PROVINCIAL NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 2 December 1907, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS

TAllJJil. (r/roni Our Own (Jorresyondent.) A jjuod number veiled uie Agricultural and f'asiorul Show uu Thursday, and il was a pay Uio rain, wlucli was so much needed, should have come oil that (.lay and spoilt iu a great extent what would otherwise undoubtedly have been a record shmv-day. Willi tile exception of the eliee.se factory,, theru were no exhibiluio from this locality, but it is worthy of mention that f'ricio of ileacoiisiit'iu, ivhich won the championship, was bred by Air. Vaughan riarkness, from whom Air. Is. I'owler, its present owner, purchased it as a yearling, which goes to prove tliat Air. liurkuesd owns one of Uie lineal strains of Jersey cattle in the province.

-Mr. J.''. Zimmerman has sold his line farm to .Mr. C. Young, and will shortly be leaving lor the Auckland province, where he has purchased land. Mr. Zimmerman, who has been idcntilied with Tariki ior a manlier of years, is one of the beat known and most popular settlers in the district, and his departure will be much regretted by a large number of friends in laralluki. WIIANG.AMOMONA (From Our Own Correspondent). Now the weather is good, shearing is going on apace, and fanners expect a big price for their wool. To sec every bul-iock-waggon lhal leaves here laden with cither wool or cheese speaks well for the district.

Large areas of hush have been felled this winter throughout the district, and guud burns me anticipated. A nasty accident happened to Ml'. W. Laker this week. While yarding ft young cow, the animal charged him and ran her horn through Ilk forearm, making • ii very ugly wound, the horn going through between tlie two bones. Mr. liaker is in the Stratford hospital, and , is doing as well as can be expected.' The local Athletic Club anticipate:? big , cut lies for its meeting on Boxing Day. Over £SO is given in prizes, and this has already been subscribed by members. Although the roads are now in iirstelass order, two bulloek-waggons met with mishaps on the Whangamomona saddle yesterday, one breaKiug an axle, while the other went over the bank. The road was very greasy at the time, owing to the rain, and when rounding a bend the latter waggon "skidded" over the side. The load consisted of a large quantity of timber for Mr. .1 Anderson and six hundredweight of gelignite for the Roads Department. Luckily no detonators were on board, or perhaps the timber would have been landed considerably quicker. | The local Jlille Club is at present firing i for a trophy presented by Messrs. McCluggage Bros. Labor i* very scarce throughout the district, and farmers are paying an increased price for sheaving. Otherwise they would have to do it themselves or leave the word on the sheep. ' Another start has been made with the. Kolmratahi papa-burning, and the contractor expects to finish early in January. The Cnvcrnincnt evidently do not intend to do any burning this vear. but r understand the Stratford" Comity Council is going to do two or three miles of metalling on the. Mangarc road, which will lie a boon to settlers on that road. 2Slh November.