CARTERTON NEWS.
iFroni Our Oasn Co?respctrvdent.i *1 lie heifer which formed the subject of the guessing competition at the. YVuirarapa P. and -1. SocietyrShow on ihin-sday was weighed on Saturday morning, and turned tlto scales at 5491 h. The two sheep weighed 146£1b, aH-d- the pig 1341b. The tickets were sorted on Monday, and the winnersmade knoivn. I Mr C. Whyte, of the local Post i Office staff, has received notice of j his transfer to Wellington, and' will leave here shortly to take up his new duties. | Mr« Brown, of ,the Carterton Postal staff, leaves on Friday next on a , lii'JUth'B holiday trip to Sydney and 1 Melbourne. 3he will be accompanied* by Miss. ?.* s * ■to Melbourne to latier.. young', lady -w as tendered- - farewell, , afternoqn. tea on Friday,., and ' pre-., sented w'ith "IV 'lian'dßorrre ■ wntffljg- iease w as, n't'oken of c«teem.....~ • ; v ,; and. 0. Smith (itasterton) guessed' tfiP ; exact weight- of the heifer, and' Mr Smith was placefl"first in the. ballot,; Messrs J. H. Hodgson (Kahulara,) a and.,,.X v D. Heagerty (Greytowri) guessed thiß,i. lV . exact weight ;of the sheep, Mr H(Mgsonfwinningythe, bal- . lot. ' Messrs Gl ton) and J. Bamby (Carterton) eaete grww.ed the exact weight of the pig's,the ballot ending in Mr Edge's favor.!'. ' ' /
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 29 October 1912, Page 5
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207CARTERTON NEWS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 29 October 1912, Page 5
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