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Colonist, Volume XX, Issue 2342, 29 January 1878, Page 3

Practical Chbistianity.—A fine instance of kindly feeling and neighborly friendship i-eaohes us from Upper Moutere, where the friends and neighbors of Mr Hans Eggers, of Willow Brook, asuemblod together and cut and gathered in his harvest while he"was laid down with sickness. It gives us pleasure to record such acts, as they show an excellent spirit existing amongst the settlers in the district.

Gun Accident. —A painful accident ocourred near Richmond on Saturday evening, to a youth named Dale, who, at the time was shooting quail. It appears that his gun burst whilst being discharged, and the effeot of the accident was to very considerably injure nis left hand. The sufferer was brought down to the hospital, where he is now receiving all the necessary attention the case requires. Weslbyan.—The Wesleyan Conference has ap« pointed the Revs. R. Bavin and Rouse to Nelson. Motiteka. —The funeral of the late Rev. S. R. Purchon, Wesleyan Minister here, took place on 3unday last. The esteem in which deoeased was held was testified by the large concourse of people, consisting of members of all religious denominations, who had assembled to pay a last tribute of respect to his memory. Besides the residents of Motueka and surrounding districts, about thirty persons from Nelson attended the funeral, the Lady Barkly being chartered for the occasion. The procession left Mr SUples's at 2 p.m for the Wesleyan Chapel, where a portion of the eustomarv service was read by the Rot. Mr Rodsrer, Presbyterian Minister at Riwaka, an faooident having precluded the presence of the Rev. T. Fee; At the conclusion of the service in the church, the procession re-formed and proceeded to the cemetery, where his remains were deposited, and the people dispersed. Deoeaßed, who was only 27 years of ace, had been in the distriot about nine months, and during that time 'had won a large number of friends, who mourn their loss. Owing to his ill-health the conference of Wesleyan Ministers assembled at Wellington decided to grant him a year's absence and a trip to England, but he does not live to benefit by it. We learn that the vexed question of what the Government should do for Mr Bunny is finally fixed. Dr Giles is to receive tho appointment Of Resident Magistrate at Hokitika, and Mr Bunny is to subside into Dr Giles's Under-Secretaryship. " Verily they have their reward."— Wellington Argns.

Fire ik Mablboboinjh.—A destructive fire occurred at Clova Bay on Thursday, the 17th instant, when the store and office connected with tbe sawmill were destroyed, together with a boat, boatshed,' about 1,000,000 feet of slabß, and a variety of other articles contained in th« buildings. The weather was very unfavorable, as a steady wind was blowing the flames towards the wharf, about 200 feet of which was burned with £100 worth of timber on it. Great difficulty was experienced in saying the residenoe of Mr H. Godsiff, and had the men worked less energetically the amount of destruction would have been much greater than it wag. The estimated damage is £750, and the property was uninsured. The fire at Clova Bay will cause serious loss and inconvenience to the owners of the property, as apart from the immediate^money loss, a considerable time will elapse before everything can be made into its former state of completeness.— Picton Press, It requires good soil to grow cooksfoot seed as a payable crop. In localities where ifc is mostly grown, the settlers shut up their paddocks year after year, and some get very good returns. As it is being reaped it should be tied into small bundles, and put into stocks. After remaining exposed sufficiently long, it may be thrashed the first time, when it yields, of course, the best seed. Once thrashed, it does not matter how much weather it is exposed to, the more the better, previous to the final thrashing. To have the seed pure it has to be reaped with book. Some growers of cocksfoot are in the habit of alUwing the straw to go to waste: not a commendable praotice, as if it is not required for fodder, it can be "used for bedding for stock in winter. The yield of cocksfoot is not near so much as rye grass, and it consequently invariably sells at a higher price.

I.O.G.T.—The Grand Lodge for New Zealand North now sitting at Wellington, has elected the following offioers for the ensuing year:—G.W.O.T., Bro. Rev. Edger (re-elected); G.W.C., Bro. Hon. W. Fox; G.W.V.T., Bro. W.Johnson; G.W.S. Bro.O. S. Ellis (re-elected); G.W.T., Bro. Jenkins; G. Chaplain, Bro. D. Hall; G Marshall, Bro. F. Pirani; G. Guard, Bro. Lyell; G. Sentinel, Bro. Best; G.D.M. Bro. Sinclair; G.A S., Bro. Stickley.

Miss Bertha Yon Hillern has walked at Philadelphia 100 miles in 27 hours 46 minutes. The allotted time was 28 hours. She rested 2 hours 45 minutes on the journey. If you are a business or professional man, you need to keep your mental faculties in first-rate work' ing order. This is moat effeotually done by keeping the nerves cajlm and the digestion unimpaired. The experience of lawyers, authors, clergymen, and physicians has shown that when the nerves and brain are overstrained by intense mental exertion, or the Btomach weakened by too constantly maintaining a sitting posture, the most certain means of counteracting these effects is Udolpho Wolfe's SohiEDAM Abomatio Schnapps.— Advt.