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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 821, 16 July 1881, Page 2

.The fourth report of' the' Registrar of Priehdly Societies' gives the statistics of our'local Societies for December 31st, 1879. "In the Wairarapa,.the Fqresters are the strongest. The GreytpwnlCoiirt,' established in'lß7o, contained, gVthe.date. we refer to, 104' members', and had a sick and funeral fund of 1643. The Loyal Enterprise Cnurt/t;Masterton, established 1871, had' 87 members, and a sick and funeral fund of £443.'. Court Mtirauia of Nornianby, Carterton, 1 established 1870, had 44 members and a sick and-funeral fund of £250, and the Pioneer Court, Tenui, established 1877, had 29 members, and £7l in its sick and funeral fund, This gives a total of 264 Foresters for this district, as against 127 Oddfellows. The latter are made up as follows:—lst, The 'Unity Lodge, Featherston, established 1872, contains 54 memberß, and has a sick and funeral fund of £440. 2nd, The Masterton Lodge, established 1877, has.4o members, and.a sick andfuneral iund of J63. 3rd. The Heart of Oak Lodge, Carterton, established 1877, 33 members, and a sick and funeral fund

uf m.. . ;; ' There will boa church parade of the Masterton Volunteers and Cadets tomorrow. - ' . Mr Jas. Brown advertises some eligible building allotments at low rates, consisting of 13' section's in Ben'ley's estate. Tenders are invited by Messrs J, and W, Bid will of Jt'ihautea for two miles of wire fencing, -. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to accept the resignation of Lieut. Porter of the Greytown Rifle Volunteers, In reply to a question put by Mr .Montgomery on Thursday last, the Hon the Piemior said the Roads Construction Bill would be distributed among members beforß Tuesday next. We direct attention to the advertisement of the Singer Sewing Machine Company an article on which appears in anoher column,

Mr 0. P. Worth of the Railway Hotel haß presented the Masterton Football Club with a ball to show his appreciation of their pluck, and as a hint to attend constantly at practice. Mr Warner, late cutter for Mr F. IV. Hales, announces that he has commenced business in Perry.st,, and is prepared to make up gentlemen's own material, Messrs J. lorns & Co,, sell at 1 p.m. to-day cattle, horses; carts, seeds, Ac, and at 2 p.m. 1000 choice apple trees, and other fruit and ornamental trees from Mr Hales' Nelson nursery, as well as a consignment of similar stock from the Masterton nursery of Mr MoOardle. Mr 6, Thomas of; Wellington, is instructed to sell by public auction on the 25th inst,, a valuable property in Queenst., Masterton,. with first glass store and other buildings erected thereon;', known as the property of Mr Donald Blyfh. The sale is by order of the mortgagee, and subject to thjs claim will necessarily be an unreserved one,

The Carterton school re-opens for study on Monday. The additions to the school house are being' pushed on rapidly, and until the completion the senior children will be accommodated with the' Sunday Schoolroftm. It was, perhaps, a fortunate thing these works were undertaken, as a large quantity of the skirting boards near the chimney were'found'tobe burnt'and charred; and a fire might have occurred at any time, resulting in the destruction of the premises,

The ordinary, fortnightly meeting of the' Waste Lands Board was held oh Thursday, when there were presentMessrs J. G> Holdsworth' (Chairman and Commissioner), L Mason, H. Bunny, and KPearce, The minutes' of, the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The schedule of lands sofd during the fortnight showed that, ifffl acres had been disposed of, the cash' receipts being £JIB3. 17a lOd. It was submitted and approved of." Is was resolved that the oash sections held over from the last, sale be advertised as open for selection.on, the 20th August,!

The auction sale of the stock of Fabian Bros., Greytown, was commenced yesterday morning by P. H. Wood & Ooi, but the, attendance was; small, and the bid-; ding consequently..slow. The prices realised riot libing satisfactory the.sale was abandoned, : ' • ' ,;

• : A gentleman who recently rode from Gladstone tu Maua reports that there iB a marked decrease in rabbits throughout. theline. At Longbugh' Vhere the|r6un : d was'once alive with them, it is difficult to 'find..a. solitary speoimen;—The■'natives there; state that afteujxtensive-poiioning-operations they picked .upuin one 1 - day ; ;Wskinß, ]■':,■ j WXtiTL M}

i' -The 'late 'Mr R. i C.'Bagot leff only a -house and ground at Flemington to his wife, and a 4600 life policy to his son,

