LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 12 April 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dn April !lj 1537, a Lieutenant Jones joined Hie Loyal Kgmont Lodge oi (>ddtollo.vs as an honorary member. 'J lull was ill.; iirst meeting of the lodge. Aij 1 hough Joneses are often said to lie .1- ' plentiful as blackberries, not another ■Jones was entered 011 tile books until April !•, exactly lifty years later ■■.lub'lee 11. i'\ Jones" joining at the meeting when the lodge was celebrating its jubilee. This fact was mentioned by Secretary Ainsworth last night. There was a Brother Smith at tile iirst meeting, another joined in the next year, and a third a couple of years later. Xi'L another ,Smith has been initiated into the lodge since. For some time past tllerc has been dissatisfaction at Warea over the l'ariliaka J'oad Board's auministration, and there was 501110 talk ot forming a separate road board. However, tl|« matter appears to have been ,£ol over, a- it deputation from Wai'ea waited 011 the I'ariliaka lioad Board and suggested that the road district should be cut up into wards. This the members unanimously agreed 'to, and a committee was appoint cd to arrange the matter. The diliicultv is that it w.ll take two or three months to arrange details and in tile meantime a fresh Board is to be elected next month, who wili. of course, have to retire as soon as the ward system comes into force, and thus cause Hie expense of two elections within a very slioit s|race of time. To obviate this an endeavor is to be made to liave next month's election uncontested, that is, to nominate only as many candidates as there are scats, each candidate being pledged to support the ward system. It . is to lie hoped that any budding politi cians who are seeking lo come before the public will be content lo wait for two or three months and save the ratepayers the extra expense incurred of two elections—(Own correspondent). Tile Melbourne Clothing Co. is the cheapest and best house in Taranald for boys' (o|» coats, 8/3 up to 9/; men's raincoats, 19/0, 20/0, Sfl/flj hoys' oi]skins coat", 7/11; men's oilskins, 10/0, 1 ?/'•>, 21/. Footballers? will find tlieiv wants well catered for at 'the Melbourne. Splendid solid toe boots—not 100 heavy—lo/0j stockings, 1/11, 2/3, knickers 2/0, strapped jerseys, all sizes, in eltlb colors, 2/0, 2/11; 3/11 to 4/0. Xow, if from any sudden thill A cold your nose should tint, On no account take anything l*'or it but Peppermint. A\e all are Table to colds, Ir frequently lo cough, On hand keep "Wood's mighty Cure, JJoa't put ttiia piatter oft If

Hit* voting on lii<- proposal to iusia! ehoese piants at the Kaponga J)airy Co.'s factory was ]54 for eueese and 47 for butter. The company will put in clu- -c plants at all creameries and the main factory. 'ihe 1 [aworn .Star understands thai a '"'n nieeLing dt tile Maori l'r<igivs-iw I'iirty (convened liv Mr 1'ox) will he held at the otlices ot' the lteserves Agent. Tlawera, on the LStli inst. Matters of importance concerning the welfare of the natives and general will I},> discussed. An aged Oddfellow, explaining the cause of his longevity, said last night thai lie had given the secret to a Wanga--11 "i friend: '"Down here in Wanganui you feed on fat beef. Up in Taranaki we eat kuinikmns and milk, and with a tot of whiskey On top of that we are all ri«»lit." f.oud laughter greeted the recipe, and one or two'' staunch teetotal Oddtellows arc said to he seriously considering- this simple method of reacjiing a good old age, r Arrangements lia\ r o hoon made, in couneelion with the visit of the members of il„. Taranaki Agricullural Society to the Alomoliaki State l-'arni on the -2.iUi in~t.. for the mail train from Xew I'lymoiitli M top at iUomohaki si fit ion. Any additional lmnnbery in tending (o join the parly, which already promise* to he a big one, will have an opportunity of lelting the secretary know at tne annual meeting on Mondav night. Al las) night's gathering I'.U.M. Hro. Sole pi( sented Hro. 11. P.'.lnnes willi a handsomely- framed illn m inal ed cert ili - cnle o nti-ntlter-liip in recognition of his initiation as a nicniher of the hoval figment Lodge on the night of its jubilee. In making the presentation, the chairman expressed the hope that lie would live long to study the figures depicted, and when he hail that lie ivouhl know full well his duty to his Hod. to his neighbor, and to himself. The recipient brielly acknowledged the gift.