EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3012, 25 September 1888, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent;) Wii have had a spell of quite Summer weather during the last week, and mud having dried up, the ladies have been enabled to got out with tho children. The Eketahuna Orient Club intend to start a little earlier this - year than thoy did last, judging from a notice posted up in the township, of which the following is a copy "At a meeting held on the lOtb Soptomber, tho following gentlemen - were elected as officers of the Eketa- ; hun'a Cricket Club for the season• Secretary and Treasurer, Mr von : Beden; Working Committee, Messrs Selby, Turnor, Turner, Botty, ' Hodges, Chamberlain, and Blight; Captain of practise watches, Mr Hodges. The first match of tlie season to. be played oil Saturday, September 29th.' ! Wlio' they are ' '■ going to play with their notice does not state, I wonder if they will visit Woodville ? If they do I hope thoy will do ft littlo better than lastflme. However, I wish them luck. Jp Thel.O.G.T.'s are quite'qpided at my criticism of their last performance; but if they for a moment think that I am trying to harm the Order, they are quite mistaken, The Good Templars have my good wishes in their efforts tp reolaim the fallen, and lam always filling tp do my utmost to help them-providing tliey , • stick to tlie busjnpss in'haiid.- -1 ivas • J glad to sep'at their opeivifleefipg last Wednesday night, that fill tli(i dffipefg appp'arpd in rcgalii|.' Therms tyit one member with the white collar on, Bravo Jack knot ashamed of liis ;. ' calling, I wish there wjsi'o'more like him. I cannot give you the full programme, as I had to leavo during •>, the early part of the evening, Aljj licard ivas a riding by Mr§ Eoaclie, song by Mr Penny, recitation' by Mr ' Kerr, reading liy Mr De'adman, ing by Mr Hodges, Sankey's iiymfcj by. Mesdjinies Jones; (^doii, Penny! Ifter- seye'ral other songs,' itc., {ho lodge closed by fjiAg, ■ Come frieifla aiid -ipthrgipr j nusfc admit that I did enjoy myself jettor this time than the previous mo, although there was no' refresh- ' * uonts; Some of the members have pianos. Why don't they have ono nthe Lodge Room to accompany the : ' singers, lam sure it would bo 'a peat impioveinent. ;Great excitement was caused hero ' )n Friday last by a leport circulated Jiafc Mr JToiris, a sottler at Nowmap, MM lost 1 in t ifl ' ' Juslr. It'applara jihai; Mprfjs, ' icoompanied by liis son and a dog! left Newman on Thursday to" visit liis back section on the the Welling- A" ■on No. 2 Block.. - On' Friday the.jlog lame back_ alone, 'andVthis aroused. sdme ahxiety 'among (ilie sewers 1 Mio'foHiied^^^