Shannon.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 27 June 1891, Page 2

Shannon.

(from our own correspondent.)

Fine weather still predominates with us to the very great satisfaction of everyone. Roads are in fairly good order, &c. &c.

The Ranger paid us a visit on Tuesday and played sad havoc among the horses. But as the greater part of them belonged to the Natives no sympathy was forthcoming. A sad accident happened to one of the men engaged on the Main County road at Makererua on Clausen and Anderson's contract/ From what I (jaii learn, he has had three of his toes cut right oft. First serious accident this year. ' ' , The new public house is making fair progress. We must be getting quite important, as your guardian of tlie public peace is often seen wending his way through the mud our side of the ferry. Hut the enterprising burglar hasn't started a-burgllng here »a y«t, so hla clnHoi may be

only confined to seeing whether the 1 long beers ' are of- the proper length as required by law. -^ Mr Bradley, our late hotel proprieb tor, is once more amongst us. Hdf intends, I believe, to go in and join the great majority. I mean sheep farming, not the other thing, often referred to by the newspapers, in another strain.

There seems a great demand for firewood at some of the" /adjacent flax mills. If tin demand increases wood will rise as well as woo Land flax would like to.

t don't notice, the I\# up ifche river much lately. Is she on the slip, or wbat?£

We are all over the approaching meeting >n Saturday. I will let you li||w t^^^result when the thing is settled, '.-"rt