LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3143, 22 March 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following letter has been received by Mr J. C. Boddington, Secretary of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce, from the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Kailways:—"l havs to acknowledge receipt of your letter in forwarding petition from the cab and express owners and drivers of Masterton praying for the acceleration of the arrival of the New Plymouth and Palmerston North train, which is timed to arrive at present at 9.55 p.m. This section of the railways is now undergoing a report and the representations contained in the petition will be duly considered." A meeting of those interested in the formation of a Thursday Football Club, will be held in the Empire Hotel, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock.

Messrs Dimock and Co., Ltd., advite that they have advanced the price of baconers to 4d per lb.

Oscar Kiscut, serving two years' imprisonment for thefts at Oamaru, has escaped from the Otago Heads prison works.

The Wellington Schoolboys defe. teithe Wairarapa Schoolboys at cricket at Wellington on Saturday last by six wickets.

A septic tank on a somewhat elaborate scale is being installed at the Upper Plain School. The Committee, of which Mr Evans is the Chairman, have been very persistent in their efforts to secure the convenience.

A meeting of the settlers of Upper Phin and Feruridge will be held at the Fernridge Schoolroom at 8 o'clock to night, to consider the mail service and the establishment of a telephone bureau and post office. Mrs McWhinnie, an old resident of the district, died at her residence, Villa Street, on Saturday evening last. The deceased was 70 years of age. The funeral will take place today, leaving the residence at 2 o'clock.

The annual meeting of members of St. Matthew's Ciub will be held in St. Matthew's Schoolroom on Tuesday next, the 23rd insfc. The general meeting of the Hockey Club will also be held on Tuesday even • ing.

Good seasons are from the cropping farmer's point of view almost too good! Farmers say that a payable price for hay is, practically, unobtainble up to the present; in fact hay is expected to be very low right through the winter.

The sale of privileges in connection with the Masterton Racing Club's forthcoming meeting was held by Mr J. R. Nicol, on Saturday last. Mr G. Jorgenson purchased the publican's booth for £4B, and Mr G. 01liver the horse yards for 325.

An Upper Plain farmer in conversation the other day with an Age representative stated that he had been farming for a great many years on the Plain, but he could not remember having experienced a better season than that just past. From every point of view it had been most satisfactory.

The annual picnic of Dreyer's Rock School was held in Mr Kennedy's woolshed on Friday. Mr J. J. Kennedy spared no pains to make the function a success. Each child received a present, and as the grass was too wet, the races arranged for could not be got off. A dance held in the evening also proved a decided success.

Harvest Festival services were held at St. Matthew's Church, yesterday, which were very largely attended. The serviecs were conducted by the Rev. V. H. Kitcat, of Eketahuna. The interior of the Church was decorated with a profusion of flowers, fruit and vegetables. »Thes will be distributed among the sick and poor of the parish. Settlers who contemplate taking up sections in the Carrington Estate, which are to be ballotted for on Tuesday next, are already manifesting a keen interest in the newly-ac-quired Government property. The District Land Office has had already a very large number of enquiries to answer, and the Commissioner (Mr James Mackenzie) has examined a fair number of prospective selectors.

The usual men's meeting and strangers' tea were held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, yesterday afternoon. At the meeting, which was presided over by Mr N. Marshall (General Secretary), Mr G. Falla delivered a very instructive address entitled "A Legacy."j Mr J. Hunter occupied the chair at the tea, at which several strangers were welcomed.

At the close of the service, yesterday morning, in the Congregational Church, the Rev. A. Hodge referred to the constant disturbance of the service caused by the din and traffic of a Sabbath breaking portion of the public. Droves of sheep and yelping dogs, tramping horses and commanding drovers, to say nothing of motor bikes with their unutterable explosions were not calculated to aid a congregation in its worship. He did not know what could be done except to ask the Christian public to pray to Almighty God to bring home to the consciences of these Sabbath breakers that it was at lenst bad taste for subjects enjoying all the benefits under the British flag that has been won by the blood and tears of -their Christian fathers, to disturb congregations who prefer to" worship God on the Sabbath morning.

Mrs Pyke, Essex street, requires a young girl as help. Mr Albert Webb, tailor, of Queen street, makes a specialty of ladies' costumes and solicits orders for the approaching winter season.

Mr W. IL, Cruickshank has to let a goud sheep farm of 375 acres, nine miles from Masterton.

The dedication and re-opening of the enlarged organ at St. Matthew's Church will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday next. Mr L. Wilton, of Kuripuni, inserts a notice of thanks to Dr. Cook and the nursing staff of the Masterton Hospital.

Mr and Mrs H. Cole insert a notice of thanks to Mr A. G. Trower for rescuing their boy from drowning in the Waipoua river yesterday.

Messrs J. D. Cruickshank and Co., Ltd., have to hand a supply of seed, wheat and oats. The firm stock manures of all descriptions, including basic slag and Kainit. which they sell under analysis suppled to the Department of Agriculture.

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