DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10240, 17 May 1911, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondents

CARTERTON.

The local Lodge of Druids rave decided ito eater two teams in the Master! on, United Friendly Societies' seveoi-ansitle football 'tournament to be played.'on June 3rd. Bros. N. andi H. MiaKjenzie and C. Keifl have been, appointed a committee to make the selection of the t-oms.

A couple of inebriates, man and woman, who \\]ecre arrested the previous- evening for drunkenness, appeared in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. The wcmrai was from Mast-enton, and rthe man a stranger to the town. Both were first offenders, and the man, who was quarrelsomely drunk, was fined ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. The woman, who 'pleaded guilty, was convicted ,aaid discharged. Mr Purcell Webb, of Masterton, is to give ail organ .recital at St. Mark's Church this evening. Misses Ida Feist, Janet Miller (Ma-sterton), and Mr Green (Masterton) will contribute vocal items.

,At a meeting of the Belvedere School Committee, the proposed Dramatic Club were granted the use of the schoolroom for one evening each week. The Headmaster in his report mentioned that the hnd been raised from Grade 3 to Grade 4. The roll numlber was s">, and the average attendance for the month had been 51.5. It was decided to prorare a supply of fireworks from ChriiSitehuroh, for displaying in the school groundf; on Coronation night. It v."as decided that in future the lending of the crockery and forms from the school building be die continued.

Mr W. I-lamer, of l"ie firir. cf Campin and Hamer, -painters and house j decorators, Carterton, ir at present under forced rotirsmciri from work for a week or «o, due to a poisoned arm. The e&use is put down to some dye off wall paper coming in contact with a small pimple that was on the arm, and poisoning .has thus set in. Fortunately it is not serious, but quite bad enough to be unpleasant.

The Easter excursions on the Government railways expired* yesterday, and consequently a large number of Wairarapa residents who had beer holiday miaking returned home. A party of vocalists and musicians, organis.&d by Mr F. Feist (Mayor), visited Carter's Aged Men's Home on Monday evening, and entertained tlis ir.xu.tcs to a • concert programme, which wn-s fully appreciated.

Mir Rupert Chew, who has for some time ipast been following his occupation of cycle and .motor engineer at Marion, arrived in Carterton yesttei'diay afternoon on a visit to hie friends here.

A young steer, belonging i Mr H. Hodge, had its back broken through a anoitor car colliding with it, on the Taratahi Road on Monday. The animal was emerging from the saleyards gate, when the motor was observed approaching some 200 yards away. It is alleged that it lieid its course, and crriwied into the young steer, with the aibove result. The oar, which wa® undamaged, held on its way. This maimed beast had to be allot.