September 1908

The new brick butter factory was formally opened at Hautapu. The architect was J W Warren and builder Fred Potts. The manager was Mr A Beange, who was noted for turning out a high grade quality of butter.
The two retiring members of the Eureka Co-Operative Dairy Co, Messrs Shaw and Ramsay, were presented with two silver mounted smoking pipes. Musical items varied the dancing which continued until nearly morning milking time.
The NZ Loan and Mercantile Co. sale included 1200 head of cattle, 200 ewes with lambs, 250 woolly hoggets and a large number of fat hoggets and fat ewes.
Rev W H Beck of St Paul's Methodist Church was kept busy with a wedding in the morning between Thos Waite and Miss Louisa Brown. Then in the afternoon Mr C Chase to Miss Sarah England.
About 200 members and friends of the Waikato Hunt were guest of Mr and Mrs J Hally of 'Valmai' where they enjoyed a hearty luncheon before setting off for the hunting field.
The subject of the district High School speaking competition was 'That Athletic Exercises form a necessary part of a sound Education.' The Mayor W F Buckland presented a silver medal to the winner, H Hammond.

Mr C Boyce engaged L C A Potter, architect, to prepare plans for extensive alterations and additions to the Alexandra Hall.
Miss Gladys Onyons, on behalf of the secondary department of the High School, presented Mr E W Shanahan B.A. with two volumes, Shakespeare and Tennyson poems.
During Mr Shanahan's time the High School had attained the highest position among the schools of the province. The Shakespeare Club presented him with a framed autographed picture.
On the new Leamington Town Board's agenda were - Tennyson Street, The Domain, a tree obstructing Burns Street, Lighting the Bridge, Stray Cattle, Gorse, Rents and the Grader.
The young people of Pukerimu organized a social and dance and 'It was almost time for the lark to announce the dawn when the festive gathering broke up.'
About 800 people were present at the Waikato Hunt Club's annual race meeting with Norman Bank's 'Goldsmith' winning the two mile hurdles and 'John' winning the 1 mile Maiden Welter.
Mr Hugh Fitzgerald died at his residence 'Sunnyside' in Leamington aged 80 years. He had been in the district 33 years - 31 of those serving as clerk of the Pukekura Road Board.

There were many Letters to the Editor and public meetings for and against the £5,000 loan for the new Town Hall. The tide turned on this poll with 150 votes for and 130 against. W F Buckland, the Mayor, addressed those who had gathered around the Borough Chamber.
'Cheers were given for the Mayor, then those assembled strolled away.'
When Mr J Benson, manager of the Fencourt creamery transferred to the Roto-o-rangi creamery, he was given a case of smoking pipes and a silver match box.
At the Presbyterian Sale of Work and flower show, W F Buckland took took the prizes in the three Class A and three Class B Narcissi catorgories an Champion Bloom with 'Duke of Bedford'.
Two young men were sentenced (one six month's imprisonment with hard labour and the other two month's imprisonment) for stealing four fowls.
There was a good attendence at the St Peter's Fancy Fair when the little girls of the Convent performed in a graceful manner the Butterfly Gavotte, Cachuca and Maypole Dance. Few patrons could not withstand the tender pleadings of the young ladies, to buy an art union ticket.

An advertisement for W J Broad Nonpareil Store Duke Street, Cambridge.

'Assorted Cordials 11d each
Best Cleaned Currants 3½d lb
Jelly Chrystals 4d each, 3s 9d per dozen
Tinned Fruits 1 gal tin 2s 3d each
Tomato and Worcester Sauces quarts 1s each, 11s dozen
Coolie Cocoa 3s 1lb, 1s 6d half pound
Pearl Tapioca 2½d per lb
Tobacco Old Judge 1s packet'

Master Kenny Wilkinson fell off a cart and broke his left arm at the elbow, a lad named Alexander was bucked off his pony at Flat Park and Mr E Wallis sprained his leg when his horse fell.
St Peter's Fancy Fair was a great success, despite the wet weather, taking over £200 over five days.
The sum of £1,250 appeared on the government estimates for a new Courthouse at Cambridge.
The Crow's Nest road at Maungatautari was granted £200 for repairs; French Pass to Taotaoroa road £100.

 

 

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