EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 January 1940, Page 7

EKETAHUNA

I CRICKET MATCH BUSH TEAM DEFEATED. (“Times-Age” Special.) Defeated by an innings and 27 runs. “ the Bush team against Dannevirke s showed disappointing form. Robinson le and Leith (11) did well as the opening pair in the first innings. None of the s other batsmen looked like making runs with the exception of H. Rankin. n In the second innings Robinson (15) II and Keene (21) did well. Bush compiled 53 in the first innings ■ r and 62 in the second. Dannevirke scora eel 142 (Moore not out 63, Bullick 30; Francois 5 for 27: Montgomery 3 for 34. Robinson 1 for 6. Payne 1 for 20). SPORTS CLUB ANNUAL MEETING AT d ALFREDTON. e s The annual meeting of the Alfredton r Sports Club was held recently, the pres sident (Mr A. C. P. Hay) presiding ■ over an excellent attendance of members. The secretary (Mr R. Low) presented the annual report and balance sheet. r The latter revealed that the club was ■ in a sound financial position. 1 The following were elected to fill the s principal offices:—Patron, Mr Purvis • Hay; president. Mr J. L. Heckler; se- ■ cretary, Mr R. Low (re-elected). ! Il was unanimously decided to hold the sports this year on Saturday, ( March 9. The committee was asked to meet t early in the New Year to draw up the programme and also to deal with other , matters that may arise. A most enthusiastic meeting conclud- ’ ed with the customary vote of thanks to the chair. ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS FORTNIGHTLY MEETING OF MEMBERS. The fortnightly meeting of Loyal Eketahuna Lodge. M.U.1.0.0.F., was held on Wednesday night when Bro. S. Morriss,, V.G., presided over a good ' attendance of members. Accounts and sick pay were passed for payment, and a refund for hospital benefits was received. Bro. B. Morris was reported to be still on the funds of the lodge. Bro. S. Morriss made several appointments to fill the minor chairs. It was resolved that a contest for the Ritual Shield be held on Monday, January 29. Personal Items. Mrs R. Dickson and Miss W. Dickson are visitors to the Exhibition. Mr H. Husband returned yesterday from a visit to Wellington. BUSH CRICKET DRAW FOR TOMORROW. The following is the draw for Saturday in the Bush Cricket Association's commpetition:—High School v. Pahiatua, at Pahiatua; Fire Brigade v. Eketahuna, at Mangamaire; Mangamaire, a bye. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO ; NEWMAN AS IT WAS. NEWS CENTRE OF THE DISTRICT. ; The "news centre" in Newman in ■ the early days was —as was the case in j every small town —-the local blacksmith shop. Here the settlers brought, their horses to be shod and their drays. , etc., to be repaired. Naturally all the gossip of the surrounding country ( drifted to the shop where the black- , smith “held command." The shoeing and blacksmith shop at Newman in the j period here referred to was owned oy , Mr James Robert Hobman. Here again was to be found a connecting link be- j tween Wairarapa and the Eketahuna district for Mr Hobman was born in Greytown 77 years ago where he was j apprenticed to the late Dick Bright, known throughout the Wairarapa as al ( sportsman.and one of the best men at { his trade ever the Wairarapa saw. Mr Hobman’s father. Luke, was a boot- j maker in Greytown. When living in the Wairarapa Mr J. R. Hobman was a well known cricketer and footballer. Mr Hobman was married in 1891 to Miss Tom. daughter of a Dalefield sett- j ler. / Post Office and School. The post office at Newman in the early 90’s was in the private dwelling J of Mr Frederick W. M. Dowsett. There was a telephone in the house, and telegrams were ’phoned to Eketahuna and then despatched to their destina- • lion. Mr Dowsett. who was born in England 99 years ago, took up land at a Newman in 1888. s The Newman school was built in s 1892, and consisted of two fairly large f rooms, there being a role number of 1 19. which increased to 70 a few years y later. The children received instruc- y tion from standards I to VII. In the a middle 90’s Mrs R. M. Nelson was a headmistress and she was assisted by Miss Robinson. Mrs Nelson (nee Sulli- a van) was born in Ireland and came to a New Zealand 57 years ago. She was j< lor some years assistant teacher at. j Mauriceville where she was married a to Mr Nelson. In 1892 Mrs Nelson was b transferred from Eketahuna to New- n man where her husband had taken up

land. Sawmilling Industry. Two sawmills nourished in the district in the 90's, one owned by Mr James Baillie and the other by Mr Thomas Price. The latter's mil] was ihe biggest in the district from Eke-j fahuna to Woodville. Mr Price was another link in the Wairarapa-New-rnan chain, as for some years he was'

a storekeeper in Carterton. He then started business as a sawmiller at South Carterton, and later had a mill for twenty years at Dalefield, establishing a mill at- Newman in the 90’s. While living in Carterton Mr Price was a vestryman of St. Mark’s Church, a prominent cricketer, a Freemason and an Odd Fellow. Mr Baillie was a resident of Greytown for a considerable time before commencing business as a sawmiller at Newman. Today Newman is one of the most progressive dairying centres in the North Island and rests upon the solid foundation built by the sturdy pioneers of fifty or more years ago.