TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11659, 18 January 1902, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Eer. Mr Scorgie, of Moraington, is to preach at Trinity Presbyterian Church to-morrow, morning and evening. The Rev. J. N. Buttle will preach at the Wesleyan Church to-morrow, morning and evening, and also at the Claremont school in the afternoon. Owing to the large number of dismissals on the Otago Central Railway works, only 280 hands are now employed, compared with 700 during the winter. A special meeting of the Board of Education is to be heid this morning to deal with financial matters arising out of the change in.the method of paying teachers' salaries. The caretaker of the Old Men's Home wishes to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of 21bs of good tobacco from the Customs Department, and some reading matter from Mr W. Gunn.

Important Notice. As premises are coming down, I am selling the whole stock of boots and shoes at regardless of cost. Balance will be sold by auction.—Prosser's Arcade Boot Shop.—(Advt.)

Mr J. J. Elwin's 10-roomed house at Warea, was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The origin of the fire is unknown. Very few of the contents were saved. The insurances are J8355 in the New Zealand and Norwich Union offices.

George L. Flanagan died at Wellington on Thursday night from what is supposed to be self-administered poison. A couple of days before he took something described as rat poison, and became ill. It is said that a doctor was sent for, bub could not come. Flanagan appeared to rally, but finally suffered a fatal relapse. The most up-to-date sewing machine is the Seamstress. This machine will sew silk or leather, will tuck, hem, .fell, gather, bind, braid, quilt, etc., etc. We give a five years' guarantee. But the machine should last a life-time. Hand machine, £3 10s; treadle, £5 10s.—Adams and. Co., drapers. (Advt.)

Colonel Sommerville states that programmes, etc., for the New Zealand Rifle Association meeting, which opens at Trentham on February 27th, will shortly be obtainable from officers commanding districts. The bronze medal match has been struck out this year,, as- the 1 tam& is too short for corps to compete. Details of two new field-firing matches will be included in the programme.

Charlotte Knight and her son John Knight were charged at Court at Christchurch yesterday with obstructing the' New Brighton Tramway Company's train on January Bth and 9th. They pleaded not guilty. The facts- were that on the date mentioned the defendants had taken, a cart of hay in front of the tram, and delayed it. The case against Mrs- Knight was dismissed, but the- son was found guilty, and fined £2 and aosts-:.

The Rev. S. Buchanan, who has been attending the Primitive Methodist Conference at Wellington, returns by the express to-day, and will preach on Sunday as usual. The members of the Primitive Methodist Church and congregation: will. B& glad to hear that the conference has re-appointed Mr Buchanan to Timaru for the next twelve months-:'. Mr JSoothroyd will preach at the Washdyke schoolroom: on Sunday evening.

A fire broke out at Mornihgton at 1 o'clock yesterday morningj. by which an eight-roomed house, was: completely destroyed, the family barely escaping in time to .save, their lives. The furniture was insured in the New Zealand office for £l5O, but the loss is much greater. The house was insured in the South British office for £4OO, and was valued at £6OO. The ■ present owner had been in possession only • twelve' months. The- cause? of the fire is . supposed to have. been the upsetting of a. kerosene lamp in the children's- bedroom. Speaking at Wellington a day or twc*i' ago, the Premier is reported, to have said :. "A few months ago many of the farmers.; were despondent, especially in bnt rain had come,, and. faaaners now said i the crops were neyer better, and he. thought the yield would equal the average--of the: last three, or. fouu years. T£a, Minister of Railways was* building additional trucks to cope, with, a large yield, and he thought all" the • tzucks would he needed." The Premier must have come across' some -optimist fanners in Canterbury.

A foreigner named Coronna pleaded guiliy at the Magistrates' Court,, "Wellington, yesterday, to importing oertain packages, of hoots not corresponding, with the entry made at the Customs. The goods ..came from Sydney, and were? admittedly skoddv stuff. They were, valued by the defendant at £l4, and the Department valued them at £9l. Evidence, was, given by an impel ter, to whom defendant had sent goods from Australia,. sending with th.ejD an "import price invoicej" to be subajitted to the Customs,, and; following this,ug- with a "selling price- invoke." Foe* actual account purposes., defendant, in one case, set down Balmorals, in the invoice at 3s Bd. In the other, iisvoice thej„-weie put down at 9s 3d. Tha Magistrate-imposed a fine- of, £4CL

