LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1349, 23 September 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Master of the Ashburton Home desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of clothes from Mr Hogg and Mr McAffsrty, a coat from Mrs Rutherford, and papers from Mr Paul, for the use of the inmates.

After the inspeo ion parade of tho Ashburton Biflea and Guards on Tuesday night several of tho non-commissioned officers of both companies underwent an examination before Major Nawall. Corporal Orr (Rifles), and Sergeants Clark, Gates, and Sparrow, and Oorprrais Koir and Purchase (Guards) were examined and each acquitted himself ereditably.

A. complimentary concert to Mr H. Gates was given in St Stephen’s Schoolroom on Tuesday evening. Thera was a large attendance, and the Rev E. B. Otway presided. Vocal and instrumental items were contributed by the following :—Mesdames Denshire, Thomas, Crisp, and Claridge, Misses Orr (2), Ma-terOrr, Messrs Thomas, Harnson, Kneen, Brooks, and H Gates. During the evening refreshments provided by lady friends were handed round. Next Tuesday tho first of a series of three lectures in aid of the Sunday School library fund will be delivered. Tho lecturers are to be Rev H. C. M. Watson, Mr T. Gates, and Rev E. R. Otway.

Mr W. Zander announces that he has for sale a few copies of a pamphlet regarding tho Hall case. Tho pamphlet, which is one of •I pages, contains well-executed portraits of the chief characters in this sensational case, and the demand fur it is so great that 1500 copies were sold yesterday in Timaru.

Attention is directed in another column to the opening of a grand bazaar by our Wesleyan friends, which according to report is likely to be the sensation of the season. We have been permitted to inspect some of tho articles to be offered for sale, and can confidently say that a more useful and choice lot of goods we have seldom seen. The ladies of ihi denomination have been diligently engaged for the last eight months plying their fingers and needles preparing for this event, and with tho very large variety of articles well made and of tho latest designs, wa should ■ay that the tastes aod requirements of all classes of purchasers will be met.

A Wellington paper states that a constable in the city police force has received a letter conveying the unexpected and welcome information that in consequence of the death of a relative he baa become the possessor of property worth about £II,OOO. It is also stated that on the death of an aunt, who has attained an advanced age, he will become the possessor of estates worth about £20,000. Wo call the attention of lovers of cricket to an advertisement which appears in another column. Although we have a large amount of talent available for the old time-honored sport, yet, for some undefined reason, the Ashburton Club did not, during last season, take the place for which its members could make it worthy. We trust that tho meeting called for Saturday evening will bo largely attended, and that during the. coming season the Ashburton Club will take up a good position amongst the leading clubs of the province, a position easily attainable by practice and peresevorance.

Sometimes the woman who kneads bread the least needs it the most.

A zealous preacher, who loved smoking as wall as ho ought, in a heated discourse, exclaimed, aiming bis rifle at some of bis hearers, “ Brethren, there is no sleeping ear on the train to glory." One of the party whom he aimed to hit responded, “ No, brother, nor smoking car either.”

The usual weekly meeting of the S'ar of ] the East Lolge. No 02, I 0.G.T., was held in 1 tho Orange Hall last evening. Ti-.ere was a good a'tendance. The usual routine business was disposed of, and it was resolved that on and after October 8 the meetings of the Lodge should be held in the Aroade Chambers, and to have an open meeting on October 15. The Lodge then went into harmony, and after an enjoyable meeting had been spent, was closed in due form. Mr R. Lancaster had some fine looking lamb—the first of the season—on view at his shop fn Burnett street to-day. It is of the Southdown breed and came from the farm of Mr Blake at Maronan.

This is given as an infallible cure for gout; —First, tho afflicted person must pick a handkerchief from the pocket of a maid of fifty years who never had a wish to change her condition. Second, he must wash it in an honest miller’s pond. Third, he must dry it on the hedge of a person who was never coveteous. Fourth, ha must send it to a doctor who had never killed a patient. Fifth, he must mark it with the ink of a lawyer who never cheated a client. Sixth, apply it to the part affected, and a cure will speedily follow.

