The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, July 13, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 464, 13 July 1909, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, July 13, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr James, S.M. of Wairarapa, died on Sunday, aged 56 years. An English-built dog-cart and staunch horse are advertised for sale.

A genuine B.S.A. bicycle is advertised for sale. Price A white frost was experienced throughout this district this morning. .

At the local police Court yesterday morning, before Mr Thos. Rimmer, J.P., Alexander Thompson was fined xos or in default 24 hours imprisonment for drunkenness.

The meeting of ladies convened for to-morrow afternoon for the purpose of discussing matters connected With the school bazaar has been postponed till Wednesday week. '

A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Thursday evening next to .pass special order re altering the boundaries of the Borough night soil area.

We remind members of the local Horticultural. Society of the meeting to be held in the Secretary’s office this evening at 7.30 o’clock for the purpose of electing a secretary, vice Mr Rae-Howard resigned, and general. A full attendance is requested. Mr- H. C. _ Cochran, who will commence business in Fox ton as from Saturday next, has secured the services of a first-class cabinetmaker and upholsterer. ' Picture framing will also be a speciality. Full particulars will be advertised later. The chemical and bacteriological reports by Drs McUaurin and MakgllLon the samples of water submitted to them for analysis by! the Borough Council, will appear in our next issue.

At last night’s Borough Council meeting, the Mayor made a presentation to the Council of a framed group of the present Mayor and Councillors, to adorn the wall of the chamber. The generous gift was accepted amidst acclamation.

Railway excursions in reference to the Wellington Races are advertised in this issue.

Mr H, W. Climie, the engine 6 * engaged by the local Borough Council, to prepare a, boroug h map and submit estimates for a water and drainage scheme, arrived in Foxton by last night’s train. He was present at the Borough Council meeting and on being introduced to the Councillors by the Mayor stated that in conversation, Dr. Makgillhad told him that the artesian water submitted to him lot analysis by the local Borough Council was the best he had examineid across, but the question was whether there was a •sufficient quantity of it; but that he could not say the same for the rivet water.

The Clerk of the Court, Palmerston, took the whole of the evidence for the prosecution at yesterday’s sitting of the local Court on a typewriter. The typewriter, when going, made a sound like the firing of a miniature galling gUn—a real nerve-shocker. It was a considerate action on the part of esteemed Magistrate Thomson to have the evidence so clearly set forth because goodness only knows what the lawyers in the upper Court would have done when .called: upon to wrestle with it in Mr Thomson’s caligraphy. We know. Magistrate Thomson can console himself, however, with the fact that his failing is common to all eminent men.

The Frolics, a clever comedy company, played to a good audience iu the Public Hall last night. The singing and skits were very good and clever. Selwyn Reeves possesses' a very cultured voice and is equally at home with classical or humorous items and his facial contortions are enough to make a cat laugh. Edward Headlam is a talented musician, and his musical skits at the pianoforte were immense. The other members were equally good. “The Baby on the Shore,” “The Happy Fatherland,” “Mister Gollywog” and “The Owls .and the Mice,” will long be remembered by the audience. The limericks, from names suggested by the audience, created roars of laughter. Most of these items were concerted. There was no vulgar high-kicking nor disgusting inuehdos. The local hits in the song and chorus by the company “Isn’tit Wonderful,” fairly brought down the house. We feel sure that' should the company pay a return visit to Foxton they will be greeted with a bumper house.