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Waikato Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2631, 5 May 1904, Page 2

A parade of the Hamilton O will be held this evening at the V. toer Hall at 7 o'clock sharp.

Our Raglan correspondent) writer: —A very quiet wedding took plaoe a : residence of the bride's mother on Thuti day, April 21st, the happy couple lu-i g Mr Robt. McDonald, elde't rod. of the late Mr J. K. McDonald, of Waingr'. and Gertrude, elde«t daugh'ar of the 1. e James Eusol and Mrs Eoso', of Rag'ao. The Rav. G. Carr perfoimed the ce;\ mony.

The next Pirongia stock s;ile of the New Zealand Loan ard Mercantile Agenoy Company will t ke place on Saturday next at noon, when some 411) head of choice cattle will be offered, ii • eluding large Dumbcrs of well-erovij calves, nearly 250 fresh aDd forward yearling to three-year-old steers fiom Pirongia, To Kstia-Moa, and surrounding districts, together with store cows and dairy heifers, useful homes, cheep, pigs and sundries. For Bome time there has been a talk of forming a Voluntear Fire Brigade id C .mbridge, bu I. therto the attempt appeared to be futile. Yc<teiday morning Mr Jones, photographer of that town, took the matter in hand, and we .-.re pleased to stato that under his efforts there appears to be every prospect of such an institution being started at: n early date, and a public meeting to pet the matter under way will shortly I e held. We may state that Mr Jones luiheen connected with volunteer nre brigades in other towns, and is thoroughly conversaut with the working. The Marton Gnu Club held a large pigeon match at M«rton on March 17. In the £IOO match 28 competitc.rs. with two nominations each, took part - The birds wero fairly strong on the win;, and the weather was all that could !•<-- desired. Fourteen competitors, with 17 nominations, tied, and divided ihe stakes. They were : Messrs Campbell, Buck, 'Dynamite,' McCarthy, Linn, Hair, Tucker, Thurston, Jefferson, Cur rie, McDonald, Bayley, Griffen, aDd Woolven. After the big event was o.or a sweopatake of £1 each was hold, in which twenty-rue took part, and the following 11 tied and divided the stakes : Mußßraßoseiugrave, Buck, McCarthy, Bamber, Tucker, Willis, McDonald, Hair, Liao, Woolven Benr., and Woolven junt. Tho following prize winners mod the Colonial Ammunition Company's i Xnvinoib e' and • B'avourite' cartridges and patent con ,avo wads : Messrs Buak, •Dynamite,* McCarthy, Hair, Thur»fcnn, Rosoingrave, Woolven eonr., Wodran iunr., aud Giiffeu.-From tho Auckland Star, April 16, 190*.

The Nos. 1,2 and 3 Native comanies aud the H mtly Rifles will fire fo vlr W. J, rtftlph'a cup at Huntly o June 6th.

Mr Jamei T. Cox, headmaster o Taupiri school, wai selected on Tueida veniog by the Mount Roekill Schoo Committee for the headmastership of th Mount Roskill school. Mr Cox's name will be submitted to the Board with a recommendation for appointment. We understand that a letter has been received by a resident of Hamilton from the Minister of Railways, re the propored footbridge at Ciaudelands. The communication will be considered by the committee at an early date, and it is prob l>)e that a public meeting of thoße intere.ted will be held subsequently.

The Cambridge footballers have paid up the promised £lO to the Borough Council, and that body is now proceeding to erect a pavilion, which will also act as a dressing room tor the footballers, and ■ hree shower bothe, We understand the players are going in for good hard training. Yesterday they had a practice match, in which they showed very fair form.

Rumour has been busy during the past tew days in connection with the Central Hotel, Auckland. 111-health, combined with financial troubles, precipi'ated the crisis on Tuesday, and rendered it necessary for Mr Rolleston to tile his petition in bankruptcy and reliuquish his charge. Mr J. W. formerly of the Grand Hotel, Rotorua, is now controlling the Central.

A correspondent writing from faero l * says : A large number of the employees of the Ohinemuri Coaching Company met on Monday night for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr A. Rowe, who is about to leavo for Hamilton. The presentation took the firm of a very handsome pair of carvers. Mr W. J. Wilson, on behalf of tho subscribers, spoke of the regret felt at Mr Rowb'b departure, and wished him every success in his new home. Mr Rowe has accepted the management of the Hamilton Coaching Company.

The New Zealand Gospel Carriage, on its travels round tho North Island, has come to Hamilton, and tomorrow night its inmates—Messrs Whitehead and Isaac—will conduct Gospel meetings in St. Peter's school room at 7.30. Will all kindly accipt a hearty invitation to be present, especia ly those who are not interested in, and usually have no time for, these things. The speakers are convinced that t> o good news they have been commissioned to deliver is what all such need in Hamilton. Sankey's hymns will be sung, there will be no collections, ami the endeavour will be to make th>meetiogs hearty, helpful, blight, ant' much to the point. There will be root). for all.

A young man named Ernes;:, Pigott was charged at the Aucklat Police Court yesterday with creating disturbance on a railway train. Accuse' and several companions were amusing themselves by throwing whisky and fish about the carriage, and when remonstrated with did not desist. At Pukekohe Constables Bamsay and McGovern were called in, and it was decided to put Pigott off the train. Accused, who wn< mad with drink, resisted violently. knocklDg Constable Ram-ay back off tlucarriage platform twice and kicking Constable McGovern. Eventually th-ee people managed to hold him and his le; - were tied. The constables stated that h was ramping mad, frothing at the mout' and was more like a lunatic than drunkard. He stated that he had oh tained some drink in the King Country Pigott w>s fined £1 and costs in the oat of drunkenness, and sentenced to tw months' hard labour for the assault o Constable Ramsay and using bad language. It this is the sott of stuff that U being retailed in the King Country, th > sooner the whole of the townships are brought under the heading of Maori 'kaingas' the better.

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS Wanted—General servant, Hamilton. Pukekura Road Board—lntention to make general rate.

/ Gospel meetings at Hamilton to-night and to-morrow night.

Mr E. E. Olen, pianist, has commenced teaching at Te Awamutu.

Auckland Farmers' Freezing Co.— Statutory meeting on 18th inst.

The latest in rainproof overcoats at the N.Z. Clothing Factory, Hamilton. Trespassers on Mr W. H. Hall's property, Hautapu, will bo prosecuted. All things good, bad, and indifferent come to an end. It behoves all to unselfishly make the best use of the good things when available. So Hatrick, who is retiring from the drapery business io Hamilton, has endeavoured to do, with fairly good result. He is now giving his time to distributing the thousand and one ends of his stocki-in-trade to all and sundry who are convinced that they are sharing the good thingß upon exceptionally good terms.