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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1449, 6 August 1883, Page 2

Mr Jjl)fiiis lias made no less • than thirty-eight entries in the coming Poultry Show at Wellington, Jljji pjhibits will beashowin thomselves, :

Mr WardeH, R.M., his ai Feillieralon to day.

The outgoing San Francisco mail closes at Masterton on Saturday next.

A special meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge, A.0.D., iakeß place this evening,

A publio meeting of all interested in the formation of a town band will be held at the Empire Hotel this evening, The Grey town Borough Council meet this evening at 7 o'clock. Tenders are invited by Mr Geo. Fannin, architoct, for the erection of n dwelling at To Ore Ore.

Wo have received an explanatory letter from Mr W, II! E, Brown, the RegistrarGeneral, in reply to a recent correspond deuce which has appeared in our columns, and will give it space iu our next issue,

There was a good praotice of tile Greytown Football Club on Saturday. Hirchberg and Humphries picked sides, about twonty-aix pluyera being engaged altogether, and two hours hard practice indulged in, the playing at some parts of the game beiug very good.

On Saturday last Mr Brunskill's Royal Hotel 'Bus came to grief near the Featherstor. Railway Station. By. somo means the horse got ona ley over the shaft, and not being used to tho position, it started to work to free itself in the usual horsey manner, Attor running into a fence and breaking two posts, the animal fell down, Nothing Jaunted, it kicked itself free, and then made for home, leaving the'bus with two broken shafts and other slight damages.

The following notice has been handed to us as an advertisement, and if prepaid can be inserted as such Funeral Notice. •The. funeral of the late Masterton Debating Society will take place at .the Institute on '• Friday,, at 730 p.m. -All members' earnestly invited jo attend. All accounts against the estate of the defunct Society must bo sent in to the Secretary before the funeral, or they will not be recognised. P.S —No guarantee implied that tho accounts wjll be recognisod in any case. By order of tho President. F.T.R., Hon Secretary.

In reply to Mr AY, 0. Bnohanan on Thursday last who referredto tho ravages made by rabbits, who were becoming too knowing to commit suieido by poison, the Colonial Seoretary, Mr Dick, said the Auent-General had insimotions to forward ferrets from time to lime, but there had been a aovore mortality among tho shipments. Considerable expenditure hud been incurred in these experiments, and he was glad to say that the propagation of ferrets in the colony was becoming a thriving industry, It was intended to continue the expenditure and to extend operations and with that view 15 each was offered for the Brat 50 stoats and weasels Innde! in the colony. A meeting of the Ploughing Match Committee was held on Saturday evening at the Council Chambers, Mastortnn, Present-Messrs D. Donald (Chairman), \V. H. Beetham, and W, Lowes. It was resolved that the match bo hold on Thursday, September 13. That Messrs Donald, Watson, Harding, and Cave be appointed a conmiitteo for peeing off the ground. That Jfr Donali'a offer of ft piece of land for the match be accepted. That the ground in tho subsoil class be ploughed and sub-soiled (half acre) not less that ten inches deep. That the other classes and rules be the same as jn thp catalogue. That the entrance fee be 7s Gd and 5a respectively. That the committee recommend a spoond pi'ijw of £2 to be Riven in each olass. That a oharge of Is be made for admission to the ground, mombevs free on producing ticket for current year.

The usual monthly meeting of the Feiv therston Road Board was heid on Sattir.day last. Present—Messrs Donald, in tlio chair, Mattbews, McDougall, Smith, and Dudding. The .minutes nf the pro vinns meeting were rend and confirmed. The Treasurer reported a debit balance of i' 23 3a 4d. The amount received for rates during the past month was J 871. An overdraft of about, £7OO hail hpen cleared off, and accounts of about £124 paid since lust meeting Account' :md wages amounting to .£94 were passu I for payment, The following correspondence was read and dealt wish:—From ' Sir Ward, calling attention to Mr Martin electing a fence across a supposed road, The matter was postponed till next meet ins;. From Ifr Sutherland, tendering his resignation as wapd,en. TJjb resignation was accepted, and th,o Clerk instructed to lake stop* to Gil the vacancy as anon ns piacticable, From Mr A. Yule, offering to soil [and required for widening a road at £llloa per aprp, The Beard decided to inspect the poad before dealing with" the ofler. From Mr ,G. Tajlt, palling attention to the state ,of the road leading to his property on tije Moron Block, and asking t|)fl j)osrd to spend the rates obtained frpnj the Government land there, in repairing the lpudj The prden was requested to qae to Ifr Tait's grievance, From purvey Ofijce, stating that a tracing us sent by the jioard's Engineer was not m accordance with tl)o circular issued to them. Frotn West County Clerk, Stating that the sum of £JO had been voted to them for the maintenance of the main road in their district. From West County Treasurer requesting tlio payment of the sum of i'6oo, being the Board's share of the amount required to pay off the County overdraft. It was resolved that the amount be paid as soon as funds permit, Five tenders wore opened for 24 chains of formation at Kuhautara, Mr Brodison's beiner accepted at l§s per chain. The Clerk was instructed tjo yrrilp }o ( the Colonial Secretary re the lpss of thp Hotoi, and the position tljc Board ijj placed jn consequently. piles be driven in the Eusmahunga river to protect the road that is being enoroaohed upon. That all ralos now duo be sued for if not paid before September Ist. Mr Dudding gave notico that at the next meeting he would movo" That a roßolution passed at a previous meeting respecting the provisions mado for maintaining the main yoai} be respited. The Board then adjourned. :• ; 1 "' .