Three boys, named. Gibbons, aged 12, 9, and 7 years respeciavely, soiaudf: an old settler at WaodyiUa, have iSae&n arrested on a charge of attempting tty.poiaon their father. Mr Gibbons made for himself on Wednasdiwj morning,,, and although he Boticed a. peculiar taste sod smell with, it, he. continued, to drink;, it;. Shortly,afterwards, he sufered from..internal painsj. and. luckily, he. was very siglv.. On investigation, haj fotsad a of aconite* amongst the,- day tea. TJjiftj aconite wa& kept in. tfie.- house, and used for the treatment of uow&. The fc*ys. were not at Some, and on a "rleisig made tijey were found, eampeti on : thsr Hon. J.- D. Ormond's pr.isperty, twomi&s from Woodvillet ,Besisses other jjEOYfeions, they had eight geesa sn their possession. The.vboTs admitted patting aconite'Sn the tea. Qoc Cleraldins wiiias.; With raf&Miice to tftej d-ag story from the "Waasaraua Leader" a, Uw days "ago,, there is a smsdl foi te.rsi.or,- owned by' Mr L. Kwakfi, farmer, Geral.i'ine, which" performs even more _wondej;fjil bird-nesting feats t&sn. the Cartertsß: dog referred, to. Mr Kooke's dog not. only climbs trees in search of bird's nejsis and kills-,- {he voung birds, but if lift finds a nest built "on a slender twig, ratlier than truss* his weight to it he preftfis- to bite ths- twig off and let the nest empty itself an the ground. Then ho comes down liks Jack from his Beanstalk and: slaughters.- each bird fay wringing yet lie never eats a bird. Th§ "Wairarapa Leader," in speaking of the, small birds pest in the South Island, dirt; not dream that their dog had a doubly anywhere ia the world, but itis a facb;, as anyone ean see by making a call at Mr Rooke's farm. The director-!? of the No. 2 Terminating Buildftig Society raet last evening in the Barnard Street' Hall to dispose of three appropriations of £l5O each. There were present Messrs G. P. Wood (chairman), Bradley, Miles, Radclifl'e, and Mills, Mr Macintosh (secretary), and about thirty shareholders. Two appropriations were first disposed of by ballot, and these fell to Mr Andrew Shaab (No. 659) and Mr Joseph Clark (No. 144), both single shareholders. There was good competition in the tendering for the other two sums of £l5O, nine tenders being put in, for one or both, ranging from £l7 10s to £27 15s for £l5O, the average being £24 Bs. The highest tender was that of Mr W. Jamieson, who took both sums at £27 15s each. Such keen competition for. building funds is a healthy sign of the prosperity of Timaru.

Moderate westerly winds, glass lise, was Captain Edwin's forecast yesterday morning.

Last evening Trooper W. Philip, of the Temuka Mounted Biiles, left Timaru by the express to join the Eighth Contingent at Addington.

The dredge T.'maru, taking advantage of smooth seas, has spent some days in dredging in and outside of the harbour entrance.

A woman who comes from the Levels was brought before the Stipendiary Magistrate on Thursday, and upon his order was taken up to the Sunnyside Asylum yesterday morning. Yesterday the throwing of quarry rubble ovsr the outer arm of the breakwater was resumed. There are several places where an apron of rubble would seem to be needed to protest the concrete work, where, it is undermined between tide levels.

The s.s. Corinna, which wcrked here yesterday, had on board about 240 rams of c'ifferent breeds, shipped at Oamaru for. Wellington. They comprised Lincolns, English Leicesters, Border Leicesters, Eomneys and Shrcpshiies, from Reid Bros,.'' flocks.

A commencement has been made towards the removal of the railway goods shed to its new site,, the office chimney being taken down yesterday. The cart road, to the new shed is being shingled with pit shingle, and the line from the shed to the wharf was being cleaned vp yesterday. The usual fortnightly meeting of the VJuveuile Ancient Order of Foresters was held last evening, Bro. H. Kennedy presiding over a large attendance of members. Two candidates were proposed for membership, and duly approved. After business the members indulged in various games, and spent a very pleasant evening. It's the same everywhere, time tells the story, and 99 times out of every 100 the demand is- for the Brinsmead piano, cause they are built to last, not for 5 or. 10 years, but for a lifetime; Their tone appeals to the ear, their durability and price to your pocket, their direct appeal is to you. Why reject it? Interview them at Begg's, next Theatre. —(Advt.)

A telegram, has been received by the secretary to the Harbour Board,, stilting that the Board's oil launch was tried on. Friday, 10th inst., and that the engines worked smoothly, and the speed obtained exceeded the eight knots guaranteed. Painting would not be completed in time to send the launch by the Hawea, then about leaving, but arrangements had been made for seeding it next trip. The South Canterbury Burns Club will celebrate- Burns' birthday, 25th ircst., on Friday nest, 24th, by a concert and an address by Mr J. J. Ramsay, president of the Duneiin Burns Club; The gathering will be held in the Theatre Royal, and the prices of admission are to be 2s and la. The programme of the concert will be advertised next week.

