TENUI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3988, 14 December 1891, Page 2

TENUI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Mr J. A. Perryjlfveryold resident in this district, met with a sad misfortune on Wednesday last. He was riding along the Masterton road, when his horse shied, stumbled, and fell with Mr Perry underneath, breaking his leg above the ankle. He lay in the broiling sun for three hours before assistance arrived, and he wa3 brought into the township. Mr R. Andrews skilfully put the injured limb into splints, and the sufferer left at once for the Masterton Hospital, where his many friends will be glad to hear he is doing well. The mijority of settlers here are congratulating each other on the prospect of the dissolution of the Wairatapa Babbit Board, and consequently the cessation of prosecutions to which many had been subject, and while rejoicing thereat the feeling is unanimous that Inspector Mackay was a very capable officer and only did his duty. The heat during the last few days has been very oppressive. Yesterday (Friday) the thermometer reached 90 deg. in the stade, and the country, especially along the coast, is brown and parched up. The rain fall last winter was much below the average, aud a dry season will be severely felt.

Judging by the smoky state of the atmosphere, burning has commenced in the bush districts.

La Grippe is still raging with unabated vigor, fresh victims being attacked every day, and each coach that arrives is loaded with medicines. Dr Beard was summoned from Masterton on Wednesday to attend a patient at Wh.akataki, and there was such a demand tor him in the district that he had great difficulty in getting back to his town patients. The Foresters being the only Friendly Society here, with a large roll of members on the sick list, their funds are being heavily drained, and if the epidemic lists much longer they will be seyerply prippled. MissF, E. Caldwell, ofWanganui, has been appointed Mistress of the Grassendale Aided School.

Mr A. Nicholls, aa old settler here, has met with a severe loss, no less than 67 of his best sheep having died immediately after shearing. The same thing occurred after last shearing, when he lost over 50. The thing is roost mysterious, and no one seems able 10 Account for the strange mo rtality.