PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3197, 25 May 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

' (From Our Resident Reporter). Monday. An accident happened yesterday which resulted in Mrs Horace Griffith fracturing one of her arms at the elbow. It appears that Mr G. Griffith was driving Mrs ( H. Griffith and children to Kaitawa, and when going down the Mangaramarama hill, one of the reins broke, causing the horse to bolt and eventually capsize the gig and occupants over the bank. Mrs Griffith had an arm broken at the elbow. The children, five in number, and Mr Griffith luckily escaped with a few bruises. Mrs Griffith was immediately brought back to town, where she received the necessary medical "attention. Yesterday morning the members of the Pahiatua Brass Hand and Fire Brigade held a parade at St. Peter's Church. The Rev. Isaacson preached an appropriate sermon. Mr T. Quirk will represent the Pahiatua Central Branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Unn at the Conference, which is to be held at Eketahuna, and which will open tomorrow (Tuesday). Mr J. C. Cooper, who is a Vice-President of the Union, will also bs present. The banks, solicitor:/ officis rnci the schools wera closed to-day lor *'Empire Day." On Saturday afternoon, on the ground opposite the Hospital, a game of hockey was played between teams representing the "Town" and the "Country," and after an exciting game, was won by the Country team by two goals to one. The Mangatair.oka Jui'ior football team journeyed to Eketahuna, on Saturday, and were defeated by the Makakahi Juniors by 6 points to three. Old football players who witnessed the football match on the Recreation Ground, on Saturday, complain of the lack of condition amongsi the local players. If the Pahiatua team were only to able to hiil'd their""owir"with any of the teams in the Bush Union. In their ranks are some real smart men, but before they win matches they wi'l have to train. The tarring and sanding of the footpaths in some of the back streets is much appreciated by the residents. The work done has had the effect ot stopping the growth of weeds and grass which before grew so abundantly. Several offenders for riding bicycles on the footpaths will make thtir appearance before the S.M. shortly. Pahiatua residents are beginning to wonder when the moving picture coznpanies are going to stop corning to this town. We are still getting cr; average cf about two per week. Stormy weather was. experienced here to-day and last night. The settlers of Mangamaire are working in real earnest to have the co-operative cheese factory ready for the commencement of next season. When erected the factory will mean a big thing for Mangamaire, which for some years past, has been a very quiet place, and this new venture will, no doubt, liven things up considerably in that district. Good progress is being made with the repairs to McFarlane's bridge over the Mangatainoka river near Konini.