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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 26, 11 June 1892, Page 8

This issue closes the first six months of our career. We have a proud gratitude to offer-; to oar patrons---that proud gratitude which feels that while being thankful for the good thai it has "received, knows it-has^ given a commensurate- value in return. Yefc we have still to be further grateful that before we. gave; anything' it was taken on trustthat we had something to give. We believe we have given ifc. To our readers we. have given ; something to rea d—we claim to have been a live paper, For our numerous advertisers we have done more, by a long way than we dared at first to offer. Our circulation has quadrupled since commencing, and we commenced with no mean circulation for a new small country paper. .So far as we have heard the only party not satisfied is ourselves, and we trust we shall never be satisfied. The worst thing in the world is to be contented. We don't intend to be contented until we have all we want' in the way of a weekly paper and a little more. A threefold cord ye shall notbreak. - We have plenty of, subrcribers,.,our advertisers crowd us within a quad of our cases, and we give you, dear boys, something decent to read. " Marry, is this a newspaper? I' faith, is it! And whether, in conclusion you who read have bought this paper, whether you owe for it or whether you have borrowed it the fact of your reading it makes us thankful to you. Wherefore receive { our gratitude. .

Messrs Hutson and Pitkethly, the well-. known G-rahamstown drapers, continue to please their Thames aud'Ohiuemuri patrons with the quality "and cheapness of their goods. For clothing they are unexcelled, and without doubt up-country buyers would do well to give this enterprising firm a call.

Our Thames correspondent says : On dit that the Totara people are desirous of having the Totai-a tiding cut oS from the Thames County and added to Ohinemuri.

Mr E. R. McGregor, the old-eitablished Thames auctioneer, has a card in this iasuu. Mr MeG egor will advance money on any goods sent him for sale, and will promptly render account sales. .-' '. .

We regret to leaiu that Mr H, I. Nation, of the Pacific Hotel, and late of Waihi, is seriously indisposed.

" That popular .local penciller, Mr Pat Sullivan, will be on the job in Ohinemuri directly wittt his little book. He has "doubles" about the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups, and "straight oats" in re the Cup and Derby.

Some petty pilfering has been taking place onthes.s. Ohinemnri.Mr Potts, the steward, losing five rugs some little time ago. Wa understand that the police have the matter

in hand,

Our Thames reporter was recently showa through Mr H.- D. Pike's extensive premises in Pollen-street. Mr Pike has a magnificent suite of rooms, comprising show-rooms, fitting-rooms, work-rooms, &c, &c, each being fitted up with the most recent appliances, and splendidly ventilated. Electric bells are fitted up, and nothing is wanted to make the establishment a most complete one. Miss Hamilton is head of the dessmaking department, and Miss Dumont, of Sydney, head milliner.

Miss Coote, who is so favourably known for her splendid execution on the pianoforte, gives notice in another column that she will commence to receive pupils immediately. We have no doubt that those desiring tuition will hasten to secure the services of this accomplished young lady-

There ia some local feeling regarding the action of a private member of the Thames Hospital Board, w ho appear? to have usurped the function of the whole board. The member in question, it appears, gave insfcrucfions that one of the patients should be discharged, or in some other way interested himself in the discharse of the patient,,who is well known here (Mr Michael Marrinan). It is likely that the matter will again crop up.

A lad named Thomas had the two middle finders of his left hand cut off with a spada in ths Salvation Camp of the railway worka on' Monday. He was taken to the Thames hospital by his, father, and is now doing fairly well. One finder was cut clean off, and the other badly nvmgled.

Mr J, Hart, late steward of the sis Paeroa, has taken the Ngunguru Hotel, Whangarei. We wish him every success.

That sterling phrenologist, Professor Artemus Golledge, Member of tne Institute of British Phrenologists, will give a free lecture in the Paeroa Town Hall on Thursday evening. Professor Golledge comes with splendid testimonials, and is a thorough artist in his specialty. His lectures in Auckland and on the Thames provoked great enthusiasm, and we are sure that he will be well received here. He will hold daily consultation during next week.

Mr Hanlon, Government Pomologist, lectures in the Paerna School-room on Monday, evening. Fruit-growers roll up. The Northen S.S. Co. have arranged with the Rauraki S.S. Co. to take over the s.s. Paeroa, and the Paeroa trade. Capt. 1 Sullivan so well and favourably known on .this river, will skipper the latest addition to the *'white funnel" line, and Mr .Bettis retains his position as chief officer. Capt. McLeod takes over the s.s. Ohinemuri.but her particular trade has not yet transpired.

The Rev Thos. Norrie held his first service under the new arrangement ia the Town Hall on Sunday morning last, there being a very lar»e attendance. The rev gentleman preached a m^st impressive sermon on the subject of Faith. Services will be continued in the Town- Hall every fortnight. We understand Mr Norrie will be a resident of Paeroa, shortly.' . The school concert last night was an immense success, but closed too late for oar report. s \