LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1420, 19 November 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Timaku Mayoralty.—Mr John Jackson has beeo re-elected mayor of Timaru, unopposed. Masonic—The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Southern Star, No., 619, S.C., Geraldine takes place to night. Hobsb Faib at Gb«aldine; —Messrs J. Mundell and Co., bold their next hone fair on the 27th November, at which they expeot buyers for export and others to attend. They are now booking entries. Ewtbbtainmbnt. —The entertainment in aid of the prize fund of the Temuka District High School takes place in the Volunteer Hall to-morrow night, and we hope to see the ball well filled on the occasion. Clbabinq Sale at Gbbaldinb. —Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hare received instructions from Mr W. Young to sell at the Geraldine saleyarrts on a date to be named, the whole of his lire and dead farm stock. Full particulars will appear in future advertisement. Mb BnEHBTT'B Tkmprbancb LBCTBBHB. Mr Matthew Burnett's Temperance lectures at Akaroa and districts were largely attended, and he. succeeded in inducing sixty-two persons to either sign his pledge or don the Blue Ribbon. In the Little River district the number of converts was sixty-five. A DbaW.—At Sydney so eager was the cowd to witness the acting of Dion Bouoicault that as high as £1 was offered for standing room. So great was the cruib that the authorities had to interfere. He received £6OOO as his individual share for a twelve weeks' season in Melbourne and Sydney. £SOO a week is not a bad screw for any man. The total takings for the twelve weeks amounted to a trifle over £15,000. Loso or a Stiambr.—A telagram received in Wellington yesterday urates that a collision took place on the Wairau River that morning between the steamers Waihi and Mohaka. The Waihi waa going up the river and the Mohaka coming down, and the vessels meeting at a nharp bend, th« Waihi struck the Mohaka, abouf six feet from the stern, cutting her down to the water's edge. The Mohaka sank in a few minutes, but the Waihi was not much injured. Impodrnt Labcsny.—A settler a few milee from Geraldine a few days ago had a watch stolen from his house, and in a nnnner which showed that the person who took it had no small amount of impudence as well as dishonesty. The watch had been left on the dressing table, beneath the window in the bedroom, and while the man and his wife were out in the garden the watch was abstracted through the open window. As there are a large number of men now on the roads seeking emp oyment people cannot be too careful how they pluoe temptation in the way of the dishonest, by leaving houses open or articles of value laying about. Especially will this refer to persons whose houses, as the one in question, are beside the roads which lead to large sheep stations, whither the steps of the unemployed are now bent in search of work. Nabkott Esoapb *bom Fib*.—We have been informed that the Eangitata traffic bridge had a somewhat narraw escape from destruction by fire last week. It would appear that a lighted match had been carelessly thrown down en the bridge, and it had ignited the debris in a crack between the plank. The decking and beams of the bridge are now considerably decayed and the fire, though apparently having only smouldered had burned a large hols into the planks and into the beams beneath. Had the fire occurred at a time when a breeze waa blowing there is no doubt but that serious damage would have been done to the bridge. As it is, we believe the bridge is altogether in a very bad state of repair, and the County Council have at different Mmes instructed the licensee of the Bridge Hotel to effect "certain urgent repairs. For this he has as yet received ao recompense, and he will therefore do no more to it. .

