MASTERTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2542, 21 June 1895, Page 4

MASTERTON.

From Our Own Correspondent. Masterton, June 20. The weather since Tuesday has been cold and wintry, and last night there was a pretty heavy fall of snow on the surround* ing hills. The sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning was the lightest we have had for months, only two civil cases being heard. As the civil sittings of the Court are held only once a fortnight it may fairly be assumed that things in the lino of business have taken a turn for the better. The members of the Masterton Volunteer Fire Brigade held their annual social gathering in the Brigade Station last evening. Captain Daniell in the chair. Several toasts were proposed and responded to, refreshments were provided, and altogether a very pleasant evening was spent. The traction engine of Mr Edward Jones, of Masterton, was being driven across a bridge over the Kopuaranga River, when the flooring of the bridge suddenly collapsed and the engine fell about 18ft into the river below. A young man named Shute was on the engine at the time it fell, and escaped with only a few bruises. The river is about sfb deep at the place at which the accident occurred. The engine weighs about 10 tons. A staff of Mr C. E. Daniell’s men left Masterton this- morning for the scene of the accident, to endeavour to extricate the engine.