DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 December 1918, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

MIDHIDST, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Following one of the wettest springs experienced here for many years the iino spell of weather wo are now enjoying is much appreciated, especially by the f.trmors, who have had a rough lime lati-ly, and, owing to the influenza epidemic, ia many instances are behind hand with farm work. However, there is evidence :n every direction that they arc making the best use of the fine weather, and large areas are ploughed and worked for swedes and other crops. Meadow hay paddooksare for the most part rather backward, but oats are look-i ing well and likely be good cropa. . I-regret to note that the ieelings of a Waipuku "Lover of Justice" have heen hurt by my mentioning Mr E. Adlam's name as a willing helper jfl, ih* late influenza epidemic My information re Mr Adlanrs work came from 1 Tariki, and I still maintain-be deserved'mention, if only for performing : a necessary though unpleasant task which no>ne else could "he found to carry out, notice beiug very short. Mr Adlant inight easily with justice have pleaded he was too ill to do it, bu.t didn't.

1 can fully endorse what your correspondent says regarding the good work Mrs Woodmore, Mr Blandiard ~kk& Mrs'Blanchard-' I could also furnish* a long list.of men and women in jfttis locality who lid not spare theniscri'es in their efforts to assist those stricken, but who are nevertheless not Jeejing a little bit troubled about, Mr Adlani or anyone else being mentioned I can only surmise from the geieral "Lover of Justice's" letter :that ha '.liyuL a pretty bad dose of "the- flu" himself, and, having not quite got back to normal yet, is more deserving of sympathy than censure for his attempt to rub" the acid into your own correspondent. ■■< ■

Private Hector Mail, son of '«!_'. J. Mail, was a passenger on the mail train on Friday night. Mr Bowman, manager of the ivlidlurst dairy factory, after a severe attack of influenza, is now convalescent, and has resumed his duties

Miss Adilehe Smith, daughter of Mr G. Smith, who is as inmate of the Stratford Hospital and was seriously ill with influenza, i-s reported as improving. The Stratford County stone crusher is now working in Midhirst, and will be here for several weeks.