The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1500, 1 May 1886, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Monthly Sale,—J. Munclell and Co. advertise in another column their moothly sale of stock, etc, ; also, land, house, etc,, at Geraldine.

Meeting or Ratepayers.— The annual meeting of the ratepayers in the Mount Peel Road District takes place at too Road Board Office, Peel Forest, at noon to-day. PITOHOB. The divorce case, Edward Wakefield, journalist, Wellington, against, his wife and Edward Withers, late bank manager at Timaro,' will be heard at Dunedin before the judge alone to-day.

CIBOUS,—St. Leons monster circus and menagerie appears in Temuka to-night (Saturday). The Circus is a first-class one and those visiting it can depend on a first-rate evenings’amusement. The circui appears for one night only. The Collier “Timaru.”— An attempt is being made to float a company, with a capital of £l2*ooo, to purchase the steam collier “ Timaru,” and any other boats that may be necessary to develope the operations of the company. Road Board Elections.— Ratepayers are again reminded that candidates for si-a's on the Temuka and Mount Peel Road B ards must be nominated before noon to-day. It is to be hoped that intending candidates will not forget this as was thejiasoin Temuka last year.

Postponed Sales, —ln consequence of the inclemency of the weather, Messrs J. Mundell and Co. decided to postpone the sale of live and dead stock at Mr J. Gregg’s, Oakley Farm, Ot ari, till Tuesday next. The monthly stock sile at Temuka was also postponed. Bazaab at. Pleasant Point. The bazaar and gift auction held at Pleasant Point on Easter Monday in aid of the Presbyterian Church was a great success, £2uo being' netted. The arrangements were most complete, but the success achieved exceeded the most sanguine expectatious. Postal Notes,— During the past quarter 16,542 postal notes have been sold at the various Post-offices throughout the colony. Of that number 3019 were for Is, 2866 for 20s, 2379 for 10?, 2046 for Is 6J, and 2039 for ss; and the sum represented by the different values as sold adds up to £7037 6s 6d.

Spouting.—The Sydney Gold Cup Race, for which the N.Z. horse Nelson was a favorite, was run on Wednesday. It was won by Cerise and Blue, Nelson oniy taking ninth place.—The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, run for at Newmarket on Wednesday, resulted as under;' Ormonde, 1; Minting, 2; Mephisto, 3.

Thb B.S. Tadpo,—An examination of the Taupo (recently stranded at Tuahina Point) was made at Napier on Thursday. The vessel does not leak, and no plates appear to be broken, though her bottom is considerably bulged, blade* were screwed on. An enquiry was held, but the proceedings were kept secret, The evidence taken will be forwarded to Wellington,

Parish Festival.—The annual parisq festival in connection with St. Saviour’s Church, Tarnuka, takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next, the wet weather of the last few days having necessitated its postponement. It is to be hoped that the postponement will be the cause of making the festival more successful. Next Thursday the stores and business places close at 1 o’clock, and doubtless those released from business will not fail to visit the bazaar.

Geraldine Road Board.— Yesterday Messrs W. Deßenzy, F. R. Flatrnan, L. Grant, J. Kelland, R. H, Posllethwaile, and W. U. Slack were nominated for seals on the Geraldine Road Board, As only five members are required the returning officer, Mr C. E. Sherratr, notifies that a poll will be taken on Friday next between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p. m., the polling places being the pn'ling booth, near the Stone Bridge, Geraldine Road, and the JJiltpn and Woodbury schoolrooms, i

Grain Returns.— During the week ended JT 1 i‘idiy last 1489 sacks of gram were forwaicled from the Temuka Kailway Station, and 30 remain on hand. The wet weather considerably interfered with the deliveries.

