LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2993, 18 September 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. Hathaway elsewhere advertises shat he has fifty shared in the Worksop Dredging Company for sale. A meeting of the No-License League will be held at 7.30 o'clock to-nigbt in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms. Farmers in the Ihuraua district are having a good lambing season, and the mortality amongst lambs is very small. Mrs Murcott, wife of Mr J. H. Murcott, of Makuri, died on Tuesday last, 'ihe deceased was 38 years of age. Daring the past two days light rain has been falling at Ihuraua, and will be of considerable benefit to pastures. An election held at Featherston in connection with fixing the weekly half-holiday resulted in Thursday being selected by a majority of twenty-eight votes. A heavy gale wps experienced at Ihuraua last week, doing considerable damage to buildings and fences. A large shed was blown down by the wind. , A waggon attached to the train that left Masterton last evening at 6.30 o'clock for the north was derailed at Eketahuna, and in consequence the train from Palmerston North did not arrive at Masterton ' till nearly midnight. The latest dredging returns to hand 1 are as follow: —Masterton Dredge, 1 270z 3dwt; and Mystery Flat Dredge,\ • 50oz 2dwt—both for the week. A . dividend of two shillings per share . has been declared by the Mystery Flat Dredge and will be co--1 morrow. i ! The annual meeting of the Featherston Bowling Club will be held on Tuesday, October 13th. The Club's green is being put in order for the forthcoming season, which is expected to open in about four weeks. The treasurer's report discloses the Club to be in a sound financial position. ' A shop at Alfredton, occupied by 1 Mr A. Gordon, saddler, was destroyed J by fire on Monday evening. Mr Uort don was away from the premises at 1 the time, bding at the AlfreJon Hail awaiting trie arrival of the R«jv. L. ? M. Isitt, who was to have delivered 5 a lecture on No-License in the Hall 3 that evening. The building . was 3 owiiei by Mr T. G. McCarthy. i At the meeting of the Wellington 3 Presbytery, on Wednesday, tne fol • 1 lowing voting members of the General Assemh'y were appointed: — 2 Revs. J. K. Elliott, J. Gibson Smith, 5 W. Shirer, ,W. Marshall, L. Thomp _ son, R. Inglis, J Palerson and A. T. Thompson, with elders from the sessions of Petone, Martinborough, Masterton, Pahiatua, South Wairarapa, St. John's, atid Brooklyn. The Mayor (Mr P. L. Hollings) 3 received the following telegram trom - the Premier yesterday:—"! should - be glad if you would invite the rssi- {• dents in your centre to enhance the proceedings on the anniv rsary of 1 Dominion Day, the 26th inst., hy ~ decorating their premises with Hags, ? where it is convenient for this to be . done." The Mayor does not inteiid _ to proclaim a holiday for Dominion 3 Day. r j At the annual meeting of the Alfredton Rifle Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing - year:—President, Mr C. Kebbell; Vice-Presidents, Messrs H. Dagg and W. J. Saunders; Captain, Mr C. Benton; ! Secretary, Mr H. Kebbell; Programme Committee, Messrs H. Kebbell and R. Wilton; Hanaicappers, Messrs H. . Dagg and C. Benton. The Club has a credit balance of £9.. 1 The Hon. J. A. Millar has written as follows to the Secretary of the Eketahuna branch of the Farmers' Union in regard to the branch's protest against' the provisions of the Shearers Accommodation Bill:—"I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter forwarding a copy of the reso- , lution passed at a meeting of the , Eketahuna branch of the New Zeag land Farmers' Union protesting against the provisions ot the Shear- " ers Accommodation Bill, which is , now before Parliament, and in reply 1 to say that the representations ot I your branch will receive careful ,conj sideration." The total amount of subscriptions obtained by Mrs Gazely in aid of Mrs'Carlson, of Kaituna, was £57 17s 6d. The list has now been closed, and the amount handed over. Mrs Gazely wishes the numerous subscribers to know the result of hfcr efforts. Mr J. B. Keith writes as follows:—'"I shall be obliged by your giving publicity to the ajjove.. I have acted as treasurer of the fund, and can vouch for the accuracy of the statements. Mrs Gazely devoted a great deal of time and energy to the matter, and is deserving of great credit for her action. A list of the I subscribers to the fund is deposited in my office." , In a civil case heard at Masterton yesterday a lady was plaintiff, her claim being made in respect of a dress length of cloth which she alleged had been spoilt in the mak-ing-up by the costumiers, a Wellington firm. The lady was asked to show the Bench where the faults in the making were, and she forthwith donned the coat of the costume. This did not satisfy the defendant, who wished to Bee the lady attired in the skirt also. The hour being 1 p.m., the time for the usual luncheon adjournment, the Magistrate very judiciously postponed the case until 2 o'clock, instructing the plaintiff to appear ,at that hour with the skirt on. Sundry allegations as to the finer points of c.istume-making being neglected placed the Bench in a rather amusing position, as the I Magistrate was called upon to decide whether the feminine idea of a wellmade dress had been realised in defendants' handiwork, surely an embarrassing proposition for any "mere man" to have to answer.

