Whangamomona.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 102, 4 May 1904, Page 2

Whangamomona.

(From Our Correspondent.) On April 22 a concert and done* were held in Kohuratahi Hall. Both 1 were well attended. Tim object of A the function was twofold ; flrtft, to celebrate the anniversary of' opening of the hall, and second, farewell Mr QToves and his on the eve of their departure fronTlH the settlement. Mr Anderson pre- ™ sided, and read the balancs-flheet, J which was considered very s&tdsfoc- .... tory. The programme at the con« ij cert an follows LI

Part I.—Song, Mr Turner; recita* tion, Mi- ftodgers; song, ** Tit for A Tat," Mrs Stockwell; song, "Wbanfl You and I' Were Young, Maggie, Mr E. Hill; chorus, solo part,,"v&rfl Maldment; song, "The British nadiors," Miss Buby Dornbuach j 1 song, "The Yellow Hose of Texas,' 1 ! MrD. Wildermoth; song, "Ttule.Brttannia," Mr A. G. Curie. ' d

Part 11. Song, "The Admiral If Broom, Mr Maitlment, who gave u an encore 1 ' 'The Vicar of Bray duet, "All's Well thaSßnds Well '« Mesdames Anderson tr« Stockwell i recitation, Mr Hodgerti ; , song, "Mok y .r i ; y '" Mr Wildermoth; song. The Bonnie Lasses," Mr A. U Curio. '

Mr Anderson eulogised In verv feeling terms the departing getp • Uers, Mr and Mrs Grovos and family, and the audience sang "For He's aJolly Uood Fellow," tho concwt 4 concluding with "Aukl Lang Syne " J Mr Groves and family loft on ADrilAfl 25 by Hill's roach for hjM mg the first stage of their JournS^a ton i° B K 1 ton. Air Groves has always hrm to the front in every inovomwt (or the (jenefit of the settlement Our local sawmill was this week. The families of i Grant and Brooking, for Stratford. Prior dU! ,-'i ed ai u, M( f rs Curl<i » nd Daly here for four years. I™J? *2 A rXlo^'Tmovement. By tho d every publi« °r„v„ es seven bright pupils, of whom % passed l, v standards in March. eral other families are expected to leave in a few weeks.

MiasL. F. Worm, who has torViS iour years boon toacner of Tartori i > school, leaves this week to tajw* • / charge of Huiroa school. Previous -i to leaving sho received a handsome'. I token of esteem from her numerous \ friends. The people of Huiroa - '.A to be congratulated on their new M teacher, whose many friends hen ifl wish her health and happiness in now sphere.

Mossis Brooking and Black wilf tlnish their metalling contract In n tew days. 1

The Co-op. dairy factory has od for tho season. Mr Davis is otill running.

Messrs jwohoy and Agostmlß* have recently entered fnto matrimony, and Mr E Hiu ig ta Of twills so the settlement ig not , left hopeless as. to. Its future. - ■ pioheers, however, are rapidly di»- ' appearing. J