1.0.G.T., Welcome Rbtbbst Lodge, 44. 1 lie usual weekly meeting of this Lodge was held in the lodgerooni on Wednesnay evening In the absence of the W.O.T. Hro, W. i>. Slierrutt was voted to the chair, i he minutes of th» previous meeting having m-eB read mid confirmed, three candidates were proposed for membership. This being (.lie evmiiiu for the election of officers, the following were elected ;--Present W.O. 11,I 1 , reelected ; Sister Maslin, W.V.T.; Bro. A. Fisher, W.S. j Bro. G. H. Patrick, W.T.; bister Flemming, W. 0.; Bro. E. Stringer, W.M.; Bro, Pratt, W.1.G.; Bro. Geo. Bethune, W.O.Q. The office of W.F.S., to stand over till next Lodge night. The Secretary was riqmgted to write for three dozen copies i f by-laws—latest print. It was resolved that in future the W.M. receive five shill ngs per quarter for his services. The lodge then closed in due form.

School Committee Election Incidents. —At Waimate on Tuesday evening it was found that only the members of the old Committee were present at the householders’ meeting. Those present attributed the ineagrenefß of the attendance to the little publicity given by the Board of Education to the date of the meeting, and after deciding to let the Board fix another date, separated. —At Tinwald a discussion took place among those present as to who were entitled to vote for the new Committee, some contending that the word “ householder ” only meant those who were tenants, occupiers, or lessees in the district, while others, more liberally inclined, held that eyery adult, male or female, over the age of 21 years was entitled to vote. The question was put to the vote, and, the latter gaining their point, on the casting vote of i lie Chairman, the Committee was elected on that basts. Whether the election is a legal one or not is a moot point.—At an election near Christchurch one of the candidates topped the pull with 253 votes, while the seventh on the list—and of course equally elected—received only 30 votes. This speaks volumes regarding the cumulative voting system. The Timauit Herald. —At the annual meeting of hoiueholders held at Waimate, according to the local paper, “ MrG. Manchester said before anything,was done he would like to know whether fourteen days’ notice of the meeting had been given, in accordance with the Act. The Chairmen : Yes, in the Timaru Herald. Mr Manchester remarked that full notice should haye been given in the Waimate Time*, as very few of the householders saw the Timaru Herald. Mr Watt agned that sufficient notice had not been given locally. The Chairman pointed out that slips of the advertisement had been posted up in ihe town, and, as Chairman of the Committee, he had authorised a member of the limes’ stuff to publish a notice of the meeting in Snurday’s paper. The proper advertisement should have been inserted by the Board, but he supposed the matter had been overlooked by the Board's Secretary.” People in Waimate evidently do not like to see their paper slighted, judging by the way they resented the advertisement being left out of it. ‘Very few of the householders,” they say, ever seo the Timaru Herald, and consequently it is not a good advertising medium. And very few advertisements from Waimate ever appear in the Timaru Herald, although the Waimate paper is a small one, published twice a w.-ek. Tbs people of Waimate have sense enough to see that to send tkeir advertisements to Timaru is to waste their money.

Sudden Death.— We regret to learn that MrR. G. Crocker, of Waitohi, died suddenly yes f erilay morning. Mr Crocker had been ailing for some days previously, and on Wednesday he had a fit, from which be recovered, and on Thursday he felt in excellent health and spirits. Ha retired to rest as usual on Thursday night, and when the family got up at about 6.30 on Friday morning ho was found dead in his bed. He was still warm, and appeared not to have been more than hnlf-an-hour dead, Mr Oosker was in his seventy-fourth year, and has been about fiftyfive years in tin* colon's?. He was a native of Devonshire, England, which place he left at the ago of eighteen and o>me to Tasmania, where he lived for about twenty-five years. About thirty yea s ago he came to New Zeal.mb, and took up his residence in Nelson. About nineteen or twenty years ago he left Nelson and came down to Canterbury, and settled at Tmtapu, near Christchurch, where he lived until about two years ago, when he sold out his farm and came to live at Waitohi. He was accompanied to Waitohi by his daughter and her husband, Mr Andrews, who lived with him on the farm, and his only son remained behind him at Taitapu. On the day that he died his son had a clearing sale of all his stock and effects, of which he was disposing with the view of removing to Waitohi, He would have come to Waitohi at any rate next week, but the lad news will doubtless bring him much sooner, 'The son and daughter mentioned are the only children lelt behind. Mr Crocker was straightforward and honorable in all his dealing*, and highly respected by all who knew him. During the short time he lived m this district he gained the respect and esteem of all who knew him, and a large circle of friends will regret to hear of his death,

