DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 166, 4 July 1908, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

OMATA.

I The weather lately has been quite .tnjlutry, hut I expect we will have a fclange soon. The ground has been lather slippery for the Hockey Club's meetings. - What with hockey, football, draughts, Bribbage, and euchre, ije will be able to challenge the world, as we are getting . quite good hands at all games. The new foreman on the roads is getting on splendidly. The roads have Sever been in better condition than tlicy »rc at present. There Is hardly a loose stone about. He has fade a good job of the Tapuae. The banks are all levelled flown beautifully. The school reopens again next Mon 'dav after the holidays. We arc all very sorry at losing Miss Crawford. Miss O'Brien is taking her place. On leaving. Miss Crawford was presented by tli» pupils with a handsome silver-mounted dressing-case. The new Sunday school is getting or yery well, thanks to Miss IVnwardcn; and Mrs. Huse's kind exertions. Great sympathy is fell with the rein lions and'friends of the late Mrs. Kmerv who died at her late residence on tli Hurford road »>n tlic 20th June, after a Short illness. ■ I think it is quite wonderful that there | are no accidents with that tractionengine going along every day. I think it will be a long time beloro New Zealand runs out of timber, judging by the amount that goes past here every dav. There are about half-a-dozen great big loads. I hear that one of ths saw-millers is going to put down a tramway from the mill to the main road. It is iust about time, as the mud is <\mi<--„p to the axles of the timber-waggons.