STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 April 1917, Page 3

STRATFORD.

0 (From Our Own Correspondent.) [All communications, letters, etc, left with Mr. 11. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will icceive prompt attention.] Stratford, April 28. The annual meeting of members of the Holy Trinity Church was held on Thursday evening. The report, showed that sound progress had been made during the year, and liabilities had been reduced. Thanks were due to the ladies' guild for funds raised to improve the inside decorations of the church. The election of officers resulted:— Vicar's warden, Mr. A. F. Grant; parishioners' warden, Mr. E. S. Rutherford; vestry, Messrs W. J .Crawshaw, T. C. Fookcs, T. McWhirter, A. C. Bell, E. A. Alger, YV. H. Young, Jones, Dixon, E. A. Middleton, Mannsoll, Were, Rogers and Symonds.

The Mayor and Council will be formally invested on Wednesday.

One may growl at the slow train, but it is better than no train. At Whangamomona the present time-table is decidedly inconvenient. In fact, inconvenient is a mild term to what is used in expressing opinions of railways nowadays. Recently Mr. W. A. McCutcheon, chairman of the Whangainomona County Council, was approached on the matter, and as a result is preparing a petition of settlers requesting the Department to amend the alterations and allow settlers to travel by train in time for Tuesday's stock sales.

The S.M., Mr. R. Haselden, gave judgment for plaintiff in the following civil business on Friday:—F. Foley v. W. Smith, claim £2 6s 3d, costs* 10s; V, Collinson v. V. Morley, £7 4s fid, costs £1 3s; T. Davis v. M. J. Cronin, £4 2s lid, costs 17s; Harkness and Co. v. J. Davidson, 13s 9d, costs 10s; Stratford Co-on. Store, Ltd., v. F. Inderbritzen, £!> ISs 4d, costs £1 8s (id, A man named J. G. Ritchie", of Douglas, was fined £1 and costs 7s for procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order.

An accident occurred this afternoon, a man named W. Cubbin, employed in Mr. Newton King's warehouse, sustaining a compound fracture of the leg through a bag of slag falling on him. The injured man was removed to the hospital for treatment.

The report to lie submitted at the annual meeting of householders of the school committee, on Monday evening, is a very flattering one. Finances are in a very satisfactory condition, showing that the committe have exercised a good h»ld of the cash box. The receipts totalled £345 4s 7d, including grants £l3; lis, and expenditure £279 5s sd, chiet items being, cost of cleaning school £llO and school stationery £52, leaving a credit balance of £OS 19s 2d. The average attendance during 1916 was 677, and for the first quarter of 1017, 693. Appreciation is expressed of the high standard of excellence maintained by the school and the great success of scholars at the recent scholarship examinations. The appearance of the Minister of Education (Hon. J. A. Hanan), Director of Education (Dr. Anderson), and members of the Education Board created some interest here to-day. Our representatives made the most of the short stay (.o show our distinguished visitors our scenic spots. WEDDIXG BELLS. ! ■ On Tuesday last, at the residence of the Misses Kyan, Broadwny, Stratford, a very pretty wedding was celebrated, when Annie, the youngest daughter of Mrs E. Evan, Westport, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr F. A. Barnard, eldest son of Mr H. Barnard, Eltham. The Rev. Father Maples officiated. The bride Svas daintily attired in a smart cream cloth costume, with bhek and gold hat. and .was attended by her sisteu, Miss K. Ryan, as bridesmaid, who wore a navy costume, with wine-colored hats Mr Oldham, Whangamomona, fulfilled the duties of best man. After the ceremony, the. friends of the happy couple were entertained at afternoon tea, when congratulatory speeches were made, and the health of the 'bride and bridegroom was enthusiastically drunk It is worthy of mention that the bridegroom is an "Anzac," having taken part in the landing at Gallipoli, and is one of six brothers who lia9 seen active service. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a handsome gold wristlet watch, while the bridegroom was the recipient of a dressing-case from the bride. The happy couple, amid showers of best wishes*, left by mail train the samo evening, en route for Auckland, where the honeymoon is to be spent.

The pulilk are being coatinually re minded that they should economise. Good advice this, an dt this must be added that the best way to economise is to purchase where you get the be3t value. To obtain this desirable end all that requires to be added is that for the best trockerywarev good stationery, excellent "'smokes," fashionable trinkets etc., sail at C. E. James', the good value warehouseman.