LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4443, 31 July 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On our fourth page wifi fie foqqd the the Government Engineer’s report Off the Te Aroha Bridge Domain. The repoit is exceedingly interesting, and gives a good idea of the possibilities of transforming tbe present unsightly corner into one of the beauty spots of the town. We trust those who have the welfare of the Strict at heart will not allow this matter to dpqp until the desired end is accomplished. Owing to pressure on qpr tfp&ce we ire compelled to <?ver qpautßy of reading matter; also to curtail opr report of the Borough Cpppcil meeting.

Messrs Mackie ap4 &0P 8 ’ sple to-dpy. A thoroughbred fliW e is fo,r sale.

We learn that Mr H. 0, Cooper, Cf Waihou, is indisposed. The Waitoa roads are perfect quagmires, and the sooner they are attended to the better.

The local Tourist Staff have thoroughly oyerhauled the trig track to the mountain. idood jprfcec were obtained at Mr Burke’s sale. Dairy (towo sold exceptionally well. Mr W. Reid has been engaged by tfoe Te Arpha District Co-op to erect the creamery at Okania. The annual meeting of milk suppliers in the Public Hall on Monday afternoon. Service will be held to-morrow, mom* jing and evening, in the Te Aroha Presbyterian Church. A women of 70, who lived in London all ber is disqualified for an old age pension became she married a German jrho died before he ryrtprglised.

MrT, Aitken, well kn°^\ vn Pft who has taken a keen interest ip football, has left for Australia with the fonsonby PcyAhalf team. Mr Aitken accompanies the jteppaas pppiager.

The many (riepd* of the fate Mr, W. T. Horn are reminded that a Mempripl Service will be held for him on Sunday Evening in the Methodist church. The Service will be condncted by the Rev. A. J, Reed. e wpul/J .draw attention to the advertisement ?p thi# p?i’c regarding the Presbyterian Social, to be p e W iff t} 1 e Public Hall next Wednesday. The programme provides amusement for all, £ud supper will be supplied. There rs coippetitiou going on between the butchers at M'astert.on. and the result of competition has followed—thp ppblic are deriving the advantage. The following are the butch era’ prices : Rump sirloins, legs of mutton, chops and pibs 3jd pei- pf, All other joints 2£d. Sausages at |tlb for Is. Mr and Mrs Harris apd family, after long residence in Te Aroha, taken th(Cp p.eparture for Auckland. They will be greatly by their many friends.

After a .residence in the of gfftne 16 yeyrs, Mr fjtayipy B. jßrown. fpcently disposed of hjo fyrm yt Las decided to leave Tp Aroha for Aycklyna, in pity he has sepured an interest in o.ye pi tracting firms. Mr Brown leaves for Auckland and will be followed ■by Mrs Brown .and fyuij'Jy towards the of week. Lyst evening Mr ibry.wy • t-.vas bynqyetyed at th,e (jtrau<jl Hotel r

In c 'nnection with the annual meeting o f he shareholders of the Te Aroha Distii t Co-op Dairy Company, to be held in the Public Hall on Monday next, at 2 30, Mr H. O. Cooper announces that he is a candidate for the Directorate. Mr Cooper is well-known throughout this district, and he takes considerable interest in all matters affecting the welfare of the farming community. Doubtless Mr Cooper will meet with a fair share of suppr rt. Miss B. Robertson, 8.A., who has been appointed second assistant at the Waihi District High School, was farewelled by the members of the Te Arolm Young Peoples’ Literary Society, in the Bandroom last evening. As a memento of tho esteem in which she is held by tbe Society, Miss Robertson was presented with a trio of handsomely bound works The farewell took the form of a “Book Evening,” interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, dancing, etc. Supper was partaken of by those present, shortly after which they made their way homewards. Miss Robertson, who started the Literary Society some time back, will be much missed by the members. The returns of the Methodist quarterly meetings up to tbe present time show that voting on the question of an independent conference for New Zealand has been largely in favour of the proposal. Out of 96 quarterly meetings 77 have given a majority vote for independence, 17 against, and in two the votes were evenly divided (says a Christchurch telegram). The total votes recorded for independerej are 1007, and those against it 363. In Canterbury all the circuits with one exception, have voted strongly in favour of the change, 318 votes being cast for it and only 48 against it. Tbe question has yet to be submitted to the district synods, and the annual conference. before it can be dealt with by the supreme legislative court—the General Conference of Australasia, meeting in Adelaide next May.