EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3364, 19 November 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent,) Wo have not had the best of weather hero lately, heavy rains and cold south winds nearly all the. week. On Friday there was a hail storm, and a considerable quantity of snow fell between Pahiatuu and Eketahttna. Saturday and Sunday cold winds with slight show,ers. A very heavy frost is lying on the ground this morning that lias spoilt the early potatoes all over the district,

A meetiiigof the Eketahuna Cricket Club will be held on Wednesday night to choose a team to play at Mastertou on tho 30th.

The bridgo across the Makakahi river will bo finished this week, weather permitting, A meeting of all those interested in the formation of a rifle club in this district will bo held here this week. A skating race took place in the Town Hall on Friday niglirioryoutln. The drat prijje was gjven to Master John Selby. Mr Jones, of Masterton, conducted divine service in the Wesleyan Church on Sunday, A son of Mr Frederickson, scalded bis face very severely this (Monday) morning with boiling coffee,

A considerable amount of business wis done at the Magistrate's Court on Friday last, One of the first cases called was that of Hedges v Butcher, Considerable amount of amusement was caused by the latter gentleman wanting to know, ch so badly, who was your correspondent, as he failed in that he made a long rambling statement about the adoption of a child. What a lesson to persons doing or endcavurbig to do a benevolent action (hat they should have their motives misinterpreted after this fashion,

I have bes-n asked by a large num'berof people to explain how it is that a newspaper proprietor could get the sack from his own journal. lam iK.j;good it riddles; can you explain the problem 1 ' The |otig talked of case Jiketahuna Road Board v Bryant's sureties was j heard before Colonel Robeits on Friday last. The Court sat up to 8.30 p.m. No decision as to the lights or wrongs of the case was given