STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 271, 16 April 1914, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

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BERNARD'S PICTURES Nick Winter is always a great favorite with picture patrons, and this was conclusively proved last night. The thrilling plot and effective situations were grand works of art. "Fiancee and the Fairy", is another attractive drama that no one should miss, while all the other films are enjoyable. The music also gives an added charm to the entertainment. TOWN HALL PICTURES. The current programme io proving very attractive, lieing one of the best of a remarkably good series. Kvery film is of great merit, and both the dramas and comics, are well above the average. GENERAL NEWS At the Stratford County Council meeting yesterday,. Mr. G. A. Marchant, an ex-county chairman, strongly urged the. ! Council to have a bridge rate over the ; North Riding, warning the Council that | they were faced with heavy expenditure for renewing bridges in the near future. Th Club Hotel will shortly change hands, the new lessee being Mr. W. . Lovett. A tally of the traffic on the East road was taken for a week last month, the figures showing that 39 motors went east and 29 west; 37 motor cycles east, 32 west; 25 four-wheeled vehicles east, 27 west; 137 two-wheled vehicles east, i 169 west; 83 horsemen east, 93 west; ; 373 cattle east, 74 west; 233 sheep east, ' 2260 west. , A fresh in <the river brought down sev- ] eral logs, which aro piled against the , railway bridge. , The result of the weight-judging com-' ] petition at the Stratford A. & P. Gym- . khana is as follows:—Actual weight of i the three sheep, 238%1b5. The first prize was won by Mr. A. M. Spillman, : whose estimate was 2381b5. The second ; prizes will be divided among Miss X. Bayly, Messrs M. Marfel, F. A. Donald i and N. Fulton, who each estimated the weight at 237 1 / 2 lbs, and Mr. B. Harston, ; whose estimate was 2391b5. The weight ' of the horned wether was KKilbs, and < of the two ewes combined 132>/ 3 lbs. Messrs W. H. H. roung and"Co. yesterday transferred their extensive business as grain and seed merchants, land and commission agents, to Messrs' W. I M. Bayly and Co., who will now carry it on with renewed energy. The hei'd of the new firm has been well and favorably known in the district for the last I 20 years, and his sterling business) quali- I fications pre-eminently fit him to be entrusted with the successful management of this business. The new firm may | confidently anticipate a prosperous fu- | ture, and they may be Telied upon-to do ! the right thing in all their business j transactions. We wish tkeni every success. The question of noxious weeds always evokes more or less feeling, but according to a statement made by t>.e chairman of the Stratford County Council yesterday, the element of neighborly spite is sometimes tu be reckoned witli. There may be something in the remark. A letter to the Stratford County Council seemed like a page out of old history. The writer, who was dairying, said that owing to Ihe small supply and cost of working he got only a " little over 7d out of Is per lb for butter-fat. Experience, lie said, was a dear scholar, adding that he had been completelv misled as to the state of things. The finances of the Stratford County Council are not flourishing. At yesterday's meeting the chairman " again brought this to the attention of councillors, stating that,there was only £5400 available for the rest of the year. Every grocery bhyer in Stratford is invited to test the Co-op. Stores' unrivalled* facilities for satisfaction-giving in groceries, hardware, china, crockery arid glass. The "Co-op." has a rapidlyincreasing business with well-satisfied customers, and there is no reason why every reader of this paragraph should not be included. "Jewel—an ornament of dress in which the precious stones form a principal part." "Joy—the passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or expectation of good; exhilaration of spirit." Think of these dictionary definitions- when the sight or thought of James' well-stocked , jewellery department is followed by your wonder at the reasonable prices - ticketed on the beautiful ornaments for person or home. I 1 You hardly feel, the razor nass over • your face when Stan. Sharp handles the . shaving operation. Added to this delightful sense of comfort is the know- I , ledgo that every utensil is sterilised, and | r everything absolutely clean. Next Bellringer's, Stratford. 7 The new winter clothing for men is - attractive in many ways. Wise men will buy,now while the variety is big, and they will find "The Kash" prices' made to suit them. For -high quality and 1 low price Mullen and Marshall 'easily lead in Stratford, e Your photograph will please them all —some of your friends hnve heen .:\- j pecting one for a lons time—don't be n satisfied with one taken years ago. ~ Send them a fresh portrait, just «s yoa are to-day, in your everyday. R attire. Having your portrait taken is' as pleasant as an informal call on good friends. Make an appointment-to-day with Mr. McAlister, Stratford.