WHANGAMOMONA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 89, 4 May 1901, Page 2

WHANGAMOMONA.

(From a Odrr.-sg&ident.) j A plkasanx and Woll-*ttea4ad scial was held in the SefaoeliVMß in 19th ins l ;, to w< 1 owe Mr. aui Mr*. B)wei-» on the occasion of their le'urn »ft«r their hurieymooo. Mrs* Bow»ri nee Baker is on old-and popular resident of this settlement, but has recent ly ijp*<M at Palmeraton Noitb. A soty enjoyable evening was spsnt. The annual meeting .of houieholderj on 22nd inst. prsn»ot«d iuducomeujp' sufficient enly to oylleot threa raembara of the retiring ommittee and fuur unoffioial householders Mr. pHI, the chairman, read the repor from which it appears theM is a modest surplus Three of the old commit'ee were in- j ducei to seek re-election and thise' were supplemented by two cthar heuse- J holders; fo there was ro conte't. Tha | new ommittee are:— Meagre. McOutchw, Oil), Curtin, Wildermotb and brant. Fencing is the great work for the npw committee,

• Mr? ®. McLaughlin, who bos been a | nnoit efficient secretary since before the school opined, declined to star.d i again, as he is removing '.vuaporarily to a new property. This i-; n subject for regret.

Mr. A. Itsid is removing with his family to a residence ne*r tke school, in erd'r to give the children a chance (f gett'ng educated. Our pipametalliDgisproceeding we'l. The local officrw, Mesas. Nathan aiid Mcllroy, arj mot ass : ducu« in pushing on tfce woi k, so as to get all dote that is possible while weather permits. Our dairy factory closes f- r the season at the ecd < f th's month.

I The trusteis of the cemetery arj moving in. regard to fetcing and clearing the ground.

The Sunflower Minstrels propose to hold an entertainment od 7th Juni*, in order to raise futd-j to assist the S -hoal Cjmm tt e ti fence t'- eir ground. Such a good obj-wt shou'd be well suppo-.ted. The miubtr-Is ure determined to five a thoroughly good onto tuinuium. Tho ronewned P, J, White will stage a farcy

and act ft* tiiubo. The versatilely l Wildermoth will represent bone*. Th*> other mnmbars of the troupe ar*— • Messrs. S. M. Scott (Chairman), IX. Ourtio, W. Woodney, Q. Whit*, J„ H. Sco't, Theo. It : aze, and B. Hedgeman ; also Messrs. Spellnun, Stockw*ll,, and others. MHl<