LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2697, 11 August 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Church of England. —The services in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. . Woodbury. —A meeting of the "Woodbury Athletic Club, and all interested, will be held this evening at 8 o’clock. Geraldine Cricket Club. —This club holds a general meeting of members at Hood’s Geraldine Hotel, on Tuesday, August 14th, at 8 p.tn. Primitive Methodist Church —The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. Geraldine Road Boaap. —The monthly meeting of this board will be held on Monday next, when tenders for alarge number of road works will be dealt with. Geraldine Farmers’ Club. —Members of the Geraldine Farmers’ Club are reminded that the club’s ordinary meeting takes place on Monday evening next at 8 o’clock. Wesleyan Churoh, Tbmuka. — The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. In the evening the Rev. C. H. Standage will preach a sermon to young men, the subject being “ The price of a meal.” Burglary. —Two young men named Edward Bennett and James Tithill were arrested at Wellington for burglariously entering the premises of Hawke, in Harris street, and stealing £9 worth of cigarettes. A portion of the goods, which were sold to small tradesmen, has been recovered. The Pukaki Bridge.— At the meeting of the Mackenzie County Council' on Monday three tenders were received for the erection of a bridge over the Pukaki. These were W. H. Tubb, Timaru, £3597175; J. Fhilp, Timaru, £1834 0s 5d ; Sutherland & Nelson, Port Chalmers, £1698 13s 6d. The last tender was accepted. Caledonian Ball.— Tickets for the forthcoming fancy dress ball'under the auspices of the Temuka Caledonian Society can now be obtained, and, we understand, are selling rapidly. Although the ball is, first of all, a fancy dress one, plain dress will be permissible. A very large gathering is expected. Influenza. —Influenza of a severe type has been very prevalent at Gisborne for some weeks past. A number of deaths have occurred. On Thursday night two well-known settlers succumbed to this disease—Mr Walter Black, an old resident of the district, and Mr J. P. Barr, head of the Canterbury syndicate who a few years ago took up a large block of land in the Harbour Board Endowment. Both leave large families. Mr Barr has a married daughter in Christchurch. Death of an old Settler. — A telegram from Patea announces the death of Mr Edward Jollie, of Jollie, Fulton & Co., of Napier. Deceased came to the colony in 1842 as one of the New Zealand Company’s cadets. He was the first man to drive sheep overland from Nelson to Canterbury, where be settled and took part in local politics, being Provincial Secretary for some years. Subsequently he had a farm at Southbridge, but 10 years ago, after sojourning in England, he bought a farm at Patea, where he has since resided. He leaves a widow and eight children. Shocking Accident, —Charles Hollands, head rafter in the Kauri Timber Company’s employ, whilst engaged in hauling up logs from the harbour booms into the rear of the mill, met with a fatal accident on Tuesday. In hauling up the logs he neglected to place an iron dog behind one log to secure it, and it carried away and crushed him between two logs. One which fell on him weighed 4 tons. His legs were terribly mangled, in fact smashed to pieces. His left leg was just hanging together, the bones being smashed. His right;, leg was nearly cut off. Hollands was able to say before he was removed to the hospital, that nobody was to blame, and that the accident was due to his own neglect in not driving the dogs in. Both his legs were amputated at the hospital, but he died on Wednesday night. He bore the reputation of being careful and steady. He was formerly a seaman, and has a wife and three children. Separation. —At the last meeting of the Mackenzie County Council, a deputation, consisting of Messrs C. G, Tripp, A, Dnnnett, W. Dixon, J. Wilson, R. Mackay, and G. J. Hamilton, waited on the council with reference to the inclusion within the' Mackenzie county of a portion of the Mount Feel road district. A lengthy discussion ensued on the matter, during which Messrs Mackay and Wilson stated that they would only agree to have the district taken over by the Mackenzie county on condition that the new district be constituted a separate riding, keeping a separate riding