Gorged uvrrs, Bilious, .conditions, con stipatioii, piles, dsypepsia, headacne. cured by " Well's May Apple Pills," 5d and Is boxes at druggists, Moses, Moss, & Co,, Sydmy, General Agents for Australasia,

The extraordinary sate of Surplus Winter Stock at Te Aro House, Wellington should be a matter of some interest to all readers of the Wairauapa Daily for these sp.epkl reason*., Ist, because of the largeness p'f jitie jfook, 2nd, because of the short, duration the sale, 15 days only, 3rd, because of the iitipjxce. dentedly low prices. Our price list, issued with this paper, should, we think, aßtonish everybody, and very certain it is that a trip to the sale would be money in pocket to every Wairarapi resident that should try it, If not able to come, their orders, accompanied with cash, would be as well executed as though selected personally. It simply moms 20s for 10s, or oven less in many cases, therefore try it, O ye residents, and that right early, Bear in mind that we have no country businesses whatever, no branches in any township, and no one is authorised to sell for us, either regularly or irregularly. ]Ve have only one place of business in tk province, and the public would do well to keep this fact in mind when sending their orders, or visiting Wellington, that our sole establishment in the colony is that known afl James Smith's To Aro House, Wellington.—Ad vt,

l\lll Sl:i L"\V(!8 lil.'ll I"IIM || \'ll •'•(llluil 10 their list of omriea Fur the stuck s.ile on Wednesday, a lut of good porkeiß. fowls, and turkeys, Messrs Lowes & loms report the Bale of the following propertiesl3o acres of improved land at the Fernridge to Mr Goringe, also the Masterton sash and door factory plant, at Opaki, to -Meeara Eades & Fairbrother. .

On Sunday the members of the Carterion Volunteer Me Corps and the friendly societies held a church parade; the former assembling at the public hall, the latter at the Foresters' hall. The first part of the processing, comprising the brethren of Court Marquis of Normanby, A.0.F., nnd Lodge Loyal Heart of Oak, 1.0.0. F., and Court Therwood Forest, Juvenile Order of -Forestry, marohed up the belvedere road and halted at the publio ball, where the lead was taken by the Volunteers, under command of Captain llennett and Lieutenant Crawford, when lie lino of march was resumed; the total procession numbering over one hundred. The band led, rendering very effectively mi the march to church, Cimino's settinu of the" prayer" from " Mose in JBgypti" and mi ihe return homo" Sao the Clouds are Qaio'ly Breaking," The dismissal took placo at the Furestera' Hal), where a little purse was tnado up by those presunt in appreciation of the interest the Rev Mr Western had.alike taken in the Corps, of which he was ohaplain, and the fnendly societies generally, of one of which he.is a brother, Hiß address was founded on the twelfth verse of the chapter of St Paul's epistle to the Ephesidiiß, nnd especially addressed to the Volunteers and the brethren of the friendly : societies, ' was alike manly, straightforward, and appropriate, In the afiei'iioori' lio hela a children's service, and administered therito of baptism, the celebration of the sacrament having taken place at the close of the morning service, In the evening, when, as in the morning, 'he oharoli was as fall as it could be, Mr Western took an affectionate tarwell of his parishioners generally, taking aB the basis of his address the 32ud verse of the 20th chapter of the Acts, referring to their past connection, and wishing them well in ihe future. Efforts are being made tu raise, atestimonial among those who have reoognised the useful services of Mr and Mrs Western whilo in the district,

A Supplementary Gazette, issued on Saturday, contains the following special order made by the Masterton Road Board That the subdivisions heretofore known as Nos. 1,2,3, and 4 Wards respectively, shall continue to he known by those names, anrl that the subdivision heretofore known as 1 No. p Ward' shall in future be known as 'No. 6 Ward."' And also tho following by tho Manawatu lloatl Board That that portion of the Manawatu Road District, known as the Kairan«a Block, now forming part of subdivisions Nos, 1 and 2, be constituted a new subdivision, and that the boundaries as proposed be approved of," Tho appointment by the County Council of Mr James Thompson os a member of rhe Ngaire Road Board for the middle subdivision is also gazetted.

Mr J. H, Thompson'B lecture on " Spiritualism, Ancient and Modern," at the Publio Hall, Carterton, on Saturday evening was a dead failure, as at no time did the audience, amoing whom were aovernl boys, exceed a dozen. The abject was fairly treated, but hardly of a nature to comn)ai)dipeh patronage from the goneral public,

The Show Ground Gommitteo qf the Wajrarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society held a iijeoti ng at the Institute, Carterton on Saturday. Present Messrs Booth, Boys, and Braiihwaite. • Four tenders were received for the fencing contract, it being let to Ml' IS. Qrc6ii, as under t—Removal of fence, Os per chain j erection of new fence, 12s per chain, ijie Society find all material, .tho: contractor only being 'required to find labor. The timber has been supplied from Mr Udy's sawmill.

On Saturday afternoon the. Rev Mr and Mrs Western gave a farewell treat to their Sunday School oliildren, prior to their doparture from Carterton, Gaines wore indu'ged in in Mr Moore's paddook for a couple of hours. This was followed oy tea, distribution of prizes to some of the children, an address from their pastor, and a magic lantern show, all of which the chjldjren seemed thoroughly to enjoy.

A Ptiris druggist, named Vasey, lias Jjeen condemned to a week's imprisonment SjjflQf damages for repeated sijl.es of njprpljine to a Ifxjmo, Junot, amounting in [7 ninths' to 693 grammes,