PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9583, 1 September 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(Prom Oar Resident Reporter). Tuesday. WEDDING AT KONINI. A very prptty wedding was celebrated at Konini this morning, the contracting parties being Mr Ernest Russell, youngest son of Mr Robert Russell, and Miss Ellen Rose Stone, eldest daughter of Mr George Stone, the ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. W. H. Speer, taking place at the residence of the bride's parents. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a stylish tailor-made costume of navy blue serge, and a Merry Widow hat to match. Miss M. Hall acted as bridesmaid, and Mr T. Stone as best man After the ceremony, a dainty wedding breakfast was partaken of, and the usual toasts were honoured and felicitious speecnes made, The bride and bridegroom have resided in Konini for many years, and are well and favourably known in that district. They were the recipients of many handsome and useful presents. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a gold necklet and a gold bangle to the bridesmaid. Mr and Mrs Russell, amid showers of rice and good wishes, left by the express tram for Napier, where the honeymoon is to be spent. Their future home will be at Konini. GENERAL. Mr W. Phillip, who has been head teacher at the Makomako School for the v past ten years, has baen appointed headmaster of the Taiti School near the Lower Hutt. I understand that Mr Phillip will take up his new duties early in October. £ Messrs Girdwood and Taylor will run a drag, to Hamua to-morrow (Wednesday) evening for the convenience of those wishing to attend die Catholic social in the Hamua Hall. A splendid programme has been prepared, and given a fine night, there is sure to be a large attendance. A football match between the High School boys and Old Boys will take place on the Recreation Ground tomorrow afternoon. Mr W. Tosswill reports that the rainfall in Pahiatua for August was 6.31 inches, this amount being nearly double that which fell in July. There is talk of a gun club being formed in Ngaturi, and a meeting of those interested is to be held at »n early date to discuss the matter. A football match between Kohunui and Mangatainoka 19 to take place on Saturday next, when an interesting game is anticipated. Mr S. Girdwood's "Wild Oats," which won the Final Steeplechase at Taratahi the other day, has been taken to Marton to take part in the races there. I understate that Mr Thos. Horton, of Horton's, Ltd., the well-known nurseryman, has been appointed one of the New Zealand representatives at the Australasian conference of fruitgrowers and horticulturists, to be held at Perth, W.A., shortly. Mr George Anderson, who has been employed as night ported at the Commercial Hctel for arjout seven years, died at three o'clock this afternoon. The deceased, who was very popular, had only been ill about a week. Every attention during his short illness was bestowed upon him by the proprietor of the Commercial Hotel. STOCK MARKET. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatua sale of to-day as follows: —We submitted a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep entry was confined mostly to hoggets, which sold a t late rates. Cattle were in good demand. We quote:—Good hoggete, 10s lOd to 10s lid; fair hoggets 9s Id; empty ewes, 9s lOd; 4-year bullocks £6; 18-month steers, £2 14s; yearlings, 365; weaners, sm»ll, 16s; forward heiferj, £3 15s; springing heifers, £4 15s to £5 10s; empty heifers, £2 5s to £2 7s; good dairy cows, £5 to £5 12s 6d; cows in calf, £3 to £3 ss; cows and calves, 37s 6d; bulls, £2 3s 6d to £2 14s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report on their weekly sale held in Dalgety and Co.'s yards as follows:—We had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle, and a fair attendance of buyers, prices on the whole being somewhat easier as compared with previous sales. We quote:—Empty ewes, 8s to 8s 6d; fat and forward ewes and wethers mixed to 12s 2d. Cattle: Dairy cows, 80s to 91s; other cows in calf, 54s to 60?; dairy heifers. 50s to 60s; 2-year empty heifers, 455; empty cows, 40s. Messrs Dalgety and Co,. Ltd., report on their weekly sale as follows: —Sheep did not come forward to advertised numbers, and we had a fair yarding of cattle. Prices ranged as follows'.--Hoggets, 7s 6d to 10s 6d; 2-year steers, 60s to 755; dairy cows, 85s to 90s; heifers up to 61s; empty heifers to 44s 6d; empty cows, 40s.