NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 178, 7 December 1881, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES.

The Last of the Mohicans.— We are p'ea^ed to learn. th«t rhe last unsold section of the Kairanga Bock was pur- ' Lease of the Awahurii Hotel.— "We understand that Mr. Samuels has leased hie hotel at Awahuri to Mr. J. Bj Dunn, a gentleman well- kr own m Dunedin. Mr. Dunn, we believe, takes 'possession, m a Trek. j Professional.— As will be seen from our advertising columns. Palmerston is to favored with a visit from a really professional denti-t m the person of Mr. Ar hur jHoby, L.D.S.. who has lately arrived from Knvlaud, where he obtained a diploma, from tlie College of Dental Surgery. We a' c informed that Mr. Jloby can boast of 'being the only dentist holding a British diploma m those coloni's.. Grey-street. The formation of this fi e street has just heen completed by Messrs Besets and 06., aird certainly m its completion, the value of properties adjacent are greatly enhanced The str«et is wide and level throughout, and the wcrk of formation, has-been, most faithfully carried OUt,. .'.-,-■ ;''■}■. ; ;' j Scientific Lecture. —We wculd ; again remind our readers of the lecture :ioU delivered m the Town Hall, on next Wednesday, by the Rev. Mr Diitton. To those who have beard- the rev. lecturer en ibis last visit it is unnecessay for us to ad- : dress ourselves ; bufcto-'tho'e" who haTe not, j we should say— do. not miss such aa intel> , T;c nal treat*.. j The Cricket Match - For- the second t'me the match Married v. Single, had to- be postponed on account of the inclemency of the weather. It is s«mewhat singular, but nevertheless- true, there are 'three Hatur^st B-in each year wet, as against any other day m the week-; Thee is a nut fcr scientista-.tfrcra^k, or meteorologist* to rxpiaim. i ¥]&& Coming Races.— According to i all accounts, i here will be a rare crush of chprses entered for the coming races, as we j ;hear of owners from Napier and other pi ice* eoaamenc n? acou 83 of trainirg £i»r the events, and from: all sides commenda- '-J tiops aTe re.wivedofithe spirited enterprbe of th-. committeejij pnltii.g forward such a liberal prj^^mxhv Ttes Caprdiie: Churolr.^o-inoT. row, b-iingthe Feist of the Immaculate o'ircepion, theie;wfll be v M»es at St. Pat- . rick's Church at ei'srht o'c'ock, and catecbißin at two o'clock. We have been funherasked hy.thrt Rev.. Pastor to notify <o the congregation- that he will attend at the Churcli- tbi« evening for those who require bis services; QllfcS: Work.— The District Court ms opened at ten o'clock yesterday morniherj- forty-eight jurors were sworn, ona criminal csise disposed of; five insolvency .estates' ad jh'ieated upon. an<J a letter of admini-t'atii.n and order for probate gr nti-d; a'l within a-i hour, as th<i business of thf Courthid concluded, and it adjourr ert. sine dient a few minutes past eleven-o'clock. How is tbat for high,. R6mOVal ,r~We nnderstand that it is probable hat Mr. Okley. the te^graphist. will shortly be removed- from Palmerston, bis jpl'ace beiag fflled by Mr. F. Cowper, . from* Fbxtonv During the tine Mr.. Oxley ; his- been- stationed m this town he has succeeded, by bie courtesy and'- obliging mantiers,.in securing a host of fiends,, who will hear of his departure with regret.. As, however,, the change is for the better, we mugt not begrudge him bis promoti >n. We belrere his ultimate destination will be , Blenheim, I Mr, Venn's Factory. — Mr. f. .Venn has just made another large atfcitiqn to hi > already extensive business premisea, m Main-atreet. Few p-ople cou'd go through this e^taWiahm^nt, without expres»fng surprica at the magnitude of the operations bsing cirried on, and the area over w5 iob tho buildings and drying sheds for seasoning timber extends. The proprietor has now added gome 132 ftet of eheda

