The Oamaru Mail. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1880.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 3 November 1880, Page 2

The Oamaru Mail. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1880.

St. Lu!« "s Church was to-day the theatre of a very iuterestincr ceremony. Mr. Thomas Walter "Brebner received in mamage Miss Emily Headland, the second daughter of one of our oiucot burgesses, ill". A. J. S. Headland, of Thames and ausbeck streets. The Rev. A. Giffcrd officiated, and the Church was crowded with insnds and visitors. The fair bride, beautifully dresoOtl in white silk, was atteded by four bridesmaids attired verv prettily in blue, with ecru lace. The bridal anthem was nicely sung by the choir, and. the organist put his whole soul into Mendelssohn's ptldinj; March when the ceremony was ended. A 's,rrre assemblage of the friends of ilr. Headlaud partook of the wedding breakfast at that centieman : s residence, and the happy couple left Oamaru for their honeymoon trip to the north amid the warmest congratulations of their friends. The vessels m the bay, 05 also tlie railway station, sportcn abundant bunting on the occasion. The happy pair proceeded to Timaru by this afternoons train, en route to Christchiuch, the engine being gaily decorated. Captain Edwin telegraphs : —Bad weather is approaching fn m any direction between west and south and south-east. The gltss '.vili further rise.

The musithly meeting of the Fire Brigade takes ptace evening.

The railway department announce that on the Gth, 7th, Sih, and 9th instant single fare tickets will be issued available for return up to the 1 itli inst.

Members tickets for ihe North Otago Horticultural Society can be obtained from Mr. T. Kichmond, at the Atkenaaum. Ou Sattirdav afternoon a match will be plaved between the Exccl-ior and ! niou and Cricket dubs. The following players will represent the K.vceisioi" Cmb: Cooke, Cre.i'_'h. Fenwick, Finch, Forbe'j, Holmes, Marshall, Moore, M'Dmiald, Snow, Will; emergencies Ham, Little, Maw, and It. Hewafc,

The weekly practice of the Philharmonic Society will take place this evening, at eight oclock.

i We inadvertently omitted from the notice ! of the late Pukeuri concert, the names of [ Miss Easton and Mr. Hendry, who kindly reiulere 1 their assistance on tnat occasion. Another suicide has occurred in the vicinity of Maheno. Yesterday morning a j woman named Kickards was discovered in I a si;oi situat'.'.l within a mile of the Waimotu rai'wav station. Mr. George Snmpter, J.P.. held an ir.iaosc on the body tliis atternoon. a 1; that place. There is no suspicion of loul | playi Hie annual cricket match between tiie I Timaru and Oamaru Clubs wili ue played on the Oth instant; (Prince of Wales' Birthday) at Timaru. The Oamani team will be chosen fro.ll the following players, and it is desired tLat they will attend" practice on Friday afternoon, as the final selection will be made the following day : Messrs. Sumpter, Nicoiis. WilL Ws'lb; Moore, Cooke, G. MilliiiEton. -I- Milkngton, IJ t'-it on. Coates, Fenwick, Finch. Snow, de Lautour, Creagh, J. S. Holmes, 'ChaS'ey, Eobinson, Hardy, Church, Tate, Liutott, and Newton. Several of the local railway officials met last evening in the Stationmaster's office for the mirpose ol mailing a wedding present to Mr/'T. w". Brebncr. The present consisted of a handsome tea and coffee service, which had been subscribed for by a numi.er of tho.-.e on the railways. The presentation was "made by Mr. Loring, who expressed the v,-arm reelings entertained towards Mr. Brebucr bv those who liad been associated with him "in the department, and said that Mr. Brebncr's energy, ability, and willingness to oblige would ensure for him a successful career. He expressed the wish of all the railway oilieinls for the future prosperitv and happiness of Mr. Brebnc-r and his intended wife. Mr. Brebner, in suitable tcrir>3, expressed thanks to hisfellow-empjoyes for their very handsome mark of their friendliness and regard. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, before G. Sumpter and T. A Clowes, Esqs., J.P.'s. a first offender received a caution for having been .drunk and disorderly. Jane Brown was charged with having stolen a L - note from Charles Lawson, a mariner. The complainr.nt stated that lie had been decoved into a house of ill-fame by a man, whom he met on the railway ; that he had then been asked to il shout"; that the prisoner had taken from him a 1,5-note to obtain some liquor; and that he had not afterwards seen her or his money. He stated further that he was about to leave the town this evening, and therefore desired to withdraw the charge. The case was dismiss-id. .Tamos Henderson, charged with resisting Constable deary in the execution of his duty, was ordered to pay a line of 20s, or go to gaol for six days. The Kakanui Caledonian Society are bnsily engaged preparing £cr their annual fathering "on Christmas Day. -Already considerable progress has been made, and a strong Committee formed to make all the necessary arrangements, and a Sub-Com-mittee has been appointed to draw up a programme and select a ground. It is contemplated to carry out tiie gathering on a much larger scale than hitherto, and in order to make the a flair thoroughly complete negotiations have been opened to secure the services of the Itifles Baud.