Levels Road Board.—At the Inst meetof this Board it was resolved that an application be made at once foe the subsidy due to the Board under the new Act. Lomdof Vaeibtt Company.—A company calling themselves the Lrindou Variety Company appeared in Temuka last nght. Their performance consisted of songs, a stump speech, and a fare. Welcome Retkbat Lodge, 1.0.G.T. The usual meeting of Welcome Betreat Lodge, 1.0.G.T., No. 41, was held in the Temperance Hall, Geraldine, on Monday evening last. The Lodge was opened in due form by the W.C.T., Bro. G. H. Patrick, and the minutes of the previous mei-ting wer« read and confirmed. A letter was read from Bro. K.McKenzie, the W.O.T.elect, tenderine his resignation owing to bwng umble to attend reguhrly. Bro. W. Sherratt was elected to fill the vacancy. The report of the W. 8., W.P.S., and W.T., were read and adopted. Bro. W. S. Meslin, D.D.G.W.C.T. assisted by Bro. R. S. Cook, acting S.M., then intta'led the fallowing officers for the ensuing term : W.C.T., Bro. W. G. Sherratt ; W.V.T., Bister 0. Kirby ; W.S., Bro. Geo. Bethuno ; W.A.S., Sister B. Fleming ; W.F.S., Bro. J. A. Quinn ; , W.T., Bro. Freeman ; W. Chaplain, Sister A. Proutmg ; W.M., Bro. Jas. Rennie; W.1.G., Sister E. Stringer ; W.C.G., Bro. G. Finlayson; W.D.M., Sister E. G*rdener ; W.R.S., Sister E. Maslin; W.L.S., Bro. J. Brown. Votes of thanks ware passed to the P.W.OjT., and to the other returning r fficers; Two candidates were initiated and, after the routine business the lodge was closed by the W.C.T., Bro. W. G. Sherratt. TemukaSchooTj Committee.—The usual monthly meeting of the Temuka School Committee was held last Tuesday evening. Present Messrs Hayhurst (Chairman) Bolton, Brown, Miles, Blytb and Lee. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following correspondence was read : —From the Board of Education intimating that £3 h&d been placed to tbe credit of the Committee, and also £)A lss lOd for incidentals ; from Mr Gurr in reference to tbe entertainment in aid of the prize fund ; from the head master, stating that the supply •if stationery wa* n.t sufficient for the examinations, and that several of the windows «d new fasteners. The head master reported the average st'endance was: b6ys 187.4, girls 147.4, total 334.8 ; etricl average, boys 133.1, girls 105 2, total, 238.3 ; working average, boys 134.2, girl* 105 9, total 240.1. It was decided to let the window fasteners stand ovei* until the holiday, and tbe supply of stationety was left to tbe Chairman. On the motion of Mr Brown, secwded by the Chairman, it was resolved —" That the school be closed for the" Onri«tmß9 holidays from 11th of December to the 18th of January." On the motion of Mr Blytb, seconded bv Mr Bolton, it was resolved—" That the Chairman, Mr Brown, and the Head Master be a sub-committee to select prizes to the value of £lO, and that it be ■ recommendation to them that there shall be six prizes given to each standard.', Mr Bolton suggested the advisability of closing the sohool, owing to the prevalence of diptberia in the district. The subject was talked over for soma time, and an understanding come to to the sfftct that the Head Master should not allow children belonging to families in which the disease existed to attend the school, and also that parents who desired to keep their children at home would not be prosecuted. The meeting then adjourned. Good Wobdb—From Good Atjthobitt. _ * * * yjr e confess that we are per. feotly «mßzed At the run of your American Co.'a Hop Bitters. We never had anything liko it, and never heard of the like. The write; (Benton) has been selling drugs bare for nearly thirty years, and has seen the rise of Hostetters's, Vinegar and all other bitters and patent medicines, but never did any of them, in their best dayi, b' gin to have tbe run that American Hop Bitten haT*. * * We can't get enough of them. We are oat of them half the time. * * Extract from letter to Hop Bitters Co, UXA., August 22, '7B, from Bjntow, Mtbbi k Co,, Wholesale Drugging, Cleveland, O, lie sure and see Advfc, SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs Inwood, Winchesters-Wants a general servant. Nerman Electric Light Company—lmportant announcement re electric lamp. Wrn. MoLeod, Bulmer—Hag seventy or eighty merino rams for aalo. Can be seen in the wool for one month. J. H. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands—Notice re old railway reserve between the Eangitata river and Waihi creek. K. F. Gray—Additional entries of household furniture, etc., at Mr J. Harrop's sale afrTemuka on Tuesday next. Mrs Hawdon, Scotsburn, Peel Forest— Wants tenders for leasing 50 acres for a crop of turnips this year and a crop of oati next year. J. Mundell and Co.—Hold a clearing sale of Mr William Young's live and dead farming stock on a date to be mimed ; hold next horse fair at Geraldine, on Friday 26'h inst. J. Brown, Beehive store, Temuka —Has on sale, at greatly reduced prices, sheep shears, wool packs, twine, lamp black, raddle etc. ; also, at lowest prices for cash, drapery, clothing, boots, millinery, carpets, groceries, ironmongery, crockery, etc., etc.