PATEA COUNTY MAIL PUBLISHED Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings. Wednesday Evening, September 14.

Patea Mail, 14 September 1881, Page 2

PATEA COUNTY MAIL PUBLISHED Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Evenings. Wednesday Evening, September 14.

The Wesleyan soiree on Friday evening is expected to be a great success. The fame of the Rev. W. J. Williams as an eloquent lecturer has reached Patea. His subject on Friday is “Wesley & Whitfield,” the leaders of that church revival which is identified with Wesley's name. Proceeds are to go to the parsonage fund.

As lo the number of persons witnessing the military funeral on Sunday, “ Pax ” writes :—ln reply to “ Cyprus,” a nonrepresentative of the Mail begs to state that five hundred and sixty-two persons passed through the gate of the Cemetery, and perhaps “ Cyprus ” can give an idea as to how many were in the Cemetery before the procession arrived. Two new programmes are to be performed by the Lydia Howarde Comic Opera Company, who appear in Patea this evening and Thursday, in the room over Mr Dale’s mart, which answers fairly well for the purpose. The operas chosen are “ Chilperic” and “Fra Diavolo,” both light musical burlesques of some London fame. This opera troupe deserves liberal encouragement for visiting a thinly settled district, and providing enjoyable entertainments of a kind rarely seen away from the larger towns.

The new millinery and drapery store in Egmont, street, lately Mr Warren’s premises, will be opened next week. The proprietor, Mr Brown, calls attention to his selection of spring and summer goods and specialities. Another important sale of town freeholds in Patea is announced by""3fr Cowern for next Saturday. Six rl these are in Bedford Street, a continuation of the main thoroughfare to the river and Railway Station ; and six are building sections in other streets. Terms of purchase also appear easy. His sale on Saturday will also include - the County CoundMeases of building sections, and a number of town sections in Patea, Kakaramca, Normanby, Waverley, and leaseholds in Patea.

F. K. Jackson’s stock sale at Hawera on Friday, comprises over 300 head.. Nolan and Co, Hawera, hare altered their date of monthly stock sale from Friday to Thursday.

Mr .O’Dea, who broke a blood vessel recently, is to-day in a serious condition. The Central Hotel in Paten is not being relinquished by Mr M’Kittrick. The proposed transfer of lease and interest to Mr Kirkwood is not to be carried out. The estate of Mr W. Lowes at Nukumarn, 1740 acres, has been bought by Mr J. Todd, of Napier, through Mr F. R. Jackson, at a price slightly over £ls an acre. The Volunteer Band deserves a good word for the comparative success with which the yonng players were drilled to perform, after two practices, the difficult oratoria dirge known as the “ Dead March ” in Saul ; varied with “ Adeste Fideles ” and the ** Mariners’ Hymn.” Stepping to slow time was a puzzling exercise to most Volunteers. It should be observed that, in a slow march, the beat is at the fall of the right foot; but at left foot for quick time. The solemn precision of a regular military funeral would be an instruction to witness. It now appears that nearly 600 persons were in the Cemetery on Sunday. The funeral arrangements were well managed by Mr J. Anderson’s foreman.