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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 87, 16 March 1885, Page 3

Mr Fountain, accompanied by Mr Monteith and Mr Murphy, arrived by' trap from Woodville this morning, catching the first train ac Terrace End for Wanganui. Mr Fountain is talcing a trip to Auckland previous to his departure for the Old Country. | ilLy «T. EL Hamilton has, we understand, decided to re-open the Business premises formerly carried on by him m Feildign. : Mr Hugli, of Marton, has just returned from au 'overland' trip on horseback to the Hot Lake districts. Mr JLoudot), . of Foilding, leaves this country for Australia next week. McEwea was brought up at the Po- • lice Court • to-day '•■ on a charge of. vagrancy, Messrs Linton and McNeil being on the bench. He . had been discharged from the Wanganui Hospital thiough nothiug being the matter witli him; He was sentenced to three montlis uard' labour m the Wanganui gaol.. In our opiuian his next three months experience should do him ft world of good, as liis habits of late havu not been conducive to health or length of days. Ho certainly is not a fit -subject for aa hospital. ' ; M'he case of Adaett V. Mancheßi»r Highway Board will be tried by special jury on March 25th'; : Amongst a list of seven post offices declared closed, wo notice those of Tora? whitiandMatamau (Seventy-Mile Bush). Chief Justice , Prendergast accompanied by his privato secretary, Mr Hadfield, arrived by train on Saturday, evenings, :■.:.. ■■ [' : , ' . . We remind onr readers of Mr Snelsoii's.timber sale'nt Buniiythorpe railway station to take place on Wednesday next at noon. .

There was a very sovere gale m Wangimii on Saturday, which causi-tl a good dual of damage. In Palmnrston we had the tail und of this gale dnring Saturday aftcruoon, the wind bein^f singularly warm and humid, [t did not, however, cause any damage that we have heard of, not being exceptionally violent. Mr W. A. Ellis, medical clairvoyant, will be at the Commercial Hotel on the 18th inst, where he can be; consulted. His visit will be for a few days only. The Jane Douglas leaves Wellington this evening at five, and Foxton to-mor-row at ten a.m. At the Wai^gan'ui Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr Ward, 8.M., two small boys, for throwing stones at a sparrow, were fined 2s, without costs. The criminal sittings of the Wanganui Supreme Court will open to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. Messrs Mitchell and Stutter, since starting m business here as cabinetmakers and upholsters, are very well satisfied with the support they have received. The show-room adjoining Mr J. P. Leary's contain a good stock of house furniture, manufactured by the firm, but through press of special orders for supply of their own workmanship, . it lias been found impossible to make a good display of their stock. We believe, it is intended as soon as practicable to show a variety of goods of their own make m uphoistery and general house furniture..