Local News.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 51, 13 May 1899, Page 3

Local News.

She groat display of rugs at Shackleton and Grant's to day. Large sizes 4/11, 6/6, 8/6, 10/6, n/6. 17/6, up to 35/-. A sproivl mf.riing of the Borough Council w.i? held on Mond ly evening to hpir objections to the burgess roll, the Mayor occupying the chair. Councillors Coltin in, Cameron. Inkstor and Petit woro present. Councillors Campron and Petit were d^nuted to sign the roll A meeting of tire Finance Committee was aftei wards held. The meeting of the Social and Debating Club held to elect officers for the coming session wns well attended on Tuesday c\emng The Club will meet ns before on the second and fourth Tuesday in ench month, beginning with " Impromptu Debating" on Mav23id The Ile\ J. Blight is president, Mr Or H Graham \ice president, Miss E. Baibor secretary and treasurer, Mr Geo. Dash editor of ]ournal, Mrs W. Dailev, Mr G. Eussell and Mr C. Manchester committee. Mr T Brown occupied the chair at a largely attended meeting of the T.R.U committee held on Thursday evening A mass of correspondence was lecaived in connection witi the Queen's Buthdav confeicnces in Timiru and Oamarn and final arrangements were made and delegates appointed These nintteis necessitated a lot of discussion and took nearly the whole of the time at the meeting's disposal and with the exception of organising letters from Dunedm comprised the whole of the business done. Refoience was made to the fact that the llev L. M. Tsitt would bo m Waimitc in .Tulv, and that Mis Hamson Lee would proceed him m Juno. Now the wet weather has set m you should call and get a pair of ladies' 2 bar shoes at 4s 6d, lace 5s 6d, or button at 6s 9d, at Berry's Boot Shop. They also Ime a lot of warm slippers, at prices from Is 3d to 5s 6d.— Adyt. St\r C^CLiNfi Clvb — \ committee meeting was held in the Club rooms on Wednesday evening, Mr W. J. Wills in the chair. The minutes of last committee meeting was read and eon'irmed. A letter was read fiom an Ashburton trick bicycle uder offering to engage himself for the spoits on the 24th. The letter was recehed. Messrs W. ,1. Wills, C. Dash, and the seeietar> were appointed a deputation to the Foiesteis' Lodge and Caledonian Society, to arrange for improvements on Victoria Park tiack. It was decided to give the programmes to Mr P. llichard. Letters were read from se-veial persons consenting to assist at the conceit. The usual \ote brought the meeting to a close. At the foitnightly inspection pirade of the Wamiate Ilifles on Wednesday last, there was a good muster under Captain Goltman and Lieut. Tnkster. Lieut. - Col. Moore and Ad]utant Bourne inspected the company, and stated the plea sine it gave them to congratulate the company on their excellent work at the Easter camp. He had been assured by Noith Canteibury officers that the march past of the Wamiate Rifle was the best in the bugado. He aHo congiatulated the coips on their excellent shed, and on earning the full capitation, and hoped they would be as piosperous in the future as in the past. Seventeen membeis of the company had earned maiksman's badges, and Lieut. -Col. Moore presented them. Two new membeis were elected, and Private Cox' presented an enlarged photogiaph ot the company towards decoiatmg the oiderly room. An inquest was held at the Empire Hotel, Tnnaru, on Thursday, touching the death ot W. P. Grant, who was found dead in a bedioom of the hotel the previous morning. It appealed from the ewdence that deceased was found dead in a bedioom of the hotel, haung died while in the act ot undiossmg Di Thomas made a post mortem examination of the body, and found that death had been caused by an auouusm or dilated artery which had bur&t, sulfocation resulting. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from natural' causee. The funeral, which left the Empire Hotel on Friday for the cemetery, was very largely attended, a number journeying fiom W .innate. Deceased was \ cry popular in this district. He was 42 years of age, and leaves a widow to mourn his loss. Now the cold weather is coining, blankets will be required, and the enquiry, " Where can I get the best ■value," is easily answered, lor Shackleton and Grant are selling full-sized blankets for 13/6, not coarse imitation but good quality, which anyone can use with corntort. — Advt.

The regular meeting of the Juvenile Pores tars Court was held on Monday evening, Bn> H. Wilson, C.R., presiding ; 20 msTibers ware pie ienfc. The business for the evening wj,s the initiation of one candidate, while two otheis weie proposed for almission into the couit. This lodge 13 giadually incieasing in stiength, while the me-nbeis are tobecoigiatu'ated on the inteie&t taken in its success, as been by the laige attendance at its makings. Hotioured in town that a certain yo lag man went last week to get a tooth diaun, and decided to take gas. People geneially ye'l out when under the influence and our si\ f lot youth was no exception to the luie. His thoughts weie evidently amatoiy, for "Noiah, Noiah," sounded thiouqh the suigery, anl even peneliate'l to the stLeat below. If ithal been anyone else, the incident would have supphel a note for "Countiv Cjusms," but under existing circumstances it probably won't. Ir happened not moie than 1000 miles fiom Waimate. 'Peais that the shepheid of a ceitain chuich was not at choir piactice, and, theiefoie, was not on hand to pionounce the benediction. So the shepheid's better half asked a piominenfc member of the ' Devil's own 'to fill the gap. He stepped up, leaving his piayer book behind, relying on hit, memoiy. But the taraihar words lefused to come. He thought and thought till his head was almost buisfcing, while the choir guls giggled and the oiganist's fingeis, leady to sound the " Amen," weie almost fiozen into that position. Then suddenly an idea shot thiough the biatn of the poor piayist* he huskily mm mined •' eveilasting," and the oigan pealed forth the final. A bioken heaited man ciept down the aisle two seconds latei, and he has since confided to his chum that it will be some time before he puts himself m a similar position.