NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 55, 9 July 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

Hf.ljX> Ovbe. — In consequence of "the length of our County Council report, we ar« com polled to hold over its jjublication until next issue ; and the same remark applies to a special sitting of the Feilding Court. : Passed Theoji^. — His Lordship Dr. Bed wood Bishop of Wellington and the Rev. Father G-ruenholz, the Polish priest, were;; ■passengers by the train last night, on their road to the capitall ' * T^b -Royai. Hotel. -i-The work of demolition has already commenced, preparatory to the additions to b© made by 'Mr; Batchelar. We harpi referred to the proposed' alterations m a previous issue at some length, the contract for which we now leara ■Q'as beehlletito Mr. Bambijry. ' *j4K f The Bettor op the Q-bobghas— These. Sable Minstrels, after a most, successful Northern 1 tou^return v teSPaMerston, and exhibit for one night, only— on Monday -evening. A* we intend to refer to thematter again m : j our next issue, we will content ourselves by asking. our subscribers?' to bear the date m miud, and hold th«mtheraselres disengaged for. the evening. Heeding, of* Crbj>itexl3.— A meeting of creditors m the insolvent estate of Ed--win Sanders i 'wasTfield on Moiiday, at' thV ■Court-house, at. two o'clock, Mr. Jensaen m the chair. The insolvent submitted, a statement of expenditure during' the time he had' Been' in business',, bu£'Vth;e- document not being intelligible to- the;credit' tors, Messrs. Liriton and Jenssen were deputed to examine -its •contents; and report at a future meeting. . . The Public Wobks to the Rssopb.— We.are pleased to s.ee that the much.- needed work of covering over the unsightly draittin the Squara has been .commenced, and wemust do the Department the' justice po say., thafc they seem determined to : make up for lost time. Tho work is under the "supervision of Mr: G-ebrge Nye, in' whose charge there is a gangof fully twenty men, while the little engine "Skunk "is employed m conveying the required earth-. When the two. crossings, are widened and the drain covered iovesy the 'centre of-.the town will present »very djffefent appearance. ; Tt:" Thb PATiiIERSTps" rCEMETEET; I—Wa1 — Wa ms> pleased to leaf n. that— thanks to v the mdqfatigable efforts of Mr; James Linton— a sum of £50 has been collected, so thiit the ground may now be said :.to .be very nearly out of debt. '■. However, although that very desirable end his been accomplished, much remains to be done.- By the way, m connection with the action taken by'the' Highways. Board, we have' been reminded by the Ch lirraan tixat-fche.Qbject of the Reputation was- adjourned for discussion until the Warden for Fitzherbert jwa» present : EEOM. THE. Gk>R&B"TO PAiMHBSTON.— :■ We wquld wish to csaU'especial attention to an invitation for tenders "which appears m another column, for three -'mile's? of road >piv the eastern side of the. v Manawatu.'E»iver N Our reason for this particular 1 notice— -out? side the importance of the work itself— is that through an error the date of acceptance was 'printed as " 14th July," when it shouldf have befen Saturday/ the 12th. rWe thitre^ fore call attention to the mistake, and notify that, next Saturday, nt noon, will be the time at which .tenders close/ ■ Stqp£A(*b Jso P^AYMBiiT. — We are very much afraid' that 'the action -of the County Council m deducting from the Palmerstpn, Borough refund the amount of expenses' incurred m sending M'Ewen. to Wanganui Hospital will prove to be a little out of order*. At the meeting on Monday- it was. stated that M'Ewen, at the time he J vrnsr sent to Wanganui Hospital, was a resident m the town. Thii will be < found,, to.'bequite .incorreefy-as -the' poor fellow was Tiot -only nofc outside; the Borough/boundaries, but actually four mile 3 it. .It is. more than .possible ..„• the-, -kindly interest shown by fh« , townsp»ople to a fellow sufferer, may have led to the erroneous conclusion. V-V: ■■. .- ?'} : -T ; .'..( The PbbbbtTbbian Chuboh.— The. members of _the ? Presbyterian congregation ,aie> certainly to be congratulated upon not only the very excellent working committee which they possess* but the liberality of the body, generally. It is but a very few weeks ago" since a resolution .^s, arrived: at to obtain a harmonium, and l already the instrument i<» at hand and available for chnrch services. It 13 one of " Musbn arid Haralin's very bestorgan harmoniums, possessing five oi'tiaves, nine stops, and two knae swells.-- Independently altogether of its musical excellence, it is a splendid piece of furniture, with a hi'xhly-fintsiied case, and elegantly, veneered French panels. The original cost' was £45, "but the transaction bein? a.'cash one, and the interest of the reverend, geri-* tlernnn who kindly chose the instrument, was the means of reducing 'toe figure to £3S. ■■ • .