EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3296, 30 August 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Qwn Correspondent). 'Theweather is still unsettled; we have had hpayy frosts these last two nights, and rain again this afternoon (Wednesday). A large number of people are asking when wo are likely to have telephone communication to here ? Can you give any information on the subject '! . The concert in aid of tho erection of a town hall for Newman will no doubt be a success. Energetic stops are being taken by thp committeo to make it so.

Dr McLennan is about oponing a dispensary in Eketahnna shortly,

' The Eketahnna Debating Society held its adjourned meeting on Tuesday evening. Tho subject waa" Will the extension of the' railway from Eketahuim to Woodville benefit the district'?"' A considerable amount of discussion took ■ place on the subject, and it was almost unanimously decided that the extension of the railway would not benefit the district,

At a spiritualistic seance not one hundred miles from here the other ilight, some one called' up, or down, the spirit of Baccy Gamp, When asked lior ago, the spirit repliod by rapping 111 tiines; that meant alio was 111 years of age at the time she kicked [ho bucket. The next question put was " How long have you been dead'?'' Eeply, Wo thousand raps Tho. audience 'decided not to question lior any moro. Borne oiio .then wanted to be put in communication with the spirit of Peter Grey. Tlio spirit duly appeared, and in reply to a question stated that lie was quite ha,ppy among all his old friends. Suddenly spww rpprM Peter Grey was not dead. Climax! Sorao people believo that spiritualists {ire a fraud! It may be so, for niy part i' believe that all spirits are. Mr Miljig, l)i#ej ; , hjs pJqsed through lianUiines, As ji pousequenoe of ,tho Beckman affair, butohors hero have increased the price of meat. Bather hard that wo should be wade to pay for the Bins of other people.