The- water-races throughout the. Levels and Seadown are now almost dry, and. have been so for the past day or two.. This is owing 'to the late floods in the Opihi having, cut the water, off from the head works. We have been informed that the injury is being attended to, and the usual supply, of water will be running in the course of a day or two. The ranger, with, extra men and) hoises, is busily engaged diverting the water into its usual channel. The. "Oamaru Mail" is informed that the North Otago Dairy Factory Company paid away no less than £2200 last month to suppliers of milk-. This month, the amount is expected to reach £3OOO. Practically all this money goes to the small farmer, and the figures quoted for a bad season show pretty plainly what the dairying industry is doing.,for the district. It is the " Mail's" opinion that before long dairying will supplant all other industries as the. mainstay of the small fanner in this district.

The small triangle in front of the:gasworks, fenced and cultivated by the Beautifying Association, was at first laid down in grass. The grub and the drought killed off the grass, and it has since b-ien planted with■ various.- flowers. These are about to bloom, and in a day or two the plot will look gay. That is, .within itself; but the coarse setting of rough grass and weed-grown footpath will spoil its ap--pearance from, a distance. A 9 the* Association spentr a lot'of money on the plot, the i. Borough Council, who took it over, might go so far--as to tar the path and channels about it, so as to keep down the.weeds and coarse grasses.

A Chinese.• Shopkeeper in Dtfnedin was charged under a city by-law, on the information of Inspector Donaldson,, with omithe visited the place at 11 o'clock in the irig the. footpath-.opposite Walker street. The Inspector stated that hevisited the .place at 11 o'clock in the morning. The footpath was; littered up with banana skins, orange peel's, .etc., and there had complains:* of it. Thi)? Magistrate- said it was strange fir the Inspector to come down in this: way on Walker street after allowing the by-law t» jbe broken every day in Princes street. ;Ev£ry morning walking along he heardComplaints of tradesmen .sweeping down, their footpo.tiiS.~as late as hclE-pvsst 9, causing dust titefljp up in the most disagreeable way. Be had repeatedly called attention to this fact, and "asked why the by-law wiatfHDfc enforced \im tins resptsufc. There should be one law for all streets, and he would dismiss the• -case, more than anything<.\3J«et:as a. protestagainst the bylaw not being- carried ovtfc in other parts. He hoped the Inspectoz-j would take' the hint.

There was a, full attendance at the quarterly masting. in connection with ttiH Temuka Wesleysn Circuit,.. h«M on Tuesday. The Rev. Mr Tinsley presided. This- balance s'dfeet sltowed a larger incon-a* than usual, but- the receipts were not: quite suffichsairtot meet the a&penditure: After due consideration of ways and means, it was j.-tisolved'. to ask the congregation to make.-, a streauous efiilrt to liqui'iftte the whol*sof itie circuit debt in Marsh. The meeting,. through thac chairman, congratulated'! Mr- Rees Thogjas upon IMS' safe returmfroja a recent vn'sifc to the-iGlti Coun--try.-. In connectioa* with the approaching; depprturo of Dr M&rley for Australia, it ivas • resolved to iwite contributions dur~ in(jfth'«e present nitfath towards si suitablfe prosentation. Thfe circuit officers were, and thanked for their services. The> annuoineement that the Rev. Mfi Tinsley would seek a change at nest coni&nunce was received with-great- regret, Iftit after hearing- his it was resolved to leaves the appointment to the; conference. Ms» Buxton, web Mr Milfes [ as; a substitute;, was appointed conference: ([representative, after which the meeting '(ftfosed with tfia Benedictioui.

;] Mr J. J. Giwndi has jastf finished mafc,i &g a new light waggon for. Mr Melnness, jj oi Winchester. The waggon was specially i- built for wool carting, and' its body is 10 ' feet long, 5 feet wide, St- inches higkv with I a side rail set up 6 inches, the bed is 3ft Bin from the ground! when unfoaded, and is capable of carrying six bales of wool on its bottom. It is fitted with a pole, oz- sh&fte for three horses to work • abreast,, with leaders: in front.. It has a double Bjtrrchase brake-, and with full lock can be- turned 'round in its own length. A very: comfortable seat, clear of the body, is fitted: on springs, The back wheels are 4ft 10m high, while the front ones are 3ft 2in, aaiid it has mail-patent axles. The.- whole of the body and gear are built of Australian spetted gum, and the wheels of ironbark. All the workmanship put into the waggon is well done, and it is ■ysry tastefully painted and lined out. The waggon is ve'ry: roomy, and was built- according to Mr Mclmiess' own idea. As i it is capable of carrying from four to five tons, it will be • useful for any sort of | transport work. The whole of the work j reflects great credit on Mr Grandi's fac- i torv.

