LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 38, Issue 38, 28 August 1908, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Survey has been commenced by District Surveyor Calder 1 ofthe welMcnown pastoral lease at Barewood, containing upwards of 30,000 acres. It is intended, we believe, to have this block subdivided into areas whichwill be available for small grazing runs', tyith ;! perhaps a few sections for closer settlement. Being within. such v of Ounadin, and at such a low'. attitude, the subdivision will' doubtless 'be eagerly sought after when offered in February or March next;'—-Times.

Of all the 'silly proverbs one ' Whose vogue should be diminished. Is : Woman's work is. never done !" It should be : ? Never finished," She's always wording, understand, ' To keep the home together, And. has foods' '.Peppermint Cure on . -. hand " ' ... >

' For ctflds in wintry we«.theft We hav.fi been usked to draw the attention of owners of dogs to the amount of sheep worrying that goes on in the vicinity of the town. . W,e are. pleased to see that parents have responded to the .-request* made jn Mr Malcolm's letter in lust issue. The average Bttpndnnoe'fo-r. ent week in the primary classes was 120. ' ■■ ",

Wood's Great Peppermint , Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is fid and 2a 6d.

It is pleasant'to note that mining in Nasftby s.tijjl shows.signs of vigorous life, Messrs A, Smith and Son, Han furly, in c letter to a local business N man say : " Naseby cannot, bo worked outf'yet, 'When we are at present busy turning out between •• twenty, and thirty pipes a week to fill orders sent from there." ~ '. '

Mr W. Robinson,- ,-Grpoer, Mornington N.Z., not only sells Chamber'ains Cough Remedy it. , He- says :—•" I huve been trouble*! severu-l.tjm.fa with influenza, »nd.:bhetytmly oou-gh medicine, that has fl/er dune in« iiuy gr)bd was Chumherlain's •Sough. ..ftemgdy. innumerable times I have recommended it to my-oustomers and they were more 'thau pjeaaed" with the result; .• I haye,ciistojners<that?always keep a boiUo of Chamber' Remedy in their house, and won't use anything else for their ohildnjn, " ,Ft>r sale by J. Brown, Naseby and W Pyle; st., !i f ••

, the attention "of our • renders to\ the auction sale-of Mr J. Bdpcrin's property a,t Ba.nf,urly, on September lOCh; by : thefl. 6|t>'igo Far iners' Co operativq Association. (Jut Bide entries are invited," " The success of s)e last September sale should include d'v. ners of surplus stock to enter them on the present occasion. , en'B .Hacking Cough at night Woods Great Peppermint Gure r * ; . a6d mid 2s<•',«•: ~;.,...•• - . ■'■

The successful tenderers for erect ing the police station at Kanfurly (Messrs Kobson and Crawford) have made a start with the work. Their tender was LBl6. LVlr Mitchell was the next lowest tenderer at L 824-, the others being higher.

Uhe ordinary mpeting of the Mani ototo County Council tikes pluce on Wednesday, 2nd i -a*. Sudden Fall is T'-mpbatuke ■

Is generally a fortjruniiHr of an epidemic of Coughs mid Colcin. P,k pre pared by keeping a buttle of Or Sheldon's New Discovery in the house. Obtainable at \V. Ginsbergs, Agent, Naseby.

IV! r 11. Hylond, of the railway ser vice, who has been promoted to ganger os Waipiata, on the Otago Central line, was (snys the Oamaru Mail) on Tuesday evening presented with a travelling bag by the staff at Oamaru, on the eve of his departure.

Mr J. Duncan has disposed of his business at Hanfurly to Mr Pringle, of Blackitone Hill. Mr Duncan, we understand, intends to go to Dunedin. , Barked Your Shins. We 11,., try Dr Sheldon's Magnetic Liniment. It will tnke away all the pain and stiffness, and you will forget all about it. Obtainable at VV. Ginsbergs Agent Naseby The Rev. Father Delaney is at present assisting the Kev. Father O'Donnell, who is temporarily inca pacitated from work, but who, as his numerous friends will be glad to know, is now progressing satisfactorily towards recovery. The Rev. Father O'Dea (Omakau) takes temporary charge of the Hanfurly mission during the absence of the Rev. Father Delaney.—Tablet.

