INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81830, 24 August 1906, Page 3

INGLEWOOD.

(from Our Own Correspondent.) The progressive euciue parlies and social m connection with the local Latnolic school ,continues .o i.e a success, the one, held on Tuesday livening, being well patronised, the luill contained a large number of tables, most of which were oceu pied. The arrangements were excellent. I'Jay was kept up until 10 o'clock, when an excellent supper, provided by u.e ladies, was handed round. The winners were Misses Griffiths and Kennedy and Spurdle and Ue Launey. The ladies' prizes were a pair of satchels and a silver-mounied. scent bottle, and the gcu.s' a silver backed hair brush and tobacco pouch. The hall was then cleared lor dancing. The floor was in excellent order, and the music supplied by Miss Richards, was voted first-class. An extra was played by Miss Pritchard. Mr De Launey acted as MX. Humour has it that the directors of the Makctawa Dairy Company arc a little rueful over selling their season's output too early in the season. Buyers were early in the field this year and the company having suffered during the previous year by holding back, took the first good offer, which is a few fractions below the prices that are now being offered. Oil is the chief topic of conversation here at present. It is understood that several recpuests for options over various farms around Norfolk and Durham roads have been made, but many of the farmers are holding off and waiting for a more tasty bait than that which is now offered before they will commit j themselves. The cows arc now commencing to come in around here, the supply to the factory gradually is expected that the factory will be running daily by the beginning of next month. Several of the farmers do not desite the cows to come into profit owing to the shortage of feed. A little more warm weather like that which we are now experiencing will alter conditions and bring the grass along in good style. The output of the Makctawa Dairy Company is now increasing at the rate of about half a box a day. The Polish settlers in the district were joyous en Tuesday over the marriage' of two of their countryfolk at Waiongona. It is customary at a function of this kind to give a feast that closely resembles a Maori tangi. A large number of poultrywere killed, and huge joints of beef, ] pork and mutton proeured. Viands were in abundance. Dancing, feasting, and merriment were kept up until daylight. An interesting feature during a Polish wedding is that there arc no presents in the way of articles given. Instead, the bride takes turns with the male guests in a national dance, during the course of which a person is passed holding a dish, into which the friend is expected to put in a sum of money. The bacon industry appears as if it will take a big forward step this coming season. Store pigs at present are in great demand, the demand, in fact, being greater than the supply. Go::d progress is being made with the new bridge ov.:r the Piakau river. The structure will be over six feet wider than the old one, and will be constructed of concrete.