Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2466, 12 August 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Tennis Club ball will be held in the Town Hall on Thursday night.

A Taueru (Masterton) hotelkeep or, John Thomson, has been commit ted for trial for perjury.

Notice is given in this issue that Johnstone Street is closed from the junction of Whyte Street to the Avenue until further notice.

Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams Foxton stock sale to be held on Monday are advertised in this issue.

Field-Marshal Sir H. Wilson’s murderers were executed yesterday separately at 8 o’clock in Wandsworth Prison.

Have you tried 1 Heinz baked bean, tomato .and pea soups, or spaghetti?. If not try them at once. Procurable at Bauckjiam’s at 2/per tin.

Hamilton Peter Vallilly, aged 47 years, was found drowned in a water trough alongside the road at Wellington this-morning. He had said he had been worried about a house •property lately.

Notice is given that a first and final dividend of 8/10d in the £, in the estate of William Thomas Sapsford, butcher, Foxton, is now due and payable on all proved accepted claims at the office of the Official Assignee, Palmerston North.

Every ratepayer who desires to advance the welfare of the district should make it a point of duty to support and vote in favour of the Hydro-Electric loan at Tuesday’s poll. The polling booth will be at the Town Hall and the polling hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mr McColl, certificated* plumber, inserts a change of advertisement in this issue to the effect that he is now prepared to give quotes for connecting up of private residences, etc., with the water and drainage system. He has now to hand a large stock of the necessary material for the work. Get connected up now so thilt you will be able to use the system right away.

A. N. Smith’s change of advertisement in this issue should prove interesting to those Ift want of new suits. This firm has just opened a fine range of suits, or, should yon wish a made-to-order suit they have over 200 patterns fftan which to select. They have also in stock a line of boys’ sports suits in the ;|»est Colonial makes. For further .‘particulars see advertisement.

Tn connection with Hie death of Mrs Book, we regret to announce lhat at the time of her demise Mr Book was also seriously ill with pneumonia and his condition is considered critical with just a fighting chance of recovery. He bad a brief period of consciousness during last night, but is at present unaware of I he loss lie Ims sustained. The sympathy of Ibe townspeople will go ont to Mr Bock in the double trouble which lias erne upon him and a sincere wish that he may pull through. Mr Bock was about town and up to Wednesday, apparently in his usual health.

There’s nests for rest in “Sleepy Hollow," Cosy cots all white and gold; There's dreamland days and nights which follow Sheltered from the wintry cold; There’s drowsy, ernoutime songs unfailing, Lullabies which sleep assure; And when there’s eroupy colds prevailing, Always Woods’Great Peppermint Cure. 21