NORMANBY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8128, 7 June 1906, Page 3

NORMANBY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) All the members of the Town Hoard resigned lately, first three, then the other two followed suit. An election has just been held. There were eight candidates. Four rew members and one old, one have been returned. I trust they will set an'example to the previous Board}.

We have had several changes in our business firms here. From the firm of Messrs Forsler and Walker, roachbuilders, blacksmiths, etc., Mr Walker has retired, and Mr Wm. Noonan has taken his place. The latter is very popular and an expert tradesman. Messrs MeKoy and Gebbie. butchers, have also had a change. Mr Gebbie has retired, and Mr H. P. Best, of the Mountain road, has taken his place. Mr Best is one of our old and highlyrespected settlers.

Normanby is spoken of as the only hamlet beteen Wellington and New Plymouth that has not advanced during the past ten years, but a slight change has taken place lately. ' Mr F. Andrews, our plucky butcher, has installed a five horse-power electric motor and a new up-tn.date Buffalo silent meat-cutting machine. Messrs Forstcr and Noonan have also a three liorsc-power electric motor installed in their establishment. Both firms speak in the highest terms of praise of the electric power. Mr W. Griffiths' (now Griffiths and Co.) new patent cover is keeping hands hard at work to supply the demand for covers.

Mr A. Vincent lias started in the pig line.

I overheard a vcily good joke tlic oilier day. A benedict, wlio was very keen 011 liis (Junker vapor butli, was admonished by his other half on the expense of spirits of wine. She, however, filled the patent burner full, and when her liego lord was seated iu his proper place, she lit the burner, closed the bath, towelled around the bather's neck to keep the heat and steam in, and then retired to another room, until she thought, it was time steam was up. She made for the bath, when, to her horror nothing but dense black smoke was issuing from every possible crevice. Her first effort was to open the bath and smother the burning fluid, which she duly managed after various vain attempts, the soot being so dense. This accomplished, and his breatli and sight regained, she discovered that her husband, in place of being white, was as black ns any Indian negro. She had filled the burner with kerosene in place of spirits of wine, for economy's sake.' She won't try it again, I.reckon.