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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 148, 28 May 1885, Page 3

The Palmers ton Fellrnongory establishment sent Home 76 bales of sorted wool, at. the end of January last, and have already received their returns. This shows what can be accomplished m these tinies of direct steamer com-, munication. The Chronicle says that Mr Rolheram gives up control of the Wanganui line this afternoon. He is to be replaced by two successors, both of whom have arrived — Mr B.C. Hankey by train from New Plymouth on Tuesday afternoon, and Mr Alfred Beattie by "train from the . south last night. . The' post to which Mr Rotheram has been promoted is that of locomotive superintendent of the Huru-nui-Bluff section, which includes all the railway workshops from one -end of, the South Island to the Other. Mr Rothenu will take up his residence m Clui.st- : church, for wliich city lit; leaves m a few days. People m this distmrt won't cry after him. His regime was far from popular m any quarter. We direct attention to the altered advertisement of U. M. Boss and Co, the Bon March©, announcing large stocks m the various departments. : Those who ' nre about to purchase their winter drapery will do well to inspect the goodß. First meetings of creditors were held to-day m the estates of Peter Patisson of Piako, sawmiller, and a Native. A most remarkable marriage has just been celebrated m Wellington. The. bride is a good-looking woman of under 30 yenrs of age, who has just taken to herself a fourth husband, her three previous, spouses being all alive, and yet she is not now : amenable to.a charge of bigamy. When a girl sho maviied her first husbaud, and aftenv-prds discovered that he bad a previous wife liring. Lftaving him she married number 2, a single mnn, but after living with him some time thoy separated, and although the marriage was a good one sho risked a prosecution and contracted a third marriage also with a bachelor. Husband No. 2 obtained a divorcw, and marriage the third being of course invalid, tho parties after a time separated. Now a fourth husband hns led this muchmarried woman to the altar. Sir Julius Yogel his received a message by cable from th'i local agents m London, informing him that they nre prepared at once to put. <h" £1,500,000 loan on tho market. Sir Julius Yogel ' has approved of this course.