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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1565, 25 November 1885, Page 4

Aii <-lo|tintf roiiple m L'<inie.s.sfe were follows;.! liy a parly with sliotyiina and dojrss. They took rufugc m a graveyard, when 'the lady rusted on a tombstone nntill a prenclicr arrived and married them. The pursuers \ver« thrown off I hu scent entirely and went noising around wayside hotels, while the new couple look the back track and went to hoiisukoipin#. -'Th« filnoßH of things was curried out m tliu naniva of the counlc, for he is Mr Mooikm's, and she 18 Alisa Moody. Cr West's organ says Jn effect that its patron never contemplate. i retiring from the Mayoral candidature. Now the orgnii m question knuws perfectly well that that statement is absolutely and wilfully false. Had it been otherwise, Mr West would have takon other yli'ps to affirm his denial th';\)> ask the. 'Times to cvntiiidiet it . MrWest knew' perfect 1.) well th.it any bonafidc authentic denial on his ptut would have been readily and jiratuifously published m the Standard had a request fr»in hint to tint eft', ct been made. He made no such request* however, the fact being that he was undvciiU'ii \vlvetHur to proceed or retire. This thei|friter.iu. the Times knew ks.well as we'qtd, ; , ... The finder of a lost jacket is requested to return same to Messts Stevens and Gorton's office, Rangitikoi-street. Messis I'ascoe and Go. tiiive made considerable additions to the Phoenix Brewery premises, giving ample storage room required for the steadily increasing business of the firm. Messrs Snelsou & Co. will hold their usual monthly salt.' of. horses, vehicles,, and harness, on Saturday nest at 1.30 p.m. It will be seen that the Railway Oe- ' partment have made special, concessions m the way of cheap rettmis'fcures to Palineiston on market days. ' Mffi6iß Sta-lson & Go, Will hold a special sale of niT.-liatnH.se at their rooms on Saturday next at 3 p.m. We learn that Mr West did not finally decide till yesterday afternoon to con t(st the Mayoralty. We" understand that he himself wished to retire, but his partisans foolishly urged him to go on. The following are the amounts of the respective contributions required by the Hospital Board from the 'under-men-tioned local bodies for the period oi four months up to end of next March :—Manawatu CO., £39 ss ; Paluierston 8.C., £1G 18s 9d ; Munawatu R. 8., £11 18s 6d; Manchester R. 8., £20 19s sd ; Kiwitea U. 8., £10 15s; Halcoinbe T. 8., £1 12s ; Feilding 8.C., £» 12s 6d ; Marton 8.C., £4 18s 2d ; Tnrakina X.8., £1 8s 9d ; Rangitikei C.C., £-58 15s ; Bulls T. 8., £2 7s lid ; Wanganui 8.C., £84 4s Od; Wanganui G.C., £38 15s 8d : Waitotara C.C., £41 8s 9d ; total. £301 19s lid. As the printing of our Pictorial Sheet Almanac is now m Mr Loary's hands, we should ask advertisers to forward the matter which they desire inserted m the spaces they have secured >vith as little delay as possible. : \ So far as could be ascertained, the polling till 2 p.m. to-day, was about 2 to 1 m favor of Mr ferguson. Men have again set to work at Mesßrs P. and .T. Bartholomew's sawmill, clearing up and otherwise preparing for active operations. A considerable number of lady ratepayers recorded their votes to-day at the election ior mayor. The weather to-day was lovely, the heat being tempered by a delightful breeze. The country is looking beautiful, both crops and grass showing very vigorous growth. •