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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 980, 27 June 1883, Page 2

We understand that owing to pressing business of a private nature, Mr Wright, M. H.R., has been unavoidably detained in Ashburton since the commencement of the session, but will proceed to Wellington in the course of a day or two. The obituary of the Rev. Thos. Buddie, of Auckland, wired to us yesterday, will produce a profound sensation amongst the Wesleyan Methodists of the colony, so speedily following as it did the death of the Kev. J. Hobbs. For some years past the la ter has ceased active work in the ministry, and his demise was not so unexpected as that of Mr Buddie, who, although well advanced in years, has nevertheless until very recently been a prominent member of the Connexion, and undertook a good share of pastoral and official labor. The death of both rev. gentlemen thins the ranks of the pioneers and early missionaries of the colony, not many of whom are now living. The death of the Rev. Thos. Buddie is attributed to an affection of the heart. He was about as usual on Monday, and took his tea in the evening. Shortly after he felt a pain at the heart. Dr Philson was called in, and the prescription gave him relief. At 9.30 he had a second seizure, when the doctor again came, but he never rallied, dying at midnight. He had been in the colony since 1840, and was 72 years of age.

Mr Hugh Campbell, mate of the schooner Isabella, was drowned on Monday night at Gatlin’s river, through a boat capsizing. The Otago Educational Institute opened its annual session yesterday, about 100 teachers beb’g present. Mr Fitzgerald, of the Dunedin Normal School, was elected President.

A meeting of the Caledonian Society was held at Quill’s Hotel last evening, when it was divided that the date of the a’ nual gathering should not be altered, and that it be held on Boxing day aa heretofore.

The leasing sites on the railway reserves in East street were yesterday made the subject of a question in the House. The Minister for Public Works said that as the leases had been granted the Government could not interfere, but it would he seen that the conditions entered into should be observed.

A meeting of those interested in tue formation of a football club was held last evening. There was a good attendance, Mr 0. Jephaon in the chair. It was resolved that it was desirable a football club should be formed, and a committee was appointed to canvass for members, and the meeting adjourned till Saturday next. It was also resolved that a scratch match be played in the Domain on Saturday afternoon.

At the Police Court this morning, before his Worship the Mayor, Frederick Parsons was brought up, on remand from Port Chalmers, charged with stealing a gold chain and greenstone pendant. It appears that the prisoner stole the property from a fellow lodger named Honey, at Truckle’s boarding-house, and afterwards pawned it in Christchurch. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment.

Mr Hochford and party left Marto n yesterday morning to survey the central route for the North Island main trunk railway. They go along the Rangitikei valley, and thence west of Ruapeku. Mr Carkeek will follow along the same route a few weeks hence as far as Eakitipawa, and will then diverge to the east of Ruapeku. The Government wish to discover whether the route west or east of Ruapeku is the better.

The increase in price of coa!,|advertised by our local coal and firewood vendors, has in no way improved the morals of some members of the community, if the wholesale pilfering of these commodities carried on in some parts of Ashburton is any guide. A resident, who relates some startling adventures with similar marauders in another part of the colony, vows to make it warm for the thieves when he pounces upon them, which he is confident of doing at an early date. Verb Sap.

It will be seen from an advertisement in this issue that the Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce Export Company intend increasing their capital to the extent of L5,00l). This action has been taken on account of a new Jo qiany having been projected in Christchurch. The older Association is of opinion that by extending their operations in various localities all the frozen meat that will be required from this province for a long time to come can be prepared by the one Company. Even with their present appliances they are able to freeze more meat than freights can be obtained for. The choir of St. Stephen’s Churchgave an excellent sacred concert at the Old Men’s Home on Monday evening, in aid of the “piano fund.” The chair was taken by *he Rev. E. A. Scott; Miss Gates presided at the piano and organ, kindly lent for the occasion ; and Mr H. A. Gates conducted the vocal part of the programme. The concert, both instrumentally and vocally, was a decided success, the audience showing their appreciation of the treat given them. At the close one of the inmates made a short speech, thanking Mr Scott for his kind exertions in obtaining the piano for the Home, to which that gentleman suitably replied. A collection was made at the door, and the sum of LI was added to the fund. No doubt this amount would have been much larger had the weather been more propitious, the heavj rain preventing the attendance of many visitors, whose intention it was to help so laudable an object.

