LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1503, 10 March 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual installation of Master and officers of Lodge Somerset, E.G., takes plaoe to-morrow evening, and will, we understand, be followed by the usual Masonio banquot.

Tbo attention of tbo ratepayers m the Allcnton district is called to an advertisement from the Borough Council m another column, notifying them that as tho Upper Asbburton Iload Board has refused to refund the amount of expenses incurred by the Brigades m connection with a fire wbinh took place some mouths ago, within the district under tho Board's control, that the Council has instructed tho Brigades not to attend any more fires within the boundaries of the Upper Ashburton Iload district, and that any responsibility must rest on the Board.

Wo observe that at Wednesday's meeting oi the Charitable Aid Board Mr Walker reported that the steps which had been taken to miti. gate tho insect post at the Ashburton Home had been so far successful, and that the Master sros of opinion that if stops vero taken to kill the grown insects, and a few weeks after to desti'oy the young, tha nuisance might be kept under. He (Bfr Walker) thought that tho building did not altogether deserve the bad name it had got. It was far s^parjor to the Armagh street depot

Delivery of grain is now going on apao e both at tho groin stores and railway station hero. As an instance of the expedition used m the unloading of drays, we are informed that Mcßsrs Friedlander Bros, took m 873 sacks of grain, mostly wheat, this morning m 3£ hours, or at the rate of quite 4 sacks per minute. At a meeting m Timaru on Wednesday Dr Molntyre was presented with a gold watoh, a caso of surgical instruments, and a purse of 200 . sovereigns m recognition of his conduct m reference to the Hall case. The Mariposa with the San Franoisco mail arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon. Our usual budget of mail news appears else* where. Tho Empress of Austria who is one of the moßt accomplished horsewomen m Europe, never rode much till late m life. Her Majesty is said to be able to ride standing on a barebaok horse with the ease and grace of a professional. The oldest member of the Presbyterian General Assembly of New Zealand is the Eev J. Duncan, of Foxton. He is tho only oue now alive of those who attended the first* Assembly 44 years ago. The Wellington correspondent of the «' Auckland Herald " writes : — I hava heard it stated that m the next session of Parliament the policy of the Opposition will be a policy of observation — whatever that may mean. This may account for some of the criticisms of Mr Bryoe's recent deliverance, which is described as somewhat barren by several Opposition journals. "The course of true love never does run smooth, " musos the " Wairarapa Observer." The truth of this adage was verified the other day when a young couple were disappointed m having the knot tied through the swain neglecting to provide the marriage certificate, AH the invited gueßtß were present, and everything was going as merry as a marriage bell, when on the arrival of the olergyrnan he asked for the certificate. Judge the astonishment of tho guests, and the reproachful glances of the bride, and the bewildered expression of the bridegroom, when he faltered out that be had not got it. Of course the oeremony could not be procoeded with, and to throw a little life into the mournful oirole it was decided that, although the wedding had to be put off until the next day, there would be no harm m eating the break•a^t prepared, which suggestion was acted upon, and a most agreeable day was spent, the ceremony taking place the next day. The largest farm m England has been thrown upon its owner's hands. It is m Lincolnshire, and consists of 2700 acres. The tenant paid f 1 por acre. Thii year a reduction of 50 per cent was made to him but finding although an experienced and energetic farmer that even at this reduotion ho could not make two ends meet, he has thrown up his farm. There is a paper published m Chicago oalled " The Hog." It is said that it fairly bristles with good things, and is plentifully interlarded with numor. In addition to the usual supply of solid meat there is a corner for tender lines, and each number has a short tale. It must be an offal nice paper, No. body ever sausage a one before. If it has no motto, a good one would be, " In hog, signo s vinces." ? A Justice of the Peace m a rural distriot m s Georgia, m the habit, m tho absence of regular s lawyers, of transactingjprofessional business " for his on one occasion was employed to draw up a marriages settlement. The estate was limited to tho use of the bride during her life, " and at and after her death to any child or children she may have by tho eaid Thomas Smith (the bridegroom), his heir 3, executors, administrators, or assigns." 'j " What do you think of it? " aßked Smith of , a lawyer to whom ho showed the document. "I tbinjk," answered the lawyer, " that whoe ever drew this deed was determined there should be no trouble by reaßon of failure of 3 ipsue."— " Courier Journal." c A writer m the "European Mail" states that Mr Clayden was arranging to proceed to New Zealand m February with a goodly and r choice contingent of practical agriculturists, 1 towards whose passage out the Now Zealand , .Government is now very judiciously con- ' tributing £10 per head. The " New Zealand Herald " says :— The j crew of H.M.S. Nelson appear to be superior to the average run of men-o'war's-mon. She ;' has not lost a dozen men by desertion during 5 her present commission. Over a third of her j crew are total abstainers or Good Templars, and many of the officer are Temperance ) men, and encourage the movement among » the men, who get cocoa, tea, etc., against the 3 navy rum ration. There are two Good 5 Templar Lodges on board, " The Red Cross," 5 and "The Guard of Honor." The bluejaoket of to-day is becoming thoughtful and 7 intelligent, and the day has passed away r when he " earned his money like a horse and r spent it like an ass." At Napior Park Baoing Club's Meeting 1 yesterday a spectator lost an ear. He was ' excited, and started to crawl under the fence i just at the finish of the big race, when the ■ last horse trod on hia ear, taking it clean off. It was sewn on again by a doctor on the ■ ground. When worn down and ready to take your bed, American Co.'s Hop Bitters is what you , need to relieve you. 3ee We clip the following important testimonial from the " Illawarra Mercurry " (N.S.W.), on the 30th March. It needs no comment:— " Mr John Loveday, of the Bulli Mountain, writes to us that after suffering for four years with acute gravel, he has experienced almost complete relief by using Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract". He pays seeing tho said Extract advertised m the " Illawarra Mercury," his intense suffering induced him to obtain a bottle of the medicine from Mr Hosking, chemist, of this town, and that the use of it gave him great relief at once. He says that between the 10th March instant, when he obtained the first bottle of the extraot and on the 19th, the use of that medicine continued to afford him relief, to which he had been a stranger for four years. Mr Loveday writes also that he has found theEuoalypti Extraot a cure for rheumatism as well as gravel. He requests us to publish this information through the " Mercury." We have much pleasure m complying with Mr Loveday's request, whosa word cannot be doubted, and who can have no object m view other than a pure desire to benefit Buffering humanity." — (Advt);