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Manawatu Herald, 21 November 1895, Page 2

The contractor for blaok-soi ing the cu Itings on No. G Line has made good progress, the one by Mr White's being finished. Mr Bernard Qower hid a pieo- of had luck this week, a fine mare of his having slipped twin foal?. There has been an impression that rose 9 not do well on our light -oil around the town. Tiiis in partiatly owing to warn of att' ntion to the trees they needing asinuoh pruning, if not more, thun fruit troes. Is it beoauso it has been raining bo niuoh that another bootmaker announces his appearanoo? Woil wo do not know, all that we are awnre of Is that H. L. Jackson announces lug intention of opening in the corner shop opposite the Bank of Australasia on Saturday, aud a«8 rts ho has some wonderful bargains. That's what wo all want. On Friday Mr George Nyo wa th« only candidate nominated for the office of Mayor, and the Returning Offic r declared him duly elect d, as he has also publicly notift d the fact. M ssrs At Faaer and S eph-n Startup nominated Mr Nye, and 'hey are to be complimented on having lent th ir aid to the election of a very suitabe candidate for this honorable office.

On Monday Mr Thyrine picked some of the first rijte ctierties of the toadiM. Earlji At the request of the school committee, Mr and Mrs \V. S. Stewart and Miss O'Brien have undertaken to get up a concert for the school by the scholars towards the middle df next month. There are indications, not observable by all, nor is particular attention drawn to them, that the jjrlce of fltt* is hardening and a more open demand shown for the material. Mr E. Cowles, who has been away for a holiday returned to his duties at the Post Office oh Tuesday morning* During Mr Cow'es' absence his duties have been taken by Mr Edward Burr, who had been till recently stationed at Blenheim, Mr E; Bttrr is a son ftf Mrs Burr, of Foxton, and entered upon his Office life with the firm of Thynne, Linton and Co. Mr Burr l«ft on Tuesday afternoon for Otaki, where he relieves for a week. Mr J. R McMillan, of Pahnerstoh North, has received information from Woodville, says the Palmerston Times, that his colt Fairplay, by Sbmntts— Fugitive* broke his neck on Saturday morning, and had to be destroyed. This is a piece of very bad luck, and Mr McMillan's friends are sorry to hear of it. At the Wellington A. and P. Show the first prize of £2 for five long-wolled lambs was taken by T. C. Cornford. Nothing very exciting in that. It is more int. resting when one learns that these five lambs were bred and fattened by Mr Bernard Gower, at Foxton, and were soM just before the Show, to be shown at the Show, to Mr Cornford i Dr Lamb and his family arrived in town yesterday. Mr H. B. Currie has started as a watch' maker and jeweller in premises opposite the Bank of Australasia. Such a tradesman was very much wanted. The Bed House has some interesting announcements which had best be read and notedi Mails for Samoa, Sandwich Islands, America, West Indies, United Kingdom and Europe via San Francisco, (due in London Ist January), will close at the local office on Wednesday, 27th Nov., at 3 p.m; The next English and European Mail, per s.s. Buapeiiu, via Monte Video, will close at the local office on Wednesday the 27th day of Nov., at 3 p.m.