The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, April 21, 1904

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 414, 21 April 1904, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, April 21, 1904

The Otago Central Trotting Club's Race* take place at"Alexandra to-morrow.

Thb opening match of the Alexandra Golf Club has been postponed till Thursday next.

Tax annual meeting of fhe Tuapeka Licensing Bench will be held'at Roxburgh on June Ist next.

Mr G G McGregor, sen., was yesterday elected unopposed to the seat in the Borough Council rendered vacant by the resignation of Mrß Appleton. Mr Jas. Cbombib, representative of Mailison and Co. will be in Alexandra on the 21st inst. and following days, with on assortment of latest winter novelties, i

The next English and European mail, via 'Frisco, will close at the Alexandra, pott offioe on Sunday evening next, at 7 p.m.

A motion is to come before the J New Plymouth Borough Council to levy an annus,; charge of £2O on bullock teams workit? i ? the borough. The Alexandra Poultry Club have decided to hold a bhow about the middle of Julytwo or three days after the Naseby Winter Show.

"Ma A P Robertshaw, of the Dresden Piano Company, will visit Alexandra In the course of a few days.- Orders for piano tuning may be left at the Bendigo Hotel.

MB S T SPAIN notifies that »11 stock found trespassing on Earnscleugh run wiii be impounded unless arranged for, Term* for depasturing will be found in our advertising columns.

As a result of the removal of tea duty. Nelson Moate and Co. Ltd, have reduced the prices of all their celebrated teas by 2d per lty, thus giving to the public the full benefit of the reduction. In another column appears the new price list. A wbitbb in the Tapanui Courier calls attention to the unsatisfactory system of selling poultry by the pair instead of by the pound, and mentions an instance where a pair of ducks weighing 121b live weight were sold for the same price as a pair weighing 71b.

Thb people of Alexandra are at present unable to procure water from either of the two sources of supply, and are thereby seriously inconvenienced, especially as the tanks are very low as a result of the prolonged spell of dry weather. In many cases residents are obliged to buy water aft from Is to 28 per barrel, according to the distance they are from the river.

This afternoon. Messrs Young, Bucnanan and Co. will sell by auction on behalf of Mr E Appleton. a large and varied assortment of household furniture and effect*. The articles will be submitted absolutely without reserve, as Mr Appleton is leaving the district. Numerous artioies of furniture? «to. will also be offered on behalf of other vendors.

" Progressiva bolxgaux" is a very happy phrase, and describes with something like literal aoouraoy the march of divorce In America. A man may not legally have two wives, nor a woman two husbands, but the liberal, not to say free and easy character of the divorce laws allows them to skip along the primrose path, tasting the awMts of matrimonal pleasures Just as long as that keep sweet and fresh, and no longer. St's much better and cheaper then Brlghasi xounge's polygamy.

The stately Eucalyptus bends its head, And sighs and moans as if all joys had fled. The sleepy Bear cries:—" Why suoh tad lament? I'd like to know what's ruffled your content. " Alas!" the sad old tree says in reply, M Once full of joy and pride and power was But now my oil's discarded and I Ind Woods* Peppermint Cure is used by all mankind." On Friday last, a considerable area of Mr 8 Lett's coal pit collapsed, the cause of whioh is not at present ascertainable. The Em-j °l°» ed down at present, and the loss will doubtless be a serious one to Mr Lett. The town water race was damaged by tha subsidence and cracking of the ground, and the water had to be turned off. It is expected, however, that repairs will be effected within a few days. «Y^ l « » P leased to hear that the new Opnir Milling Company is being supported by some of the most representative farmers in the district. This is as it should be, for the present conrse of business which consists in importing all our wheat from Dunedin is not at all characteristic of an energetic and self-supporting community as we ought ;to be. The proposed addition to the mill of an oil engine and new rollers will, we are informed, make all the difference to the conAs the old owners retain their shares, it is evident they have every confidence in the concern. We trust to see.it largely supported by all concerned in keeping the money in the district.

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