The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1545, 27 January 1887, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Held Over.—We are compelled to hold over our leading article and other matter till next issue. ViliiAOe Homestead Special Settlements.—Mr J, 18. March will be at the Geraldme Town Board Office this evening to give information re these settlements. Tbmttka Monthly. Sale. Mr K. F. Grey will sell cattle, sheep, pigs and horses at this sale to-morrow, Messrs J. Mundell i and 00. will sell dairy cows, store cattle, , sheep, pigs, etc. CONOBBT AND DANCE AT PIEASANT 1 Tallbt.—-The annual concert and dance at : Pleasant Valley takes place* to-morrow > evening, and if the weather is favorable should be well attended. The Tempebatubb. On last Tuesday '. the temperature in the Bun, taken by Mr Murray in the Main Street,- Temuka, was as follows :—8.30 a.m. to 9 a.m., 116; 9.15 ' a.m., 122 ; 9.30 a.m., 116; 12 o'clock noon, 91. Geraldine Literary Institute.—By : an advertisement «vhich appears in another column it will be seen that the annual general meeting of the members ; of this Institute will be held in the library on Monday next, January 31st, at 7.30 p.m. The business will be to receive the annual report, and to elect officers for the present year. Eotobua. —A visitor who has returned from Rolorua states that seed potatoes left in before the eruption are springing up vigorously through the overlying mud, though some depth of digging will be required to gather the crops. Forest trees are beginning : to bud again vigorously, and be thinks are . not so much damaged as at first believed. The country, however, still wears a general '- aspect of desolation. ~ R.M. CorjßT, Tbmtjxa.—At the above ' Court, yesterday, before J). Inwood, K. F. , Gray, and F. H. Barker, Eeqs., J.P.'s, G. Bolton sued l k . Smith for the sum of £4 Is. 'Mr Tosswill appeared for plaintiff. The i plaintiff stated that he supplied the goods to : Mary Roberts, and when he had stopped ' hercredit;and threatened to sue her, defend--1 ant spoke to him and promised he would pay ! the amount due. He released Mary Koberts from the debt and charged Smith with it. The defendant had a falling out with Mary Roberts, and he now refused to pay. The defendant admitted that he had promised to pay, and Judgment was given for the amount claimed and costs. Several cases having .■ been settled out of Court, there was no other i business and the Court rose. Abowhbnua Town Boabd. —A special meeting of the above Board was held last ; Monday evening. Present Messrs Lee . (Chairman), Story, Proudlock, and Edgeler. A telegram from the Colonial Treasurer's j office was -ead. It was to the effect that £409 17a lid had been placed to the credit of the Botrd with the Bank "of New Zealand, Temuka. On the motion of Mr Story seconded by Mr Proudlock, it was deoided to J place on fixed deposit with the Bank of New Zealand £2OO at 5 per cent for 12 months and £IOO for 6 months at 4 per cent. On the motion of Mr Edgeler, seconded by Mr Story it was resolved that, the Overseer be instructed to report on Ackroyd's bridge by next regular meeting, and in the meantime if found necessary to advertise it unfit for traffic; also to inspeot the creek and. report on it. The meeting then adjourned. i." . . • Accidents. —We regret to learn that a son of Mr O. G. Bradley, of Hilton, met with an accident last Tuesday morning. The lad had mounted a joung horse, preparatory to starting with the mail for Temuka, when the animßl began to plunge and threw its rider to the ground. The lad was muoh out and bruised about the head, and from the way he complained of pain in big- side it was supposed some of his ribs *Were broken. He was taken to Geraldine, and attended by Dr Fish. —A young man named Stephen, while cutting grass seed for Mr Menziea at Holmes' Bay on Saturday, fell over a slump and on to his reapbook, completely severing his right hand at the wrist. He is now in the Akaroa Hospital; under Dr Woodforde, and is progressing as well as can be expected. —A man named Lane, second cook on the Bimutaka, now at Lyttelton, was drowned at a quarter to ten o'clock last Tuesday night. He fell off the gangway. Terrible Accident.-—A fatal accident occurred just before 11 a.m. on Monday at Hayrnan's bulk stora, Lambton Quay, Wellington. A lift was sent up with a light load, and upon reaching the second floor the chuir broks. On the lift were a boy and a man named fm, Kitching. The former escaped with a few bruises, but the latter was horribly mangled, and died instantly. Both thighs were broken ; the stomach was torn open, and there , was a wound on the head, it is supposed that Kitching was struck by the chain on the head, and then throwo out i so that his legs hung over the side. ; When the cage reached the ground half ■ of his body, was underneath. The brake J did not act, The lift was calculated to ' work a load of two tona, And as only half ' a ton was in at the lime, the chain was ' evidently defective, Kitching was 29 years of age, single, and h'id been six t months at Hayruau's. The lad Mark c Kersbaw w*j? bruised on the leg and arm, , ahd had bia face blackened, but none of j his hurt* are serious. |c

