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Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 283, 14 September 1886, Page 2

We acknowledge receipt of Messrs T. K. McDonald & Co's Landed Property Guide for the month. It is got up with its usual completeness. Eessrs Scott Bros., of Christchurch, will have the building of the 27 iron bridges required in the Manawatu Gorge contract. Mr Jones, one of the contractors, has gone to Wellington to sign. Elsie Hall, a juvenile pianist, just nine years old, gave a private recital at the Sydney German Club recently, and astonished those present by her finished performance. The Chronicle says:—Messrs Mitchell and Bicra.'ds have just completed a £9OOO order for tinned meats for Batavia. The last portion of the order was forwarded by the Stormbird yesterday to Wellington for transhipment to Sydney. A little five-year-old, who was hungry one night recently, just at bed-time, but did'nt wish to ask directly for something more to eat, put it in this way : " Mother are little children who starve to_ death happy after they die?" A good big slice of bread and butter was the answer. The Bon. Mr Ballance is said to be preparing for next session a new bill providing for the colonisation of land in the immediate vicinity of large centres of population where the land is held by private individuals, and where are no waste lands of the Crown available. During the month of August the rainfall was unusually heavy, Mr Eoss returns showing nearly 7+ inches. On the 9th and the 10th inches of rain fell, and on the 28th nearly 2 inches. The river was highest on the 23rd, being 19ft Gin,?and lowest from the Ist to the Gth, beiug sft. The returns for the corresponding month last year showed that the highest point reached by the river AvasOft Gin, and the rainfall was a little under 2h inches. A meeting of the Woodville Chess Club was held on Friday at the Club Koom, Mr Florance presiding-. The hon. secretary (Mr Townson) was authorised to purchase an extra set of chessmen for the use of the membsrs. It was also resolved, That the property of the Club be vested in Messrs Florance and Elliot as trustees until the termination of the present financial year, and if the object of the Club should be merged into the Library at that time the trustees to have full power to dispose of the property. —A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the hon, Secretary and the meeting adjourned. The Post states that Mr Datiaher has lost no time in commencing the Waiwaka contract. A considerable number of men are now engaged in clearing and logging the bush along the line to prepare for commencing the earthwork as soon as the weater clears up, when Mr Danaher intends to put on as many men as he can possibly find work for, so as to relieve, as far as possible the present depressed state of the labour market. The late heavy rains will no doubt retard the progress of the works for a little time, but as finer weather may be expected with the approach of summer, the work will soon, no doubt, be in full progress. We may mention that there is a good opening on this contract for some married men, whose wives could cook for the hands engaged. A few good cookhouses would do well, and be beneficial to all parties. The adjourned monthly meeting of the Woodville School Committee was held on Friday night, when there were present : Messrs J. Sowry (chairman), T. Moore, H. Hawken, Eendle, E. Hall and Palmer. A letter was read from the Education Board, stating that a pair of compasses for blackboard, and 100 hat pegs had been forwarded to the committee. —Mr H. Holder wrote, covering his daughter's resignation as pupil teacher, on account of illness. —The headmaster's monthly return showed that the number on register for the month was 120 males and 114 females —243 : average attendance for month 82 - 3 males, 73 females total, 155"3. —The chairman reported that he had given instructions for repairs, papering, painting, etc., at headmaster's residence. —A "resolution was passed, That the school be closed after the examination for the remainder of the week. —The resignation of Miss Holder was accepted with regret, the committee deeply sympathising with her and her parents in her affliction. —A long discussion ensued re mistress of the school, and a resolution was passed, That owing to the unsatig factory state of Miss Frame's health as is evidenced by her repeated absence from school, the committee respectfully ask her to seek a position in a more favourable climate. —A discussion took place re ways and means, and it was decided to further consider the question at next meeting.—The time for receiving applications for pupil teacher was extended till next meeting.—The cleaning account, etc., was passed for i payment (the others being held over), and the committee adjourned.

