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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 107, 13 March 1879, Page 2

Dr Keating advertises in another column for a house at Masterton. A committee meeting of the Masterton Horticultural Society will be held this evening.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Masterton School Committee will be at held at 3 p.m. this afternoon. We trust the adjourned meeting of Masterton Farmers Club, at the Empire Hotel, this evening will be well attended. Our report of tho Masterton Fire Brigade and other matters is, from pressure on our space, unavoidably held over till to-morrow.

On Saturday next Messrs F. H. Wood and Co., hold an important unreserved sale of draught horses, drays, and waggons, at the Rising Sun, Greytown

Messrs A. Armstrong and Co,, of Carterton, have received instructions to sell under a bill of sale, on Saturday next, a brake and four horses.

At the usual weekly parade of the Greytown Volunteers, Mr D. Cameron was unanimously elected Sub-Lieutenant, vice Mr Campbell, resigned. Notice is given of the annual examination for classification of teachers which will be held at the Athenoum on the 24th, 25th, and 27th, inat., J, J, Smith and Co,, announces that they are opening up a consignment of fancy goods, ex s.s, Wanaka, which are more particularly described in another column.

We understand that the, Greytown Debating Society will commence its next session about the beginning of next month. It had a good season last year, and we hope it will be as successful in the future,

We would call the attention of contractors to the fact that an alteration has been made in tho specifications of the Ekatalmna School, for which tenders are being called.

A special general meeting of shareholders ill the Wairarapa Permanent Investment Loan Association, is convened for the 18th insfc., to consider the proposal of the Carterton-Taratahi Association to unite with it.

At Greytown,. on Wednesday evening, a brake with two horses were standing in the yard of the Foresters's Arms, when the blinkers came off one of the horses and they bolted down the main street, but they fortunately kept on the centre of the road till opposite the Rising Sun Hotel, where a groom of Hastwell and Macara's got into the brake and stopped thorn, No injury was done. The Stewards of the forthcoming Races at Tenui will we understand be able to offer about £2OO to be run for, an amount which will no doubt prove irresistible to owners of horses. The races will be run about l-j miles from Tenui in a piece of land belonging to Mr Walter Johnston, who lias kindly placed the same at the disposal of the Committee. The road through the Mangapakeha being nearly completed it is very probable that- their will be a large number of Masterton visitors, the drive through now only taking about four and a half hours. Mr Burslcm will make special arrangements for the races for taking visitors through and Mr C. R. Miller of Tenui will we understand be prepared with additional stable accom-: modation on the occasion.

Letters from Glasgow (writes an occasional Melbourne correspondent of the Bendigo Independent) are really pitiable to read, The state to which the failure of the City of Glasgow and Caledonian Banks, particularly the former, reduced the helpless females and aged who trusted those institutions is lamentable. One extract wiil be sufficient" You know poor old Mrs C and her daughters who lived on their farm on the Clyde. Their all was lost in the City of Glasgow Bank, and the call left them without house, home, or money, and in debt. Mrs C has had to go into the poorhouse—she who lived in sueh a style—and her daughters have had to become domestic servants, as they could not get music or other teaching. Old Mr M—, upon whom we looked as a wealthy man, has had to take to work as a farm laborer—at his age. I hear of no suicides, for tho Scotch people seem imbued with that deep religious feeling which meekly accepts the decrees of God. When Mrs 0 recognised the depth of her calamity, she simply clasped the Bible in her trembling hands, and said, as the tears rolled down her face. 'The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord, 1 "

Tenders are invited for the erection of a teachers residence on tho Upper Plain. ■ At a meeting of. creditors, of Pierce Cotter, of.Greytown, contractor, held on ■ Tuesday last, Mi 1 ,T. .K McDonald was appointed trustee of tho estate.

There waji not a groat deal of interest taken in tlib election of Councillor for Greytown,'' The following are tho number of votesß. V. Smith, 45; 11. A. Wakelin, 43.

A telegram has been received at Greytown' from the Rev. J. C. Andrew, a member ef the University Senate, to the effect that Mr T. Wakelin had successfully passed his examination for the B.A. degree of tho New Zealand University, A meeting has been called by .circular, to be held at Greytown on Thursday, March 20th, in the Town Hall, to take into consideration the advisability of constructing a branch railway from Greytown to Waihenga, and ultimately to GladThe movement is very favorably received in Greytown and surrounding district.

We understand that Father Christmas tho pure bred ahornhorn pedigree bull recently purchased at Mr Hunter's sale by Mr Coleman Phillips is available for a limited numbor of good heifers, terms five guineas inclusive of all necessary paddocking accommodation. Father Christmas,is the bull from which MrHunter bred all the stock disposed of at his lato sale. It will be therefore an advantage, to tho breeders of this' district to have at the Dry River station, a bull that will enable them to improve their shorthorn stock, and perpetuate in the Wairarapa one of the best strains of blood ever broughtinto the colony, A meeting of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held ofc the Societies office in Carterton on Wednesday afternoon, 12th inst, Present—C. Pharazyn (in the chair), and about twenty othei'3, Tho minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The deeds relating to the now Show grounds were executed. After considerable discussion it was resolved that LlO debentures falling due on the 12th July, 1888, and carrying interest at LlO per annum should be issued to defray expenses connected with the purchase of tho new show ground and erection of necessary sheds, pens, and various buildings. The greater part of the debentures were taken up in the room, Certain personal business having been disposed of, the meeting adjourned,

The second Bale in the Featherston Sale Yards came off yesterday. The entries were much smaller than upon the occasion of the opening day. About 10 cattle were yarded, about tho same number of horses, and three lots of sheep, varying from 40 to 70 in each pen. Tho attendance was very small, but quite sufficient to compete for tho display of stock. At 12 o'clock business commenced with the auctioneer submitting several cows in milk, one or two only being sold at from LG to L 7. The next offered were a small lot of steers, 2| years old; these wero withdrawn at Loss, Several hacks found purchasers at prices varying from L2 to L9los each. Of the sheep offered one lot only were sold, those being ewes, which brought 5/9. No wethers were on the ground, neither wero there any pigs, although enquiries wero made for them.

A meeting of tho Committee of the Greytown School, was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Messrs Bock (Chairman), Barnard, Cowper, Fenton, Wakelin, and Hornblow, Mr Barnard, ae visitor for tho month, reported that on his last visit the conduct of scholars seemed greatly improved. Tho following resolution from the Education Board was read: —" That the Greytown School Committee be at once consulted as to whether it is in their opinion desirable to give Mr Wakelin three months salary from Ist March, in lieu of notice of removal from the school, so that Mr Porritt may take charge. It being understood that as his removal will not be considered in any way to cast any reflection on tho high and studious character of Mr Wakelin, he will be eligible for another situation under the Board, when a suitable one can be found for him." Moved by Mr Barnard, seconded by Mr Cowper—That this Committee agree to the proposal of the Board to give Mr Wakelin three months salary from Ist March, and that Mr Porritt' take charge of the school at an early date as possible—Carried. Moved by Mr Barnard seconded by Mr Hornblow "That this Committee have much pleasure in expressing its confidence in tho moral and intellectual capacities of Mr Wakelin (head master of Greytown school), and also certifying to his conscientiousness, sobriety, and integrity.—Carried. Mr Cowper moved and Mr Fenton seconded, " That a copy of the foregoing resolution from the Education Board be presented to Mr Wakelin on his retirement.— Carried. "The meeting then adjourned.