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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 121, 17 April 1884, Page 3

Says, the Woodville Exumitier : — " Mr Chamier will' Dot take out an auctioneer's license 'after the-' present one expires. Messrs Stevens and .Gorton intend ex-teuJinsictnL'ir-.bnsiuess to Woodville once the Lower Ferry bridge is completed. Mr McKeniie, contractor .for the bridge over j the Upper Ferry, is now making much, better progress with the preliminary works, '(says the Woodvitle' paper) though the building of the Btone piers will be necessarily slow. The private ball m connection with the football club will be held m the Foresters' Hall, on Monday, the 21st inst. The Palmeraton Football Club have received a challenge from the Secretary, of the Native Club, Wilson Tipena. They would like the match to be played on Saturdiiy next as some of their pluyers will be leaving on the following Mondiy. •■ It is yery probable the match will be arranged and an : interesting gime may bo ; looked^ forward to. 'L ' ; , Soin'e" not very interesting 4^ family. qu\rrels w«re ; made public' m the Sim*j monds case heard at the R M. Court toni d iy, which w-t do njt think oar readers ' have any wish to see m print. The Clerk of the Court's office is now an advertising medium. A gentleman m Wellington having some private articles for sale has detail .d a list of them which hang-sin the office The R.!ft. :j Court was kept waiting thi« morning for over, twenty minutes m ucj , count of the Land Com t not withdraw,-, ing. v i- ■;...-.- j . > The ceremony of consecrating the new KLrt^iii^ Haft, ' Watiganiii, will be r perforniera fo*m'oi»row, the-: p^oceedjnili i-om-mencing at 2.30 p.m. A large gathering of Jthe cr»f|i is expected. „ . ., A special train with the Alexandra Cavalry ; may ;be = expected during this even.'ng. fJ Mfs Foley, a veteran^ actress, who visited Wanganui some 21) years ago, 'is agaili 'tb appfeaf dri the l boards there. !