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Bruce Herald, Volume IX, Issue 827, 11 August 1876, Page 4

We aro compelled to hold over our report of the meeting of the Waste Lands Board held on Wednesday in Dunedin.

A srECiAXi meeting of the Crystal Fountain Lodge, 1.0.0. T., was held at Tabic Hill, on Tuesday last, presided over by W.C.T. Biv. Clarksou. Five new members were proposed, and an investigating committee was appointed. After some lodge business had been transacted, Bro. Black took the chair, and conferred the second and third degrees on those present, they beiug all charter members. A council of instruction was then held, Bro. Peach acting as instructor. After a hearty vote of thanks had been accorded to Bro. Peacn, the meeting closed.

A "UATTEit of considerable interest to tlie ratepayers of Milton, and to the settlers in the district, was referred Io at the annual meeting of the Tokomairiro Farmers' Club on Tuesday ni^-ht. It is probable .hat in a few months the sheep and cattle yards used at. tho present time b.v the auctioneers will have to be removed to some spotoutside the Municipal boundary, and it was suggested that the Farmers' Olnb should take steps to co-operate witli the auctioneers and have suitable yards and pens erected on the show ground at the Police "Reserve. The position would be a convenient one, and the Club would no doubt profit by the arrangement.

A PEW civil oises were heard in the Resident "Magistrate's Court, Milton, yesterday. In the case Hughes v. tha Manuka Hill GroULrnining Company/the plaintiff sj-tij-ht to reeo*-\-r £23 for wages. On the applicatiou oi "Mr lteirl, an adjournment was granted until Tuesday. William. Taylor sued William Black for £56 2s fid forwork and laber done. Judgment was given fertile amount claimed, with costs. Execution was ordered to issue nest day. In the Case' Grindley v. Tansley, the plaintiff claimed £\2; 10s 7d fcrgoods supplied. An order was made for, the payment of the amount in instalments of '2ls per month. •■''■-

J At about halH-past eight o'clock on Mondaynight last tlie house in Union-street occupied by Mr Walter Taylor; solicitor, was discovered to be* on fire. The alarm was at one© given, and : before the bell at] the church of England wa3 rung Capt. Bastings and seveml members of the Miltor ' Volunteer Fire Brigade were in attendance, t b • appeared that a fire had: heen burning in the g '■rat k " ' an one of the .upstair rooms, where, xuatear 1 -^f a . ■■' ' hearthstone, a thin sheet of iron had ; he^u fixed* 'over the bbnrds in front of the firev»V il( .^ Tlie boards ignited/ and tho house wa? filled with' smoke before the locality of t> t 6 fire-was discovered. By cutting away -rhe flooring, and making use^ of the plentiful 811p p] v 0 f water . afc hand,; tha bngade-m(sn hadhV difficulty in ex- " tmgiushmg ■ the fire, and' comparatively little- . '. tlamp.ge was done! The house was insured in on&Y. ; or two offices. It was a fortunate thing; that the-. .'■-•' fire was discovered at an early hour of f hehight, '', otherwise the house would probcs>fy have been •'.', -destroyed.' .*--». w . .

■..ri'Xay.- last? tevfen the^BßtfCE' Herau> -•""■--!»ve s besn-*pT^^ .. ever,, that few of jour readers will, be disposed to; ;. : , disagree with us when we : stata that, we have done Y'.'Y our best to give every,- attentiontolpcal matters, .o, r: The friends who. have, shawn- such aj marked »p------.V-rpreoxation of Our •hospitality .during the last few ,f., I ,weeks have reluctantlyi departedj and: puce uuore v i we are abie. to view; V these, .scenes, sW eharming,:'-----s "-M-. proudly xoonscious ; iOf, ; the <?, fact; that -when; u;n eti-angers came amongst us we "took them'iu." -.. tv-We need. -say no more..' * ." ;-.-■•:. ";'-' : r. yy y-u; A PtrßLic^ me4tiiig was held at^^'Waipbri,.on'the sth itißtTjTri-tKescKbolhouse,, for the purpose of foimiag^a jodge T of iGpbd* -Templars. Messrs '.GrV B. Kingi r>.l)., A.- Burns, L.D., of: the, St; Lawrence Lodge, st?*'?^, briefly the objects' and principles of the* 6ifder,-after which eleven'peradns .-cook the obligation. The following were • ' i&tfd'instafied' asoffibers for the current quarterjrr- ** "* ! Br6^Bdhei^;' ; M:C.T; ? ; .Urey; W^T.T.i. Bro. Knight, W.S. ; Broi <) V ! Mauley J ; ; Bro. Hill, W.C. j Bro. J., Thoinß6n',;W.M. i? ', Sister v y j Nefll*;. i "#.T):Mi : 'Brb;,^¥ußbh; v 3VG ; . / ; .Brbi Butler, J O.GL f Brb. ;Bi Neilii ! W;t)i ; and J W1T. ;, .8ro f ; A-, 100 °^P&o*m^onV- , PlW;e.i?. ;j '*'Thß' ;litfdgfr Was nan*.ed"the , "Wh» Can.Tell." A vbt'e''"^^^!*^^ tq, [tlie xrx-, . and^Mrs li:,iJO tr^, t^a closV.' ftight waa one of the stormiest expeneixcedthis-iwiinter.