I Sale of Hokses.— Messrs J. Mandell iind Co. held a very successful sale of draught and hack horseß at their yards yesterday. There was a good number of entries, and a large number of buyers attended the sale. 8 alb 0* Liveuy Plant. —Messrs J. Mundell aud 00. advertise that tbey will sell the livery plant, of Mr T. Farrell's Crown Hotel stables, od Monday, February 14th. The same firm also notify that entries are now being re- , ceived for the Geraldine monthly stock sale to be held on Feb. 2nd. An Unusual Visitor.— A grizzly bear, chaperoned by three Frenchmen, is the only notable visitor that has passed through this district lately. He arrived in Temuka last Monday evening, and made Geraldine on Tuesday, having there yesterday morning for Ashburton via Woodbury, He danced and performed other tricks, and was greatly admired by old and young. Faith Healing.—The Timsru evening paper records an instance of faith healing which has come to pass there through the instrumentality of the Rev. Mr Dowie. Mr Grozier, a farmer living near Pleasant Point, has been completely cured of seiatiea, from i whioh he has suffered for years. The paper, which is conducted by a Freethinker, records this with apparent reluotanoe, It says, " We offer no comment; Mr Crozier was lame i yesterday, he is not lame to-day." It is a wonder the Freethinker did not explain this. extraordinary fact in some highly plausible scientific way. Thb Saltation Abmy.—-On left Tuesday , evening the Salvation Army of Timara headed by their Captain, marched up to the G-rosvenor Hotel and commenced walking • up and down in front of it crying out ." no drunkard shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven! No liquor seller shall go to > Heaven !" Somebody in the Hotel drowned r their Toices by ringing the dinner gong. They went next to the Royal Hotel, where they had to succumb to the sound of a fog-horn, and next at the Clarendon, where bell ringing ' drove them away. A police prosecution is ' likely to follow. Close Tendering.- In a great many ' instances in which tenders are called for public works a very great difference is found to exist between the highest and low9st tenders, the latter frequently being , less than half the former, lhe tenders I received by the Geraldine Board on Tues- ,. day evening for the fencing of the Rankapuka Bush were, however, an exception to this. Four tenders were received, of which one was informal. The ' r other.* hud a difference of only thirty , shillings among the three, which was j rather extraordinary in a job of £ll2 ( value. Tab Rangitata and Obabi Watkb j Bupplt.—We have at last received mforrna- , tion with regard to the result of the' poll 3 taken to ascertain the will of the residents on the question of borrowing £2500; for irrigation purposes in the above water supply district. Mr John Talbot, Chairman of the 1 County Council, yesterday, received a letter * intimating that 72 votes were recorded in k favor of it and none against it. As 72 votes constitutes a majority of the number of votes in the district the proposal has therefore I been carried and the work of irrigation will 7 be taken in hand as soon as possible. We j congratulate the district on the result of the } poll, and those who have labored so hard for , it especially, Mr Badham, deserve the thanks 3 of their neighbors for the energetio manner in whioh they worked. There can be \ no [ doubt, but that only for it having been taken up so warmly it would have fallen through the same as the Seadown proposal did, and ' it is therefore the more oreditable to them. .] Gebaldine Town Boabd. - A special meeting of this Board was held on Tuesday a evening. Present Messrs Quinn, J. , Mundell, W. Beny, R. Taylor, and W, S. j Maelin. The Chairman of the Board having . sent an apology for non-attendance through 7 the Clerk, Mr Mundell was voted to the B chair. The meeting wag held for accepting