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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 293, 14 November 1883, Page 3

! W© : hear that there is & goofl deal of sickness about, the district, and that among children diptheria and other kindred, complaints »re not uncommon.. . . : i We lea, rn >hat during the' Ihutideratorra iyest.erday.a_f'^t^nop.p i^ tree LinJilrE . ..Mow..-, ilMtt's'garden was Vtruck by lightning, the leffect being to char and ahatter the trunk,-: which fell, anil striking another tree, brought it down with it. A maa not far ioff wal m an' extreujely perilous " poßi* tion.. . j i The Chronicle states that the poor fefilow Charles Kelly^' who was hurt on Kirby'a Line, on Saturday, wat not removed to to- the hospital out to hi« own house. ;<Mr Kelly, who still lies m a dangerous cpnnitiony C though under the > most careful and attentive treatment . of Di Connolly, desires to thank his, fellow Workmen for tlieir kindness to* him when ue'toet with his' accident. ' ; _ I ■'it ; i»ttow : .dqubieli..\"wHetheir KnpwleJ, th'rself icon f bleed murderer of Bates the actbrVis'sane/ 1 , ■■'"'•' '■. ■ •- '''/'_' 7 ■ Messrs 3 Sfaren a :and ; Gorton will bold a 1 arge auction to-morrow at Bulls, at which ihefe will be offered to the pdblic a quantity ;©f purebred cattle, aheep, tnd j lor Bes, , under^instructions fro id th c princi*l»al breeders m :tbe r ,district. .A% this^B kfessrs , ;^S,teyens and ..Gortpa's .special ahnuarf ale, there is no doubt that the,, prices and large attendance of previous yea'far 'willbe repeated to^mor« r;ow. '{^i--?--' •£" ; - ;i '■'■••'■:,, I* I '-'.' . '":[ \ A'filse alarm of fire Wat raiseS' m Marton on Sunday. A bee-keeper battled ohl a tin to bring the industrious workers to His apiary. ~" The congregation m a neighbouring church took; the. sound for the ringing of the fireball, and rushed out riell-mell. Three ladies fainted ! ,. _ k ! Mr William Rap Toy, of Feilding,' saddler, h]as filed hiascbedaley and the first meeting o| creditors isi fixed:for Monday; the of ; I^ec,omber,. At the Gout thouae, at half ,paat. 3,2 o'clock. I The steamer Tus jFill leave Foxton on Saturday morning for Wellington. ;■ , ] The Pai[n»'erston Volunteers, under the ; command of Lieut.- Carrol, proceeded to the butts at noon to-day to compete for the districtl ptizes. ' The 1 officer commanding t|e district, Major. Stapp; ebperviied the rtfle contest.

i We^ hive again- been :; inte'rview«d by 1 a ■ 'number of •therr.'HkVigitikei Line settleri complaining of the hardship of having to go .to Feilding;to p?y their County; rates, w]hen a"p*id collector U engaged by the Council. They consider the demand nivoura of an injaatice, as they think they . aftould be fnjordecl an oppbrtunity " of pkying m Palmerttoii on 'some specified date \vVti^st thaChairman will exercweAnyi^iicretionaryipower he may hays it the ra*tter to arrange for the. collector to visit, Palmerston, so as better tp suit tlte convenience of a large number of rateptyerf?. '■"'"" '-- I Among those earninij a living at Ashar-t at; a boshfaUer is one who claimsto.be. alnear frelitivei "-of dur present Governor".-: W 6 ,, niust" Buy rUia bearing is not! exactljdintingue. !',. ■c.-i.-i-J-.K oHw-.-i ■■ ''i 'There was a TeryKeavy rain»fall yes> tardtfy if ternoori, ; thft showers' descending ' , lijerally m loErent».H, There 'was : also a sdvei^>(h^94ef^torm«:dartd(r'{irh£sh^oaie riry vi?id ,%btqing w»i, experienced. r ilne tfir was" sureharKed^with electricity Jp^eTiovisly ,and thetsaiperature was'nroch 'nib re pleasant .after; the storm.- TheK? co^io^Oamfii^ wouid also dp much, good initiie*' > "'c6untry districts, encouraging the mt>rerr«pid~growth of regetation, .We remind onr^ readers that' a sapplemeax tafy English mail, via" San Francisco, will close at JUlmerston to-morrow (Thdrsday), _at>s p.m 1 . "'The mail will be forwarded overland to NewiPlyjnouth, and taken to Auckland by the ateamerj-oonnecting there.