The new gas-holder lias been made

much more prominent feature of its locality in the last few days by the erection of the high standards which are to act as guides for the gas tank as it rises and falls. These standards are nearly twice as high as the water tank, and are connected near the top by a circle of lattice girders, and beneath these bv diag-nal tie reds. Thi erection of the lattico girders was an awkward job for the men who had to fix them, the work resembling more a sailor's than an engineer's, in the way thev had to hang on to little or nothing" while steering the ends of the girders into place and fixing them there. The last rivets in the plating of the water-tank were put in yesterday, and a commencement has been made with the gas-holder within the tank. Mr Lucas informs us that the plates of the holder w-ill be assembled and bolted together (as was done with the water-tank) before any rivetting is done. The rivetholders will not have a very pleasant job, as they will have to do their duty in a space only 11 inches wide between the two walls. It will go much the easier, however, as the rivets are small, and will not be heated.

The South Canterbury Dairy Company call tenders for carting milk from iSeadown to the central factory. Tenders fall due on Saturday -next, at 11 a.m. 'She Water-works Inspector and his assistants yesterday put in two 2-inch connections with, tha Stratkallan street mtiin for the new Farmers' Association building. The large double .service is provided as :i biisis for a fire service within the building. Messrs Wright, (Stephenson and Co. (in conjunction with the Loan Company's branch at Oamaru) will hold an important sale of half-bred and merino sheep at the Otekaike yards, Oamaru, on the 6tli March. Particulars are advertised.

The preliminary notice of the sale of the Awa Moa estate, near Oamaru, is given by Messrs Dalgety and Co. tJiis morning. The sair take" place at Dunedin oil the sth March, next, and should attract great attention. The estate is well known lor its high-class qualities.

At a meeting of the Waimate Cemetery Beard on Thursday last, there were present Mr J. Manchester (chairman), llsv. M. Gibson, Messrs Carter, Cosgrave, and Graham. The cinly correspondence that had been received since last meeting was a, notice from the Valuation Department, informing the Board of the valuation on the cemetery ground, and asking if there was any objection thereto. The works committee leported that the state t;f the walks, fences, etc.. was satisfactory. Somepinus insignis trees were being cut down near the road fence. The secretary reported as to receipts, and the number of interments (11) since last meeting. Accounts amounting to £l7. were passed for payment, and the Board rose.

The Timaru Pigeon Club held a successful flight from Dunedin on Thursday for a trophy presented by the club, 29 birds, belonging to ten owners, being liberated at 11.5 a.m. The birds had to. battle with: north-west and north-east gales ino3t of the way.. The winner turned up in 3hr. 46min 42sec, the air-line distance to winner's loft being 212 miles. The following, were timed in : —Mr G. Thomson's Brassey,. 869 yds per minute; Mr S. R. Burns'" Glioaty, 807 1-3; Mr A. Burfnrd's Royalty, 802|; Mr R. Boase's Every Time, 798; Mr G. Thomson's Despair, 784; Mr Martin's Molly, 738. The club thanks Mr Price for liberating the birds, and Messrs A. Shirtcliffe and F. Watson for acting as judges. Next. Thursday's race will be from; Gliirtbm