Mr J. Newson, of Woodville, lias filed a declaration of bankruptcy. The Wooflvillp Town Board election ! will take place to-morrow. i Mr 11. Wagstaff, cf Pahialna, has filed a declaration of bankruptcy. j Separate renders are required for the Methodist Church extension. j A cablegram states that the Hawkos- j bury Grand Handicap was won hv Meteor! 1; Jewel 2 ; 13. Y. ;!. " '. Tigrcdia has been scratched for all en- : gagements at the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's spring meeting. j At a recent special service at St. Paul's Church, Wellington, the musical portion j was given by 100 surpliced choristers. Wo hear that the newly - formed Pahiatua Town Board is going in for a .£'lsoo loan. Advance Pahiatua! Stevens &■ Gorton advertise sparrowbill seed oats, turnip, and grass seeds for sale, Charles Siau will sell to-morrow, under instructions from Mr Piper, a firstclass stock of jewellery, watches, &c. Mr N. Campbell invites tenders for felling the bush on section 83, 89, and 90, Masterton road. For particulars see advertisement. Our fellow townsmen, Messrs Monteith and Bickerton, have returned from their Australian trip, looking all the better for their holiday. We would call attention to Mr I). Dwyer's advertisement. Mr Dwyer is well and favorably known as a carrier, and we have no doubt he will [receive a continuance of public support. On Saturday morning at the 11. M. Court before Messrs Hall and Haggen, J.P.'s John Dawson was charged with being a dangerous lunatic and was remanded to Napier for examination. Rev. J. Miller Smith will conduct services in connection with the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning at Danevirke, in the afternoon at Heretaunga, and in the evening at Woodville. There is some talk of starting an Agricultural and Pastoral Association in Wellington with the object of holding a big annual show somewhere in the neighbourhood of the Emqire City. Mr C. M. Campbell has sent us a loaf of bread made by his wife, raised with yeast from Mr Tanner's hops. The bread is excellent in every respect, and we recommend those who make their own bread to try the Riverslea hops. The following are the returns of the Waipawa County Hospital for the week ending September 11th, 1880. Patients in Hospital, males 16; females, 2; received during the week, 2 ; fomales, 0 ; discharged, males, 0 ; females, 1. A Sydney paper says : —" There has been a motion before theS. A. Parliament 1o reduce the Governor's salary to A'4ooo. There is not a Governor in Australia who is worth anything like .£4OOO to anybody but the snobs who hangs round every viceregal residence. Mr Gilbert informs us that there are no shps on his land at Kumeroa, as reported in a recent issue containing news of the damage done by the floods. He states that the large slip was on Mr O'Hagan's land, not on his. We gladly make this correction. Conversation on Bible subjects will be introduced by short papers read at a meeting under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church every Thursday at 8 p.m. These meetings, which are open to all, will be held in the room formerly occupied by the. Chess Club, Ormond Street. The Rev. J. Millar Smith will give the first paper on Thursday. We regret to record the death of Miss Holder, until recently a pupil teacher in the AVoodville School. Deceased was a daughter of Mr Holder, builder and contractor. She was much liked by the school children under li3r charge, and but for the fact that the school was under examination the scholars would have attended the funeral yesteiday in large numbers. We received on Saturday a post card from Messrs Stevens & Gorton, Palmerston North, dated September 4th. It bears the Palmerston office stamp September 9th, Napier, September 10th, and Woodville 11th. It appears from these dates that the officials at the Palmerston office are very careless, as the post-card was not only kept four or five days before being despatched, but was put into the Napier instead of the Woodville bag. Mr Hill, inspector of schools, was engaged examining the Woodville school yesterday and to-day. The actual result of the examination will of course, not be known for some time, but we understand it will be satisfactory. Mr Campbell, the headmaster, deserves the highest praise for the manner in which he has brought the children forward during the past nine months, in spite of adverse circumstances the repeated absence of some of the teachers, and the short teaching staff. The school will be closed for the remainder of the week. On re-opening Mr Morton will commence his duties as headmaster. The Timaru Herald tells the following story:—" During the recent wet weather two J'oung farmers on their way from Pleasant i>oint to Albury, having some greyhounds J with them, started a hare, which, on being pressed by the dogs, ran for shelter under a railway culvert which was nearly full of water, and out of which she was taken, apparently dead, and laid upon the ground. One of the young men belonged to the Ambulance Corps, and his companion began chaffing him, asking him if his lectures on drowning could be turned to any account. " Now, John, let us see what y,u can do." John, nothing daunted by the apparent hopelessness of the case, set to work, and for nearly an hour practised Dr Silvester's system, when his efforts were rewarded, and the hare showed signs of life. Poor Pussy is now well and strong, and is kept as a momento of the interesting experiment." Mr J. T. Campbell, who has filled the position of headmaster of the Woodville Public School for nearly three years, has now severed his connection with the school. We take the opportunity, before he leaves the district, of expressing to him in this public manner, the deep regiet felt by the residents (and more particularly by the parents of the children whom he has had under his charge), at his departure. We are only echoing the unanimously-expressed sentiments of the people here when we say that in Mr Campbell the school has had the benefit of a kind, vet firm, master ; a most competent teacher, and a good disciplinarian. Apart from the school, Mr Campbell has taken an active part in many public movements, and held the position of secretary to the Oddfellows. For the correct and efficient manner in which he discharged the duties of the office he was highly complimented in the recent annual report. We wish Mr Campbell every success in the new sphere of labour to which he may be appointed.