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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1064, 3 May 1882, Page 2

" Mercy's" letter is held over. A liatoh of property tas smi|tijai}se§ hijvo been l#kg|) out against dilatory properly ownpp i|) thjs district, fl'sy arc returnable for the no;!) sitting of tj)o R.M. Court a fortnight hence. The Court business to-morrow at Mns tertou will be light. There is one sensational case in which one married lady pulls up quothey married lady for callinj her bad names, but it ig to bq hoped this matter will be arranged, privately On Friday next the poll for the Jfastorton Library Lop takes place. To carry it 140 votes are essential, and we trust that no difficulty will be experienced in malting up this number Mr Walter Smart, lately head waiter of the Club Hotel Masterton, informs his many friends through our columns tJiat he has opened oyster and supper rooms opposite the Theatre Eoyal, Lambton Quay, Wellington, whore he will bo glad to meet thpni when they visit Wellington. A njeeting of the |?ar]t Trustees was held at the Institute ygsfepday,J?rfisent -Messrs Peyton (iu the chair), Bod'ding.ton, McGregor, and Hare. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and oonfirmed. Messrs F. G. Moore and E. G, Williams writed upon the Trust as a deputation from tho Mpteftou Cricket Club to ask for an extension of thg term of their lease of the Park oval to ten years, on the ground that the Club was prepared to spend a larger sum jn improvements than bad been stipulated in the original agreement. Ml' McGregor moved, and Mr Boddington seconded a resolution that tho minute of the meeting held on Jan, fth, 1881, which limited the term to seven years, bo rescinded, and that a ten years' lease be granted to tlio Club, The resolution wag carried, Mr Hare voting against it, The question of charges to other Societies using the oval having been raised by the deputation, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Hare, seconded by Mr McGregor—That any receipts iroin other Societies which use the Park oval shall, during the term of the lease, be appropriated for expenditure on improvements to the Park oval. The meeting having .expressed an opinion that one member should occupy tlje ojjair till the expiration of the current year, Mr Bodflington gave a nolico of motion for the next meeting that Mr Payton should rotain the chair till December 81st. It' was resolved—That the treasurer's attention should be called to the 18th clause of the Act. ro the annual statement of ac. counts-for the year terminating in December last, and that he be requested to apply for the - grants due to the Trust from: tho Masterton. Town Lands Trust. The question of removing the stockade and buildings conneoted therewith from the Park Reserve was then discussed, On the motion of Mr McGregor, seconded by Mr Hare, it was resolved—That the stockade he abolished and the buildings removed. On tho motion of Mr Hafe, seconded by Mr McGregor, it was resolved —That Messrs Roddington, Payton, and Vile be appointed a sub-committee to report on the best means of either removing or disposing of the present buildings. An account, J. C. Ingram's half-year's salary, £1 ljs od, to December 31st, 1881, was passed for payment.' The' Treaabrer was also requested to pay the balance (£5 3d) due to the Pastoral Society if a cheque had not already been forwarded. The' meeting tlien adjourned till Tuesday, May 16th, at the same hour and place.

Mr Wardell KM. Inldsjhis \ii\i£ktnightly sitting'at Mastertoir to-morrow. :

! The San Francisco Mdilfvwill;:prbbibly arrive in the Wairaraprby train to-morrow.-' '■?*' ''H-^'-:

Mr Jago's fine 'of forty shillings was raised thin morning within a quarter of art hour by shilling subscriptions. The Masterton Debating Society diacudsos female franchise on Friday evening next. '•;:,;■•■.•.

A large hole, in whiclr anything the size of a horse could be comfortably interred has been washed out in -the south approach to the Waingawa bridge, and requires immediate attention.

An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of. the Wellington Moat Export Company takes place on Friday next to consider the propriety of delaying the order for freezing machinery from England. With reference to a paragraph in our, yesterday's issue, a resident who was recently au " outgoing tenant of a residence not many miles from the Catholic Church" has called at our office and stated that the trees cut down tfire his own property,' and he had aright to do what he chose with them,

All those interested in the re-formation of the Carterton Football Club are requested to meet at the White Hart Hotel on Friday next at 7,30 p.m. vVe are glad to see'Carterton is making an early start, thisywuyand as it numbers some firstclass playors, it is likely, to give a good account of itself.

