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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 40, 27 February 1878, Page 2

To-morroyr.. the deferred- auction sale of 1 stoq]rr; % wi|l take place at the Newmai*ke.t Sa}f r „ yards,_ j Mr Oaliley, foe proprietor of the Jupction /Hotel in, Sanson., has just commenced- extensive..ailditions.. to, this., favprito hostlery. When coriipleted^thjs house wiH- be. second, tp np country hotel, ajong the whole. W.est Coast lin^. ■{, W e - lor* 1 , that the ironrajls havejiow. been lajd, between B^lcoaabe and Greatford stations. There, only remains a, small.g ap between, JM^nton,. and Gtreatford, which will •soori.be .cloaeu? in. Then, railway communication; between Foxton, and, Wanganu| wjjjl ? be ai; establwhec\! fapt. On Saturday next Mr E; S. : Thyn.pe.will .sell; by auctiori, the. unclaimed goods at the railway goods-shed, Foxton. On the.sanaf ■;d?y ; : Mr' M%. Snelson w^ilhsell the unclaimed- gopds. at. the Palmerston, gopd; slieds Sales to. commense at 1.30 p s m. We -notice, the advent of Mr VV; F; Staite, barrister and, solioitor, to, Palmerston,. . Wje. understand. tha,t Mr . Staite. lias taken, o(fi,oes m, the., premises of. Mr. R, iJphiistou^blose.to^the office of the.lJuildjpg |So9iety f W.e. retiijnd, our readers, of the. lecture. ! that ''Mjft.'Q-j R- Bruce, wfl^, deliver m. the> : Pablip.HnU.on. Friday, evening next. T,hc subject of"- the, lecture, Dr. Livingstone, if „ pn?; of suffipieQt/ public interest tct.merit a 'gppdj 'aji^iehce; The. proceeds wil|'be. de? ; vpjedi tp. thejiqu'datiori, of the. debt now, due."PP*M"?.?W;e3le^^ ■ |; Tjhe; erectipn. "tof • the.-.lTppf?r;. E^ngitikeij j Bf iageV f b';i>,fchea , oa^ is. being, satisfactorily, pushedj forward, lundc'r.the-e'np^rii-'iendeoce.of Mr W: Chapv ' berlain, Wfi trust, to ,be able . to , give some. i particular^ a.pouj; thjs. important pu.blic j w,ork m,a f vf uje .issue. Mf-.G^M. Snelson.wiUiholdiaji.iinpovtaiitauoj;iqi, ) sale.oin.,Satuyday next nt the .People's, ' Marjb. Messrs , Wal|ou .&■ King's , stock of : drapery andaSQft gopds wil^then, and. therp^ be put up to, action for reasons set forth m. the. advertisement. Some ironmongery will also be _ offered.; _

The Company's "I^lovwr. -VEill m; Sansop, is npw ahn,o3t finished. It is a, m,o3jb extensive ; building, and looks as if the promoters, intended, to. carry on a large, business within its walla, This, will no, doubt, be' tlie, case, as the. mill i^ most favourably, s'tuated) for -. the suppjy of wh,eat of a very superior , quality, this flour from wlych should always command a gopd, price, and, a ready . market. We are. glad; to. learn that the bulk of the. crops m the Sandon district are now. secure, and, the yield m quantity is I m.o3t satisfactory. Thrashing, operations I. are heingattendecb to vigorously, each, settler being anxious to m-ike. the. most of the.present favorable weather. A picnic m, connection with. the. Wesleyan Church Sabbath, Schop} will take, place this afternoon. The ground selected is thp paddock of Pi Manson E,sq, We understand that creature comforts have been very liberaHy proy s idedi an d tickets have, been issued so that any of- the, public w,ho, are. so. disposed may participate, m, the pleasures of the. outing. The tickets, are one shilling each, fop, adults and- for children sixpence, and may be obtained; from, Mr Patton, secretary or. from any. of the, teachers, •'^The Foxton Choral Society will give. their third concert' of the. present season, m, the Public i'"^liy.ir^^ton^to;nighj;. In. anpther column may " be seen the -'programme,^ m which will he recognised sotoe'oU favourites that will always bear a, charm, to, the.mnsiploving ear. ' W % e triipt' that .this .energetic and talented Society .will have*rib"rea'spn l to complain of a lack of support, on. ;the part of the.public. ..-. '"-t"-.-;- ■"' -- 1 " " Thp.ne-w. Bank of New Zealand) m, the township, of Sanson, is drawing" towards completion. It is. rathar, an,-ornament.al building ajid; tends greatly to improve the, appearance of the town. We are informed that the. building. to. be. used. as the Bank of Australasia m this, township* will be com.