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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1201, 11 October 1882, Page 2

Full particulars ■ of Jeye's sheep dip,' for whioh the well known firm !sbhrab, New* man & Co. of Wellington 'are agents will be found in our advertising columns' 11 , Holliday & of. Stationers Hall WellinKton, con vened yeaterdny a alaughter sale of books, music, and fancy goods, prior to the.rebuilding of their, premises, The. ordinary meeting, .of. Court. Loyal, Enterprise A.O.F. will be held in the Foresters Hall, Maslertbn, on* Thursday next, 12th October, at 8 p.m. •; Members of the Masterton •. Debating, Society meet at the Institute, Masterton',' on Friday next, 13th bctiiberj at 736 p.m., when a paper by Mr Ford on "Times of Walpole" willbe Riven..' .'.'•..'■■ .'Wooilyear & Ross's'Royal'Australian' Circus opened last uii>ht to an audience composed of some; seven ..'or flight hundred persoiiß. The gigantic' tent," however, with winch, the company travels, furnishes oiinfortable accommodation; for -a- still ueater number than ' this.'; Efficient arrangements-.were made for ventilation, and fur the entrance and exit of visitors, so that not ike B)jgh'tßS>Ui|culty .was experienced iu asaembiine; ana 'dispersing 1 the biggest audience we have ub yet seen, at a Masterton entertainment',''"The" programme opened'with six admirably, trained horßes, who ware put through intripai§~ evolutions.' without a, fault'. Then appeared a very demon of an- acrobat, who apparently is without a bone in his body, and who, with wonderful eats' and dexterity, can double himself up into any shape, and balance jiiniseif in .all, sorts of novel and impossible attitudes.. This particular pistil superior to anytne, in his line whom we Ijaye noeri either in*' Europe or the Colonies. Some cjeyer trapeae feats came next, anil' thon a sagacious white Arab was put through a series of performancbi." After this ah individual -vljio appeared to be a,blood relation ..otthe deinotj a^rflbaj; ; gAVB a •seance, during which he balancoa sejf on a sjngle wirJ3. This jyaa nii 'exhibition wliio'b retjuirgs to be aejea to'b'e believed, and was received by tbe house with rounds of applause, It is unnecessary to mention in detail the feats of the thirty Btarartistßandthe eccentrioitießof the four great clowns. One of the latter is really what Artemus Ward;would call "an ! amusing oua,!/ and created a great amount : of. fun,' The etjiiesirian displays were also excellent, a steepleohase, jrhioh termlnV ated the proceedings* being specially attractjj?e ; A smart trick pony proved a ; ereat soup of wgndeji and a trick .Chinaman, who performed some wonderful legerdomaiu' was equally popular. The show is ail % professes tg be, and' is aided by an efficient band, 'tye fjo/npt think that anyone wfoo went to it last night waa disappointed, jiud we an tic|pale|hat asj long as Messrs Wflodygar &nd. ijoss rema'jn in. Masterton there will he a gtroog pjrVui fever, As, however", the stay of th,e coin-: pany is a brief one, we would advise all who have caught the infection to go tonight. The Company is by far the ] largest and best one that has everappdared in the

~ In our report of the fice yesterday n stated that tho roof of a lean.-to 'sttae||e(| to the Bank of New Zealand was 'ignited. 'We should have said that the lean-to was' ; situated near the bank, ns it does n'ot'form' i a portion of its premises, 'Tho rooffof ; the Bank of New Zealand had, we learn; ! been dejuged with' water nn the firstj ajarm to'p.Veyent any audi contingency as that wljich" befell 't.|e neighboring premises. ' '' "' ■' " A meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committee was hejd yesterday! Present —Messrs B-iddiq?tot) {phairii)&ni, Bennett, Beethain, and Payto'n. The freas. 1 urer reported a credit- balance of s(H7i' . lid, The whole of this sum was absorbed by accounts for salaries an A stores, The .business transacted was merely of a routine, character. ! Mr Normanby, the tailor, is leaving, Qj rey.'.own we believe. It is not to be wondered" a\ as Jong at all his wofk as he did; at the .twelyeiiMformsbß, Wide for tljo band of the unteers, viz., Ift-iflvß months. ' '.'■!; , The" Grcyimyn Philharmonic Sogigty' •liold their usual practice in the ToWnj Hall to-morrow..evening, when some new 1 selections will be nut in practice for* their! second concert, which is to take place' in : the beginning of November. The Secretary of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers, has 'r.ecei.yM a o.hallsnge from Carterton for a friendly, micVot), Saturday nejft, The match Committee of th'e Masterton Corps will meat this evening Jd consider the communication,. The Bank of New Zealand closes on Monday next, the 16th inst', that day! being the twenty-Brßt anniversary'of the opening of the Bank. Inspector Shearman, of the police department, paid his. usual visit to the Greylown polico station yesterday, an„d; expressed himself very satisfied; with everything ilitre, complimenting Constable EccJetoti on his well-arranged and : showy flower garden. •" ;: ' ; ' '" Br■L.emo.n j) at present in Grey town, superintending sbe removal of the. fittings, &c,, of the Post' Office to their now temporary premises jri'tbe Gfliihpil Chnmbers, where they will open, to-day and transaot business; Thp old office is to be offered »t auction at an early date, when the' purchaser 'will have to remove it, as the new building.will ocoupy that site, ■ The usual meeting of the Feathersfcon Debating :Society lapsed last evening, but a committee meeting was held to make arrangements for the entertainment to be given by the Society on the 21st October for the benefit of the school; The meeting adjourned" till Monday eyenigg,' at'"§ 'ft'tlo'cji','. at Mr Oakly's residence, .':'. ~".' ■' .- ; -- c Application kejnyited by.tlje Educe,., tion Board for a mistress to theTaueru Bchool and' fopas'sistants']d the Clareville and Carterton schools, Entries for-the Annual Show of the' • Pastoral Society ; close on the 18th inst./ MrE.E, Edmunds, of Wellington, and, Mr J. 0, Qaffly,. of Feathersfcoh,' have 'beehadded'to the list of names of personsduly authorised to receive them, , : ; - ! / On our front page our readers will find ii ; new^rice, list of Groceries.issued by that enterprising firm of Bapp arid Hare it will; repay perusal.-rAn.VT, •:-; '■[ ,' ■ The public are notified in our front pap. that Rapp and Hare are- selling' Men's. Tweed suits at 30s, we have seen. the. quality). and• can r testify of the-, same.^-, : .ADyx, .-,■.' '■■'■"■ •: , ;;:,' : J

