LOWER VALLEY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1100, 15 June 1882, Page 2

LOWER VALLEY.

FROM OUR OWH.GORRESPONDBNT. We lead a quiot life in this locality, and are, without doubt, a very peaceable community. ' Nevertheless, the. larrikin element is not absent, and at times asserts itself in a manner calculated to somewhat astonish tome of the respectable lawabiding denizens of this future city of the plain, One morning last week Mr Gardener, who has opened a new store here, and to give credit to the event has raised a.gorgeous red flag- in front of his building, was considerably surprised to find that the flagstaff had been cut through during the; night, and that " the freshningibreoz'e oi raorn(eve) do more unfurled his banner's massy folds,". Aj the same time,,Mr G, Pain was no doubt delighted to observe that his store was ornamented by the addition of Mr Gardener's bunting. Of course Mr Gardener soon recovered his property, and replaced it in its old position., Practical jokes of this' kind may bo considered harmless, and possibly amusing,' but many people ate inclined to looli upon them as ; " the thin end of the wedge," and to think that all forms of larrjkinism should be unhesitatingly suppressed by law, as a oatition to the offenders, Hitherto we have had no amusement during the winter, (dancing excepted), and the the neighborhood 'have been very much thrown upon their; own resources in matters of reor'eation, Bear- %: on Saturday, iafier the meeting of! the : Sohool ; Committee, a number of gentlemen formed themselves into a committee to organise a series of entertaintnenjs, to take place during the winter aeaion.i The Eev Mr Sjewart hai obtained the use of a f -pjanbj and ihas received promises of assistance frompur.Greytown and Featherston friends,. The initialperformance is totake.placerjnaj few ; time. Th«;irundoubtedly a moWln the fright direction; and the thanks of the residents are due tp> Mr Stewart for.hiVdtsinieretf ted- endeavors on> their-Malf; eft was also proposed- to build 'a-'Publio - : Hal) and establish, a, n'ews/room-mtn ijt. '■ It. is ;.hop'ed that thu-matter'-Tvill imeeV with tlie oordiar iuffpoA, j)f. many .of, the runholders in/the'iidistndt,'and thaj the movement. will.be carried to a luoceisful ■