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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 223, 18 August 1884, Page 3

We understand that Messrs Stevens and Gorton, at the request of the settlers, have consented to hold monthly sales at WoodviJle, and are now erecting substantial yards there. The members of the firm recently visited the district, and were surprised at the very large amount of improvements done there, and the extensive area of reully good land. We understand Messrs Bentley Bros, had a very busy day at Marlborough House on Saturday, their clearing out sale attracting a very large number of customers. They are quite convinced of one thing which is that money is by no means so scarce m Palmerston as is generally believe*!. Of course such an opportunity of investing spare cash as the Marlborough House clearing sale does not often occur. The little steamer Moa, from Wellington to Foxton, met with an accident when off the Foxton bar on Saturday. She was disabled by the bursting of the cylinder cover of her port engine, and was towed into Foxton by the steamer Jane Douglas. Mr Stout arrived m Wellington on Monday afternoon. We understand aMr Hall has taken the shop adjoining Mr Allingham, and intends opening up m the grocery business. The two Wellington racing clubs are conferring with a view to amalgamation. Mr J. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner of Crown Lands,died on Saturday night from paralysis. Messrs Stevens and Gorton announce for sale grass seed of all descriptions, Candian Beed oats, feed oats, imported garden seeds, and a few tons of firstrate Derwent potatoes. TheFeilding Banger impounded 87 head of animals during the month. The revbnue to the Borough was £4 7s nett. We wish we had such an energetic official m Palmerston. A writer iv the Marton paper objects to tawa wood for butter kegs. His principal objections are that tawa is very porous, and has not a nice smell, which taints water m which it is placed. The tide seems at last to have fully turned. A telegram m another col umnannouncesa rise of one halfpenny per pound m the price of wool. The advance is principally m crossbreda. Herr Jensen has a professional notice elsewhere . He lias some excellent testi monials as to ability m his art from Wanganni and other places. He is stay ing at the Commercial Hotel. The fire-bell rang out an alarm on Saturday afternoon, which proved to be a chimney that as Constable McAnulty would say, was" properly on fire." The worst of it is that it was an official chimney, and m a very foul state it must havo been.