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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 101, 25 March 1884, Page 3

The Wairarapa Daily fajatb at Settlen Association that has been formed at ■Woodyillfl, has, ; adopted almost ,'. en 'fcloBo^&b pfOgVAtitmo of ' tb£ iJorth fyriidTdpn Oo^nty rj Sbttlerß' 4-asociatioc,

We Miove the English Church choir intern) holthiu their weekly practice alte •- nitolv m ilfe!r School building ni»»r tb« Wcaleyan Church for the con* venience of Terrace End members of the congregation who would like to assist m the choir. Mr \V. Moore had a narrow e3c<»pe yos(erdny morning, when returning from Danerirk. While coming thronjrh the G'irgtf at about ? o'clock m the morniru. ll* and his horse were com pie! Ely buried m a land-slip which came tumbling down toe hill side. .. Moore with Bom* cbflkul'y extricated himself and proceeded on his jiiuru-"y,aUhoiigh c jnsiderably bnnsedand shaken, we ltnderstnud to-dny he is just able 10 crawl about. A borne with a cart bolting m the square this> forenoon, brought tho majority of the storekeepers to their doors. No damage was effected however the animal, a large powerful horae, being stopped m Cuba-streat. Mr E. J. Charles we understand proceeds Home by the 'Frisco route, leaving Pftlnierston this weißk if possible. The Roman Catholic body of Woodville have secured a splendid site for a Ch»pel, including an acre of land, purchased from Mr Johnston, and situated on the Napier Road. They are now about to<erect the building, for which we (Examiner) understand about £300 has been raised. The late Oruiondville publican has thought discretion the better Dirt of valour, and has sold out his interest m tb.fi* In booed' hot ••!. It is stated by the Melbourne papers that the damage occasioned to (he steamer Adel«ide through her c .Dbion with the stearaar Wnirarapa will be covered by an outlay of £1000. A meeting of the . directors of the Soap and Candle Factory Company was to.be held this afternoon. „,:•., Mr Allingham intends shortly learing for' Victoria, accompanying his brother who is m ill-health. The War Cry, the official gazette, of General Bcoib'o SUvation Army, is published m Engliahj Jfrencu, Swedish, and other different language*.' They sent out last year 250,000.000 copies, and £J7.000 worth of musical in* scrumentp, uniform?, and badges. The grand array comprises 630 corps, 130 of which are abroad. Judge O'Brien arrived m P»ilmerston to-day,. " The Native Lands ..Court will sit on Thursday nest. It has been a mystery to some people why the dark wood co highly priced for furniture should be called " rosewood." Its colon* certainly does not loot much like a rose, so we must loolr for some other reason. An exchange explains tha' when: the tree. is firat cut down the freah. wood possesses a very stronp rose-lik« fragrance, hence the name There area, half doz»n or more lends of rosewoood trees. Varieties are found m South America and m the East Indies and neighboring islands. -'■>' -