LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4393, 1 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A speeial announcement will appear in our next issue in reference to the special anniversary services to be held on Easter Sunday in connection with the Methodist Church. On this occasion the Rev. J. Dukes, who has been in charge of this circuit for some time, will giv i his farewell address to the Te Aroha congregation. During the term of bis mir istery in Te Aroha Mr Duke’s has won thrsteem and rpspect of the community, and we feel safe in forecasting packed c mgregations on Easter Sunday. Owing to the boisterous weather the meeting of the Defence Rifle Club was poorly attended, and consequently had to be postponed. The funeral of the lat6;Mrs W. Sweeney leaves the Waitoa Bush for the Te Aroha West Cemetery at 2 o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon.

To-morrow morning members of the Piako County Council visit the Waitoa, in order to inspect the roads, and ascertain the best method of draining same.

What promises to be one of the best Bazaars ever held in the district, takes place in Te Aroha Public Hall during Easter week, commencing on Saturday, April 10th and ending on Wednesday, April 14th. For a long time past everybody has been working hard making preparations for the Bazaar, which will doubtless be well patronised. The proceeds are in aid of the Roman Catholic Church and Conveut. In addition to the many useful and ornamental articles to ho ottered for sale, various side shows and competitions will take place. A small charge fop admission will be made.

The traffic through the Morrinsville railway station continues heavy. It is quite a common occurrence to see twenty trucks of sheep alone on the midday train for Rotorua, while the other night the “ Wild Cjjt ” had seventy trucks on, and the engine was brought to a standstill, just after leaving the station, through the brakes creeping on, and it speaks well for the capabilities of Mr Reid and his staff that there are no accidents.

Footballers are reminded that the annual meeting Is called for next Friday evening. We would like to see a strenuous effort put forward this sea-on by local Rugbyites to wrench the championship from the doughty Waihou players. It would make things more interesting. Let every player put in an appearance on Friday evening.

Mr James Davidson s tid the following grace at the banquet recently held iu Hawera :—“ Gentlemen, no clergymen being present, I take upon myself the responsibility in your name, and in the name of the colony, of returning thanks for the benefits received by the Opposition at the last general election, and for the montal and physical • rnefits we are about (o n ceive to-night. ” The Clean Sweep is now on. Real Scotch meat pi s every Saturday by a real Scotch baker, try them. Wigg and Co.—Advt.

Ihe Te Aroha Pork butchery manufactures all goods from the prime st meat, and sells for cash only.—Advt.

The heavy ruins have caused the Waihou to overflow its bunks in places, and the low-lying country is flooded. Work on Mr Murphy’s bridge contract was interfered with. We have heard it remarked many times since the alvent of Mr Burgess to this district, that he is one of the most painstaking 1 and just Magistrates that ever sat on the Court Benches. Yesterday’s “ Thames Advertiser ” remarks as follows: —“We can unreservedly testify in the most emphatic i terms to the patience and thoroughness of Mr F. J. Burgess, our worthy Stipendiary Magistrate, in connsotion with the Jena case at present dragging its weary length along at | the local Court. Last night Mr Burgess completed the third day (and night) of the hearing, proceeding with the taking of voluminous notes, and withal being pleasant spoken, and oh, so patient 1 The Telephone Inspector kas been in our midst of late, with the result that the machines are in much better order. The number of subscribers is in excess ot that anticipated, which is very gratifying. The Rev J. Dukes will conduct farewell services at Morrinsville and Waitoa next Sunday. j The pupils of the Morrinsville School, who are usually well to the fore iu scholarship examinations and similar competitions, have succeeded iu gaining four prizes in Messrs Collins Bros’ writing competition, the winners being : Books No. 2 or 3, Valerie Clifford 2nd ; Books 4 or 5, Jessie Lowry, Bt,h ; Books 6or 7, Amy Chubb, 16th ; Books 12, 13. or , 14. Kitty Ellis. 6th. The above result is very satisfactory as this is the first year that ‘ the school has competed. I On Suuday, Apnl 4th, there will be morning and evening service in the Te Aroha Presbyterian Church. At 2.30 ‘pm., service will be conducted in the Waihou Public Hall. It is seldom residents of Te Aroha and visitors have the opportunity of listening to a really first-class Band playing Contest and other selections right at their very doors, so to speak, ©a Good Friday this privihgewill be given, as the talented Waihi Brass Band pays Te Aroha a visit. The Band has recently been supplied iwith new uniforms, and a collection will be taken up to augment the funds. We feel con- ' fident the B «nd will be attentively ; listened to, and liberally supported.. In a receut issue of a prominent London newspaper appeared the 1 following wordsßy blood, tradition and common interests, us nations should be on terms of warm friendship than Germany and Britain. They are the two great bulwarks of Protestanism, the two great nations in which ProtestanI tism has been the driving power of progress iu education, literature, science, art, theology, i philosophy and humani. tarianism. War between the two nations would be a scandal to them both and a source of everlasting shame as they i looked back upon it.” The same paper dealing with the proposed increase in the naval expenditure: “ So the mad competition would go on, and the money, ! spent would make lit impossible to carry out greatly needed measures of social i reform. ”

The Clean Swoep is now on Wanted residents and settlers to know that a Cash Pork Butchery has been started next to J. Rowe’s butchery. J. B. Johnson has devoted special consideration to the seed and manure department, and wishes to see the Laurie Cup for champion Swedes wbn by aTe Aroha farmer. Our are all tested before being offered, and we are agents for best varieties. —Advt.

Give our bread and small goods a trial now, nothing made to beat them. Wigg and Co.—Advt.

The Te Aroha Pork Butchery supplies pork sausages at 6d per lb. Fresh daily. Pressed beef in jelly 101 per lb.—Advt.