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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 952, 17 December 1881, Page 2

Mr D. F. MeCiiithy, storekeeper, \m a Ciiristut;i3 announcement in another column, A well-known jeweler announces a sale of first-class i!old and silver jewellery in Misiwt'in "ii Monday next and four folhiwiii!! days. • Money orders wi'l, after lliH month, be obtaiiial lu for the United States in the New Zealand I\ist Olliees. The S-hi Fiaiicisoo Mail arrived so lato in Weiiiii'j'mi u'sierrtay afternoon thai it iMi ! d not he forwarded to tho Wairanipa •ill *lii»

Onr Fenihers'on correspondent writes that Mr A. MVKenzie passed through th« township i weni.-iy with.a law drove of fiiMt-cl'un Christmas beeves from the Pihaute:i Station,

The meeting of the Mastorlon Debating Society fell through last ovening owing to the iioniitteiidance of many of its membevs, The pni'jvamme for the evenin", :i riisc'is'ioii in which Hears B. P. Perry and Wo"droof« were tho leaders, had to he ii(lj'"iniod,

The Master'"!) Volunteers held an inspection parade list evening, when about 30 wee present, nil Inld, After the men hud fallen in and the Band played a march, Captain Buck, in a few pleasant coiisira'ulaiory words, piesented tho handsome silver cup to Corporal Wood, wh.ii

hud made 'he highest score twiro in succession during tho c litest for (lie trophy. ■\fter ilie presentation three cheers for Corporal Wood were led off by Scrnt, Dixon, and th'ea more for tho Captain, after■ which the Company was mnrchod down Queen-street and drilled for an hour iy liui'le. '

Durinit the pint two months there has been in preparation a novelty fcr 'he public- of Mnstpitmi in the shape of a "Christmas Puitnmime," the first that has ever been present ert in an np country town in ;he North Island, The Pantomime will introduce the early Wairarapa setilers, who »re protected by a benignant Fairy Queen and hersubjects. Among tht celebriies of tho piece will be Mr 6, Beetliam, M.H R., Mr A, W. Renall.Te Whiti, Ti.to Kowaru, Too Long, and a host of others. There will be a great nm"nut of sinuinsr, and as the transformation sceno from St. George's Hall, Wei linirttm, has been secured, and greatly added to. tho effects Bhould be- very beautiful, the grand transformation scenery lasting ten minutes, The openini; presentation will be on Boxing night, when from the novelty of the performance and the nature of its local hits, a crowded Hall may ha expected. To FABMEits.-Just landed, a large assortment of Scvlbes. Scythe-handles, Rakes, Forks, Churns, Milk Pans, -to be. sold at Wellington prices by RappVAn© Habej of the Emporium,— [AbvTi'V .

". Mr J. Y ! . Smith's livndadowne flock is' added to the.iist'of ihfeoted sheep, f v

Messrs Lowes and;Jdrris will sell 28th inst. iliefarrtiiii^'stockjßrid:impie-: ments of loavingthe ,H ; .;;•■ ' :, ' : The offices of Wairifapa' solicitors will be closed from Ohiristmas Eve till January 3rd 1882.

The house occupied by Mr A, Reese, Greytown, had a vary narrow escape from being burned down on Thursday evening, l| appears that Mr-Reese was sitting in niie'of the backrooms about half-past 9 writing, when by some means the curtail! became ignited. When the alarm was first given the female servant jumped through the window, breaking two large panes of glass, without in any way injuring herself. • With a little help the fire was soon put nut before any damage was done. ■'

Messrs F, H, Wood and 00, offered for sale the privileges in connection with the Featherston Racing Club Meeting to be hold on January 2nd, 1882, at Foatherston. The gates were bought in at £ls, and also the cards at £2, Mr J. Hodder purchased the publican's booth at £lO 12s

6d, and the refreshment booth at £l lss. Half an aore of land in Waitt-street, with a four-roomed cottage on it, was also offered, and was bought for £6O by Mr D. McDougall, of Pirinoa.

The adjourned meeting of tho Waiohine River Board was held at the Institute, Greytown, on Thursday evening. Present: Messrs Eimberley (in the chair), Wyett, and Gallagher. Tho minutes of

the previous meeting were road and confirmed. The clerk reported Messrs Kimbarley and Wyett elected as members of the Board. Correspondence outwards was read from tho letter book: inwards, from Mo3srs Beard and Gray re purchase of laud from Mr J. Joseph ; from Colonial Secretary's Office, notifying that the

names of the new members had been gazetted. Resolved, That the letter from Meßsrs Beard and Gray stand uver until next meeting. Accounts amounting to £2l 10s lOd were passed for payment. The overseer's report and log-book were then read, and the work recommended therein was,authorized to ba executed. The meeting then adjourned.

There was a good attendance last evening at the Wesleyan Bazaar, and a very fair trade was done, excellent value being given by the stall-holders foe all articles sold. The amount realised up to the present including subscriptions

eolleoted by canvaaßora, was 1205. The Rev J, Dukes promised an exact statement of the accounts as early as possible. It will be noticed that the sum total of the debt has almost been reached, and il

is intended to wipe out the balance by disposing of the goods left nt a school picnic. Before the Bazaar closed last evening the Rev J. Dukes said that the warmest thanks of the Trustees wero due to the members of the sewing meeting for their indefatigable labors during the year; to the .stall-holders for the ability dis-

played-by them in the sale of goods; to <h'e : cfttivaßaevs-who had solicitod subscriptions; to the churoh choir, and the

ohildren, and to Mrs Gapper and Mr

Edward Duncan, who had trained them ; to Mrs Gapper also for presidinc at the I piano and harmonium; to the Ralph family for their vocal contributions; to the Masterton Volunteer Band; to the decorators who had so tastefully dressed the hall; to Mr Thomas-lago for his valuable-services; to the Press for its aervicoableadvocAcy, and to all who had contributed in any way or supported to any extent fhe undertaking. The Baziar was then closed, having practically extinguished the Church' debt, the last, but perhaps not the least, service which the Rev John Dukes has rendered to tlio community during his two years' ministration in this neighbourhood.

The proverbial " Bull in a china-ware shop" has been equalled if not surpassed in Greytowu, A storekeeper of that town has a iarge retriever dog, and on Thursday evening, it was locked in the store. Whether the animal'sbump of destructiveness overuled all its other phrenological developments, or whether it had a desire to gel out is not known, but in the morning when the store was opened it presented a very topsy-turvy kind of appearance. The prisoner had got into the window aiming thnlollies, cakes, tarls, Ac, and overturned the whole of them mixing thorn up considerably. The window on the drapery side also came under his patronage, and tho say in which it went through snmo of the goods there is a matter of great surprise. The vows of vengeance that werp 'uttered against it, after the shopman had spent about three hours putting things straight, were low hut deep, audit it happens to be left there another night it will-not be for the want of a searching by that shopman.