Accident.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1560, 19 November 1885, Page 4

Accident.

What might have proved a very serious accident happened toou'r borough ranger, early this afternoon. Mr Jordan .was the railway line opposite the •! State school when the horse he wais .riding slipped on the rails and tumbled with him heavily, its" whole weight almost coming on the unfortunate man. A young man named. Symons who saw the accident brought a trap immediately; and with assistance conveyed •' Mr ; Jordan home and' then sent for Dr Marriner, .who soon after arrived and examined the injured man. Beyond a severe shaking andjtt badly bruised instep, with perhaps some of the sinews started, Mr Jordan lias escaped 'with' no further injuries, and hopes to be about again m a few days.

Messrs Stevens & Gorton's next stock sale ut Feildiug will Uu held on November 24th. The cntrieb ut present received are published m our advertising columns. They include two-and-a-half to threo-year-ohl bullofks, mixed yearlings, eighteen-months' to two-year-old inixiul cattle, four-tooth wethers, and fat sheep. | The wttll-known New Zealand-bred horse Sir Motived, has been xnld to au American stud-master for £1800, and leaves Australia shortly tor the United. States. A correspondent aslcs us who it was that is dead if Bishop Abruhani Btill lives, and how did his name get to find its way into the cable message? These queries we aro unable to answer. Of the eight starteiß iv the lant Victorian Darby not one was a Victorian bred horse. Such a thing had never before been witnessed Mr Haulon is laying a cement pathway m front of Messrs Wolltirman and llutchesou's premises m the Square. We suppose m time the entire foulwUy round thu iSquan* wilt be laid with similar material, when the substantial improvement thus effected willbe appreciated by the public. • Mr- Millar. We are glad to hoar, if establishing an increasing bushiest* m the premises formerly /occupied by Mr Dinuiti. The new proprietor should soon establish a good connection, his obliging disposition and attention to the wants of customers bring well-known. A! cable messago received an we go to '''press/confirms the news of the capture of Minftla by tlift, British forces. The engagement lasting several hours resulted m the complete defeat of the Burmese with heavy loss. • An ex- warder m Dunedin Gaol has been arrested for attempted rape. We believe a chemist has concluded negotiations for the purchase of the premises at, present occupied by Messrs Palfrierson and Scott. An application for a gold-minig lease at Pohangina by Mr Colin McKenzie, of Ashurst will be found on our third page. By private letter from Lower Bungitikei we learn that the recent rains have been productive of much' improvement m the pastures all over' the district, which previously were m a parched condition. - , . .-•<■•; j Nominations for the Mayoralty must be left at the Town Clerk's office by tomorrow at noon. . The assailant who wounded the man with the shovel on Ftilloon's contract, north of Auckland, has been committed for trial. ', ,-.'."' i ,■ t „ , . r ,. Mr A. Ferguson has received ■ 'from Atufhca a. most ingenious.^ and effective method of imitating staitied glass win-, dows. The principle is simplicity itself, and can be applied by any. pno..l;The _ effect is really • equal to .stained glass, and the expense is comparatively speaking exceedingly moderate. -There should be a considerable demand for' the new invention. . .■■■*£* The Dramatic and Musical Society Committee met last evening, when the balance-sheet of the last entertainment was submitted and passed. "We are informed by the Secretary that the Club's funds will not be augmented by more, than a couple of pounds, the expenses m connection With the entertainment being exceedingly heavy. The next performance will take place on Boxing night, when a ministrel entertainment and farce will be produced. • .