TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4843, 14 May 1890, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY

1 An ordinary and special meeting of tho , Qoraldino County Council will bo held at 11 this morning. 1 It is requested lint all accounts agninst the ; managers of tha opera " Bip Van Winklo" (first three nights) bo sent iv nt once. In rcforonce to the proposal or demind of Mr Grondi, nt tho Borough Council meeting ' on Monday night, that tho Bubßcriptioii to tho Mechanics' Irntiluto should ba reduced by ' half, or to 10s por .aiinum, it was stated at tho mooting of the committee, that eotno twelvo months ago circulars were issued (0 ascertain how many new Bubaeribors could bo obtained if such aroduction wore ma^lo, and tho result vary poor iiulood, only about a ecoro of namos boing received. Tho following arc tho namos of tho to'imi m tho football match Colonials v. Wnilii , Juniors to bo played at Wnihi to morrow 1 afternoon ;— Colonials : Fullback — Hoopor j ■ Ihrecquartors— Mackay, Thompson and S. A. 80/s ; halves— Bilton and Murdooh. ; forwouU — Mackenzie, Wako.Mncdonalcl, Clarke, HoWgftte, West, Wado, A. Boys, and Burd ; emergencies — Coy, Ohnpman, and Philp (2). Waihi— Blwectt, Morrison, Mooro (3), Johcb, Nortlmm, Soutli, J. Sl.owarl, Iliskuns, Wucoimm, Copping (2), Hart, and Kiuor. Shortly aftor tho mid-day train to tho Bluff had pa»6od Qrocnhilln yratordr.y, says Saturday's Southland Time*, Iho passengers nolicod that tho epeod was becoming abnormally slow for oven a Now Zoalaiid troia.. Finally thocar» ringea stopped, and an thcro wna no otition near the passengers concluded that (ho driver had ceaßod operations out of doferenca to a " 000." On lopking out to watch tho result of tho negotiations they woro Burprisod to 1 find that tho locomotive an:} jmrt of its load 1 had disappeared. A broken coupling on nil 1 that was left of tho train cleared up tho mystery, and passongors btjgin to epcctilnto and talk of bots on tho probability of tho 1 drivor's reaching tho Bluff without noticing tho nbsonoo of his human freight. Tho railway boys arc. not so dull us aH that, howover, and shortly afterwards tho locomotivo eomo back round tho curvo and lutchod up tho lost oarriagos. "AU'a woll that ond's well," but thoro is reason to four that on nonio of tho steep grndes on tho Now Zonland railways t\icro will somo day bo a disnstor arising out of tho immoriso loads impoßod upon coupling hooks. It is not only runawajp bucli na tho Bnlhurst ono that aro to bo foarcd : a very serious smash ocourrad lately through v driver (not m Now Zoalnml) noticing that his train hud partod, and flowing up too quickly, forgoltiiiß that tho truant vehicles had uttninod a greater spend than ho was then running at. Aro those couplings over Bub--1 ieclod lo ony tost ollior that of aclunl ■ work?

Mr 8. fihappero, who Ims been iv baeino's m Timaru, as a jowellor and tobacconist etc., for very many yeftr3, has disposed of hie tobacconist and bair dressing bmino3a to Mr Pratt-, and gires up tho jewellery trade. Mr Shapporo has been seriously unwell for como time, and 19 adrisod to seek change of air, and business m his lines being very dull ho has determined to give it up nil together, for a while at any rate, and will toko a trip to Australia, where como oC hia eons aro Bottled m Melbourno and Bydnoy. A meeting of tho Wainaato Domain Board ivns held on Monday cvuning. A letter was read from Mr W. Kcnard, asking for a toduction m hie ront, aa tho prico was too high, and tho toil wna not now aa productive os formerly. Tho request was not entertained. An account for £3 4s Id for county rate was prescntod for payment, and it was resolved that tho county council bo respectfully atVed to remit the rates (£3 4s Id) on Knottingly Park, tho property being a public rtnorfc, and tho board doriviDj» no bonefit from tlta earao ; and that it bo pointed out to I ho council thai, residents of tho county as wo!l ns residents of the borough get tho benefit of tho Park. Tho board then roso. Tho "Purity" Cig.ireltos biro taken highest awnrd at Exhibition.— [ Abtt ] D. McGuinno3S, Railway Refreshment Rooms, Timaru. — Luncheon duily Is, epeciul luncheon on Saturdays from 12 to 5, la. A room reserved for ladies, and waitrcsß m attendance. — (Adtx) SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS-. Funqral_Notico-g i Y l T c;o^£l e ff o'\ : h nn t ;!1 . g on Satnrdav. D. McGuinnoss — Notico under tho Licensing Act. Thcatro Koyal— Particulars for this evenin;?. . Tcinukn, Eoad Board— Notico of oxtraordinavy vacancy. Moss Jonas— Sells stock at Washdyko tomorrow. St. Mary's Chnroh— Particulars of services for Ascension Day. S.C. Saloyards Co— Will hold fortnightly siilcs m future Church Terrace School — Reopens on iho 21st inst. Ballantyno and Co — Importaut winter notico ; blankots and cloaka. J. E. S. Jackson— Bequests " Rip Van Winklo " accounts to bo sont. m at onco. N.Z. Loan — Sell sheop at Washdyko ynrd3, to-morrow. Wanteds— Ono notico.