LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3766, 21 May 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

We direct attention to a startling announcement by Messrs Watchorn, Stiles and Co. The firm intend to offer half-price goods for xo days only. Holiday railway excursion tickets, available for return till the 24th June, will be issued on the Wellington-Napier-New Plymouth sections, from 31st May to June 3rd (inclusive).

At the special meeting of the Borough Council last night, prior to the tenders for concrete kerbing being opened, Cr Coley remarked that he hoped the councillors did not know any of the tenderers, or that the tenderers did not owe any of the councillors big bills ? —We hope our city fathers, like Caeser’s wife, are above suspicion, and would not lend themselves to bribery and corruption!

A flap purse containing several notes and a silver medal with the letters “ A.C.S.” on one side, and on the other “ First physical drill ” and the letters “ T.R.V.” underneath is advertised for. The purse was lost on Saturday night, and the finder will be substantially rewarded on returning same to this office.

An inquest was held at Shorncliffe on a little girl who fell on a lead pencil two months ago'and received a small punctured wound in the forehead. Septic phlebitis supervened and the child died. Captain Farrie, an army surgeon, who gave evidence, said 1 ‘ People, even grown up ones, sometimes lick a pencil point, and then it becomes a poisoned weapon.”

A sad domestic tragedy was enacted at Power Heyford, a Northamptonshire village, on a recent Sunday afternoon, when Mary Nightingale, wife of a platelayer, murdered her 14-months’ - old daughter and committed suicide in a most determined manner. She filled a small bath with water, to the depth of five inches, and laid the child face downwards in it. Her next act was to kneel down and place her own head in the water, and she was still in this position, quite dead, when the tragedy was discovered. Mrs Nightingale, it is stated, had been very depressed recently. On Lord Choraondeley’s estate at Massingham, near King’s Lynn, lives Honor Rye, who has not risen from her bed since the time —sixtyfive years ago-—when she met with an accident which deprived her of the power to walk. Once only did she see beyond the road outside her door, and that was when the the roof of her cottage was nearly blown off and she had to be removed for safety to the place where she now lives. Her special delight is in seeing the Queen’s motor car, which occasionally runs by. Although the railway is only a mile away, she has never seen a train. A laugh was occasioned in the Dunedin-Police Court by the reply of a witness in an assault case. After the witness had given his name, Sub-inspector Norwood asked : “ What are you ?” After a moment’s consideration there came the reluctant reply, “ Presbyterian,” at which unexpected pronouncement the court resounded with an uncontrollable outburst. It was afterwards elicited that the man’s occupation was the keeping of pigs.—Star. A rather pitiable case came before the Gisborne Police Court the other day. An orphan waif, from Sydney, a smart, intelligent little lad, was charged in the Juvenile Court with having neither home nor lawful means of support. Constable Irwin deposed that the child, Stanley Jones by name, was brought to the police station by a resident of Ormond, who informed witness that the boy had been sleeping about in paddocks for several days. He had told witness that he had no home, and nowhere lo go. His parents were dead, and he was brought over Irom Sydney by some man about three weeks ago. The boy asked the police to find a home for him. He could neither read nor write. His worship ordered him to be sent to Burnham Industrial School.

An amusing story of a book maker’s device to escape arrest was told at Liverpool last month, when John Cain, aged 28, was charged with keeping a betting house. Three detectives went to the place and found Cain standing at the back door taking bets from two young men. When he saw the officers he ran in and fastened the door, having previously let a bull terrier loose in the yard. The dog having been pacified, the officers burst in the door and entered the house, but Cain had mysteriously disappeared. Eventually after a long and patient search defendant was found up the chimney of an upper room. He was quite out of sight, and it was only because soot was noticed in the fireplace that suspicion of the hiding-place occurred. De-tective-sergeant Whitley put his arm up the chimney and caught a boot. Cain was then carefully pulled down, and taken into custody. He presented a sorry spectacle.

For Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 and 2,6.

