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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 121, 18 May 1880, Page 3

The Bank of New Zealand on Saturday purchased lOoz. of gold from Mr Litchfield, the produce of the Upper Wairau. Several of Smith’s percolating washing machines were sent to order in the Havelock district by Mr Pickering’s coach on his last trip. The Civil Service Commissioners are expected here to-morrow, and departmental officers have been requested to hold them selves in readiness to be examined. Prize-takers at thelate Agricultural Show can obtain their awards by attending at the Club Hotel at 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon next. Mr T. O'Sullivan will sell at 2 o’clock on Saturday next, a choice collection of pot plans, and also the furniture of a gentleman leaving Blenheim. A renewal of a slaughter-house was grant ed Messrs Jellyman and McKenzie, butchers, etc.. Blenheim, by Messrs MTntire, Coulter, and J. M. Hutcheson, Justices, at the sitting oi the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The freehold property belonging to the Trustees in Mr B. Gopperth’s estate, which was put up to auction by Mr P. Lawrence, on Saturday last, did not meet with a purchaser, but the building materials, etc., realised good prices. We again take the opportunity of reminding our readers that the Georgia Minstrels will appear at the Lyceum Hall for a season of three nights, commencing on Thursday evening. An excellent hill of fare has been prepared for the occasion. Aka meeting of the Committee of the Blenheim Literary Institute on Saturday, a vote of thanks was passed to all who assisted at the recent concert in aid of the funds, and a special vote was accorded to Mr Hernus for the active part lie took in getting up the affair. A public meeting will be held at the Town Hall, Renwick, on Friday evening, May 21st, for the purpose of taking steps for the formation a Good Templar’s Lodge. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Benedict Gopperth was held at the Court House this morning. Mr P. Lawrence in the chair. No business was dono and the meeting was adjourned until Tuesday next at 11 o’clock. “ The Vagabond ” says that four sets of judges for colonial beer have been used up at Sydney International. Two men are in the lunatic asylum, three are hopeless drunkards, and one is paralysed.— Post. We understand that a letter has been sent by Mr Conolly, on behalf of the Spring Creek .Rivers Board, to the Lower Wairau Board, threatening that body with an action should they persist in their intention of diverting the Omaka river. An injunction will probably be served on Thursday next. The Blenheim Volunteers held a meeting after drill last night when arrangements were made for the match with Picton tomorrow. Some of the teams go through by coach and the others by the morning train. The aunual competition for the Companies medal and private prizes takes place at the Vernon butts on Monday, the 24th instant, commencing at 9 o’clock. A dinner will take place in the evening. A rather serious gun accident occurred on Saturday last. A party was out duck shooting on the lagoons below Mr C. Redwood’s place, one of the party using a gun, which it is said he purchased for 30s, and was pronounced by Mr Redwood to be a very inferior article and not safe to be fired off. Ho proved a true prophet, for when it was let off it bust, and blew off part of the fingers of the engineer of Mr Redwood’s steam yacht. In our la3t issue we stated that fears were entertained for the safety of Mr Joseph Wratt, his horse having arrived home with saddle and bridle ,on but no rider, who was supposed to have been drowned whilst crossing the river. The same afternoon, but too late for insertion in ourissueof that day, news.arrived which has since been confirmed, that Mr Wratt got homo safe and sound. The horse j it appears, got loose and went home on its own account, leaving Mr Wratt behind at Spring Creek.

