FEATHERSTON NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4716, 11 May 1894, Page 3

FEATHERSTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent). Friday... A special meeting of the School Committee was held last night for the purpose of drawing up specifications of tenders which are to lie called for the many duties in connection witb the school cleaning, ako to arrange the site of a drain to drain tho water from the play ground into Fox-street. The matter of the drain was loft in the hands of Messrs Toogood and Sjiack. man,

Yesterday, an old identity passed away in the person of Mr Thomas Avon, after a long lingering illness. The deceased leaves a wife and one child. Our looal football dub team journey to Carterton 10-uiorrow (Saturday), to play the Carterton team, who are to play a return match here next Saturday. There are quite a large uuinbor of swaggers passing through here every day, Last evening there were no less than nine in ttie towuship. It is pleasing to note that with, all the unemployed hero matters remain very orderly, Yesterday a marriage took place of unusual interest, the contracting parties being Mr Fcuwick aenr. and Mrs Feast cenr, both being lato residents of Kaiwaiwai, but now raiding in Foatlierstori. Tho ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Lyinburn.

A young man named W. C. Eawkin j got thrown from his horse last Wednesday evening. While on the other side of the Tauherenikau his horse stumbled and he came off, getting severely shallow and his arm burt,but no bones were broken I am pleased to say.

The notice of applicationfor liceiißes were posted on ilie hotel doors yesterday in cuni.eciion with the Licensing Act, I might state that t the soniom constable of a district is to be the Inspector for a district, and he has to send in a report to the clerk of the committee every quarter now. The' senior constable of this distiict is Constable Darby, of Carterton, who is also Clerk of the Licensing Committee, so ho will have to sond in a report quarterly, to himself.