ECHOES FROM TE AWAMUTV.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1247, 26 June 1880, Page 2

ECHOES FROM TE A W AMU TV.

The appointment of Up J.E. Clough (Postmaster) to be Registrar of Births, &c, Ims aiven groat siti.sf iction. The newly-appointed Clerk of theCoiut haviutj taken up hisquirfceis at the Court H'tuse, li'is been duly interviewed by tho mimageable and uniudrriayeable spinsters. Tho Committee for tho railway opcniug- celebiMtion are ilAng their utmost to ensure a grind success. Preparations on a large .s<ule die bein" 1 made. Tho lunnuig of free trains is being- talked about. Tlu> now proprietor of the old store— John Biidjrpmfin— ha* made an outward and visible sigrn of a desire to do business. Ho lias i-craped tho white paint off bis glass windows, which for years past has carefully concealed the various articles lcpt in store. The outside public can now ascertain without difficulty the nature of the wares kept therein. 'Tistrue that the Church palings are highly satisfactory. Not so the state of,

the tomtatonM on the soldiers' graves iv the Church-yard. Various G-overument3 have been invited to aid in their reformation. In view, however, of tho cheeseparing of living civil bervants' salaries, wo mu^t not, of course, expect to see money wasted on by-gone heroes. Kiwi. Te Awamutu, June 20, 1880.