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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 888, 1 October 1881, Page 2

The Masterton Highway Board meets this morning, . Messrs J. lorns and Co., hold a stock and general sale to-day at 2 p.m. Mr Martin junr., of Huangarua notifies that he has 100 bushels of rye grass seed for sale—a splendid Barnple. There will be a Church parade of the Greytown Volunteers to-morrow. The company fall in at the Post Office at 10.30 am. well advanced for the examination. _ Tenders are invited by the Eailway department for 160 chains of fencing between the Upper Hutt and Kaitoke and for the new Petone station, The Masterton Volunteers and Cadets turned out well on parade last evening. Headed by the band they took advantage of the moonlight for a maroh from one end of the town to the other. Tenders are invited by the Masterton Town Lands Trust for leaning for 12 months Town acre 106 adjoining the Institute, and acre 111 in Hall St. The school hours at the Masterton public school are now from 9 to 12 and from 1.30 to 8.30. This is the last quarter before the inspection of the school and it is very desirable that every ohild should attend regularly in order to be The writs for the election of the new Parliament will be issued towards the end of this month, and will be returnable some day in November. Persons- who have neglected to register should not delay doing so any longer, as when the writs are issued the roll will be closed. The quarterly returns of infected iheep for the north Wuirgrapa sub-division is published in another eolumn. It it a longer one than that which was published three months' ago, but there is little doubt that the stringent steps now taken to! extinguish scab, will, within a reasonable time be attended with satisfactory ..results,

■ ;i dofinite effort it being made to establish a olntk manufactory at Wellington, with a capital of £50,000. A factory on this icale in the Empire City will he almost as valuable to thii district as the more modest one which we proposed to start in Masterton a few months ago. Of course, the local factory which we hope to see eatabliehod here may yet become an accomplished fact. The principal drawback to its success is the somewhat limited number nf business men in this town, whose services are available for such a movement.

At a meeting of the Greytown Horticultural Society on Thursday, it was decided that the next show be held on Tuesday, 6th December, andtheuutumn show in the first week of March, The proceeds

nf the entertainment in aid of the Society's funds having amounted to SH 17s, a hearty vote of thanks was given to all who assisted at the same. Mr St. George was elected a member of the Committee in place of Dr H, H. Spratt, who has left the district, Mr Varnhnm offered a special prize nf 6s for the thirdbest collection nf vegetables, and Messrs Webster and Yorke 6s each for the best iboquet and the two.heaviest pufiplcine,'respectively, Messrs Beard and Bock, were appointed a committee to arrange for printing, and the meeting adjourned.

Eapp and Hare of the Emporium have for sale 500 bushels of splendid, 'seerl Tartarian Oats, which they are selling at 3s 6d per bushel. As Oats are advancing every day in price buyers would do'well to secure some of them' at.once. .They jbnve also just received direct from the 'manufacturerßa large assortment nf shears, which they are selling at Wellington wholesale price,■ 'can be supplied at reasonable term!,—

The oritket meeting last nißht was adjourned to next Tueiday at the same time and plate;. .'. . Mr■.'■ Macaw completed the purchase yesterday of » 02 tore leotion on the. Opakifrom Mr J. Nicol, {orJssocashe Thii transaction was effected through the agenoy of Mr J. Brown. ■ •; '• •'-

It may be interesting to learn by those who .»eht : theifoHoques with their "applications for leaiaa to the Education Commissioners that a meeting of the 'Board; will nbt'takii pl'aos'befoM Tuesday next.

A man.from Halcombe travelling through the hush yesterday, had one of his knees split open by a kick from a horse. He obtained a conveyance which brought him into Mastarton where he was , admitted into the Hospital. • ■ The usual weekly meeting.of the Masterton Juvenile Templan, was held last evening, Aftor the general business was gone through, one new member was initiated into the lodge, and one proposed., Tho rest of the.evening was spent in harmony,

At the meeting after drill of the Masterton Volunteera last evening, a committee was appointed to revise the by-laws. Sergt. J. Williams and private Ohinohen were appointed auditors,.and a committee formed to report on the cost of a banquet in connection with' the corps; It was also decided not to fire for a cup whioh had been offered by a member of the corps.

A meeting of thVMasferton Camfltiry. Trustees was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs P»yton, (insthe chair), Hare and Bunny. The minutes of the previous meetingwerereadand confirmed. The treasurer reported a credit balanoe of |4017s lOd. The following aooburiti' were passed for payment; Caselbirg £ Co. £3lss, Ingram £2l4s 9d, J. Smith 10s od, Chinchen 3i 6d, E, Feist, IBs Bd, The meeting then adjourned, .-;.■

The WaggaAdvertiser says:—"During the last two or three years a large .number of horseshave died in this district, the cause of death being unable to be traced, Latterly, however, one or two horses which have died have been opened, and a quantity of fine wire hat been tound in their intestines. It appears that a large quantity of the hay and straw whioh is now sold is bound together with a very, thin wire, which, is used with the patent

self-binder. Sometimes it happens that when a man is engage d chaff- outtin g and is anxious to keep his machine' supplied, the wire-binder caniiot be; discovered, so

that it is out up with, the hay, and of course gets mixed .with the chaff. - The result of this is certain death to the horses who eat the chaff, Mr Cassin has lost two valuable horses in this way only very recently, and we hear that several animals have died at Temora and other places through the same cause. The remedy is very simple. String should be used in the place of wire for binding, and the danger would then be obviated.

It is a fact that Messrs Gardener and Son sold last season more sheep shears than the whole of the Wairarapa storekeepers combined, and this season it is their intention to offer the 100 dozen pairs which they have imported at less-than Wellington wholesale prices, We cannot understand how this well-known firm sell all their goods so wonderfully cheap. Their stock is splendidly assorted, and we would call special attention to their magnificent stock of drapery, which surpasses any we have yet seen in the Wairarapa, —[Advi,| Direct steam- communication with Great

Britain is not far distant, but direct dealing with the Kaiapoi Woollen Mill enables mo to sell Kaiapoi Tweed Suits at 55a, 655, and 755. My show : of shirts,, hats, -hosiery, and other requisites for a gentleman's outfit, is not to be surpassed in the colon). A call solicited. Orders promptly executed.—Alex. Sample, Willis-st, Wellington,-Anvi,