PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9569, 16 August 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter). | ~ Saturday. | The farewell social to Mr and Mra 1 S. Coyles. held in the Makairo Hall i last evening, was a splendid success, E friends being present from Pahiatua. B Kohunui, Papatawa, Makuri, Nga- J turi, Kumeroa, and Mangatanioka. The seating capacity of the hall was taxed to its utmost. Mr R. Ellingham, in a neat speech, referred to the many good qualities of Mr and Mrs Coyles as neighbours, and spoke of the many hardships they had to contend with, in the eariy days. He also made reference to I Airs Coyles' kindness to sick people of the district. Mr Ellinhgam then presented the guests of the evening with a handsome marble clock, which he.hoped would remind them of old faces and old times in Makairo, and to Mrs Coyles from her! many lady friends, he handed a handsome quilt and an afternoon tea set. Mr Coyles' feelingly responded, and thanked his friends for the great honour done to Mra CoyJes and himself. He stated that he had first landed > the district in 1882, when it was all dense bush, and as there wera no roads he pad'dled up the river in a canoe. He °y.-ten-leiHo all present a hearrv welcome to visit 'him when settled in Masterton. During the evening songs were nicely rendered by Mrs R. Ellingham, Miss Ellingham Jand Mr 3. W. Sturton, Miss Allen danced a step dance, and Mr W. Burns gave two recitations. There was an unlimited supply of dainty refreshments presided over by Mesdamea Arrow and Ellingham. Good dance music was supplied by Mr C. .Arrow senr. (violin), Mr C. Bone (violin), and Mr Carmody (piano), while Mr J. McTavish junr. mar<e a capable M.C. The promoters of the social must indeed feel proud of their efforts as the function is considered the test ever held in the Makairo Hall. The visitors are deeply indebted to Mr J. D. Piper, who kindly placed his j stables tit their disposal for their liorses, etc. A very pleasant musical evening was held at Mr R. Pitcaithly's residence, Ta.vatai, last evening, the occasion being the coming of age of Miss Watts. Songs were rendered by Messrs Holdsworth, Perry and Trezise; duets by Miss Watts, and Mr Pitcaithly, and Messrs Holdsworth and Trezise; pianoforte solos iby Miss Turner and Miss Wakten, and Mr Matheson gave a recitation. Miss Gill,: a talented young lady violinist, just out from England on a holiday tour, delighted the audience with.several violin solos. Dancing and parlour games completed a most enjoyable evening. The Hukanui creamery will reopen for the coming season next week. One of Mr J. W. Sturton's delivery brake* got stuck fast in a slip on the Te Aupapa Road. Kaitawa, yesterday, and caused considerable anxiety and inconvenience to the driver. However the brake was extricated from the mud, with Ihe v help of Mr <J. Swan, and the driver and brake arrived in town at a rather later hour than usual last evening. The aforesaid driver, as well as the settlers in the vicinity, will be very pleased when the slip has been cleared away. The Pahiatua Debating Society met in the Foresters' Hall last evening, Mr A, H. Dallaston presiding. The subject for the evening was a chat on "Socialism," and the Rev. Speers gave an interesting account of Socialism from its earliest; inception. Several members spoke on the subject, a very instructive and pleasant evening being spent. p A social in connection with St. Peter's Church is to be held in the Drill Hall on Wednesday August 25th. Owing to rain falling at the time of the commencement of \ the proposed' match between A: and B. football teams, for the purpose of selecting the Bush representatives to lay thq Poverty Bay representatives on Thursday next, the game did r.ot take placa. At the Mart to-day, pigs realised the following prices:— Weaners 9s 6d, 12s, 15s; stores, 255; eows in pier. £4 to £4 7s 6d.