LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42752, 25 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The death is announced at tho age oiflSl, of Dr Kevin Iz»d O’Doherty, rho last of the Young Irelanders. In July, 1848, lie was arrested, tried, and exiled to Tasmania. All tick< ti bearing date June 20th returned to Johnson and Wigg during July, faco valtto will bo givou in cash. —Advt. An illustration of tho value of some forms of the friendly society principle is afforded by tho case of tho two young men Ityan, who met with such a sad fate whilo yachting noar the

Ivavvau last Christmas. Those young men woro members of tho Order of Druids and, undor tho provisions of tho institutions, tho widow of ono and r.lio p,'iron's of tlm ollior roceivod a sum of £ I 00. It is cases like tlmso that bring homo tho advantages of tluift to tho youth to tho community and it is not surprising, therefore, lo hear that Druidism is spreading. Something for nothing is a rare : chance. It may lie yours by attending to this notice. Kvery purchaser of Ilutriok’s well uml favourable known ) 3s Kaiapoi fingering now sold during 1 Ins clearing sale at 2s lid, may have for tho asking a pal eat wool winder worth 2s fid.

The hockey match bf tween the Waihou and Pa proa teams wm played cn the latters ground on Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a drawn game.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Te Aroha Borough Council will be he'd this(Tuesday) evening.

The winner of the first prize of £6OOO in Tattersall’s last sweep is Earle Waterhouse, of Perth, a boy of 16, who has had his leg amputated some hue ago owing to an accident; His nother commenced investing her savngs from household money on his behalf, and drew £62, but this has now been eclipsed by' securing the first prize.

Good news continues to be received regarding the progress of the young Auckland vocalist, Miss Ivy Ausley, who went Home last year to study inder Madame Fischer. A private etter states that the young artiste sang with great success at Madame Fischer’s concert on the 2nd ult., and was refilled no less than 4 times. •

Messrs Johnson and Wigg’s custom-* ors will please note June 26th is declared bonus day for the month.— Advt

The marriages for 1904 show an increase on the uumber for the previous year. The number was 6,986, or 535 more than in 1993. The tnarriag-i-rate rose from 8 23 perJ,ooo persons living iu 1903 to 8 - 26 in 1904, the rate of the latter year being the highest obtained unco 1875, when it stood at 8-94 per 1,000 persons. The improvement shown during the last niue years sets New Zealand in a good position relatively to the Australian States, Collossal as is Mr Cirnegie’s recent gift of £2.000,000 as a pension fund for American professors and teachers, he has given an equal amount on two previous occasions—once in 1901, to endow a Carnegie Institution at Washington, and, more recently, to ;he Scottish Universities; while his various benefactions to Pittsburg institutions have reached the same figure, In a single year (1901) Mr Carnegie lias given as much as 6A- million pounds to different philanthropic objects ; and it is said that his total benefactions have now r.-ached £25,000000 The largest individual gift, however, still stands to the credit of Mrs LGand ■Stanford, who some years ago contributed £6,000,000 to the endowment of the University named in honour of her son.

Importers of New Zealand butter a home are thinking of shipping some back again, owiug to high prices ruling locally this winter. We feel certain they' would not do so if they only knew Johnson ahd Wigg are selling some of the very primest local farmers’ at lid per lb.—Advt. 1 On Wednesday, at the Homestead* Waiomo, the New Zealand L >an and Merchanoile Agency Company l - Ltd., instructed by the Thames Valley Land' Co, will sell the whole of the stock, implements and furniture- Over 2500 cattle, including calves and yearlings of both sexes, off turnips, Shorthorn and polled Angus breeding cows, and bulls, and 48 choice dairy cows will be yarded. The horses are a real good lot, the unbroken draughts and hacks being bred from the best known sires in the district. The implements and machinery are right up-to date and will repay inspection. Intending buyers can go by train on Tuesday, or by coach from Messrs Crowther and Bell’s stables, Cambridge, at 6 o’clock on Wednesday morning, the coach returning to Cambridge after the sale. Lunelle m provided. Sale starts at 10,30 o’clock. Force is so well known now that anything we might say iu favour is unnecessary'. One thing only we w>iuld advise . buy it fiesh and sweet, and use plenty of it. See our window and you will have some idea what our turnover in this particular line is.— Johnson and Wigg.—Advt The To Aroha District Co operative Dairy Co, Ltd., has accepted the following renders for ono year's carting —Carting coal and all creamery requisites from Te Aroha Station to 'Te West creamery, P Baino ; carting coal and all creamery' requisites from Mangaiti siding lo Mangaiti creamery W Hetherington ; cartingjooal from Waihou siding to Waito, K Burke, junr.