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Wairarapa Daily Times, 1 July 1879, Page 2

The Lower Valley Ploughing Match Committee adjourned their meetirgatWailienga from yesterday to Monday next at 2 p.m., on account of the late Mr Barton's funeral

Thq.■next; liiGotiug of; fhei.Wamvrapa County j-radrrow'week at the Council Carterton, A, spec'nd/'' mee'tihgVof' |he Waiohino River Boanlof Gonaervatolvs will be held at Greytown this evening* aW We-remind farmera.-'of. (the ploughing match melting, to be-held a t the Council ChambeHto-morrowAnSfcern ion at 3 p.m. - JP,, Eellinghajtf a sale of boots and shoes at exceedingly "iow prices for cash., ,1 F. H. Wood & Co. are instructed to. sell at the Featherston Sale Yards) to-morrow-' 500 head of fat sheep, 200 fat wethers, horses, cattle, Ac. \ There are many tenders in for the Opaki Bridge, but we understand tip though there is more than one eligible ;one it has not as yet been decided as to which shall be accepted. /'\ This is the first day of a new quarter. Most people will, we think, bo; glad to turn their backs, on the past one wliicli'has been a period of exceptional depression and trial. There is every reason to believe 1 that the new one on which we are now entering will be a decided 'improvement on its predecessor,

At a special meeting of the creditors of Mr H. A.'Cowper, hebiafcthe Court-house on Saturday, the deed of arrangement for payment of ten shillings in the £ was unanimously assented to. - The trustee (Mr H.-H v Wolters)was cpinpHmented by i all present for the manlier in which lie'had conducted the affair,

Mr Roil, photographer, who a few weeks ago pitched his tent next tho Institute, Masterton, is about to remove to Cartertoil. Since his arrival in Masterton he has, in spite of the almost continous wet weather, done a fair amount of business, and we believe given general satisfaction.

The funeral of the late Richard Barton was solemnised yesterday at Featherston, and was, as regards the number of friends following, the largest that ever took place in the district. Visitors arrived from the Upper Valley, the Hutt, and Wellington in largo numbers to join'the settlers".of the Lower Valley in paying their last tribute of friendship. The cortege extended from the Royal Hotel to the Church, where only a portion of it could gain admittance, f.ie. service was conducted by the Rev. Mr Colfey of Wellington.

It was reported yesterday that a cadet on Mr Cockburn Hood's station had probably been drowned in the Taueru river, The young man in question, a Mr Robertson, was proceeding on Saturday night with a friend to Gloiulonald. On reaching the river it was found to be much swollen with the recent rains. B.oth horsemen attempted however to cross it, and in so doing were swept down the stream. Mr Robertson's companion, who is our informant, was washed out of his saddle, but succeeded in regaining it, when the animal stuck in a snag, and for a second time he lost his seat. However, lie stuck to the animal, holding on by an car, and, after a severe struggle, both horse 'and man reached a shallow thoroughly exhausted. While in difficulties himself he saw Mr Robertson's hoi« .plunging wildly and turning round as it wiis washed down the stream, its rider still clinging to it. Our informant, having recovered himself somewhat, walked up and down the banks cooeing and calling his companion, but without result. On Sunday a party went searching for the missing man, but with'no success. It was "quite possible that Mr Robertson got through the river, landed on the opposite side, and proceeded to Glendouald, but grave fears are entertained that he has fallen a victim to the flood, Mr Hood, who was away from home at the time, returns this morning to Glendouald, and is rather hopeful of (hiding Mr Robertson at the station, as the horse on which he was riding was a steady one, and pretty suro to reach the opposite shore,