In the course of an obituary notice on the

late Hon J. Bathgate the Daily Timex writes —“ Always of a sanguine and cheerful disposition, he had a profound affection for and belief in the future of the colony in which be bad cast his lot. We have bean told that the last words written by him shortly before bis death in a diary whiah he regularly kept (after referring to tho recent rise in wool) were these—'lt is to ba hoped that better times are at hand, and that the colony will see a renewal of prosperity. Latex Deo ' ” A very successful meeting of the Ashburton Debating Society was held in the Aroade Chambers on Wednesday evening, Mr D. H. Brown presided. The subject being “ A night with poets occasion was

tajken to refer to the merits of the following authors, viz., {Longfellow, Gordon, Thomas Moore, and Max Adeler, the rendition of selections from each, together with the merits of the writers being freely criticised. The audience, although not a large one, was highly appreciative, and was extremely liberal in applause. The next meeting of the Society will be held at an early date, when a subject of interest and importance will be debated.

The correspondent of the Press says : —An application has been made to the Government for authority to exhume the remains of Captain Cain, the father of Mrs Thomas Hall. It is alleged that for soma .time before his death he was subject to unaccountable, fits of sickness and to other special symptoms, and that] he once remarked, "If it were not absurd I should think someone was trying to poison me.” The application for exhumation is based, I understand, on (he declaration of the medical attendant that he had reason to suspect that the death of the deceased gentleman was caused by poison. The matter is now under the consideration of the Government, and it is said will receive very earnest and careful attention.—A telegram which appears in this issue states that the Government has given its sanction to the exhumation.

A meeting was held in the Library, Sooth Bakaia, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of considering the advisablenesa of holding athletic sports and horse races on Boxing Day. There was a good attendance, and a number of apologies for absence were received. Mr Hardy occupied the ohair. Tne treasurer of the Committee £t%ying the management] of last year’s sports reported that there was a balance to the credit of the Committee of £l9 7s lOd, and that there were also a number of hurdles and other effects on hand. It was decided that sports should be held on December 37. Officers were appointed gas follows : —President, Mr E. S. Coster; vice-president, Mr W. L. Allan. Horse races; judge, Mr W. Lyttelton ; starter, Mr H. H. Seoretan ; clerk of the course, Mr T. E. Upton ; clerk of the scales, Mr L. Oxley. Athletic events: judges, Messrs J. Turner, Holmes, and Hartnell; starter, Mr C. A. C. Hardy. Mr Pyke was appointed treasurer and Mr Reyoraft secretary. A Oommittes was appointed as follows ;—Messrs Primmer, Makeig, Roundtree, Miller, Mulligan, Lambie, Howell, Doig, Bruce, Buchanan, H. Harrison, Childs, Bussell, and'Limber. A number of recommendations were made to the Committee, which was instructed to prepare a draft programme for submission to a meeting to be held on October 6. The meeting then adjourned. Mr J. Corbett, of the Forks, had his well known horse, Captain, rather severely gored by a cow yesterday. The cow has a rather black record, having some lime ago rushed Mr Corbett. Since then she has had to have her head secured by a rope to her foreleg, but yesterday while being driven into a paddock the rope snapped and she turned and rushed at Mr Corbett, who was mounted on Captain. Oae of the brute's horns entered the horse’s shoulder, making a gash several inches deep. The wound, though it is severe, does not yet seem libaly to be attended with any very serious consequences, but, of course, it is difficult for a tew days to say how the accident will result.

The Works Committee of the Borough Council met this morning and decided to put the unemployed upon willow planting in tho riverbed and clearing out the watercourse and reservoir in the Domain. It is proposed te erect two dams in the Domain, one to serve the purposes of an intercepting reservoir and the other to be erected at a suitable site for a swimming bath, but, before these can be put in hand, certain preliminaries will have to be arranged.

We are informed by the Secretary of the Ashburton Racing Club that the efforts put forth by the Club to induce the Railway department to run evening train* from Orari to Ashburton on September 30 and October 1, the dates of the Geraldine Races have been attended with success. Local sportsmen will be able to attend the meeting without suffering the inconvenience experienced last year.

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