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Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 195, 28 April 1893, Page 5

The races in connection with the Kopuru F, C will be run off tomorrow afternoon, when both down river clubs hold practices. Mr Kitching of Mititai advertises good sound potatoes for sale. Now then Murphy. Mr S. Cooper will sell without reserve, tomorrow afternoon at Aratapu the household effects and furniture of Mr W. Marcroft.

Mr R. M. Houston, M.H.R., received a vote of thanks and confidence at Waimate North after addressing electors. It has been decided that Mr J. A. Walker shall act as manager of the Totara Creek mill. Light fires will be started to-morrow preparatory to putting the mill into continued motion at an early date. Mr T. Slater notifies the expected arrival of numerous logs during May and June and offers employment to any who like to take it up. The work of sawdusting Church road, Aratapu, has been taken up without loss of time. Several volunteers turned out one Saturday afternoon with two drays and horses and made a good start, and since then the work has been carried on by Mr Wilson with a horse and dray. The road is now again passable and a great convenience to school children and church goers. The trip organised by the County Council for the purpose of prospecting for metal in the neighbourhood of Hukatere was made on Wednesday in the s.s. Kopuru. The only councillors who made the trip were Messrs Harding, T, Bassett, and Spiers and these were accompanied by Messrs T. Webb and J, Black. The quest was most successful, a very large amount of metal was found, A full report of the trip will appear next week. The conversational chat would be startling if reproduced verbatnm.

A meeting of the Aratapu Gymnasium was held on Friday evening. The Committee have £1 5s lOd in hand from last year. It was decided to re-open the gymnasium for the winter. Mr G. Elliott was elected secretary, and Mr J, Nelson vice-captain. The election of a captain was deferred till a later meeting. Last year’s rules were adopted after a few alterations. A committee of five, including captain and secretary, were elected to manage affairs in connection with the society.

A very large number of persons attended the funeral of Mrs W. Marcroft on Saturday afternoon last. The friends gathered at the house, and before the body left, led by Mr Campbell, tin y joined in siDging ‘ ! Tis Midnight, and on Olive’s brow.’ The coffin, covered with wreaths of flowers, was then borne to the wharf by six of the husband’s fellow workmen, and the rest, including nearly all the inillhands, with several other friends followed in twos behind. The steamer was well filled with a sorrowful assembly, though some of the mourners went no further than the wharf. On arrival at Mount Wesley the procession was met by the Rev. Joseph Blight who conducted the service at the grave, and offered up a beautiful and touching prayer for those afflicted, the sorrowing husband in particular. At the grave the friends sang that favourite hymn “ When our heads are bowed with woe,” and then slowly dispersed. On Sunday the pulpit was draped in black during the Wesleyan evening service at Arajapu. If you want to furnish, the best house go "to to is Gai-lick and Cr an well’s of Auckland They furnish a three roomed house for £l7 10s, a four roomed house for £3B, a five roomed house for £BO, a six roomed house for £l5O. In addition to furniture ; hed linen, blankets, curtains, table cloths, towels, fender and irons and floor coverings, are supplied for the above, for net cash They are large importers of American and Austrian bent wood chairs, iron bedsteads and manufacturers of all other kinds of furniture. The j import direct from the manufacturers, carpets, linoleum, mattings, Manchester goods and general furnishings. You can get all you want in your home at the most reasonable prices, and can depend on having it well packed. Bedding of all kinds kept ready Jfor delivery. Wire wove mattresses made to any size by G-arlick and Cranwell, Queen-Street, Auckland. | Advt.

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