DISTRICT NEWS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10650, 5 June 1912, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS

[From Our Ow» Correspondent.]

MAURICEVILLE WEST. It h twenty-six years .sine;; thorp was an epidemic of diphtheria ro equal tlio present one., in this district. In t the first outbreak nearly every family 'suffered a loss of one or more of ite members. The services in the Lutheran Oinroh. were eon ducted) ,by Paster Petersen,, both the morning and evening services Ibeing well aittended. The (Rev. gentleman, who jonrnoyed a long distance to ta.lce iflis pulpit here, will ibe pleased to eeo the arrival of the resident Minister, for whom a sum of money has been .sent 'by the local ''OlwmOi' Committee. ■Mr J. Moure had the misifortMirie to 'sever the first linger on the left <hand while iwcirking at his trade ket 'week. - The thunderstorm which broke here on Tuesday evening wste t'h? most severe experienced for fifteen: years. The lightning wn»s Winding to any one outaide, and did much damage to standing trees, fences and telephones. Five trees were struck (by lightning within i a small! radius. Very tittle rain fell 'with the storm, which is leaked npon as a sign of danger. Owing to t'he inclement state of the weather on Saturday njghit, the meeting of the school committee was postponed indefinitely. The wet -meaftfher Ihas done the farm- I ers a good turn by way of ikssening the rabbit pest. The rabbit has dem'inishedi a great deal of-late. Mi' and Mrs Jensen entertained some of their,friends' at an "at'home' in the old' school on Saturday night.