LATEST TE AROHA NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Te Aroha, Friday.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2045, 15 August 1885, Page 2

LATEST TE AROHA NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.-OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Te Aroha , Friday.

Tick announcement in yo-.tcrd iv ■> I'.uli.imoiit.irj' news that a petition had been piescntcd in tho Homo by Col. Eraser from tin 1 residents of tins and othiT placet on the ))cnmsiilii ir> favour of the Thames H.irhoui Kti powering liill lias occasioned much xnrpriio and curiosity here, because nobody seems to know anything at all nbotit such a petition, and people are wandciing who could be insane enough to ■upportn oill no detrimental to the interests of th<> inhabitants. It is satisfactory, howe\rr, to know from later ad uces, tint the measuie ii not likely to be passed this session. A sharp thunderstorm pnsied over hero yesterday evening, about five o'clock. The lightning was remaikably vivid. One flash smashed all the lightning guards in the telegraph office and shattered a telegraph pole near the racecourse to splinter". Some children lpturning home from school, and who were near by at tho tune had a most narrow escape fiom thu scattered uplmtois. One of thorn, a daughter of Mi P.mtt, Mil voyor, sustained some injury and is still suffering, but no serious effects aie apprehended.

Ihe demand for the great American remedy Hop Hitters, in this part of the world li.is be- ( ome so tfrc.it lh.it the Hop Hitters Co , whose hr iilqii.irtcrs arc .it Rot hrster, New York, LiSA, hi\e been compelled to open a labor itorj in Melbourne. It is in charge of Mr M. H Van HcTgli, a gentleman of sewr.il )ears experience with this Company and the trade n-aj be issured of receiving goods equal to the parent house, and the most courteous treatment. ljie H II Co. ha»e e-st.iblishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, llelifium, Urcdi, Holland <md loronto, and their Anu-nran Hitter s arc probably the best known medicine in the world Mr J S. liucklind will hold his usual horse silo .it Cambridge to-diy. On luesday uext he will hold his usual rattle sile at Ohaupo, when he mil also oftcr for sale. .r)00. r )00 choice fruit and md torcst trees, &c On Saturday, the -!2nd mst.. he will sell at le Awamutu 500 apple trees, from Mr J Sharp's nursery; also other fruit trees &c (see list). On Wednesday, the 20 h, lie will hold an unu-served sale of the whole ef the furniture, fixings and stock in tlic Shamro k Hotel, Alexandra '1 he full list of lots will be found in the advertisement.