Local and General.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVIII, Issue 4191, 14 May 1897, Page 2

Local and General.

The annu>l meeting of parishioners of Longbeach takes pltce to : morrow afternoou it 2 o'clock at the .Arcade Chambers.

An unfortunate womaouat Olive received such a shook by the recent flood shat her removal to an asylum is absolutely necessary.

All the chickens in the western part of French Guinea are peifectly white. It is itnpo sible to firid one with a aoloied leather.

A negro in Ohio, w.ho was a slave before the civil war, has had a fortune of £30,000 (eft. him by his focmer mister, whose life he once saved.

It is reported that a party consisting of 200 men are fitting out in California with a view to an expedition to capture one of the Solomon Islands.

A "mummified man," with a skin like parchment and hardly an ounce of flesh on his body, is astonishing Paris with his heavy weight-lifting feats.

The Kmperor William goes about at night with small electric lamps fastened on the frontal strap of his horsea, whether he is riding or driving.

Entries and draw for thecoursiDgmeeting will be received and made ab the Central Hotel to-night. Ovvnerß had better make note of the i-tot.

Teacher —"What is the anatomical name for finger !" Johnny (raising his hand)— •• I know It'a Jerusalem. I've he-ird my pip* say it when he hit his finger with the hammer."

"Ould Erin" will be the play produced by the Collet-D^baon Company tonigh''. It is a very lively piece, and abounds with striking effects, sad dramatic situations.

A paper of March 20th says that Madame Mcl bit was, at that date, ill in America, and that after resting and taking medical treat, ment for some timf, she hud to abandon the -xpectation of fulfilling her engagement at Chicago.

An old Mauriceville Gcmati was so as'onisheil at iho sizj of the mail steamers 'hat he gave up the idea of a trip horn , on ilie ground thai the s'emier w s too big, aud would touch the bottom a 1 the way.— Examiner.

A great-grandson of the famou3 FieldM:ir*hal Blucher succumbed to the effectß of trivation in the pauperss ward of a New York hospiral. A nephew of Bi^marck'd was diiyei; to seek refuge in the Salvation A >ny.

Ou the Mangislak peninsula, in th' (J.spiiu Sea, there are five smill lak'g. One "f tliem is o -vered with salt crysfals strong enough o allow man und beast to cross the luke on foot; while another is perfectly round in shape and of a lovely rose colour. The Key Rutherford Waddell, of 8t .Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, haij reaeive'l jnti'mauon from the Theological College, Be fast, that the" degree of D.D. would be conferred on hurt at th,e o'osiug of ihe College in the first week in Apj-'il-''"<'e are requested to call attention of r a iors resident in the Longbeach parochial

<iis>, icfc to the fact that the offertories at Longhead), und VYa erton, on Sunday will be in aid of the Hawke's Biy Relief Fund. I^v T. A, Hamilton, V car of Aahburtoo will be the prer.cher. The young man floare, who was injured in the recent pea-rifle accident, is sti 1 in anything but a pleasant condition. Explora-

Lions with the Rootgen haya in the vicinity of the spine, twice attempted, have failed Co locate the bullet, aud some paralysis of tho lower limbs exists. No serious consequences are anticipated, as the pitient is under good medical and surgicil care, bub it is hoped '.he bullet will soon be found.

Bail not being forthcoming R. H. Brodribb, who was yesterday committed for trial for larceuy, was sent to Lyttelton in custody by this m> ruing's train.

'I he Otago Daily Times says that the first work of Mr J. A, Henderson, the poultry expert of ihe Agricultural Department will be the organising of breeding entablishmeutw, from which an improved class of poultry wil c available for distribution amo< gat the farnißrs at the lowest possible pi ice.

Our readers are jemind'-d that an exhibition of that wonderful modern mv ntion the Kiuetograph wi.l opeu co-morrow night a' the Od fy low ' Hali. Lile-sze iiving picture* of a number of must interesting ■>e°n s will be exhibited, and uo one should miss the opportunity ot seeing them.

Dr JSansen is a man of extraordinary phyaical strength. At Tiomsee, when, at the Feast of Welcome, he was proposing the health of Oaptun Syeidrup, he suddenly lilted his shipmate up and hell him alofi with one arm, so that everybo iy in the crowded ha I could get a tight <f him.

The Hon Mr Thompson, Minister for Justice and Defence, viaited Waimate yesterday in company with the member for the district and received a number of deputa tions on public matters, returning to fimaru in the evening. He proceeded to Oamaru by the early train this morning and went on to Dunedin by the express.

The dranghta to be cflered by Messrs Frielander are twenty in number, and when shown at their yards to-morrow will bear out the auctioneer's commendations. Ihe maree are first-class animals, and the geldings do high credit to their breeders. Ihe firm wilt also offer on Saturday the trotting gelding Toby, the property of Mr John Snearer, of Wheatstone. This is the trotter that paid the sensational dividend of £94 at the Tinwald meeting.

It is understood that Mr Alfred Harrison, ao long and favorably known as au auctioneer in Ashburton, as well as an energetic citizen, always ready to give his assistance in every good cause, is about to retire from business, and to take a tour for the benefit of his health. His successor in the,business is to be Mr Henry Stephenson, who has been for many years iv Mr Hanison'a employ, aud is widely and favorably known. We • wish Mr Harrison a pleasant trip and his successor a prosperous career.

A sad accident occurred at the races today. In the Wakanui Handicap, Naladin ran off the course jast as the team took the rails. Kvlleher, Saladin'e jockey, did his best to pilot his mount into the railed-off straight, but; the spirited gelding was too strong for him, and went outside the raib. Ihe boy's leg caught the first rail, and was smashed badly, but the little fellow hung to his mount gamely, and brought him in. Dr Leahy attended the li»d, and found that though badly hurt the consequences to the ad will not be serious. No permanent injury may be feared.

At the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club'd meeting at Timaru on Thursday, the IOOyJs, which was run in two heats, was won by J. C. Smith, of Tinwald. Iv the second heat Mataon and Crawshaw, of Dunedin, ran a dead heat The 440 yds hurdle handicap was won by E. Matson, with K. Neave, of Christchurch, second. The 440 flat was won by Montgomery, with Matson second—a good finish. In the 75yds Birch ran second in hia heat, and third in his heat in the 150 yds. C. Smith, of Tinwald, ran second in the two miles, which was a creditable race

Paris scientists are interested at present in the strange doings which are repotted at the house of a respectable married couple nam d Habouralt, living at Yzeures. For the past eighteen years, no matter where they resided, they are said to have been troubled by spiritß, mote especially since ihe birth of their daughter, now a girl 12 years of at»c Hundreds of people have visited the house and heard and witnessed the extraordinaty occurrences which transpire there. Moat uneaithly noises are heard at all hoars of the night; o'ten the house is shaken to its very foundation, and at times taiilea are overthrown and lights are put out. Ah investigation is being conducted by a number of scientific men of position. Hollovvay's Pills. —Pure Blood.—When the blood is pure, its circulation calm and equable, an I the nerves well s rung, we are well. These Pill* possess a mat vellous power iv securing these essentials of health by purifying, regulating, and strengthening the fluids and solids. Holloway's Pills can be confident y recommended to all persona suffering fro :\ disordered digestion, or worried by nervous fancies, or neuralgic pain?-. They correct acidity and heartburn, dispel sick headache, quicken the action of the Siyer, and act as alteratives and g-ntle aperiets. The weak »nd delicate may take them without tear. Holloway's Pils are eminently eeiviceab'.e to invalids of irritable const itut, on, as they raise the action of every organ to its natural standard, and universally exercise a cilming aim sedative influence.