RANGITIKEI NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 15000, 19 September 1900, Page 3

RANGITIKEI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MARTON, September 18. Wo hear that the football match to come off in the Park to-morrow against the Bush Union team has been unavoidably _ postponed on account of the- short notice received. -The Khakis will tiy conclusions against the Rangitikei Royal Rifles in place of the Bush Union ; match. Play commences at 3.15 sharp. The (Upper" vTutaenui Creamery opens next Monday' morning - for the 'season." Dairymen are asked to bring a 1 the milk they have, and induce others to ussist the company, by sending their milk also, notwithstanding attempts are being made to induce them to send milk elsewhere. - At a meeing of the' ladies and managers of the Presbyterian Church last evening,, it was resolved to hold the tea. meeting and entertainment on Friday, November ■ 2nd in the Theatre Royal at 5.30 p.m. Ithad been fixed for an earlier period, but finding it clashed with the Anglican Church dates it was unanimously^ agreed to fix it as stated above. > -■ An .artistic work of art in : the shape of a four decker weddint; cake is now on view in Mr J. M. Nichol's premises, ! Broadway, and worth inspection. „ Mr F.- G. Hi'ton, watchmaker and optician of Mnrton, invites inspection of all [ kinds :of. new goods just arrived, everything is sold at sale prices. R. E. Beckett's stock sale this day, reports a veiy successful one, the attendance being large, arid prices satisfactory. Quotations : — Milch cows £5 to £6 12s 6d, , store cows £2 6s, £3 5s and £3 15s, springing heifers £2 7s, £2 10s, £2 12s and £3 11s 6d, fat cows £5 55,, yearlings 355, 36s nnd 54s 6d, empty heifers £2 10s to £3 6s, dairy cows £4 lls, yearling heifers 40s 6d, 2-year old steers £4 ss, 15-months cat-tle-£3 4s 6d.~ Sheep— Hoggets 7s Bd, 8s lOd, 12s, 12s 6d, empty ewes 9s 4d, wethers 13a '6d. '■ : ...