account, and having two representatives on the council. Eventually it was resolved, on the motion of Mr McLeod, seconded by Mr Hope—“ That the request of the petitioners be acceded to, and that the necessary steps be at once taken to get the required Bill passed; and further, that the wishes of the deputation regarding the disposal of funds belonging to the new county be complied with as far as is allowed by the Counties Act, 1886.” The Dog Nuisance. —At the Magistrate’s Court. Timaru, on Wednesday, the N.Z. and A. Land Coy, (Pareora) sued G. Burford, for £22, the value of six flock rams worried by two fox terrier dogs belonging to the defendant. The dogs were caught worrying a sheep, and were followed to Timaru, and actually worried a couple of sheep while they were being followed. The defendant said he tied the dogs up before he went to work, and was not aware that they would worry sheep. He did not know whether his dogs did the damage or not. After the evidence had been taken. ~ T> »rrv conferred with Mr Patullo, the manager,' and then stated that the Company would be content with judgment for £5 and costs of court in their case; he woqld pot ask for counsel’s fee. Perhaps defendant cqqld wQFIf PB* the amount, as it appeared he must wqrk for sqm ß qqe. The Company did not wish to be hard qq the defendant, but it was necessary to make such a matter thoroughly known whenever a case could be made out. His Worship gave judgment for £5 and costs £2 2s in the Company's case, and £1 4s and and costs £1 in Mulholiand’s case, la which defendant's dogs had worried two sheep. Defendant said he had killed the dogs. Fire Brigade. —The fortnightly meeting of the Fire Brigade was held last Thursday evening. Captain D, Henry was in the chair. The Captain thanked the firemen for the way they turned out and went about their work at the fire on Monday morning. As fires are of a rare occurrence lately, they showed the public that they were always ready when wanted, and he knew what their ambition was when wanted —who is to ha first on the scene. Correspondence was road, and donations were received from Mr W. 0. Tloulston, of £3 3s : and from Mr G. Hancox, of £2 2s. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Ronlston and Mr Hancox tap their donations towards the funds of the Brigade. A long discussion took place about having another fire bell, and it was re olved to ask for assistance, and to have it placed on a section between Mr Tvvomey’s and the Church of England. The second bell would bo of great conveulo icjq to the business men of the town, as a great many of them are living away from their places of business, and when n fire takes place in the town their presence is a great help to tl;.! fire brigade. Accounts amounting to £l2 Bs. expenses for working engine at the late fire were passed. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting.

Specie.— The Talune is bringing from Sydney specie to the value of £75,000. Pocket Picking. —During the crush at one of the Rev. Mr M'Neill’s mission services in Melbourne a carpenter named Perris had his pockets picked, losing cash and deposit receipts amounting to £ISOO. Sly Grog Selling. —Mrs Sullivan has been arrested in the King Country on a warrant of commitment for not paying a fine and costs in connection with her conviction for sly grog selling in the King Country. Hinds Sale.— The next sale at the Hinds will take place on the 20th instant, at which additional facilities will be placed at the disposal of vendors and buyers. Present entries are advertised in another column. Refrigerating Company, — At the annual meeting of the Otago Refrigerating Company, at Dunedin, the report and balance sheet showed a loss on the year’s operations of £2847. The works at Burnside and Oa maru. were now being worked at a profit. Dbapeby Sales. —On Thursday and Friday Messrs Bowman k Son held a large auction sale of drapery and clothing in th Temuka Volunteer Hall, business being fair. The sale will be continued to-day. Next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, in conjunction with Messrs H. B. Webster k Go. the same firm will hold a similar sale in Webster k Go’s, rooms. The sale will start at 12 o’clock. Adulterated Mustard. —At the Dunedin Police Court four grocers and a Chinese shopkeeper were fined 30s and 40s costs for selling adulterated mustard. The mustard was said to be sold as it came from a