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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1244, 1 December 1882, Page 2

Main street Greytown, is, beginning to assume a better appearance, as the Borough Council have got a couple of men on mowing the side of the street, whioh was wanted badly. They intend hoeing the roots out when they have finished the mowiug,

Mr J, W. Leahy announces that he will apply for his discharge from bankruptcy through big solicitor, Mr C. P. Skipper, on Friday, January 26th.

The Groytown cricketers have been practising assiduously for the past weak in view of their match with Festhorston to-morrnw. The following are the names of ilie team ',-Ronaldson, Cuff, Hawke, H. and J. Webster, Day, Nation, Maguire, Udy, Beard, and Thomas, The match is to commence at ll o'clock sharp, all the above players are requested to be at the Post Office at 9 o'olock.

Weather permitting, the Masterton Brass Band will play the following programme to-morrow evening :-Marcb, "Little Hero"; Quadrille, "Christmas Eohoes"; Mazurka, "Liquid Gem"; Polka, "Invitation"; March, "Th» Empire"; Waltz, " Bee"; Sohottisohe,- " Mountain Belle"; Maroh, " The empty Cradle,". *'

The' outgoing English mail via San Francisco closes'at Masterton to-morrow, Mr P. H. Wood holds a sale of general merchandise at his Carterton auction rooms to-morrow.

The Pahiatua settlers hold a mseting to-morrow to consider the geuoral question of their looal roads.

The adjourned meeting of the Wair*rapa East County takes plaeo to-morrow at the County offices,: Masterton.

A sketch of Lake Manapuuri N.Z., will Appear in our illustrated supplement tomorrow. The miscellaneous contents of this number include an article on the discovery of America, "Hints on Health," "Pavement portraits," "The weather fiend," " Blood thicker than water," and tho usual interesting tales and sketches,

A meeting is convened for Saturday the 9th inst. at the Club Hotel, Castlepoint, to arrange a programme and appoint stewards for a race, meeting on New Years' day.

_ Sir John Hall's health still continuing indifferent, he has decided to pay a two years' visit to Europe, and is expected to start with his family by tho Lady Jocelyn in January.

At the Wesleyan District meeting yesterday, the following report of new buildings in the Wairarapa was made: Carterton—A church built of wood to seat 180 people; cost, 1300 \ debt, £IOO. Masterton—A new schoolroom, with main hall to seat 200 scholars, and 6. class rooms; cost, 1250, no debt. Masterton requested permission to erect & parsonage, to cost, inclusive of the land, Permission was given on certain conditions. Mr Wood hold a successful sale at tho Pastoral Society's yards on Thursday, about 150 head of cattlo being yurdtd, all of which found ready purchasers at tho following prices: Cons, £4 to £6; 3-year olds, £5 10s to £sl7s 6d; 2-year olds, £3 to £3 2s; yearlings, £2 to. £2 10s; calves, Jl 17a- 6d. Four horses changed hands at prices ranging from £2 to £lO.

The funeral of Mr. Joseph Ingley's daughter took place on Thursday afternoon, and was numerously attended, a large number of. the Sunday school ahildreH of St. Mark'sChuroh, Carterton, of which deceased was a member, forming part of the cortege. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. W, T, Western.

Wo would su?gest to tha Horticultural Society the adviiibility of adding a jurenile class te their catalogue at future exhibitions, fur when we see the numerous exhibits of children's flowers and plants, which, in the majority, of csieiare almost ignored by the side of their more practical adults floriculture, we think that the little ones deserve some special encouragement, and we fell sure 'that a largo numbrr of pn?es will readily be offered for competition in this olaas, Let the prizes for plants be, say, flower pots, Seeds, and plants, the products of the same to be exhibited at the following show, this would also give them additional interest, and generate t spirit of emulation among the juveniles that would'have ft very latisfaotory result, jtwould[also, give them anopportunity-of acquiring a collection of plants, &c,,'that they otb,trwlso would be unable to obtain, Prizes could' alio oo given 'for boquets paadc up in the show room, and also fop any little. fimey article they may exhibit. We trust the society will see their way to m.o.lce these additions 1 to theirnext show, and we feel sure it wjll not be tl)o least intonating class in. the exhibition,

I -The .Grand Lodge of the' ]kti, i). arriyeiat -'f elliijjjtotf on Redoes-: isintatives from -all- the (Provincial sistrioM-Qie Thursday: ho wilibe entertained at/reoeptiori'biinquttt at Barrett's Hotel.

Tho Mastertonßorough Council has oommenced to put back this morning the fence in front of the lohool srre in Dixonstreet. This will complete the widening of this street between Ouurch-st and the Waipou'a, which was in the first instance, commenced by the Park Trust, A quarter of a mile oi an important but narrow thoroughfare will then have been improved without any expense to the public or the customary wrangling ; which usually follows any attempt at making straits broader.

