LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1677, 1 October 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following is a list of letters received at the Ashburton Post Office from places beyond the colony during the month of August, and remaining unclaimed on Oot. Ist, 1887:— Andraw H. Brown, David Dally, J. W. H. King, and W. H. Mountfield. Mr Ferriman, agent for the Walter A Wood harvester, has sent to our office a handsome colored lithograph of the new steel wheel implement, manufactured by the maker named, and for whioh he is now taking orders. The following are the returnsjof the Ashburton Hospital for the month of September :— ln Hospital on Ist of month, 9 ; admitted, 9 ; disoharged, 7 ; m Hospital on 31st, 11. The Matron of the Hospital wishes to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of papers from the Postmaster and Mr E. J. j Paul, for the use of iproates, sleu some bbrubj from Mr Portof.

Ther« was an extremely good attendance at the Ashburton Band Social last evening, and thiß was the more nolioeable as there had been various other attractions during the i week. The Booial, it is needless to say, passed off m a vory creditable manntr, and those present had every reason to be satisfied with the enterteinment that had been provided them. Songs were contributed by Messrs Stevenson and Piokford; Mr Wilkinson gave a recitation, and Mr Ryan a character eong and dance. : The Band played musioal selections during tbe course of the evening, and also supplied music for some of the dances, Mesira H. Gates, Mayo, and Hoßken (2) attending to tha others. Mr W. Hicks acted as M.C., * while MrEanger catered to the satufaotion of all. A meeting of the South Rakaia and Mount Hutt ltoad Boards was held at Itakaia on Thursday to consider a proposal for getting rid of the storm water. Mesara McMillan, Jackson, and John Holmes represented the Mount Hutt Board, and Messrs Coster, Allan, byttelton and Striogfellow thn South Rakaia Board. Mr E. S. Coster occupied the chair. Mr John Holmei (not as a member of tha Mount Hutt Board, but only as on* of the joint committee), proposed that a fair arrangement would be for tho Rakaia district to pay ono-third, and the Mount Hutt Board two-thirds. I'he Chairman stated that the matter had not been considered by his Board, but it had been spoken of outside, and the general opinion was thai the present raoea had had Bach a good effeot, that m all probability there would be no'further danger m this diatriot. Ha felt sure that an irrigation scbeme would be carried oat, and that woald further reduce the danger. Mr Allan and Mr Stringfeliow, on behalf of their immediate districts, objeoted to paying anything towards a scheme, as there bad been no damage done for three years. Mr Holmes proposed, and Mr Jackson seconded — " That a modification of Flookton'a storm water eoheme is feasible, and that it be submitted to both Boards for consideration." On being put to the meeting the voting was, three for tbe motion, Holmes, Jackson and McMil. Lan, and three against, Allan, Stringfellow, and Lyttelton, and the Chairman gave bis easting vote m favor .of the Noes. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. Mr William Nicholas, farmer, of Waimate, sent m to the Patent Office, on August 31st, for a patent for the Niobolai combined drill and dist barrow. Vieaount Forth, the grandeon and bsir to the title of the Earl of Perth and Melfort, who emigrated to tbe States a few years ago m consequence of having contracted a mesalliance, died m August last, leaving one daughter, sged eight years, and a widow. They had lived m respectable poverty upon his earnings m humble capacities, until tbe visaount's broken health left them dependent upon her needle and upon obariiy. Xha remittances irom England were scanty and uncertain, although latterly urgent appeals had bean sent for hslp. The deoeased was born m 1856, and was the only Bon of Lord Perth's second ion. Lord Perth is m bis 81st year, and has one daughter living, and this little great-granddaughter m New York. Sir J. Hannan and a jury on July 25 tried a suit for divorce, brought by Mr Edwin Whit marsh, of Throwbringe. Before going to preach a sermon at the Baptist Chapel one Sunday morning, the petitioner went to his wife's dress pocket for a key, when he found an endearing letter from Me Arthur Lindsay, between whom and Mra Wbitmarsh, it was ascertained, a long-standing intimacy had existed. The jury found a verdict for the petitioner, with £450 damages against Lindsay, who ia vow m Mew Zealand. It ia a mistake to suppose that white wine is exclusively the product of white grapes and red wine of purple grapes. It ia fermentation alone that determines the oolor of wines. The juice contained m both the purple and white grape ia nearly as colorless as water. If it is allowed to ferment without the skins, seeds, and stalks, the result will be a white wine : if, on the other hand, they are left m the liquor, the wine will be red. Aa an instance, champagne is mads from a grape ao dark m oolor as to appear aotually black. Elise P. Buckingham Buooessfully manager a fruit farm, of several hundred aores m California, and urges other women to taka up the same kind of work, for whioh she thinks women are well fitted. It is said that a great deal of money was made by Cincinnati girls out of the re cm* advance m tobacco. Five girls formed a poo 1 of $1000, purchased the weed on margins and 'cleared $16,000. Society m Melbourne is agape with curio* Ity for the disclosures of a pending divorce case, wherein a well-known colonial actor wiU figure as plaintiff, and hia wife, who is equally well known on the oolonial stage, ao rcspon dent. The co-raspondent is a member of an operatic company. A British eea captain nays that whales are increasing m number bo fast that accidents to ■hips from running into them will loon be of frequent ocourrenoa. A sailing ship under a five-knot breeze might as well strike a tree. aa an old bull- whale.

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