WOODVILLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 826, 22 July 1881, Page 2

WOODVILLE.

'"•'•", [jtfßOM OOK OWN correspondent] • The first annual dinner.of the Loyal Woodville Lodge of Oddfellows was held at the; Woodvillo Hotel 'on Saturday :eyeningiajt,.when about 20 brethren sat down 'to a' ''dinner provided by Host Murphy in splendid stylo, ; On removal bf'theclqth the usual.loyal toasts-were. proposed and duly honored. / BroMoore'N.G. gave ia.sketch of the risei and progress ofjthe'Lodge jlnce starting; also that there; was some 25 members on the book, and three or four others on the proposition tiook waiting to. ■pass the doctor. Also pointed out-some advantages of becoming ah Oddfello.w. He apologised for the absence of Yi S. Beavan, who was prevented from, attending through illness.'' ~,.v . ,,...,,.''';'.' '■"'Bro Fountain proposed "The Governor and Parliament,'', which 1 was -'duly' ri,' Bpbhdedtd.:. ;;'; :; ' ;;,; |' i; 'l\}^::-^[' , : Bra Wilson prbppsed '■ The £i Hawke's Bay District Officers''and the Napier Lodges." Drankwithmusical; „'. _Mr King jroposed"','The Loyal Wood'jyille. Lo'dgei" jand iicbngratalated the Lodge upon its past it'greater prospority'ihthe-ratraie. 1 " 1 v

Bro Moore responded. Bro Peebles proposed "Kindred Socie-

tips" iaia'short speech, and oxpreaeed the' a%abi%\of all joining some benefit BMet||#f| King responded. proposed " The Army and JfegpMling particularly upon tho jlpjoiMeMs done by the British navy. <sHvJaclfßon' briefly responded as a volun-. teer. r L^Br%B|^ley^roppßedr^b.KSißfai68 t ''" wliicli ""-war., duly, honored,, -Mr King r O ;dUV ' J„Mr_Jacbon--propOTed..i < ;;i Prosperityto , T6Wan3"TrTdßTfWoaliD^' , 'pre. dictiug,.it ,a. great/futute,ftomiitß central ) position' arid, tfio"splbnldid" cfftrntry. aur- / roundjngjt..,,,:-,-/ ~.r,«.yt?U ■ 7C VQrt , i (' ■" ; ! '"' , Bro^T^^B : ;^TOi'i% as the oldest resident,' .sla{ing;he: had "felled the" first ..... itree;,;between;i five,:;pd}Bixcyeara siiTce. .'He had watched its progress since', Bomej two years after'. MvMu'rphy'! started hi A" hot6i| :; and ; g^a'dualiy i ße'ttle , rl^ ! bush; ; the'laridgot' last'craSus .;;.'.,; ;tlie ridin'gLContameW79^l6Bls I j)andiWas:t ; ,' ", ihcreasin^rapidly,;: oj !n.»M7jii3:f fe'"'"" ' ■...[Brft'.Mobre proposed " The Press,":;Mr, : Kingresponding:, oni.behalfQf the'.WArRA-' KAPA fiAllf .'.;•-•-. ■ Vr';'? ;•;,... ,-^-Mr ; King ; jroposQd",M'Giirspublio'.ilistitu.. , • rtlpns.!l, / Bro,Mptlexrresponded:p'n]behalf "of the 'telegraphl and post-offices. - 'Bis Peebles proposed" Ho hers 'arid' visitbrs;-'-*- r .honors, jßrn/ ;Fountain';ore'spohdin'g for honorary rnemljers^and...Mr.Jacksonon behalf of visitors'/'" ,' , >. •„.•<,. /' Br Diaper proposed I '"TM'health of. . the Host and.HoßtesV,' l 'which'wWdrunk with musical h'onpts, Host Murphy, re- •.-•• 'sponding,''-' : •'"' ;: - '" "'" ; '"" 'y'""* .' . Mr.iPe'ebles' proposed- ''The'bealth of the chairman, Bro Moore," Duly honored. ■• ■■ -Bi'6. Moore respondedjUrid'called 1 hpon ,' the company.to sing. !!'Go'd: Save the •Queen," an|,.thus ; :br.o|p,.;Up,ppfthe' '" most pleas'anl/evenings spent in .WoodiVillej'as between''every'toast, •music-and songs enlivened • i T ,!o:~;:'I!i',' I !i' , ■ '• The annual meeting,of ratepayers to' • elect a'"Road Board was'.'hWin the "'Betwee'ii'"'4D.'and were'p ; resent; '•"■' ; ''.'• ;: ' ! ' -'•'"•'•''-;"•'"*" Mr Fountain, as" chairman of the retiring committee,' Mad "the balance-sheet) • • showing-'statement' of- : re cfiiptrf' ftifldi ex- • penditure for the past year, which roughly , was—Receipts',. |BQ9 : ; expenditure .on roads, £257; salaries and cash in. hand, £52, .which 1 bad been' duly 'audited 1 . He then called upon'the ratepayers for some expression of opinion as to rate to be struck- for- the-enßuing -yftar,-and- on-a show of hands' beingUakeri'~2l hands'was held up for aßixpennyiTateKlnd 20 for a a one shilling ■rate;:;. i ;The'.ißixpenny rate iwas declared-camedi''""Heathen called jupon the ratepayers' to',elect-fivemem-Ibers as a new committee.', ■'■'...,..,,'. j' On'the motion'of Mr 1 Pa'ttmsonj-,Mr '' 1 Fountain'was re-elected chamnari.' ""

i The following names were then pro-Iposed-:—Messrs., Dickens, Murphy,. Bet' jsbaw, Hughes,.Walker, Fountain,Lawry,. :Mcore,.Collins,.jPattinson,: Parminter, Thomas, and Thompson. : , ! The. ballot -was;, then, taken/i'Messrsi ffing and Jackson- actings scrutineers, wheutheioUpwingwere. duly elected:—• Messi'sFountaint.Hughes/MooretDiobDS,' and Thomas,' ,-v :.'. j. Meßsrs Crawford and Monteith were elected auditors for the ensuingyear. ! A vote of.thanks to- the .chaii'maUjCon- '• eluded. the-businessi -''-'-''' L •'-' ' •"- i ' " -.