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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 54, 4 March 1879, Page 2

Lasd Sale.— "Messrs Thynno, Li a ton and : Co, udvertiso a great sale of lAjxtou Town , Lauds and 'oilier propn-ty far tho 2Dbh j March.' Wo Miall take mi opportunity of referring to this s.ile in a subsequent issue. AecuM.mzAUON' Society. — Tho next meeting of tho abjvo shuiecy Li to bj held '■ at Foxfcon, of which d 113 notice will be ! ijiven. ; Customs.— The Castoau revenue f iv the ! port of Wellington for List, month was i"2l,9Jij, against l'lo,ll."i for Fo&r&.irv, ! 1675. * I * ! i Vltal Statistic?.— Tlkmv were G) births, j stt deaths, '2G inaiTriagos dv.-ing last month ; recorded in Wellington. Ci.kaking Sale.— We direct attention to I an adyeitisamont in another column from Mr J. 0. Thompson, 'storekeeper, announciiifhis intention of holding a great clearing silo ot goods, during whith ho wi.l 1 dispose of his larjc an.l varied stock at a ' great sricrifijj. Fuxrox Land; — Mr 'Sidey, t'.\d woll- : known Liud and estate auctioneer of Wellington, was advertH-'d to hold a "com- , ipulsory" .salo ot 12 suctions of Foxion ; I land, at Wolrington on Saturday List, but ; i no account of tho Hale is given in '•he j I morning p-ipora of yesterday. * ; • Motoa Sciiooi,. — A iiionic is to be held | in connection with the above school en • Friday next. A danco will be held in the evening in the sehonlhoust'. New Puhuc House. — At the nest sitting t I of the Licensing Court at lAjxton, Mr A. | ! Djlziell, formerly of tiie Criterion Hotel, j .Bulls, will apply for n license* for a house in i course of erection at Cheltchlmin, a new! townsliip some few miles from Keilding. ' Eiil-catiox EoAui). — The Halcombo • Sclioo! Coniinittoj have given their votes to Alcssrs Godwin, S.msoh and J?ox, "* OtAKi C aw.— Tllo usual sitting of this Court will bo held to-day. ; Court Day— Tho usual fitting of the ;II M. Coiirt will bo Held to-morrow. Otily ! j a few debt cases am at present down for i ': hearing. ; Bolt. — A mild bolt ocicunvl in Foxton ' ;on I'ridny last. A cart, to' which worn tit- j j tached two horses, was sfaudiu^ opposite i i the Railway SUiion when tho midday train 1 cuino iv. Thj horses became frightened at ! the approach of tlio " train, and the leader immediately dashed off rtowu the streat, followed by the other horse with tho cart. However, , they wore Htopppd before any! damago was done, and no harm resulted beyond giving the townspeople who were down to meet tho train a good scare. It was fortunate the oart missed the Aw.ihou Bridge, as it was partially loaded, and a collision probably would have entailed serious results. P, S. Osi-jiEv.— On Saturday last the own?rsof the Oprey left Foxron by the

Jane Douglas to take ov.t the BtettmejErol WelliujjtoiU Oh tlio wh irf. prior to thifp*! p-irtiii : o df tile dboairiVr'j sdulu ' gddd lliiit£jj||l j " chuff 'Vjtoa injMg?d injfe fcho bystancfei'a. .Uliiiha^ffl^|»ri^p«fcy mm* for tiio ; M.' ; prey aiffl^ap^OT Gib Hjfwere given v?Hs tjlie nteii|' "fliP aw f&! Tue O iptey.Jß <"Qspc 'togfc " r iti3 Sl •) Is' 0 ' 1 ilfc fc ' 1 ; kfyj** iftaki WorVng Men's ohlb have not been without resdlt. The" jk'ei'efotry, .Mr If nocks, informs us tha* a meeting Will be" IMld :it a« o.uly Jute, at whi:;h the necessity of reconstructing the i'luh, mid placing it upon a proper footing, will be discussed. Work- j nig r luen'sClnbifwhero properly conducted, I -!U;Q-eicclleilt. ii'stitiitijiH, and it is to be -.regrotietlthfit our Otaki friends