LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43369, 8 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Residents of To roha West are asked to note the fact that Presbyterian Service will be held to-night (Tuesday) evening. Mr Chas. Snowdon, very favourably known in musical circles in Auckland, has kindly consented to assist at iSt. Mark’s Concert on Thursday next.

Last night the members of the Young People’s Literary Club, reap a portion of Shakespeares well known Play. “As yon like it. ” The “Merrymakers’’ have cancelled their To Aroha engagement for the present.

Breeders of draught stock should read Mr F red Rowe’s advertisement in this issue. Mr Rowe has secured a first-class horse for the approaching season.

Two well-known Waihi residents died on Saturday morning in the persons of Messrs Alfred E Eavner an 1 J. II Moore, the latter was an old military veteran

One of the sights of the year will be witnessed in Tc Aroha to-morrow (Wedday) night, when the Druids procession takes place.

Some eighteen members of the Te Aroha Defence Rifle Club mustered for practice at the local range on Saturday afternoon last. Good average shooting resulted. The match against the Waikino Rifle Club will be fired on the To Aroha Range next Saturday. We beg to draw special attention to Mr Galiagan’s, Economic, advertisement in this issue.

By Saturday’s train a splendid specimen of a Devon boar arrived m Te Aroha to the order of Messrs Good fellow and O’Grady. The boar, which is black in colour, stands nearly Bft. high, weighs between four and five hundredweight, and is only 18 - months old. The animal is of stock quite recently imported from the Old Country, and are noted for their early maturity.

It is expected there will be a good attendance in the Public Hall on Thursday evening next, when a Concert and distribution of Sunday School prizes will take place. His Worship the Mayor (It. L. Ssmers, Eq. ) will preside. A stallion parade will take place at the Wailiou sic next Friday, commencing at 11 a. m. Good entries have boon received. Settlers and others should take this opportunity of viewing the horses placed at their service.

A lady dancer writes : hoped that the young men who contemplate visiting the numerous dances, balls, and socials, to be held in To Aroha during the next month, will speculate in a pair of white gloves, as young ladies strongly object to their white dresses bearing any finger-print". ” Blood poison rosultiug from small wonnds is becoming more prevalent. Even so slight an injury as the scratch of a pin will some imes cause blool poisoning. The scfe way is to apply Chamberlain’s Pain Balm as soon as the injury has been received- That liniment prevents all danger of blool poisonbig and causes the iujury to heal in about on J-third the time required bv usual treatment. For sale by J. B. Johnson, Agent.—Advt.

The Hungahunga > Drainag ; ; Board meet in Mr Gilchrist’s office on -aturday next, at 11 a.in.

A start will be made shortly to arrange for the Methodist Church Anniversary, when special hymns, choruses, e will be rendered.

Supporters of the Salvation Army, will be given an opportunity of listening to an interesting talk on Jav.a, in the Wesleyan .Schoolroom on Wednesday (to-morrow) Sept. 9th, when Brigadier Glover, from Wellington, will give a short address. The Brigadier has the native costumes, weapons and idols with him. Everybody is invited, and a collection will be taken up to defray expenses.

We are in receipt of the September number of “ Good Cheer,” published in Wanganui. This New Zealand homo journal, which is all that its title typifies, is a really creditable production in every way, and we are not surprised that it has proved very popular. It is certainly good value for half-a-crown per annum, including a free cut pattern with each issue.

We have just received from the Department of Lands, Wellington, a 'sj-nopsis of the Annual Reports of Domain Boards fer the year ended 31st December, 1907, with maps and illustrations. : In the Report we notice the following paragraph in reference to Te Aroha Hot Springs Domain “ Area, 66 acres.—'This Domain is under the. control of the Tourist Department. Work done during the year: Gardener’s cottage and addition to bowling pavilion,.; erected, and general improvements and,' repairs carried out. Improvements now on Domain : Houses, fences, bowling, croquet, and tennis greens, flower-beds and baths. Used as a tonrist resort. Proposed operations for ensuing year: Erecting new tea-house.” The Mayor of Cambridge is a very clever man in the art of repartee, and when it comes to a conflict of words his assailant usually comes off second best. He got off some smart retorts at tho public meeting recently. A gentleman in the audience who evidently objects to the Mayor’s policy, shouted out during a lull : “ If you did your duty, you would resign from public life,” to which the Mayor replied sharply : •‘ If you did your duty, you would vote for prohibition.” The audience saw the point, and was convulsed with laughter for several minutes. When silence again reigned, the gentleman shouted : “If you resign, I’ll vote for prohibition,” but this did not save him from the retort, “ You deceived me once, B and I cannot take your word again.” Mr Wells, in commenting on a reply to a question put by him to the Mayor, spoke of a town hall in a certain town being a failure, but the Mayor again scored by saying, “ But I was not there to run it.”

A splendid range of children’s silk bonnets at Gahagau’s Economic. —Advt. For varied assortment of luce goods of all descriptions L. Cullen’s is the House. There is not a particle of onium or other narcotic iu Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and never has been since it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. This remedy is famous for the cures of colds and croup, aud can always be depended upon. For sale of J. B. Johnson. Agent.—Advt.