:A notice to; pumperi at the late fire in another columni /

'"' | We.call attention to aipecial announce-' njfl|(f fe another column of., to-night's vQif^Vp'rcgramme. . s&''■*'s{[ \ \ fm Native Land Court Batthis morn* adjourned till to-morrow, to enable/parties to the blook, now. before to. make' an amicable arrangement" for thoirjrejpeotive interests.

> Mr ■Thomas Drummond, to whose .rnhhap we alluded in our isßue'df yesterday, has arrived/in Masterton somewhat bruised and battered, but fortunately from the ..moreietioua injury, which"'at firstwas rumored to have befalleiuhim, ;

Messrs Lowes &lorns have a good attendance at their auction this afternoon. Every lot put up has been sold at satisfactory rates, The'following: prices have been realised for cattle :—Year)ingß 345, , eighteen' "'months/, 'bld;sSs t; iwo-year-old heifers'£3 7s 6d, two and a half year old Bteors £5, cbwain'calf, low condition Mi dairyycowa to .calye to •" .:..■

1 Considerable interest was excited in Greytown 'to-day by' a 'wedding in St. Luke's Church. The bridgeroom was Mr' A, Bisb, Mayor of Masterton, and the bride the sixth daughter of Mr 8. Maxton, one of the olJest settlers in the Welling* .ton.Provincial District. The church was orowded with a brilliant assembly; a loral arch being erected over the church gate. The choir sang suitable hymns on.th'e bridal party entering and leaving the church. The'bridegroom was attended by bride was given away by her- father. The: bride's: dress was 'ivory cashmere, trimmed with cream satin, duolws lace, and orange blossoma. with lace veil, the bridesmaids worejblue sateen trimmed tWittiicrcam,duchess lace, and/hat's to match wiali silver ornaments. Three tiny bridesmaids were'iilso in at tondance two of tHenV beautifully dressed in brocaded caded blue sateen trimmed with ecru lace, jjie'tte" grey.'cashmere trimmed ..with Hlu6 saieenr.'Tiiere was'also, a page attired in ruby velvet.* A large orowd CRll'eotepj'towitijess 1 the departure:of the happyoopplp, flowers hsinj 1 in profusion their pat})! The' Rev. H. Vere vVhitei'wls the officiating minister.

. Have you seen it? The Mantle Department atTeAro Souse, is quitean Exhibition in its way, There aro hundreds of Yisites Ijolmana, ajid Jackets tq'select from, in all sigea, eyerypreyailing sbape, and in quite a p|ethora qf inaterijjljj. Cashmere 'Jaoketa; trimmed jyith Chenlll j"f rjnge,Spanish laoe, and jet passemeiitorie', 'from 13s -Gd to 67s 6d. Handsomo yisites in Bioohosilk trimmod with lace and jet pa'seraontorie, from29s6dfo £l4s.' BrbchesilkDolmans, ribhly trimmed 'A Chenille lage and passemeuteriejrqm 67a Gd'fcq'i? 7e''A bwitohof Ladies' Capes in' Bruohc satin, sicillenne, and"the' new brocaded grenadine, 7s 6d to 755, In .''the Costume Sgpa'rtnient are some choice styled'in the fasffioniM Hufjfa yejjjjig, ''jr. pretty wool beiges, jnloyely shades of nlajn jateena, in zephyr blojlfß, in choice pompadour sateens, in black greqadiheyihlladW muslinVand Madras JgqPi VVajjfjraua rjsitlgut's should pay on early yis[t of |n6|qptlqn to %I«>> Mantle Dob»rtnjent,a{ Te Aro Hoiise^iApvii.] 111 .IIHLII lIMIMMWIWBayi