Last winter Mr Grundy the head master of the Masterton Public School inaugurated a night class for adults. We understand that his special duties in connection with the day school are too onerous to allow him to undertake evening classes. Perhaps some other qualified teacher will he willing to take up the movement.

We again beg to remind our Grey town friends of the school cadet corps concert to be held in the Town - Hall'to-mofiw evening,

A man named, Wjlhani Green was locked up by the pqlico last evening for being very drunk and very disorderly, and fur using ywy obscene language in the puhlip streets, The oharges were clearly proved before Mr Bish, J.P., this morning, and his Worship very properly awarded the offender a fine of £1 for the first offence or seven days' hard labor, and 15 for the second or two months' hard labor, The culprit being unable to pay the fines will endure the incarceration which ho has so richly merited. A meeting of St. Mark's vestry, Carterton took place in the. Sunday school room last evening, the Rev Mr Western in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and.confirmed, The Secretary reported that fifteen further debentures had, beep faken up and % lfloney paid into tbe bank. TheGhairman apd Mr Fairbrothpr were authorized to get a well sunk on the parsonage premises. Accounts amounting to £}.9l9s were passed for payment. The railway fare of the lay representative tp jihe Synod was directed to be refunded to him, Mv Snodgrass wag requested to write to Mr Lpwe, Secretary to the General Church Fund, nskjng hjm to inform the vestry in what relation to tl)e fund it stpod at present, the Bishop having promised an aid of |BQ, out of the fund if necessary to-' the minister's stipend for the first ypar, The meeting brpjje up soon after ten o'clock

There was a. capital muster of the Greytown Volunteers at the inspection parade last evening, there being 60 present all told, under oommand of Captain Tully, Lieutenants Cameron and Gray being, also present. The company marched,headed by the baud, to south Greytown, : where they were put through some skirmishing drill by Drill-Instructor, Bezar. Sergts, Maguire, Loasby and Webster were nominated for the vacant color-sergganoy, Qorpla. Marion, Trotmat) and Aljpn were 'nominated for the sprgeanoy, and 'Volunteers % Marion,Ronaldson, H. Udy, G. Saywell, and H. Humphries were nominated for the Corpopalship, tljp ojeotion to talis, place oi) next drjll i)ight. Qn Saturday, next tlje fourth competition for lieutenant Gamerpn's cup will be fired for., The BondjtJQns for the firing for : Captain' Tally's twp gold and, one silver medals are as follows:—Highest aggregate, score at 3 competitions, ranges 4QO, 51)0, and 600 yards, Wimbledon' regulations. Points score for parade attendance, First competition to be Ijejtj on Saturday the IQtl) inst, mqraing squad..at 7-o'clock, afternoon at 3. Jfext Sunday being the, first in the month tUo usual church' parade will be hgld,

At a quarter to twelve last night Clapi tain Ruck expired in the Masterton Hospital. He was admitted there a few weeks back suffering under a complication of incurable disorders, and thanks to this institution was enabled ,to spend the last days of his life in peace and comparative comfort. The past life and career of the Captain is pretty well known to most people in this district. As head of the Masterton Volunteer Rifle Corps he for twp 'ygars oqou'rijei] a prominent position in this town, and l]e cijftajniy, as far as he could, endeavored to promote the jnteresfs of the Company. Little else that is good can be recorded in his favor. We would now say as little about him as possible, We sympathise wjth the maxim, " do mortuis njl nisi bonnm," but in lp's case so little can be said in his hqtior tljat it is belter for even his most intimate friends to be silent about him, Tho funeral, we understand, will take place to-morrow..

