OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143473, 21 April 1911, Page 7

OPUNAKE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) April 20. Opunako has been very quiet during the holidays, tho weather being rough and unsuitable for outdoor pleasure. Several picnic parties were organised for Easter Monday, but had to be postponed. On Easter Monday the marriage of Miss Nora Hickey, third daughter of Mr. J. C. Hickey, of To Nanm, to Mr. George Hamilton was celebrated at tho Catholic Church. The Rev. Father Menard performed the ceremony. Tho couple left by motor for Wellington via Hawera. The New Zealand Loan Company are in their new offices next to Connell’s Hotel; they held their fortnightly cattle sale on Wednesday. Tho census papers of this district have all been collected. On Wednesday tho committee of the farewell to Mr. Hickman mot and decided that Wednesday, 26th, is to be tho date for this event, which will take place in tho Town Hall. Tho programme is a concert, presentation, and dance. At tho Church of England vestry meeting held on Wednesday evening it was decided to have the church lit by incandescent gas. Tho tender of Mr. James Wallace, at £l3 10s, was accepted for this work. There 'will be three double lights in tho aisle, two brackets in the chancel, and one in each porch. As other townspeople near the church require thoir homes lit by gas,, a deputation will wait on the board this evening, asking them to extend the main street pipe to the church, thus having full control. At present the church is going to lay this pipe, which if carried out will bo a private one and bar others from using it.