ALFREDTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2942, 5 July 1888, Page 2

ALFREDTON.

V r ; "tn": tlw; middle *6ek tail:ii muchf ruin : yki good condition,'}:a'tid'f; 1 boriic,;: owners' : ; find Btoeki!di:iV:;moit;fayprab|o?wgivof;r ; tb9;s vile; had two of most; severe ever experienced in: muddy, roads were'comutit'edinto /Bolidp" . Ouivroad to notiori:'; some ■ years been in suclpafifrightftilg state us ab; presents-It monstroussbaine '} tliat' : ono -orvtwdft persona year after year iiiake afpinp; (iMwving bullock drays on' the road % tliii'iiig the winter, months and cutting: S it up to such an'extent thatnd briebut "* ; a ' bullock punolie'r' has the 1 ijijfii;.'.to face it, I hope the;settlers .season take the mutter iii. insist on such toll; being put; roatl as; will prevent the..most graßpingtJ of "men from destroying it for ordinrtyv; traffic.) : ::'":p:r" : ■■■ The Alfredtbu- hotel ia, npw'alinqsb"j|finished.;:lt'oooiipies a good 1 at-■ the junction;.of:tlie-'maiii andlg distiict roadsj'and;llatj.mariyl ;from;tlie;directToad : The. hotel nmy. lie ti iwell-biiilc;and| possilily a comfortable. (I jtut rid i ; oiie, ;ram-Burei;will.nccusethe architect;;; "of -" lirtving ah eye to tlie. beautifuU".;' Still, we must not;.ub;seyare'j it' will;: supply a .;.felt.7,waht,' and . ir.ywell-.;-conducted will- prove an advantage the Alfred ton Qommittee'Beemuncommonly;gener'6uß*: in-the iiiatter of graiitirig iicenß«^ :; - except -in the ".case .of > J,' T,; ; ; ■fivO k public houses:'in.Ekotahuna.sounds : r well.-: Let .us hope ■ tlmt -tHe'' district will advance;.td : aucji;; att/ extent; that'all the make their -" pile." piiglit to,; feel pleased.that .u'Oength S the Government are going to the block of counlry 'lyihgjbetweenl hero ami Manganiahoe, and tliat.rtiiei;ißis a prospectpf,our 'getting our direct;; road to Masterton.opehed. I:under-- ; stand the'disluiice. from Alfredtbri.to'': Mnngiimahoestation/is only. 11' miles. At present weyhavq to; travel via ; likeUhunu, 25miles toget to the same 'point,'/..- ■.. ,';' i.'-': i ".- 1 v ''.:•'./: '■' v'-'-'. :: '-;4;'.-:.' ■ ; There Imve'been for several tj.undays pas'.t religious services held: in. Messrs .; Macquarrie's schoolshed, with an averago attendance of about 35. .'Theso siiiiple services ought to do some good, and the attendance.must he gratifying} to the |H'omoters.- ; ;Therois still spoio v hope for ; the "; .' Damned. Strugglar" V whose letter you declined to insert in: your. paper-—if. ho .will only attend these Sunday services instead of Itie';■ .Tuesdaymeetings!.. .'.' ;;,'•; Seeing that the Education Depart- '-i ments aro not inclined _ta%do anything for the settlers, it wMI : bo"; well for the settlers to do sofflflthingfor themselves. I: think the Eoad ;' Board might take the initiative in the' mutter of ereotiiig a suitable building : lor iisbwn : meetings, school,-post oiKw,;"arid Church, The building at used is well enough in its .way, but': clearly was;never intended for- such', piirppsps; At the same time all thanks; are dric to thoso who grant the use of : it. The'-Alfredton library has .now;;: got a numerous, and a really, nico col-;; lection of books, lint-1 am sorry; tonear that it is not taken advautage;of to the extent the Committee hadj a right to expect,- V .;.;; ■'..}