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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 953, 19 December 1881, Page 2

Purchasers are wanted for 20 acres of clover.

Mr Leo commences his examination of the Masterton public school to-day. The usual fortnightly sitting of the R.M Court atFeatlierston takes place to-day. The Carterton Voluuteera had a very succosßful church parade yesterday.

Messrs F. H. Wood & Co advertise a Christmas sale at Carterton for Saturday next,

A meeting of the Directors of the Wairarapa Coledonian Society is convened for Thursday afternoon. Business important. A plant, suitable for gas works, now in Wellington, has been offered by Mr J. Roes George to the Masterton Borough Council.

We have received a report of the examination of the Clareville School, which shews a pnss average of 88 per cent, It will appear iu our issue of to-morrow. The Mission services in St Patrick's Church were opened yesterday by the Rev Father Chesnais, who made a very favorable impression by his earnest and eloquent addresses, The services were well attended. The Eev Father preaches again this evening,

Mr W. P. Fellingham having purchased a sample lot of boots and shoes offers them at very low rates for the Christmas holidays, Eeing sample stock the quality of the articles is first-class.

Tenders are invited by the Public Works Department for additions to the Kaitoke Station contract.

Mr J. Clark of Kopuaranga advertises for sale a crop of 20 acres nf fine clover alss that he wants 500 store sheep to fatten.

Mr D. Donald of Selway offers tor sale a M'Cormac Harvester and an eight horse power threshing machine. Messrs Lowes and lornsannounce their Christmaß sale of sucking pigs and turkeys geese, and poultry for Saturday next, The same firm advertises for the 4th of January, 370 Mres of first-claBS land at Kopuaranga occupied by Messrs J and D, Donald.

Tenders are invited by the Castle Point Highway Board for keeping in repair the main road from Castle Point to Kahumingi, The work will be lot in three sections,

The racecourse at Taratahi will be open to trainers and owners between the 4th and 20th of January. A fee of 10s per horse will he charged for the use of the course,

A certain sqattor residing not one hundred miles from Masterton telegraphed the other day to Wellington for a ton nf sulphur, required for sheep purposes, His astonishment may be imagined, but not described, on his having delivered at the station a few days afterwards a ton of soft soan. The elections being over he is at loss how to dispose of it. Our Carterton correspondent writes : Mr George Bowles had a fine display of meat at his Carterton butchery on Friday evening, highly indicative of the approaching festive season. Some splendid sides of bacon of fine quality immediately fronted the doorway, flanked on the left by a very fine calf and half-a-dozen prime carcasses of mutton, and on tho other side of the shop were six weighty well-dressed lambs. The shop was, as it always is, scrupulously clean and well ventilated, its appointments being finished off by a plentiful supply of vegetaules and small goods.

The Greytown Volunteers meet for drill tomorrow evening at 6.30. These early drills are to be held fortnightly with a view of getting the company into Field exercise for the forthcoming review. A meeting of the Greytown Cemetry Trustees was held on Friday evening last. Present Rev, T. Porritt, (chairman), Rev. W.ff. Thomas, Dr. H. T Spratt, and Messrs J. Hollard and D. P, Loasby. Tho rules as submitted bv the sub-committee were adopted, and the Secretary was instructed to forward the same to His Excellency the Governor for spproval. It was resolved that the advertisement for the office of sexton be continued; as no applications were sent in, The sub-com-mittee were requested to draw plana for another section of burial ground in the Cemetery Reserve. A Letter wa» read from Mr J, Hall offering to canvass the town for subscriptions for improving the the Cemetery: Mr Hall's offer wasaccepted and the chairman was requested to draw up a subscription list authorising him to collect on behalf of the Trustees. A subcommittee cossistine of the chairman, Dr, Spratt, and Messrs Cuff and Loasby were appointed to frame by-laws for the Trustees, same to be submitted et a meeting to be held on the Bill January. Undertakers in future will have to apply to the chairman for krial allotments and interments.

This morning Mr A. W, Cave's buggy came to crief. It was standing in Cole Street, when the pair of ponies attached to it started off. Mr Cave rushed to their heads, but was knocked back, and the startled animals, getting way on to the vechicle, capsized and smashed it in turning the corner. Fortunately no one was in the buggy at the time.

To Farmers.-Just landed, a large assortment of Scythes, Scythe-handles, Bakes, Forks, Churns, Milk Pans, to be sold at Wellington prices by Kapp and Hare, of the Emporium.— [Advt,] Carterton v Maßterton.—As a preof of who we the cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapa we wish to draw our readers' special attention to B. A. Gardener & Son's advertisement on our front page. This firm is determined to keep up their reputation. From the time of their commencing business in Carterton they have repeatedly proved that thoy can withstand competition, no matter how strong. It is therefore ridiculous for another storekeeper from a neighboring township to post price lists to their customers and pretend to sell at wholesale prices, when for the smallest quantities B, A. Gardener & Son supply goods in almost every instance 10 to 15 por cent cheaper, and in lavge quantities still further coiceasions are made,— flam.

It has been decided to lay an information against Sir William Fitzherbert under the Lotteries and Gamins Act. Legislative councillors are getting into hot water just now. We have received from Mr ft. A. A, Sherrin a pamphlet entitled "an inquiry into the financial position of the Bank of New Zealand," This broohure is animated by hostility not only to the bank, but to the Government, and for this reason is of less value than it otherwise would have been, It may however from apolitical point of view be taken as a manifesto of the flrey party, The Captain of the Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade bad to run up quick with the engine attached to his brake to ifo Cemetery road about 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, a heavy fire having Bprung up among the trash and worthless timber left an the ground whera erstwhile Corpe'e mill was in working There waß a considerable body of fire on the arrival of the Brigade, and the water supply deficient, but through the combined efforts of an efficient body of men constantly accustomed to work together, all danger was averted by 1.30 p.m. A meeting of sawmill proprietors in the Wairarapa District was held at the Marquis of Normanby Hotel, Carterton, on Saturday afternoon, seven representative proprietors being present Considerable discussion took place as to forming the industry on an association basis with a view of ohtaining an uniformity of price which it was deemed advisable should have an upward tendency and eventually the consideration of the question was adjourned to Wellington to be held at a date to be duly advertised.

Tho sale of privileges, at the Fores ters' Sports, at Manaia on Boxing day, took place at Messrs Lowes and loms' auction rooms on Saturday last. The following prices wore realised!— Publicans booth No. 1, £1 10a Mr Worth; No 2, £l, MrT. Wagg; refreshment booth, 1515, Mr Clayson ; fruit stall, i'l Mr Cluyson; fancy stall 2s Gd, Mr J. Ward, The Caledonian Society's priviliges were afterwards offered. The gates wore bought in by Mr Droyer for the Committee at i'3o, the reserve being fixed at .£B2. The publicans' booths, Nos. 1 and 2, fetched 20s each, and were krooked down to Messrs Worth and Wagg. Mr Clayson was the purchaser of the refreshment booth at 18, and tho fruit stall for £2. Mr J. Ward purchased the fancy stall for 2s Gd. Subsequently a quantity of furniture was disposed of at satisfactory prices, Last year the Caledonian gates fetched, 132, but owing to wet weather the purchaser made very little profit on his bargain.