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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1033, 27 March 1882, Page 2

The Phoenix Lodge holds its usua meeting this evening. The United Ancient Order of Druids holds its fortnightly meeting this evening. The Chatham Islands have heen proclaimed a special licensing district. The usual drill of the Greytown Volunteers takes place to-morrow evening, The meeting of the llabbit-dog Committee took place on Saturday, hut Mr Travers' "opinion" not having arrived the meeitng was further adjounod to Saturday next. A tea meeting and a soiree of songs and ■peechea takes place at the Wesleyan Church, Carterton, to-morrow as a farewell to the late pastor.

The Champion Sculling Match between Hearn and Messenger was rowed in the Wellington Harbor on Saturday last, and resulted in an easy victory for tho former by over twenty lengths, The Mastertonjyoutb's are forming a football club, and from the systematic' manner in which they are proceeding at present it is likely to be on a sounder basil than any previous attempt, The sale of properties at Carterton o Mr H, Fairbrother, which was announced for to-morrow (Tuesday, 28th inst.), has been postponed till Tuesday week, 4th of April, The auctioneers, Messrs T. K, Macdonald & Co,, announce the postponement in another column.

Mr C, Crichton, of Victoria Buildings, Wellington, announces that he has now in stock a large variety of new goods in all his departments. His advertisement appears in another column,

The Governor, by order in Council, has repealed the regulations made under the Stamp Fees Act, 1875, and made other regulations under the Act of 1880, by which fees under the Act may bo paid in stamps of any kind issued by the Government except beer duty stamps. Mr Perston has arranged with Messrs Wood & Co. for the purhase of the remaining 627 acres of Mr Kaye's Taueru property for £lBOl, making the total purchase money for the whole property amount to £4825.

Owing to the lateness of the hour on Saturday night when the entries closed with the secretary of tho Wairarapa Jockey Club and the large number of entries made, we shall be unable to give the lists for the Champagne Stakes, 1883, and Wairarapa District Produco Stakes, 1885, until to-morrow's issue.

At about ten o'clock on Saturday night the fire bell at Mastsrton 'rang out a vigorous peal, and the affrighted citizens could be seen gathering from all directions in answer to the call. The fire engine was got out, and preparations made to do battle with a conflagration, but fortunately it was only a chimney relieving itself of an overdose of soot in the usual manner,

A fat bullock, which was being driven to the slaughter house of aMr Lester, butcher, at Henley, became frightened, and ran up the passage of a grocer's premises. It then walked upstairs into a bedroom. The butcher entered the room by a ladder placed against the window, and, passing a rope round the animal's neck, it was dragged down stairs by a number ot men. Beyond the furniture being disarranged, not much damage was done.

The Salvation Army " Council of War" being in session at Sheffield, a " triumphant march" through the centre of tho town was arranged to take: place- one afternoon. Tl)e procession consisted of a mounted officer, " Lieutenant Emerson Davison, a wagonnette containing the band, and three carriages, the occupants of which were General and Mrs. Booth and a number of officers'of the " Army." At various.points of the roate mud, stones, and bricks were thrown. " Lieutenant" Davison was struck on the head with a slick, and rendered almost unconscious, audit was only by the aid of twojiienwho were near that he'was able to keep on his horse till the procession reached the Albert Hall, Horo the "Army" encountered a great crowd stones and mud were again thrown, aud several of the Salvationists were injured, while a good mauy had their clothes bespattered, After the procession two or three members, were missed, and one of them was found in the course of the evening at a private house, where he had received shelter, from the mob, after being cut about the face. A "Convention of Holiness" was held in the Albert Hall. The members of the "Army" generally seemed to rejoice in their tribulation, and to take it as a sign that they had been " stirring up the devil," Carterton v Masterton.-As a proof of who are tho cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapa we wish to draw onr readers' special attention to B. A, Gardener & Son's advertisement on'our frontpage, This firm is determined to keep up thoir reputation, From the time of their commencing business in Carterton they have repeatedly proved that they 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 overy instance 10 to J5 per cent cheaper, and in large quantities still further oonces aions are made,—(Abvt

The body of the unfortunate young man Edward Hodder who was drowned at tho ManawatuEiver oil':,the 21st inst, waß discovered yesterday^ ; ;, The Highway Board until Motiday h'Blt.flfotf'lfe $0 for the our- ^ r / K poll'wlil'be : takeff'at'Fe(itherston on Wednesday next] under the Local Option clauses of the Licensing Act, A poll will also be";taken 'at the-'schbolhouse,' Waihenga,:on Thursday next, under the same clauses, ' "'

A hawker named Joseph Treneary was arrested to-day for being drunk and using indecent language in the public street. He will be brought up before h!s Worship the Mayor this evening or to-morrow morning, Messrs Lowos and lorns have been instructed by Mr J. Tuck, who is giving up farming, to sell at his premises, Hawkhurat, tho whole of his draught stock, iheep, cattle, pigs, implements, drays, harness, reaper and binder (MoOormiok's), mower (Hornsby), seed drills and sowen, harrows, ploughs, and, in fact, all the necessaries of an improved farm, worked by a practical farmer, Throe able bodied men were perambulating Masterton on Saturday with musical instruments consisting of an accordion, triangle, and tambourine. They played before several houses, and afterwards passed the tambourine round in tho orthodox stylo. People however were in most crises very properly of the opinion that tho men were quite fit to earn a living in a legitimate manner and their takings were consequently very limited.

The fifth match between the Greytown and Kuratuwhiti Cricket Clubs, this season, took place on Saturday last and resulted in a very easy victory for the former, the scores being 89 against 30. The priuoipal scores were Day 23, Bonaldson 18, Cuff not out 11, and extras 23, Tho Greytown Team turned out particularly strong, but the Kuratuwhiti was made up with three "Colts", who, from the form they shewed promiso to turn out good players. If a match cannot ho arranged with Waihenga on Saturday next, the above Clubs will again try conclusions.

The two establishments in Queen-stroet, Maaterton, which are devoted selely to the sale of drapery, millinery and clothing, viz., Mr W. Bell's Deniaon House, and Messrs Schroder, Hooper & Co.'s Hall of Cotnmerco, were worthy of mention on Saturday evening from the extremely tasteful maunor in which their windows were dressed, and for the variety and quality of tho articles displayed. The drapery window at Denison House was a harmonious picture, and the clothing side displayed an oxcellent variety of gentlemen's wearing apparel of the most popular materials. Messrs Schroder, Hooper & Co.'s clothing window was also fully stocked, and the mode of its display showed a thorough knowledge of the art of setting out a wif low. Tho masterpiece, however, was the display of.millinery in the window devoted to the ladies at this establishment. A more tastefully rrrangod collection of beautr'nl hats, bonnets, &c, could not have been found anywhere. The effect was most arlhlic, and attracted a crowd ot admirers. Messrs Eapp & Hare and D, F. McCarthy each had a neat display of clothing, and Caselberg & Co.'s window wore its ordinary substantial aspeci. The latter firm informed us that they had, been too busy opening up and stowing away goods to devote any attention to showing them, and the quantity of clothing, dress material, &c, lying about their premises in all directions fully boro out this statement, We are not in the habit of " puffing" our, local tradesmen, and our remarks on this occasion have only been called forth by the really remarkable display of all kinds of goods now to bo seen in Mastorton, which havo been pronounced by visitors as fully equal to anything seen iu any shop in the

Just landed, 10 tons fencing wire, No G, £1510s; No 7, £1010s; No 8, £l7 10s. Look out for RAPr and Hare's price list of autumn and winter clothing, Largest and best stock of mon's goods in tho Wairarapa—[Advt.l