Mr. S. M. Park,, chief clerk to the Otago Education Board, and his wife, will have sad memories of their Christmas and New Year holidays. They spent them in a cottaga.- at, Whare Flat. Mr Park returned to town to resume his duties, leaving Mrs <Park and their two-year-old daughter at the cottage. Last Friday niglit, after being put to bed, the child got up, and, finding, a bax of matches, took them to bed with her, and ttte the heads off a great many of them. When Mrs Park retired and saw the headless matches in the bed she' gave? the child an emetic of salt and water, but it .was not effective enough to clear the child's stomach, and next day she returned to town to consult a- doctor: The; child* seemed all right for a. day-- or:, two,, but died on Wednesday ! morning from phosphorus poisoning. The Education Board, which met on Wednesday afternoon, adjourned for an hour as an expression of sympathy with Mr Park. A. meeting of the. Waimate library committee was.-held on Thursday last. The following, members were present:—Messrs Nicol, -Menzies, Grant, Mils-am,. Wills, Graham and Hamilton; (president). A letter was received from five subscribers, expressing, disapproval of. the discontinuance of the. supply of the "Illustrated London News " ior. thai reading room. The committee at last meeting had resolved to discontinue the order for that paper, as the 'London "Graphic" was considered sufficient. It was resolved to uphold the resolution of last, mooting,. Tba chairman said that as the new building would soon bo finished, .it was time to make preparations for; furnishing.?,the rooms and. shelving the library. It was resolved that the chairman and Messrs Scott, Wills and Grant be a 'committee.to select and procure necessary furniture and lamps, and have book shelves pirbiip;* Messrs-Meniiies*.Milsom, and S-ra-,ham were.appointed a committee to have. the books ■pjKiced in the-library. The weeklyhome, and colonial papers fmr the present i vear when removed from the; reading room. Sable were disposed of to the highestf tenderer in- eaahi;case.. It was resolved tha*) the magazines be disposed of in a xihril'Mrai •way at next meeting;. It was resolved tlu* 'the Borough Council be askud to have t*M .footpath asphalted fit; front of the buildih© , .'as a continuance of the asphalting by tb j i-Town Hall. The-particulars of opcirtV.g; c f |the new library at the earliest date ui'ter tl e (•'completion of 'the Building, and the funi.es' aVing, was left to a future meeting for yt irTangemeuM Accounts amounting! to» £2 ; 19s were passed for payment.

| HIGH SCHOOL RESERVES'.. : A special meeting -a£ the Trmwru: 5 ligh School Board of. Governors was held y* sterday afternoon, to deal with certain matters relating, to." reserves, the least s of which are falling in. There were pa esent Messrs Howell ' (chairman), MaccUr maid. Bowie;, McCabon, and Talbot. Mbr Marchanfc "vims-' Jin attendance. Bfcwd utions. carried that Mr Marchant / ae instructed with the su&djvi sion of Messrs. Fraser.'s, Wareing's, Hodgie' s, and Mcßride's sections, on the lines, ti* Board, have agreed upon; that the rapwrl ,of the: Reserves Connnittee.be adopted::.- tf nat ten- - ders. be invited for leasing, tor- si«y m years and ten months, tiie reserves, alt* ve mentioned, tenderers to have ttte '» prion o£> tendering ff>r one or more suW ivisions: aW.for. leasing tßis reserves now occupied by Messrs; Burke and Earl,, for a similartwiif;. tenders to be in by lijobffi jary 15tin,

SKNGBBIS Off NEW AD' FERTISEMENTS. Farmers' Exchange Co.-~S«J 1 produce, machinery, etc., this day. Wright, Stephenson and 'Co.—Annual i sale of "WaiUki stations' sheaf at Otekajka \ siding on 6th March. '] Dbsfpety ami Co.—Sft!k' A-nja Moa estate 'sat Dunedin rooms on 6th 'March. ■ Canterbury Farmers' Go-ojperative Association—Albary sale on Monday, Washdyke; on Tuesday, Gojalciine Wednesday, IPairiSe- 3rd February.,-. Jffstional. Mortgage,; a-tuJi Agency Co. SWic at vVasluiyke'on Tuesday, at Geraldine on Wednesday; Shepherd".?- Bush estate for private saje*. Guinne»-s and LeCreiu Ltd.—Sale at Albary on Monday, WasSidyke on Tuesday, Geraldirw Wednes.iifcy, Fairlio ljebruary 3rd. Maling and ShifcUcrass—Stock and clearing sai!a at Gerakllho on Wednesday next; clearing sale on 30th inst. ; land Vat Fairlie on 3rd February-.-. D. Mnhoney-Jjsfc of properii.3B for sale,, town and country. S.C. Burns Club—Anniversary celebration at Theatre Royal on 24tfc inst. High Sellout Board Call': tenders for • leasing varjousTsserves, due,lSth February.

D. C. Tiunbull and Co.—Ave cash buyers, of this season's grain; storage. Timaru Borough Councils-Statutory no-, tice of Titursday half-holiday. Chas. JV. Orbell—Calls tenders for har. vesting, due 24th ins*t. S.C. Daily Co.—Call tenders for cartingmilk from Seadown. . Remington typewriter—Agent wafttcd' for Timaru district.

Primitive Methodist- Church—Servioes for to-morrow. Kost—A parrot; re-ward with Mrs. Walker, Bank street.' Loyal Timaru Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M:U— KjJtice to brethren to attend funeral.

Wanteds—Two notices. Funeral Lister and! Bamo, Timaru; A.' Phi)!ip» Waimate.