GREYTOWN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3402, 6 January 1890, Page 2

GREYTOWN.

From Our Own Correspondent, Tht New Year opened in Greytown with the usual midnight serenading, A few vocalists did a little Binging along the main street. The Grey, town baud performed a few choice selections in sundry localities, Our local Guardian of the Peace with his usual vigilance, perambulated around until long after midnight, The various merry-makers were " both merry and wise," consequently there was no drunken rowdyism or mischeivous larrikinism to report, On. New Year' 3 Day the township, had all the appearance of a.deserted village; nearly everybody.has gone holiday making elsewhere; even the constable had a holiday, as a visitor from the Empire City aptly remarked "Well, Greytown is a quiet, happj-go-luoky sort of* place, and no mistake." '

On Friday night the "Hugo" show came off at the Palace Hall. It was a grand success, between 500 and 600 were present at the entertainment, This just proves ray previous abortion .that any really good performance if properly advertised (as this was) is cortain to draw a large and appreciative audienoe in Greytown. I omitted to mention in my last that the Greytown : Brass Band played at the Pigten Bush picnic on New Year's Day, and spoke in flattering terms of the courteous hospitality shown them by the Rov. gontlomeu—the promoters of the event. -

As there are no reports of the " unemployed" kind, I infer that all kinds of" labour" are under engagement. .

Growing crops'havo the appearanoe of giving an ample yield, A large paddock of flats of Mr W. C. Buchanan's, on the road-side to the north of the town, will return an exceedingly heavy crop.' Mr Fuller's at Papawai will doubtless-be heavy; in fact, much of the land around here appears very fertile.

Another cbaraoteristio of the place is worthy of notice, from tho fact that it has never been mentioned in print, viz., tho water of Greytown is delightfully sweet,' soft, and pure. This desideratum is very essential, but rarely obtainable elsewhere in the other Wairarapa townships.