RANGITIKEI NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 15000, 25 October 1900, Page 2

RANGITIKEI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MARTON, Wednesday. The latest, addition to the Telephone Ex-

change is Mr Cohen, so/'idtor, Miirtou, No. Mv S. A. R. Mair, Inspector to the Kangitikci Cminty -Council, invites tenders in our advertising columns for various metalling contracts in the upper four ridings, to closo on Saturday, November 3rd. Action should be taken at once by the Borough Council and County Council in appointing a competent person to act as ranger and poundkeeper respectively, as complaints btill reach u.s of numbers of cattle wandering the street-*, especially North Broadw ay. At a, meeting of the creditors of .Mrs Hazell, hoardinghouse keeper, late of Marton, the creditors re&olred that all the furnituro l:e handed back to (he debtor and that she lie recommended for lid 1 immediate discharge. In her statement, the debtor s.iid that her husband died in September, 1899. She kept a. boardinghouse in M-arton i'cr six months, which turned out unprofitable, (she afterwards removed to Feildingand there started tea rooms and a boardinghou.se, but was compelled to iile as the landlord distrained for rent. QUOITS. The final competition for the silver cup came off in the lark this afternoon. The weather and_ ground were all that- could > be desired. Four sets of teams were kept busy going on account of the ?ai'<jc number of players present, and so far Messrs Nicol and Kcndrick are leading with 11 games plr.yed each, their scores being 218 and 216 respectively, the former 13 and the latter 13 points off tlis possible J. McFarlane is thiid with 2 games to play If he wins both (with a possible ot 21 points each), which is not unlikely, be takes the Cup. If not, Mr Nicol is first. The ladies dispensed pfternaon tea If.- the players, and their thoughtfulaess was much appreciated. The refreshments were supplied By Mr J. AI. Nico', the premier cateier.

An earthquake, with its mystery, AVill cauuse the stoutest heart to pause, • The bravest men in history Have trembled at old Nature's laws. 1 The man who then invokes the saints . Would rather sickness long endure, 1 .He knows the thing for chest complaints <