llaftJ Ir.id so many troubles. They will doubtless i "prohVby th«ir- past experience, aud make such rules and restrictions, us will prevent a i recurrence of them. We nourd a rumour, a fu\v days ago, to tho effort that the Police j had been iustt'iwted to lay au inform ition j with a tfithf tJ ttfrfln^ \YlW6hw tit ; club W\ lewdly in existence or riot. Otaki Post Ofi'lcs — Hitherto Mr Piise, j the Oi aid Postmaster And Telegraphist, hns j been " erib'd, cabin'd nnd confined, to a d> ! gree, owing to the wretched offices an 1 ac- < coinmodution provided. The new buiMing-s however, are compL'te I an! the fittings are I uo\V;b~e!ng erected, fq.iwon as they are: finished, ihe business Will t»j trail sfoTtvd to i them. The new oftvjes are exlrsmely n/at, ! | and form an acquisition t>i tin architectural ' beauties of Ihe southern townships. | Pi-:nfiSTiifAxwMi--- A foot-ruoe hus been i i arranged to omne on* 1 on ftitttrdity tuvKt, :it ! ; Foilding, Ivl wt en John Henderson and ft ' well-known rtiiiiier named W. DeLuiey. ' The match is for £*)0 a .side, and is to bt- ; run in three cronts, viz., 100, 20 ', and 300 j j yards ; the winnor of two out oi' the three \ events to take tin? money. The r.-sce will ! I bn run on the liiinholtou Jtmd, between j i Manchester and Warwick streets Const-! 1 tloivil'lu ifjti iv^fc in Cult in iho resulfc of fcho ! race. ; Agly Fakm.- On Saturday last, a repre- ! . Vientative of thi.i journal had th; pleasure; j of being shown over the above. » state at: ! AFotoa by itH entei'prisiujr proprietor, Mr ; Haitil'. Atiyono who remembers what this ! ; land was sonte eight or ten yearn iig<j would , 1 hardly credit the siifeoss that has attended \ the industry of its owner. Situated in the > I southern part of the Alotoi district, the ( land runs from the river to the road, and j while some of it when taken up was natu- j i rally excellent, yet other ivirts of it wore j simply sw imps, and covered with water a ! i givater period of the year. Now, through ' a plan of subdivision and drain »ge, Mr j i Ciirter his one of the ni'St advanced farms i in the district, and is well pleased wttli the ! icsnlt of this year's work. From abmt! : 1 ) nure.4 of grouud Mr C irfcei' will h-ivo ! abjut 2 I tons of hay, which is estim it'id ; to yield 200 bush -In of rye. -jf pass saod. A ' I sm.ill p;tddoc!c of oats yielded ab>at -tO ! bus'icls to tho aero Mr Carter will :.l<o ' hnve a splendid cAjp of potatoes. Tho j hud a :ems to bo peculiarly adaphod for such crops as p jtatojs, onions, &.s. Three j j onions taken up pro-ui-tcuously, turned the | s«ile at, 2} lb.s cacli, whioh will givj somo : I i lea of tho pro.lucing qualities of Mjtoa i i laud. Another small crop on tho laud . whi'Jh is comiuij on well U maize. There ; | nvo about li- acres luid dowu in ; j this cereal, which will bo ample for j ; the reqiiii-tmi^iil-s of the farm for the j | year. Attached to the f.irm is a c.ipitnl j i piggery, in. which doz.jns or porlcers of all ■ | sizes arc ko t )t fjr fattmia^ pm-^osj-s. J ! Most of Mr C irhor's stouk are bred from importo.l animils by Mr Crjwor. All the ni) let n fanning implements, inelii liug a winnowing 1 machine, avo employed on the farm.' Altogether this is one of the mwt successful farms in the district, nn inspection of which is thoroughly calculated to iiipivHs a visitor I slrongly with tlniba tint thoro is same j gjol agricultural lan-1 in this locality, 1 ! notwithstanding all that blatant orators j iin.'l prejudiced writers' may say and write I to thu contrary. Wo may state, in