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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 897, 12 October 1881, Page 2

Tenders for gravelling the approaches to the new Waipoua Bridge close to-day,

A return match between the Masterton and Carterton Rifles will bo fired Hub afternoon.

The County Council elections have been fixed for Wednesday, Nov. 16. I No bill' has been returned by the grand jury in the case of ReginavDr Hanratty. We trust we have now heard the last of this case.

The adjourned meeting of the Masterton Borough Cricket Club will be held at the Club Hotel this evening. Wednesday and Saturday afternoons have been fixed for practice. A grand soiree 'vill be givon by the Featherston Debating Society on Friday Oct. 21. All visitors must be introduced by members. We have been requested to contradict an erroneous report that the above gathering would take place on the 14th inst.

The private brass band met for practice in the Committee room attached to the engine shed of the Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade, ten members being present, Carterton was visited with a tolerably smart gale, accompanied with heavy squalls of rain, early on Tuesday morning, which has provided some extra work for the local glaziers,

The tea meeting and conversazione to celebrate the advent of the Rev. H. T. Western as incumbent of St Mark's Church Carterton, takes place at the Institute o» Monday evening. The Pound keeper held a sale at the Pound Carterton, on Tuesday at noon, when a brown horse was, after some spiriting bidding, knocked down to Mr A. Mioifie at £4 12s 6d.

Tho Carterton Rifles met in the Public Hall on Monday evening, Lieut. Bennett, Surgeon Watts, aud 20 rank and file being on parade. Sergeant Major Bez-.r put them through company drill for an hour and a half, the dismissal being given about 9.30 p.m.

Mr P. Feist announces to the inhabitants of Clareville, Taratohi, and the surrounding districts that he will re-open the Taratahi Store, lately occupied by Mr A. Fisk, on Monday, the 17th inst., with a carefully selected stock of new goods. Mr F. Feist is an active and obliging man of bssiness, and is certain to be successful in the new quarters in which he has established himself.

We understand that a now political association has been formed in Masterton which includes the names of Mr John Greaves, Mr Thomas William Shute, and other leading settlers. This association will select a candidate to represent its views at the cor.iug election. It has already offered the crown to Mr A. W. Renall, but that gentleman has only accepted it provisionally. If the association cannot find another champion and if there be a general expression of opinion on the part of the electors at some public meeting in his favor he will place his services at the disposal of the association and the electors.

The following resolution moved by Rev. T. Fancourt, and seconded by Rev. R. Coffey, has been carried in Diocesan Synod, " That the trustees of the Pension Fund be requested to inquire forthwith into the reasons that have prevented the interest on the two sums lent for the erection of St Mark's Church, Wellington, from being paid during the last two years, and to report the result of such inquiry, if possible, to the Synod during the present session." We have been favored by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, with the following copy of produce telegram, dated London, Octoher 7,1881 :-Wool-The sales closed on 7th inst, at the level of Inst, sales. The total quantity sold is 330,000 bales; 45,000 bales have been held over for future disposal, and 170,600 bales have been taken for export. Superior combing washed has advanced Id to per lb; superior greasy, market firmer; medium and inferior greasy, market easier; faulty and short staple merino scoured are neglected ; fine greasy crossbred have advanced to Id per lb; coarse greasy crossbred, market unchanged.

The usual monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committee was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs Renall (Chairman), Bennett and Payton. An apology for non-attendance was received from Mr Boddington. The Treasurer reported a credit balance of £45. He reoommonded that Station lists should be sent out at once, and that applications should be made to local bodies for a share of tho subsidy about to be paid them. The report was adopted. MrH. Beethamof Brancepeth was appointed a member of the Committee. Some discussion took place re a complaint that patients coming from up country to the Hospital had to be brought paßt the institution into Masterton and detained in the town before being admitted. It was resolved, subject to the approval of the medical officers, that such patients could, pending medical examination, be received into the detached building adjoining the Hospital. The following accounts were passed for payment:— Clayson, 9s 8d; J. Payton &Co £1; T, G, Mason £8 5s 2d; O. J. Freeth, £5 3s 3d; Caselbei-2& Co,. ,£4l9s lid; Smith & Hogg, £1 2s Gd. 'Mr Boddington was appointed the next visiting member, The meeting then adjourned.

There was a fair house af the Town Hall last evening—but not as rood a one as we would have wished—to witness the second psrformance of the " Fish out of Water" and "William Toll." The former piece ran very smoothly, and was carefully acted throughout. From beginning to end it was well received. " William Tell" showed a marked improvement, a change in the. caste of Emma proving very effective in infusing additional life into the piece. Mr 6. C»ker undertook this difficult part in addition to : his r6le as Sarnem, and in both characters was an unqualified success. Mr T. Wri»ley brought down the house, as on the former occasion, by his extremely clever "Lull-de-dah" song, and Mr Girdlestone, with an inexhaustible supply of." local hits," kept the house alive in his delineation of Gesler. It. was generally; admitted that Miss Beaufort was perfect in her parts, and her hcarmine and natural acting wbb never seen, to better advantage. There are three great advantages the public of Maßterton get hy dealing at Bapp and Hare's. Ist, They can obtain enods cheaper thnn at any other Rlnrp, 2nd..The quality of their goods is the best that can be supplied, . 3rd They always 'sell at their advertised, prices. .Thpsejwjjiq ;liavfljffifc||^them t a trjal

. Messrs F. H Wood&Co's salo of Mr W Hammorich's furniture, takes place to-day. The Post holds that electoral rolls, cannot be printed under the registration act for four months, Before the legal quibble raised can be settled the elections will be over and the difficulty adjusted at leisure.

The members of the Wellington City Council who have bean through the bush as far as Palmerston returned to Masterlast evening after a pleasant trip. They left for Wellington by the early train this morning.

The Masterton Opaki Jockey Club hold a general meeting on Saturday evening next,

Mr J. Vila notifies that he is a cash purchaser of wool in large and small quantities, and will also be glad to receive orders for Little's non-poisonous sheep dip. It is a iact that Messrs Gardener and Sou sold lust 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 tlioy 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. [Advt. I

Masterton or Petone—some say Kaiwarra. Where is the woollen mill to be ? The fact that I am' selling Kaiapoi Tweed Suits at 55s shows clearly the necessity for a mill noarer Wellington connected ' with this department;' ;I keep every requisite for a gentleman's outfit. Shirts, hats, scarfs, gloves, collars, umbrellas, travelling bags, &a, Alex. Sample, Willis-street, Welling ton.-[ADYT, [