Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, JUNE 29 1895.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1746, 29 June 1895, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, JUNE 29 1895.

This above all—to tiklne own self bo traoi And it most follow ss the night the day . .Thou oanet not then bo foleo toaoy man, ; ' ' s ' " ‘ SHAkfISFKAKE.

Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday a 3 follows.— 1 North-east to North and West: gale with Tain—glass fnrther fall—indications are bad/ -*4f.

The monthly meeting of the Band of Hope takes place in-the Town Hall on Monday evening next, a good programme has been arranged for the occasion, / * r The Ohihemori County Council meet at Paeroa.on:Th.nrsday next. Cr Bowler will move the.following notice of motion: ‘ That all-resolutions. in force affecting County .Advertising be\ rescinded, and. that the iCouncil reconsider the question of adver- .: ■ • Vft'will-be seen, by reference j?o our advertising columns that Mr .N. A. Larney, of.Te Kahia estate, invites tenders for clear-, ing 60 acres of ti-tree, opposite the .Waihou railway station. Tenders close on the 4th .prOX.- - ' ■.. • ■ ’ ’ '

Mr S. L. Bygrave, of the Te Aroba Bakery, has- a replace advertisement in another column, in which he announces that he not only, auppjioa the very best plaitt-and fancy-bread; but also flour, bran, Oats, etc. Residents of Te Aroha, Walorongomai and Waihou are' invited to give him a trial. . , * - ■

The Benefit Concert on behalf of Mr D; Foughey, of the Gordon Settlement, to which we referred in our Wednesdays issue, will be held in the Public Hall on Thursday next. It' will be seen by advertisement the. various. ladies and. gents who have promised to take part, We sincerely hope the .public will support .this laudable object! " %

Messrs Reynolds and Co ''advertise .a, meeting of creamery- delegates to be heid at Hamilton on Wednesday, the 24th prox. Mr H. Reynolds, who has just returned from England, the meeting opmatters of interest. ' • The annual meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society will be held" in the Public Hall on Tuesday next. ,1. We understand that the police authorities have determined to place a resident iConstable at Waihi, The erection of the police station is to be proceeded with at once. At the Wesleyan quarterly meeting held on Thursday last it was decided that Mr Smith, the Homo Missionary, should take up his residencs at Waihi for a time, and also that special evangelistic services be held, throughout the Circuit at an early date; , , We regret to learn that the eldest son of Mr Marsdon mot with a nasty accident on Thursday. It appears he was riding a pony, when it took fright and threw the boy, who sustained a broken leg by the fall. The bone , was immediately set by Dr, Cooper, and so far the little sufferer progressing favourably.! . •: ;

The Paeroa natives are still holding a festival in honour of King Mahnta’s visit, and “special dancing in front of His Majesty is indulged in. The whole affair is out of the common, one of the special features being the dancing of a Dumber of Maori maidens, dressed in white, to a violin and aeoorddon accompaniment, also the dancing performance of about twelve -young native men, representing minstrels. The festivities have to a eonsiderable extent teen marred by .a serious accident to the wife of one of the Ghiefs, through an explosion of gunpowder, It appears she went near a bucket of powder with a., lighted pipe, and a spark falling out into the can, resulted in the contents igniting and severely burning her in the face., V A child which she was carrying on her back escaped with a few burns. '**

We would remind our readers of the ; public auction, to be held in the Tp Ayoha Public. Hall, commencing at. 2: p.m. to-day. The entries comprise furniture, produce, general merchandise, nursery stock, etc. We hope there will be a large attendance of buyers. See advertisement. I A very old resident of the Thames, and one of the first settlers of the Upper Thames, Mrs Jane Williams, mother of Mr James, of Te Aroha West, passed over to the great majority on Friday last- The . deceased lady attained theripe old. Age-of 78 summers, and was much respected by all who knew her. The funeral took place on Sunday last; Mr Smith officiating at the grave.