LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22217, 24 March 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A poll will be taken on Thursday next for the election of five persons as members of the Ohinemuri Licensing Committee. We draw the attention of our readers to a re-place advertisement from Misses Milne and Choyce, of Queen-street, Auckland, who have on hand a splendid selection of autumn and winter samples. Their representative will be in Te Aroha on 9th. of April. The finishing touches are being given to the Whitalcer-street bridge, which is a great improvement on the old wooden structure. Intelligence has just been received by cablegrain of the death of Mrs Candlish,. widow of the late John Candlish, M.P. for Sunderland. Mrs Candlish, who had attained the age of ~eighty-six, was the mother of Mrs Allen, of Annandale, and retained her mental faculties to the last.. Local musicians will regret to hear of. the death of’Herr Carl Schmidt, K C S I, conductor of the Auckland Choral Society. Applications for the position of. inspector were opened by the Board of Education on Thursday, a large number being received. Mr E.. C. Purdie, headmaster of the Hamilton West School, and formerly assistant master at the Thames High School, was appointed. A bracelet was piesented for competition to the Waihi corps was won by Private T. Clarke,, with 75 points out of a possible 100..

The second Auckland detachment for .the fifth, contingent were given an enthusiastic send off atOnehunga on Thurs day afternoon. The following appointments were- decided on at the Board of Education meeting :—Mr F. Woods, TojAroha West, to temporary charge of Driving Creek ; Miss J. Lockington, fourth assistant Waihi; Miss Brown fifth assistant Waihi; Miss Louisa- Wilson junior assistant Waihi ;• Miss E Buddie assistant Te Puke No 1 ; Miss A. Copeland pupil teacher Golden Cross. The'Paeroa Committee is to be consulted' re appointing Mr A McGregor assistant master.. ‘ The Waitekauri Jubilee mine has been, let on tribute-for some time, and the men are on good stone. \ Unfortunately the scarcity of water is restricting operations to. one shift. The Eev W. S. Bowie, who has been appointed to Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, will preach his farewell sermons, at the Wesleyan Church to-morrow morning and evening. During the offertory in the evening Miss Allison, of Aucklond. will sing a sacred solo.The proprietor of the Economic informs us that he has been busy for several days opening up the first consignments of the new season’s goods, and inspection of same is cordially invited. A second Rifle Corps has been formed at Waihi. The maximum number required have joined, and no difficulty is expected in getting the corps gazetted. A cable from Sydney states that in view of the fact dogs carry germs of the plague, the police have killed over a thousand ownerless canines. We could do with a few less of our four-footed friends in Whitaker-street,

In r nother column the Borough Council advertise that only certain, plumbers are authorised to connect properties with : the water-supply service pipes.. No-pri-vate individual will be permitted to lay on the water to their property. Tenders' are called (returnable on Monday night) for timber and iron stacked at Wliitaker-st., bridge. Inspector Goodwin paid a visit of inspection to- the Waiorongomi and Te Aroha West schools on Thursday and Friday respectively." Among the many visitors to Te Aroha of late we noticed Mr H. P. Barry, general manager of the -Waihi mine, and Mr Goo Wilson, a one-time Te Aroha identity, and late Inspector of Mines, “Shooting Season,” —to sportsmen there is music in the words—such is the heading of a- re-plape advertisement in this issue from- Mr J B Johnson, plumber, tinsmith, ironmonger, etc, of Whitaker street. He announces that he has just received a large stock of guns, cartridges and all sporting requisites for the coming season. Mr Johnson has also a large stock of pipes, etc., for domestic watersupply, and is prepared to lay water on at a most reasonable rate. Members of the Te Aroha Musical Society, to the number of 50 or 60, met in the Public Hall for practice'on Thursday evening last. The Society is 'under the conductorsbip of Mr McGregor, who is miking a great success of the Society; Miss Hirst, on whom the duties o f pianist has been bestowed, makes- a capital accompanist. A number of new members were proposed and'accepted.. The Society intend giving another of their popular concerts at an early date.. Not The Wisest Way.—lt is not always host to wait until it is needed before buying a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea llemedy. Quite frequently the remedy is required in the ■ very busiest season or in the night and much inconvenience and suffering must be borne before it can be obtained. It costs but a trifle as compared with its roal worth and every family can well afford to keep it in their homo. It is everywhere acknowledged to be the most successful medicine- in the world for bowel complaints. For sale by W. 11. Wright. Price Is Gd; large size 3-s