DISTRICT & GENERAL.

Bush Advocate, Volume IX, Issue 788, 6 June 1893, Page 2

DISTRICT & GENERAL.

Messrs knelling and Enerson have commenced business as joiners, cabinet maker's, etc., in premises adjoining the Advocate Office. Their opening announcement appears in another column. Op Saturday evening Jfrs Hadder, who is iv churge of the Danevirke branch, of the Bnn Marche, had a great display of fnricy dress material. The window of her shop presented 'quite a' fnlry-like appearance, and. 'plainly demonstrated the fact that our business people are quite on a par. iwith those of towns. of far . greater pretensions than Danevirke. The Idisplay was exceedingly opportune,' considering that the Caledonian Ball is now but a week away, and seemed an almost irresistible attraction to the many ladies who inspected it. 1 Tenders are invited by :Mr Allom : for 400 acres of bushfelling in blocks of 100 acres each.

I ", vC, awj'verjj glad tb-jtiear that Pas- '• cOr, Andetso'hf of.',Norsew;o;od has at le'nigth gone to' the Hot Springs. He J .has been' suffering greatly for some ' ,time from : -r heuraatism, and we hope ■thatfhe will "benefit by the trip in every way. All the old Bush residents will be glad, to hear that an pld identity, in fact (jne.of the 7 eariiesfc pione.ers, Mr' \Tames Barnes, has returned' to the -Bush-again. -Mr-Barnes-had a handin the opening of the Papatu siding, and»it! was'hje who called the 'public meeting" on the question of opening the siding,- which will be remembered with manya-laugh by the old .bands. We welcome Mr Barnes back to the Bush. ■' ? " ■ ; .- ■ i , , Last .week' two Celestials might nave been seen travelling over the roads in and about Norsewood and Ormondville, apparently looking for a place in which to start business, lhey seemeS t-> be very well pleased with; Pearson's, old.: store nextf the Settlers Arms., Hotel,' and it is quite probable that they will soon be raakmg a start there. ' The number of 'bikes' is fast increasing NprsewoocVand- we hear that a track is to be made at Ormondville. 'Thi'sTstiould give cycling in the district a great impetus. The Norsewood Gospel Temperance Union. will hold a -meeting: this evening, when the journal will be submitted. ; ' ' . A special meeting of , the Ormondville #, and I' Society; was held oh baturday "evening in the Rechabit* Hall., r Un/ortunate!y.only ; a ( few attended,'and we are sorry to hear that the Society is, going' to be wound up. We again call the attention of all farmers in the district to '*the public meeting in the Norsewood Town Hall to-morrow evening; .when Mr Vecht will attend to make arrangements for a constant supply of pigs for one of his pig-curing factories, or if enough P°Mers .were guaranteed ia .factory might be sat up here in, ihis district. This'is a ' chance ' settler's should not fftgl«£trflsTi'-gWd-'ekT)orF-fraae'lvill thus he started and; they will always have a ready market for their pigs. By attending they will gain information that ; wi|li . fully repay their trouble. Xiiif- : . 'S »« Mr Smith is just now very busy burning a large number of bricks at his new yard on the Maori Hill near Norsewood. : : , On Thursday last Mr Ole Olsen, sawmiller, , of Wimbledon, was married, to Miss Mary Bolstad, late of Is orsewood ., The marriage took place in the Wesieyan Church, Palmerston North,, and the Rev. Mr Kiel offi-ciatedr,At'-'the 'conclusion of .'the ceremony a large number 1 of ''friends and guests retired to the residence 1 of Mr BQlstad, where -an .. excellent spread was provided. Festivities were kept up till 2 o'clock "in the morning... The bridesmaids .. were Misses O. and- A. ' Olsen." The bride was dressed becomingly in grey, with the usual wreath' ari'd drangebles'som. Mr M. Olsen officiated as best man. ■ r 'iW*e iislt tba't;the JPlyraputh Brethren iti' Norsewood have decided to build a church on 'the corner section next to Mr Stokke's. The need of a footpath is beginning to be felt 'in Norsewood, so Mr L. Redward has decided to make one in front of. bis store, i 'We congratulate' him on his enterprise.: : .. * .".. Aa'wascxpecte'drMV McPhee isprying himself ta.'