INGLEWOOD NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 72, 15 September 1911, Page 5

INGLEWOOD NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent). •The field day of the Boy Scouts wan a great success. The plan was for some of the boys to carry a despatch to the electric power-house, and for the mt of the troop to hold the surrounding country. After giving the iblockadtors ample time to take up their positions, the despatch carriers (Scouts S. QuickfaH, H. Robinson and 'H. Julian) set out. Tho boys had carefully divided out the ground and had every approach watched, and the watchers so well concealed that to the several visitors at the powerhouse it seemed impossible for the despatch to get through. The time limit was to expire at 5.30, and just as' it was on the stroke of "time," and the blockading force was boginning to congratulate itself on an easy victory, tho "dauntless three" sprang out of the riverbed and rushed up the steep bank just in time to deliver their message to the umpire, Mr. Richardson. The boys were acting "on their own," and both sides deserve the greatest credit for the way they carried out the affair. On Sunday evening last the Rev. Mr. Gatman. Primitive Methodist minister, preached his farewell sermon. The service was well attended. On Monday night a farewell social was held, which was attended by the other ministers in town. The chair was taken by Mr. Richards, several musical items and recitations being given by friends present. Both the visiting ministers spoke in terms of praise of the work of Mr. Gatman, the Rev. Mr. Bowie raising a laugh by his reference to tho little mishap Which befel Mr. Gatmau a counle of weeks ago. He said that when Ifis brother first called on him (Mr. Bowie) he was very favorably impressed with him and his earnestness for the work, and remarked to Mrs. Bowie that he hoped he would get on well at the church, and. with his zeal and enthusiasm, set the church on lire. He had succeeded, however, in setting his house on fire! At the conclusion of the programme Mr. Jones was called upon to make a presentation' to Mr. Gatman as a slight appreciation of the work he had done in Inglewood. The presentation took the form of a very handsome travelling rug. Mr. Gatman is, 1 believe, taking an appointment as a home missionary in the Wesleyan Church and is to be stationed at or near Auckland, where he hopes to have an opportunity of studying for the foreign mission Held.