LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3655, 17 December 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A handy man is reuired for farm. An impounding notice appears in this issue. Notice re Wivnganui Technical College appears in this issue. A young quiet cow and plough and harrows are for sale. Two furnished rooms are adveritsed to let, with use of 'Conveniences. On page 1 Messrs McLaughlan Bros, advertise a thirteen roomed house at Mataroa for sale. Messrs Ward ana Co. will sell at the Mart to-morrow three cows and cattle dog; also fowls books, fruit, vegetables, and sundries. . About forty Macfris from this dis trict are leaving for Turakina to-mor-row to visit Ratana, whose healing j powers have made him famous j throughout New Zealand. '

At the Raurimu suorts on Saturday, W. Gregory, of Taihape, won the single-handed saw on 3secs, and W. Gregory and J. Neal won the double saw easily. Neal (lSsecs) also placed second in the underhand chop.

Parapara settlers are taking strongexception to the suggestion of a trial survey of a suggested railway line from Eaetihi to Wanganui. The survcy is estimated to cost about £12,000 and the settlers consider that it would be iniquitous to spend that amount of money before they have anything like a decent road.

The news of the death of Mrs F. Chisselden will be received with regret by a large number of friends in Raetihi. Up till recently Mrs Chiselden has been residing" at Mangaweka with her husband, and was at the time of her death in. a private hospital at Taihapo, at, which place she passed away on Sunday.—County Call. ..