LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 11634, 5 November 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

*. Mr Gt-eorge Grant, of Turakina, will preach at the Baptist Church (Fire Brigade Hail) i on Sunday morning. In the evening the service will be taken by Mr Gordon Forlong, who will discourse on the words, " Now ye say we see, therefore your Bin remaineth." The Rev Mr Murray, of the Bew Hebrides mission, who is at present on a visit to the Bey Mr Treadwell, will occupy the pulpit at St Paul's to-morrow. In " North Briton's" letter of Thursday lasts the words " Stanedyke" and: " lattioe" came out in print as ' ' standike" and "lattico." The Moutoa will leave Market Square wharf at 1 o'clook this afternoon, for Upokongaro and Karaka Grove, celling at Aramohc to embark membars of the Kailway Orieket Club, who proceed to Kennedy's to do battle with the Makirikiri Cricket Club. Ab the return fare is low, the littie boat should get a full complement of passengers. < The charge of orimLnaliy assaulting a little gir atAramoho, preferred against Joseph William Jones, was heard before Mr Ward, E.M., at the Police Court yesterday. The inquiry was conduotod by the police, Mr Barnicoat appearing for the accused. Evidence was given by Drs Karle, Mussen, and Tripe, Dateelsive Benjamin, Mr and Mrs Kaspezik, whose adopted child the givl is, and others. Mr Ward decided to commit the prisoner to take his trial at the next sitting of the District Court here, but acceded to an application by prisoner's counsel for bail, which was forthcoming. Now is. th» time for cheap .jewellery. Unredeemed pledge?, and the bankrupt stock of a Napier jeweller, are to come under Mr L'mton's hammer at; 2 o'clock fehis affcurnogn. The sale will take place in the Bhop formerly occupied by Mr Horn, in the Aronue, and the goods will be sold to the highest bidder. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. % Christ Church was filled yesterday morniug with highly interested spectators of the marriage cc: emony between Mr Si. A. Barton, and Miss Maggie Sarper. The bride, who was attended by three bridesmaids, was given away by her brother, Mr H. S. GK Harper, the ceremony being performed by the Eev A. O. Williams, of Putiki, On leaving the church the happy couple were greeted by their numerous friends in the manner pt» culiar to such ausoioious occasions. Mr and Mrs Barton left by the afternoon train for the North, with the intention of spending their honeymoon at Waiwera. His Worship the Mayor, Mr James Laird, returned yesterday from, the sitting of the Municipal Conference, which has bees held in Wellington during this week. If success is to be achieved by hard work, the daily and nightly practices of the Harmonic Society bespeak moat grati* fying reaults for next week. The fol owing is the oast of " loknfche" :— " lolanthe," Miss Turner j " Que*n of the Fairies," Mrs Cordova; " Phyllis," Mrs Oulpan 5 "Celia," Miss L. Kitchen; " Lelia," Misa .Leys; " Fleta," Miss Gerae ; 'f Struphon,?' Mr Davidson; "Lord Ohancalbr," Mr G, F. Allen; "Eirl Follower," Mr McLean; "Ear-1 of Mount Ararat," Mr Culpan* "Private Wialie," Me Turner. A battalion parade was held last night, the numbers present bsing as follows : — Wanganvi Hifies 49, City ftifba 43, Naval | Artillery 47, Artillery Cadets 27, Collegiate Cadets 39, and Band 21. The battalion, under the command of Major Watt, was marched over to the Collegiate school ground, and ther.» mxercised in battalion drill for soma time. I At the meeting of the Temperance Brotherhood last night a special committee was appointed, on tbe motion of the Rev. Mr Treadwell, to consider measures for making the work of the brotherhood more effective. The debite on the Financial Statement will be commenced on Thursday night. Mr A, D, Willis, who took notes during his ce3Bnt vioit to the Hot Springs distrbt, is now contributing some interesting chaD» ters to our contemporary, baing the results of his minute inquiries and observations. After the battalion parade list night, Major Watt addressed the battalion on the advisability or otherwise of holding the annual Box ng Day sports. On the motion of Major Wafet/it was reaolved to hold the sports as usual, and to appoint a canmitjkje of five from each company t3 act, the committee to meet riexb Friday evening. Mr Oorkil), one of the JSW Plymouth Borough Councillors, has given notice of motion to effect drtfttio retrenchment in the borough expenditure, the chief feature being the reduction Qf £fye Town Clerk's salary to £75 pet annum, the fjisansjal of the four borough labourow, tio b n'oagh Wa§3 and carts to be sold, aid the work to be done by contract. The Feilding Star says of the Budget : — "We feel assured when the clear and courageous Statement is read at Home confidence in the gnauci»l stability of the colony will be restored ftnd pjacgd on a firmer basis than ever." The same paper's parliamentary correspondent writes : —•« A more temperate, exhaustive, and mastorly Financial Statement has never perhaps beea previously submitted to the House of Representatives, The Opposition appeared surprised and sotneK'ha.t dismayed at its thoroughness and grasp of subject." Our sporting oonttibutor, •' Matchlock " sands us the fallowing notea : — Mr Hately 's GatUing arrived yesterlay for tbo Sprin? meeting. H. Aexund<r and D. Herd jockeys, we open for engagement at the Wanganui races, Tjbj9 former is a hurdle rider and can ride lust, whilst the latter rides yet on the fl j l . Teidy McHJlwain has purohased both booths for che foi'thcomice meeting, when, should the weather be fine hfl will doubtless recoup the uxpeuditure to which bp may be put for the benefit of the attended by ihpe/3 br'dtemaidf, was g.r n public. "Tip&" ioe iho Bmmg mnetintf appear on Tuesday 0