LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1776, 5 October 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Domain Board meet this evening. Another auctioneer is about to commence business in Paeroa.

Messrs Hetherington & Co. have a fine display of spring goods in their show windows

The Kennedy Company have visited Te Aroha and vanished, leaving as usual .a few who have cause to remember them owing to unpaid accounts. Fellow craftsmen look out if they come your way. There will be two masses celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church, Te Aroha, to-morrow (Sunday), 6th October, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., by the Rev Fathers Kehoe and Hackett. . Mr Adam Laybourn is doing a splendid business in farm seeds. Settlers should call and see his samples and prices. The Paeroa branch of the National Bank of New Zealand will be opened in their temprary offices, next Crosby’s Royal. Mail Hotel, to-day, Mr McNaughton will be in charge of the branch. Mr D. D. Macnicol and Miss Edwards were married on Thusday last. The bridegroom’s father performed the ceremony in the presence of a few friends. The wedding took place at the residence of the bride’s mother, and was a very quiet one. We join the host of well-wishing friends in off- riig our congraulations to the happy couple. We are pleased to know that the local coach-builders have now agreed to stietly observe the Thursday half-holiday. We hope the other tradesmen and business people, who have not observed the holiday .will in future do so.

• The Te Aroha public school have at last obtained a new bell to call the children to school. This should give forth a more certain sound than the old cracked one. The new bell will be rung on Monday morning.

Mr A. W. Edwards has a wonderful assortment of men’s youths’ and boys’ clothing on exhibition in his windows. .We regret being unable to announce the Presbyterian services in this district, owing to the Rev Mr Norrie’s absence at the Thames the usual notices have not reached us.

The. quarterly meeting in connection with the Upper Thames Wesleyan Church was held at Annandaie on Wednesday, 2nd insfc. Mr Tetley, Senior Circuit Steward, occupied the chair ip the absence of the Rev Joughin. A substantial increase of members was reported for the quarter, the income was about equal to the expenditure.. It was decided that Mr Frank Smith, the Missioner, reside at Waihi, and that the services of an additional missioner he employed to work the Paeroa district. The Rev. S. Griffiths received a unanimous invitation to labour in the Circuit next year. The Rev T. A. Joughin is expected to arrive in Te Aroha this evening, and will take his appointments at Te Aroha and Paeroa to-morrow.

Mrs Waters has commenced business in Te.Arohn with a stock of millinery, fancy goods haberdashery, etc. She has secured the premises opposite the Domain enterance, and hopes by civility and attention to business to share public support. Other p: r iculars are to be found in oUr advertising columns. . Some time ago we recorded the sad death of Mr Mullenger, which was caused through a tree falling on him while employed upon Thomspon’s track. His fellow labourers, knowing that his widow and family were left, totally unprovided for, have clubed together for the purpose of raising funds to assist them in their distress. Some ten pounds has been raised for that object, and the list now remains open at Mr Brenan’s so that others wishing to subscribe have an opportunity of doing so. Messrs McAndrew and Brenan are joint treasurers of tke fund and are to be commended for their efforts to relieve this deserving case; - - •" .

Mr F. Pavitt has just complete g very large map of the Taranaki Special .Glaim, to the order : i>f Mr Geo* Robson/ of Te Aroha. The size of the plan is 6it. x 3ft. 6in., the s ale to which the claim is d awn is 80ft. to the inch. The claim fontains 100 acres, aid is made to stand out n bold relief by hei ig colored pink, the lire of reefs are shown to bear north east by sonth-wast. The locality plan is empannelled on the left at the foot of the plan, while on the right is a jiituresque photographic view of the surrounding country. The work is novel and attractive and reflects the greatest credit upon tfie skill of Mr Pavitt, who has demonstrated the fact that it is unnecessary to send out of the place to get such work executed,

Something like dismay has been caused by the discovery that under the hew tariff all mining machine: y, hitherto free, will be subject to a duty of- .20 per cent. It was supposed that a geieial tax of 5 per cent, on such machinery hai been imposed, and this had not*been objected to; *how the mistake in the press and other telegrams received on the subject has arisen is not yet explained, but the imposition of this prohibitive tax at a time when we are hoping for the introduction of a large amount of English capital to work our mines will be most detrimental to the interests of this important industry.

Coromandel is becoming a place of importance, in the eyes of the Northern Company at least, for recently the Clansman was.sent there from Auckland with passengers. etc. The proprietor of the Coromandel News, too, has a good opinion of the place for he announces his intention of publishing thirce weekly. Just before the new year the paper was issued weekly, and printei in Sydney at that. -

last rains have damaged the approaches to several bridges at the Gordon Settlement, and in one case caused a nasty accident. As Mr 3 Forsman and her son were driving on the bridge near Mr Montague’s, the earth (which was undermined) gave way, and the horse went through up to his body, but managed to scramble out again with a few scratches. Mrs Forsman was thrown out and received some bad bruisß3anda severe shaking, after being attended to in the nearest house she was able to resume herjjourney, and it is hoped no permanent injury will ensue- The same thing happens after every heavy rain to one or more of the bridges, which become traps for unwary travellers.

' We understand that Mr E, A. Hanby has leased Mr Devey’s old forge, on Whita-ker-street, Te Aroha, in which he intends carrying on the business of general and shoeing smith. He will be glad to receive calls from his old patrons. An advertisement and further particulars in our next. It is said that the War Office has amongst its archives the following * memo ’ A workman engaged in casting metal for the ordanace at Woolwhich Arsenal lost his balance and fell into a cauldron containing 12 tons of molten metal. He was consumed at once. The authorities decided that it would be profanation to use the material for the purpose for which it was intended, and it was, accordingly buried, and the service of the dead was read over.