The new Board for the South Rakaia district was elected under the new Act yesterday, the polling booths being at Rakaia and Kyle school. The ballot resulted as follows :—O. N. Mackie, 153 ; G. D. Holmes, 140; J. Mann, 138 ; E. S. Coster, 130; B. W. Osborne, 124; W. L. Allan, 106 ;J. Lambie, 86. The first five were declared elected members. Considerable numbers assembled at the hotel last evening, awaiting the return of the Kyle papers. During the past few days canvassing has been going on all over the district. The east side of the railway is now represented by a new member, Mr Osborne, and Mr Mann represents the township. That the three old members west of the line have again been returned seems to give very genera] satisfaction. It is to be hoped that the new Board will at once see to having certain of the outside roads repairel, as to drive over them in the daytime is unpleasant, but at night, in the dark, dangerous. This is caused by the grain traffic, when the rain was so continuous, —(Own correspondent.) A Press Association telegram from Wellington says :—ln connection with the sinking of the ship Waitara, it is mentioned that Mr Cheek, one of the cabin passengers by the Waitara, reported as having been drowned, was a brother-in-law of Mr John Watt, bookseller, of this city. He was accompanied by his wife who went home to meet him some months ago. The apprentice Cotterill, we are informed, was a son of the late Dr Cotterill, of Nelson. The insurances on the hull of the Waitara are not definitely known here yet, but if the arrangement holds good now which existed some little time back the South British, National, and Union offices will have L 3,000 each on her. The Shipping Company have an insurance fund of their own, which is liable to the extent of L 3,000. The colonial insurance companies nearly all have heavy lines on cargo.

A meeting of farmers was held in the Willowby schoolroom last evening to consider the propriety of getting a cheese and butter factory established in that district. There was a good attendance, and Mr S. Chapman was voted to the chair. Mr J. Orr, Chairman of Directors of the Ashburton Factory, and Mr Harding, the Manager at Flemington, were also present. The meeting was unanimously of opinion that it would be to the interest of the farmers to have a cheese factory in the district. Mr Orr explained that the Directors of the Ashburton Factory would be willing to estab. lish a branch at Willowby, provided the inhabitants were prepared to take up 600 shares. A letter was read from Mr J. Grigg, offering a site for the proposed factory—lo acres of land at Hazley’s corner—on the same terms as that sold for the factory at Flemington, namely, LIS per acre. Mr Grigg would also take up thirty shares to assist the establishment of the factory at Willowby. A committee consisting of Messrs S. Ander son, S. Chapman, Cullen, Houston,. Dayman and Williams were appointed to canvass the Willowby and Flemington districts for the requisite number of shares. Those present promised to take up between them 150 shares. The meeting then adjourned to Thursday next, when the Committee will bring up their report, and be in a position to lay the result of their efforts before the Directors of the Ashburton Cheese Factory on the following Friday.

At three o’clock yestefday afternoon the body of a young man was found in Hagley Park, Christchurch, thot through the heart. A revolver was found lying near the body, which was discovered through the strange behaviour of a dog watching near it. The deceased had money and a watch in his pockets, and also a letter signed “H. Lee Longe,” written in reply to an advertisement for a canvasser for maps. The letter was an application for the appointment, but had evidently not been sent. The deceased has been identified as a young man well connected at Home. Tne reason for the suicide is not known.

Kidney and urinary complaints of all kinds' permanently cured with .Hop Bitters. Read. —[Advt.] Sour stomach, sick headache, and dizziness Hop Bitters cures with a few doses. See.— [Advt.] Ready-money Meat Mart (next to Readymoney Hayes, Bullock’s Arcade) will be opened on Friday night next for exhibit, when Ashburton will be able to see a show of meat to excel anything heretofore, consisting of ox beef, Southdown mutton (fed by John Carter, Fsq., of Grove Farm). Some of the stock has taken three first medals in Christchurch and Ashburton. Prime porkers (fed at Westerfield by E. Franz, i. sq.) This will be a guarantee of what the stock will be.— (Advt.) Wanted Known —That J. Meech is importing all his own goods, which enables him to sell cheaper than any other furnishing house in Ashburton. He has every class of furniture to suit all parties, from the kitchen to the drawing-room. All kinds of cutlery, crockeryware, fenders and fire-irons, iron beadsteads, carpets, table cloths, matting, and druggetling. A variety of tinware and other cooking utensils, etc. A splendid lot of Vienna chairs in walnut and maple. Feathers, flock, horsehair, and wool for furniture and mattrasses —in fact every article for house furnishing. Owing to facilities afforded to him, enables him to sell cheaper than if in East street. Furniture exchanged, and parties selling out will find that he gives the highest price for furniture. Ail kinds of furniture repaired; practical workmen kept. Agent for the celebrated Dunedin blind-maker. Spring window rollers kept in stock. Carvings and turnery sold to the trade. —J. Meech. Note the address, next Bullock’s Arcade.— [Advt.] ___________