PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9650, 15 November 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

{From Our Resident Reporter)

Saturday. The Rexdale cheese factory at Mangamaire had its first pay day on the 10th inst., and paid out at the rate of la per lb of butter fat. Pay day on the 10th of the month should suit dairymen, who have been formerly used to the 15th. The supply at this factory is about 1,500 gal-1 lons per day, the largest supplier be ing Mr J. G. Brechin, who is delivering about 2,4001bs of milk daily. The company contemplate putting in a third vat, the capacity of the two already in (1,700 gallons) not being deemed sufficient to hold the milk that will be supplied in the height of the season. I understand that Mr R. Larsen has been appointed head teacher at Makomako. The Wainoni Fireworks Touring Company intend to give a display of fireworks in Pahiatua on the 22nd or 24th inst. of this month. A shock of eartnquake was felt hert about 9.30 last evening, but was not very severe. Mr Thos. Horton, the well-known nurseryman, arrived back from Perth where he has been aueiiinj (ie Fruitgrowers' Conference and passed through Pahiatua tu day on his way to Hastings. The Tararua cheese factory at Ballanee sent 120 cases of cheetie away, this week. The secretary of the Melanesian Mission will deliver a lectins on the mission in St. Peter's Sunday School room on Monday evening. Perry's Salvation Army Biorarna Company will visit Pahiatua lyAt the Presbyterian Sunday School • room last evening, the members of the choi"- and congregation and church met to bid farewell to Mr arid Mrs Norrell, and Miss .Norrell, and to make a pre33ntation to Miss Norrell in appreciation of eight years' service in the choir. Mr T. Hewat occupied the chair. During the evening Mr W. H. Hawkins, who in a splendid speech thanked Miss Norrell for the valuable service she had rendered as a member of the choir and also spoke of the valuable work Mr and Mrs Norrell h6d done in past years for the church. Mr Norrell had been a real friend of his, not a tine •weather friend, but a friend in every sense of the word. On behalf of the choir he presented Miss Norrell with a solid silver-backed mirror and silver-mounted cut glass scent bottle. The Kev. Chalmers Mill endorsed the former speakers' remarks, and stated it was very hard m a small town, to lose such regular attendants and valuable workers as the guests of the evening. Mr Norrell suitably acknowledged the gift from the choir on behalf of Miss Norrell. During the evening songs were rendered by the Misses L. Tullock, (2), and Sayers, and Messrs T. Manifold (2), J. Tresize (2), C. Miils and B. Mills. Mr Hawkins gave two splendip recitations, and Misses C. and W. Sayers sang a duet Before the evening's proceedings were brought to a close Mr Norrell, by special request, sang "Hard times, come again no more." A very pleasant evening was brought to a close by the singing of Auld Lang Syne. In the course of his remarks last evening Mr W. H. Hawkins, speaking of a man in public life, said: "Often a public man is extraordinarily nice when in public, but when at home is a perfect 'hog.' " COMMERCIAL. Messrs P. E. Debreceny and Co. Teport on their Mart sale to-day as follows:—A very full yarding of pigs, and although there was a tendency to drop, all lines were cleared at prices as follows:—Weaners (smal) 9s 9d; ordinary, lis to 12s 6d; slips, 14s to 14s 3d; stores, 18s 6d to 225; fowls, realised 2s each; goslings, 3s 6d; ducks, 2s; potatoes, 6s 6d to 7s 6d per cwt; seed potatoes, to 8s per cwt; rhubarb, fid per bundle; tomato plants, 15 for Is; cabbage plants, 6d per bundle; celery plants, 6d each; green gooseberries, to 3d per lb.