and recitations were given, and altogether a very pleasant evening was spent.