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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1564, 24 November 1885, Page 4

Mr . Fraser's funeral; passed , through Pahnerston to-day, and was -largely attended by settlers from all parts of the district. The Masonic bodies jbined'the' cortege here and proceeded to the cemetery at Terrace End. Advertisers m the Standard Pictorial Sheet, Almanac for 1886 will oblige by forwarding as early as possible to the office copy of advertisements for which j space has been reserved.'"' The Wan£anui Education Board was to meet to-day. The Government Printing Office m Wellington is to cost £"20,000. To-morrow is the day of the election for Mayor. All ratepayers are reminded to record *their votes early, and not leave it till the last moment. Two letters to the Editor reached us too late for publication m this issue. Mr Freeman R. Jackaon'B salf at th« Sf. Hill Street Yards will take place tomorrow at noon. Mr Mitchell, of Mitchell and Stutter, was to-day obtaining subscribers to the art union for oil paintings, and when we saw the list had obtained a good many. The pictures will be removed to Feilding to-morrow. . For some time past there harp (says the Greytown paper,* beon rumours m different parts of the Wairarapa of pieces of gold-bearing stone having been found at the foot of the western ranges. Wo know for a fact that a few gentlemen m Greytown for a long time past h*7« .been prospecting that quarter i« a simple way, iuiA a piece of stone found m the Waiohine river was sent to Dr Hector for analysis. The report upon it was tot a moot satisfactory character, the percentage of gold to the ton being laicge. The party have not said niuch aboujt this, and have been waiting for fine weather to prosecute the search, when they intend to go out, probably acconi* p anied by a practical prospector.

Buah fires an- beiii^ ehtrttnl early thist season. A tiood l>i^ hlaxe was to. lay ohHervedin the Rutiuythorpe district. Aiiotlier religions «rmy apjieare m KnttlHiid called the Church Army, and made up of the corninitnictiiita of lli» Church ot Kiiffland. It has the conli'il support of leading Bislious. and while \u»t intended to rival tli<* Salvntiouints, it hopes by adopting somewhat similar lliotliods to do efff'tivo work auion^ tlio abamlonod classes. It aims cupeciully to use working iivn as ovansjelisis. of whom it has already enrolled about live thousand.