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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10297, 31 May 1899, Page 2

. :.; ' Mr. O'Regan,; in addressing the electors .at Capleston, said that as soon as the Consolidated Company had .undertaken ; to proceed with sinking the Just.-imTinie ' shaft, he proceeded to • Wellington; ■ and made complete arrarigments : for the, ; road now in progress.: He had also got them a good road tp.the top of ; Victoria Range, and', although disco' very ''lias riot yet conic up to expectations, there was - ; still ground for Kope; He received 'a hearty vote ofthank^ iand conficlenpc.

• TJic- members ; ; of the orej" FootballClub are requested;; to rqU^p : foi;prcctice ; this" afternoon on the Park.' *'■' In ; yiew -.of . junior fixture on Saturday and ; senior fi^t'u r e oil Saturday week', as tiii.i jsh pgac.'ticef as possible should : Be indulged .< in. The Grey II this year, have; the" inakings: of ri good back 'combina fcitiri', - aiid' it *is to be hopedi>fclip- duHnguthe' remainder ©1' the; season we will see some exhibitions of plajr that characterised' the' junior team of 1896. ■ ••■ "' :

Messrs G W Moss and 0o held a most successful, sale of drapery; i clothings ■ rugs ancJ hoviseliolti requiremeufcs a.t .Eisseij^ harllt's sample rooms yesterday." The' articles offered were up-to-date fand as the sale was without reserve a brisk, business, was done, over 300. lots l)eiug^ placed under the hammer. The sale. will {beC.re" sumed this/morning at ll o 'clock '^nd will be held from day to day un tit the.: sample room is cleared out. THe goods must be sold 'and ■ those desiring:- to Tp^rcha r s,ej' at from 25to i s(Jl per cent under • ' 'i?ia&- cojsfc are 1 advised by the auctioneers t6"",vjstt the rooms and satisfy thlamsely^s* ' tha't 1 the articles are bonajide ah'd thUi bargains are the. order of the'day. ' .; ' We regret to; hear that "-ArTramp, Esq, ' ' of the A uckland Weejcly . News, Vhas : been laid yttp \ii ifor. 6<Jih r e / .days' witji' ah acute attack of rheumatism. •Mr Wiekham, the geiitlemaii's' proper name has visited Grey mouth several ■ times in the interests of his journal.

Parliament will meet fforr r the "despatch of business 1 on j the 23rd of June. 1 i

The Brunner , I^evvs says tliat a well known and respVcVed' farmer -named Msntyro'ai-'dpped[ : ;- r dea : d''at the Twelve Mile orLTuesday-(yesterday) morning.

. A very nasty accident (says the Kumara Times) which may have been attended V\viJ:H fatal results took place some little, from Jacksons on : the ' Christ? chtirch road on Thursday last, to a /young mail named Walter Mayo. 1 He was employed getting firewood, and had placMa charge of dynamise into a log, which' appeared tQ, miss fire, and. Mayo, after- wait-) irigl a littl&^went to the spot, . and wa'sj; pulling out the fuse whea. the dynamite .exploded, blowing him -some distance away. He received several .deep cuts aboutthe neck and face,. and Bleed freely from the ears and nose. The injuries he/ received are not s.o' bad as at first supposed, so he may. in a short time be able to resume work..

At St John's Debating Society last evening a most instinctive couple of hours was put in when " Impromptu Speeches" were listened to and criticised.

Mr R C Forsyth returned to town yes terday -after a six week's absence.