LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1726, 3 December 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tbo Master of the ABh burton Home desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the reoeipt Of some pastry and cake from Mrs Alfred Curtis, also the remains of the supper from the Thistle Masonio Lodge for the use of the inmates. The promoters of the grand Masonic Bazaar to be held m the Masonio Hall ou Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next have been granted permission, by the Colonial Secretary, to dispose of a number of beautiful works of art by means of art union. Th.c opening oeremony, l which takes place on Thursday afternpoß, will be of an imposing nature, and the pro- > rooters have been fortunate enough to seoure the kind assistance of Mr Jobu OUivier, who will oonduot the proceedings. A very large I and varied collection of plain and f anoy goods, together with many unique works of art, has been contributed and otherwise prooured, and besides this there will be many novel attraojtious peßented. during esc)} d>y pod evepiPg of (be Hmh

On Thursday last Mr Staveloy, the New|of I Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, kindly offered for sale the privileges m connection with the Rakaia Boxing-day Sports, the result being— Publican's booth, Mr Miller o£ the South Rakaia Hotel, £11 ; refresh- j ment booth, Mr G. Shellock,^4 10s ; and \ ] I the right of sports, Mr O. Pluok, £~l> N Although ' 1 not reaohing the amount fetohed l&&L v year, considering the times, the prices are'vei^. satisfactory, • A meeting of the South Rakaia Cemetery Board was held on Thursday. J. Brimmicombe's tender of £15 per annum for keeping the grounds m order waß aooepted. He wbb also appointed as gravedigger, and allowed » the grass m grounds as compensation for? putting them m order. A home of rest for jaded horses was inaugurated at Ncaaden Stud Farm, near Willesden, recently. The object of the home is to enable poor cabmen and others to give their overworked horses a rest for a few weeks, another horse being provided for use m the meantime. The wear and tear of horses m London is very great. In six months one tramway company lo3t £5,390 m dead and disabled animals. A somewhat amusing inoident took place m Court yesterday morning (says the " Kumara Times " of a reoent date}, during the hearing of an assault case. Counsel was cross, examining a witness, a small boy, and asked, "Now did'nt you have a conversation with Mr (defendant) about the evidence you were to give?" Witness— "Yes, sir." Counsel — •• And he told you what to say ?" Witness — ■" Yes, sir." Counsel—" Oh, he did, did he ? Now tell U3 what he told jou to say !' Witness—" He told me to tell the truth, and nothing else." There was considerable Uttering by persons m Court over this quaint answer. There are four hundred Mormon bishops m Utah, 2123 priests, 2974 teaohers, and 6354 deacons. Salt Lake City is divided into wards of eight or nine blocks each, and a bishop is put m oharge of each ward. Under him there are two teachers, whose business ia to learn the employment and income of every resident of the ward and report the same to the bishop. Then the bishop collects the tenth of each man's inoome and turns it into the Church authorities. The same complete system exists all ovor the territory. Ab the bishopß get a good commission on their collections they make very zealous and persistent collectors. In a communication to the " Canterbury Times" on the rabbit plague, Mr Reginald Foster states that, m addition to the Huxunui rabbit fence from the sea up to the Waiau and Clarence rivers on the Northern boundary of Canterbury, it is probable that Government will ereot a similar fenoe from the junction of the Hakateramea with the Waitaki, to the vioinity of Mount Cook, whioh will protect Canterbury m the Sooth. The length of the two fences will be about 150 miles. The cost of ereotion is estimated at about £18,000, and the cost of maintenaoe £2500 per annum. "Rough on Itch." — ' Rough on Itch" cures akin humors, eruptions, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains teh, ivy poison barber's itoh.