PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 27 August 1907, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.) RAHOTU. The bazaar in aid of the local Methodist Church funds was opened on Friday afternoon by the Rev. Mr. Worboys, and continued throughout that day and Saturday evening. Despite the inclemency of the weather, there was a good attendance, and very fair business was dfiie, the sum of £43 being taken, so th.it those connected with the bazaar ive reason to be pleased with the re'eii ts of their efforts. The various stalls witn their attendants were as follows: Drapery Stall No. 1, Misses Worbovs and lioni face; Drapery Stall No. *2, Misses Ida ! .-"bourn and Symohs; Fancy Stall, Misses Taylor and A. M'dregor; Confectionery Stall, Miss S. 'laylor and Master L. Raynor; Brail-tub, .Misses Hughson and C. M'dregor; Christmas Tree, Misses F. Laybourn, A. M'dregor, and Mr. A. Gray; Flower Girls, Misses Amy Corkin, Ivy Phillips, Alice Hopkins, Mary Ilughs'on, Grace Hopkins, Mabel Phillips, and K. Camp-

bell; Refreshments, Sirs. Billings, Misses Laylvnnm and Robinson, Messrs. Cave j and L. 11. Taylor. Mr. T. P. Hughson, J .pill., ran a sideshow in the shape of a f comic art gallery, which was well got (. up and did good business. On both j. evenings various competitions were held, j The ;ad ; es' nail-driving was won by Mrs. Boniface and Mrs. Glontworth. Among ( the gentlemen, Mr. ,T. Phillips proved facile princeps, winning the hat-tfim-mmg, pig-drawing, and both nail-driving competitions. Musical entertainments 1 were given on each evening, in which the 1 following took part:—Misses Worboys and Laybourn, Hughson family, Symons family, Messrs. T. Taylor and Corkin; phonograph selections. Mrs. Raynor (President) and Miss Eustace (Secre--1 tarv) carried out their duties admirably. WAREA. A very epiiet wedding was solemnised at Warea on Wednesday afternoon last of the-Rev. T. Fisher at the residence of the bride's parents. The contracting parties were Miss L. Maedonald, daughter of Mr. Alex. Maedonald, and Mr. Arthur Corbett, son of Mr. Henry Corbett. The bride, who was given away by her father, \\;as attended by one bridesmaid (Miss Mary Maedonald). Mr. E. Maedonald acted as best man. Tho bridegroom's present to the bride was a very handsome one. After the ceremony the guests were entertained at afternoon tea, after which the usual toasts were duly honoured. Mr. and Mrs. Corbett 'left the same evening for Rahotu, which will bo their future home. The young couple were the recipients of a large number of handsome and useful > friends.

A rifle match, the third competition for Jlr. King's trophy, was fired at the range on Wednesday in glorious weather. Sefton lias won the trophy twice, but has to win it once more before it becomes his own property. The following are the results:—

200 300 yds yds Ildp. Tl. N. Sefton .. 25 33 ser—sß W. B. Smith ..22 22 sc. —44 V. P. Robinson .. 18 10 14 —42

The Warea riflemen have challenged the Rahotu moil to a match, and will journey to Rahotu next Saturday. irr iriTannighan, forman of (lie Egmont County Council, has been busy lately painting the bridges in this district- It is not before time.