LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 228, 19 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs. T. King and Co., saddler*, of New I'h inoiilk and Stratford, Jiave hold llie Stratfonl business W Mr. ilenrich.s, of Siralldnl. .Mr. ychtnrday that lie would, if prudent at ;i ratepayer*' meeting, the loan proposals ou tJioir iucrits. Mr. TJioju>oll rliiiiii'-d in: "I Mi, i pronii.se to deal v'.iiii il on iu meril>, tuo." And his colleagues loudly. .\s a resiiit of iiiis year's socials the hallway Social I'Jub expocts to ablii lo e.xprnd about X:iU in ike p.;rcJia»e "I i.ooi.s io.' lis lihiaiy. 111.- management must be conipliinented. upon feucxi a retail, wnieh is idle to llk' exci'lH-nl conduct of tlw liiuikTOiis oy ihe nienihers of the club a'nd tlieir lady friends. The New Vcar holidays are usually reckoned to be part of the "festive season." At last night's meeting of tiie KuiployeiV Association a local purveyor of animal food was reported to have staled lliat New Year was tlu; slackcsi time of the year with him, and it would l»e no hardship on him to close down his premises tor a day or two at that >cason.

Mr. ■). \Y. Kurta, who has se.-ured it leiiic of the lirst lloor of Messrs. \\'el>sier JSros.' premises in Devon streel, proceeds to Wellington this morning to secure three new billiard-tables, whi.;li he will instal there. His saloon should then, with it* live tables, inclusive of tlic new arc-oval, bo among the lineal in the island, for Mr. Kurta has the knack of successfully conducting tlu business.

A great improvement in tlu lighting of the centre of the town, ami one that will appeal alike to residents and visitors, Ims been ell'ected by the installation of a line are lump swung over the roadway at the junction of King ami Kgmont streets —the Coll'ee l'alaee corner. Kginont street is the pt'ineipa pedestrians' route from the railway station, and should be well lighted. King street deserves special consideration b: - 1 cause of the presence of the public liblarv and reading-room, and also from the fact thai the street itself is of the "dog'.s hind leg" variety. The Railway Social Club again added last, night to its long list of it- suecesses in social functions. Considerably over a hundred players took part in the progressive euchre tournament, •which provided a close linish. Mesdames Vales, Duller, and Coburn ■tied for file ladies' prizes, and the playoff resulted ill a win for Yates, wiit-h ill's. Duller Heeond. Mr. Kennedy won the gentlemen's prize, with Mr. Joll second. After an excellent supper had been handed round, dancing was indulged i", on a capital lloor, Mrs George supplying excellent music. Messrs E. King and J. Iloskin were j most courteous Jl.'sC.