LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1295, 27 January 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Masonic. —The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Southern Star, No. 619, 5.0., Geraldine, will be held in the Lodge room on Thursday evening, at half past seven.. The Marionettes.— Mr J. J. Fester, advance agent, was in Temuka yesterday making arrangements for the appearance next week of Webb’s Royal Marionettes. The Ranghtata Beidob Hotbl.—This hotel will be offered lor sale at auction tomorrow, by Mr W. S. Maslin. The hotel is a new one, and attached to it are 30 acres of freehold land. Railway Rate.— At Rakaia yesterday the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway Company sued a number of landownsre j for the railway raU. In every case jadg;I nient went for (lie plaintiffs with costs. I Sale at Waihi Bush.— Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold a clearing sale to-morrow at the homestead of Mr L. T. Brown, Waihi Bush. The stock consists of cows, draught and hack horses, calves, pigs, drays, ploughs, harness, etc. Blub Ribbon Meeting.—The monthly meeting of the Presbyterian Band of Hope and Blue Ribbon Society, Temuka, takes place in the church this evening, when addresses will be given by the Revs. R. J. Allsworth and D. Gordon. All are invited. Clearing Sales.— Mr W. S. Maslin will sell the stock-in-trade of a paparhanger and painter, at his rooms, Geraldine, to-morrow. On Friday will hold a clearing sale of the property and household effects of Mr W. McClelland, Main Road Geraldine. Dunstable House, Timaeu. Messrs Gabites and Plante, Drapers and Clothiers, Dunstable House, Timaru, announce that they are now holding an immense surplus sale of surplus stock. The sale is a cash one. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns. Timaru Haeboue Boaed,— The election of a member to represent the Geraldim Road District on the Timaru Harbour Board will take place on the 9lh February. Candidates are to be nominated on or before Friday next, at noon, with Mr C. E. Sherratt, at the B.M, Courthouse, Geraldine, Police Changes.— We understand that Constable Casey is about being removed to Waimate, and that his place is to be filled by Constable Guerin from that place. Constable Casey during his stay in this town has done his duty faithfully, and he carries with him the good opinion of the general public. Wesleyan Churor, Temuka.— A tea and public meeting takes place in this Church to-morrow evening, and if the weather proves fine it should be largely attended. The tea will commence at 6 o’clock. At the public meeting the Revs. Laycock, Clark, Roth well, and other friends are expected to deliver addresses, and some nice musical selections will be given by the choir. Accident, —An accident, which happily resulted in no serious consequences, occurred last Friday evening on the Opihi Bridge. Mr Philp, one of the contractors, was with his wife passing in a buggy, when a dray was coming across. The driver of the team was unable to manage them so as to let Mr Philp pass, and so he tried to turn the buggy round, with the result that it locked and capsized, Mrs Philp htd jumped out before this occurred, and escaped uninjured, but Mr Philp was bruised, and had his clothes torn. The horse was very quiet, and but for that the accident might have resulted more seriously. The Primitive Methodist District Meeting. —At the Primitive Methodist District Meeting at Christchurch on Friday two young men presented themselves as candidates for the ministiy. Fraternal greetings were received- from the District Meeting of the United Methodist Free Church, Christchurch, and from the Wesleyan Conference, Dunedin, praying for continued success and prosperity of the connec tion. Letters reciprocating those good feelings were directed to be sent in reply. Mr H. Clark was appointed to the charge of the Geraldine station. At the conference in the evening the Rev, D. Dutton, of Invercargill was appointed General Committee delegate to the next district meeting, which will be held at New Plymouth m January 1889.