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodgo, 1.0.0.F,, M.U., was held last evening, One new member was initiated. It was resolved to celebrate the anniversary of the Lodge by a supper on the 13th June. A sum of 412 2s was voted tor the benefit of a late brother of the order, who is-now in-dis-tress at Greytowh, In connection with this the following is an extract from a letter received from the Grey town Lodge; and should prove interesting to Oddfellows :—I am directed to bring before your Lodge what appears to us to ha a very deserving case in whioh the true principles of Oddfellowship. ought to be exercised, Qnthe of April, 1842, just £0 years ago lo : day, a ship arrived in •Nelson, on board of whjch tljere were thirteen Oddfellows, who used to meet in the longboat on the ship, and afterwards in the fern in the Nelson distriofc, or more properly speaking where the eity of Nelson now stands, It is perhaps well known to you that this Lodge so started was the first in New Zealand, and from this foundation the great number of Lodges in this country-was built up. One of those thirteen members is now living in Greytown, he is in a very weak state of health anil getting very old, ; faod is at present helpless, 1 and has a bedridden wife, He has a great wish to visit his old Lodge at Nelson, and has been told by the doctor that a sea voyage would be beneficial to his health, but unfortunately he has not the means of getting .over to Nelson. .The members of tinsLodge havo.deoided to subscribe something for him, and it was suggested that the members of the other Valley Lodges might liko to assist in this very praiseworthy action. I do not think any brother, or- one. who hag taken the degrees in particular, but'must see the matter in. the light that it is 'a pleasure and psofit to assist a brother in distress. '

.. Hawera, a township little more than ■naif.the nizo of Masterton is going in for

VWI Reynolds, of faratahi invites tenders for felling 500 acres ofti tree,' in. oji'e'or more lots.

.The KZ.Time3 Editor calls the Post " the prophet of old Niek." Really there arelengths to- which even' an ex-Presby - i;erian clergyman shouldn't go! ; Meßsrs Ballingei' Bros., of the plumbing -wotlcSV" Waruig Taylor-Btießt, Welhngton, have an advertisement in another column to which we direct the attention of contractors and others,

Mr W. Webley, the well-known pianoforte tuner and musical instrument seller, wilLmake his periodical visit to. the Wairarapa next week, when |he will call on his, friends in Mastevton.—Advt. At Messrs Lowes and lorns. Block sale to-day fat bullocks brought M 7s Gd, cows, M 2s sd,' fat ewes, 9s, store ewes Cs fid, hacks from £6 to £j, young pigß 9s,;por,kers 16s Gd fowls is Gd each. ''"

We are requested to state that all stamps for sale since the first of April of old or new series, except beer duty and impressed stamps, may be used for any purpose, other|than beer duty, to which adhesive stamps may be applied.

~ Messrs Lowes & lorns announce a sale •offurniture.&cfor Saturday next. A telegraph office was opened at Tiki County, Coromandel, on Monday, Office hours, 9 a.m. till 5 p,m.

On Monday last Mr Walter Oreavea met with a singular accident. He was shooting pigeons, aud about to take a ; m when he observed that his ramrod projected .from its case, Ha reached with his left hand to adjust the rod while his right remained still at the trigger.. The gun went off and the somewhat careless sportsmanfortunatelyescapedwith a slight wound at the base of his thumb.

The Mastertou Volunteers parade at. 1 p.m. to-morrow for the purpose of attending the funeral of the late Captain Ruck. We learn from a gentleman who has just arrived in ifaaterton from Flat Point that the opinion of settlers'living in the vicinity of the Lower Whareama Ferry is that the fire ooonrredon Thursday last in the_ morning. Under the body of Mrs Smith as well as of her daughter, traces of stay fastening were found, and the raotal portions of a pair of braces were found by Smith's corpse, showing, conclusively that all the family were dressed at the time when the sad occurrence took place. _ It is supposed''"that Smith and his. wife were fishing at the river, and perceiving the whare to be _ on fire, rushed up to save their children, but were, on entering the structure, suffocated by the dense smoke. The relative positions of the various bodies favors this surmise, an<} jt js, in fact, the only intelligent' interpretation of tlje dreadful tableau that has as yet been given. .

At the meeting of the Highway Board yesterday to discuss tho boundarios and the financial position of the various wards no definite conclusion was arrived at. Mr •Merorith, Warden for No. G Ward protested against the addition to that Ward of the area proposed, to bo taken from the Castle Point Hichway District, Messrs Buchanan and Beetham arguing in favor of the addition, It was finally 'resolved to allow tho matter to stand till the next ordinary meeting so that Wardens might in. the meantime tegt thp feelings of ratepayers in the different Wards. The saifle course was adopted re financial matters. Two tenders were received for Matahiwi formation, but both were lejected as being excessive

MVo aw often asked why Ripr & Hare give the highest price for butter and eggs and yet soil these "autocrats of the breakfast table" at a iheaper rate than any other house in the town. The question is easily answered, they are satisfied with only one profit; that is the grand secret! [Apvt,!