reference : to a sub-leader in another column tint .Mr . Carter has experienced much loss through the scarcity of labor, he having left some ai-res of hay uncut simply through being ! una'.'lj to obtain lab:>r to do tho work. I EuoLEsiAsTiaUi. — The Rev. Father j : Moreau: conducted the usual monthly ' Diviue Service at the Court lEousj on Suu- ! day last — nu^ninsr and evening. j AxoTiiKii Su'rrr.mi. — It is with muyh I plmusure w«> hnvc to chronicle the arrival ' ni another gen lomau who id goin# to set-tin |in t.h& Sandou D stri.it. Mr Anderson, of '• the well known linn of Aiidsrson and Jan- | 83U, Ciiba-strcot Wellington, has decided j 1 to throw in his lot with the Sauso.i people, ' j and is about to take over Mi 1 Tompkins'busi- ! no s at that thriving: township. From a per- . soi'.al iicquainfcancewith .Mr Andersmwecan ! '■ well congratulote the district upon the Mr j Advent of such an energetic aud thorougli j business m:ui, and wo trust that Mr Auder- ■ sou will have no reason, to regret the-' step |he has taken. He will tuko possession of I the 'business in about a fortnight. Fkuuiks. — Wo romind tliosa interestol, that tender.-' for the leases of the Foxtou and Gorge Ferries for oue year, eloso on 12th March. A suggestion has boon mado to us' that' if tlio" Couuty" c (!olSicil were to ! tako upon themselves tho responsibility, of keeping tho road to th 3 beanh in rep iir, instead of making it a part of the ferry.. ■ man's duties, :i miuh lir^er price would 03 ottered. Tha amounr, paid for tlo Foxtor. j ferry during the present year was i'LOi. I Or.VKt Hrreii. — Str Grconough , tha new ! propriotor of the above hostelry, will apply i for transfer of license at t!io. sitting of the Incensing" Court to bo held at Otaki to-day. Tun'deus. — Tho timo for receiving tenders ' 1 for roadmaking on the Oroua Dowiu Sta- ■ tion, his been extended to tho 6th March. i Haiujok D"l'exce. — Six guns for the dei feuce of" Wellington harbor — 3 of 7 tons, ! and 3 61-poundeis — and the materials f< r ' a new drill-shed, nrc on board tho ship Lor- ! mine, just arrived from England. :he ' importation ought " to ?plnce tho Empire City pretty safe from invasion. Thk ('Ol-i.EOB Case. — Mr Kenneth Wil- : son, whoso name has been a good deal be- J fore the public lately in connecion with j the above, has been present od with an ad- , I dress by puvnts of pupils who, have at- 1 tendo I the College. The address is signed by ! most of the influential people of WolHngton, and expresses the utmost confidence iv Mr Wil. v on, both Intellectually nnd morally, and frho satisfaction of tho subscribers at his re«:ippointnient as master of thr ColIce. Coming at such a Hinc, the address must have been "balm to thu won ;dcd spirit"' of the College Master. Mr Wils >n has replied thanking .the,_ gentlemen who signed the arldrass for tlie expression of . tlieir confidence, but avoiding all reference j to tho Jones c.ise. ■' • ■ j ■<. "v' ■ : ■" • ,-i.- ■ ■ dv- :'■ ' ' I Mistake v 1 dexti ty. — . Jjather a good ' jolio occurred nt a Foxton Hotel the othor , day. Sitting next to a ' well-knoNvi!' Manawatu residftut at dinner, '' Was an elderly | lady, who was going north per afternoon ' train The gentleman is known to pride ; himself upon his courteous bearing towards ' the members of the fair sex, and rtvy soon I

