The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 122, 23 May 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1878.

A fike toefc place under very extraordinary circumstances at an early hour thig morning at the house of 1 Mrs Shannon ia the Wood. At about half paat one §he was awakened toy a Smell of fre, anfl Immediately sent oft one of her grandchildren to Mr Hollyman, her nearest neighbor, who o> arrival found tfie lower part of the eastern wall on fire, and also the woodwork connected with the chimney in the next room. It waa hard work for him single lauded to subdu» tha flames, whici had gained a very %m hold before he went to the rescue, but he set to work with a will, set the tap running, and with two buckets, one bein^ J^led while the other was in use, fee succeeded in preventing the fife from extending, Ho« the bouse could be on lire in two places at once, one of them being the outof wall and far away from the chimney, is a mystery, t« attempt to fathom which will b» unite at the inquest te be held next week. The building was insured in the Standard ofice for £75, and the contents for a like amount. There will be plenty of amusement provided for the town»folk to-morrow. " Old Ben" means to look veil after the little ones, as he always doe§ on the Birthday holiday — we may mention in passing that a few half-crowns to aid in defrayiug the axpenses of his kindly undertaking will be thankfully received by the genial old man the stewards of the races have published a capital programme for the day's (sport, and the steward* of the ball have done likewise ! for the evening's dancitjf. Trains i.re to ' run at convenient bouts to the racecourse, and the cabmen trill ply at regular or irregular intervals, according to tht amount of traffic, between the town and that favorite resort for picnic parties, the Socks, so, as the weather gives promise of remaining line, there should be no ground for any complaint of lack of amusement. The annual report and balance sheet of the Permanent Building Society of Nelson will be found on the fourth page. A monstek shark, over fifteen feet long, was captured the other day at' the French Pass. A portion of a whale was found in its maw.

The sitting of the Licensing Bench at Brightwater is adjourned until Tuesday, the 18th of June.

A quadrille Assembly will take place at Mr C. King's Room to-morrow evening. A hint to the ladies. Nervous excitement produces nervous weakness. Eemale complaints, which are almost always accompanied by excessive nervousness, bring on debility. Bilious derangement and inactivity of the bowels also usuallj r exist in connection with uervous debility. Nervousness, indigestion and constipation are promptly relieved by the pleasant expedient of swallowing three or four times a day a wineglassful of Udolviio Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps.— Advt.