EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2958, 24 July 1888, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From an Occasional Correspondent.) The town is very quiet just now, and there is very little doing in the way of business, consequently there is littlo money changing hands, and shopkeepers are complaining that.they cannot get airy in. The new hotel is nearly finished, and then we shall havo four—just fancy, four hotels in a place like this, with a population of about one hun. dred adults-it is rather rich. ' Who the grog is to be sold to I don't know, as I hear the 1.0.G.T.'s have now about forty members,, and they are doing their level best to get the remaining sixty of our population by providing entertainments witl) refresh; inents free. They must haye money, The Good Teniplars gaje a tea and concert on the 18th, and a very enjoyable evening was spent by yours truly, Miss Freethy ably presided at th? harmonium, and the fqllowing ladies and gentlemen contributed to {lie harmony of the evening <-Mw Dowsett, song; Mrs Hodges, song; Mesdauics Jones and Carter, duet; MissHodderand Mrs Carter, duet; Mr White, reading; Mr Kerr, recitation; Mr E. T. Betty, song; Mr Macguarie, recitation. .There were several other ladies and gentlemen who also took pnrt in the programme, but I .was unable to find out their names, Tho Poed's name was cajled for a so'qg, bu,t it.ajipears tl}athj'h.ad to stop at home to mind the baby, but

it was not iu the billiard room. If it were not foi the 1.0 G.T.'s, I think wo should all die of the mumps, 01 else starve to death. One gentleman spoke of the goigeous feed piovided for nothing, to the gieat disgust of out local ljobert, who rushed out willing to die if he could not find soincone at the pubs lucking up a low to ease his feelings. Two of out, young 'uns seem detei mined to enjoy at tho Kink It is noticeable that when Miss Milly and Miss Betsy put on the rollers,'the .other ladies think it is is time to leave. They imagine the Misses (9) Milly and Betsy are two of the sterner sex—Horror! Hit weie not for the ladies, poor. Jack would have'to close the Rink.. :

I had a great scare this afemoon I.heard the yell of help, fire; inurdei, and looking out oHhe baok window I saw a woman ringing a hand bell like fury. I rushed into the street and saw.our snob'with a lump of steel and a hammer, yelling and beating away like mad, It was only Jones' chimney on fire. •. ■. ;