I m lcngiU, »>y « vviuihii 40 feei, wiiiou wiH i face Broad«Btroet toesidj this ho is erecting racks, aad stands for drying, and generally i extending his premises to a considerable j. length, ' AnotKer Candidate forPatron- | ag©. — It cannot be said that Palmerston is 1 badly off m the matter of blacksmiths. I There are at present four different firms, ail containing first-class workmen, but we understand the qmrtette is soon to become a quintette, as Mr Gib nit intends opening a forge on the Raauitikei Linn, on the section which he recently purchase! at Nathan's sale. We certainly do not like to see any trade or business overdone, but re* 1 member ing the old saying, "Opposition iq | the Me of trade," we trust it may be so m this case, and that the old hands may not be the loser of a penny through the new starter; we may, however, state that although Mr, ffibant is- mm last m the field, ho alsc possesses the honor of being the first blacksmith m Palmerston, as he was m \» isinesa years ago. The Naw Borough Pauses.— .M>. Ihle has at last all but completed his contract of nailing up wir^s to protect the palings against the ravages of the unscrupulous., He inf rms us that m many: in> RU-ices, where he had erected a-»d finished 1 tba fences; he has ha<\ to go over them again, ami repair danwge3 djne by people pulling <lo.vn the pahnss._-Ii one casein Uhurch street, hv on> Moiday found a whole pan«l pulled down*, and the rails broken ;. while m scof gb of watances two or three palings had beeri taken awiy altogether, presu.nably for ffra ~ood. Tbe- contract not bsing .nVofMrvlWe's bauds, of course he has beon^ compelled to> i epai ' taese damige3, to liis 10=59. It ia a »reat pity the p^rsous who commit such,depr£Jation»cannjt.bc caught, m the act.. Training Stabler?.—^tr. W: Mbore, of the FriuC'.ss Hotel Stables, has at present four horse* m training for the coming P ilraer»ton Rare*, and to all appearance-* the an invite are being well cared for. He has m hanfl. a- black filly, "Lulu." which b longs to Mr. Woi'd»w»rth, a beast though raiher small, is p£ handsome proportions, and from xeports of her train -ng perfo:--manc.'S will gitfe a gooi account of herse f m the Disfriofc" Kaee, for which she is to go.. Mr. Barn's ebe3m»t &or-;e, "B:sh Eat," is the nox 1 , afcd whicuMs to run for the big handtc ip. He is truly a splendidly built animal, possessing both symmetry of body, and muscular s'ren ;th, combined with remarkable activity. The third is Air. Colin M Kenzie'd fine chesnut horsa " OtSnaki," which iB so well-known m th* district. This horse is to go iv for two or three cv mis. and will beyond a doubt nuke for himself a g.»od reputation. The (lark brown ma:e " Lady Ellen " is also m training for the Hack Hurales, but we c nnot say much as to her form at present, baviiig "just been I taken from hard work. We shall m future issues give some sporting notes on the actions of these and other horae» m train ing. A Bob Roy on the Manawattu —The pioneers of PaTmerston, who üboat a doz-n of years ago — orev n less— grop-d their way m boats up the Manawatov.as far las Kgawakarauhad little tfiought thafrin-. "so short a. time a veritable Bob Bob would be sailina; upon its bosom. But so it is. On Saturday^ morning last, Mr Fitzgerald, a •solicifeo^bhthe East Coast, took his passage from; JVf^Bferton by coach, on the top of/ whidt he placed a paper Bob Boy canoe. XT^on arrival at the Opper Ferry on the Manawatu .^e bid goai by to his fellow passengers, launched bis tiny boat upon its wateri r and headed for- Palmerston. All want well until the Gorge was reached, for although tfte river was much swollen and was running swiftly, the journey was the more pleasant, bat a different tale had to be told'w&en the Gorge rapids had to be navi--1 gatedi With skilful manipulation of the ' paddle; however, Mr Fitzgerald palled through' safely, and reached Palmerston Bafeiy fD at one o'clock, a little while after the arrival of the coach. When the winding: nature of the river is considered) and consequently the increased length of the journey is contrasted with that by the rofti, the fent and the time it was