LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1658, 15 March 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

) An advertiser . winhes to purchase!* ', quiet young cow m full milk. j I Messrs. Nolan Tonks ! &~~Co,,Tannounise their catalogue for the next sale at their Ha were sale yards, on Thursday next at 1 p.m. ■ - ; ••' ■■■-••i---:''- > i-.i- :). ■'■■■■;■ I Messrs F.R. Jackson & Co., announbe a sale of horses, poultry, dray harness, hay, &c, &c, at the St Hill-street Sale Yards on Saturday next.! ■, -~; ! An inquiry for a missing friend will be found elsewhere. . . . ; L A number of race horses, from Wan ganui passed through Woodville en route for Napier. In crossing m "the punt on Thursday Todford bscame a bit restive, and knocked Ins legs about; a Httie, but he is not seriously injured,--Examiner. : ■ Messrs Beokett Hammond , and Dick's next sale at the Club Sale Yards, Mijtrton, on Friday 19th, will commence at 1 P.«>. . ;,; :+-^ \ We are requested again to remind the public that the date of Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co's next stock sale m Wanganui is Thursday, instead of Wedr nesday 'as usual. '' ' ' ; ! We again remind opr^readers that; a service of jong entitled " Jessica's First Prayer," m aid of the Sunday School, will be held at Bunny thorpe School, this evening at 730 p.m. As it will ;b'e a moonlight night there will probably be a large attendance. Further additions are made to Messrs Shelßon & Uo's stock salo at the Fitz-herbert-street SSIe Yards on Thursday next at 1 30 p.m. The catalogue promises to be a- very numerous and important one. Notwithstanding tho relief' given them under the capitalisation clauses of the Land Act the deferred payment settlers m the South 1 are »till m difficulties. The Otago Land Board at its last meeting resolved to give two months time to those deferred payment settlers who had capitalised but were now falling into arrear with interest. ~'\£ An adjourned meeting of the Woodville Masonic fraternity was held on Tuesday evening, Bro. G. Moore occupy* iag the chair. There ;was<a- good attendance. It was resolved, that Bros., Bickerton and Jackson attend the meet ing of the United Lodge, Palmerston,jon Friday evening to ask that lodge to present the petition to the District Grand Lodge. It was also resolved, Thai the members contribute one guinea each towards the cost of the dispensation. Other bhsiness of a private nature was transacted, and the meeting adjourned. — Examiner. As announced by us on Thursday last, Mr Bryce has got a substantial verdict against Mr Rusden for slander. What' we were able to announce two days ago as an ordinary item of intelligence, ■ the , Press Association are only able to telp-. graph to-day. What was Reuter about' not to send this item a week airo ?— I Etrafa ; '