We condense the following from the Tim am Herald of yesti-rday One of the most important sales of landed property which has ever taken place in fijnaru was jiekl hv Mr. -.loss Jonas at his auction roo:n.i, "Main .South Road, yesterday. Mr. Jonas, wiiO has lately gone into business on his own account, determined to celebrate the sale by a public luncheon, and he accordingly invited a large number of leading citizens and country magnates to partake of his hospitality. In the large auction room attached to his buildings a most recherche spread was provided by Mr. Witt in his best stvle, ami, with every intention of doing full ju-tice to it, fully 100 people sat down shortly after 1 p.m. His Worship the Mayor. (Mr. J. 11. Su'.ter) occupied the chair, and Mr. IS. Wakefield. M.H.I*., the vice-chair. Aiiar the inner man had been satisfied, and the usual oy.il toasts had been duly honored, the Chairman proposed, " The Health of Mr. Jonas and the Trade of South Canterbury." In doing so he paid Mr. Jonas several high compliments, and only regretted that he was not a Scotchman." In concluding a happy and appropriate speech, ] Mr. Jonas proposed, "The.House of Kepre- 1 coupled with the names of Messrs. Wakefield, Turnbull, and Shrimski, M.H.li.'s, who responded. Mr. Shrimski, M.H.R., in a short but happy and appropriate speech, alluded tv tuo enterprise which liad always been exhibited by the people of. South Canterbury in conserving, their own interests. He characterised the district «ti the cream of the colony, and concluded by expressing a sincere hope that the harbor works would prove a success, and that a port second to 000$ in the colony >vonld be constructed.

The Okarita Advocate seems to have inherited the mantle of the Lyell Argus. The following peculiar advertisement appears in a recent issue:—"Notice to our subscribers.—The Ross and Okarito Advocate is a bi-weekly newspaper, i.e., published twice' a week, and the price is one Colonial Robert, alias a shiner, alias a shilling, alias twelve pence, twenty-four half-pence, forty-eight farthings, paid weekly, of as soon as convenient, for ' arum et argentum' we have not too much of at present." ... A writer in the Town and Country Journal says : —Two hundred and four sheep we e shorn in a day at Mr. .!■ lin Connell's station, Ingalla, New England in 1870 or 1871 ; and the same man shore 221 sheep in the same siied iu 1572 ; and a man, I think,nazned Maunde, shore 207 sheep in 1873 at Myall Creek station, near Bingera. Another correspondent states : —A man named John liodgers, in the year ISGO shore 222 sheep at Marsh's station, New England, 47 of which were four-year-old wethers. The Ellesmere paper contains the following items :—Mr. F. C. Murray, of Lincoln, shipped, during the early pare of the present season, a -parcel of purple straw Tuscan wheat through Messrs. Eoyse, Stead, and Co., for which he li:s recently received account saies, showing that a portion fetched 53s lsd pe quarter "Mr. Murray is, as might be expected, well plea-ed with this gratifying result.—in the report of Mr. E J. Lee's oats, shipped Hume bv Mr. Desborotigh, which appeared in our last, the price realised was omitted. We are happy to say that the price obtained, so far as we can learn, topped the market. It was 36s 6d per quarter. —The severe frost of Tuesday night did a great deal of harm; early potatoes were cut down to the root-, and the fruit which had escaped the previous frost fell victims to the last Visitation.