ENTRE NOUS.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1323, 21 December 1880, Page 2

ENTRE NOUS.

Christmas Da.y falls on Siturday, not; Friday, dear Paweye.

— His Worship the Mayor has burst out in a white waistcoat.

— The late Mayor has burst out in a black coat.

— The u sweet thiuy;" in domestic broils h.H been happily settled.

— Di* Bjale having retired into private life, and his name having been expunged from the various Corporation notice boardrt, perhaps the Borough workman will be allowed to devote some of his time to puttius? the footpxth leading from the Hamilton traffic bridge to the County Council Chambers in a fit state for pedestrians. Mr Peacock was working at this aome time ago, but was imperatively ordered to stop by his then Worship

— The Parsonage grounds, Hamilton, are being terraced.

— ( "oach fares between Hamilton and Cambridge are likely to be very low shortly.

— Lawn Tennis continues all the rage in Hamilton.

— Cambridge has caught the mania; private courts arc numerous, but as yet there is no joint stock company in existence.

— Tommy is doio^r well at To Avoha. — Mr. N. R. Cox, is biiildiug a commodious store at Morgan town.

— Carter say* daily coach communication between Hamilton and Te Aroha won't gee.

— Peacock says he has made careful calculation and ascertains that a two gallon jar of Kiltnarnock consumed in nine days r* presents twenty three nips per diem.

— I heard the other day that Potheen had discovered a splendid well iv the vicinity of No. 1 Bridge, and that overjoyed at his new discovery, combined with the effects of the crater, he was prevented from attt ndiug 1 and doing 1 homage to our highly-respected Mayor.

— Constable Haddock says thoy want one of the great unpaid resident iuNgaruawahia

— Rathborae should be placed on Her Majesty's Commission ot the Peace.

— Moses' art union tickets are going off splendidly.

— This is not oue of Moses' mistakes.

— They give you Devonshire cream and gooseberries at the Commercial.

— Kingsley is anxious to kuow who pulled up the pobts he so carefully placed across the foot-path in Clareuca-strcet.

— Is it true that the Empress of India has ordered a brougham from the empire city upon the strength of the new fiud <tt Te Aroha, and bec»me a subscriber to the Waikato Times instead of a borrower ?

— Mr Buck looked ltntnense the other night at the Bijou entertainment whcu entertaining his f rieuds with a grand pan will. The cut was very taking, and the question has been asked — "who'd your tailor."

— Rdthbone's fneud, accompanied by Ins bull-dog, arrived in Hamilton lasc night.

— la it true th it the parties who went on an excursion trip to Pirongia took their own refreshments, and pulled up «it the verandah of a well-known hotil ie that locality to partake oi them? Talk about your 10 per cent, reduction after that !

— r wonder the members of the Hamilton Light Infantry Band don't get up ;i moonlight excursion on the river to pay off the debt on the instruments. Thesr trips seems to be call the rage in Auckland. What's the Secretary of the band up toY However, I hope he wont be Scott y at my suggestion.

— The latest thing in ball programmes has been shown me. It is a local, homemade, production, in anything but a "Roman" hand.

— Brummagem — decidedly brummagem.

— I cotice "Beale is to be seen driving out with Jolly. I wonder what move is on the board. It cannot be for the forthcoming 1 election.

— Anyone who attends Mr Rage's saloon now-a-day's will fiud all the appliances to hand for a bmoothr. He will have to do the needy himself — strap up, and everything else. What a chancp for an artist who wants to try his hand until the return of the proprietor from Te Aroha.

— I hear that a Collingwood-street bachelor (H ) intends taking unto himself a partner soon. Certainly he has travelled a long way in searcli of one. I say more power to him and may good fortune follow him.

— I think it would be as well if Mr Lovegrove's services were called into requisition for re- painting some of the signboards in Hamilton. The other night one of these daubs was removed, but the pity is that it was not taken away altogether. PAUVRE DIABLE.

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