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Dunstan Times, Issue 1062, 1 September 1882, Page 2

New Butchery at Black*.—Mr Thomas Spain, notifies by advertisen a it in another column, that be has started the butchering business at Opbir. Dunedin Arson Case.—Thomas M’Gill, draper, of the Arcade, Dunedin, who was charged with set ring fire to his shop with intent to defraud, has been committed for trial. Another Newspaper.—The lies tern Star says : -The prospectus of a newspaper to be called the Mataura Mercury has been issued by Mr. Joseph Mackay. It will be published at Mataura Bridge. Woolen Factory at Milton.—lt is proposed in Milton to establish a woo 1 n factory, Mr Peter McGill, the well known miller, strongly advocating the matter. A public meeting will likely be held to ventilate the subject, The Geelong Hotel.—Mr. W. Robe-Ison of Alexandra advertises his Geelong Hotel for private sale This bouse has always ■ lone a first-class business, and as the whole of the traffic through the town nas been direeled past the door the chances are the business should increase. Hospital Committee.- On Monday next he usual monthly meeting of the Committee of management of the Dnnstan District Hospital will be held in the Committee room, Town Hall. Committee men are requested to accept of this intimation. Spring Racks. —TheSpringracing season of this part of Otago c mmences at Alexandria, on Friday the 22ud inst ; fallowed by Clyd", on the 29th; Cromwell, October 6th ; Lowburn, October 13th ; Wanaka, 19th and 20th. A Mining Dividend,—We leam that a livi lend of one shilling per share in the Carriok Range Water Supply Company has been declared. Shares are accordingly heinquired for at an advanced figure. The ,ast sales were at IGs. Bunny.—ln several parts of the district wo notice the bunnies are again gettinp pretty numerous. Whether it is through a elaxing of the efforts on the part of the landowners to get rid of the p»st, or to wha' to attribute it we don’t know. We only bopo that an extra spurt will again lie put on in the neighbourhoods indicated to exterminate them. Death of Mr Eichardt of Queenstown. -It is with unfeigned regret we record the leath of Mr A 1 ert Eichardt, the late genial ■ml gentlemanly landlord and owner of I'l ebardt'a Hotel, Queenstown, Wakatipn, which occurred m Monday last nt the Cri erion Hotel, Dunedin. The body has boon conveyed to Queenstown, ami will bo interred their, we understand, to-day. Dropsy, we, believe was the direct cause of death