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Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 150, 10 December 1895, Page 2

A strong lad to milk is advertised for. Mr W. D. Scott notifies entries for his next Opunake stock sale. Twenty-six estates were placed in the hands of the Public Trustee last month. Mr Figoni challenges any one in the Opunake district for a cannon game of billiards. An impounding notice from the Bahotu poundkeeper appears in this issue. Mr W. D. Scott notifies an auction sale of drapery and sundries, to be held at his mart. i Mr Hugh Bruce gives notice that he intends applying to the Taranaki County Council for a license to slaughter cattle. Euroclydon has been scratched for all engagements at the A.B.C. Summer Meeting. A crusty old bachelor says lie thinks it is woman, and not lier wrongs, that ought to be redressed. The feasibility of a State fire insurance scheme is said to be occupying the Colonial Treasurer's attention just now. Mr Newton King aiotilics a clearing sale on behalf of Mr P. Murphy on his farm at Warea, which takes place on December 17th. The farm will also be offered for sale or lease. Tom Tuohy, well-known in the wrestling arena in Taranaki, wrestled D. Leehy, Kuaotuma (Thames District), on November 20th, for £SO aside. Tuohy won the match. We give a reminder of the clearing sale by Mr W. D. Scott a this yards, Opunake, on behalf of Mr Noonan, which takes place tomorrow. His Lordship the Bishop of Wellington will visit Opunake to-morrow, and will conduct Divine Service in St Barnabas' Church in the evening. This is his first visit to the district and he will consequently be comed. Close upon three and a half million feet of timber was exported from Auckland province during tho month of October. "This means an enormous expenditure in labor, for, unlike wool and mutton, timber takes a deal o£ handling before it gets to the ship's side. The s.s. Kanieri arrived from Wanganui on 6th December. Imports: G. W. Bogers, Cpkgs; VV. Pettigrew, 28pkgs ; Newman Bros, lpltg ; A.H.Moore, i'Jpkgs ; O'Borke, opkgs ; McCarthy, (Manaia), 3pkgs. Exports : O'Connor, lbox; Butherford and Son, hemp. The Dresden Piano £o. have a replace advertisement in this issue notifying that all purchasers, whether for cash or ou time pa)', ment, will become entitled to a share in a splendid Weaver organ Which is to be given away in January. This is a favorable opportunity for all those who are in want of an instrument to obtain a very solid advantage.

On Thursday, when a show was hold near Balclutha, the police made a raid on the premises of John Dunn and Moil', ex-publican. Nothing was found at Dunn's but at Moir's four bottles of whiskey and a small keg of beer were discovered. Doth Dunn and his wife and Moir and his wife will be charged with selling liquor, the offence it is alleged, having been committed on the 12th and 13th of last month.

As constable Pascoe, of Clinton, Dunodin, was arresting a lunatic on Sunday afternoon, a man shot the constable in the thigh. Mr Coghlin, a hotel keeper, and others captured the lunatic and placed him in the lock-up. No particulars are to hand as to whether the constable's injury is serious, but it is believed it is not. Constables from Gore and Balclutha were ordered to proceed t) Clinton.

On Saturday evening a number of boys set fire to a large bunch of crackers and threw them into Mr Pottigrew's shop. This is a very dangerous practice and should be put a stop to. Parents would do well to see that their children are not allowed to run the streets at night at their own sweet will, assuch carelessness is what creates the larrikin. Nearly every night up till nine o'clock or after, children of nine or ten years of age are to be seen frequenting the streets when they should be in bod.

The s.s. Aorere arrived from Wellington on sth December and left on the 6th for Patea and southern ports. Imports—Falkuer, 1 pkg ; A. O'Donnell, 19pkgs ; Newman Bros, 563pkgs, »000 bricks; J. Stitt, 7pkga; W. D. Scott, 40pkgs ;W. Pettigrew, Spkgs; Harvey (Hahotu), 59pkgs ; C. P. McGrogou, 2pkgs ; 1). McGregor, llpkgs ; Oi'Okuke Times, lpkg ; G. W. Bogers, Spkgs-; Hutchens, lpkg ; McReynolds, 12-lpkgs ; Knowles, 12pkgs ; Kennedy, 21pkgs ; Mrs Ballard, Spkgs ; A. Clarke, lpkg ; Wagstaff Bros, 30pkgs; Christie and Co, 3!)pkgs. Exports:—-Newman Bros, Lflpkgs butler; Simpson, 1 bale wool, 1 bale skins ;J. Stitt, 2 fungus; Rutherford and Son, 100 bales of hemp.

The New York Spirit of the Times gives the following anecdote :—Williams was practising his favorite game, and cleared sft 3in, sft Gin, sft 7in, and sft Bin, at which height he stopped, and turning to M. F Sweeney, who was awaiting a chance to c:ccrcise, said, 'I do not care to go any higher. I think I can get as much benefit from the lower marks as if I went Wgber.' ' Yes,' answered Sweeney, 'You are right. It does 1113 jaat as lunch good to praotise at low marks a* at high ones. I never put it up high in my training.' With these words Sweeney put the bar at 6ft 2.U't, cleared it three or four time?, with an inch or two of daylight between himself and the bar iu each jump, and walked away with the remark, ' I am not feeling very well this afternoon, and don't care to exTrfc myself mum." Sweeney afterward?, in the international competition against the Englishmen, cleared 6ft ">,';in, and beat tho world's record.

While at Poekskill, N.Y., Mr J. A. Scriven, a prominent manufacturer of New York City, purchased a bottle of Chamberl liu's Cough IVmody. Such good rcsul f s were outlined from its use that lie sent back to tho druggist from whom he ha I obtained it tor two more bottles of the sim~) remedy. When you have a coifgh or cold givri this preparation a trial and like Mr Scriven you will want it when again in need of such a medicine. It is a remedy of great worth an.l merit. For sale hv Newman Bros.

Mr W. D. Scott will offer the privileges, in connection with the Monte Carlo Hack Meeting, by auction to-morrow. * We regret to hear that Mr W. McLeod's youngest daughter had the misfortune to break her arm yesterday by accidently falling down near the Foresters' Hall.

Mr C. McHardy has suffered considerable loss amongst his sheep from their being worried by Maori dogs. It is a pity that a raid is not made on these useless curs and an end put to their existence.

One of Mr S. A. Breach's dairy herd has put up a record, having given nine gallons of milk at one milking. She had been unmilked for 24 hours, still we think it will be hard to beat. She is of the Shorthorn breed.

At 9. 39 a.m to-day, a moderately sharp shock of earthquake was felt, the apparent direction, being E.S.E. to W.N.W, and duration three seconds, with considerable rumbling. This shock was felt at Hawera and New Plymouth.