-:■•"■ : - ; " -". ■': ' ■A ■Teb'baob Ent> Vagbant. — - ;John Shaw, an old warrior, but;.a new arrival m the town, was arrested on Sunday afternoon for disorderly conduct nt the TeVrace End Station. The Constable stated;' that during his residence of two years jn the dis* trict, the accused) wMthelfiraTpWsQn. ■whom he had occasion to " ?un, s in" for a desecration of fcho Shbb'athT Tlie delinquetjfeaclv mitted the offence, pleaded penitence/ and Mr. Balrvmple, who occupied the bench, let him- free upon payment of a penapy-of ' five shillings. As the accuse^ had a. fldnjof seven ' arid fivep'encV Halfpenny ri upon : him when iarreaferl, h'e'paid the detriand^ancl quickly took his departure, steering straight for "the nearest pub., where hisramaining coppers were quickly liquidated. Later on, m thseveninif, wben John* bihulosity had innde him anxious about his " karnckturj" he interviewed our reporter with a view of bavins :his" '' name put of the papera'," asserting Hiat he KarPno objection to his iniliiljiiappearinsr, but it wbnlrl never, do to nourish m full. It is needless to say the apjjEqipitJQii was ffot su.ccegsf.ul^ -

A Bahrow Escape.— On Saturday even", ing," jus!; as the train was apr>roaehing;Terrace End, Mr. Henderspn, of the Kelvin" 1 Grove Sawmill, noticed a, man and horse lying .right across the rails. , With con--side.rabte difficulty he dragged the man clear and drove the horse from its jpe'rilpua position before the train arrivep^and'therivset himself to mount the stranger oni his steed again. This, however, lie. discoTafed^o he a , much : harder feat -'-than the otlilr, for the inebriate was no sooner, lifted up omone sit'.e than he slid offon,the other, untiTthe job .had .to „b^. giten - vjp;, as abad'one. As no, assistance was at,hand, he laid th'e^tranger^ m a sitting ppstiire- out of harm's way, .hung. jiis^sLe'edto .the . fenca^aadxWAfcjfor. help. i lsaw av;er ? theeold ajr iinusj:. have had, a'verj. sobering influence, 4U;lhe. invalid hadvanished from his place of repose m a very., short while. Were it not for the timely aid of Mr.. Henderson, the result would hare beeli^di^BreDji^. : .--.-^ui7' there ia art; espeoiarPjwpdjmoe twhie^watches. overall f ortunes^M sail6Waiid~-i-'drunken men. ' c • Ma. PiebsWabbxtbtowajid thb Floods.; j-rln; -reply; to a letter received* from Mr., *" Wfcrbiirton ', ' we forwarded him not ' only the same -of our informant, but also that-of a gentleman who -; was present when \;tbe information was given. In answer to that Mr. Warburtonvwritep :— " Xour statement was :-•-• iihkt your' irifofriiafit Heard, &6. &c, from my own lips,' not that your informant 4 said that h*hea.r&*them- from my own lips.' To thWest'of my'&ibwlßHge I d)d not even see, or communicate m any. way with the geatle^n Jwhp/JroJJf «B.y '-"yf as. you& mformant b*tweeri'the'. time of t^e flood arid tlieiseue of your paper ; and. I certainly can positively swear that ; I- did not at any time make the. statements which you Bay I did, either to him or tp any other person. I trust" that this" will acfc.as a lesson to your inform-; . ant not to invent and spread. reports about .others ; and that m futuwiyou will riot be so-frea.dy, to print ; all .you hear without veriffcatiori/or to make accusations without proof ."■. It is. only fair tblMr^Warbnrton to say that: we appealed toour. informant to bear out his. statement, and he now confirms' Mr. 'iWarbartori's assertion m every; particjular.-^. fortunately, however, we had a; :]w ( itriess. l Jip ■ -prove that the., statement was made", arid' although" we have been led into giving publicity to ;what was not correct j Mr;"Warburtpn will admit that the tou'ree ■of^information- should have been deemed a r&»bleoneu •/; ;■'■/'•'- .. ;:•; ':'!■■ y-: \v '■.*:> .;;- ; ; . . A Rtoh 'TeSAt.— The prograinme— rpub- . llshed m another column-r-to be submitted at'thecoricortjto'-morrow evening, 19, both iri v the\ matter of ' selection and one of ; the' finest that we vemeiriber having been presented to the public. The -item*:, are : really -choice and the variations judicious; winle the name* embraceinot only, all ■ the'.'lbcalj talent, but ', ladie9 >and /gentlemen .whose abilities are recoguised^T. from: one lengttof ; th6 Goast to the other. :So muah .'for the ; quality of th« coming •ntertainmdiitj arid now a few words with regard to^th* objeciffor which it is giv'eit.^ As is well'khowni . the members of the Church of England hay» beeriimakiiig efforts to secure the services of, a resident clergyman. In this they have b«eri succeisful, |bufc the difficulty has arisen as to "where he is to be 'hou<edi The iley. .ilr. Newtli is a marriad man with a growing 'family, and m consequence of there being no pirsonage h& has 1 hitherto bean co inpelied* to be sep'Jirat^d from h ia wife and childreh^who still remain in* Ne'L*6n-. This should riot •; be, but i unle*s somo "vspecial •e.fforfcs are made to provid* a^, resideiics ' fch# 'best part of a year must elapse before a parsonage, is at command. A bestowal of patronage .upon the concert would prove a ! 'iourbe!'bf 3iiost enjoyable entertainmeuty beY ■ side giving a niuch-d»Bir«d "aid id a " '$&•' ■■ serving^bb'jjl^tif Tn ' h' : * f- -j - :^r : L j; : -. . .-.