Mr T. Sullivan, of Dannevirk, has been appointed foreman for the Stratford Borough Council., Heavy rain has fallen in the Forty Mile Bush district during the past two or three days, and will do a considerable amount of good. ' The campaign against tuberculosis cattle is advancing. At a cattle sale in the Hutt Valley every animal was guaranteed to have passed the official tubreculin test within the past few days. The past winter has, writes our Ihuraua correspondent, been a very good one from a pastoralist's point of view, and stock have done well. There were a number of frosts in July and August—more than is usually experienced. At a meeting of the newly-formed Dominion Scout", Captain Dalrymple, who has lately been residing in Dannevirke, was elected by the men ft) the command of the corps The Scouts consist of about 100 exsoldiers who have seen service in various parts of the Empire. The election held in connection with the Featherston Town Board resulted in the return of Messrs M. B. Tait, A. Donald, W. Benton, J. W. Card, B. Yelverton, W. Gilpin, and J. McCarthy. The defeated candidates were Messrs W. Hodder and J. Viles. A paragraph published /in the "Marlborough Herald" shows that there is a man with big ideas in- Blenheitn. He has prepared an elaborate j scheme for.supplying Wellington City with vegetables from Marloro ugh. He states that he has ascertained, after making' - inquiries, that the capital will take hundreds of tons of Marlborough's vegetables every week on good terms, and that there is hardly any limit to the possibilities of the trade that will be created The Druids social in the Drill .Hall last evenir.g, was one of the most enjojable dances of the season. The. floor was in capital order, and the : appointments in all respects capably attended to, the supper especially being favourably commented on. Mr T. Fawcetc supplied the mu.-ie, Messrs C. McGau£hTan,G. Hoor* and R. Smith acting as M.'sC. The joint secretaries for the function wero Messrs G. E. A. Hood and E. Pragnell, to whom the success of tiie social was largely due. V, At a meeting held at Martinbor-j ough itiWas resolved "that a cottage hospital is urgently required in Marti nborough, and that a committee be appointed, to canvass for subscriptions and then report what amount is available." The following committee was appointed: Messrs M. Ross, J. Martin G. Bennett, C. Brewer, A. Nicol, C. A. Mapgregnr, J. Jackson, J. W. Orbell. T. Evans, A. 0. Considine, G. Grimmer, J. Boyd and W. J. Martin. Mr J. Boyd was appointel secretary and Mr W. Martin treasurer. A rumour is being circulated (sajs the "Hot L-<kes Chronicle") that the ■ Mourea natives have telegraphed to Sir Joseph Ward to the effect that thy are not in want of potatoes or other food, and if it ia sent by the Government they will not accept it; that it is unnecessary to start ''relief' works" oii their behalf; that they refuse to work on them if they are called "relief works"; that they are not, and never have bden, short of food; and thejt,they intend to pay for every pound of flour and potatoes that the pakehas have sent them under a misapprehension. • Speakingjjkt the annual meeting Of., the UiverdiJH Dairy Company (reports the 'Taranaki Daily News"), 1 the chairman of directors (Mr T. H. i Collins) referred to the fact that last ye r, owinjr to the drought, there was a decrease or b3 of gutter fat. His advice to shareholders was to eo in for _ growing maize for . autumn feed for cowa. Two.ysars ago he put in one-third of an acre j of maize, which kept his cows going for 20 days. Last year he , put in two acres, and he milked exactly the same number of cows as, before, but in spite of the drought arid two points less in test, his returns showed 5451bs of butter fat more than previously, snd he took it that this was entirely - due to the maize. The loss to* Riverdale suppliers owing to the drought was about £3,000, but the man with the maize lost nothing. He suggested that all the shareholders should' endeavour to put in a bit of maizeAnyone with an acre of maize might reckon on having six weeks' supply of feed for 60 cows, and could shut up the other paddocks. Mr P. P. Welch,, labour agent, requires various classes of labourers. An owner is required for a brown gelding with saddle and martingale. Mr Thomas R. Husband, land agent, of Woodville, advertises a list of propertiesjfor sale. The Masterton Permanent Investment and Building Society is prepared to receive money on deposit. At the Bannister Street Boarding House, to-morrow, "Mr J. R. Nicol will sell the whole of the balance of goods on account of Mr A. Allen. Every line will be sold without reserve. At Mr J. L. Murray's ,new premises (next to the Club Hotel), a Lux light display was made of gents' ties. Three of the spacious windows were devoted to the display, which included all the latest and most popular styles and shades in ties. 'Mr J. Carpenter, of the Central Boat Store, has opened up for public inspection a fine stock of ladies' tan and black shoes, in all the iatest styles. The assortment is one of the most varied yet seen in Masterton, and prices are decidedly reasonable for such attractive goods. The landscape gardening carried out at Mr W. Pragnell's handsome new residence in. Essex street was undertaken by "Mr W. Kemp, of this town. The work done is ol a very high order, and reflects much credit upon Mr Kemp. A full-size bowling green has also been put down for Mr Pragnell, and during the coming seasonit is to be thrown open to the use of the Upper Plain Bowling Club. ■Mr Kemp, who had about eight years' experience in landscape gardening at Home previous to coming to New Zealand, is now prepared to undertake work in any part of the district, and those wishing to secure his services should communicate with him at "Ringwell," Masterton.