Y, The fifth of a series of the Greytown Ijitotitute Winter Evenings Entertainment tillPrfl'heldon Monday evening. Ana l/tfod - woKramme has been prepared; of a good house. that the premises Mr,R. Crawford as a blaoksraitnV shop at Gladstone are atsailor was washed ashore at Palliser Ba*y( ) on Thursday last.. Constable Bruhakill, ' the officer in charge of the Featherston'' station| proceeded •t.O'tha'spptjMd is pp^, making enquiries into*t¥e matler. - ~ The [barque Sarah Bell, bpun^from,. twr't Victoria to" Lirti'dom has. put io—at-| Adelaide. on board ( J The cap(flmiww'i«irra'lrons,' and )he vessel put into^^jjeJedMArfjrattMpt' l was made to fire the vessel by j the paraffin. The accounts of the affair ire most conflicting,. buttithbrf) appeW ii( B |ibßireturh of theoompetingJ.eam.of.the Arterlon. Volunteer Fire Brigade was ,'c'eleb?aUd. bjs^'apiiblfe^Mo'fl^rkflßn. I '' On Thursday evening sixieMnemb'fiifs'' of the Brigade answered ]io s shortly Jb'e'fiSfe 1 Captain . Hooker being in command. The Carter[tbil'Mss Band led- the processionV'sUc- ' ' ce'eded them was a brake with two horses, next came the engine !with!tjvo lantern's, ■ enfiladed on each side by- the brigadesmen; The procession arrived at the station, sijme ( !2p, mhiuteabefore the arrival of the''traiiy- which \ was';s»little,.behind time; and as'it came into the station the captain had his men drawn-up-in" single hid' on the front,of .the, platform,• with-,the 1 ; hand oil 'their left! (-Between two and three hundred people were pre- • sent—the platform being densely packed 1 from end (to end; andas the train stopped the 1 arrivals w ere greejed, wifh jb, , hearty, [round ot cheers."''Tlw.teahi haying-been; , disposed of in theb'rake, the" processtonj: re-formed', returning in the same order "as ( , 'on. the'dbwnward march...JA 1 halt ('was 1 ;niade";at Host Elliott'e's,; Success' i to Carterton" was duly'honored,,aftjr,. which, 'march"was'''a«ain' resumed. , Tiir'jiing round F^brotherV 1 ' forher, thtj \ pfobessionja'dvajiced W HoV I Williams',' ] the/, pew'proprietor of the Marquis of; fto.rmanby! Hotel, where_the_new.ly.:ap;- ; pointed captai'n : 6f : thTßrigTdrw'ett'ed lr iiis, commissiorj, "Thehklth' b'f oiir team" waspropoesd by Foreman Robinson, and 'seconded by the Secretary, and received with a burst of applause. Brigadestnan Gardener, in returniiig'thanke, expressecl the pleasure the team- had "hadiii doing battle for barterton, and although they ' had been beaten the hearty fand)upejjiec;j ted reception they had "received that evehiifg'perfectly assured them .that the Brigade and their fellow-townsmen' were fully satisfied that; they had done their best. He do'uld not but express,- on' be-: half of the jeam, tlieir l; .recggnitioa of the ' very handsome niannerin which they had been received by ,the.'members of the Wellington i.Brigade," and he hoped that this would be but-the firstypfj many similar competitions' With? that and'-'other Brigades; . Tlie procession was then reformed; andimarohed Lp'to the temporary engine house, where, the engine and apparatus'having been housed,; the roll was called—24 iuembera answering to their names. Captain Hooker then, re-formed - his men two jdeep, and marched jthem; to the Public: Hall, headed where, he addressed them shortly—thanking the teamjfor their efforts, and';en'f,<fr-! ciiig on the Brigade the nocessityof order and obedience. After three cheers', for. the team, the late captain- and 'Captain Hooker, the dismissal was glvenj'ahd,the men dispersed; Y-j-'O.-U.;-.;.-' '>'-> ■'• Tho latest disputei among the people of Masterton is; the unfortunate .squabble between the Institute'Cominiltee and the ratepayers, Thererreagreat.numbe'r-.of opinions on the rights of the question, buUllare unanimouslri'admitting that Muir and Dixon Bros, have the .best and,, cheapest stock of carriage lamps'to be found in the provincial district ;' ; and that the best workmanship and .soundestmaterials are always turned out of the Masterton Coach Factory,—[Advt.] : The most'G-enuine Clearing Sale ever held in the Wairarapa will be commenced to-day. Messrs. Schroder,, Hooper & Go. having decided to sell the whole of their well assorted stock of drapery within one month, have resolved "to" give all customers Heal and, Genuine Bargains. To prove that the sale is not a.bogus one they will give a discount : of 15 per cent, or at the rate of 3s in the S, to all.custo- . mers for cash, that is to say that the public can now purchase all goods at their store to the value of one pound 1 forT7s. This must surely be an offer which has never been made before, and we should advise everyone wishing to lay in a stock of drapery to make an early call'at the Hall of Commerce aud. secure sbmo' of the bargains.—[Ad,vt.| ' •"■••■■