Concert at Gbbaldinb.— We would I emmd our musical friend* that a meeting of those willing to take part in a concert in aid of a fund to replace tne articles which w*re recently stolen from the Roman Catholic Church, Geraldine, takes place in Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine, to-morrow evening at half-past seven. We hope to see a large attendance, and the efforts Mr Willoughby ha* been making heartily backed up. SAMUHLSON AND Co’3 REACHES. The New Z*aland Grain Agency and Mercantile Company, Limited, of which Mr A. H. Turnbull i* the Timaru representative, advise farmer* to call aud inspect Samuelaon and Co’s. New Patent Low-Level String SheafBinding Reaper, on* of which may now be **en at their itores. They have for sale all *orts of twine, cornsacks, Marshall and Son’s Engine* and Combine*, etc., and are prepared to lend money on rural land. Fibb at Rangitata.—Shortly before 1 s.ra. on Monday the building used as a bar whilst the new Rangitata hotel was being built was destroyed by fire. A man named Burnett, who wa* proceeding from Geraldine to Rangitata, was the first to discover the fire and give the alarm, but the flames had at that time so strong a hold of the building that nothing oould be done to save it. The new hotel was scorched but sustained no damage. No cause is known for the fire, and the place destroyed was, it is understood insured, for £IOO with the Royal Insurance Company. BIOTOLB Races. The interprovinoial bicycle races at Christchurch on Saturday last were a great success. The Governor was present. There was a grand procession of cyclists from Cathedral square to the ground* (Liecester Park) »oon after noon, and the race* began an hour afterwards. In the procession were numerous effective fancy costumes, among which might be distinguished a jockey fully •quipped, an Irishman in a patriotically green costume, a Chinaman, a fiend, a brigand, two jesters, a Ned Kelly, and a Salvationist with a Hallelujah Lass on a sociable. The One Mile Race, for the Bicycle Championship of New Zealand Prizes, New Zealand Cyclists’ Alliance medals : first, gold ; second, silver; third, bronze; was won by Langdown, of the C.8.C., with Balwin 2, and Cutten 3. lime 3 mins. 9 sec*. The Ten Miles Bicycle Handicap; first prize trophy, value £6 6s, preiented by Messrs Mason, Struthers and Co.; seoond trophy value £3 3s; third value £1 Is; was won by Baldwin, D. 8.0., with Cutten, 3 ; and Fulton 3. Time, 34 min*. 54 IOCI. Mistaken Identity.- A certain prominent citizen of Tatnuka narrowly •scaped being had up for horse•tealing recently. He went to the Geraldine cricket match, and as some of his lady friends desired to see the match also, be left them to the care of a friend, and authorised him to take them in his buggy. His horse was with some others grazing in a paddock, and the friend went and caught it and harnessed it, but was surprised at its unwonted restiveness, which he explained by saying the horse was not accustomed to himself. The party arrived in Geraldine in safety,and the owner of the hor*e thought they must haye whipped it severely to have reached there so soon. The friend said the horse would not stand the whip, but the owner thought he spoke sarcastically. In the evening, when the horse after having been harnessed began to jib, the owner looked more critically at it, and then came to the conclusion that he was driving some other body’s horse. The ladies were in a great hurry home that evening, and it is said that several of the occupants of the buggy dreamt of being taken up for Horsestealing, of Magistrate’s, Policemen, and other matters connected with law. “ Rough on Rats.”— Clears out rats, mice, roaohei, flies, ants, bed-bug*, beetle*, insect*, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers. Druggists Kempthoine, Prosser & Agent*, Christchurch. 2 Tenders close to-morrow for harvesting 125 aores of crop for Mr Geo. Cliff, Winchester. Messrs Siegerfc and Fauvel, Temuka, invite tenders for harvesting 20 acres oats at George Town. Mr R. R. Brown, Seadown, invite* tenders for harvesting 300 acres of wheat; self-binders ■upplied. Tenders are invited by the Temuka Linseed Company for pulling 12 acres flax without delay. Tenders are invited for cutting, carting and stocking 100 acres grass on Mr McS Gentlemun’s farm at Waitohi. Stephen Taylor of Temuka, Boarding-house keeper, gives notice that be has filed a petition to bo adjudged a bankrupt. Mr A. Ormsby i* his solicitor. Mr M. A. Toomey, Kakahu, invite tenders for tying and stocking 150 acres more or leas, of wheat and oats, and for stacking 230 acres. Tenders close to-morrow. Under distress warrant on Thursday next (unless previously settled) a draught mare and heavy dray will be sold by auction opposite the Courthouse, Temuka. Cubed op Dbinkihg —•* A young friend of mine was cured of an insatiable thirst for liqour, that had so prostrated his system that he was unable to do any business. He war entirely cured by the use of Hop Bitters. It allayed all that burning thirst, took away the appetite lor liquor, made his nerves steady, and he has remained a sober and steady man for more than two year*, and has no desire to return to bis cup*.”—From a leading R.B, Official. Rea 1 Advfc. HomiOway’s Ointment and Pills Debilitated Constitutions,—When climate*, age, or hardships have uude'rmin d the health, ekin diseast* are prone to arise and augment the exitling weakneea. 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