executed m seemi* almost mcredable. Mr Fitzzerald made a-short stay m Palmeraton, and then resumed his journey to Foxton, and some idea of the tortuous course of the river may be conceived when we state that whi'e it is only twenty four miles from this to that township by road or rail, it it by river no leas than eighty. Attother Old Identity Gone - One by one the links which connected the PalmerstoD of the past' with that of the present are being severe 1, and ere long there will be few if any landmarks left to tell of days gon« by. No one who now stands on the platform of the station and looks upon the Square around, with its rows of choice shrubs, its chained border and gravelled walks, wouldi imagine that only a decade ago men lost themselves m the shrub which grew therein rank luxuriance ; just as few could bring themsolves to imagine that the old smithy, which during yesterday was being rudely demolished, and razed to the ground, was at one time tka smithy, and fo mcd no-small featum m the then architecture of the town. It is now a thing of the past; and out of every ten who make a re mark about it, nine will he heard to say — " arid a dashed good job, too.!' But so it is m life ; no matter wh^t may have been our services m the past,. when we get old and ugly, and our battered appearance bears sad contrast wi'h more youthful rivals, the past is forgotten, and we are rudely thrust .aside" to make room for more- attractive ■metal. So m fact,. the old smithy has only ■experienced' the fate of humanity itself.. KTbre rmpr<rvements.T-We- learn with much pleasure that the erection of the new Union Bank is to be proceeded with without delay,. tenders for which are called for m another column. Through the courtesy of the architect, Mr. Lareomb, we have been favored with an inspection of the plans, which have been drawn for a building which will be an ornament and credit to the town. Although but one s<o ey it will have a frontage of fifly-two feat to the Square by a similar depth, and contain "offices, manager's and strong rooms, drawing and sitting rooms, Sve bedrooms, bath room, kitchen^ pantry,, and scullery. The whole of the work will be carried out under the superintendence of Mr; Lareomb, and, judging from the plans we should say that the new bank will be without an equal bjtweerv Wellington and Wanganui. ; Absent Jurymen.— William Aiers, Henry Holland, and Henry Horn, failed to answer to their names when the jury list was called yesterday. At the close of the Court Mr. Holland appeared and apologised, stating that he wag under the impression the train from Feilding would arrive m time r and the fine wa9 remitted. Constable Prieej who served thß summons on Henry Horn stated that he was working eighteen miles from home, m the bush, and Mrs. Horn was unable to forward the summons. The Bench thought the excuse a valid one, and remitted the penalty, but|WiHiam Akers was mulcted for non-attendance iv the turn of forty shillings, Mr. Snelson.— We are pleaied to be able to state that Mr. Sne^son, who has been seriously indisposed for the past few weeks, is on the high road to convalescence. It iB an old saying that misfortune seldom comes alono, aad Mr, Sneleoa has hai unforta-

tuiely a «</{>■ 'orumuy '>i testing v.b truth . A« is will knwa Mvb. Snefeni had been pro«trstfed r .<fc many weefcg with a dangerousil Biss, and scarcely had sheregainel health and -strength, <han Mr. Snel->on has b ;en struck down. It will, however, lj» a matter for congratulation to his- many friends ani well-wieli a ,rB to leara that although bis ilnes^ has been most painful, the worst is now over, and we may hope to sea him about m a few days. The Peilding Sports,— a report having b^en sprea I abroar>i that the Fci'ding Sporra have been postponed, we have received a no'e from; the Honv Secretary asking us to contradict it, whirls it is needless tosay,. we very willingly do* ApOlOgy.— We have been compelled to hold over our Woo Mile aud GampbeUtowa Oorr;sp-)ud«ats' Letters.