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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3104, 3 October 1899, Page 4

Bruce County Council meets to-day, Mr Fiulay M'Leod, who is leaving ths district on the 20th instant, resigned the rosition of Registrar of Electors ou tha 30th September. The vital statistics for the month of August, kindly supplied by the local registrar were as follows :— Deaths 2, marriages 2, and births 7. The first lambs of tha season were killed by Mr John Wyber last week, and were on view in his window on Friday and Saturday. They averaged 301 b a piece, and met with a ready sale. Repairs and alterations to the Burnweil colliery at Lovells Flat are progressing apace. A large gang of men are employed, and active operations should be re-coru-menced at the mine in a short time. Tne Stirling dredge, which has been laid up during the past week for repairs, has again started work. As well as receiving a thorough overhaul, a new elevator nas been added to he- machinery, and is working very satisfactorily. A very artistically decorated three-story Aveddingcakeon view in Mrs M'Farlane's window last week attracted a good deal of attention, and was very favorably commented on Mr Armishaw, by whom the cake was made, is evidently no amateur at this kind of work. Work at the Fortification mine under the new company has been commenced. The steamer which has been running in connection with the company for the past nine months, has been kid up, and the coal will, till the railway is finished, be carted from the mine to MiltonAlexander Kirkwood, a miner, working at the Fortification Company's mine, met with a nasty accident last Friday. While working at the face a full of coal came down a,ud pinned him by the leg. No bone-; were broken, but his leg was severely bruised, i.nd it will be some time before he will be able lo resume his usual occupation. In anticipation of opening the saason tomorrow, the Milton Bowling Club have for the last few days been making improvements to their green. Mr Charters has the work of relaying part of the turf well iv hand and hopes to have it in playing order in ft fortnight's time. However, the usual opening game, this year a tournament, will take place, and ii the weather continues as fair as has been experienced lately, there is sure to be a large muster of members. This season the green will be under the care of Mr Chas. Bowie. The monthly meeting of the W.C.T U. was held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening. After the usual opening exercises several communication? were read, one of which was from Mrs Harrison Lee, wi-hing the Society every success, and bidding them press forward in their good work. Au animated discussion then took place re the Temperance Question. This was followed by a short but very enjoyable programme consisting of solos, recitations, &c, winding up with a very spirited Temperance dialogue. At the close some Prohibition pamphlets were handed to the members for distribution. The fishing season opened on Sunday under most ausjticious circumstances. All the fishing rivers near at hand are in good condition, and not nearly so low as the present dry weather would indicate. For the first time perch fishing commenced on tha Ist October, instead of lst December, an innovation thae will be much appreciated by anglers. We are informed that perch are very plentiful in the creeks and lake at Lovells Flat, but the water of the lake is as yet much too cold for wading ; the method adopted for catching perch in the lake being to wade in up to the wai3t, as in the deeper water the largest fish are found. At a sitting of the J.P. Court held yesterday two cases came np for hearing. A claim by William Hamilton, against Geo. Barker for £7, being the price of one horse and £1 for the detention thereof was adjourned till 160ct. Mr Haggitt, whoappearedfi.rplaintiff, asking that an adjournment be granted on the grouud that several legal points would be brought up in the hearing of the case. As Mr R'dd, plaintiff's counsel did notobjecfc, the adjournment was accordingly granted. Jas. Forsyth, Milton, claimed £9 10s against Charles Gamble, strawpresser, Riccarton, being the price of 2 stacks of wheat straw sold by plaintiff to defendant on or about the month of June 1898. Mr D. Reid, who appeared for plaintiff, claimed judgment under sect, 100 of the Magistrates Court Act 1893. Judgment was given for ajnount claimed witb costs Iss 6d.

An English paper has a telegram from the Cape stating that Dr Jameson ia now flitting about on the Transvaal border like a stormy petrel. The Burgesß Roll of the Milton Borough Council for the year has now been printed, ' and the total number of voters is 347. , There are 322 on the freehold list, 5 on the \ ratepayer's, and 20 on the residential. Some people who do not know say it is no good advertising— most people know better. . Yesterday a local man told us tbat he had . turned over in two days new business to the \ extent of £30 owing to an alteration in his advt in last issue of Bruce Herald. Three members of the local volunteer corps have volunteered for service in the Transvaal viz., Lieutenant M'Clymont, Lieutenant Johnstone, and Sergeant Johnstone. They have applied to the Captain of the Clutha Mounted Rifles to be transferred to tbat company with a view to being selected for service. Last Sunday was an ideal day for cycling and judging from appearances the majority of our local enthusiasts were a- wheel. The Kaitangata Cyeliog Club held a club run to Milton when 20 members turned out 4 Altogether a very enjoyable day was spent. lhe Kaitangata cyclists are very loud in their praise of Milton and they express the opinion that tee day is not far distant when another club run will take place. Next Sunday the club purpose holding a run to Balclutha. The New Zealand Shipping Gompany have received the following message from Port Elizabeth, dated Friday 29th : "Waikato now being towed in with a broken shaft." The Waikato was 147 days out when she reached Port Elizabeth, and had 3500 tons of cargo for Dunedin, and rhe remainder (about 700 tons) for Lyttelton. There was a large quantity of provisions, included in her general cargo, the total value of which was estimated between £80,000 and £100,000. The foolhardy custom of allowing boys to fire off pea rifles promiscuously has met with its reward at Christchurch police court where a boy was charged with discharging a pea rifle near a public place to the danger of passers by. Mrs Smith deposed that while she was giving a music lesson, a missile ■> 4 came through her window and some fragments of the glass struck her face. No bullet could be found. Constable Connel produced specimens of the bullets used by defendant, whoso father had destroyed the rifle. Tbe defendant said he had paid 5s for the window. He had no intention to do any mischief. He was fined 30s, a week's wages It is always the person who has "no intention of doing any mischief " who does the most harm in this world. Towards tlie end of last year a Dunedin resident thought he would have a frisk with k some dredging shares, co he accordingly \ went in fov a parcel of what is now the best stock in the market. They were not thought much of then— in fact, hung-fire considerably. Soon after something serious happened to onr friend — he lost his billet, and, being unable to get another in New Zealand, made tracks for the other side. In the meantime he had been trying to dispose of hia shares, but nobody would have them. He had run up a few months' board, so at parting he gave thvm to his landlady (a young widow) in settlement of his debt. As soon as he left the shores of New Zealand, thoae sha r es became valuable, and after he had read of the first big returns in an Australian paper he made tracks back. The young widow boardinghousekeeper was also cognisant of their value, and try as he would he could not get her to part. She hud tasted the sweety of dividends. After desperate effort to obtain the scrip, all of which failed, he changed his tactics and laid claim to the widow as well. In this he was ni'iie successful, but we venture to say thafc the shares are still in her name all the same. — ' Critic'