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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 82, 5 March 1884, Page 3

■ The Rifle meeting cosed at. 6 o'clock last evening. The prizes are to be pre«; sented to-night, and most of the Southern representatives leave for home on Thuis* day. Mr Poison has definitely withdrawn his candidature for a seat on the Education Board. The boy who met with a aeriouß accident on Sunday last by a kick from a horse at WaDganui, has sufficiently recovered to be removed to the Hospital. He was well enough yesterday to speak rationally of the occurrence, though his ultimate recovery is a matter of extreme doubt at present. ~ The Ruapehu was fthrown open to the public at Auckland, and sir thousand per- J sons visited her. .: i The presentation .of a handsome timepiece and illuminated address to Mr W. H. Voreker Bindon, ihe newly appointed Wanganui School Inspector, by the cricketeraand footballers of Auckland, took place on Saturday evening m the United Service Hotel. Mr Biudon was to leave for Wnnganui to-day. Mr Abbott has been elected Chairman of the. Wanganui Harbour- Board, Mr P. R, Jackson having declined to act. The Champion Belt has not been taken J by a Wanganui roarksmin till the present \ occasion since 1863, when Lieutenaut W. T, Owen, of Rangitikei, and afterwards of the' Wanganui Rifles, succeeded m carrying it ofti Lieutenant Purneil once previously tied for it, was twice Beeond, and other local Volunteers have been very near, Volunteer Churton himself having been fifth before. The Carbine Belt was won by Trooper T. D. Cummins m 1872. ' ■ j As illustrative of the unfavorable weather prevailing throughout the colony,] the whole of the hay crop, consisting of j 300 acres of clover, on Messrs T. and S. Mornhs' Lockorby estate, Piako, Auck- j land, has been totally destroyed^ The | best machinery was at hand, all without avail. The. Manchester Horf ieultura^Show is j being held at. Feilding to-day. Mr Penberthy, of IMLakino, may thank bis stars that a recent impounding notice was adrertised m the Standard. He lost some time ago a valuable drought mare, worth to him about £80. By some means it strayed to Palmerstori and'ri'ovfu' to Air Waldegrare'a place at Awaputii. In course of time it was impounded there and advertised to be sold, and Mr Peiiberthy seeing the advertisement and recognizing the description was able to regain possession of his missing animal, much to his rejoicing, though it had already cost him some money to advertise the lob Bin other papers, but without result. The Standard is the only Palmer* ston paper that circulates m Makino, and it is fortunate for Mr Peuberthy that the announcement m question happened to be inserted m it. ; Mr Rnsssll, of Rangitikei Line, has left some enormous potatoes at this office, grown on his farm from Hutt seed. Two of the larger ones weigh respectively lib 136?, and lib 14oz. and measurfi 9^ to 10 inches m length, by from 3£ to 4 m width; They are the largest tubers we have ever seen, and are a proof what our Manawatu aoil can produce with proper cultivation and due care m the selection of seed. We learn that all the crop is quite abnormal m ,size, and the potatoes are what is rather Temarkable } quite sound. The yield alto* getber for number, size, and quality is something; surprising. ■ The Government Grant to the Public Library this year is. £36 16s 9d, beiog about £10 more than last year. Only 13; libraries m the Colony obtained the maximum grant of LSO. Mr and Mrs Hoe, who returned from the South last week, had a most agreeable trip. What greatly interested them was the local industries of the 1 South Island, and those m connection seemed most anxious to explain every detail to strangers* . Mra Smith, wife of the Rev. Mr Smith, formerly of Palmerston, is, we are sorry to hear, m a very delicate state of health. Their present residence is Rangiora. The attendance at the Catholic School is now approaching 60. This is considerably more than' was anticipated at the outset. . , ! The action of the Road Board m reference to Millerjck'f Line, it is to be hoped will be productive of the desired results. It is very important that the future railway station m Fitzherbert should be connected with Palmerston by an accessible lice of road. ' Mr <3atton to .day showed us a splendid Bam pie of hops, first year's growth, produced by a German m Ferguson-Street. JSo finer specimen could be desired, A proposal is on foot to send Hearn, the Wellington champion sculler, to Syd* ney to try conclusions, with Laycock and Haulon. A little girl named Spurdle of Wanganui was nearly fatally poisoned by drinking part of a bottle of carbolic acid, She is thought to be out of danger. ' Mr Snelson had a satisfactory sale to» day, though the attendance was not ! quite so large as on repent Wednesdays sales. A considerable number of lota were quitted at fair prices.