DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10504, 16 December 1911, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

CARTERTON.

The ballot for £3OO under the juispices of the Waiirairapa Terminating Building Society took place on Thursday evening, Mrs A". L. Ha-wke being tike The .first marble ojrawn belonged, to a member What unfortunately was uniinancial.

The CJarterton branch of the Wair*axapa Egg Circle sent away a little under 200 dozen eggs- to ttt» Wellington agent on Thursday last. Mr W. Deler anA Miss-Grace Del--ler, who have been on a holiday trip to .the Old (Country, returned to CJarterton on Thursday evening. The finance committee of the Wairarapa I'. and A. Society met on Friday, and passed oc&>unts amounting to £'£9l lis 9d, wMidh (includes. |>rize \\on at the recenii show. ..".'■'..■'

PHIor to breaking up for the Qhri'&tmas. vacation, the cMldnen attending tihe Parkvale Sohfool, as a token of esteem towards the teacher, present/ed Ma- and Mrs> Davidson with a silver tea service. On Wednesday evening next the adult residents of ithe district will entertain Mr and Mirs Davideon to a farewell! BodLal pirwr to their departure for Epuni.

flihe quaxitedy Kieetang tof the .Wairarapa Licensing Committee was held at OarterSon an Friday, 'Mr L. <G. Redd (chairman), H. R. Bunny, and J. Moncrieff (clerk) being present. TIBe (transfer of the Marqiuia of Norxnianby Hote* Carterton, from Mr.W. M. Halley to Mr Hi Dooley was granted, 1 and conMessrs Halford, White and Priest ditional licemse<9 were granted to at the various race meetings at Christmas' and New Year.

A recatal by Mr 'W. Heap's pupils was held in the Presbyterian Sunday School Room on Thursday, even-" ing. Quite a large gathering of pupils- with their parents and friends wjere present. The pupils acquitted themstelfves very well.• : Th»v< programme included Beethoven's. ' 'Sonata and 1 a. seleqtion fiiom "Lucia di Lamnnermuir," beside other dliassfltes: Oth'er altemsi on the programme wtere songs, by Mr Cantan and Master Roy Gravestock, and a violin solo by Miss Mansfield, wHieh were much appreciated!. Ever yjthftng passed off very, pleasantly and iSfliccesisfullly. ; Sftpper was provided by iflie "pupils and hJaaded round at The finish.