thes|po"d old soul 7 ' and he became quite] con^e;iiiii. She related her travelling j o.<peri*nces, land favored her neighbour j le#l, mi various New K|aland j : &Wif e£nri<l. wa&d up tfy H udgirf& Jjgp \trn | the arm, und'aqyin-r (he was carw^^^eM i of pork), *• Save me that piece atT&fyj e6a>* there— with the irid on !" This "neatly upset tho gout lonian's gravity ; but whejn; r-hc eldery party looked up hopefully i?to? liia fiMie, and asked, iv n whisper, ,l^a;4* enough to bo hoard by all nrouud, whether • he \Y;\* not the resident clergyman, and i >Yhen ho was coming ncr way, it was too i itimJh fur him, aud he retired fiom the table j — those who had Hot hoard t.he conversation j thinking that he was chokdv, lie says he j has befcnjnUtttkea fou_differcnfe,.puoplO. id ] his time, but never before for a parson. Musical. — .V meeting of tho Foxton Choral Society is called for to-morrow evenug at 7.30, ii the Atlionteum. - All members^ rj requested to attend. *.- HoiioKtwt ItiAo.— The road down the Hor.ikiwi Valley, which was •so jgreatly I d-im:i'g.id by flooris sometime' ago, hixa v b. i en | ilgairi placed in good repiir. (JVkUT 1 ]!!: Ci.H'i'.— evoral weeks ago, i wo recordedo 1 a sad aCriidont at llorjkiwi ! Valley, through a vehicle falling oVjr a : el iff. mid down into the bed of a stream. Tho cart s ill lies ut the bottom, although it does not appear to be muuh damaged be- : yonl tho bw iking of aiihat't. Tin; JSv<TE3im.r. 'Case.— lt will be re- ! niL'inberL'a that some short time n^o Hie ; barque Eustorliill urriwd at Fort Chalmers from London. Two or three d tys after her • |avri\al some passengers charged the captain ■ ! with not attempting to «avc v boy who fell ' I ov<-rb >arJ from the mast during thu voyage. tt \V:lsslali'd ut an enquiry lield that not the slightest effort was nudJ to save the boy, ; although the weather was fine mid the si*a i'calm, nnd the body of the boy floated along* ( side the ?liii> for a i-onsideruble time. The I rapt Miii and oiliei>rs admittu.l thi?, but j pleaded that it was apparent to all on board | that tho boy was killed by the fall, na lie had j struck a part of the slnp'i'i his du:Ci>>tt, nnd : that he nev r moved ii the water, i'he j matter has beau cousidc.cd by the Govern- : ment, and it h:is been deciiled to place the : (»ise in ihc liauds of .Mrllaggiit, the Crown Prosecutor at Duuodin, witli in.-l ructions i to tukc the necL-sjiiry steps for instituting v | prosecut i ;n against the cupt.in and officers if ho •considers that thcro is a primafavi-j , case for such proceedings. | Footiiam,.— A Fjotbull team is to leave England about Ist April to make a tour of I tlin Colonies. Well, avo suppose, it will be | a holidty for the " kicUists," anJ it will ! give the newspapers so.ni'tliin^ to telegraph, I but we cinnot help thinking t'.icy havo chosen a very su-g.'stivo day oa which to tijinmcnce thci? tour. m KvtTv\'GATA Expr.ostjx.— ft his been telegraphed to Wjilin^tri that £10,030 will bj lvijuireil to provi L* to' 1 t!io suU'M-ers b;' the abjvo 1 inentiblo a-juiilout. Money is Ibwing in lVe'ly in aid of thj fund. H.M'i'Y Jlax. — Tha filljwinj notice appe.iro I in t!io Post* last wjc!c : — '•' IHrth — Hjweil.— O.i the 26th Fjbru u-y, at Adolui.te R)i.i, tha wife of i'lmnas Howjll, of j a son (No. 1 1) — both doing well, thank GroJ. ■ Father quite plenseJ." Tiie para^rapli is :i little v.igue. Djos the num'jjr Ii refer to ' [all 3tni!