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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1323, 11 May 1905, Page 2

A lett-r to the editor, signed " Lux," was roceived too late for insertion in this issue. Th& Waihi Quadrille Assembly dance takes place iu the Acrtdemj of Music tomorrow (Friday) night. Tlio Waihi Volunteer Firo Brigade at« holding a grand social this day week. An advertisement announcing tboovont ap peara elsowbore. Mr. Mervjn J, Stowart will give a pub lie address on Democratic Liberalism, o: tho Opposition Organisation, in the Aca demy of Muoioon Tuesday next at I o'clock.

Teams to represent 'Waitcte agarose Wftiht on Saturday next will be pickod from llio Irora thu following pln.vera: Seniors.—C. Campbell, Powdrell, Wood, Jones, Fraser, Darby, Marriott, R. Dick, Gitland, Coate, Leonard, Cottie, Jennings, P. Arns, R, Cook, Lockyer, MoOlyraont, Johnston, T. Drab, B. Miller, D. Ryan, and Cunningham, Juniors,—9, D-irby, Hogg, Irwin, J. Robinson, Vivian, Roacho (2), Snowon, Aikin, S, Clark, J. Clurk, A. Orahatn. As tba selection committee do not know tho juniors iu the district, oil : intending players aro requested to be ou the ground.

An iotoreslioji wedding was solonwiaoc at the Presbytjrian Cbutcli yesterday the c-ontntcrin? parrios being Miss Davenport of Waibi, and Mr Frederick Earl

youngest son of Mr Stephen Earl, one o: the early scHlers of Katikati, and foi yonrs a resident of Waibi, T/io Rev. J L, PaUullo performed the ceremony, am thoro was a large attemlanoo of thofriendi i\nd telntivoß of tho bride and bridegroom The bride looked very pretty in bine silk daintily trimmed with white lace, Mis; Jones, brieeßniaid, wore a pretty cremi cashmere trimmed with chiffon. Mr W Earl, brotbor of the bridegroom, pave tht I bride away, and Mr Percy Murphy aelot as beat man,' After tho ctretnony tin bridal praty adjourned to the homo of tin bridegroom's father, where a sumptuoui wedding breakfast was pwtaken of, Tin nowly married couple left in the nforaoor, for Te Arobti to spend their honeymoon Quito a lively scono was witnessed it Main-street yesterday aftornoon. Thi affair arose from the meeting of two bo licoao canines, a bair-briftlinq Irish terriei and a mild-looking oattle dog. The snav ling and snapping' preliminaries bega; opposite Mr. Stephen Earl's premises whore a wedding party were enjoying the usnolfestivites associated with a fancier of that kind. Tboy were followed bi a battle royal; Mr. Burl, fnther o the lmdoyrooa, under tho iiuprcssioi that tho terrier was his, hiirriodlj left his guests and attempted t rescue At this stage the battlo wai being foughi out in' the water table Several nf the guests joined Mr. Earl . and while lie : ,\yas hanging on to tho tiii of the bigger dog, a guest was mnkini vainloss aitsmpis to seize the stumpy tai of the terrior. Each time Mr. E.ui sue cceded in dragging his dog off, tho litth fellow darted oh ngain. i'rouj the eplash : .ing/.water tahlo tho dogs were draggod ■ into the middle of tho street, nnd wen still fighting fiorcply whon a lognl liimin ary appeared, He recognised tho terrier well known in tho town as " Barney,' and, rushing into tho fray, succeeded

after framic aUoinpis, in seissiug the litter by one of i»s hind logs, at the same time keeping a watchful oye on tho bigger antagonist. The terrier resented the iuterferonoe and fiercely turned on tho legiLfjentlouian,, seizing bini just above the ankle. With muttered imprecations, not loud but no doubt deep, the biiten one kicked himself freo, only to bo attacked by the other catiino, Who seized him by tho upper part of his troasors, causing a triangular rent in the garment, and a .slight grazing of the skin.' The injury iuflioted by tho terrier was more serious, and, limping off io a neighbouring ohemist's, he had his injuries dressed, Meanwhile further attempts to disopgago the fighting dogs by throwing water on thern sunceeded, and it was only then that Mr. Earl discoyeied that the torrior, though very similar, was not his property, From an upsiairs window the wedding guests, who refrained; from joining in, wntohed with in'etoat the prococdiugs in the street below, especially the efforts of Mr Earl on. the tail of one dog and the legal light on tho leg ot the other, It is sail] faint screams proceeded from thoso of the fair 6ex who were watching from aboyo when tin attack was tnado on the legal geniloman, Moral: Let sleeping dogs lie, or, rather let Sibling dogs alone,