.be gn oxflellent Chairmanjqf,rthe,,ScboQl Comraittee,and the business.pf jjiat.bpdy. is con- • du . c .^,'! with. an. expedition ,whioh m«stWgratifylng;^to .the • meuibers,; while'showing ta^p'areoit's Jthat their interests receive'carelftil con siß oration' afrthehantiaoHheiri'-GoWmittee I.'1 .' - -Referring 'td the'c'tfmplaint' against the Headmaster, made' 1 at' the : meet--ing of ,the Sohcol!; Committee last/ evening, one.:..member. aaid , that he remembered., that when he was "at school he wonld 1 tell any number of lies tq escapea fcanihg; According to the. .Scriptures, .. UlUroen • are .liars^and this would probably apply with j equal truth to schoolboys. ' The water-tables' along the conl •tinuation of the y .maio road in Upper Norsewood want-seeing io' very badly, ■as soitje,person has dug a lot'of holes jin them, „ „,.,_.., , 1 ! The lsanev'irk'a.coVp's of the Salvation Army held a'tea'ineeting in the Town Hall last evening, at which the ;attendanoewa's bo large ! that' ; it' was jnot till a comparatively- hte hour that the tables were'cle'ared. We were favored with a complimentary ticket, and on putting in, an, appearance our representative found that three tables extended across the h&ll, the first being .under the ichafge of. JGieut; Bayne and' Miss' Sewell, the second was .in charge >of Capt. Smith and Miss Slipper, and the third was under the supervision of, Lieut. Scholes and Miss. Christiansen., The tables carried the proverbial load of good things) and deppifeithe intoads made by' the healthy appetites of 'the audience;, there was enough and to spare. The' ladies in charge of the tables did not tire in their efforts to minister to the enjoyment of their patrons, and that they succeeded in pleasing ..was evi-' denced by the good humor and satisfaction apparent. . An Army service was held' afterwards, and this' was also well attended. : Donald Dinnie is about to tour New Zealand with' a' Variety' Company., ,>;,•;;, „ . . The oldest Borougli Councillor that we know, of is Mr George Walker, who hassat at the Lawrence (Otago) Council table since the municipality was formed, now twenty-six or twenty-seven years ago. " Mr Walker ,has just bad to resign owing to [financial difficulties, and much sympathy for him is felt in the district. Since his arrival in this colony Mr Fillis has purchased Hengler's Cirque in Argyle street, London, and at the termination of the present, colonial tour he intends running the London establishment in connection with those he now possesses in Liverpool, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, and the principal cities throughout South Africa. The (Government has instructed the police to stop all glove fights in future. ' Judge Connolly at Auckland held that they were illegal, but the grand jury threw oub-tho bill in connection with;the recent fatal fight there. The- Government as to be commended for accepting the Judge's view, and acting so promptly, upon it. A movement is on foot in Woodville to secure a steam fire engine, and to takethe supply of water for fire extinction from the lagoon at the rear of the police station. A/very creditable specimen of local industry is tq be seen in the shop of Messrs, Andrson and Son, wagon builders.Miller's road. It is a,threeton road dray, and, has been built, for Mrßossiter. It has "the regulation tires, and is fitted with a powerful compound brake. /.There is also an arrangement for piling the wheels without renioving them. . The dray appears to be of excellent workmanship throughout, and reflocts much credit upon the builders. A rumour is current in press circles that Mr Henry Brett, proprietor of the Auckland Star, is in negotiation for the purchase of the Lyttelton Times.

