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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81857, 4 October 1906, Page 2

INTERESTING ITEMS.

w ■■ Mr J. \V. West has kindly lent his big brake for the procession on Labor Day. It wi'l be specially decorated, and will convey the Band.

The M.A.C.B.S, intend holding' a grand social at St. Joseph's Schoolroom on Thursday next, October 11. A strong committee have the arrangements in hand, and an enjoyable evening is promised.

Ii has been reported that the Rec. Sports Committee have specially engaged the Mohawk Minstrels for the grand procession which takes place on October loth. The Minstrels are expected to come over from Sydney by the same boat as the, American pony.

A wag reports that the reason of (ho mail train being late this morning is accounted for by the fact that the railway employees arc putting in a team for the tug-of-war which takes place at the Garden Party on October loth, and to enable them to get an '■arly morning's practice thev tied a rope to the guard' van. It took the engine with a full head of steam'On 15 minutes ;o shift them !

Those interested in stock sales will unto Webster Bros.' next stock salo at Onuta takes place on Monday next, 'lth inst. Luncheon obtainable on the rround. Particulars of sale will appear later.

The culrailiating point in the arrangements for the Central School sale jf work arrivos to-day For weeks and 'iionths past a hardworking cotumittee ins been at work in promoting this affair, which is to raise funds for the ■ehool grounds, and so on. Besides •he big array of goods for salo, their ■vill be musical nnd other attractions, Irills by the. children, and every cou.suivablc method of giving good yaluo for tho price of admission. Knowing he objest of this effort, it is hardly necessary lo ask a liberal response oil lie part of the public. Willi :rampcd floor spac and a fast. increasing business Mr W.> T. Hoot 'tarn, the cash clothier, has had to put up wiih inconveniences innumerable, lately. To remedy this state of affairs lie is now having the interior of the shop made more roomy by ro lueing the sizo of tho windows and re] la'ing srmo if tho moro bulky fixtures 'with convenient and compact shelving. This will give additional floor space, more light, and greater facility for handling md displaying goods than is possible it the present time, and will show to. better advantage the splendid lines of English and colonial goods now opening up. The Cash Clothier is evidently bumping business, and his shop at the corner of Deyon and Brougham streets is a popular house of Ball for those ' friio waul big value foy little money,

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