LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1656, 12 March 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special railway service for Sunday is elsewhere announced. j .tenders ard ;initdted till; noon oh Fri|day I.9th mat. for certain alterations ancß , additions, to, the Fojcton SchooL ( .',* '--'■■_ \. ,; F. .8.- Jackson and ■ Co:/ request! us to" naa'ke propainenfc inantipn.of .the fact that 1 (he date of fh'eir St." Hill, street balers' altered from W-e4n.asd.aj' the "lftbi inst. (the usual date), to Thursday 18th tnsdU* „ . Mr , J ji} i .Or,pua /iJ lj.p^ ns, advertises for" sale \BoO well-bred Lincoln .ewes.jflix aSTeigta-tpQth. _ j ■ n '^nefebh^nd'Cors' ' m^tr^stockf* iale at the Fitzherbert-street yafdliV "will] take , pjace. on Thursday th»|9|,h inst., at 1.30, We re'miha* Wr readers of Beckett"/ Hammond t ~~and Dick's sale to-nforrow la¥ Ch'eWy 'Banfc'Finrin, a^joitiinff Marton. The publi^m reminded that the PalmeWton' North Volu ri'teWf- 'F|re*B j-igade ' will be called out for practice Iby false i alarm, between, the hours of 6 and 8 p.m., .this evening; The, bell w#L be ; tolled <for> a. few. se.co.ndsj but, iio ward. indicatedsrri , i r , ieleryg.naap;i adyertises iha ! ' church paper his willingness, to exchange, cassock, nearly new, ifiar'f a . ]>ijk pu|) with a good pedigree. -i '' J \ i . „ , Henry Cla'y^eanJs, severe.^. He| saygi: ■7-" The American , gentleman Bends to England for a ; "Durnatn 'to iiiiproye his cattle,' to France for a 1 Norinair |to improve his' horses; to Sjam ; for a metino to improve his; sheep,' rand turns' around and marries his daughter Jq>;ai slim, einpty-headeji^p.esky little dude." I ■ a-Ia the f Taieri Advocate j appears the following notice .tp correspondents: — Model J.P v -^-The insertion of you^ letter would cause lots pff.un. and make jthings quiie lively— for ' iisV Deposit to our credit m the. National Bank, arid then we' shall bein a position to enjoy la libel action. These are oiir— terms for the, publication of your playful epistle. ■'■*' It waftrep6rteT|-1n Wanganui yesterday that a cabiegram'M'ad been received from Mr Bryee ; thaf;|he had won his case against and got a verdio^which saddles the lattgtlu'ith the costs! of the suit. /''"' t :rp"v j » We^are' glad to hear #hal Ih^school at Bunny thbrpe is steadily increasing m number imder the new teacher, MifSte\vart^ who,'it is expected,' will soon rjequire some assistance.— SfaK l . • A; correspondent of: the; Feild mg Star writes : — The closing of the railway plat.form for traffic ,aj; Ti;pnd}?inf Aas caused much iHcohvenience, . tp, jthe* settiera.in: that neighbourhood. It's'eems strange to keen the Aorangi plattorni open, and close throne at? Trbhdjeiii, asttieltraffic from the latter •place'- 'must' 'have; been .cqnßidcraUy -more than the ■formei: Hawever, the settlers appear determined to make the best of it, most of them how using their horses and traps; but! is not this bad policy on the part of the railway management? , •;- ' " vv -"/ . i A splendid finish was seen m a| hack .racfatiWaiigatfui.. , The twelve iiorses iinJit^fete close together when fairly m the'straight. There were doubts as to which of- ftwo should be. first arid second respectfully, ioiir others r»nr: a '* dead-, -heat" for -t hi id place, only "a neck behind the, first and second. Six horg'Bwithrri a neck of each b'tlifr at the 4 p6st isan^extraprjilinafy {fi.niah. . 1 O 1 1 dhlWidV'ot lirae : pldcSd*' Sfear the haunt _gf rats is be a niost-V6ffipiafclbuß-w^;of s&terMHa!ini{ them. The modern " voter. —Lady Canvasser x (reckllin^the ! ' episode of the .Duchesis of Bev6nßhire arid>tlie gallant" butcher of ancient fame)>— *f Now, wouldn't you ypte. for Sir Charles if I give you a — a kiss ?"' iModern - Butchers • ; "A! ; kiss, mum I What's the good of a kiss to me ? A pdt o' fourtarf -s more m mt/: line." „ , . 'J A gcntlemai recently opened;* letter addressed to his sorij! containing sugges-; tiohs 1 from a triend to^'the latter far a novel which he (the son) .was privately writing.. The father was exceedingly surprised and frightened upon reading toe following words :—'• I)ear Bob.— You really must show more caution m. constructing your plots, or the governor) will discover the dead body of Geraldine' m the cellar, and then your secret will be out. You consulted me about the strychnine. .1 certainly think you are giving it to him m rather large doses; Let Ejnily,put her mother m., a madhouse. It ; wifl purpose) ioj have the gifl out of your way.' I think" your forgery is far too small a sum. Make it three thousand..- Leave the rest ojf your particularly nice family to me. jl will finish them off, and send the fatal dagger afterwards by post. — Yours, Jack.' ? <, .One day a: very pipu> |c[eiical| friend, wlVo Has consumed an hour of his Valuable time m small talk, said to James Harperijtbe, publisher .^Brother Harper, I am curious to atiow how you four men distribute the duties of the establishment between you F',, 1 John.VsaidjM* Harper good humburdly, 'attends tq the' fina"hces, Wesley to the correspondence, Fletcher to the general bargaining -with the au tli brs and others; ana; don't ' you i tell anybody,' be said, drawing his chair still closer and lowering the tone of his voice, 'I entertain tb:e/,borf^.' :