The Brace Herald TOKOMAIRIRO, AUGUST 5, 1898.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 2983, 5 August 1898, Page 2

The Brace Herald TOKOMAIRIRO, AUGUST 5, 1898.

I : : . Last evening about 1080 fat sheep from Milton and 660 from Milburn, were sent per rail to the Burnside Fret zing Works. , Mesars J. A. Duthie and Co. report having sold to Mr Hall, on Tuesday, eight aorea of swede turnips on the Domain, the property of Mr D. Held, at a satisfactory figure. I Mr JS. Wayne, late of the local Stock Department, haa been promoted to be I assistant inspeotor at Wanganui, North Island, aod left here on Wednesday to take up his dutieß there. In another column, Mr T. Bransgrove, who lately opened* bootshop next the Oounoil Chambers', Union Btreet, has an important business announcement. Attention is direoted to the prioes quoted. Mr Cecil Maitland, of the Balolutha branch of the National Bank, haa been appointed acoountant of the bank at Milton vice Mr Bowron resigned. It will be remembered Mr Maitland was in the National Bank here some Biz yearß ago. The very many friends of Mr Donald Reid will be glad to hear that a letter, just reoeived tium him from Samoa, the tirst stage of hia tiip acrosß the Pauifio, Btatea that each day as the Mariposa got into warmer weather his htaltbs eadily improved* In faot he found himself in better Health and spirits than he had been In for a very long time, Several complaints were made al the poultry Bhow on Wednesday of pi feriDg from the home-made produce stand. Though the offence was not bo common 1 8 last year atill it was in evidence and it seems that it wHI not cease until a sharp example is made. Mr Robertßon also lost a number of packets from his stand. The remains of the late Mr M. Soott were interred in tbe Fairfax cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. There was a large and representative attendance at tbe funeral of the farmers and settlers of the district, who oame to pay their laßt homage to the dead. Tbe lie v. Mr Chisholm read the burial servioe at the houae and at the grave. A chatty writer tells a story illustrative of buoolio-colture in the good old days. One day, wbiie walking to Ipswioh, a youog lady met a laborer's wife and ber two daughters, girls of twelve and fourteen. «• So Mrs P., you have been shopping?" "No, Miss," replied ihe good woman, with an unmistakable air of Belf-appioval, but 1 am anxious to do my girlß all the good I oan, bo I have just taken them to Bee a man hanged." A sitting of the Milton Police Court waß held on Wednesday before Messrs Wayne and Moore, J.P'b., when William Henry Pearson, an old offender, with about 40 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to the charges of drunkenness and obßcene language preferred againßt him. JB e was oonvioted aud discharged for drunkenness, but for using obscene language he wab sentenced to two months' hard -abor in tb c Dunedin gaol. A meeting of the Fairfax School Committee was held on Thursday evening 28th July. Mr D. Tweedie in the chair* Accounts to tha amount of £10 7a Gd were passed for payment. The headmaster of tbe school was present and brought before the committee a recommendation that tbe new floor be bo built that the desks might be arranged along the side wall instead of across the end of the room as a* present, He put several reasons in favor of auch an arrangement before the meeting. The committee unanimously iesolved to give tbe plan their Bupport and to bring it before the notice of the Education Board. Some small repairs to the school were left in the handß of the Works Oommittee to deal 1 with. The headmaster's offer to give a lantern entertainment in aid of the funds a' an early date was aocepted, and the matter left in his hands to arrange. In dismissing a case at Wanganui in which a man was charged with neglecting to olear from tbe road in front of his property Mr O. O. Kettle, KM., Baid :— "lf the Legislature intend to cast npon settlerß tbe burden of clearing from roads all gorse, etc., whioh was growing there before the Aot was passed, and whicb did not spread there from their lands, the Aot should have been made very clear and defioite on the point. Tbe true meaning of the Act was, at leaßt in his opinion, doubtful, and according to the ordinary rales, &b laid down by the caaeB > the person upon whom it was sought to Impose a new obligation should bave the benefit of tbe donbt. In a recent oase in England it had been decided that when a statute, imposing a toll or rate upon the publio, did ao in ambiguous terms the Court must decide- in favor of the construction wbioh will be least onerous or burdensome to the public,"

Mr J. Eastes, bicycle importer, and agent for Bed Birds aud Blaok Birds, hae removed into the large building next the National Bank. A ohange of advertisement will appear next issue. The -Fortification Bailway and Goal Company shares are rapidly being applied for in Milton. As only a veryeasnal canvas has as yet been made, this speaks well for the quick floatation of the oompany. Despite tbe bad weather and tbe consequent smaller attendance and also the falling «ff in entries, particularly in the ' Poultry classes, it is satisfactory to learn that the late poultry sbow was a finanoia success. In the evening tho snm of i' 9 odd was taken at tbe doors, The following is a " verbatim et literatim " traneoript of a letter received by a Christohurch mercantile firm in response to an application for payment of an account : — " I have paid his bilies as Boon as I got thim, and I think this one must be paid. Pies to give the eitams, as I not got them. I don't want any adishenal charges."