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Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1041, 22 May 1873, Page 2

An inquest was held at Mercury Bay on the 14th instant on the body of James Marks, formerly a clerk at the saw-mill. The evidence showed that deceased had left the hotel partly intoxicated, and he had probably fallen into the creek while crossing on a plank which serves for a bridge. The jury returned a verdict of " found drowned." gfi< Coffee.—Brown, Barrett and Cos. Standard Coffee is both delicious and strong. Brown, Barrett and Co.'s Excelsior Coffee deserves preference to any coffee on account of purity and distinctness of flavour. Note the brands. sold at almost every grocery establishment in town and province.—[Advt.] Public taste has decided that the American Pea Nut, when fresh, and newly roasted, is the most wholesome and palatable nut that is grown, and in View of this fact Mr W. Marshall, Fruiterer, Queenstreet, has received direct from the grower a shipment of this nutritious esculent. One trial only Is ■oliclted. Sold whelesale or retail.—[Advt.] Oh, Mary, do give me a little light wood my fire won't burn this morning. How is it you always get your work done in such good time? You know I never loose a minute in the morning, but the bothering fire takes the half my time, and I don't always like to be throwing in the sperm candles, and the last place I was at 1 set the chimney on fire with kerosine. How did you manage it ? I just use one of Williams' lire-kindlera, which ooßts master one farthing, nfl my fire v alight in a minute,—[A»yt.