DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 100, 5 August 1910, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents.) WAREA. The farewell social tendered Mrs. a Judge was held last Wednesday night. The night, was fairly fine, and a large . crowd was present from all parts of the coast. During the evening Mr. Burgess made a short speech, and presented Mrs. \ Judge with a dressing case. Mr. T. Julian responded for Mrs. Judge. Dur- D ing the evening songs were given by a 1 Misses Cassie and Topsy Murphy, and a y step dance, by Mr. John Carey. Mr. Itnowles supplied the music, while Mr. j R. Julian carried out the duties as M.C. Mrs. Judge left on Monday. D The annual meeting of the Warea Dairy Factory will be held next Monday a afternoon. The balance-sheet has been issued. lfc discloses a very satisfactory year. A bonus of %d will be paid out next Monday. The average payment per £ lb. of 'butter fat for the year, with the bonus, will be 10.65 d., Although cheese n did not realise anything approaching the prices confidently anticipated for the season, tne directors express themselves p as pleased with the price paid for but- p •ten fat, constituting a record for the p company, and even after deducting the t payments on account of shares, is equal j to any payment yet made, and if prices c had remained at anything like the level j, of the previous season's, considerably £ over a shilling per,pound of butter, fat v could have been paid. * LINCOLN ROAD. s Mr. R. J. Fravin visited this district on Monday night last with his cinemato- g graphic show. The pictures, Which were very instructive, were greatly appreciated by those present. The net proceeds will be-devoted to the school funds. The 'School Committee intend to hold = a concert in about three weeks' time for the purpose of further- augmenting the school funds. ■ On Tuesday night a few of Mr. Joe T llippoirs; friends- assembled at Mr. A. Nisbet's. residence .to bid him farewell, it being the eve .of his. wedding and departure from this district. Mi-. Rippon was the recipient of a silver-mounted pipe, tobacco pouch and cigarette holder. In making the .presentation, Mr. 0. M. Boldt referred in.eulogistic terms to the I way in which Mr. Rippon had always endeavored to advance anymiug locally for 1 the good of the district. Another old .pioneer passed away in the person of 'Mrs. A. H. C;arke, of Bris- i tol joad. Sincere, sympathy is felt for the bereaved relatives. .The heavy frosts of the last wee,k t have" had the effect of stopping any growth of grass, which is not now very abundant in this locality. MJDHffiST. " The weather, which is at all times uncertain here, has made a decided change for the better. During' the last week we have had ideal weather and I hard frosts at night. The dairy, season, has made an early start around here. Most of the creameries of the Midhirst Dairy Factory Company have ; again started work, and there is a good> : prospect of this year being one of the ibest in the. annals of the company. This company have purchased an up-to-date pasteurisation plant, which is now nearly read for work, and which the Inspector of Factories described as the best on the -coast. 1 Clearing, sales are also in full swing. Some very successful sales, have been held around here by Mr. Newton King, the cattle realising, in all instances, very high prices. Mr. Randrup, of the Stanley Road, lias sold out, and intends leaving for the Waikato. .Mr. OlConnell also held his clearing sale this week, and has taken over the lease of the Midhirst Hotel, lately left vacant by Mr. R. J. Paul/ Work on the,' Mount Egniont railway has been suspended for .an .indefinite per- ( iod, some people being of opinion that ( there is no likelihood of its starting again. TheTe is also a probability of the young folks of this town holding a fancy dress .ball. This will tend to enliven i things, which have been pretty stagnant here lately, i'; I One of the oldest settlers on the York ' road, in the person of Mr. K. Habowskij | passed away last Friday night,,the ,29th ' ' inst., and his funeral, which took place ' on Sunday last, was attended, ;by a very I large number of friends and relations. i Diphtheria has been making its presence felt on the Surrey Road. | Last week witnessed the burial of a ..daughter of Mr. Ryan's, from diphtheria, 'and two more of his daughters are reI ported to be down with it. I • 'f ' =