FEATHERSTON NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4819, 7 September 1894, Page 3

FEATHERSTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent), Friday, On Wednesday evening the School Uommitte met as usual, al tie members being presout. The usual routine business was gone through. Tho Treasurer reported a credit balanco of L 3 4s 4d and accounts amounting to L 3 lis 6d were passed for payment. It was resolved that a concert with tho assistance of the children should be held at tho beginning of next month to raise some funds for the carrying on of the school work.

Mv "\y. ilqwse, of To Aro Housp branch, had a narrow escape while riding from Groytown a few mornings since, Not long after passing Hiley's at Tauherenikau; his horse stumbled and rolled back into a ditch with him, and was not able to extricate itself. Mr Rowse had to lay there some considerable time before lie was able to attract anynotico.Ultimately Mr Hiloy came and ho was liberated from his perilous position. Featherston is going to follow in awaythestepsofOnehunga, for I am informed that a lady resident is to be a candidate at the forthcoming election, for the Town Board,' on, dit that she is to have a follow candidate in the person of the wife of a present member, Still, I hardly think that the ratepayers will allow the new board to be made a laughing stock of. Messrs Jos. Donald, Alex McKenzie, J. (x. Cox, and Ohas. Oundy havo been nominated for tho forthcoming election for the new Town Board;; besides these 1 thewwiij be seyeral 'other' candidates' amongst whom might '.merition' f Messrs l A; Uraubart,'W, Bentoili W. Toogood, M v TaiVH.aSbeffwte. : ; J