DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 249, 26 November 1909, Page 1

DISTRICT NEWS

(Krom Our Own Correspondents.), KENT ROAD. A rather nasty accident betel Air. H. Lethbridge yesterday murnhig. lie was returning home witn his uiiU from the factory when his hors'e became unmanageable, capsized tJie cart, and threw Mr. Lethbridge on to the road. He sustained a severe wound on the nose, and was very much knocked about, but the horse and cart escaped witti only slignt damage. A concert is to be held in the Kent School on Friday night, 2<>tli Novemoer, the proceeds lo go lor purchasing prizes for the school-children. On Sunday, "iSth November, and, Tuesday and Wednesday, liuUi isovembcr and ls't December, Mr. W. Macdonald, lor forty years missionary in Pcnaiig, will deliver missionary addresses in the Gospel Hall, Kent Road, at 7.30 p.m. WAMEA. The animal general niecting of the Cape Egmont Horticultural Society was held in the hall on Tuesday night. :. fair number of members was present, Mr. J, Burgess (president) being in the chair. The annual report congratulated the Society on the most successful year's work since the Society was started, largely due to the conscientious way in which the secretary carried out his duties and great regret was expressed that Mr. Sefton, having left the neighborhood, would no longer be able to ac\ as secretary. Notwithstanding that £5 10s 6d more was paid out in prizes than in the .previous year, the credit balance increased from £4 18s lOd to £0 13s 4d, a position that ought certainly to give confidence to those supporting the Society, and induce them to continue their efforts. The future of the Society, the report proceeded, Jargcly depended upon getting a good successor to the late excellent secretary, and it was sincerely hoped that someone would fill the gap and so keep going a society that had been such a credit to the district. The large increase in the entries proved that' the Society's shows were not without their influence in promoting improved methods of horticulture, and were yearly becomiug more popular. Anything that tended to the beautifying of the surroundings and to the larger production of the most wholesome articles of diet—vegetables and fruit—must be of benefit to the residents in the district, and the committee confidently relied upon all to do everything in their power to ensure the continued success of the only society of its kind between Sew Plymouth and Opunake.

'The balance-sheet shoved the total receipts £43 (is Id and the expenditure £3O 12s 9d. The report and balancesheet were adopted and Mr. Sefton's resignation accepted with, regret. xV hearty vote o! thanks was passed to Mr. Keasbcrry for his services as auditor.

The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted:—Patron, Mr. 11. Okey, M.P.; president, Mr. Burgess; vice-pre-sidents, Mesdames Millar, Larking, B. A. La yard, S. Pelham; general committee, Messrs J. Burgess, K. Julian, 1\ .1 enkins, B. Anderson, Svd. Wells, H. Stanton, T. R. Julian, J. Millar. P. A. Putt, n. A. Layaiil; C. W. Revell and X. Judge; ladies' committee, Mpsd.iinea Corhett, Pelham, Clothier, Millar,Clarke, and Larking, Misses K. Corbett and Clothier; auditor, Mr. W. 11. J. Keasbcrry; secretaries, Messrs S. Wells, 1! Anderson and C. W. Revell. It was proposed that five members form a quorum of the. committee. It was decided to hold the show about the first week in March and to draw up the catalogue, etc., on 7th December.

The weather is still keeping very hot, with showers of rain occasionally, and the grass is growing very rapidly. The milk supply is still on the iucrca-c, and the cheese factory is now turning out 23 cheeses daily.