MORRINSVILLE

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4432, 6 July 1909, Page 2

MORRINSVILLE

(Own Correspondent)

The local Christian Eudeavour Society commemorated their first anniversary by holding a public tea and sacred concert in the Phoenix Hall on Wednesday last, and the result was very satisfactory to the promoters. Two long tables were erected fa the hall, and were filled several times, thp youngsters particularly having a good time, After tea the hall was cleared, and a concert was held, consisting of songs, recitations and addresses by local members, assisted by friends from Hamilton. The Rev. Reed was in the chair, and Pastor Mill, Mrs Blamires and Mr E. Gibbs were among the speakers, After the concert supper was available for the modest sura ©E 3d. The whole function speaks well for the first year’s progress of tho Society, which has some real live members' The charge of odc shilling and threepence was, indeed, very reasonable.

A local horse breeder who has a horse at present being raced in Australia, received a cable on Thursday making him an offer of close on £3OO for the animal, which, however, was declined This speaks well for lo( al breeding. Footballers will regret to learn that the prominent local forward, Mr C. Danch, ip indisposed, suffering from pleurisy, and wilfnot be donning tho jersey again for pome time. This is a loss to both the Club and the Union,

The gale which prevailed on Friday and Saturday was very strong here, but beyond carrying away a few outhouses that wi re open to the wind, and blowing U few trees down, breaking the telephone wive on the Baru Road, no damage was done, The Tounis Club had the misfortune to have their shed unroofed, and it was impossible to play football, so the match with To Aroba was declared off. It was probably the strongest gale ever felt here. The local croamery closed down on Wednesday, and will be re’openod about the I8:h August. In the meantime the machinery is to have a thorough over haul. The settlers in the Tauhei district are already preparing for the coming season.

A large number of natives left bore on Friday to attend the meeting being held at Tauwhare, where Mabutu. and Thompson, of Waharoa, are holding a conference, These two have for some time beeu in opposition to one anothor. LATER,

Mr Garroway’s houge at Eureka was unroofed, upwards of 80 sheets of iron being carried away. Mr Starkey also had a shod unroofed. The Tennis Club’s shed was carried bodily 50 yards over the fence and on to the football ground. It is now blowing hard from the northwest.