The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1898.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 318, 23 July 1898, Page 2

The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1898.

The subjects of Pastor Steed's lectures for the coming Week are announced in the usual colomn. , The Rev. J. M. Mitchell, of Hamilton, will conduct the Presbyterian services in the Waikato West District to-morrow, and Mr John Rees, of Te Awamutu, will preach at Hamilton. The Waikato liugby Union has obtained permission to make a charge of 6d for admission to the ground a 1; Cambridge to-day, on the occasion of the football match Cambridge v. Hamilton. A meeting of the trustees and office-bearers of the Waikato West Presbyterian Church is convened for Monday next at Te Awamutu, at 2 p.m. j As the business is important, a full attendance is desirable. Messrs and Co. have received instructions from Mrs Edwards to sell at Te Aroha, about the cud of next month, the whole of her furniture, etc. Pull particulars will appear in a future advertisement. An entertainment is announced to be held at Hukanui on Friday next. The second part of the programme will consist of the farce, " Spink*, the Baker," ond the whole will conclude with a dance. Full particulars will appear next week. We understand that Mr P/dlard, of Te Awamutu, has disposed of his heavy draught entire horse Prince Fergus to Mr Swafiield, of Mauugakarainea, in the Whangarei district. The sale was effected through Messrs McNicol and Co., Hamilton. Three fine draught horses, belosging to Mrs Bradly, of Meadowbank, broke into a barn the other night, in which a quantity of wheat was stored, aud ate a quantity of the grain, with the result that when Mr Bradly, jun.. went out in the morning, he found two of the most valuable horses on the farm lying dead, and the third in a very bad way. Mrs Bradly values the horses at about £2o each. We regret to notice the death of Mrs Mulcahy, wife of Mr M. Mulcahy, which took place at the Waikato Hospital yesterday morning. The deceased lady was admitted to the institution on Monday, and Dr. Kenny had great hopes of her recovery, but unfavourable symptoms supervened and turned the scale against her. The funeral will leave her husband's residence for the Hamilton East cemetery at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow On Wednesday last the Presbyterians of Cambridge rolled up in force to put the grounds around the new church in order. Fully forty were present, aud we heard several remark that they had not seen the f;».ners work so hard for many a long day. One lady could not understand what had happened to her good man, for he was digging away like a professional gardener, but when at home he could not dig aud professed not to know anything about gardening. One curious event happened which should prove an incentive to keep this farmer digging, for he dug up a watch, aud after giving it a rub and a shake it started going. It is supposed to be part of the spoil from the burglary that occurred some years ago, when Mr Sirgent's jewellers shop was robbed, for we are told several things were found " planted " under a tree iu the PrcsbyI tcrian Church grounds.

The Magistrate's Court at Hamilton was occupied but a very few niiiyitea yesterday morning, when Captain Jack- I son was called upon" to consider a couple of judgment summonses and a small rate case.. Mr L. O'Neill appeared fur the judgment creditor in each case, and Mr Dyer for the Newcastle Road Board, the plaintiffs iu the latter case. At Mr W. J. Hunter's sale at Ohaupo on Tuesday next, lie will offer a large number of choice sheep, including wethers, Lincoln hoggets, longwool ewes at lambing and empty ewes, a number of dairy cows, and a choice lot of young cattle. At the same time and place he will offer the cattle and sheep in tiie estate of the late It. Moncrieff. On Thursday we were shown two very handsome bakers' carts, executed to the orders of Mr G. Peckham, of Te Awamutu, and Mr W. Hammond, of Hamilton, at Mr T, Slade's carriage factory. The vehicles arc light and easy running, but, nevertheless, substantially built and suitable for the country roads. They arc beautifully finished, and altogether reflect the greatest credit on the establishment. At the Police Court, Hamilton, on Thursday, before Messrs John Knox and J. S. Bond, J.Ph.. a youth named Chas Peters was charged with the theft of a buggy whip, the property of M. A. Going, saddler, of Hamilton, on the night of the 16th hist. Detective Madden prosecuted, and the accused was defended by Mr L O'Neill. The case was dismissed on the "round of insufficient evidence. On Thursday morning the first wedding was celebrated in the new. Presbyterian Church at Cambridge, when, owiug to the indisposition of the Pastor, the Rev. W. Evans united MiArchibald Wallace, of Pukerimu, and Miss Alice Ohappcll in the bonds of wedlock The bride was given away by Mr Clips. Hunter, and after the ceremony the wedding breakfast was partaken of at that gentleman's house. The happy couple caught the afternoon train at Hamilton for Auckland, where, we learn, they intend spending their honeymoou. Following out the suggestions appearing in bur columns from time to time in regard to the organising of a body of men for assistance during a fire such as wss recently experienced in Hamilton, we are pleased to hear that overtures have been made to Capt. Reid from the representatives of vaiious insurance companies to undertake the organising of a salvage corps and fire brigade for Hamilton. We do not know of anyone more capable of carrying out such a service than Capt. Reid, and we trust the remuneration offered wi.l be sufficient to induce Capt. Reid to undertake the duty.