LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1721, 21 December 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•_■= •.•» L..._ As Christmas Day and New Year's Day will fall on Sundays, the following holiday arrangements havo been made by the Post and Telegraph Department .'—Monday, 2flth inst., will be observed as a close holiday, but the Telegraph Offioe will be open from nine a.m. till ton a.m. and from seven p.m. til eight p.m. On Tuesday, 27th inßt., the Post Office will be open m all branches from nine a.m. till ten a.m., and for Telegraph business ajjain from seven p.m. till eight p.m., and the jl.ettejf carriers y/ill mgke one delivery of letters commencing at ' eight a.pj. Monday. 2nd January, will be a close holiday, but the Telegraph Offioe will be open from nine a.m. till ten a.m. and from seven p.m. till eight p.m. Mails will be despatched and reoeived by tbe early morning trains eaoh day, and country mails will run as usual but will be closed at 6.30 a.m. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr R. £lcorn, J.P., Benjamin Bulmer, for having been drunk while, }n eh ,rge pf a horse and dray, was fined 20s and costs, A further charge of having wilfully damaged property to tbe extent of 4a was proved, and he waa ordered to pay that amount. Certainly the Most Effeotive MEDICINE m the world is SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT. Test its eminent powerful effeots m Coughs, Colds, Influenza, eto, ; the relief Js jnstantaneous. Thousands give the moat gratifying testimony. Read this certificate :— " 21th April, 1885.— Mespfs Sander and Sons,— lt is with the greatest of pleasure that I testify to the excellence of your Euoalypti Extraot. Having had inflam* taiatjon on the bone of the leg, which came on after a s^vei- attack of low fever, I was attended by Dr J. Boyd, who had made strenuous efforts tp save my leg, but without s.uooeas. He found it neoessary to amptuate my limb. Having heard m the meantime of the wonderful cures worked by the Euoalypti gjxtraot, I obtained a bottle, and the extraot bad net £e/?n applied more than an hoar when J. began to feel greatly relieved. After applying the extract evpry four hours for nine or tie a days I was out of all danger. I would persuade all who may be aJ.ec.ed with any such diaeas. tc give the Euoalypti Extract a trial, and I am eonvineed that tjiey will find it th* mo&k wonderful of medjomes— Youm. etc, E. J, G.isow, Wattle itreet, Sandburt. ,'* I »~(4 ..fc.) § V

A public trial of the Buckeye String Reaper and Binder will be held on the farm of Mr George Harvey, Dromore, on Friday, 23rd December, at one o'olock. Tho Committee of the Ohristohuroh Regatta l . has decided not to introduoe a race for in- 1 , rigged fours, also tbat no coxswainleßß boats I j be allowed to compete, except m single \ x sculls ; tbat the definition oi " amateur " j ] should take effeot from Jan. 1, 1887. £120 j will be paid away m prize money. The junior ' races are open to oarsmen under 21. ! A ceremony of s very interesting nature took place at St. Stephen's Church yesterday, on the occasion of the marriage of Mr Robert William Hart to Miss Nelly Shury, , eldest daughter of Mr Shury, the manager of the local branch of the Union Bank. The Church, whioh was prettily decorated with flowers and evergreens, was orowded with j friends, and the service, whioh partook of a oboral nature, was celebrated by tbs Rev E. A. Soott. The bride was accompanied by her father and four bridesmaids (Miss Sophy and Miss Janet Shury, Bisters of the bride • and Miss Hart and Miss Minnie Hart, siaterß of the bridegroom). The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr R. Hart. The bride wore a dress of white cashmere, handsomely trimmed with duohesse lace. Her veil was of |tulle, with the usual nuptial orange blossoms m her hair. The latter were secured by a golden spray of wheatear and poppies joined by a golden Boythe, the gift 0 the bridegroom. The happy couple left by the express train for the North, accompanied by tbe best wishes of their numerous friends. The bride was the happy recipient of numer. oub handsome presents. These partook for the most part of the useful and ornamental combined, and consisted of artioles to be found iv every well-regulated household. These comprised artioles m silver— such as cruets, piokle stand, cases of very handsome dessert kniveß and forks, butter cooler, case of carvers and fish slice and fork, marble olook, tea and ooffee set (pink and gold), dinner and dessert service, bracelets, elegant fan, and a host of useful niok-naoka too numerous to specify. The weekly session of the Dawn of Peace Lodge, No. 164, 1.0. G.T., was held m the Lodge Room, Saunders' Buildings, on Monday evening, Bro J. Dalley, W.C.T., presiding. There was a good attendance of members and visitors. After routine business had been disposed of, several matters of interest to the Order were disoussed. It was deoided to hold a meeting for prayer onoe a quarter. The W.O.T. and P.W.O.T. were appointed a Committee to confer with Sons and Daughters of Temperance m the matter of proposed temperanoe demonstration. A^harmony meeting wiU be held next lodge?_ight, Jan. 3rd, when an enjoyable gathering is expeoted. Bro Hardley was appointed L.D., and Bro G. W. Andrews representative to the Grand Lodge, whioh meets m Wellington m January next. The lodge was closed m due form by the W.O.T. An Inspection Parade ot the Ashburton Volunteers was held last evening at the Drill Shed, Major Newall being inspecting officer. The Rifles mustered 37 (Oapt* Dolman) and Guards 38 (Oapt. Sparrow)* The companies were exercised m battalion drill by Major Douglaß, and manual and firing exercise by Capt. Dolman. Before dismissing, Major Newall expressed himself satisfied with the drill, and hoped both companies would oontinue to work hard and keep up their present standard. We might remind Volunteers who have not done their class firing that it must be completed before the end of the year. An extraordinary new white wheat is described m the English papers as producing 80 to 88 bushels per aore, with length of straw seven feet, whioh, it is thought, will plaoe wheat growing m England on a better footing than has previously been the oase. This wheat is perfeotly disti not, is boarded, but tbe twno drop off at harvest. The oha_ is smooth, the berry is white, and the quality unusually good for such an enormous yielder. It has been grown by Messrs Oakshot and Millard, of Reading. Houowav 'a Oi .t__nt .hd Pills.— A freq uent cause of gout and rheumatism is the : inflammatory state of the blood, attended ; with bad digestion and general debility. A few does of tho Pills taken m time are an effective preventive against gout and rheumatism. Anyone who has an artaok of either : should use Holloway's Ointment also, the powerful aotion of whioh, combined with the operation of tbe Pills, must infallibly effeot a cure. These Pills act directly on the blood, ■ which they purify and improve. Having once Bubdued the severity of these diseases, perseverance with the Ointment, after fomenting the afleoted joints with warm brine, will speeddy relax all stiffness aud prevent any permanent contraction.