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Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 140, 24 November 1884, Page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Wsnganui Educatiou Board wUI-be held;. to-UiorroW: at lOo'closk. | • We (Chronicle) sxq re<3[ue6tec( that the officer cbmtna'ndiug tlie"Volunteer district ha§ sanctioned a'-volufltfcry parade of the local corps and the Garrison Baud m " review order," for the pur-j pose of receiving the Hon. the' Defence Minister, Mr Ballance, on his «rdval at the railway station to-night. '•; The Ifev. Thomas Spurgeon has sent a cheque for one thousand pounds, raised m England, towards building the Auck- : land Baptist Tabernacle. - t' An advertiser is ofEering for salei two good quiet dairy cows. . .■ Messrs Stevenb and' Gorton's stock: sale at Feilding will take place to-mor- \ row at 1 o'clock. Wednesday next is the date of Mr Freeman E. Jackson's sale at the St. Hill-street Sale Yards at Wauganui. The sale comihi nces at 12 noon. Mr A. Peterson invites tenders for cutting firewood for the use of the Palmerston tannery and fellmongery. Mr Louddn, of Feilding advertises for sale several eligible properties m( th^t „ towu, including very valuable business premises. ' 'r Messrs Stevens and Gorton are inviting tenders for leasing 541 acres of grazing land. ; Two good carpenters are required by an advertiser. The Mauawatu Eoad Board invite, tenders for work on Fitzherb' ip t Main Eoad W«3t, andjori Clevely's L n , Bunny thorpe. -•''•'.' I It will be seen by an advertisement that appeared m Saturday's issue, that tlie Manchester Eoad Board are taking the necessary prelim en ary steps to construct the Bridge at the Lower Ferry under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act. The vestry attached to the Anglican 1 Church is being considerably enlarged to afford necessary accommodation for the new chorister choir, and gives the minister a private room also. Messrs Oakly and Perrin are the-contractoj:«,.- f — A " remittance man" has been^oing i "Palmerston recently, , and has .found friends iii many quarters.' He i's a plans-.* ible gentleman, of varied 'resources, a.pd'J can " travel." He will accept any thihg ' m the shape of money, refreshments^ or 2 wearing apparel, andj>can Bpinia pitiful^ yarn when occasion requires. He is not above taking an order for a. pair of boots, but he prefers cash down to spehd as'he thinks proper— generally on "IonV : sileevers." , ■ ■■..), J Mr Keeling received a wire to-day" from the Wanganni HospUal,: conveying •; the intelligence, of then .death there, of Mr Geo. Boyd, of this town.