TENUI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4738, 5 June 1894, Page 2

TENUI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent). '■■' Friday. . .:■: Tha inclement weather, was the cause cf postponing the funeral of the late Mrs Larigdon, from Tuesday until Thursday. Considering the > ,'■' unsettled state of the weather there was a good attendance of mourners. " " The Boy. J. C. Andrew conducted the service at the grave. ; Now the Board of Education has granted a school for the settlers residing near lea Junction, it should see its way clear for ' .. Grassondale, 'greater"' claim on it than the former place. Grasscudale school has been closed somo time, owing to thero being no nccommodatrbn, bnt a settler has of • fered a pieco.of ground for a site, and the obstacle is removed, Tho other place lias never had a school, and as soon as a request is made it is granted, whilst the Grnssendalo district, the settlers of which havo spent sums of money for educational : purposes, is left in tho cold. Tho settlers should make a stir in tho ' matter now, as they have a good | chance of their wants being satisfied if the Education Bonvil be appronched ; in a proper mnnnor. Both districts l have good reasons for schools; as tho 1 children have a long distancoto 1 travel to Tcimi, tho nearest school, ■ In the winter tho roads arc fearfully t bad, one might say impassablo. Tho • Board of Education lias taken a j right step, cud no doubt the settlers will appreciate it. \ Tenui was pretty lively yesterday, ~ owing to the of ) cattle, which were being Mvou i through the township froindja. of ' • the back fetinim t.nniiri • 1 terton. Pigs are the " most awkward animals to drive, but, B they would have to take a back seat after tho exhibition of.thonbovo • bovines. The stockmen were en- ' deavouring to drive them over the ' Black Hill, but on rounding the . Post Oilice corner, tho cattle" broke , ( back," being on tho "Prohibition" s line.. Fences Aveve broken down in s all directions, and people ; fled in I great consternation. One of ;tho '' cattle thought ho was strong enough II to smash a straining-post, and at it P lie went, Tho post did not budge, but that bull did. So well did tho post hold its own that the bull rebounded, and fell on the ground ■ with a crash. It recovered after a. wliilo, and was seqn with tail in tho air and head well down, making through two or threo wiro fonces with half-a-chain of wire on its horns, After two or three hours' hard work the mob was driven over tho hill,. ' Tho roadman is ploasod, no doubt, to find that, after all the good work j be did in cleaning out the drains,tho x cattle havo necessitated him doing it s again. - . 1 The recent rains caused the river to rise rapidly, and tarao enter. 1 tained that a flood would result, but '' fortunately it subsided as quickly as 8 it rose, ! A marriage is to take place on tho t 19th inst,, between Mr D. Speedy, 0 a well-known settler in this district, s and Miss Wyndgato,