Our Campbelltown Letter.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 379, 6 October 1883, Page 3

Our Campbelltown Letter.

? i: (EK>m pur own correspondent^ -^c Campbelltown, Qct. 8. .. ... An alarming rumor was circulated it» J? the township this morning to the effect that a detachment of the Salvation 'Army had made a descent uj>on this : peaceful settlements However, tipbnin- ' ttßTwewing the visitors it.was found that ','',■■■- they had no aggressive intehiions,, being :-:V ; '- : |lr\tr*^.'B*tt'M-¥r :: J<>hn-WalileyV '■' the popular host of . tfie Conime/cial Hotel,* taking advantage of ; the, jfine , ' wiather by: iiding through the; blo^K., They express themselves as highly sa- * tisfied with the first class character of : the land which has passed, under tbeir iiotice^both asregards its pastoral -and v "^agricultural capabilities.; . ■[''.'[::'. .''•"' !Jhe necessity of a ranger. being ;iap■t pointed is becoming daily ijaoremiQiftßt.' - r at right- through the district" the nurn- " ibef >re a; perfect ■^ nuiganceco Iraveliers^and; &■ source-df danger to women and children. ißesides^ w!hich, the injury caused by them tbj ihe-roads is incalculable. On Jones'r t line, where the roafliwork is just out ;of , ; tbe contractor's bands, the sides "of the, ttrainr ate already caying/in^throqgby the; damage done by the hoofs- of the ya» ■ ! . It is high time either the Eojad r wardbr'the jdoniity Council adopted. '-■■ iome'nieasures'fortne repression of thir * intolerable nuisance. , ' " - -j' J Instructions have Jjeen given bylMr , - Campbell to have telephonic commuhil cation between the Home Station on the I Grpua Downs and the house pf: Mr I John Reid, the overseer who resides, at;, 5 -Te Kopani. dChe line, which makes a" *"•' depur by- the Orota Rivers, |will be tome 12 miles m length, and willbe a; ; -^reittacquisitionfor.theß^ despatch, - » of business* besides bejng inyalusble • s > during the sudden floods, to whiish Sparta -pf Messrs Qanipbeiis' Estate are ito where coirtiguousjto the river' Meßsrs Arch and Reid being about Jjtp "? " dissolye partnersbip, have giveniup their tr butcher'rftbußiness, «[|jch kas been taken ! I^by Mt~ Meyers i whos^ smart" ; -lDbkinK 1 turn out may be".* wen 'daily-;-:^inaktogit«rou^s^^^::.£.;, | ...... ,