Local and General.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42787, 5 October 1905, Page 2

Local and General.

A meeting of the Piako Ratepayers’ Reform Association is to be called at Manawaru on Wednesday, October 11th at 7.30 p.m., and in the event of a branch boiug formed there, Manawaru will have the privilege of select ing a local candidate for the County Council, and they will he expected in leturn to support the other three candidates of the Association.

On Tuesday evening Major Twyford of the Salvation Army gave an interesting lantern lecture in the Public Hall. Some very interesting slides were shown, and. together with the text, were much appreciated by those who were present,

Centuries old, with a wooden stock six feet long and ten inches through, an anchor has been hauled up from the s f 'a bottom off Clacton by a Wivenhoe smack. There is an enor mous iron ring at the head big enough for a man to crawl through. Yet another specific against sea sickness is announced, this time from Germany, It consists externally in wearing bright red spectacles ; inter nally in doses of calomel.—“Daily Graphic.” As evidence of the growth of business in Te Aroha, that of Messrs Crickett and Co. may be instanced. In a recent interview we learn that this firm has secured the plumbing contract for the new Catholic church, and also for the new Wes’eyaa uiaus I '. Tbeiirm is ; t present in tali ing an up-to-date hot water service at Morriusvtlle, besides many other eon tracts in the district. A look through Messrs Crickett’s workshop showed meial work in every stage of progress. In the show room, all kinds of useful h maeholdlmetal work are represented, and a .fixed bath whh water service and shower fittings is exhibited. Electric bells and other branches of the business all receive attention

A Daily Mirror correspondent says “ In reply to your article about flies in London, I think if people would lea» - e !)leu y of sweet peas in their rooms, they would find the flies diminished or depart. Also, the oil of eucalyptus is a good thing sprinkled on floors, seats of chairs, and window-sills.” Probably most men, except sucb as go in terror of their wives, read in bed, but the custom is generally felt, even by those who are its slaves, to require some execuse. —“British Medical Journal.” Ltdies should make a point of inspecting the choice stock of millinery at Misses Lavery’s, dressmaker’s. The first batch of views of Te Aroha in book form has now arrived, and they may be obtained at Mr "William’s fancy repository, With regard to a rumour which is being circulated, we are able to state that there is absolutely no doubt that Sept. 19th is Messrs Johnson and Wigg’s bonus day.—Advt. Whilst Hatrick, draper, remains in Te Aroha the residents and tourists may depend upon getting fresh and seasonable goods at reasonable prices. A common remark by ladies from Auckland when purchasing fancy goods etc is, “ you l.have better varmtj' and value than we get in the city.”—Advt.

Next to making the compact with Faust, one may surely reckon the bargain which the American carpenter is driving with the physicians in disposing of the two hearts he is said to possess. Possession is to accrue on his decease, and as he is only 35 years of age and hearty enough to rank as a “ firs)-class life, ” what the insurance companies would term his probability is more normal than the peculiarity of his internal econurn y would suggest. The medical papers say there is no doubt of the freak.

A party of Messrs Steuart and Fenn’s workmen arrived in Te Aroha on Tuesday, for the purpose of erecting the necessary machinery aud putting in the poles and connecting wires and cables for the Borough Council’s elect ric c light installation.

Our best friends, the farmers, are strongly advisod not to buy our latest in bedsteads aud beds if they want the young folk up in time to milk. For comfort they cannot be equalled. But one thing we are agents for that might save them much valuable stock is Syke’s Fed Drench at) s6d per packet. Johnson and Wigg.—Advt. A provincial uewspa.per wound up an account of a local athletic meeting by saying : ‘ Thanks to the excellent music purveyed by the —'Temperance Brass Band, the weather kept on its best behaviour.

One day is not always as good as another, for Tuesday, Sept. 19, stands out far above the rest as being Messrs Johnson and Wigg’s bonus day Advt.