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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume X, Issue 2026, 15 September 1883, Page 2

Those who are fond of the old English game of skittles will now be enabled to indulge to their hearts content. The new alley, just constructed byllostßeresford.of the Settlers' Hood, will be opened this evening, when the opportunity will be afforded for joining the "Skittle Club." There is sure to be a good assembly at the opening, the proprietor having issued an invitation to everybody to give a look in. The masters of the schooners Waiapu and Gisborue give notice that in future; they will not hold themselves responsible to either shippers or consignees for any losses arising from damage to cargo in beim' landed anywhere on the coast between Gisborne and Auckland. Those, interested in this matter should read the advertisement. The subjects of the Rev. J. T. Pinfold's discourses to-morrow, at the Wesleyan Church will be —Morning : " Fasting," evening : " Christian Communion, or why I joined the Church." The successful tenderers for the erection of a fence for Mr Bond, Papatu, were Messrs Kennedy and Somerville, Makauri, and for felling ' about 100 acres of bush, Mr T. Dautton, of (iisbomo. Tlierc were about twenty tenders. A Christy Minstrel Troupe is being organised in the town, which will comprise some of the best vocalists and instrmcntalists in the Bay. Probably the lirsfc entertainment will be given in aid of the Library. The meeting for inaugurating a branch of the Blue Ribbon Army in Gisborne will be held in the Templars' Hall jn Monday evening. The woll-known entire, Dugdalo, owned by Mr. G. L. Sunderland, him btjen brought back to Poverty Bay, and 'stands this season. At the auction sale of Combs and Co.'s bankrupt stoolf yt drapery and clothing, the stock will be offered iv suitable lota for housekeepers, &c.— Carlaw Smith and Co.

Mr. J. C. Brown, M.H.R., is now on a visit to Gi.sboriu:. The familiar face of Mr S. Locke — by this time almost one of our own community — is again to bo seen in tho streeta. The admirers of that favorite draught entire Prince Arthur 111. are notified that lie will run with his mares at Mr. C. E. Bolton's farm, Ormond, this season, and will travel every Saturday through Wacrenga-a-hika, Makauri, Makaraka, Matawhero, and Uisborne. The pedigree of this staunch sire is a good one, and his stock is win-tit propagating. Read the pedigree is advertised. Messrs. Parnell and Boylau are the first m the Held to advertise their spring goods, ex steamship British King from London. Ladies requiring ball requisites should pay this enterpiisiug firm a visit. They also notify a shipment of forty cases, ex Embaline, from Glasgow, now due. There will be a meeting of the Horticultural Society this evening, in the Templars' Hall, at 7.30. meeting of the committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Society is being held as wo go to press. Particulars in next issue. The familiar face of Mr. A. Whitaker is again lo been s..en in Gisborne. He lias come, we believe, on professional business. Mr. Sigley invites attention to his stock of galvanised iron t.inks and galvanised iron for tank making, just received. Mr. Quigley, architect, invites tenders for alterations to Mr. Uantle's shop in Gladstone road. Save your money for Carlaw Smith and Co.'s auction sale of the balance of Combs and Co.'s bankrupt stock ol drapery and clothing. Keinember Carlaw Smith and Co.'s auction sale of Combs and Co. 'a bankrupt dtoek in a few days. Carlaw Smith &. Co. will sell by auction | the balance of Combs and Co.'s bankrupt stock, >s ithout i-odcrvo. Messrs P^vnell & ]Joylan have just received a fresh supply ol Mango'd wurtzell seed, which they can highly recommend, v.z., long red and yellow glob: , both qualities being iresh and good. 'the Rugbeians who were at Rugby, during the headinastership of Archbishop Tait, started a fund shortly after his death in order to found a seliolarsnip in his memory, and proposed to raise L'2ooo for that purpese. Ol this amount close ou LIBOO has now been promised. "My son," siid a fond father, "never many a woman as reads no newspaper. 1 married one as never read a newspaper, and you ar-; the hawful eonsekmce ; you're as hignorant as a hass." The Pollard .Juvenile Troupo are again in New Zealand, and opened on Saturday evening in Wellington, at the Theatre Royal. llomcupathie treatment for cattle has seldom been resorted to, although when one sees the quarts and gallons of nasty stull" poured, noUna oolens, down the throats of sicii animals common humanity suggests the alternative. But one of our scientific Hook-masters (says an English correspondent) ha^ just given his experienoe of ewes which su tiered severe inflammation previous to lambing. To each of these he administered live drops of tincture of aconite iv a desort-spoonlul of water every hour, ami the ellect, he says, was marvellous. All tne animals recovered, although his shepherd had given them up. Moore, of the Jiural JY<!i/> Yorktr, was sitting in his oliiee one afternoon when a farmer friend of his came in. "Mr Moore, i like your paper, but tue times arc so hard 1 cannot pay for it." "Is that so, friend Jones? i m very sorry to learn that yon are bo haul run, i will give you my paper." " Oh no ! I can't take it as a gift." " Well, theu, let me ace how we can fix it. You raise chickens, 1 believe?" " Yes, a' few, but they don't bring anything hardly." "Don't they? Meither does my paper cost anything hardly ! Now I have a proposition to make to you. 1 will continue your paper, and when you go home you may select one chicken and call her mine. Take good care of her and bring me the proceeds, whether in eggs or in chickens, and I will call it square." " All right, Brother Aluore," and the farmer chuckled as he went out at whathc thought a clever bargain. He kept the coutraji strictly, and at the oud ol tiie year fourcl that he had paid about four prices for his He olteu tells the joae on himself, and says he lias never had the cheek to aay tliat he was too poor to take his paper since. There was a great consumption on j Thursday of Messrs Allauach & Hanson's bottled ale and stout, if a voter took a I glance round the interior of the polling I booth, there were to be seen uume.oue bottles bearing the braud of this firm, sent in for the special use of the Returning Oilieers, the Poll Clerks aud the Scrutineers. These men not being voters, there could be no bribe/y. If any stray citizen jumped into a cab to get a ride on the cheap, and happened to lift a eufahio.itosee what made the seat so hard, behold it would be a few bottles of those excellent " lotions" stowed away iv case cabby or the fare felt in need of a pick-me-up and, finally, when the result of tho poll was made known, aud the crowd dispersed in little knots to celebrate the event, in reply to " What will you take, ge-itlemen," the shouts would resound from all quarters — " Allauach'i stout," "Hausen's ale."