WOODBURY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 234, 10 February 1880, Page 2

WOODBURY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Woodbury during the past month has been very quiet, though, towards the latter end of it, many of the farmers in the district were engaged in cutting and stacking their hay. Soon, however, everyone will be busy harvesting, and if all the crops in this district reap as well as is expected, a largo harvest will be gathered. Numbers of those, around who have a large quantity of oata in are grumbling a little at the price of them ; but most of them have, I believe, determined to keep them until it rises. On the last. Monday i" January u ne-v S h ml Committee was t Ifected consiprti ig.» Messrs A. McDonald (Chairman), rlaunan. Dean, Webb, D. McDonald, Cook and Cooling. Mr Jos. Noble was appoint'd Secretary to the committee for the ensuing year. A Sunday school has also been opened in connection with the Presbyterian church, and to assist with the singing the committee contemplate purchasing a harmonium. On Tuesday next, February the 10th, a grand concert is to be held in the old schoolroom, in aid of Mr Donald M'-Kenzie, who some short time ago met with a very severe accident while engaged at work in the Waibi Bush. It is to be hoped that on this occasion the people will muster strongly, ns a more deserving ca«e for charity could not be found ; and while assisting Mr McKenzie who is in veiy des titnte circumstances, those who attend the concert will have an opportunity—rare in this part of the world —nf'spcudi’ig a most enjoyable evening, a large number of amateur vocalists from all the surrounding district hiving promised to take part in making the affair a succes. Tho weather for some time past has been very changeable but altogether we can hardly grumble still if we could only have some warm weather for tho next few weeks people would be hotter satisfied as they would then have a chance, of getting moat of their corn in. I had nearly forgotten te mention that owing to the change in the starting and arrival of tho afternoon train the mail for Woodbury arrives too late to bo sorted, .and tho people consequemly have to wail till the following morning for their correspondence, which is very inconvenient for many, particularly those who have loiters to answer by return post, and owing to the above mrangement are unable to do so. A short time back tenders weie ca! hid for tho conveyance of a mil-day mai' to Woodbury, and though several wore sent in, yet heeu heard of then. Ta it not very strange _ that a township which (each post) receives an ■average of 74 letters etc., should be so shabbily treated?. The government I think require pushing, otherwise we shall have to want the mid-day mail. “ God helps those wdio help themselves,” so Woodbury inhabitants ‘bestir’ yourselves !