-, menced shortly.; The following tenders, have been, accepted': — Fdr painting the Oroua and Rangi-; tikei Railway Bridges en line between Bunnythorpe and Q-reatford: Messrs R. &. E. Tingey of Wanganui, £355. For painting.the. Manawatu (Jorge "rjtridge/. Mf Clarfe Dunn of Pal mersjbon, North, £27L. For Station Biuildipgs at Halcombe. Station arid G-reatford Station,: Messrs Anthony Nathan and- John. Wilkie, £2,793 6s lOd. The English, mail- via San Francisco .closes ' at; Palmerston.tojmorrqw at B*.5P p.rit. The Post-office at Terrace End will) be r opened, on, the Ist March. Mr Or. Eldershaw, has. removed- to the premises next to Mr Bimond's boot shop, the Square, Palmerstop, North, - ' .:.yX j, A sad occurrence has happened- ati.the t> Krham.-jead,* - says, the' BalJarat**'Oburier.'-- " A^la^nanjed Tait, between eight and nine ■ years oB age was sent by .his'iniother to the Pioneer. Hotel for a small quantity of:.brandy for medicinal, purposes.; The boyfSbta'ned. the brandy, .tjnd on his way back.tp his home, drank it." "Becoming drowsy he laid down, on •the,roadsidein!f>he;fuliLblaze of the" sun, and went to .sleep, :H^yassupsequenj;lyseenby .Mr. George. ; Richards^; ajmiher^ who, woke, him, up and; toid^imtc^gd^&me. About an , hour afterwards. ifr,. Ricjmrds i. retiiraed- toj -, the.same spi>tj, ;and foun'cTtnaf theladj had fallen, asleep again" Hp liffedkhim.up,; and, then, saw tliat he. was so drfiiik' as to",be unable .to walk. Richard* placed'him, under.. * a.'tree*. apd^pv"^ sojrip boughs abput^in*, and(, then.lefb tym/to sleep,off ? - thcdfrectsTof-Sis 'pptappns, An. hpiir and: a, half after wards/two. boys came by ? ; arid.r seeing the;B.tate of, -. affairs, -procured- water and ( bathed the .boy 'st •head, and; afterwards went, forthe. police. ; Coristablp. Purcell; gpt a. cart and? took the [lad,- home, where, he, lingered, two, or .three, L hpurs, anj^then,died.M* ' '-';' ' ' '. lj An, inquest was held at Bjshpjj's Stoft&rdi ' ontheiody of Caroline Hj_£<iie£ of Harthaui; > roadj Camdenjrpad, London, "Bhe deceasedgirl's, father, an, accp^ntant,' sjti'd; that; -sne was 2&year3 efage, apd-wasto^iavemamed; Alexander WallaceVajdentist, on Wednesday; On.Tuesday. morning. Wallace: sent her. a. telegram, saying—^.Gtod, help, us! it cjannot ' ever ; .be.npw. M-y pepple.ip dreadful. w,ay. Have gone to .Ne wmjirfcefc. Willi qomeudirect' i to,yoU,as sppu.as I. return,"' rThe de'ceasedi ', was so excited op i*eceivnig the telegram that i she w^s determinedjto.follpwi her Icyer,' and; - didso, hpr father a^compariyipg^pr.; Wallace. , admittecLthat the message waf rash, and- said j he only meant to. break, the engagement off \ f op.a time, meaning to. fulfihit /wtiniately. 'The. deceased? pressed, him, to fulfil the. en? , gagement on. the following morning, but he declined* He. Baid^he v 'only. pypinised. heij. ; marriage because slie-had; threatened; on. the, previous Monday to. destroy, herself. Op returning, from. Newmarket she. made a j, bold attempt to leap, from, the. .trj&jn, before reachiug Cambridge, having, opened: the. i! carriage dppr» app>. w»X;bnlyf restraiped; by . force. At Cambridge she ran out into thfj : darkness across .some fieldsj and was;; found," i after, some difUpu".^ in^ the. midd|e. of a jfieldj almost upcpnspipu|. Aftei^arda. she. becamevpacifipdiand)s^emed> i^cppciledi but when the train passed. Bishop's S^ertford she. watched; het*: oppbrtuhifcy,' an^- 'while-? : her, lover left her side.to.sptjak to heffather, • she opened, the dopr.aiid, waW'outj before either, could- prevent/ her. They tried, te. Jpull- the, communication, cordj; buj could-. Inotalaja^thc.. guar4> W4«vee sayipg, that the cord, was rotten, and snapped, m, his - hand. Tlie railway officials asserted it was. m proper order. A. verdict of temporary * insanity, was returned^ ,-' '*''; Anapng.the camp-followers of the.Tafkish army, is ah. Oki shrivelled Indian. from, the ,Punjab, w-ho, follows the Cpmm^nder-.irir ' Chief.- w>bee*ver he gpe,s, wlfh ai dpuble--1 headed axe. oyer *h}B *shoiilder— -a,' weired, * ;oidman, wjiry, and^ lithp» whose long grey . , lock? hang,to,hjs waist, and who Nourishes , ' his axe : and chants. ''Allah the: J ' ad yan.ee. is soimd^di Wliere.he lives np.onp- j knows. L