merchant. Both Keen and Coleman had two qualities on the market, and it was the cheap quality which was adulterated with flour. This was usually sold in small The tins were marked “mustard compound.” Assault,— Two men were arrested on Tuesday night on a charge of assaulting Mr J. W. Stamp, collector for Scarlet A Co., brewers, Christchurch. It is alleged that the assault took place at Prebbleton, about eight miles from Christchurch, on the main road. Two men in a cart tan into and upset Mr Stamp’s sulky, and then beat Stamp and robbed him. On Wednesday morning James Brown and James Edmonds, young men, were brought before the Police Court charged with the assault, and were remanded on account of the inability of the man assaulted to appear, owing to the severe beating he had received. A Phenomenal Storm. — A severe storm broke over the city of Nelson about 6 o’clock on Thursday evening. The lightning was very vivid and continued a long time, hail and rain accompanying it. Within an hour the town was flooded. Every street from the hills were converted into rivers of water. Water was flowing through some of the business premises in Trafalgar street, and near the station the horses had to be got out of their stables, the water being up to their bellies. The downpour was phenomenal, and the water could not escape. In some houses it was two feet deep. The damage must be considerable. Entertainment at Kbbbytown. — A very enjoyable variety entertainment, in aid of St. Joseph’s Convent School, was given in the schoolroom, which was crowded, many coming from a long distance. The programme consisted of songs (comic and sentimental), trios and (vocal and instrumental), farces, clogdancing, stump speech, recitations, etc. Every item on the programme was splendidly rendered, nearly a” being encored. The items of special merit were: —“Tired,” Miss Goughian; “Juanita,” Miss Stevenson ; “ Mary of Argyle.” Miss Hoare; “ Come Back to Erin,” Miss Connolly j “ Wild Sea Flowers,” Misses Connolly (2) and Quinn; “ Down Went McGinty,” Mr G. Barrett; stump speech and several sonsrsby Mr Stafford (who was a host in himself); recitation, “ Orange and Green,” Mr J. Gillespie; instrumental trio, Messrs H. and R. and Miss Hoare. A farce was spendidly acted by a negro company, and the piano duet, by Misses Quinn, was exceedingly good. There was also a good exhibition of clog-dancing. Perhaps at no entertainment have there been so many accompanists at the disposal of singers, there being fully a dozen, among whom was Miss Quinn. Notwithstanding that it was after II o’clock when the concert was over, bo pleased were the audience that even the last item was encored. At the conclusion of the concert Father Malone thanked the audience for their attendance, and specially the performers, some of whom had come a long distance. He hoped soon to have more of these entertainments. Messrs Collatd k Collard, being one of the Oldest and the Best Pianoforte Makers in England, believe that a good instrument is really far cheapest in the end. and they decline to produce any pianos which are not of the best description in every detail; being well assured that those who understand their own interest will pay a fair price for a really superior article. Consult Begg k Co. Timaru, for particulars.— [Advt.l

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Church of England—Services to-morrow, C.F.O. Association Entries Geraldine stock sale. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. Primitive Methodist Church Services for to-morrow. H, B. Webster & Co.—Entries Geraldine stock sale. Geraldine Cricket Club —General meeting August 14th. Geraldine Farmers’Club—Ordinary meeting August 13th. Geraldine Town Board—Tenders wanted for formation of streets. N.E.L. & M.A. Co. —Entries Geraldine sale. Guinness & LeCren —Entries Geraldine sale. Belfield School—Concert and dance next Friday. Arowhenua Town Board —Notice of intention to strike a rate. Pearson’s, Stafford Street, Timatu—Particulars re stock of dolls and toys. J. W. Miles—Balance of Edwards, Bennett & Co’s stock to be cleared during the next ten days. Hinds Saleyards Company—Entries for sjfclp on 20th August; additional facilities at disposal of vendors and buyers. Bowman & Son, in conjunction with Messrs H. B. Webster & Co.—Auction sale of drapery on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next, commencing at 12 noon each day.