LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 453, 27 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr G. T. Woodroofe has purchased the late Mrs. Whyte’s residence iu Clyde street. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt throughout this district shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday.

A football match in aid of the Walden benefit fund is to be played on the racecourse on Saturday. Mrs. Seabury inserts a notice thanking all friends for their kindness during her lale husband’s illness.

Mr H. Coley has purchased from Mr L- W. Wilson his up-to-date residence at the local seaside. Subscribers are reminded that the Hekaeu quarterly accounts are issued, and wo should esteem as a favour prompt settlement of same.’ l ' The officials of the Methodist Church have made arrangements with Mr J- Chartens and his son, known as the “boy preacher,” to conduct a fortnight’s mission in Foxtou commencing Sunday, May 23rd. The local brethren of the mystic tie have resolved to dispense with the orthodox Installation banquet and will hold a social at which their lady friends will accompany them on Friday evening next. Mr T. Nye has produced a crop of mangolds from Sutton’s seeds which for size would be difficult to exceed iu any part of the Dominion. One mammoth is about 3ft odd in girth. The ground that produced the crop is~sul> ject to inundations from the Manawatu.

Twenty gross of Wioletta Hair Tonic was placed on Wednesday, April 14th, with A. F. Stevens, wholesale druggist, Christchurch, which it is understood is the largest amount of hair tonic placed at one time with any firm in the Dominion, with the exception of last December, when the same firm purchased twenty-three gross. Mr E. Healey stocks it.

The friends ot Mr and Mrs Campbell, of Moutoa, will regret to hear of the sudden death of their eight-year-old sou, which took place yesterday morning. The parents had been advised that the lad’s. heart was affected, but death was not anticipated as the little fellow was apparently enjoj'ing good health. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved parents.

This evening, in All Saints’ school room, will be held the annual parishoners’ meeting. The vicar will read his report, the treasurer will explain the financial position, and suggestions will be received for the spiritual welfare of the parish. At this meeting there will the election of people’s church-warden, and a vestry for the coming year. It is hoped many will be present, and thus show an interest in the religions life of the parish. The meeting will begin promptly at 8 p.m.

A clever sketch of Mr T, E. Taylor, M.P., appears in the current issue of The Citizen, “Nobody,” says the writer, “can listen to Taylor and be ‘ a moderate ’ ; he makes you violently friendly or violently hostile. He has so much magnetism that the audience must point North and South. Just as the average politician is naturally dull, and naturally unable to be otherwise than dull, Taylor is naturally vivid and exciting, and unable ever to be otherwise than vivid and exciting. I would not like to live in a society of Taylor’s making. But I would not like to live in a country in which there was no Taylor. In a political society grown slovenly, unprincipled and dull, there is urgent need for somebody to stir up trouble. Leaven is not a wholesome diet, but bread without a little leaven is bad. Taylor was the leaven of Parliament in the past; he is certain to discharge his old functions again in the future. He has given ample evidences of an intention to regard the next' three sessions as three wars.’’