i Accident,— A serious accident, which almost terminated fatally, happened to Mr James Macdonald, of Waitui, on Thursday evening last. It appears that Mr J. Macdonald, accompanied by a groom in a separate trap, had been to the Orari Station to meet Mr and Mrs A. Macdonald and family, who were expected to arrive by the late train from Chriitchurch. They did not arrive, however, and Mr Macdonald returned home. On reaching the Waihi River, which was considerally swollen, the groom, who was in the front trap, took the water, and upon reaching the opposite bank he looked round but, could see nothing of Mr Macdonald. He immediately drove to the home, which is a considerable distance from the river, and obtained assistance and a dray. Upon coming baok searph was made, and the unfortunate gentleman was found to have been washed down a considerable distance and stranded on a shallow spot in the river, where he lay with bis head just out of the water quite exhausted, and fast losing consciousness. With some difficulty he was placed upon the dray' and conveyed home. Dr Fish was impiediately sent fer, and by his treatment Mr Macdonald was soon in as fair a way to recovery es was possible. Dr Fish had, however, to remain with him the whole nf the night. Beside the shock and the exhaustion consequent upon the immersion Mr Macdonald is severely bruised aboqt the head, face and body. As far ss ho can recollect in his present confused state the horse swerved down stream after entering the river, and he became entangled in the wheels of the dog cart, when it capsized. The trap was taken out of the river next morning considerably damaged. The cushins and a number of raps and rugs which were in the trap were all lost. It is a wonder the unfortunate gentleman was not drowned, as the night was pitchy dark, and the chances of his being found very slender indeed. As it was, a little longer delay would, in all vnbuhUry. h-'-vo proved fatal. Up to the present Mr Macdonald is in a very low state.

The Weather.— Raio commenced to fall cm Tuesday night and continued almost without intermission till Thursday midnight, with a heavy fall of snow on the hills. About midnight on Thursday the Waihi river bugan to come down, and by ten o’ciock a considerable fresh was running. During the night, however, the rain having moderated, the river began to subside, and the mail coach to Orari, which in the morning had to go via Mr Postlethwaite’s, was able to cross the river on the return journey and come by the usual route. The Hae-hae-to-moana river between Kakalm and Geraldine was impassab.# yesterday* but no serious floods have taken place. Some damage has beon done to the approach to the Oxford bridge near Temuka, and some small bridges over creeks through the district hare sustained injuries. It was raining up to the time of our going to press this morning. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISE MEN IS. Manager Temuka Lbadeb— Wants an intelligent boy. Funeral Notices—Ee the late Charlotte Robertson and B. G. Crocker. C. B. Sherratt—Notice re poll for election of members of Geraldine Road Board. A. H. Brown, Orari Road Offers £1 reward for the recovery of a grey hack. Circus and Menagerie—Appear at Temuka to-mght and at Geraldine’on Monday. 0. J. Rayner, Temuka—Has tbd brick house recently occupied by Mr W. G. Aspinall tojlet, W, Dyson, Temuka—Offers £1 reward for the recovery of bay hack gelding branded HH conjoined.

Parish Festival at Temuka—Tea and concert on Wednesday, May 5; Bazaar and Gift Auction on Thursday, May 6. N. 0. Nicholas, Temuka—Offers a reward for the recovery of the brass cap of a trap wheel, loft between Woodbury and Temuka. J. Muadell and Co.—Publish full particulars of clearing sale of live and dsad stock on account of Mr J. Gregg, at Orari, on Tuesday next ; publish entries for monthly ■took sale at Geraldine on Wednesday next. Sanderson and Go., Land and Estate Agents, Timaru—Notify that they have farms for sale, at Maktkihi, Fairlia Greek, and Woodbury; and also a section at Silveretream for sale. They are Agents for the Manchester Fire Assurance Go., and the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia.