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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1783, 19 September 1874, Page 3

li-r ono of the factories in Maine recently tlio -proprietors reduced the wages, \\\horcupus,ihero "was a general determination* ib strike ; and as they were obliged tbgive a month's notice before quitting work, tboy hare in the meantime issued a !.circular to the world at large, in which is the following interesting, paragraph :— " We are now.; working out our notice, and shall soon be without employment; can turn our hand ,to most anything : don't want to be idle, but determiner) not to work for any think where folks can afford to pay. Who wants help p We can.make bonnets, dresses, puddings, pies, and cakes ; patch, darn, knit, roast, stew, and fry, make butter and cheese, milk cows, feed chickens, hoe, corn, sweep out the kitchen, put the parlor to rights, make beds, split wood, and kindle fires, besides • being remarkably fond of babies ; in fact, , can do anything the most accomplished housewife is capable of, not forgetting the scoldings on Mondays and Saturdays. For specimens of spirit! will refer you to our overseer, i^peak quick. Black eyes, ; fair foreheads, clustering locks, beautiful \ as Hebe, can sing like a seraph, and smile most bewitchingly. An elderly gontleman in want of a good housekeeper, or a nice ; man in want of a wife, willing to sustain either character; in facfc wo are in the market. Who bids? Going—gone—gone! Who's the lucky man?" .

fpHE Light Fingered. Party nt Parawai X who has for some years continuously supplied himself at my expeme with firewood, is respectfully requested io communicate with tho undersigned, stating his probable requirements during the next Bix months, so that necessary arrangements may be made forthwith. Alb-HT J. Aiiom. Parawai, 19th September, 1874, a 7514 THAMES BOROUGH COUNCIL. TN accordance with Section 190 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1867, the following copy of a Bye-law passed by the Council of; the Borough of Thames is hereby published for general information. [■: W. Davies, j : ' Mayor. I F. C. Dean, Town Clerk. j Thames, Sept. 18, 1874. : BYE-LAW, iTo. 3. Byelaw cf the Council of the Borough of ; Thames made ia accordance with tho Municipal Corporations Act 1867. In pursuance of tho powers vested -in them under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1867, The. Council of the Borough of ; Thames ordain as follows that is to say: — Any person guilty of any of the following offences omissions or neglects within the Borough of Thames shall on being convicted of any such offence neglect or omission bo liable to pay any penalty not exceeding (£5) Five Pounds. 1. Throwing or sweeping any glass filth dirt rubbish orange peel or other matter of a similar nature upon or into any street channel footway court alley or public placo whatsoever. 2. Leading or riding any horso or other animal or drawing wheeling or driving any cart carriage sledge truck or barrow upon, or along aDy fo.tpath without permission from the Borough Council so to do. 3. Burning any shavings straw or other materials or matter upon any footway channel surface drain or carriage road without permission from'the Borough Council so to do. 4. Throwing or placing upon any street or footpath any lighted or burning matches paper wood or other burning substance whatsoever. '.;,... 5. Drawing or trailing any sedge; timber ' or other material upon any footway or carriage rovd to the injury of such footway or carriage road. 6. Allowing nigM soil or other offensive matter to be spilt or otherwise cast on to or upon any road street footway public place or thoroughfare. 7. Leaving any shavings or other inflammable materials or in any public street or place or on any open spica near any building without permission from the Borough Council so to do. 8. Pacing, any placard or other document writing or painting on or otherwise defaciog any house or building or any wall fence lamp-post or gate without tho consent of the occupier or owner thereof. 9. Allowing the droppings frosi the eaves of any house or vorap.dah to fall upon any footway. 10. Opening any drain or sewer or removing the suriacp of any footway or carriage road without authority from the Borough Council so to do. 11. Neglecting to clean any private yard way passage or aveuue by which neglect a nuisance by offensive smell is caused. 12. Rolling any cask beating any carpet breaking in any horse flying .any kite using any bows and arrows or playing at any game to, the annoyance of any person in any public place or obstructing any footpath or carriage road whether by allowing any cart or animal to remain across such footpath or carriage i road or by placing goods thereon or other- | wise.: !■:. ,\ : \ '; 13. Throwing or discharging any etbne ¥ .or j other missile to the damage or danger orany •vperson or property \l4. Obstructirg the footway, in any public s'rr'pt or thoroughfare by the supports of any aw::ir*-g or verandah or hanging any goods on'or under such awning over the footway. 15. ©lasting any rock stone or timber in or near anjt:pub.'-0 place, without,permission of the Borough Council so to do.' ■■''•-' J6. Furiouely or negligently riding or driving through awy public place street or thoroughfare- . 17. Expos-fig iti any public street or