Waitoa Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4435, 13 July 1909, Page 3

Waitoa Notes.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The spell of rain and wind appears to have worked itself out, and we are again blessed with something like seasonable weather. The recent gale did very little damage in this neighbourhood, with the exception of blowing down a few fir trees and lifting the roofs off a shed or two. The river is in high flood. Our sawmill lias temporarily ceased operations owing to the flood. Some very fair slabs have been cut out of the bush, and the timber is of a good serviceable sort. I noticed several large stacks of boards, ranging from 12 in. to 18in., at the railway station. The mill will resume work as soon as the river goes down. The Kailway Department is evidently endeavouring to keep pace with the requirements of the district. By the addition of a verandah the floor space of the goods shed has been doubled, which is indeed a welcome addition.

Messrs Farrar Bros’ flaxmill has closed down on account of the bad weather. The paddocks are full of fibre, and there is plenty of green flax available as soon as the sun makes its appearance. I notice the County surfaceman doing a few necessary repairs between the store and the Matamata road. The roads are all pretty heavy just now.

A quiet wedding was solemnised the other day, in which two young people of this district took the leading parts. Mr Percy Fisher has joined the “ Noble Army of Benedicts,” and taken unto himself a wife, in the person of Miss L. Carswell, second daughter of Mr Carswell, of Waitoa.

Mr McLean’s health is slowly improving. The school children are still in the hands of Mr Nuttall, and are making good progress.

Most of the Waitoa residents visited the Waikato Winter Show, 1 and, as you stated in your last paper, it was a credit to the Waikato. Mr H. Hyde succeeded in appropriating first prize for the best collection of vegetables. Congratulations. Another victory for Waitoa. Mr Milligan has bought a herd of 100 dairy cows, and intends milking for the Thames Valley Co-op. I understand he is installing a milking machine, as is also Mr Curtain. Our creamery is working away on alternate days. Several new suppliers intend starting next week, so that the chances are the factory will run right through the winter. You had better send me another dozen papers, as I have been short lately, and the settlers must have the news of the day.