NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 87, 29 October 1879, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

. Sr. Patrick's Catholic. Chjit^oh. —^We T^ould again remind the members of the congregation that a meeting will be, hejd m the Church thia- evening at liaif -pakt seven. As the. busine^B is of a most impprtant nature, the attendance of every member, is eua'ned^. ipvjted. • *' r - j ■• ~ Banj^tj^x... SjAlb. — We have been aslced; di?aw attan,f;io33. to the sale of bankrupt stoc^ Ojf bjOOts tynd shoes which is no» being

held at Mrs. Levin's old store, Main street. We ar« informed that the sale will only last for a couple of weeks, during which time t'je goods will be sold for wha> ever they will fetch. Am, Satnts. — We hare been requested by the Rev. Father Moreau to intimate to the Catholic congregation that on nex 1 Saturday—being the festival of All Saints — Mass will be celebrated; m; the.; Feildingi Church at eight o' dockland at jtwelve; o'clock m St. Patrick's, Ptiltnerston. There .JtUljilso.be, evening devotions upon the same day in* the latter place. The Quarterly Licensing Court. — The Quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court for the Palnierston North District will be held m the Court-house on Tuesday, the second of December ; but all applications for transfers, renewals, &c, must be lodged m duplicate -with the Clerk of the Court, on or before Tuesday the 11th of next month. Thrown Out. — The charge bro\ight apqinst Mr. Pepppr, of purchasing s cheque, knowinsr it to he stolen, was submitted to the Grand Jury, at the Supreme Court Sessions nt Wanganui on Monday, and by them, thrown out, «s they found there wns no bill. The accused was thereupon discharged from custody, and returaecl to Palmerston yesterday. A Tribute to CATHoracrrr. — In spealc- J ing of the frightful spread of Mormonism m the United States, a correspondent of a New Yor-k paper writes :—"Notwithstanding all the opposition, social and religiou», Morfrionistn is making frightful headway. The greater number of recruits come from Scandinavia, Wales,. England, and North Germany, but none from Ireland, and Catholic countries contribute n,o recruits." PaiiMe^ston St-i:lii Ahead— From the return just furnished by the General Manager of Telegraphs we are pleased to see that the business transacted a * Palmerston is far ahead of every other station between Wellington and Wanganui. The statistics of the county are a ! s follows >— Total Cash Bevenue Derived from Private and Press Telegrams— Palmeraton— -£405 14s. - t Foxton £37S 7s. j Feilding, £307 15s. 4d. ; Sanson, £110 13s. 3d. 5 Haloomhe, £88 4s. 2d. Awotnsß Settler.— The vo.id_eßused m ! tho saddlery trade, by ,the bankruptcy of Mr. Pepper, has not been atiowtd to remain long. In another column Mr. T. Jordan announces that he has taken the premises m the occupation of. Messrs:. Tyrea and Huff, which will be opened m a few days with a large ; stock of saddlery. As opposition is the life of trade, we welcome every new comer to the town, who oontri■bujres his quota to its progress and advancemeat. . ;' • i . : Manawattj^s Youngest. Bobs. —Thanks to the Feilding Corporation, the little 'to wn- , ship, of Ashurst is increasing m , raagnitu.de, and every week 'sees the erection of a new ihbuse, ;There are now ab\out fifteen m process of 'erection, which are berng. built to thaorderof the Corporation, and although containing 'four., rooms eacl\ will" ba' let' at the very moderate amount of five shillings. Some talk is going... an , to ., the no distant commencement ; of the railway line to, join with that 'already m progress to the Government Totara Reserve, and should such take place there can be no doubt as to the ultimate progress "of Asliurst. ' Quadbiile Assemblies.— That most indefatigable caterer, for- the public; amusement, Mr. William, Deards, has inaugurated a series of Quadrille Assemblies to, take place during the. coming season, the first of which cojnes off to-morrow evening;, at the Terrace. End Public Hall.. To the votaries oft Terpsichore the step, is one, which, will be. very acceptable, more especially as the. name, of- the. gentleman who has taken the matter m hand is sufficient guarantee of the select manner m which the meetings \i(iU be conducted. Mr. King is to preside at the piano, and refreshments m th,e. true sense of the word w,ill be. objtaujtable gratis within the. building. . Slaughtering, Within. theßobopqit,— • In view of the recant action taken and decision given against Mr. Mackie, we may qupte, a, clause of the new Bill of which noticS has been given by Mr. Tole, the member for JMen, It is called an Act to Amend the Slaughterhouses Act, 1877, and although the clauses are limited to three, we imagine the second will be quite sufficient, should it become law, to convince Mr. Mackie, that further application, to the Borough Council will be hopeless. ]jt runs as follows : — " Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained or : implied by the, said Act, from and a,fter the, coding into operation of this Act, no abattoir, shall be erepted or established within, the linyts of any borough, and no. license shall bo issued m respect of any sjaugh tea-house, situated within the. aforesaid limits." Out v.or A Coal Mine, — We understandjtl\at Mr. Thomas Nelson, storekeeper, of Ashu,rst, with a party of five, intends going out during the. week uppn, an exploring expedition^ The. direction of their investigations will be the course, of the Pohangina Eivep.' on the east side, which they intend to brav.pl up. for about thirty miles. Some short while since Mr. Nelson made a trip vp t that way, and from, the, lignite, found upon th.c beach, and other indications which were presenteij, , he feels confident that can be foundf m the district. Although, however, the, primary Object of the expedition is to seek for, that iaineriil, as may be presumed any graces of: an auriferous character will npt.be. overlooked, particularly as most of thelparty are. thoroughly experienced gold diggers. We wish, the expedition the, heartiest success, no. matter whether its ■find be a lead of- gold or a seam of epaJ. A Run.aw.ay. — A discontented quadruped with a passion for, travel, came, to grief on | Saturday raorning.thrpu^h, its roaming proi penalties. The bolter, which belonged to | Mr. Gardes, fruiterer, of- M&.in street, was attached to a, trap ? and placed securely m a piece, of ground at the rear,, of the, house, w hen it started oi^.-p-.0. iii 3 own aceo.u.nb. As might have, been, expected, hnving. no one to, pilot, him, the r.u,u^way came into collision vfi^h the effect of* securing its freedom at the, expense. of- the two shafts, with which battering against its legs it galloped down

he Fox ton road. On reaching the Palmerston Hotel, however, its progress was barred by a half-dozen volunteers who formed a cordon across the road, causing it to retreat into the stable yard, when it was after some trouble secured. The only damage sustained was that to the trap, and the loss of a couple of nails which were torn from the driver's fingers m his attempt to stop the animal. ■•ii'-TJBBBAOBj?fe»P^TO THE | t E6lfT.^;owitig ;tib the energy and- enterjfrise^of a fejw* of^its > residents, Terrace End is fast forging fte way to the front, and has now all the accessories of a township proper, quite indepen- 1 j detitly of the western end* of Palmerston. It'can boast of it? bootmakers, bakers, tinsmith, its Public Hall, a hotel which cannot b'e'surpassed' m the P-rovincial District, and the last addition has been a local blacksmith. Mr. David Jones; an old resident of Palmerston, and well-known m m connection with the building' of the Manawatu Bridge, after a . somewhat lengthened trial of other parts ofjthe e jlonv, has decided there is no place like iPalmerston, and returned to his old quarters with the intention of settling down. He has opened a blacksmith and engineer's shop m Main street, a few doors from tlie Princess Hotel, r which fix)m its contiguity to the Station, will be found a great accommodation to country settlers requiring liis services. ' '