Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 333, 12 January 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. • This above all— to thine own self b« tme, And ib tnust follow as the night the day A Thou «ftoat not then be fatee to any "man.* '"' "' •" ' • Shakespeabb.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1889

"We have seen a pood deal in prim of j \te abdut " big- gooseberries", and, with commendable ambition, some of our local residents have hepn comparing notes and rivaling each other as to who could top the' score 'in this respect. So far we believe "Mr H. "W. Reynolds, of Te Aroha Went, carrier off th** palm in this direction locally. Mrßpvnold<» has had an exceptionally goori^'yie'ld of frootfeberrie> this season, of TCtrmrkably lar^e nize. We flaw pome of these* "weighed this week, 24 turning the fccaleAVllb. 'No doubj if Air Reynolds took the'troubte to still more carefully Select' a sample hhx, Jip rhiirht yH beat this yeat's "big ifwseb'erry* runofd. '' - Mr J. Einett, of Waioronjromii, hnsh and firewood contractor, has lately been experimentin? in the manufacture of Charcoal from vaiion«? descriptions of timb'et the Waioronsfonni bush TheVp" exjVeiVnionts ft re a matter of infPießt to the district "{(pnprally; 1 a's should they proVe sncf-e^ful, and" AIV be able to prcidiU-e ('■harooal of a satisfactory qualify, fet a price 'not Pxcpe-Jing thnt paid for coke *<f)ipn. " landed vn the prnund, we underntani'l He" ia likely tii find a ready mnrket fhr it in ] irtff» 'juimfjiies' to the Th Aroha S. and (V Ml Co.; ereiierd manager, lVlr 'Howpll, fully -tielievet* in' supportinir Jocajih<jn<=tiy,*h f:»r isheo/in'renhrinaltly do po. 'Tri f.ict, when thi* Oo.'s w'oiks »ire in full Pwip|r, we belip'ye Vroxn 150 to' 300 itnsbo'N of ojiarcoal prr day won I'd 'bp rPtjuirnd, if u«jpd instcnd of coke;*nnd Were this Deduced in thfj district it would providp uteady'temploymcnt for u number bf hands. ■ • " On Saturday la*t Mr F. Pavitt, architp^, rpcvived the' following tender* for the' erection ' oi a five romn cottage at WairakaiT for 1 ' Mr D' McNichol. Jan Wp.it. 1 ' e22t';' G'eo. v De>ey, £199; E. (I'Copnrif,'*l93 ; <Tn. Lntrerv, £182 ; J. B. f "He.ithcdtpV £179 9s :' J. Mills/ (uccepted) f '£l79l2i. ''•'•' ' : ' " *'' Witnin l<J tl}e past few days Mr Bosison. one^ftute set tiers' on the westeVn bank of the' Waihrtu river, Te Arohu, lost a cow, which strayed on tho liiie' and was killed hy t|i)9 Auckland train. ' ' ■ 'Tlie Owhai-oa' hotel" has chan£r"d hands having been taken orer by Mr P. McKehna, Mr H. Myer,'t!jfclate proprietor, hasi gone to ' Auckland..«.'*"•. .«.'*"• ' .' "' ■'»■,'. If ll is' currently reported that further diffi'cuJtieft'"haVe ari>»'e'n'in' ronhe6iion wirh the saife'of the La Monte furnace and plant pt^arairgalVaiciy iindbr' dirttrese 'warrant Vepferijfly'-weefc, jn'the'cis* Hethoringtoij y'/ipha^be'rs, 'l It ifl"now^tat*i that the fjirnEce,'fttc, wag purchased by 1 Mr J.'rl. Keep'in November last froniMr Chsunbers, ?4nd that^*ft v writ o\ inatulumus 1 has lip«-h Issued from *the Wiiprferne CiVuri at' the 'inßtancp of Mr Keep, to be served nnon Mr sp.C, Wick, who purchase] the furnace md pluutl'or such a ridiculously low figure.

Uv John Hart, of Te Aroha, who received sueli severe bruises through being ( thrduwbut! of a.bujjffy at Thames ' ( 4»ring . the H6Hda3 ; s; Is 1 progressing- slowly .toiVa^is | recovm, but'iB still fery stiff an^'tore, j and unable" to "resume 1 Setgeant Kmeraoih wiio for the pan f t five or aix-yeaM Ims had chW^e of the Te Arbha ' police* district, ban been granted ii s 'weH' holiday, aud leaVeaf hy thin' mbrn* ings couch fur Aiiokian^ ' en' route South, on six weeks "lea'yti io^ itb^enoe, we hop© he will thoro'ug'nJy' enjoy. Mr M. Whiliehe&d, of T^a'niesi, annouaces by advertisement' tiiat 'ho openH ft branch boot and 1 alioeshop at To Aroha to*day. Mr "Wlutehead, since starting business at Thamefi, jxaa established a reputation for keeping first class goods, has many customers amongst the up-country settlers, urid will no doubt' receivo Hberul support in his now venture.