Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 904, 25 April 1891, Page 2

Local and General.

Thursday, being St George day, was observed a a Bank Holiday. The Loan and Mercantile Compnny advertise a forthcoming auction sale at Taumutu. The names of '.he candidates for election on the Licensing Bench appear elaowhere. We would. ramind our roadera that the election of the school committees for the district takes pace on Monday. Mr BurgePß, drapery of the Beeh.vStore has a new advertisement m this', issue, which will repay reading. We understand that through some technical disqualification, Mr Leo is prevented from being a candidate for the membership of the school committee. A tpacial meeting of the Southbridg c Town Board will be held this evening to consider the applications for (he pout of pound-keeper. Mr. P* J. J^enley, of Leeeton, has met with a serious loss. At the Ashbuiton Races on Thursday, his horao Royalty fell m a hurdle race, breaking his shoulder. He had to bo destroyed. The Lyttleton unemployed waited upon the Mayor on Thursday, to represent the hardships under which they were suffering. His Worship condoled with them, and promised to do what lie could. The Choir and the Orchestral Society connected with Ihe English Church, Loeston, held a Social m the Scnoolroom on Thursday evening. Most of the members were present, and spent a pleasant evening m music, games, etc. Tlie tiouthbrMge School Committee meet this evening to dit-cuss their annual report. The consideration of the applications for the position of assistant mistress, rendered vacant by the resignation of Miss' McKee, will probably be proceuded with. Yesterday, a atnek of straw belonging to Mr W, Woods. Kilinchy, waaacciuen - nlly itinued. The flames spread to an adjoining stable which was astray at], «n*i With ti a, Dt>t i)£ hmn«o» un I ij qijuntity of Mm oi)u^, Trie i\nm§9 1» ww|W^ w

1 1 don't wun't to discuurage you, but it is simply rubbish,' wrote Mr Marston, of Sampson, Lovr, Son, & Marston, when returning Jerome K. Jerome the M. S of ' Idlfi Thotighes of an. Idle Fellow.' And now the book, hai been sold to the extent j of ,100,000 -copies.' Another ray of hope | for, the maij with & novel m his desk. '■'■'■-'/ v ■ . : .-■:■ - • Some spieler missed a splendid haul m Christchnrch the other night. A young man from the country who had looked up|on the whiskey when it was yellow, laid himself down m the gutter to enjoy the repose of inebriation. He had over £100 m- his pocKet, and npw every m the town iH^-naehing his teeth -and tearing his hair. . At. tha sale of the Middlepark stud, nn total of 5715 guineiß waa realised for the brood m&res, foals and yearlings. Apreinont ond. Si George wefe ' passed m. Fair Nell brought the top price", Mr Grbllan 1 paying 57.5.^?.f or _,^ cr > aa(^ Escalade also remaina m toe colony, nn Auckland buyer payihi? 625 gs for har. Mr Walluce, oarl)|ne'B owner, bought Kavenswicg for 475 k», and Sierra for 205 ; gB.-. __ • A i peculiar caiia" waa decided at the j Supreme Court, Christchurch, on Wednei,i ay last. A njhn , named Chipper aoed Dr Mickle for - 451 QUO. From Chipper 1 * evidence it appears that Dr Mickle at ;.ended him fur a wounded knee. That frora Lie, (Dr Miekle's) alleged neglect, the leg became worse, and finally imputation was necessary. H.B claimed £1000 as damages' tor the loss of 'his 'lug. The evidence of a number of medioal: experts confirmed Dr Mickle m his eratbmerit that; he had given proper attention to the caeei and the jury found f or; the defend*' tnt.f- I. ■= !;,';;-!; „■ ' „' .' '^_ s _J\ Tka Pr&ss devotes a leading article to the i young womanhood qt the country,, After abusing them m good set ter,ms, the writer throws them a sop by Veiling: tha Christohurch girls they are good-looking. He pnows the sex., Ninety-nine. g? : rlß. out. of e^ery hundred would sooner be accuße,d. of breaking all the commands of the 'dec-' alogue than be called ugly; But where doe 6 that-,unhappy scrioß expect to go to, whein he dies? To sa/ that Christcinirch abounds with pretty girls is goirig'tf little too far. Everybody knows that it is not called the City of the Plaiiis £ or nothiag. ; If that writer waatsto see beauty, let him come to— but no; we wont ;^ive it away. We ; should be overrun with wotsld-be benedicts if the young men only knew. , Storjeß about *he late Archbishop Thorn-' eon are apparently inexhaustible. One of the' best we hare encountered relates how he 'Once -took the place of his coachmany who b«(3 taken top much to drink, a'ncl was put insido. A.B he approached the gates of Bishopthorpe he ran against aom» beams of timber which were lying by the roadside. Thovnoiee caused, by the collision attracted the stable bpy, iwho seized hojd of the horses' heads, and ied tliain into the yard, muttering the while some not over-jhoico language, at the coachman for his carele»sneßß :—^You old fool 1 Dijunk ngain 1' A light f ronT the stables rorealed tho ali'ovel hiit. ;*Whv,' exclaimed the boy, 'you have got the 'old; cock's hnt on.' 'No,' rep' ied the Arch-' bishop, to file boy'tj extretire uatoniahm'ent, * lam the old cock himself.' . : -, . ; . i . . . . : . •■■■■'..-•-•