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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 283, 27 October 1884, Page 3

The Clothing Factory notify m the wanted column clothing made to order. Tweeds, serges, and coating, patterns m large variety can be seen at the establishment. The Catholic Church Choir under Mr Harbotts leadership are, rehearsing an excellent programme for their concert to take place m Foxtoa on Saturday November Bth. The numbers are well arranged and mixed consisting of choice oratorio selections with popular secular items and making up a musical bill of fare which ought to please the most factitious taste. The catholic body invariably succeed m producing a taking programme when they undertake to cater for the public amusement with the view of reducing debt m connection with this church and m this case we have no doubt the result will m every way be a thorough success. Mr G. M. Millson waited on the Road ' Board on Friday with a petition from the ratepayer regarding tliefnsh valuation of an acreage rate, requesting the Board to forward same to the Government. The petition was accepted and ( the Secretary was instructed to forward same. Mr Sly thought the Government might possibly be short of waste paper, ' and the said petition would come m handy. He stated his opinion of petitions to Government to be of very little worth beyond this. The hat of Mr Fitzsimmons was found by Mr Akers of Riverdale, yesterday, there can be no doubt the unfortunate man met his deatli by drowning. Messrs Stevens aud Gorton's next stock sale at the Foilding yards will take place to-morrow, commencing at 1 o'clock. Tenders for bnshfelling contracts on the Wellington-Manawatu Kailwry,close nt noon to-morrow, at the Company's office, Wellington. The time for sending letters by the Doric has been extended until Wednesday, at 3.D0 p.m. The Doric will arrive in ' London about 10th Dec. D. H. Macarthur.Esq., M.H.8., passed through en route for Feilding by train on Saturday evening. He will return to to the House by this evening's fain. The Rev. Mr Bunn occupied the pulpit m the Wangnnui Wesleyan Church yesterday where special services wcr.; held m connection with the Home Missions. It is notified that m consequence of the concert to be given on the 7th Nov. the ente.tainmetit fixed for the 29th inst., m aid of the fund of St. Peter's Cricket Club has been postponed until Tuesday 18th November. Mr Remington has disposed of his business as chemist and druggist to Mr Millar, formerly of Greyraouth, who lias already taken possession, Mr Remington leaves for Napier, which is his new uelcl.of enterprise to-morrow, and wil'befol lpwedby the good wishes of all who have known him during his stay m Palmers-' ton. Mi Millar is much pleased with his prospects m the business he has just acquired. The Woodville Examiner has the following : — Through Mr Bowron's advice the Dairy Factory Company have been led into a nice mess. The necessary | vats were ordered from Hawera, and it turns out they could be done for onethird of the price m Wanganui. The House of Representatives on Friday evening decided, by the overwhelming majority of fifty-two to twenty, to adopt the recommendation of the North Island Trunk Railway Committee iv favour of the Marton-Te Awantutu route. Mr Sawkins delivered his lecture purporting to expose Christianity last evening to a very fair audience about ISO being present including one female. The lecturer was listened to attentively throughout and gave an cxtcusive,logical and explantory address dwelling; on many of the more abstruse biblical subjects with an evident head knowledge of his Subject. Nothing of vulgarity or other .vise objectionable proceedings characterized' the discourse other than a Very plain manner m dealing with the various questions taken up. The diagrams and explanations were es- 1 pecially interesting, and appeared to please the audience immensely. The lecturer leaves Palmerston tomorrow. Mr Patten reads a paper on " Sound" at the Young Meu's Class to-night at the Wesloyan Hall.