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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 908, 25 October 1881, Page 2

Butter is retailed at, Cd per lb in Greytown, and milk is supplied at 2d per quart. Our Mastertnn storekeepers are not so alert as they slinuld be in providing for the wants of their customers. New potatoes are selling at lid per lb in Wellington, but in this town they are not procurable at any price, The Soiree Committee of the Greytown Cricket Club have decided to bold their Soiree on the 4th of November, and not on the Prince of Wales' Birthday, as first reported. These Soirees have always been very popular, and this ought to be as well patronised as any of the previous We learn that though the entries for the coming Pastoral Show are less in number than they were last year, the character of them are likely to indicate a step in advance. Last sea9cn a considerable number of exhibits of an inferior clrss were shown with a view to obtain points for the champion prize, and it is Buoh a3 these which will be cons: iououa by, their absence from the coming Show,

The Borough Council holds a speciul meeting at G p.m. this evening. At the usual meeting afterwards, Ins Worship the Mayor will bring forward his notice of motion on the Town Clerk's proposal for a Municipal Corporations Association.

Mr Parsons has disposed of a handsome pair of buggy horses to Mr H. Beetham, of Brancepeth. The singlesticks for the use of the Greytown Volunteers have arrived; so we expect they will be tried this evening at the usual drill.

The amount of the claim of the Masterton Boruugh Council against the Wairarapa West County has been paid into Court, as a cimmiuuicaiion has been received from the Minister of Public Works declining to vast the control of the bridge in the County,

The name of Mr James Baillie of the firm of Terry aud Baillie is mentioned as a probable candidate for the mayoralty of Greytowu ut the approaching municipal election.

Messrs F. fl. Wood &Co will sell by auction on Saturday the following privileges for the Wuirarapa Jockey Club Spring meeting:—2 publicans' booths, Grand stand booth, 2 refreshment booths, the gate, cards, horseyards, games, and fruit-stall The number of entries has already stamped the meeting as a success aud there should be a good competition for the privileges. Every endeavor is being made by the committee to make the complimentary concert to Mr G. Palmer as great a success as possible: in addition to the local talont several gentlemen from Masterion-Carter-ton, and Featherston, have kindly consented to take part so we can safely predict a full house in the Town Hall Greytown on Friday evening, A meeting of Wairarapa Teachers was held in the Greytown School on Saturday afternoon, and was moderately attended. It was unanimously resolved that it is highly desirable to form a Teachers' Association for this district, and a subcommittee was appointed to obtain information and draft rules to be submitted to a general meeting at Greytown on the sth November. Much dissatisfaction has from time to time been expressed at the want of a public reading room at Featherston, and wo are pleased to hear the fc a movement is on foot to supply tho desideratum. It is subject for regret that the Master(on school hoys are deprived, through the lack of a suitable paddock, of that practice of cricket which would justify them in accepting the challenges of neighboring schools. The good-fellowship and ' es-prit-dc-corps' developed by school cricket clubs and kindred associations are alwys found to exorcise a favorable influence on the "inoralo" of the scholars, and schoolcommittees need to bo occasionally reminded of the Iron Duke's famous declaration that Waterloo was won on the Eton playing fields. Moreover all work and no play are proverbially prejudicial to Jack's mental culture. In a few square yards of ground boys cannot play —they can only " loaf." Wc wore shown to-day (writes the Post) two fine prize ranis purchased at Wanganui by Mr Duncan McMastcr, of Tuhitarata, Lower Valley, Wairarapa. One took the champion prize for Lincoln ram hoggets at the Wanuamn Agricultural and Pastoral Show this year, and also a first prize in addition. The other took a second pi izc at the same show. They wero bred by the executors of the late Mrs Hair, Wanganui, Mr McMastcr will probably exhibit them at the Cartetron show, though not for competition, the time for receiving entries having passed.

The current number of " Chambers' Journal " contains an instructive article on tea and sill; culture iu JNew Zealand.

A cricket match will be played on an early date between the Oarterton and Poatherston schools.

A correspondent suggests that as sawmillers cut up the roads in winter by their heavy traffic and at the same time contribute only their o'dinary quota to the general rates, local bodies should bo empowered to lev}' a license for trams employed in that industry. The Wellington Teachers' Association has initiated steps to secure a page of the '■ X.Z Mail 1 ' for the ventilation of uueslions of educational interest.

Our own Joe Miller points out that the difference between the Irish Land League and a bare-footed mendicant is that tho one issues manifestoes and tho other manifests toes without bis shoes.

In view of the visit of a Wellington team to this district in the ensuiug holidays it may be as well to recall to tho recollection of our local knights of the willow that the Cricketers' Association established some years ago is still in existence. For a long time past no really representative eleven has taken the field, and it seems desirable that the delegates from the various clubs should meet to discuss the question. The " W'airarapa Cricketers' Association" is not dead but sleepeth. At a special meeting of the Greytown Trust Lands Trustees, the date of sale of sections was fixed for next Monday week Nov, 7th. It was resolved to alter the conditions of fencing from sawn palings at front to post and four rails as previously described, and if one person purchases more than one section it would not be compulsory to erect dividing fences between each section, but only between each purchaser.

Mr E. Chamberlain lost a litter of pigs in a rather peculiar manner recently, The litter beiiitj near a beehive, the busy ones suspended work In send them off, which they succeeded in doing with strong and pungent reasoning, The maternal porker, however, was not quite convinced, and a little later again led her progeny to the place of their birth near the hives, and soon the stings of death compassed them round about, and not one of the li'tcr survived. The bees stung them all to (loath, There are threo great advantages the public of Mastei'tou get by dealing at Kapp and Hare's. Ist, They can obtain goods cheaper than at any other Btore. 2nd. The finality of their goods is the best that can be supplied, 3rd. They always sell at. their advertised prices. Those who have never given them a trial should do so at onco, and they will not he disappointed,-[Anvr.l Very radical alterations have recently been effected in the English Education Code which nov approximates very nearly to the system in force in this colony, Anion};'other reforms payment of teachers is regulated by average attendance. Tt is also proposed to add a seventh standard for the benefit of more advanced students,