The following advertisement, extracted from the N.Z..Times of yesterday, leaves a little too much for thelmsgination to fill in:—f Publio'mettingin connection with Annual District Meeting this evening at 7.33. Addresses by Kefa. Lewis (Napier), Isitt (Masterton), Dewsbury (Greytown), and Scandinavian missionaries, Singing by the latter in. native tongue, accompanied on guitar." It. wonld be interesting to know whether the actors in this missionary performance blacken, their faces, and how many, corner-men .are allowed in the troupe,

We direct attention to Messrs Hide wood and Arthur's advertisement of a cheap line of flags imported by them from London.

Messrs George Watson and Co., saddlers of Queen-strut, Masterton announce the arrival of a splendid stock of saddlery Ac, from Sydney whioh is now on view at; their shop. .. Their window contains a very choice selection, the centre pieee being the saddle whioh took first prize at the recent show. A meeting of the Directors of the Caledonian Society was held at the Club Hotel Masterton last evening, Mr'W, Lowes (President) in the chair.. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed. A letter -was read from Mr J. 0, Vallance thanking the Society for the honor it had conferred upon him by eleoting him VicePresident, but point iug out that as ho resided bo far from the town, he would be unable to attend to the duties, and would therefore wish to resign the appointment. The programme was then'submitted, which, was the same at last year except that the entry and, prize money of some events were altered, Two attractive items were added to the list, viz,, wrestling, Cumberland style, and "riding; Satan's pony," The latter performance is to maintain an upright position on a barrel through which a greasy pole passes, the "pony" being elevated about 14 hands. A feature in the rules this year which is likely to give satisfaction is that of making all men's races handicaps, whioh will give all a fair chance Tho programme was adopted and ordered to be published, i The meeting then adjourned.'. The New York "Herald" of a recent date reports a,terrible scene at Perham, Minnesota, A lad named Tribbets was in custody on two charges of murder, and in regard to which he had made a full confession. The youthful miscreant appears to have been much given to reading the" trashy litorature with which Wes tern homes are flooded," and he had waylaid and murdered two men in the .woods near Perham, having a " good time" afterwards with the booty he obtained. He seems to have been an irreclaimable villain, although only fiftteen years old, and when he was arrested a crowd of men broke into his cell, dragged him out, and bung him on a telegraph pole. The lynching was witnessed by a considerable crowd, who were of the opinion that Tribbets bad been justly done to death; and there is no probability oi the persons who committed the lawless act being punished,

One of the Auckland Cuitota House officer* it ii said was rather" had" by the great Maori minion leader, Tuiwhanga had purchased, while .on his travols a toy watch, and had it neatly wrapped up for preaentation. to one of hia obildren here, Itwai amongat hia luggage *hile under examination, and was eagerly seized upon by the jealoua official. "What's thia?" aaid he. " Watch," replied the innocent Sydney, and a ovowd: gathered round. The official tore off the wrapper, sure of a small smuggling case, hut the laugh turned suddenly against him when a wooden toy watch was diaeloaed, and he appeared greatly discomfited.

Messrs Lowes k lorns add to their list for Tuesday next, one new theodolite, by order of the (rutins in Frasi'i estate.

Olouds of dust thia morning have harassed the shopkeepers of Queen-st., and they hare some of them threatened ut lay on a water-cart against the enemy,

The railway authorities have decided to rue an excursion train between Wellington and. Masterten on the days of the Opalti Baoea, arriving at Masterton at U a.m, on Wednesday and returning at G. 30 p.m. on Thursday.

A severe aecident happened at Messrs Booth & Co.'s mill on Thursday afternoon, shortly before the men leaving off work. A man named John Sunnex, jun, was coming down the tram with some trucks, when a log tolled off across the lino, He appears to have gone on, and a short time, after John Floyd earns down with some more trucks, which caught the log, Htwai thrown off, and the track came over on him, soverely injuring the spine. The whole of the the lower limbs are completely paralysed, and Dr Bey holds out no hope of hit. recovery,

We hire juit riccired»large consign meut of new seuon's tea* epeeially stlected by our Agents in India and Ohina. For all kinds of household stores, Rapp and Hare of the Emporium will be found the oheapiit home in town,— Advt.

2/6 will purchase a very durable useful: tweed shirt, for men'B wear, at Jamea Smith'i Te Aro House, Wellington, For 6/6 you tun buy for your boy a good usefuPtweed knieker.suit, at Jamea Smith's Te Aro House, Wellington, 6/6 will buy a pair of men's strong tweed trousers, at James Smith's, Te Aro House, Wellington. 12/6 will purchase men's Bummer trousers and.vest, worth 21/- at James Smith's Te Aro House, Wellington. ' . 18/6 will purchase men's real navy serge suits at James Smith i, To Aro House, Wellington, , ■ , For 27/6 a man ma; purchase t capital, strong, and nice-looking homespun tweed suit at James Smith's Te Aro House, Welling.. ton.—Adtt,