NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 165, 15 October 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

St. Patrick's Giiurcll.— Tomorrow bin/ the third Sunday of the month, High Miss will be c 1. -braced -in St. Patrick's Church. Pal'nerfton. ae eleven o'o.ucsk ; the u«ual Vespers and Benediciion taking place m tho evening. An SxplViatl^n.— We have bjen asked to explain th t !he advertisement calling for teudui.H for tub Fi zheilnit bridge was not signed by Mr. Huyns, and he knew .: il;i: fit until hoaaw ii m the [>ap r. The mistake h^* now beori corrected, and it was owing t'j a blimJer upon the p rt of the pGT-aon who 'hew out the advertisement. Boots, Boots.— We direct atteuuon to Me h. W. Morris new a Ivertisement of !iis bo >t pud shoe eatabliahrren\ at Ter ace End, Mr Morris announces that be i* m a position to se 1 boots of. any description at prices fn'ly -0 per cent, below any other house m Pa'merston. Here,, then. U|a chance for the footsore. t.o get;, good, ch.-ap, anddurabliboo s . Music hath Charms.r-Our locaj defer- ders >vere last evening pat through their fa ings, and according to the, inspecting jfficer, acquitted themselves most creditab'y. A most pleading feature upon the occasion was the discoursing of some swee*- strains by the new brass band,"unHcr the able leadership of Mr. Harbott. Considering the very short tim« which that gentleman has had the band under his charge th« progress which it has made toward efficiency is s 'mething surprising, and re- ■ fleets the greatest credit up >n Mr. Harbott. Mr. Coleman. — Tn£ many friends of Mr. hyivestvr Coleman will be pleased' to hear that he is steadily— though slo-vly— gaining health and strength ; ; arid,' with 'the fin- vreninl weather which may be expected, we trust i o soon .-Ccs him batik- at business again. It is now ten wreks sinca he was first prosirited, and as maj, be expected his long con fin men f < to has left him re 17 weak : still we aie pleased to saiy that he is now on the hixh -oad to convalescence and. his thorough recover y is only a matter of time. ; , Prowlers Abcut.-— ■Rvidenfly the town h s been favored within the past f«w days with a visit, f.om some person or persona who if they know, do not regard, the Diiicxl'-gue. Oe ThursJay evening atstrangor who was dozing upon a cnsiir m one of the hotels, found upon awaking that he had I Wn relieved of his watch ; and later 'on, the barman of the same establishment having to leave the barf -r a few minute^, f-.und ni'«>n his return that a bottle of brandy had mysteriously, disappeared. Constable Gillespieis aheady ou the track of the sneaking thief, and he may find before long that he has one watch too many. J Townlmprovements.— Morehouses and more sh »ps is the order of the day, and all ov.t !he town — north and south, east and west— buildinps aro springing into existence Mr. Waldegrave'9 warehouse on the Square is fast reaching completion ; the new sash factory of Mr. Govan is m a °imilar condition ; we believe the plans are m hand for the proposed National Bank and a building is now m course of erection 1 m G-enrg whish we believe, will be occupied by Bugg Brothers as a butchery ; I while Mr. Iv ys is building anew plac of b siness alongside of his old shop m Cubastreet. The e are a few of the business premises being ad ! ed to those already ex» isting. while the dwelling-houses m construction are legion. New Stree*.. — We nndersta»<i an application will be made to the Council for permissi n tn make a vewstropt, running from Main-stieet West into Cuba-street, bei' !? as it vrvrv a continnatinn of CPTrpbellstreet. The block which it is thus propoped to divide i> now liy far the largest m the town, while the fact of having a thoroughfare riL'ht Ihrough to r*ampbpll-street will be a great advantage. We consider that every legitimate facility should be placcJ m (he hands of property owners for the formation of mivate sfcwta, as it must be conceded that — particularly nrar, the centre of the town— th«y give a far more business look than large paddocks, or eveu a continuous block of buildings. As it is m the country— naikke the. roadt (and.

settlement will follow ; so m towns, make streets, and buildings will soon appear. Conference of Wardens.— A meeting Of wardens from the Manawatu and Sahdon and Carnarvon Highway Boards toot place on Thursday at the rooms of the-first-named body, for the purpose of coming to some definite settlement as to the indebtedness of the latter. Messrs Farmer. GKffofd, M'Kenzie, and Hedges represente'l the Sandon Board. A mass of accounts, figures, and statistics, which had been prepared by Mr, Hoe, was submitted to the conference, and after a patient investigation a- d deliberation, it was agreedJhatJbejSandoiL and Carnarvon Board should pay '47s, 5n addition, to the £200 already received by the .Manawatu High ways JBoa>dj ...such. amount to represent (.he award ma c by Mr.|Watd batweeu tho two' bo lies. Is Inoculation a Preventive from Smallpox p— We woald direct attention to a letter from the Rev. Mr. Gaustad \R another column upon the' no<v' all-absorbing and very important topic of smallpcx. As perhaps our readers are aware, the opinions of scientists and experts are Bn divided as to whether, Dr. Jenner s discovery U a blessing- or the -reverse, and so widespread is the latter idea among the masses m Rnglnnd that the greatest difficulty is. experienced m getting the heads of fan»ilies to comply with the Vaccination • ActIn his letttr the Rev. Mr. G^i us tad liberally' offers to lecture upon the subject, introducing the verdict cf some of the most eminent French and German physicians. > We need not say the lecture must prove a most interesting onf, .and one that should, be highly appreciated, particularly ; at ' the present crisis. , . Liquid Refreshment.— ii Vouid appear that Councillor Mowletn's'well meant intentions wit 1 ! re?ariHo provi i"? gratuitous refreshment for the horses cf Pa;merston will not bu earned onK although thwants of their in'st rs are tn be duly >ttended to. Mr. was interviewed upon the matter of giving the nee 6sar«: water /or a fo mtai i and trough, but whils he agreed t > the first, he refased the latter and his reason for the ref uea' was, we think, perfectly ligitimate He assorts that the upply of water pumped by i he mill, is very little m excess of th« requirements of his own department, and it a trough were erected at which all the horses m the town could quench their their thirst, the supply would run sh >rt, as m the dry weather carters and others instead of drawing from their o*u wulls, would run their animals up to tho Square. He has no objection' for a pipe to be attached so as to feed a fountain, and: one i=. to be erected nt the end of (he post office, for the convenience of those requiring it. Burying the . Hatchet, and: Flourishing the Carving Knife.— Now ihat their term of office is fast drawing to a close, the Councillors of Manawatu seem determined to; make a league offensive and dofennve, let the dead past bury its dead, a;id windup thf'ir official campaign' with that truly English placator, a g od substantial dinner. Wei, the diversion 'is a laudab'e and agreeab c on<», a kind of pleasing interlude between th fight which has just ended- and that which will shortly com r \en<y- ; f'r, if Damp Rnmor dob. net ; lie. iho contest for Awahou- will be a toiite outrance,.-\^<\ thorcwill hi adeathstru r gle. between Messrs i oid^n. Thynne, and llockstruW. With re.gard to the latter «entleman, sh/viM h^ persist inr-mnine for. the larger prize for which h« ha<? entered, we cannot s^e how he can oousis:ently s ek S'pportfor a seat iv ;he County Council. No one ran serve tw > masters, ai>d we have it on the aut' oity of .Sir Boyle .loachjtimt no man can bo m two places at the same time, barring be ia a bird. Now-the woithy Doc^r is, after all but human, th refoijenot übiquitous, an I we would not be sarp'wsed to see him pay forfeit, and gird up bis loius for thi smaller, though morerSitre, pvize. ■. .- i