Sanson Items.

Manawatu Herald, 18 August 1892, Page 3

Sanson Items.

.. . . » — ■ (from oub own correspondent.) Our local Postmaster does not be- . lieve in practical jokes. The night of Mr Brace's election he attended at the office for au hour or two to let us hear the results as they were received from the different polling booths, and it appears that a good deal of horse play was indulged in during the weary minutes of waiting. Finally what is known as a " Campbelitowh stinkpot" was introduced into the lobby of the Post Office, aud oaused a general exodus. The ingredients, I understand, are harm* less in themselves, viz, washing blue and acid, but when judiciously mixed together they are highly and give off an odour — well, when I say that Mr Canning is understood to have got a sniff of it at , Campbelltown through the th« fe"ej>nbne — you will probnbly x be' surprised at its penetrating $owers. This was too much | for Mr Hill, and he caused tho blue piper to circulate, and as a consequence, three young business men of Sanson made their bow before the iI.M. at ?3nlls yesterday. The cases, however, were dismissed, and they now say that Mr Bill pot on th» wrong rrtni and have weund up by painting

his do? blue as he has a liking for that colour. i lizard that the Foxton footballers were coming up to play Sansoli but they seem to be a long time making an appearance. By tbe way we are going to try and have a tip top oricket and football ground next year. There is a re.se I've of 40 acres belonging to the township and £100 iv the bank accrued from rent of same but the i gr oind is about two miles away and is moreover rather broken about, it is worth £6 an acre. If we can g a t authority to sell or exchange and get say 10 acres near the tram station we shall be "in it " and develope Spofforths, Bonnors, Murdochs, &c, by the scoret