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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 201, 3 July 1879, Page 2

A performance will shortly be given by the Carterton Dramatic Club. Mr E. McEwcn has purchased the blacksmiths' business, lately carried on by Mr W. Hodder in Masterton. M. F. Wilton has opened Messrs H. Bentley and Co.'s old premises in Queenstreet, Masterton, as a general store, Wo notice that Mr It. Crawford, blacksmith, Carterton, has commenced business in his new shop, opposite the late Guardian oflice. . We are glad to notice that Mr Johnson, clerk of the R,M. Court for the Masterton district, has arrived here and entered upon the duties of his oflice. Tenders were opened yesterday for the formation of two miles (No. 4 Contract), Ekatahuna to Alfredton road. Accepted, James Honrigan, at L 4 lGs Od per chain; declined, G.uerrin and Donohue, L 897. We notice that, scenery is now being erected in the Carterton Town Hall, so that Theatrical companies visiting the Wairarapa will now find greater convenience in the various townships than they have heretofore.

Yesterday an old friend, the Rev J. 0. Andrew, arrived at Masterton en route for his station in the Whareama. He was called upon within half-an-hour of his arrival to assist the Mayor in holding a Court on a man named Adshead who was convicted of stealing a coat, value 16/, from M. Caselberg itCo's shop door and sentenced to six weeks imprisonment, An inebriate was also dealt with at the same sitting, and punishod with a line of 20/..Wo are glad to notice that a grout improvement is taking place on the main road through Carterton. A good coat of melal is being put on, the road widened and the stumps which have so long adorned a portion of the main street removed. This latter work lias long been urgently required, the road in some places being scarcely wide enough for two loaded waggons to pass, and the deep ditch on either..side- made it very dangerous. However, in a short time this will be altered and the eyesore' removed, • The Carterton Volunteers drilled on Tuesday evening last, when there were present all the officers and 32 rank and file. They were -put through their " facings" by Sergeant-Major Campbell and acquitted themselves very successfully. A very good feature in connection with this corps is the single stick and boxing exercise before and alter drill, and on this occasion skating was added to the other amusements. We understand an Athletic Club is also being got up by the members of the corp, and if this be the case Greytown Volunteers must move ahead, or their Carterton brethren will shot ahead of them. After the drill a meeting of the Committee of the corp was held and bylaws were passed which will be submitted to the company for adoption next drill niglit. A meeting to arrange a ploughing match for Masterton was held at the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, and was well attended. Mr Donald Donald was appointed to the chair. It was unanimously resolved on the motion of Mr J. Yilo that ■ a match should be held, Some discussion took place as to ways and means, Mr Gapper protesting against the large sums givon last year in prizes. He much preferred to see competitors think a little more of the honor to be gained than merely of the 'money to bo made, The

following general committeo was than appointed in connection with the match, viz:—Messrs 0. A. Vallance, J; V. Smith, F, G. Moore, T, S. L, Thompson, J. Bennett, A. W. Cave, J. Drummond, A, McMaster, sen,, W. 0. Buchanan, A. Cockburn, S. E, Gapper, H. Campbell, D, Donald, B. R Welch, G. Chamberlain, R. Cockburn, J. Vile, J. Harding, P. Gray, J. Blatchford, W. Watson, and J. Baumber, The. Committee were instructed to meet at once to cany out the arrangements, and the meeting then adjourned, The Committee met at the close of the general meeting, Mr D. Donald in the chair. Messrs D, Donald, J. Baumber, J. Vile, J. Harding, A. Cockburn, W. Watson, S. E, Gapper, and F. Gray were appointed a sub-committee to make arrangements for the ploughing match. Messrs Gapper, Vile, Harding, and Baumber wore appointed a ground committee to inspect a piece of land kindly offered by Mr Dove, at Te "Ore' Ore," and report on Saturday next. Mr It. Brown was appointed Secretary and instructed to get subscription lists out. •

Several letters from correspondents are unavoidably held over for our next issue. A meeting of the Committee of the Masterton. Horticultural and Industrial Society was held yesterday, Mr J. Vile, vice-president, in the chair. The following members were present—viv., Messrs Duck, Brown, Gray, Osborne, Gardner, Donald Donald, and Payton. A sun-Com-mittee was appointed to draft by-laws and prepare a schedule of prizes, consisting of Messrs Osborne, Gray, Donald; Payton, and the secretary, Mr Brown. It was decided thai the rules, by-laws, and programme should be printed together on one sheet. The date of the Spring Show was fixed was fixed for Wednesday, 26th November, and of the Autumn one for Wednesday, February 2Gth. The meeting concluded wiih a resolution of sympathy with the widow and family of a late valued mcmberofthesociety,MrCompton, which was carried unanimously oh the motion of Mr Everett.

