EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3371, 27 November 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) A fire look place at Parkville yesterday morning. It appears that Mr MeGill bad just left for his work at Newman. Mrs MoGill after went out to look for the cows, leaving a small fire in the fireplace. The chimney being made of wood caught fire, and in less than/ten minutes the whole house was iu flames, The neighbours run to assist but were unable to save anything. Mr MeGill hud his working clothes on, and Mrs MeGill had put ou au old dress to- '& I milk • the cows, in,, but everything elso was lost. I hoar that tbjre was. t largo gum of monoy in tho house,.

find somo important papers, deeds eto, The weather for tho last few days haß beou extremely dry and hot, Mr Edge, of Alfredton, conducted devinoservice in the WesloyanOimrch on Sunday, the subject being "temperance." Mr Alfred Burling, of Alfredton, mot with a serious accident litßl week. Tho young man was goiug to his work, shearing. In jumping off the ihorso (tho shears being under his styn)> Ins foot slipped, and ho fell with iho result that the points of the shears penetrated his arm, making ut nasty gash of over three inches in length and one in depth. The sufferer is now being attended b\ Dr McLonnon. Did you ever hear of anything like the following:—A young rami undertook to drivo a loaded two-liorsc dray towards tho Deep Creel;, and being nther frightened to sit on tho dray going down tho hill he thought he would get off and walk, before doing so he fastened up the veins so ■ that the horses could not move. Two Hr three of us got behind a log to sen the fun. " Gee up " said the driver, the horses did not budge. "Geo up, you brute:," no move. " Whatever is wrong with the wretches, Hi! hi! get up," tho hones tried to start but could not. " Well," said ho," if ever 1 saw anything like that; why don't you go you brutes." He then put his shoulder under the axkand tned to push the whole lot, tljferspiratioii rolliug off him. At laslroiie of the onlookers took pity on him and said, "Young man, did you ever drivo before ? Unless you want to stop tlioro all day I should advise you to loosen tho reins and let the horses go as tho coacli will bo along directly, and you will get prosecuted for obstructing the thoroughfare." In disgust, this fat young man loosened the reins and tho horses at oncejogged on.