We hear/ that Mr j£ E. Prior is to be entertained' at' dinner to-morrow evening at the; Junction^ Hotel. An-advertisementin another column announces that Mf ,F. D. Bramald has taken over the business of the Danevirke Dispensary from Mr Prior. The new proprietor is a gentleman of high qualifications in his profession, and wiljk wl Relieve, be found to be a worthy successor to Mr Prior. We wish him every success -in hisunder* taking, 'Mr Claude Hearn, editor of the Evening Press, died on Sunday morning after a brief illness. He" was formerly editor of the Kangitikei Advocate. | At the Danevirke Police Court this ! morning, before Mr J. H. Clayton;} J.P., James Smith was fined/ss,,in default 24 hours' imprisonment for being drunk yesterday. . ; Mr Jas. Mills does not intend to seek re-election for <Porfc:Chalmers, One day last week' a. horse which ran away with a dray at Christctiiirch was suddenly stopped in . a ; pubjic road through a bystander recognising it and calling out its name. ' The explanation was obtained from him that on his >yay to Work'of mornings and evenings Be'h'ttd-'been' in the habit of speaking to the animal as it thrust its head bVerthe'fe'nce: Thefamiliarity had grown til} the horse looked for the man's passing, Was received with a pat on the head or a piece of biscuit, the man ) calling the horse Bob. Therefore' whfen the liors'e was tearing away, tail on end, with the dray,., and the person referr,ed ; to called out Bob, Bob, ; the? intelligent animal -drew up and waite'di till his fr.iend came up. The contents of' tHe dray had been . scattered bu,t no damage was done. For the year ending May 31 there • were collected in Ashburtdn County 506,944 eggs and heads of small birds, for which 'the County -Council paid £26303 3d, in;addition'taieil7 lls 8d for poisoned "grain:, ■ :_ ■The c Woodville correspondent of the Post is urging the Commissioners to run an early tr,ain, to Wellington. The resignations , of. Miss Batt and Miss : B'eavis, ' tne mistress' aLd pupil teacher at the Danevirke school were received by the Committee last evening with regret. The young ladies are proceeding to Wellington! , ; The appointment of Mr John Johnston as ranger for the Borough of Danevirke is officially announced by the Town Clerk. . . . . .- In : codriection with the last ' momenta of Scott, the Waikomiti murderer,,occurred one of : those , peculiar circumstances which many people are apt to regard as more than mere coin-' cidence. It appears (says the New Zealand, .Herald), that 1 exactly at twenty minutes to . eight .the con? demned maii asked Mr Calder to read him' a hymn. -.Mr Calder. of course readily complied, and asked him if he preferred i any special hymn. •H& could not possibly have known of the order of service afcAU". Saints, and yet he, at; once selected: the well T k;nown a PP.fPP r iaite ( hyran, 'Days and i Mom'ehts Quickly Flying,' which" was just' at that very moment being sung ;at the church. So as 'the' chaplain .read the words of the hymn 1 to the unfortunate. man, his congregation, •gathered together out pf, .Sympathy •with the deceased, .were singing the I'same- words. rMr Calder knew- of this ■at the time, arid Wtildnot' Help ; feeliing impressed. ; ..W.h.at cQnstitutea.a,.gentleman.t.-A : witness in the. Wairarapa' Court stated {that he saw one 'or the u 'gentlemen • .chewing the other"' gentleman's' e ( ar, ' <In response to an advertisement £or ; a naassenger.at £2 23 •iper'.iweekithe Wellington City Council received 185 '.applications,; >p• v ' •/ M . 1 1 v ! : # ■ Mr Allan Hamilton 1 tbld a Wangajnui interviewer that every day spent ;upon the road , by. Fillis's circus represented £400, and:he was pleased to 'say that during the New Zealand tour .their receipts. ,Tia,d never fallen short of this's'um. '. . ".'",' V .-*• • The anniversary. social in connection with the local Knights of Labour takes place in. the- Town »Hall on Thursday evening. The secretary .elsewhere asks those who have re.ceived invitations for the Band Hall Hall to note the change. The social 'commences' jit 8; o'clock. ..* "w ./ i Preparations for the first; baft ibe held by; the Danevirke Calidoniari Society are now practically complete. ;Mr J. L. Kimbell,- of the Club Hotel, ■has undertaken the catering, which is a sufficient guarantee that that will be satisfactory j the music will be provided by three Palmerston musicians, and Mr Dolman, tbe lessee of the Hall, intends to have the floor In tip top order The ball is likely to :be well attended, as'the tickets hive gone off well. i At Hampden ion Thursday a native woman named Harriett Pure died of old- age. The age declared to the registrar was 120 years. Mr Carson, one of the candidates for the Wanganui seat, is expected to return to the colony about the middle of July. It will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere tnat Messrs Boss and Sftndford, o£ ( the Bon, Marojie. under .the management of Mrs Hodder; ' are 1 now opening up their new goods in mantles millinery, and drese goods, of which they invite early, inspection. Dressmaking in first class style on the premises, at ,Tiie Bon Marche, Danevirke. If you want really good Flannels, all wool," good riiake; genuine New Zealand ■Flannels in white, Shetland, grey, and other c6lors, at moderate prices^ Send for patterns to Te Ano Hoosb, Wellington. ; We have an immense stock of these New Zealand Flannels, bought at the lowest niill prices, and are prepared to give our customers the bonofits of our special purchases at.Ts Ano House, Wellington. ' , ' We have selected superior qualities in these 'New Zealand Flannels, and can guarantee the utmost ■ ■ satisfaction in their wear and comparative freedom from shrinking. Our stook is adniirably assorted atTE AiioHou.si, Wellington. , We appeal fo our ccitome'rs to support local industry in, this' mutter. No doubt they will, more especially as the Flannels by their intrinsic merit are fast displaoing those of English make in this market. ;Send for patterns to Te Ano Hodse, Wellington. Our prices for these .superior Flannels are 12^d, loci, 18d, l ana Is 9d per yard, and we are prepared to cut any length ns may he desi w iat Tbt Aro 'Housed > Wellington. " - ■ !•••'••• - - _ AH orders for these Flannels amounting to 25s and upwards will be forwarded carriage paid to any address from Te Ano House, Wellington. ' ; I < if! - Cash in all eases must be sent withthe order : . ; Electmcity is the mainspring of our .existence, and when the system shows Jack of this vital force disease follows : and ampngst the most troublesome complaints are rheumatic affections, sciatica, etc The; mere action of rubbing Dr Leete's Electric Rheumatic Oil into the parta affected generates the eleotricity necessary to strengthen and lubricate the weakened "muscles and nerves. For rheumahsm, lumbago, pleurisy,, soiatica, sprams stiffness of, the .Jimbs etc., Dr LeetesEleotno EKeumatib Oil will rehevjj tho pain with lightning rapidity, and oure. Where other remedies Ll. Sold everywhere.' • Agents :E. E. P M0B ; Dane--virke; Badley & Co, Danevirke; W. BoBtNSON. Makotuku; J. T. Wilson,