EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2988, 28 August 1888, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

From Our Own Correspondent), John MoCauley met with a serious accident ou Monday 20th. The. particulars i gather are that on returning from Pahiatua with his brake, he let one of Ms reins fall, and leaning over to" pick it up, overbalanced himself and foil, striking his head on a stone. He was taken up in an insensible condition and conveyed to Pahiatua, • I hear that his head is vory seriously injured, and that it will bo some time before ho is able to get about. This is the second accident this man has met with, it is supposed through drink. A short time back he fell off-.thesanie brake while, it is stated, lie was under the inllence of drink, and reports says had a very narrow escape of being killed. .

Last mouth I mentioned that the Good Templars here. had money. I now find I was somewhat out of my reckoning, judging by what I saw on Wednesday at the' 1.0. G.T. open Lodge meeting. It is rather a new thing to see the plate being taken round among the audience, soliciting, or 1 should rather say begging mouoy from the public that were invited to a free concert, Who, the officers aro I cannot tell, no one had tho regalia on. Is it that they are ashamed of the name Good Templar ? I hope not. I thought their Lodge was a success, but there seems to mo. something gone astray. 'By the I noticed when tho plato was going round some of the membors looked quite vexed and left the room, and several of those that remained refused to take part in the proceedings, when their name was called on. The first item on the programme. Mr Carter, song, Some folks do; I wish he didu't, Mr Penny song. Itis quite a pleasure to listen to him. Mr Press, recitation; Penny reading, Ancient Mariner; this was the gem of the evening; Carter, song, Quack Doctor. I wonder whero ho got the tune from, I. have heard the song before, but never the tune before, several of the audience had to put him right in tho chorus. .Lensen and Marsh gave a song each, but I don't think it is altogether the correct thing to sing tap room songs in a. Good Templars lodge. Bettys name was down for a song, but he did not make his appearance, I was longing for it, as he is about the best one-there that can sing to time and tuno. The larrikin element was therein force. The language of some of them was disgraceful, ..The next time they oouduct themselves in this manner I will mention their names. Speaking .of the performance as a whole I must' ,say that P was disappointed. Eketahuna 1.0.G.T.'s let me give you a little advice; Don't be ashamed of your colors, keep the larrikin element down, advertise your charges,' so that ■the-public''can go prepared to pay, dispense with the plate, collect the money at the door, tako atrip to Mastertoa ye leading members of tho lodge, inform yourselves-how an open lodge should be. conducted, and then practice. The concert in aid of John Hopwood seems to liave fallen through I am sorry to say. There is plenty of talent here if some one would only make a push. All our young people seem tbQ;muoh taken, up .with the billiard tabie.and skating rink, ■ ; We have had:very stormy weather during the week.iheavy showers,witb, gales of wind. -To-day (Sunday) is fine, if it will only keep so, and dry up some of this mud,