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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 9 May 1890, Page 2

There will be Mass in Foxton next Sunday — 2nd Sunday of the month. The entries for Messrs Stevens & Gorton's Bull sale appears to-daj. The legal notice of the dissolution of partnership of Hickford x Co. is given elsewhere. Messrs Campbell & Wad lell commence working at their hempmill directly. Mr McLennan informed us that he has received the returns of sheep just off the shears, that were frozen and sent to London, and they netted him twelve shillings each in the paddock 1 Frezing is the farmer's Btay, • and should receive every support. Rori Rangeheua on behalf of himself and tribe gives notice that trespassers on their propsrty at Titirangi will be prosecuted. In our last issue the D. 0. A. notified that the last and final dividend of Is 2d in the £ in ihe estate of A. Gray is now payaule. The estate has realised 7s 2d in all. Our Wellington contcmpoaries never inserted Messrs Murray Roberts St Co hemp report, though thty gave their wool report. In the first case th« market was hardening, , in the latter, weakening. Curious. Owing to press of other subjects our report of the Borough Council was hold over from our last issue. It appears to day. Ta« town was much disturbed on Tuesday evening with the usual tin-kettling , that takes place after a wedding. It is a thorough nuisance, and the actors want \ treating like a stray dog is, by having something applied to their tai n, but soine--1 thing more cutting than tin cans. A correspondent has, in another column, some very dsecriptive verses on the view 1 of the river and town and mountains. E i Miss Liddell was this morning married t to Mr W. F. McLeod, at the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr Duncan officiated. The attendance of the friends of the family - and public was large. The bride looked exceedingly nice, and was attired in a white-cashmere dress, trimmed with whitewatered silk; the usual vail, and orangeblossoms wreath. The bridesmaids were : ' Misses Clara Symona and Ellen Liddell. Mr McEenzie presided at the organ. * The pleasures of duck • shooting was splendidly illustrated the day. An old 11 Bport " down at the lakes by the beach, " the other day stowed himself comfortably into a clump of flax to await chance shots ; when to his horrow cape whistling round his retreat the lively ping, ping, of bullets. ? The shots came from the riflles of some d young men who believe in these being the , "handiest weapons. Banger ! For bless us, how our old friend did mutter, though he was wise enough not to move. The young '" ones were- active — po for the whole day 0 long did our ven^vable friend retain his f -cit, audst e'loi;* sad and discomforted, in the, friendly shade of. evening. Duck<j'inotin<? has been shorn of its pleasures to 6 Uni- * The clergy of the Chiivoh of England are * not fatoorahly impressed with this town, 1 as one is only seen very occasionally, And

then it is but a. passing glimpse The young people' who were married on Tuesday, captured a venerable Archdeacon, but he was specially imported, and arrived about two hours before the service, and departed immediately afterwards. It is fortunate we are so good as we are. Very little progress has been done towards obtaining a resident Minister. The Manawatu County Council gives ..notice when and where the' C unty Rolls can be inspected. Messrs Stevens Gorton held a most successful sale of sheep on Wednesday, when prices ruled vary much in favour of the sellers. One pen of store wethers making 10s 7d a hoad. The biggest value was obtained for some wethers landed from Kapitv which were not' mueh;tp. look at,but would be good ones to go, and they realised Is 7d a head. Mr Milne, from Rangitikei, was. the buyer of all the wethers, he wonld not be denied. There was a very good. attendance, ever j line being quitted, and iheep are more than »heep now adays — they are current ooin of much value. There's money in a case heard in the R.M. Court on Wednesday. One. of our storekeepers sued Knowl'es & Co., of Lower Rangitikei, and haß been successful in fully unearthing the different partners in this firm. One of the defendants appeared and objected, not to the account, but to the costs piled up, to enable the plaintiffs to gain their case — that is, to establish the identity of the partners. This defendant, after having the -court to himself fbr two hours, failed signally in his purpose, but succeeded in dragging out of the Resident Magistrate a remark "that from his own knowledge of cases in other courts, there were many solicitors who would be glad to know who the partners in this firm were! ' At the Charitable Aid Board, on Wednesday, a letter was read from the Foxton Borough Council, asking that the payment of their pro rain contribution be from Oc-. : tober 2i>th to March 81st. Resolved, on the motion of Mr Liffiton, seconded by Dr Monckton, " That the application of the Foxton Borough Council to allow them to pay their pro rala contribution as from October 25th to March 31st be allowed." Mr Arkwright, the Chairman of the Hospital Board, moved " That it is desirable that the Hospital District be divided, and that a fresh district be constituted in the country south of Rangitikei River, provided all the present endowments in the town and suburbs of Wanganui be reserved for the benefit of the Wa ganui Hospital. This was seconded by Mr .Peat and carried. A new axe is be-ng made in thp States, whioh combines . advantage? of the old English thin-bladed hatcimt and the thickbladed Ameri an axe ; or should we say it avoids the most obvious trouble in each of them. The hatchet ii a good cutter, but a poor Bplitter. and the latter reduces its cutting powers, as it does not force off chips. Tho American axe has replaced the English because it does force off chips, leaving a face free for the next cutting blow. But it is a " sticker." everyone knows how firm a grip soft wood can take on its wedge-like blade. The new axe has a thin cutting blade, with a narrow wedge up the middle of each side, to burst off the chips. Th« makers say practical lumbermen are going in for it as a freer and easier tool than the old one. It cuts as well, and does not stick. 41 Oileus," in the Evening Press writes : —I should have thought £140 a good price for Waiter, but evidently Mr Bell does not concur in that opinion, and those who should know say the same. Fair 12 len, who was also reserved at £150, is worth half that sum, wh le Rossitter at £250 is dirt cheap, which the Australians will learn to their cost. Although I do not believo in the way Wang.inui people sneer at Waitangi's chance, he can have no possible show if Rossitter is in the V. R. C. Grand National.