FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 August 1925, Page 3

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO.

SOME INTERESTING ITEMS. | The Manawatu Herald (Foxton) re, publishes the following news paragraphs from its issue of August 5, 1881: “On. Wednesday morning one of the largest trains that has run in for some months past brought up at the Foxton station. In addition to passenger carriages, van, and other rolling stock, it comprised 18 trucks of timber, but as three vessels were loading throughout (the jday the truckloads rapidly disappeared. On Thursday morning another lot of ten truckloads was brought in for shipment. The new wharf affords very great facilities for rapid shipment and five times the present business could easily be done. 1 ' “Shipping.—(Arrived: August Ist, Sea Breeze, from Westport: August 2, Jane Douglas, from Wellington: August 3; S.s. Tui from Wellington. Sailed:—August 3; Jane Douglass; August 4: s.s, Tui and the schooner Hannah Barratt.” “Late Train.—The down train on Wednesday evening did not reach Foxton until 2 o’clock on Thursday morning. ’lt appears that the train left Palmerston at the usual time, but in the vicinity of Awapuni collided with a cow, which was cut to pieces, the train being, by the concussion, thrown off the line. The >'uard promptly returned to Palmerston to inform the officials at the Foxton end of the mishap, and to pro- . cure assistance. Mr Rotherham fortunately happened to be at Palmerston at the time and he ran down with a “special” conveying men with screw jacks, etc. The work of raising the engine on the rails was , a very difficult one on account of the soft nature of the ground, but it was accomplished at about 1, a.m., and the train reached Foxton as, above stated.” . , “Courthouse .Fence. —We are glad to learn that our remarks regarding the .’disgracefully shabby fence at present around the Courthouse have borne fruit, as his Wor- , shin the E.M. has recommended to the - Government that a new fence should be at once erected. • “Hydrabad.—The above ship with all gear, etc., was purchased by Mr Berchley for £5-” _ The following are a few prices current at that time as set out in the advertising columns; — Best flour 10s 9d per lOOlbs; sugar 14s per bag; tea, Is 7d, Is lOd, to 2s per lb.; plaid matches"sd per dozen; men’s black soft felt hats, 2s 6d eacn, men’s sox 5i pair; men’s strong shirks 2s each; blankets 10s 6d pair.