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Manawatu Herald, 23 August 1892, Page 2

At the corner of Main and Hall streets Mr Thompson is erecting a blacksmith's shop for Mr John Westwood, who haß arranged with Mr Osborne for the purchase of that valuable site. We regret, however, that he has thought it wise to erect such a building in so prominent a position.

Mr John Guerin has leased his valuable farm of 40 acres to M r Joe Tos, who purposes putting the most of it into cultivation, as well as forming a first-class market garden.

Mrs R. McLean has retired from business and Messrs McMillan, Rhodes and Co have purchased the stock. The shop is now closed and will not likely be re-opened for some time.

Mr Fos:er, who lately opened a new confectioner's shop, has added a refreshment room to the back, which is very neatly fitted up, and cannot fail to be appreciated I y those who pay him a call.

The scholars of the State Schonl, under teaching of Mrs J. W. Stewart, have in active rehearsal a play and character songs which will be seen and heard shortly at the entertainment to be given in aid of the school funds.

Mr Weicher paid a great compliment to Mr Walter Foster, Mr Rutherford's manager, by telling him that his sample of fibre was the best he had seen in the colony, and that the Auckland fibre was not a patch to it. This is satisfactory to all engaged as well as to the distriot.

Publio teas have » caught on " in this town, drawing better than any other form of entertainment, whioh is but natural, as tea is only good after it has « drawn." This the bachelors of the Primitive Methodist congregation believe, and hope the " draw " to-night will be good in every way. 'Mr Arohie Osborne is chief of the committee.

Mr Bush, a well known fisherman, has taken up his residence in the old tram sheds and Mrs Bush has opened a room for refreshments, We notice that Mr Bush is also a boatbuilder, he having almost completed a dingy for his own use.

To-morrow night, tbe members of the Dramatio Club are reminded, is the time fixed for the annual meeting.

The annual meeting of the Manawatu Bowing Club is fixed for Friday evening at the Samp e-room attached to Whyte's Hotel.

We understand that Mr Weicher was surprised at the great quantity of the green ilax growing on the Motoa estate whioh he saw on Mb ride from MiGardner's to Foxton on Friday.

The Returning Officer of the Borough gives notice of the election of three Councillors.

The new sovereign, designed by Mr Brock is to be issued (says Truth) in a. few weeks' time. Mr Brock has retained St. George and the dragon on the reverse, but he has introduced a little realism into his design by dismounting the saint, removing his horse, and arming him with a more business-like weapon than he has hitherto been allowed.

A bankrupt named Alexander McNaught, who has been in prison for about four months for contempt of Court in refusing to answer questions, was brought before Judge Ward on Friday. He refused to go into the box till the Sergeant of Police was brought in. On that officer appearing the bankrupt demanded that the Deputy Assignee be given in charge for perjury. Nothing could induce the bankrupt to answer questions and he was sent back to prison, Judge Ward undertaking to bring the matter of the man's sanity before the Minister of Justice so that he could be medically examined.

Mr Kutherford informed us the other day, when conversing with others on the duties of public men, that he had had a curious experience of public life. He was elected as a Road Board member with others, when the election, for some illegality v as upset, and he had sat only once, and yet had to pay a share of the expenses which amounted, for his part to £3. He did not stand the second time. This, however, is not equal to the Wirikino Board's three elections.

The notorious ex-burglar P. Plummer> during the week broke into the residence of his uncle, Charles Plummer, a farmer at Hunia, Auckland, and took a quantity of tools, gun and ammunition, &c. Constable McKnight and a farm servant arrived with a warrant and scoured the district to arrest him. They found him in some scrub, and challenged him to surrender. He took cover in a ditch and fired, and they returned the fire. Finding he did not fire again, they advanced to the ditch and found him dead. He was only married a few weeks ago. Mr McLennan, the honorary secretary of the Manawatu Babbit Extermination Society notifies that skins willl be received at the Oroua Downs Station on Saturday afternoon. Mr Alzdorf has a six-roomed house for sale cheap. Additions to Messrs Stevens & Gorton's Feilding sale appear to day. ■ On Tuesday Messrs Stevens & Gorton will hold a cloanng-out sale at Mr George Farmer's farm at iSanson. In this issue Mr John Reid invites tenders for cutting and delivering flax at the Puketotara mill. The Defence Committee asserts that the Broken Hill miners will fight until starvation compels them to surrender.

An intermittent traia service proves a source of annoyance at times. On Saturdays two trains leave Foxton, one in the moraibg and one iri the 1 fifternftoti. On Fridays only one train is despatched. Tit'd gentlemen, Americans, have been staying at Whyte's Hotel, and wanting to reach New Plymouth on Saturday performed a curious circle Eailing tour to reach that town. They got up too late for the morning train and so sought their host, the ■Sell known proprietor of Whyte's Hotel, and desired a trap 1 fo' Cdttfh the up^ train on the Manawatu line at Kererit iri the afternoon. The host, all attention, pro mised to have the matter attended to. About the time they were to leave in the buggy the train was to leave the Foxton station, and they were surprised. They suggested to their host that he had never mentioned about their being a train, and we Hflderstarid Jhait he hldted that he had attended to their i„stfu«tti6_s «__ had not been inquisitive enough to &ak what they had wanted to go to Kereru fof. Tbey enjoyed their drive exceedingly and were much amused at the peculiar route they had chosen.

We have seen some absurd things done, but none to beat what we saw last week. A venerable and at the same tittle a very economical old gentleman had a shop to let. He was not satisfied to put the ordidirtary noticp in whitewash on the windows, but Urifortnnatoly, at least for the owner of the premises who had permitted* this old gentleman to manage the property, he possessed a set of stencil plate* and an ink brush. Such an opportunitywas not to be lost— out came the letters and the brush, and in a jirfly "To Let " was plastered in ink on the paintwork on the side of the doorway. This did not seem to be right and so some more mysterious leiters were plastered on the opposite pillar. Then the old man, with his head on one side, fancied they did not balance, and after a little trot appeared with some lovely scroll-work, which be energetically impressed above the lettering. The whole has a most artistic appearance and is bound to increase the likelihood of letting the premises when the tenant bebecomes aware that to obliterate the " agent's " work it will necessitate his giving the building two coats of paint. Cheap advertising ! The painters look upon the ".old 'un" as a friend and a brother !

Sir Charles Eussell, Mr Poland, Mr Moulton, and several other prominent lawyers, have declared (according to a London despatch of July 18th) that the new light obtained in the May brick case has convinced them that the evidence given on the trial did not justify the verdict of guilty by which Mrs Maybrick, who was convicted of murdering her husband, a Liverpool merchant, is now serving a life sentence of imprisonment. If this state ment be correct, it is very important in its bearing on Maybrick's chance for pardon. Sir Charles Bussell will certainly be a member of Mr Gladstone's Government, and, very likely, Home Secretary. If he entertains the convictions attributed to him. ho can hardly avoid recommending to the Queen the pardon of the prisoner.