You will bf Surprised How much better you feel if your stomach is in good condition. Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabules will iui prove your digestion at once. Ob tainable at W. Ginsbergs Agent, Naseby. At the Warden's Court on Monday the application of George Scott (Mr McNeil) for a gold dealer's license was recommended to the Minister for his consent. —ln the Magistrate's Court there were several debt cases E. C. Cutten (Mr McNeil) against— H. Agnew, LI lis 6d. Judgment by default with 6s costs. P. Rotting, L2 Is 6d. Same judgment. W. Johnston, L 3 6s 8d Defendant paid the amount into court but disputed the charge for mileage. Judgment for bulanceof 13s. J. .Vi'Dowell, L 7 12s 3d. By default with costs 19s 6d.— At the Warden's Court, Patearoa on the "2nd, there are two new applica tions down for hearing—M'Donald and Adam, surrender claim ; .J. and.S Crerar, water race, 7 heads, Sow burn Creek. \

The quarterly meeting of tho Licens ing Committee takes place on the 4th September. 8. Hansen applies to transfer the Hawea Flat Hotel to T. Tate.

The localities in Central Otago conidered especially suitable are Rough Ridge, the Dunstan Range, St. Bathans and the Rock and Pillar range,

The Daily Times Wellington correspondent states that Dr Chappie is practically certain to contest theTuapeka seat against Mr Macpherson. Mr Scott will be the Opposition candidate.

A seven yesr old bullock, weighing 26351b ; whs slaughtered at Nelson, and weighed after dressing 18501b. The fat on his back was a foot thick. Tn explanation of the above it may be pointed out that the Carnegie Institute, America, intends to establish an observatory on very advanced li,nes somewhere intheSouthern Hemisphere and,;three places have been suggested hs suitable sites—South America, South Africa and New Zealand. .

HOSPITAL TRUSTEES. I , .* m , f ■ The monthly mdfeting.of the trust on .Tuesday evening was attended by— Messrs F.'lnder'-(chair), Ryan, Hilton, Dawson, McNeil, Miriutes. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence. Letters were forwarded to the Minister of Public Health, Dr Valintine and Mr J. A. Macpherson, M.P., supporting the protest of the County i Council against any alteration of/the k boundaries of ■ the Maniototo Hospital ' and Charitable Aid District. A copy of ' Mr McNeil's letter to the Daily Tfrnes contradicting the report of the confer- ' i'ence with Dr Valintine, as published in > that paper was enclosed in each letter. '.. —Replies were received: Mr Macpherson promised.the measure J his support. Nurse Dey forwarded her resignation. . ; I Mr Hilton rnuyed, Mr'Ryan seconded, 1 and it was Nurse Dey's ' ; resignation be accepted with regretand that she be asked to =;tay on until the matron' returns from her,.holidays. On the motion of Messrs Hilton and. ' Jones*it was decided that applications ; be called for a probationer on the usual j terms; applications to be in by Saturday the 26th September. Visiting Committee. j/. Mr McNeil retired from the Visiting .Committee and Mr Inder was appoin- • ted to the vacancy. • ' Doctor's Report. The doctor reported that two males were in the hospital at date of last meeting,and two males and one female; had since been admitted, makine- the number trea.ted five. One male and one female had been discharged, leav- | ing three males under treatment;. Three out patients paid seven visits. ! A donation of illustrated papers had ■ been received from Mr'Logan. ; During the month Nurse Farquhaf fell, j injuring her knee and had to remain j.in bed since. She"- was now improving rapidly. ! He understood that Nurse Dey had. handed in her resignation, as she was going to give up nursing. He wished j to express his regret that the hospital was losing Nurse-Dey, as she had always been willing, cheerful.<and kind to the patients. She hadexpressed herwillingness to r« main as long as the trust wished, so there need be no hurry in successor,;'Miss holiday was due and it would be more 1 satisfactory to have someone ef experience in charge •' at that time than one of the two junior probationers.— Received. , . . :■; j Stores. i Resolved— That next month Mr Ginsberg supply, he groceries, Mr j Dawson the bread and Mr Inder themeat. ■ ) Finance: On the motion of Messrs Dawson and Ryan accounts amounting to £B9 8s 6d' were passed for payment. | The Chairman mentioned that before" next Winter it would be necessary to take some step-3 to prevent the water pipes from bursting. I .- :