tenders for fencing the Raukapuka Bush, 1 Mr P. Taylor asked to have the specifications a read over, whioh was dona. The action of , the Chairman in extending the date for t receiving tenders for one week was aa-, , proved of. Four tenders were received for ! the work, namely, R. Richards £ll2, small gates £3 10s, firewood 4s 6d per cord ; Jacob . Lafratrey £127 8s 6d, informal, no price f having been given for small gates and firewood ; John Dean £ll3, small gates £4 lis, ' firewood 43; J. P. Kalaugher £ll3 10s, ' small gates £4 15s, firewood 4s. Mr, ' Richards' tender was accepted. This being ' all the business the meeting terminated. , Winchester School Commtttee. -The monthly meeting of the above was held ' on Tueßday, January 25th. Present—* Messrs R. Smith (Chairman), Klee, 1 Bishop, Gimpson, Shallard, and G. Smith. The miuutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Miss Pearson wrote tendering her resignation as Mistress, she having received the appointment of Head Mistress at the Geraldine School. Miss Pearson's resignation was accepted with regret, and it was decided to allow her to leave as soon as the Board of Education Bends a teacher to take her place. It was deoided to give her a written testimonial in recognition of the really firat-class work done by her in the school; as during the two years she has, been teaching all her pupils have pissed their examinations. The Inspector's re-: port on the examination was read, and was deemed highly satisfactory, only three of those presented in the Standards having failed, thus giving 94 per cent, of passes One guinea was voted towards paying for school prizes. Mr Gimson was appointed visitor for the month. Catching a Tabtab.—Quite an interesting feat of horsemanship was performed in Geraldine yesterday, reminding one of the good old days, when such feats were often to be witnessed. At Messrs J. Mundell and Co.'a sale of horses a well-bred and handsome young mare was put up, but either from her known disposition or her performance at the saleyards very few bids were elicited for ker. Finally she was knocked down to Mr F. Warner for 30s. The mare proved to be a thorough "buck-jumper," that nobody hitherto had been able to manage. In her new master, however, she had found her match. Having made the purchase, he mounted her amid a good deal of interest, and, despite her buckiog, got her down as far as the paddock opposite the Bank of New j horse and owner had a real set to, the mare . bucking and squealing, and evidently determined to put her rider off, while the latter was equally determined not to be put off. For about half an hour the game continued, to the intense amusement of well nigh two > hundred people who had been attracted to ( the spot by the sight. Mr Warner succeeded by a bit of really splendid horseman- c ship jn keeping hia seat, the mare having i eventually to give in, being thoroughly cowed and exhausted. Mp Warper jfchgn rode her d out of the paddock and along the road for a t spin. The onlookers were loud in tbejr praines of the manner in which the vicious p animal had been ridden. jo

Mistakes of the Pebss.—The Timaru Herald of yesterday had the following:— " Mr Haggitt (the Grown Prosecutor) opened please your Honor find gentlemen of the jury, the caie for the Crown as follows : May it champagne, port wine, and claret in turn." This is suggestive. It is evident there was something id the head that got this together. The Herald is becoming a Tery funny paper. Monster Temperance Demonstration. —lhe p eliminary arrangements for the monster temperance demonstration to be held in Geraldine some time early in April are beiog vigorously on. \n energetic committee were appointed the other evening, who have lost no time in getting to work, and should they continue to act as they ore doing at present the success of the affair is assured. Pbimitite Methodist Cohsebbnoh. At the Primitive Methodist conference, Wellington, on Tuesday morning, the first reading of stations was as follows:—New Plymouth, Rev. J. Clover; Wellington, Revs. P. W. Hunter and W. S. Potter; Auokland A. J. Bmith, J. T. Long (supernumerary), and Rev. 0. B, Ward; Invercargill, Revs. J. Guy, T. H. Lyon ; .Timaru, Rev. J. Boothroyd ; Thames, Rev. J. Dean ; Greendale, Rev. J. Sharp; Christchurob, Rev. W. Jones; Ashburton, supply; Dunedin, Mr W. Harris; and Rev. J. Nixon; Oamaru, supply; Inveroargill mission, Rav. W. Laycook ; Manawatu, Rev. H. Clark ; Geraldine, supply. The reports show that there are 37 churches and 11 parsonages in the colony valued at £28,739 2s 9d. Tb« present debt is £8336 15i. There are 16 ministers, 132 local preachers, 1217 members, 287 Sunday school teachers and 3358 scholars. 