The Aroha AND Ohinemuri news AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 307, 13 October 1888, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri news AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

' Thi* above all —to th ne own Felf ho true, A. mi it must follow as the night, tho day Thou canst not then bo false to any man.' — SHAKESPEARE.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1888.

Sleeting of Te Arohu Town Board this evening. Tliere is some talk of athletic spotts being held in Te Aroha on the Piince of Wales hirthdav. Most of the battery machinery purchased by IMr E. K. Cooper, for Wai'tekanri, lias now been removed from the building in Te Aroha, and is no>v awaiting shipment to Paeroa. Tuesday next will be observed ns a ■special holiday by the Bank of New Zea land. "The special services in connection with the Weslcyan Home Missions will behold thiousrhont the distiict to-monow. The Rev. W, Kcall of the Thames, is announced tn preach at: Te Aroha at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. lie is also expected to take paitin a seiies of meetings to beheld during next week. Other services tu-niorrow will be conducted by Rev. S. Lawry and Mr W. J. Elliott. Mr J. B. Whyto, the popular member for Waikato, arrived at Te Aroha by Tuesday's train, leaving aaviin next morning for Auckland. Mr Whvte now resides in Auckland, llismany Te Aroha fiiends were pleased to see him looking so well. Three finder posts are to be erected on the new Lichfield-Te Aroha road. We understand that Mr Finnity, the successful tenderer for No. 3 Contract, Llchfield-Te Aroha road, lias arranged to hand over the contract to the eecond next lowest tender, Mr G. Walker. Mr John Hunt, valuator for the Government Property Tax Department, will probably commence his duties in Te Aroha Riding during the ensuing week. A new coach built after the fashion of the old Englisb stage coach, has been constructed by Messrs Cousins and Atkin, of Auckland, for Messrs Bradley and Co., who intend to run it daily between the Thames and Paeroa. The co ich has been christened the " Marototo," and weighs 25 cwt. It has been fitted up with all the latest im-. provements for the comfort of passengers, and theie is sitting accommodation for thirty-five. The Marototo will be drawn by a ti.im of six horses. A meeting: of the Te Aroha B.md of Hope was held in the Public ILill, on Wednesday evening last, the Rev. 'jas. Marshall presiding. At the commencement of the entertainment theie were not very many piesent, owing no doubt to the scant notice given, but aftei a while the hall gradually filled up. The following was the programme submitted '—Songs and Solos, No. 3, Ilovle's book ; prayer ; No. 157, Hoyle's book ; Chairman's address ; song, Mi.ss Hartley ; recitation, Master jl Erasmus; song, Miss Hirst; recitation, Mr Elliott ; song, Mis Hunter (of Auckland) ; reading, Mrs Tlott ; song, Mr Frazer ; No. 77, Hoyle's book ; recitation, Miss Heppie La-wiy ; song, Miss West ; short address, Mr Elliott • song, Mis Hunter ; No. 53, TToyle's book ; dueV, Mis Lrwrv and Miss Hartly ; snnc, Miss E. Genish ; No. 46. Dmimr t^e singing a collection todcfiay expenses was made, and the enteilainment closed with the singing of No 38, At a meeting of the committee held aftei wards, it was decided in future to hold two out of three monM ly meetings in the Wesleyan Chinch. The next meeting will therefore bo held in the church instead of at the li.ill. The Committee also arjpointed Miss G. Mriingay as pianist, and a member of the committee. The construction of Mr Edward's new store in Whitaker street is now well advanced. The cxteinal portion of the building isassuminga finished appearance, and a £ood amount of the inner work is completed, On Saturday last Mr McLend Hurray narrowly escaped a severe accident whilst engaged ~in removing some heavy ironwork at the Te Aroha battery shed. For the removal of one of the stamper pans, of very consideiable weight, some heavy hoisting gear was fixed up, which was however, connected at the top with a much weaker chain than the other poi tion of the tackle ; and when the full strain of the pin was placed on the chain it snapped, and as Mr Mm ray was bending over the spot at the time, the gear in its decent passed in a most unpleasant proxmiry to his head, but fortunately the chain did not strike him. Hal it been otherwise, he would undoubtedly have been severely injured, it" not killed. The \\i re tramway which was brought down to Te Aioha some time ago for the Champion Lode mines, Tui, has been bought by the management of the Paroquet mine, Waiomo. The plant, now h ing at Messrs Bradley and Co.'s stables, will be removed to Waiomo at an early date. We areinfoimed however, that the sale of this plant will noteffect the works nt tne Tui in any way, it being the intention of the management of the Champion Lode Co. to purchase new uiateri.il of a more serviceable character for their tramway.