Local News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 35, 21 January 1899, Page 2

Local News.

The Waihao haa betn very high this week and the footbridge recently erected haa been found very convenient. The Oamaru. sports were postponed from January 16th to February 2nd on account of the «et weather having made the truck soft. Dun«eUn sports are held on Saturday.

An exceedingly heavy dew fell last evening. EiCHt ' di ummerß ' arrived heie Wednesay evening. Biz must be good in town. Eftru>r»inak\ bargains in hats at Shackle<a and Grant's. — Advt. A Ncmbbr of recipes for the Household *elp Column are unavoidably held over. 'The Borough Council notifies that ten per unt. will be charged on all rates unpaid by V»b. 22nd. and that immediate steps will be liken for their reooveiy. <„ Constable Whatman, of Timaru, is assjstng in the work of the district until Constable rough has fully recoveied from his late aeveie tl«ess. <0a Sunday last in thepro-eathedrtil, ChrjsV hurch, Miss Ada Sinclair, Waimate, played Jroga's "hb Serenata," and assisted during he benediction service. Miss Sinclair goes o Dunedia shortly to complete h#r violin tadie*. An interesting ceremony takes place on he 26th, when the installation of officers of uodge St. Augustine will tak* place, brethren from Lodges Oamaru, Kilwinning vnd Waitaki will be present, In the final diaft of stations adopted by the Primitive Methodist Conference at ChristehviToh on Thursday K«v, R, Raine, novf of Waimate, is 6et down for Ashburton and Bet. J. Nixon is appointed to Waimate and Oamaiu. At the Magistrates' Court on Thursday only one judgment summons case came on, Messrs Giaham and Petit, J. P.'s, presiding. Major Keddell wired be was too ill to attend, ana the hearing of claims for old age pensipns was adjourned till Thnrsday next. TflK volunteers' drillshed js wall on towards completion, and they expect to diill in it in three weeks' time. On Friday next the annual inspection parade of the company takes place in the Oddfellows' Hall, All Qovernmeat propel ty, except greatcoats md leggings, must be in the Hall. We are pleased to observe that Waimate candidates are well to the front i« the late scholarship examination. Among the s'eniora ,W. J. Buckley and Annie Smith obtained scholarships and T, Hasjelton "qualified" with high marks (600 out of possible 950), C. Foweraker stands high in the list of successful junior* with 55 L maiks o«rt of * possible 800, In our advertising columns will be found * notice from Hi fl, R. Taylor of Timaiu. Mr T*ylor is the New Zealand agent for th» Tea Planter's Association of Ceylon, and his eneigy in making the Ceylon tea known, combined with the excellent quality of the tea'itself, has secured it a first-class reputation throughout the colony. In the Waimate district for which Mr Or. B. I£err is the canvassing agent, this tea is too welt-known to require any puff. T»s usual fortnighly meeting of the Waimate Firs Brigade was held on Tuesday evening, Nine members weie pieson£. J.t was decided to appoint Capt. Sinolau delegate to the Unitad Fne Brigades' «onfeience to be held at Queenstown on 20th Feb. Several iwolntjons to be brought up at the conference were submitted to the Bngade and adopted, One of those confirmed the princible ot the Fire Brigades' Bill, which provides for the maintenance of the fire service of the colony and another resolution favoring the startiag of a Widows' Benefit Fund similar to that in vogue on the railway and some lodges, that is insuring firemen against death at any time, whether on duty or not, First, by calling t* levy of Is and Is for starting expenses, then ■at the death of a fireman the widow receives tbe amount of the Is levy, then anothei levy of is is called, and so on. A CiQLisa 1 was passing the Waima.te auction rooms the other day, two dogs wQre playing about m the middle of the road. One saw the bikist, noted that he was dressed for vumng his b§st girl, that he was dnving 80, •and bad a wind behind him, so thu aly dog thought it a fine oppoitunjty for a little tun. The other dog had his back tinned, and the joker kept him conversing. Like a thunderbolt the cyclist came on, and with his hes^l down, and pedalling for all he was woith, climbed oyer the dog's back aud " dashed" mto the pool of water that usually accompanies & yarn like this, Bike, dog, and mq,u frolicked around jn the pool till it was mopped up, when the latter wheeled his machine home, and turned it over to his little brother to clean, wbile he removed the now unnecessary pads from his calves and donned the regulation trou»ersm place ot his damage 4 f'knieks." A ybktc pleasant gathpnng took place las.t evening at Waituna, when Mr l |\ S. Hardy gave a " Harvest Home " to pejebr&te the ending of the strawbeiry *ea§on, About 6Q fnend* from Waimate and Waituaa were piesent, and weie cordially welcomed by Mr and Mis Hardy. After a few songßand oompinnentary speeches and the passing round of the compjimepts of the season, dancing' wa» commenced and kept up tfll an early hour this morning. During the evening a bountiiul supply p£ refreshments was provided by the entertaipers. ' Parlour games, songs, recitations and dancing mane the time fly past, and finally, after partaking of some refreshment, anff singing '« Aiild £ang ' Syne" the gathering broke up, Hinging obetra were given for Mr and Mrs Hardy, and all joinsd in wishing them another gpqii season, and that thejr next 1( Harvest Home " might be ai gieat a success as this pne h^d bgtn. Fisgma ExTBAopyiNAKY. -Iri the ChristWrs holidays, Mr Allpresa, "fcgqr. (Christ pbuich), was perch fishing in the Waihao nvev. vising the Stuart woim tacklt, when a perch got fast on the top hook. It was struggling when an eel saw it a^d mad* for the fitftei bait. It got fast to this and the fisher-

man lauded them both. Tht other Air Mr li. Smith, of Waimate, was fishing in the Waihfto, and hooked a 21b perch. While it was strugghug another seized the Devon h<j was using, and in this ease also both were landed. We understand that the Waihao is swarming with perch, and that they bite fieely. They will take almost, any bait, but the Devon seems to be moat effective. The peich license is very small and a willow stick answers for a rod, »o that fine spoit may be had very cjose at hand, and at a very low cost. The whole qf tho river is well stocked, but on the Wainiate side of the river above the bridge the best hauls have been made,

Butter Eggs «" « wholesale sd, retail 6d 7d, „ 8d