«, or dies it inchuloall daughters? j Well, it doein't mittcr, Taomis is "quite ' plo.tsoJ," ani the co'.oa)' is to bo congratulated on having su,-!i a g)).l setllci". ' TiiKsi'Ass. — 3lr A. S. Eistoti notidos in a-iio:her coin uu that a»yo;ie fjuul trjs;jassiu^ on his pi'jpjrty ut thi Ujiling-iown Works will bt* pi-oseciitol. Alt- Eistuu informs us tint it is no uncommon tiling for him to fin I live o>- six valuiblo sheep mining, and perhaps otlie.y .mingled, through people knociiiajjcdj-.vii the fe.ic's and allowing dogs to enter t!io pa Idocks. He says lie is re«lve.l to submit to tlr.s no 'longer, and js determined to mikeanexi ample of the lirst oft'juder. .S •, trespassers, j be wai-aci.l in time. ! Lauck Sheep.— At Messi-s Tiiynnc, LinI ton and Go's lli.n Salo on Tliursdny last, ) three WJthers, froiii 111- Akurs', Riverd ilo j estate, woro knocked d mil ta Mr Dividson, 'of b'ostou. One of them was lcMle.i on \ I Frid.ty last, and on being placed in the I scale the carcase was found to weijh tiie cxtraordiuary fflujunt of I'JO pound*. Wo I undorstau I tliis id one of the hirgwt sheep killed in i his district. ! DusrurcTivu Kike.— A very destructive ! fire broke out at Uloalici n on Friday morning lust. A large nunlior of ouildiu^o were destroyed, an I utiit-h property wts d imaged by tire and reiiuval. T;ic i:HurancJs iin.oiint to divided amjii^st thu various oIR :js. O;ily about half the buildings were insured. Jrs.ctDX HoTEr,, — The Wanganui Herald •of ' Bat|ii|d:iyi s\ys:— V It is said sonic : ditt)cultyj wijlj arise in connection with the inten led triiistbivof, tho liceine of tlu Junction Hotel ut lSuiisou, from JVIr Joseph OaKloy to ilr Tliomas Easor. Mr, Oakley, it seems haudod over the hotel and stoik-isi-trade to Mp~ Eusor early iv the present month, and ..left immqduifely for Nelson, but before^' doing so omUtad to obtaiu a temporary transfer of the licence. An iv formation havinur boon laid by Sub[iHspt'Ctor G-oad'ilt agaiust Mr Easor tor | selliug Kpirit-i without a license, the case will be fully invostigatod at Foxtoii B.M. Court on Wclnesday ( I *-i bh iast). I{ACKito!tSE3.--ThtJ following racehorses arrived at Foxton on l'Viday uii-.l Saturday, on their*'"wa> to the I'urakiua and Wanga-; nui races : — Gi'^yinomus, Maria Stewart, fiich LoinonV, 1 ■Mu|fti»;;Danehnry, l'infire, Merlin, Bribery, and Lady Ellen. Owing to the imufn sioncy of horse boxes only six wore taken per train on S iturday, the re - maiiul'-T leaving on Monday. Maso\ic. — Tho consecration of the new St Andrew's Lodgo at Wellington too!; placi) on Friday last with great effj^t Tho solemn uud imposing ceremony ofconsjur.ition was performed most impro sively by Bro E. T. Gillon, i\-\l.,P.ti. and numerous lodges under both the English and Scottish constitution were represented. In tho, evening a grand banquet was held, at which 100 Masons sat do vn. Oa the same , day a m -oting of Freemasons was hold for tho purpose of raising a fund i i aid of the sufferers by the lato colliery explosion. It was resolved that eaoh ljdgu iv the d'strict should hs asked to assist in the movement. EtEO nox Tactioj.-— TIjo Auckland Star gives the following :— " Tho' supporters of Patrick Digmui, jiiu., arc leaving no stone uaturujd to secure his return, and have maio a special appeal to tho 1 idies. The fallowing letter hi manuscript wts lweiyed by a suppose 1 Koaian Catholic lady, who is married to a Protcstaut gentleman,' residing, in City.;, W<J(t, yesterday :— ' Insnrantso* Offices, Auckland, Fob, 1870.— Dour Mm , We expect a big election contest in . City West, and shall take it as a favour if you would induce your husband to vote for Petei-. Dignan. He is an Auckland man, pure nnd simple, antnns siicli I liopj you will not consider me unreasonable iv ngking you to do what you can to even get a unit r i"oiri your husbaud's hoiuehold. — Yours faithfully, John King.' "