PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9572, 19 August 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(Fiom Our Resident Reporter)

Wednesday. Miss Mills, sister of the Rev. Chal-mers-Mil), will leave Pahiatua for Auckland, to-morrow. Miss Mills, who has been staying in Pahiatua for the past few months has been art energetic worker in connection with St. Paul's Church affairs, and her absence will be keenly felt. Although the -weather last evening left much to be desired a good audience greeted brigadier Perry's Biorama Company in the Olympic Theatre. The entertainment was both amusing and instructive, and should the Company pay a return visit to Pahiatua no doubt they will receive a bumper house. The work of pegging off the old football ground next to Mr D. Crewe's residence in readiness for the Poverty Bay-Bush match to-mor-row. Is being proceeded with to-day. This morning th-3 hills around Pahiatua we'-e covered with snow. A rreeting ot the Woodlands Hunt Club was held in the Commarcal Hotel last evening, Mr Rodney presiding. There vas a good attendance, and a very satisfactory balance-sheet showing a ere lit c Xio >sw •d adopted. It win deel le ito iep -h* Hunt Club and Steeplechase accounts separate, and Messrs S. V. Rodney and C. Arrow were appointed a finance committee for the Steeplechase accounts. Hearty votes of thanks v">"~ nassed to the ladies and gentlem.. • ■ <o had a ssisted the Club during uio past season, and for the splendid work done by the Secretary (Mr A. Weston) a bonus of seven guineas was voted to that gentleman. Mr G. Hawley Drew, who capably filled the position of assistant secretary at the recent Steelechase meeting, was voted two guineas. The management of the Club is to be congratulated on the splendid credit balance submitted, in fa-je of a very wet day for the Steelechase meeting. The Club wish to express their thanks to the Pahiatua Racing Club for the use of the racecourse for the meeting.

Great preparations are being made by the residents of Hamua for the Catholic social, wliich will take place in the Hamua Hall, on September Ist. Mra Quirk, as secretary of a very energetic committee is leaving no stona unturned in an effort to eclipse all former socialg held in Hamua.

The fruit-spraying aiid pruning demonstration given by Mr Nottage, Government Orchard Inspector, at Mr Herbert's orchard, this afternoon, was well attended. Mr Nottage gave a very instructive address and also sprayed and pruned several trees.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sale on Tuesday last as follows:—Owing to the boisterous weather stock did not come forward to advertised numbers, and the attendance of buyers was small, consequently a very small number of stock changed hands. We quote:— Hoggets. 7s 7d, lis to 123; dry ewes, 9s; 3-year steers to £3 8s; springing heifers, £2 10s; empty heifers, £2 7s.