MORRINSVILLE

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4400, 20 April 1909, Page 2

MORRINSVILLE

(Own Correspondent)

The social in aid of the Catholi 0 Church building fund, which was held on Thursday evening proved a great success both financially and socially. The committee consisting of Mesdames Staekpole, Strevens, J. J. Watts and Misses Hotson (2), Keogh (2), and Davidson with E. J. Staekpole as secretary worked well to make the function a success. The hall was prettily decorated with evergreens, the stage being neatly arranged as a drawing-room where non dancers could enjoy a quiet game of cards, and the arrangement of cosmos and chrysanthemums with the evergreens had a very pleasing effect. Besides a lengthy programme of dances a number of vocal items were rendered. Mr Love singing “ Red Wing ” and “ Dear Little Shamrock ” with his usual ability, having to submit to an encore; T. Staekpole, sang “ Good-bye, God bless you Kathleen,” pleasingly, while an Irish jig by a young lady from Ireland was encored ; the trio “ Take me back to Bendigo,” by Mrs Trustcott, Miss Wells and Mr Staekpole was also loudly encored. The music was supplied by Miss Wells, of Auckland, extras being played by Miss-Stewart, J. J. Watts, T. and J, Staekpole. The tasty supper provided received every attention, and dancing kept up with vigor till 2 a.m. Messrs H Page and T. Little officiated as M’s.O. Over sixty couples were present, the weather being fine and cool for the occasion.

A freak of nature was noticeable in a fat beast killed here during the week, it only having one kidney which was double the size of an ordinary one. There \Vas no sign of the other one although the fat, was the same on both sides," and the animal was in fine condition.

The rearing of young pheasants is not an unmixed blessing. The Accli matisation Society have succeeded in rearing about fifty at their hatchery at Tirau. A lot of the eggs proved infertile through the parents being too young. Two local rabbit trappers who aie operating in the vicinity of Maungatapu, numbered three cats and a dog in the. catch for last week; these, however, are of no marketable value. So far they have averaged about thirty rabbits a day. Mr D. Hickey, local manager for Mr E. Jones’ saddlery establishment,' having decided to run in double harness, returned home on Saturday, and was duly serenaded by the local band. After a short tune the band was invited to partake of refreshments, the genial “ Mac ” having charge of the keg, while “ Brickie ” made an excellent chairman. Needless to say Mr and Mrs Hickey’s health was drunk with enthusiasm.