PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4088, 13 April 1892, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

(From VurOumCormpondent,) Pahiatua, Monday,' An Amateur Dramatic and Variety Company has been otpanised hero, with Mr E. Sullivan as Prebident, Mr J. Mills stage manager, and Mr J. Devonshire Secretary and Treaauter* The company aw now rehearsing once a week and will give entertainments about once a month during the winter. Mr Gregory has presented tham with fifty yards of canvas and a local scemo artist has given his services in the gotting up of it, while Mr Chalmers contributes the necessary boardiug. ■ ; A good story is going the rounds here. An old identity— I won't, mention his name, for he is very soro on the subject now-owned a dog. The animal bavin? become a nuiaancp he determined to give liini the happy despatch, and .with that end in viewxhased him air over the country contiguous to his abode until he secured him. Having lugged him home he executed him in the orthodox manner with « 41b axe and buried him, He then walked inside 1 and smoked the pipe of peace. ■ The old identity's troubles were at an end, at least he thought so, Later in the afternoon his children reported that a dog resembling the defunot with jumps knocked off him everywhere had been observed sitting on a newly made mound in the garden chewing the cud of bitter ianoy.' It was foolish ot the dog to stay near the spot, tor he is now as dead as the proverbial door nail, Messrs Stevens and Gorton :are proceeding with the erection, of their sale yards and offices on the Mangahao Boad,