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STRATFORD.

[All communications, letters, etc., left with Mr. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will receive prompt attention.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) A. & P. ASSOCIATION. The usual monthly meeting of the A. and P. Association was held this afternoon. Present: Messrs E. Jackson' (president), E. Kelliher, E. A. Linnell, P. J. Petersen, 11. M. Good, T. Walker, R. McK. Morison, Corbett, Bailey, Huggett, Ferguson, Fletcher, Coleman, Lopdeli, J. B. Richards, W. H. Rutledge, Silk and J. Davies. The report presentea by the executive committee stated that since last meeting Mr. J. Boon had reported on the conversion of the present grandstand into a luncheon and tea.room, and eonverting the present tea-room into a dog pavilion. The matter had been fully discussed, and they recommended that, provided satisfactory arrangements can be made, the work be proceeded with on the terms offered by Mr. Boon. It was estimated that the cost of grading the lower stock road would be £8 fis, and this might be saved by a working bee. JJrains had all been cleaned and blackberries cleared, the grounds now belli" in first-class order. The question of farming or leasing portions of the Association's ground would require attention, it being considered that more money can be made by farming than by leasing. The sub-committee, after conferring with the Patriotic Committee, decided no,t to recommend a gymVhana at Easter.

The president, in moving the adoption of the report, strongly supported the conversion of the present rooms into a produce shed, and the old produce shed into a dog pavilion, thus doing away with the hire of tents, etc. The suggested alteration to the grandstand would result in great advantages in having separate rooms for judges and officials, and would allow the catering to be complete under one roof.' Regarding the improvements to the lower entrance to the showgrounds, he thought that if j the work, was gone on with at once, and the road ploughed, levelled, graded and sown down in grass, it would not require any metal. He brieilv referred to the visit of the committee appointed to go to Wellington in connection with the proposed model dairy farm, and believed good results would follow the visit, the Minister, Hon. W. D. S. Masdonald, being in sympathy with the proposal. The report was adopted, the leasing or fanning of the showgrounds being left to the executive committee. A vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Boon for his report and offer re conversion of grandit and.

In reply to a question as to how the I alterations to the people's stand were < to be financed, the president stated that j if arrangements could not be made with the bank, it might be possible to finance 1 by way of a flat mortgage over the As- ; solution's property. Eventually the matter was left to" the finance commit- ! tee. .... „ ' SUICIDE BY A FARMER. Information was received by the police this morning that a man named Ed. ward D. Lvford, 35 years of age, single, and farming on the Denbigh road, had hung himself from a tree. Sergeant Dale immediately proceeded to the scene of the tragedy, and found deceased suspended from a tree with his feet about six feet from the ground. The sergeant immediately cut the body down, but death had apparently occurred several hours previously. The body was removed to the morgue. An inquest will probably be held early on Monday morning. From what can be gathered, deceased left home yesterday morning to do some work at the Jiack of the farm. He did not return last night, and his mother, on searching, found the body, and informed the police. . ; y, i: GENERAL. There was an incident at the railway station this afternoon that made the pulse beat fast. A passenger boarded the south train and evidently discovered his mistake as the train was leaving. In I stepping off he lost his balance, and fell, and started rolling towards the edge of the platform. For a moment it looked as it a tragedy was about to be enacted, but as the man was rolling over a bystander. Mr. W. Hodge, got a firm grip of one of the man's arms and held fast, easing a situation decidedly dangerous to the prostrate one, and relieving the tension of the spectators.

Many favorable comments have been heard regarding the good quality and excellent value offering in every article at 0. E. James' Jewellery Store. The proprietor has just returned from a business visit, and is now offering bigger and better bargains.*

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Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1917, Page 3

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STRATFORD. Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1917, Page 3

STRATFORD. Taranaki Daily News, 26 February 1917, Page 3

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