A. O. F.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 27, 15 October 1884, Page 3

A. O. F.

The oommittee appointed la*t night ; totart-ati'ge nmfrters m connection junith, a Benevolent Fund consisted of Measure ' Wto&W&i-t-'Hbitopgl Patten* '&etr.; ipf{, JJ f Lpj9 f West, M.cX The committee to consider the forma- j tion of a Juvenile Court were, Messrs, Pcrtridge, Hosking, Millar, J. J. Lee, and Beid.

Mesars Stevens & Grortou'a next sale at,B.ulls will be held on October 21. The entries at proseut received are published m our advertising columns. They include bqlloqks, 3-year-old steers, 18---*tnonth old steers and heifers", -'2s-year heifers, well-bred yearlings, prime fat wethers, good mixed hoggets, ewes and lambs, and well-bred fowls. " An old ongih'aTplan of the township of Palnierston, being No.^-ofjtheiSurvey district, haß been found, "shWfng still' stronger claims to the town m connection with the so-cfflled Wellington. Collego Reserves. Wo will refer to the matter m fuller detail ou another occassion. There is a very general wishexpressed on the, part of tho ratepayers that Mr A. Ferguson should allow: himself to' be nominated for the Mayoralty, and it is probable a requisition to\ that effect will be presented to him within the next few days, to which it is hoped he will give a favourable reply. ' , s ■„; v . „ „ • If practicable it is intended to do all the .lifting required m the Dairy Factory by steam power, bo as to effect a further saving of time and labour. • There was quite a big mußter of vehicles m front* of Mr Stratford's establishment to-day, and as the inside of the building was occupied to - its fullest capacity as well, it sbowß that the local coach-building industry is moderately brisk just now, and Mr Stratford's staff of mechanics appear to have their hands full. ?~~, #& speoial request Somniis was para* ded m town again to-day, and a number of maies were booked by his owner., y A heavy- thunderstorm passed over Wellington e.arjy yesterday naprnitig. A BoutheHy gale afterwards set m with heavy .rain, and, wind ineroapiag inforqev , Mr W. Mills forwarded by rail from Feilding 014 Saturday, throe hundred ab'd fifty fat owes from his farm m the Kiwitea. The sheep, which were m jejfr, cellent condition, were purchased by Mr ■R. •SteWhs ' the "Wellington Meat Company. — .Elsewhere will be found the first chapter of a detailed, description of the nqrthern section of the West Coast Bailway, especially written for the Standard by, a competent member of our outsidii contributing staff, who has just returned from traversing the whole distance. His description will be found very interesting, and full of detailed information to the general reader, .but more particuly to those specially interested m the progress, of the undertaking. The;report is> pi 1 considerable length,. and: will be continued from chapter to chapter till completed. The southern portion will«*eQeive-attention r pn drfuftird b'ccfcsf The Land Bill has been finally parsed by the New South Wales Legislature. Annexation is nexs to b.e discussed,, ,•; TfiVßorough Council will .meet, this evening at 7 o'clock. " ■' To-in6¥row'beiug the 23rd anniversary of the Bank of New' JSealand, 1 wflf bo observed aafa holiday' by that ihstftution, and-all'brauc'hes add 'ageUcies 1 iv ihv : colony oH ( that day V!'_; : '"';, : ' ,'.;; f ".,._,.. / Thajfollpwipg appears,, in; tfiel Fatea: 4f<w7 ;~ rt yVaqte'd, an Odd. mail, must: Ibe ja^ to takejcharge of st»b}e, : Apply,! Albion, IJotel.", ■ , vYhatjk jnd/Qf $ .man; . a* , ijn ;/,)C>dd .riianA , ; We, .though^ ,aji, ;i m«|i ' were ,'a^rj^te 1 ; ", 0dd", ..in some ; ;sepse,, . or 5 )<>s? V *;'- : i"t;'.!'i"l< f r.- r > A .til-! Jt. ■".•.• VUi* ; 'Steele^ who was -charged ; with drunkenness to-day was m itich- a* state that it would have been a charity to have forwarded him to the hospital. ' - Thethor,ougt^i^d Somnus'wAWn'vaew ; during the progress of Messrs Steven's and Gorton's stock sale "yesterday, aud ? was.much.ftdjnired, by judgesjof, what arJ good horse should, be. : ; ,..i . Our special reporter m his description !of the Dairy Factory made one or two 'trifling mistakes. When referring to , the milk vat he said.it would |J?pld ,2ss : gallons y ' One of the directors" mii forms us that there will be three milk j vats, one containing 250 gallons, and I the other two 400 gallons each . ■. ; A man^named Samuel $t ann met l^ith : a severe accident to his hand yesterday, while engaged bushfcjlipg, .Dr > .Macintire attended to the u ca l ß'e, I 'kfid founfl it s necessary to amputate one finger. The sufferer is doing as well as could be expected. I "Messriß Pptia and BrazierlirelTow thawing an agricultural implement known as a scarifier with -moulding board combined. It is being made to* the order of Mfi£JS». Rjiswll, of Te MataL The makers are now devoting theivattention specifilrrto this branch of work, and are prepnrsd to undertake orders for all kinds of farming: implements, and agricultural machmery generally. ..._■.... , J^r jACkBon, v in jcharge of the Comraercial Hotel bill jardroom,f ell and hug bis.awn y'seriflfusiy on Sunday, 1 when going for vthe "doctor for his invalid •countryman. At the latte ; r's funeral, yesterday, when returning from the cemeiery^in an express with three others when standing up in-the express to light his pipe, the driver started off,precipitat. ••in^the four into the ditcb alobgside^ with Jackson underneath. The! other (Ihinam^npicked him up,, beingi much finak^n.A JSe^s np.wlcon^njsd to bf d. . , The mail steamer sailed from ''Auck,^ land yesterday af^ternooa for San! Frant'itfco: Jia '"' ; * c</ " "W""" I