EKETAHUNA

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3018, 2 October 1888, Page 2

EKETAHUNA

; t (From Our :bwntorrespondent.) .;Ja :A; inbetirig'waß calledßj;Mr'VohS s i ■Realm lot Satwday2Bth^Mr | iu:the Chair! by the Chairman te eitplain'ftb objebt-U iofthe meeting, Mr Von'-R^dea^said. '4'£. there was a suin ; of from tho sale of frontages, f leolside g| township, and: £6O outside; iand N is this amount of £2oo' couljLg£y be 1 - expended on the road, thei£!!luld be no money to form fobtpaths t -vBo .the meetingwas oalled, to geti,the opinion ;W of the leaseholders irfthe:toTOßhip'B!s|y,; to the advisableness of gettingalbanbf' ''r£Boo under tho Loans; tb:iooal'; : ; : | Bodies Act.' Now, \rouldyoubeli6ye ■ it, there were only two present of Wv those interested, bo nothing could be ; : done in the matter. A short time-'■■;..: ago 1 hinted that we preferred dirt to ' f oleanlinesß, don't you think that I was ; right." What right has Mr Von,V Reden to try to improve our dirty ',,, town, we don't want it;olean, bo 1 ;, y <; would thank him to lot as alono in '.', our glory, , ;.>•:. A scratch match was played ou ■'. ,■'.• the Eketahuna Cricket Club's ground ■ : on Saturday, 29th, Selby, the Olub'a ; ' • < captain took oharge of one side,' and ■ Tumor, the other side. Selby's team went first to the wickets. fe]f ol- • lowing are' tho scores :-RWp,'o '■■'; • Turnor, O; Rogers, b TurnerflS j-. > Jensen, run out,o j Hodgeß, bTutner ;■. 0; Johnson, b Bennett. 2; Ward, b'■.•'; Turnor, 0; Molenney, his: : ; wicked down, 1; Sterling b«rnip |j 1; Brown b Betty, o;'Hum; out, O. Total first innings, 28, byes | 8,t0ta126. -■...■ : S After a short adjournment Turner's . toam went to the wickets, Betty, b Selby, 10; Waterson, b; Rubrick, 1;. Ohaterton, c, 1; Thompson, b Selby, 4; Tumor, b MoKenny, 7 Gibb, b MoKonny, 4; Penohemaut/ 0; : Morris, b Selby, 0: Shohan,bLento'n • 1; Haywood, not out, 8; byes 11, ,-;•' total 40. Second Innings Team!— ' y Selby, b Manning, 20; Rubric, b ~-" Tumor, 7; Rayeß, o Turnor b.Man- ' ning, 1; Lensen, o aud b Turnor, 7; McKenny, bThompson, 4; Peroy, .';■'■■ b Morris, 14; Hambrook, b Tumor,' ;S 5; -Dubois, b Turnor, & i Ward, b , Turner, 1; Johnston, b Turnor, 0; ■ : Sterling, b Tumor, 0; Hodges, not » out,o. Byes 19, total 74. k '■■";) ■': 'Second Innings Turnor'aJMn:— '■-.% Watersqn,'» Selbyj 0;' fl run ; v oat, 0;; Betty, ran out, 4flß'mw,. ■■■] b Sheenan, 1 11; Haywood; o Lensto, v b Selby, 0; French,4"'Selby, -1;,',Manning, b Selby, 2; Marsh, b'" ; ,' Selby, 4; Shohan, run out, 1 ;:■',•[.; Thompson, b Selby, 0; Waterson,..b .;,■;" Selby.'O; Morris, not out, 1. Byes ;>.' 11, total 87. A meeting was hell ; '. : . in tbo ovonmg by the members of the :' ; Club, when it was decided, to issue r ohallengeß to tho Cricket Clubs at'■■■.'■•■"• Mastorton, Carterton, Groytown, and Woodville. During the last week it has been ! quite Summer weather, and what ..':. few fruit trees we have in this. die- .-': triotare in bloom. I am' afraid, however that the weather is too good' to last long. It is a great pity that it did not rain on Saturday last, for if it had there is no doubt that Mr Von Redon would have had a better meeting. As it is, I don't think ho will try to help us again. Mr Bcokman held an ofMpg Ball in his hotel on Wednesday last.