The following sales in London of Marlborough wool are reported front the 26th February to the 12th March, both inclusive ; —Upton Downs, 6 bales pieces, Is Bd, 5 do. damaged Is old, 2 do. pieces Is Cd, locks Is 4d to Is Sd ; Carter Bros.-—l2 bales Is 5d ; Mcßae—3 bales Is 7d, 5 do. locks Is 4ld ; Tarndale—22 bales is 2d, 2 do. Is ; 0. F. Watts—7 bales scoured locks Is 7jpl ; Avondale —2 bales Is Sid, 1 do. Issd; Wantwood —1 bale greasy IOId, 1 do. pieces Sid. Our Havelock correspondent writes under date May 13th As Mr George Gwillim was on his way to Canvas Town on Wednesday last in his trap and when about half a mile on the Havelock side of Hughes’ farm, the horse bogged at a landslip. Some men who were at work on the tramway rendered ready assistance and with the aid of an additional horse, the vehicle was with some difficulty liberated. This, jt will be remembered, happened on a main trunk line of road.

We understand an action is about being commenced by Mr T. O’Sullivan against the Committee of the Literary Institute for money due to Mr Gibbs, the contractor for the erection of the new building. It appears that Mr O’Sullivan held an order from Mr Gibbs to receive all monies payable on the contract. Mr Gibbs became insolvent and the Committee then considered that the order was cancelled and that the money became payable to the creditors. Mr O’Sullivan is the trustee in the estate of Gibbs, but does not claim for the estate but for himself.

Edward Slierrick was brought before Mr Allen, Resident Magistrate at Picton yesterday, charged with cruelty to a dog. The facts were that the dog was shot by another man at Sherrick’s request and badly wounded. The man Slierrick allowed the dog to lie in his kennel in this state from Eriday to Sunday, when death terminated the sufferings of the unfortunate animal. The case having been proved the Resident Magistrate sentenced the accused to 14 days’ hard labor without the option of a fine, the R.M. observing that if lie imposed a fine on the man it would really be fining the wife as it appeared that he lived principally on her earnings. New inventions in washing machines and stove-pipe apparatus are the order of the day just now. In addition to novelties in this line already chronicled, Mr Parry of Havelock, bootmaker, etc., has hit upon another device for lessening the liability of wooden buildings to ignite from heated stove pipes passing through the walls. A common glazed pipe, such as is used for drainage purposes, is placed throng the wall, so as to fit tightly, a stove pipe about one inch less in diameter is inserted into the other, and the space between the two is filled up with mortar. By this means it is contended no heat can reach the wall, and even the clay pipe will scarcely get warm, no matter how hot the stove pipe may be. If this invention does what is contended for it, the liability to loss and damage by houses catching fire from heated stove pipes will be reduced to a minimum, and the amount of insurances on buildings, when this plan is adopted should be considerably lessened. “Had.”—Asad misfortune lately befol a well-know Q.C. It is related of him (says an exchange) that as he was riding in a first class railway carriage, he from a single glance at the countenance of a lady at his side, imagined that he knew her and ventured to remark that the day was pleasant. She only answered, “Yes.” “Why do you wear a veil?” “Least I attact gentlemen.,’ It is the province of gentleman to admire,” replied the gallant man of law. “ Not when they are married,” said the lady. “jßut I am not.” “Indeed?” “Oh, no! I am a bachelor.” The lady quietly removed her veil, disclosing to the astonished counsel the face of his mother-in-law I

The course of true love never did run smooth, and probably it never will til Time shall be no more. So thought a beaul tiful and accomplished young lady residing in this city a few days ago. She had given her affections and plighted her troth to a good looking young. fellow, who accepted them in conjunction with a lock of the fair one’s tresses, which he swore to treasure as the apple of his eye. This was all very charming, hut the bliss was brief. Another swain stepped in, and the young lady sought and found a pretext for breaking with her first love. She wrote to him and requested that he would be good enough to return the lock of hair which he had obtained from her. His reply was brief, and to the point. Rummaging his trunk lie collected a heap of tresses, culled from various sources during his love-making career, and forwarded them in a bundle to his deceitful fair, enclosing a note to the effect that he had really forgotten. which was hers, hut. she might select it from those forwarded, and return the rest at her earliest convenience. This he considered a stinging rebuff, and so it was with a vengeaiice.~ The lady is now on a visit to some country relations. — Post.