Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1895. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1737, 8 May 1895, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1895. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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A meeting of the Sfconey Creek Prospecting Syndicate-w-fts held last' evening. The contract for alodging a :d carting quartz to the battery was let to Mr Koyeroft for 15a per ton. Two months Government subsidy wao brought to the credit' of the Syndicate. Mr TV- Gavin resigned- his position as Director' of Works and a Own-' mittee -was appointed in his place. It is expected the result of the trial crushing will’be known in about a weelc, ' ./ ; Arrangements are being made to hold, a. concert in aid of-, the Public School funds on the evening of .Queen’s .Birthday. It is expected that the best local talent as veil as outsiders will take part in < the programme. It is some time since there has been a concert held in To Areha, and- the time should be opportune to adopt this means to augment the school funds. - Mi’ P. Paes intends .running a-skaiing rink in Te Aroha during the Coming winter. - The opening l night is fixed for Thursday, the 16th inst.,:in the Pnblio Hail. It, will .be Been by reference to the. business announcement of Messrs _Dickson and Hanby, that; they have taken over the ooachbuilding business previously carried on in Aroha by Mr J'.'A. Cochrane. Both gentlemen are well and favourably known in this district, they a,re practical mechanics and thoroughly versed in every department of their extensive business. We bespeak for them the patronage which their merit and integrity deserves.

- • On Saturday afternoon last a football match took place in the Domain, between Wcllesly-street and . Ponsonby ..Schools (Auckland) and Te Aroha Goldfield School, which resulted in a - Win for .the home team by 3 points to nil.,

McNicol and Co.’s third- sheep fair Was held in the Ohaupo yards on Wednesday last, and was very Well attended. Some 5,000 sheep were penned, most of which realised , satisfactory, prices. A line of fonr-tooth .wethers from the King Country, tppped the market at 9s. lOd, Good lambs fetched up .to 9s. M,-and two-tobtb. eWes 7b 6d each.

- The United will meet as usual in St. Mark’s Church to-morrow evening, commencing at 7.30 o’clock. It is said that Mr E. Withy’s eldest son, Mr Arthur Withy, now. in England, has been asked to stand for a Dorsetshire seat in the Home Parliament.

The Coolgardie Syndicate - has received new 3 that their mine has been sold for <£s3oo. a deposit of ,£3OO. has already, been paid. and the "balance is due in three months,

Work on Thompson’s track is progressing well and a capital job is being made of it and the grades are very easy; still it is only a bridle track and not what is most namely, a coach road. On the Te. Aroha side there seems to be more public interest taken in the work now than there is o'i this,if-a road is to be made of.it, it will require the combined enthusiasm and efforts of both districts probably to put - it through, first, politically in Parliament and, second, practically over the range.— 4 < Bay of Plenty Times. Messrs McNicol and Co/s next Paeroa Sale will. be held on the 16th inst. 20 active medium and light draught mates and geldings, 3 to 5 year old. These horses 'are. active! sound,' staunch,- and in good condition and' Suitable for spring carts, heavy coaching and quick waggon work. These horses will be sold absolutely without reserve*

It has been currently reported that Messrs Reynolds and Co. intend removing their Te Aroha West creamery to another district..; Wei are pleased to say the rumor iB groundless, and we have the authority of .Messrs Reynolds and Co. for- stating that that Company have no’ such intention.

•Mr H.: J; Hawkins,: of the ,Te Aroha .Nursery, has - a business!announcement in another column to the effect : that all nursery stock can now he had at reduced rates. There is no occasion- to send to Auckland, and elsewhere for fruit and shelter trees, as those grown in the district are aclimatized and consequently are much harder than imported Btocks.

It is stated on the authority ,of -'a fiomeitimo resident in South Africa that there is a spendid market for kauri timber there, Already kauri has attained a high reputation and. has been found peculiarly adapted the climate' : The ’ Kauri Timber Company, reeehtly' despatched two large shipments and another of . 350,000 feet will Shortly bo dispatched. • > ,

- An interesting operation under hypnotism,, which turned out successfuly, was performed recently by an Adelaide doctor. A lady suffering from a' calcareous tumour in hen breast. Refused to ; be placed under the. influence of anaesthetics, but consented to be hypnotised-. For some weeks previous to the operation she : was accordingly repeatedly hypnotised. ■ The-operation took thirty-five minutes, and the tumour was removed without any sign of pain or trouble. Towards the finish the woman laughed at some remarks, made by the doctor. When demesmerised she displayed great curiosity as to. what had been done, aM.could hardly believe the cause of her pain had been removed. She walked out of the house unassisted and in excellent spirits.

• Mr.-W. J. Hunter held a most successful horse sale at Ohaupo yards on Thursday, -close on-200 horses being’offered for sale, most of which were of a first-class charcter and realised satisfactory prices. Buggies, spring-carts, etc.,, were also. offev_ecl._biit were passed in.

Wo read sometimes, in novels about a woman being maid, wife, and widow all in a single day, but such a thing is -rarely, if ever, heard of, as an actuality. An instance of this sort is reported by the Melbourne Age. Mr Hobart, a. broker in New York, was married to Miss Pettit, at the house of the latter’s parents. . The couple intended to start the following morning on their wedding tour, ajad concluded to spend the first evening of their married life in a visit to a theatre. Accordingly Mr Hobart secured tickets for one of the theatres, and the couple were on hand at the rising of. the curtain. Near the close of the last act Mr Hobart gave a cry of .pain, and fell from his seat to the floor! He received medical attention, but died within twenty minutes of the time when he was stricken, and his wife, now a widow, was thrown into paroxisms, of grief, and finally“fell fainting; to the floor. The married life of the/unfortunate couple occupied a period of eight hours. , " Are you Furnishing ? The best - and cheapest stock is at ‘The People’s’. Furnishing Warehouse, Auckland. J. Tonson Garlick is determined to maintain the position held so long for giving best value in furnishing goods. He is selling very cheap, all kind of Furniture, Carpets, Carpet Square’s, Linoleum, Bedding, Iron Bedsteads, Woven Wire Mattresses, Furnishing, Drapery and ’Bambdo Blinds. He furnishes a house throughout, and . sends ah illustrated catalogue to. intending buyers. ’ Write to J. TousqiiGarlick, Q ;