We understand that the Mastorton Quadrille Club has been successfully inaugurated, and that the first gathering of members will take place on Thursday, July 10th. Gentlemen desirous of becoming members are requested to give in their names to Mr A. Capper.

The Greytown Rifle Volunteers paraded on Tuesday evening for inspection, and for the first time the principal part of them appeared in uniform, which is a dark Mosgiel tweed with scarlet facings, and looks very well. The Band is distinguished by having white bands on their caps instead of scarlet. There was a large muster, and they looked something like what soldiers ought to be! They passed inspection satisfactorily, and the Band, which also appeared for the first time, deserves great gieat credit for the progress it has made, as does Mr Loasby, the bandmaster, for the pains he has taken with membei s. ■ Wo will not, of course, pretend that they| are everything that they desire, but they are in a fair "way for it, and the Corps may feel proud of them. Afterinspection the company was marched to the Foresters' Arms Hotel, where they had been invited by Mr. 6. Jones, the worthy host, to an excellent dinner, given by him to the company, unci to which they done ample justice,after which the tables were cleared and the usual loyal toasts were drunk. "The Queen," "The Governor," " The Colonial Forces," '•' Tho Mayor and Borough Council," " The Ladies," and various others, not forgetting that of Mr Jones, which was most enthusiastically received and drank with three times three. We were sorry to notice that 'one of the Volunteers caused some unpleasantness by creatine a row, which, however, was quickly quited. We believe iho Captain and officers intend to severely reprimand him, otherwise the meeting was the most orderly that we have witnessed. The evening was very pleasantly passed with songs, glees, music, etc.

Ollivor Wcndoll Homes is said to have used but one pen for all' liis literary works from 1845 till last September. The municipality of Madrid have decided to open twenty depots for the sale of bread below bakers' prices. A Kentucky editor touches up a rival in this way: ' No, no. It's not egotism, it's only his way of talking. When he might say, " it rained here yesterday," he says, '•We were pleased to see it raining in our town yesterday.'"

Monday was the last day, writes the Post, for receiving publicans's licence fees. The Custom House was consequently the rendezvous yesterday of a number of the licensed victuallers of Wellington. The tolahmount received by the Customs for publicans' licenses for the week ending 30th June was £2051 10s, the number of licenses being VG.

In the Bankruptcy court last Tuesday, last on the motion of Mr. Ollivier, the deed of arrangement was declared to be completely exeuted in the case of Mr. R. A. Wakelin ; and Mr. Edwards moved for and obtained similar orders in 'the cases of 0. McKirdy and James Roberts. Similar applications in the cases of John Adams and William Corpo were ordered to stand over to Friday. The New Zoalandcr gives the following account of some strange proceedings, for for which an employe' in the Post Office is in all probability responsible,.has reached us from a very reliable quartor, and requires a most searching investigation. A month or two ago Mr Wardell, R,M. for the Wairarapa, posted at Featherston a letter containing two £5 notes and two Government cheques for over £7O, to one of the banks in Wellington, with the intention that the total amount should be placed to his credit in the usual order of things; he sent out several cheques of his own, and was not a little surprised to find by his' bankbook, which "he received shortly afterwards, that he had an overdraft in place of a balance, and that the remittance of £BO odd, which ho had sent down, had not been placed to his credit. On inquiry he found that the letter had neverreached its destination, Fortunately, the cheques were of no use to anybody else, but the two £5 notes were a very good haul for whoever got them. In the hope of tracing the letter or the cheques, Mr Wardell inserted an advertisement in one of the Wellington paper,'and to this he received an answer from a gentleman who is connected with the local Post Office, informing him that one of the cheques had been in his possession for some little time and that he found it at one of the waterclosets at the Post Office. Probably, suspecting that it had been abstracted from a letter,Jie put it in his pocket, and waited for the owner to make his loss known. Some of the details we have given may be subject to correction, but the leading facts have reached us through a very reliable channel. The case will probably enlighten a number of those who have lost letters as to the possibilities of what has become of them, and will, no doubt, be looked into by the Chief Postmaster, who is probably already well acquainted with the circumstances of the missing letter, and the discovery of part of the contents on the Post ©(lice promises,