CARTERTON NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 979, 24 February 1910, Page 5

CARTERTON NEWS.

(Own Correspondent.) Wednesday.

The death occurred iast evening of 'Mrs Annie Clarkson, after a short iillness. Deceased, who was well advanced in years, was an old resident of this town, and was twice married, 'herjjfirst husband being a. Mr Offsoski She leaves a grown-up family by the first marriage. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at the Clareville Cemetery. Mr and Mrs W. Moore are at present on a visit to Dunediif, where Mr Moore is representing St. Mark's 'Lodge at a Masonic gathering. The Wairarapa Bacon Factory is sending regular shipments of its products to the Home and Sydney inariket j . Last week 180 pigs were faannled.

S jme sixty couples enjoyed a aance last evening in the Clareville Hall to music supplied by Mr R. Crawley Messrs W. B. Allen and C. Reid were the musicians, and a tasty supper was provided by the ladies.

In the' Policy Court, to-day, a fine of £2, and cos's, and witnesies expenses, 10s, was imposed upon a man named Ray, on a charge of theft of a demijohn of liquor. In the case of Police v. StockDridge Bros., charge of entering the office of T. J. IRathhone and stealing stamps to the •value of '3a 3d, accused were committed for trial at the Masterton Supreme Court, The same accused were also committed for trial on a charge of breaking into the Carterton Railway Station, and another charge against one of them for having skeleton keys in his possession was also sent to the Supreme Court for hearing. Messrs A. Armstrong and J. Baillie were the presiding J.'sP.

Mr Douglas, of the firm o" James Osborne and Sons, Glasgow, was a visitor to the town tc-day on business connected with his firm.

Mrs Elliott, wife of the local Methodist Minister, yesterday underwent a somewhat serious operation, <whicb was performed by Drs. Johnston and Bey. Ou enqiury to-day I learn that the sufferer is doing as well as can be expected. The report of the sanitary inspector at the last meeting of theßnrough Council showed the town to be in a clean, healthy state. Last month 219,000 teet of gas were manufactured at tbe local •works. Of the total 177,900 feet was 'utilised by consumers, and 2,800 feet was used by the Post Office cjnck. The engine at tbe works utilised7,3oo ieet, and the street lamps 3,820 feet.

l't may not be generally Known ihat the greatest" candlemaking establishment in 'the world ia in England. It is that of Pbice's Patent Candle Company, Ltd. •with two other large factories, one at Battersea on the Thames, and the other ■on the Mersey, neir Birkenhead, covering together thirty acres, and giving employ ment to about 2,200 people. The leading position held by the company is shown not merely by their having • received the large number of eighty-six awards at the prin : cipal International Exhibitions during the past, half century, but especially by the unique fact that five of these are Grand Trix gained in the greatest candle-pro-ducing countries of the European continent —namely, in Antwerp in 1894, Amsterdam ■in 1896, Brussels in 1897, and Paris in 1899 and 1900. Some of the company's specialties are: Gold Medal Palmitine, KJrajnd Prize Paracrine Shade,-and Best Stearine Candle; Childs', Royal Castle,, New Patent and Palmitine Star Night Lights ; Kegipa, Glycerin Cream, and ■Court Toilet Soaps. Qua Engine and other Lubricating Oils. Glycerin absolutely pure price's Soaps and Candles are stocked by all Grocers fthd Storekeepers in the Wai Krarft^diatrict.*