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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 29, 5 January 1885, Page 3

• •'■} • ••^heotbreviated-ncnioei 'of 1 the'Amalganatect Friendly Soieties' Fete.i ppstponed from New Year's - Day till ithe 22nd map. wiUbe found] elsewhere. ; ■• . "■ A further case of smallpox -has made j its appearance m the -Sydney quajan~tine. ;.■'/*'] ' ■<•. ,{>*■■ «-* '• '• ' ! v. 4 Tfieifeamer Ballarat has arrived at Melbourne from Plymouth, and .Major Scratchley, High Commissioner of New Guinea is a passenger by her*. "Wenotiqe/By the Wanganui 'Phronkle that Mr J.. Beale'svbutchery business is for sale. ,' : ..: A meeting of the Boating Club will V'itie held'at 8 "o'clock tin's evening at the,- *■ Commercial Hotel. , . Business— Toj re-' ceive, Cjpmunttee's Re,po'rt and to decide re conetitntion of .the Club. From \t\teiLhrmicle we learn that Lieutenant Rowlands ;(" Happy Arthur 1? ) has Veen promoted to the ranlc of captain, and^goea i to take charge of the Pal- . merstop corps of |he Salvation Army. No. 6. Ward, Manchester Highway. .-•> ,IK«trict, deserves-credit for its public- , ppiritedflee^j m polHpg for the jLojwer . .(Jqrge Bridge.. It , is not by any means likely that 'a fate will have to be levied, * but still they incurred the responsibility —a responsibility, too, which many,, ■wardi, of simUar extent and^^limited population would have decKned. Of course,' . had other vvards been asked to' co-oper-ate, they would have declined, and the proposal would have been shelved. All credit* therv to 'Ro. 6 Ward, which v went alone," to use 'a "phrase not unknown to euchre players, though with not a very strong hand, and have succeeded m "making a point." The 'Manager of the Dairy Factory. : . informs us that the milk supplied is now of a better quality, than that at first de- ' livered, and as 'a 1 rule no fault can now v be found with its quality and per centage of cream, of which a most accurate daily record is preserved^ ;V • • v Messrs O'Hara andi/iGordon, cpntjraci tors on the,' Spur- I4ne, near Ashurstj have made another start with their con- . tract, the wekther itakmgup somewhat. A number , of men, horses and draysi are nowatwork.at the job. , ■ . . - THe little Primitive Methodist church on. Foxton Line-is now used for religions ; services,' Sunday school; &c., arid is well filled on .each occasion.; In fact a larger building wUI soon be required. ; The present, masteijiof the lackeytown school is. spoken very highly ojf by' settlers as a painstaking and very patient teacher, who is succeeding m giving satisfaction to the committee .and the parents generally. ! The catalogue' of the next stock sale at the Borough Yards, to take place on . • Tuesday 18th January, will be.fdtmd elsewhere. P. We notice that : Mr fll^'sgrass land on. -■« the' Foxton Line is being much damaged by the rapid spread of the wild buttercup. No settler m; the district perhaps has gone to such expense and; pains m laying down his pastures as Mr-Sly, but this noxious weed, which we are informed cattle will not touch, threatens to completely; extirpate the splendid g^ass which has; cost so much to lay down. Near tQwn, too, m- the Fitzherbert direc- ' t ion the weed is spreading with undesirable rapidity. The Manawatu Road Board will meet pn Wednesday at 11 a.no, <

The artesian well, sunk on Mr Nathan's land near the Jackeytown Station, Fox-' ton Line, is admirably realizing all expectations. There is a constant and abundant flow, some feet above the surface with considerable force. We learn that prevous to>Mr Geo. Richardson having his driven, which has been such an inestimable boon, he was compelled during a drought, to go to the river, some considerable distance away, (perhaps a nnle jit least), for water for domestic wse. Now, he has a. never-failing never-vary-ing supply for household requirements and the use of his stock, which only thdse ': can appreciate who have had to carry water for long distances and drive their stock to a;- running river during a prolonged, drought. , It seems clear .-to'our* mind that water at a depth of driving of 80- or iOOft, rising above the surface,' could be obtained m almost any part of the district, with "a greater pressure m proportion to the depth attained. The Dairy Factory is now being satisfactorily worked,- aU-^e. arrangements being m perfect order^ learn that there are about two tons of butter ready for shipment to London, where it is hoped it will find with a remunerative market,. It is probable that a larger number of;'pigs will soon be purchased, there being only some sixty at present. The difficulty is to get them. An offer to supply a number from Eangitikei will probably be taken advantage of. The Wellington lumpers are still on strike, and the owners refuse to give m. ■ The vessels' crews are employed discharging. "•• - , ;■ . .-•■-.■ At the inquest on the remains of Mary Gamble who died m Wellington, a letter written by her was read, stating that she: was tired of life. Her death had been accelerated by ber own act. ' The feed down the Foiton Line is very abundant,; the consequence being that the stock are m splendid condition. The steamer Ruapehu from Lytteltbn, Nov. 27, arrived, m London on 1 Friday, : The Marquis of Normanby' .has been "appointed to the Grand -Gross' 1 of the Order of Bath. • Our cable, news records the illness of the premier of Great Britain, at whose time of life, and with the increasing strain of political turmoil, any indisposition must of necessity be productive of'uneasiness, if not actually alarm. , Qver 100 natives are now at Banana, up^the; Wanganui river, m readiness for the great Native meeting; Mr Ballance goes up to-morrow to be present. VoWles, the defaulting clerk m Government Life lusurauce, has been committed; for trial. Thesnext meeting, of the -Borough Council will be on Wednesday evening. They had a very pleasant and successful river, .concert lately m Wanganui, and now they are' 'getting' vp u a river dance: flow iblly. Mr Lyons had his residence entered by a number of adult larrikins* on "IfeW Year morning, ,and several artioles re-., moved to the street facing the house. It is probable a prosecution will arise * out iof'this freak, the names of the chief actors Ijeing known and they themselves being actually seen by Mr Lyous on the morning m question. x MeOibers of All Saints choir who are m the habit of attending church and practice just when they have a mind, should peruse the rules which have been drawn up by the minister and are fixed on the vestry wall. Choristers receiving, remuneration for then services are fined for absence without leave, and un- : paid members after two Sundays' absence are considered as having left for good.' The poll for making the Longbum Road is being taken to-day. The Fruit Soiree attheiWeßleyan Hall this evening will undoubtedly be a grand success..; The young ladies of the church have been exerting themselves to their utmost'to make the affair.pass. off m . a specially pleasant mariner, and we have no doubt their efforts will be adequately rewarded; of erery 'descriptrori' procurable will be laid out amongst tastef jil decorations, and musical selections both vocal and instrumental will also add to the charms of this novel entertainment.