PAHIATUA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4727, 22 May 1894, Page 2

PAHIATUA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Monday. ' The evergreen operetta: "Dicli Whittington and His Cat," was placed on Hie boards by the Mangatainoka scliool children, under the leadership of Mr Wilson, head master, assisted by Pabiatua amateurs, on Friday evening atMaugatainoka, A good house greeted the opening piece and throughout it went very smoothly, the young folks especially gave evidence of careful (raining, and the audience-from their frequent applause - evidently were well pleased, The result financially was also highly satisfactory. The weather of late, front a dairy fanner's or grazier's point of view, has been all that desired. We have of mild line growing weather, with cold nights and clear days, which has had the effect of keeping the pasture going ahead, andnnjdjeavs that may have existed as to a wet winter and scarcity of feed, have already been dispelled. • Mr P. Dawson, of Ballance, had a very successful sale of his dairy stock on Thursday, every lino selling under the hammer at prices ranging from £5 to £8 for cows, and £3 10s to £5 10s for heifers. The Bennett stump extractor was on viewamongst the Pahiatuastumps oil Saturday afternoon, and when a fail' nmnbor of settlers had collected operations were commenced upon it largo and stubborn rimu, which, after some twenty minutes pulling, it succeeded in removing. The little township of Hawera was thrown in a mild state of excitement and quite festive on Friday evening, on tlio occasion of a house warming given by Nireaha Tamaki, who has had two line residences on the latest European style for his own use and that of hisnmried daughter, erected recently aFßawera. Invitations were sent to all the leading settlers in the district and they .readily responded, a very large number rolling up.. A sumptuous Repast w provided by Mrs WrfU, of Pahiafcua, no.expeuso being Wared to entertain' the - visitors prfcerly. After - doing ample jnsticefto tbo good things, several madoand t]||jl^fren,aiulMßJrourn«

wliero dancing was commenced to the musio of a piano, violin, and cornet, and kopt up with much vigor until an eiji'ly liour of tlio morning, Mr Smith's pipes wero also very much in ovidence. The affair was voted by all present to havo beon ono of tho most pleasant gatherings held district,