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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 350, 13 March 1889, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, MAJU3II 13, 1889

The new time table for clobing mails will be found ia our columns to-day. Thursday next bus been fixed for hearing the charge prcfeired against John Wood, viz, wounding one Fred Hyde, etc. Several witnesses have heou subpouncd, Robert William Bmwne, hm-<?e trainer, of Cambiidge, has filed a petition to be adjudged a bankiupt. We are in leceipt of the first copy of a BooonJ 3««t started at T-iuianga. entitled the Evening Star. No room for two, one must stuive. We regret to have to record two accidents to local residents since our la^t issue. On Satuiday iMr 0. A. Corne-s mine manager of the Champion G. and S. Mines, Tui, was riding to To Aioha, leading a second hoi Re, having the rope of the lead horses' halter twisted round hiswiist. The lead hoise stopped suddenly and backed, dragging Mr Comes out oL" the saddle, and causing him to fall veiy heavily to tho ground head first. Hccoveiini: from the shock Mr Comes proceeded on his journey, and was present at the Te Aroha races the same afternoon. On returning home, however, results of the fall be&an to manifest themselves, and Dr Cooper was sent for. From the symptoms, the doctor feared the Kidneys had been injured, but Mr Comes was oonsideiably betteY to-day. On Sunday, Mr Thos. Wood, whilst riding on his brothers faun, Te Aroha West, was thrown, owing 1 to the horse being skittish and bucking. By the fall some of the lower ribs were fractured; but Mr Wood is able to move about with care, We hope to soon see both parties quite recovered. A new gold -saving apparatus, named " Ford's Patent Tailing Ci usher and Fiiction Amalgamator," has just been patented The special novelties claimed in this patent it is stated consists of a more perfect method of crushing tailings by extia multiplicity of rolleis, and an arrangement for bunging the fine gold into direct contact with quicksilver roller plates. The amalgam may also be removed at any time without stopping the machinery, A lady riding in an omnibus found herse'if seated by the f-ide of an old woman who was exceedingly deaf. 'Did you ever try electricity ?' said she raising her voice. { What did you say, miss?' 'I asked you if yon ever tried electricity for your deafness ?1? 1 * Oh, yes, indeed I did S It was only last summer I got s>ti uck by lighting ; j but I don't see ab it did me a single mite of good.'