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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1122, 12 July 1882, Page 2

,--- A temporary telegraph, station has been opened in Suez-roads. V' folin Hall of 'Greytown", advertises .'that he can deliver white Belgian-.carrots' at. the railway station at L2'per. ton. ■ We .notice; by. a copy of the Thames 1 Evening Star, that a double wedding was celebrated in Graliamstown on the '27 th inst. one of the brides'being. Miss Annie' Oorbett'akly.whp has friends ; and relatives in Masterton, and : who was united on the occasion in question 'to,-Mr Johh-| F. Day, chemist. The local -paper gives nearly a column.-of; description-. to . the,, double eVeiit. Wo have been favored by the ; Cqunty_ Treasurer-with the' costs of work-' *ng the _ Licensing' Act 1881 to .tfe-lst inst which are lis followsFeatheraton 1813s fid, Greytown i'Blos 6d, Carterton! £lllss. Masterton £l! 13a 4d, Alfredtpn' £2713s '.fid,' chargeable proportionately,' against the above, districts $2 9s , 6d, I making a. grand. totaLof £79 15s against i 320 licensofee3. collected.- ■,

The Carterton Volunteer' Ride Corps' met for drill on Monday evening, and the forthcoming bayonet competition brought forth a good muster'. Lieut, Bennett ,\m in command, nnd after the dismissal about nine o'clock the sergeanis got their squads' in position fur bayonet .exercise. Several of thoso not included in the -three - divisions indulged in a turn with the gloves and single sticks, and it was pretty well 10,30 before (he hall Was looked up, : v The annual meeting.of the'parishionersof the Carterton district for the election of church wardens, vestrymen, and the receipt of the annual financial statement will take place at St. Mark's schoolroom :pn Thursday evening when a full attendance of parishioners may be anticipated. • Mr W, Bell, of Denison House, Master ? . ton, notifies on our first page a, special sale of drapery, &c., &c., commencing to-morrow,

The usual fornightly meetin® of the Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0. F. M.U, was held last evening and was well ■ attended. The halance sheet for the past half year was read and adopted showing satisfactory progress, Tho oflioers for the ensuin» term were installed, and two new members proposed. Bro. J. H. Corbett was appointed delegate to attend the next district meeting,

The regular monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committee was held yesterday.. Present—Messrs Vile, (in the chair), Boddington, and Payton. The minutes of previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Treasurer reportedacreditbalanceuf £l2olos fid, Tile following accounts were passed for payment T. G. Mason, £4 17s 3d; U Fre.eth, £4l9s 2d; G. Mackay, 12s -T, Jngo, £4,16s 9d; M. Caselberg & Co,' 19s 8d; and Dawson &Co £5 10s, On tho.tnotitin of Mr -Boddington it was de-; cided to fix a lavatory in connection with' the male ward, also to instruct Mr Fannin to have the building repainted as soon as the weather was. favorable for the vyork. It was .also arranged that the. annual meeting should be held on Tuesday 18th 111 st. Mr J. lorns was. appointednox> visiting member.

1 .ie meeting convened at the Institute last evening to form an acclimatisation, aocioiy for the introduction of trout- ova ivas very ■ fairly attended, Mr W. H.' Beetham having been voted' to the., chair it was resolved on the motion of Mr Rliode's Donald, seconded by Mr Elkins, that a society bo formed toJie'ijalled the \\ airarapa. A<i climatwat 164" Socipfy On the motion ol Mr A :j l Buqn'y, the annual'subscriptionsiwas fixed at'' ten shillings. .Mr W. H, Beetham consented, at the requestof; the. meeting, to act as 8 ' treasure l '. On the motion iifMrT. E. Chamberlain the following committee was appointed, with' power to r, their * • number viz:—Messra Mins, Parson, D. Cameron, A R Bunny, Dr-.Hoskiug. 0,. Phillips, Ai Matthews, the secrotary and the mover After arranging other matters of' detail tnß meeting adjourned. We hear that some of the juveniles <>fMasterton have decided to give : this even;' ing a strictly Juvenile dramaiio enlaininent in aid of the fund for the persecuted Jews, and hare, industriously, sold atnominal prices a sufficient' number of tickets to Secure the financial success of their venture.

Mr R, W. Carey is well known in this district having during the last decade, kept the histriomVaft alive in, tlie Wai-' rarapa by introducing t periods no less than twenty-three companies. He is, prior to his departure for Melbourne, about to ask a benefit from his old friends, and . wei understand that, with the support of the Masterton String Band and ■ ex-merflbers of the Garrick Club, he will introduce on Monday next a- popular programme commencing with Minstrels, and ending with" DTa Diavolo," . . Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a. sale of furniture and general'leffeots on Saturday next ' "• • ~... - Messrs Lowes and lorns held a verv successful sale at Mr. Jones' farm, Te Ore Ore, yesterday. .The attendance was large mu iii 8 sa^a ctory' prices, ihe | Mowing prices were obtained :~ Cattle—Steers, Lslos ; cows, L3to L 6: sheep,.lis 6d; horses, low prices', Tools implements, and the household furniture also commanded good figures. - This Carterton Rifles parade on Sundav next. "We have to . thank Mr Park, the Masterton telegraphist, for the prompt and accurate report of the Publio Works Statement which appears iii'another column. At a meeting, of .creditors of JafaesPeters, the younger, held at Masterton yesterday. Mr D. Sullivan. was elected creditors trustee. .' .The adjourned-mkting of 'the Waior Inne River Board was held on Monday evening. A letter was received from the West County, stating that a sum not-ex-ceeding £l5O was voted by the County for protective works, the same'to be under the supervision of the County engineer It was resolved that the* terms- as Stated ha accepted. The overseer's report and log book were read, and accounts amountin|.;'to £si 4s 8a were passed-forpayl: men't, The meeting then adjourned.

. Cp&mnijication'on'the' Snez'Alexandliia linei& beflii-i'Mtored. i! ";£\ Bealtie, charged, with the murder ofjJarah Adams, at Oariiitrii, has been further raraande'd till Tuesday next.

Messrs F. H.'Wood and Op's, sale of E, B,Bells bankrupt stook'commences to-morrow at Grey town," Aft or_the _uauol. dHU v of the,6reytown_ Volunteers-last; evening, the adjourne3. annual meeting of'the.. Corps was held, CaptainTullyin.the ohair. ..The auditors!, report were .read and adopted, jyhieli showed thai' thV present cash balance of the .''Corps: is L2l 13s, which, with assets/ puts:the am9unt on. th.ei good Bide'abbut.L72r- a:vefyisatisfac-: tory state of affairs; ' jhf iollowing were appointed a committee 7or ih'e enduing yearColor-Sergeant.. l Webster, Sergts. L'oaaby, E(nd VoIj". secretary with .-a salary, ; of,fiiO j» year. Color-Sergeant Webster' and .Sergeant. Loaisby were-ra-elected. auditors, A committee consisting;of Color-Sergeant ■Webster, Vol. Bright, and the secretary •was appointed : to take, stock of arms, accoutrenierits,.: and bpdiv.in'sti'uments. ■belpnging'..tb the Company