1.0.G.T., Wbi,oohb Rktbeat Lodqb, No. 44, Gebaldinb. —The usual weekly meeting of this Lodge was held on Mondav evening, the W.0.T., Bro. J. W.Pye, presiding. ; The minutes of the previous meeting were read and oonfirned. One candidate was initiated. It was resolved that the degree meeting proposed to have been held that evening stand over till next quarter. A Committee was appointed ta consider any suggestions that may be made affecting the welfare of the order, to report thereon, arid to hand to the Grand Lodge..representative, for him to bring before the next Grand Lodge meeting. The Demonstration Committee reported what they .bad done in regard to the temperance demonstration to be held in Geraldine.at an early date. A suggestion that the next open lodge be held in the open air was approved.but the final consideration, of the same, was held over. After transacting some' routine, business the lodge was closed. It was' intimated that the nomination and election of officers for (he ensuing term would take place next Monday, evening. ~ ; ~ r The Great Barrier Murder.—The delay in bringing in the Great Barrier Mutder verdict is said to have been due to the obstinacy of one jarym-in, who contended that (he jury ought not to hang two men for one murder, and proposed to draw lots which prisoner should be found guilty. The prisoners nre heavily ironed in gaol, and r .constantly attended by warders, but they are allowed to see 1 friends. The Rev. James Hill (Anglican) is ministering to both men. They have been depressed since, ,the sentence was pronounced, especially Penn, who formerly was hopeful.. On, Monday Caffrey and Penn confessed their guilt. Peno says he-fired tbe last shot, which proved .fatni. : Oaffrey '.says be fired at, Taylor r and.believes he lodged a bulletin his body. It is not expected, that tbe petition being got up in Caffrey's favor, on the ground that h» did not fire the fatal shot, will have any effect/ It is thought that the execution will take place , on the-14th-February. Interesting to Farmers.—We ' have received a letter from Mr S. D. Barker, in which he says that there is good inquiry now for grain in Christchurch, especially barley,■>- He .continues as follows: ."Brokea grain, is a very .damaging fault in bVrley. This is occasioned first by it being .cut green, and consequently not thrashing out bo readily ; 'then the. combine beaters are, set too close, and the grain is broken and made'unfit for malting. Growers' of dun oats (don or brown oats) should know that they sell well in Chrietcharch to racing men, being preferred by them to any other kind, and usually fetch a higher price! I ani afraid I shall not succeed in selling many shares, of the Winchester Jam B'actory op here, : for investors- in ' local companies everywhere but in Temuka seem to have been bitten, and do not care to run another risk, as they call it. If the Linseed Company set their face against any pennywise pound-foolish policy, and try to turn out a first-class article of binding twine, shop string of every description,seaming twine, etc., I am sure they will command this market, and,be well repaid. There is a strong desire among the business people of Christchurch to foster the industry, which is tbe product of our soil, instead of the imported article, but they naturally do not like to purchase ah unsuitable or inferior article in point of manufacture. 1 am of opinion that the Factory, might with/ advantage use up their. surplus 2-ply binding twine in remanufacturing plough line of a superior quality, twißting it tightly and sizing it well, the sample I have to Bell here lacking in those respects." . , Railway Refbeshmbnt Rooms, Timaku —D. MeGuinness begs to inform his numerous friends, and the travelling publio in particular, that having taken the above rooms for a fresh term he has decided to reduce the charges.hil-herto made, and in future they will be as follow :—Breakfast in readiness for early trains, Is <6d; Hot Lunch or Dinner, served up in the hitherto well-known profuse style, on arrival of North and South Express, trains, Is 6d. Tea'and Coffee always in, readiness, and choice confectionery, &a.. The: lessee , would especially. draw attention to the Ladies' Private Dining-room, which has been specially arranged and furnished for their convenience, A waitress is always in attendance.. The usual is Lunches are still continued at the Club Hotel.—Advt.