The Lodge of Oddfellows meet to-night. Recently Mr H. E. Peryman dug at Tai Tapu izilbsof potatoes from ilb of seed. The variety was Queen of the South. The trial of Claude Paget for the murder of Pearl Eleanor Axup is being continued in the Wellington Supreme Court to-day.

The ketch Emma Simms was wrecked on Mana Island during the storm on; Friday. All hands were saved.

Constable Woods conducted a sale at Messrs Cook and Stevenson’s homestead at Oroua Downs yesterday afternoon. The sale realised over

Constable Woods has received intimation from the justice department that the local Court House is to be connected with the telephone.

It was Messrs Geo. and H. Coley who gave a cheque of to All Saints Church for the purchase of a bell. In our last issue the name of Mr E. Coley was mentioned.

A two-up school was raided by the police,in Willis St. Wellington shortly before midnight last night and sixty-eight persons arrested. They are to appear before the Magistrate to-day. A female, from Longburn, was arrested tor drunkenness on Saturday night. She was accompanied by a Itttle gid six years of age. The little oneinformed the constable that her mother purchased a bottle of whisky at one of the local hotels and succeeded in demolishing three-quarters of the contents before she was arrested. Before A. Cockburn, Esq. J.P., she was yesterday fined ss. The following ladies and gentlemen will contribute items at the Welcome Social to be tendered to the Rev. G. K. and Mrs Aitken on Thursday evening next, in the Masonic Hall, commencing at eight o’clock : —Mesdames Healey, RaeHoward, Rodie, Misses Aitken and Jenks, and Messrs W. H. Hawkins, Clarice, G. Fowler, and J. K. Hornblow. The lady members of the congregation will provide refreshments.

Crs Hennessy and Stiles had to rise in protection of the chair at last night’s Council meeting. A passage at arms took place between the Mayor and Cr Coley. We again urge upon the Council the necessity of adopting and conducting its meetings in accordance with standing orders. Bickering and personalities should be stamped out of Council meetings, and the dignity of the chair upheld. The old-fashioned bush township idea of advertising still obtains in Foxton. The good-hearted shopman is asked to stick a “for sale ’ ’ or other notice in his window by some individual who is too shortsighted to spend a shilling or two in advertising. We wish to notify all such that if they will come along we shall be only too pleased to quit their property for them, find them a cook or a wife by giving them a free advertisement.

' To-night at the Public Hall will witness the initial performance in Foxton’of Perry’s popular pictures and Vaudeville company. As this celebrated combination was to have played here last Friday and Saturday, but could not make the trip from Palmerston on account of the, recent floods ; Mr Perry has gone to a considerable extra expense in bringing down his company to-day, so as not to disappoint the public. The custodian of the local public reading room has complained to us that certain individuals are in the habit of cutting extracts from magazines, etc., and thieving papers. It is a pity that we possess such contemptible and miserly human parasites in the town. The same class, unfortunately, do extst here ; they are also too mean to subscribe to the local paper, and purloin their neighbour’s. However, we hope that persons who make use of the reading room will keep their eyes open and endeavour to bring the sneak thief to book. Push the town along by giving your local drapers your trade. ang try Watchorn Stiles and Co. for the very best values.* YOU WILL BE SURPRISED. How much better you feel if your stomach is iu good condition. Dr. Sheldon’s Digestive Tubules will improve your digestion at once. Obtainable at E. Healey’s, Chemist. Kheumo has cured thousands of sufferers from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago. It will cure you. Try it. All stores and chemists, 2s 6d and 4s 6d. A positive cure. 9 Zealandia’s seasons come and go In summer’s heat and winter’s snow; And spring unfolds her fresh green shoots; And autumn brings her gift of fruits. Each change is fraught with human ills, With coughs and colds and sudden chills; But life is safe, and health is sure By taking Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 15 Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, has a special line of lace curtains at is i id per pair, see them.* Watchorn Stiles and Co- can supply you with linoleums, floorcloths, carpets hearthrugs and all house furnishing at lowest town prices-*