Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 899, 8 April 1891, Page 2

Local and General.

I Messrs.. Todhunfer atnd Jennings advertise a sale ! at Greenpark. ; p . ! AiOii^TihejlC^pllpV ipjasaengeTS .din the Homeward voyage were Mr. W. B. Yorke «|nd family; 1 iMr.Yorke iswell known m this district • he is one of the largest butter buyers for thd Home ' triatkets m the Colony. ■.: ,=. ■■'■■■: .. Y.j.. „i.; People who have not yet filled iip their Census returns will finer a notice of importance to them in' tHis issue. ,' ' ' , ■ ' The result of the te Aroha ' petition is that the election has been declared void. By a, torpedo explosion, m Sydney Harbour, four men Were^bloWn to atoms and , elfevenothere badly in3>rM.:T^e;flC(jipleor:' which was the result of V premature explosion, was witnessed by the 'Governor and hia family, and thousands of other onlookers. On Fridayjevening last the members, of the Rev. J A. Luxford's jjibje Classes at Leeeton and Brookside met and presented him with an illuminated' address.. Mr. dverton, on behalf of some i hundred and twenty frjerid^ made i the presentation. Refreshments were i handed round, ! and a very pleasant evening was, spent m music and various game*-; .• , : i ! Mb. H. Young, of Leeston, has had fair tport among the ducks. On the Ist he got 2, on the 3rd., 10, and on the 4th., 5. Mr. McVinnie, • 'however, the champion duck-shooter of the district, tops the record so far.; He killed 21 on Saturday. . Ode readern will learn with regret that Miss McKie has resigned the; position of tnfani. School Mistress nt Southbridt'e. For some "three - 'years Misb MoKi© has had charge of this deportment, and has f nlillod her arduous 'duties with credit to herself and with the utmost' satisfaction to the Committee. She haß succeeded m gnmmg the'affeclion of her pupils and the confidence 6t the parents m: no common degref, and hor pla.ee will be hard to fill, IT »s hardly oeeeßqary to rera.;nl,our renders of the Ellesmore Rage»> r wliioh 1 take rijnoo to-morrow, Thorn are f/iir 1 fields all ill? evantfly a»d *lwp fine i nmmrt ihm pit a Mmti d*/'§

In another ' column,- Mr. Burgess hag anew advertißttaent calling attention to new-rgoods at thje Beejbjve,. Wjjwere jprivileged to/jtißpeet tli|j goods before they werij.'opened to jptiblic, on^hough our opinion m rnanyi linesjß not that of an expert,; we could uot. but be uttnpk with the large* variety, jtbe high guajtyy, and the low^rices. y w(ljien a man, $pn>an or child ctn De rij^ed onfc,tismjt»i»a to foot without leaving the premises, some idea of the extent und variety of the "took may be forrmd. Special attention is given to the requirements cf working-men. Shirts, etc. strong enough for any amount ot hardest work and cheap enough for any puree. Besides factory^. made -poods, Mr. Burgess alad i»).rf&f2S up o'ri the pr^uiises a specially fine line of shirt 3. Of — the articles for ladies meet, To make them beautiful, or leav*e' them nefaT,*"«rß-Hre. not so -well stole to speaK. We were relieved, however, to think that we were 'not responsible/for any young woman's Bttlfe/ Sao Would be tempted to break us. Daring the progress of the sale ofSr^T* Milner's pro perty^or whilst the conditions of the Bale were being, read a well-known fanaer.whe does not live a thousand miles froni Leeston shouted out Bfi^ujrihgfc?" Wha£fß/,tbs -ThctfmTrfflhce on ' tne- property? '> Messrs Blatelayl \Jind already stated tne;ternj» wb.\ch; were quite satisfactory to buyer and ,ihe title on completion of the terms' 'laid dowo, the remark m question was quite for und was a »urprise to the audtiODeer who Mas loudly applauded for his' witty 'reply to such an impertinent question. / . • ..'\: ; fi.i :■;•,■■ ■:!:■■) : ■ i|::< ■( Wit-.--- ■.-. v . <-;i • ; Bhh woild go.-rnlt, was ffiell,4oqe, 4hat ■■* header * into, the rai},r«y qarrjflgp, thbngh it did cost a struggle v and Jt.w.as isuoc^jsful, thanks to the official whft,catne.!td the ■aßsistance < at ; the,. dijreßtnipinc^, ; She ; waln'b igoipg tp| bp,lef t hehipd .i^the ;Q«rriages were locked, bo: .Ippg; flSiitinarejjnsas ani opjen), window i,a,vailbblo4,; Alii 1 her friends :were:in tbe'traioieTj' route. 'W a picnic- at Little Piver, It gjtop^d Jat Kornby for some reason and she was^at the station. Suddenly she resolved to go with them.; <«, Yqu can't/ ;.replied her friends, 'passengers are not taken inhere, oesides the doors 'are locked.' 'Bother the doors,, she said, ' Help me through-the window,' and theyphelped. Head and shoulders disappeared from the wondering gßze'Ybf ; Ihe [%aard,.aJa3Ts^tfo^nay^er. when a hitch ofccurredV Something sropped the way anjl a p»ir of .pretty .shoes : and angles kicked despairingly. Tliiswfts <;po much for the gallant station master, who rushed to the re,scu^ indf blusfiing a :^ry r'edl he' pushed' tho'»,e' "pretty -%bsea ■* : :;:,!i;..;;s; i :^:d: : . Tflß New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company Ltd., yp* $Lr E.j^G^ Stayeley, (m 5 conjunction wit'^.Mje.p.; H T WjiUie^.fheld an icbportant saler O-iM.b'e farm of, Mr ,^o. MiJnerj xkamfa-T- ■'■ S+ ne atfenflano^; was very large— -perhaps the largest that has beenjstfets at aqy L dis^rj«t/,Bale. .fprr;somß time. Mr Staveleyico^njenced business , by offerins: the land, a description of which' has -been r jbefp^e ; c»r readers yfor : some time past. -The '• b'artoa ' was oi!- --: fered with itbe;optipn- pf ; lading f he balance of the farm,, and the highest bid reached was. 4J24, at which pTice it was I passed, m; The 'Roseneath' was next i offered and shared a similar fate at £23. i The 73 acre lot was then submitted md L passedfin at; £2o ■■per-adre.jrJMr I Staveley stated'that he was prepared vvb'deal- ' privately f or-.tbia'. <. f armf>, and we; j n^fderstrnd that one or two satisfactory offerw jj <vve been made. After a substantial ] 0 -heoo liadj bee'ri done, justice to the fliilA a/ l^e Stock E and farm implements i&o Sn B : then proceeded 'withi &&Jh& SS.i^ed.hiust hare been exceedingly sSSorv to * : «" "' vendoriiiMrJ^MUnftr.