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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1477, 7 September 1883, Page 2

The Maatartou Town Land Trustees hold their ordinary monthly meeting this evening. The usual monthly meeting of the Greytown Trust Lands Trustees was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening. Present—Messrs Baillie, in the ohair, Wood, Wyett, and Bright, The minutes of the previous meeting were road and confirmed. Letters were read from the Secretary of the School Committee, acknowledging the receipt of donation of £lO to school funds. From Mr Tocker, Secretary of Football Club, asking for refund of hall fees. From Mrs Itaohel Buroh asking permission to transfer her interest in lease to F. Cole. It wan resolved that Mrs Burch's request be granted. It was also resolved that 15b bo refunded to the Football Club. Accounto for £2l3a 4d were passed for payment, Mr Wood gave notice that he would move at the next meeting " That the Trustees take steps to improve the supper room at tho Town Hall, by making it. more convenient, and easy'of access." The! meeting then adjourned. '

■ The Fielding Corporation is inviting tenders for a portion of its. £6,000 loan. Mr T, Arthur, tent and cover maker, has a now announcement in our wanted column.

By proclamation it has been deoideil to abolish the Is fee fur purchasing warlike stores, and to reduce the dealers' license, foe to il instead of £2 as heretofore. At a sale of itud sheep in Melbourne, on Wednesday lajt, one of Mr John Cummings four-tooth rams py Lustre, sold for three thousand ono hundred and fifty guineas to Mr T. Gumming. We hear that Mr Perry haa purchased the corner shop at the junotion of Queen and Church streets, formerly oconpied by Mr Martin, and intends re-opening it. Very little interest was taken in the nomination of candidates, for the Grey- ; town Borough Council, only three boing -nominated, Messrs J. Beard, G, Jones, and L. St. Oeorge, who were therefore declared duly elected. The winter crops at Te Ore Ore hive a very healthy appearance, and bid fair to Bustain tho last year's averages. Messrs Lowes and lorns annoutico a furniture sale for Saturday next. The Legislative Council and House of Representatives have adjourned till to-morrow afternoon, when the final prorogation takes place. . At the quarterly meeting of the Masterton Borough Licensing Oumniitteo held yesterday permiision was granted. to ; Mr A. Elkins. to erect an additional bar, A transfer for Mr J, H. Corbett; was granted to Mr T. Thompson. :Thi« concluded the business. Tho Greytown Footballers!are greatly exercised over the Cup match fiasco, and rumor has it that unless the' Wellington Union makes a decided stand in enforcing the two country teams to co'm'pete, they will withdraw from the Association. The Greytown Wanderers intend trying conclusions with the Masterton team if the Gup uialoh is not played. Major Atkinson bus stated that the Treasury do not possess a copy of the original agreement made with the Bank of New Zealand when the Bank first commenced to keep the Government accounts, but I list ho had applied to the. Bank to try and procure a copy, This is the agreement which Sir G, Qroy wauti. The Clork of the R,M, Co.urt has given notice that tho .foresters' ■ Hall at Greytown will ,uot bo required as a Courthouse after the end of the present mouth, as the netv Courthouse is nearly coniple ted,

Entries close to morrow for thu Wairarapa and East Const Pastornl and Agricultural Society's ploughing match Messrs Corr, Beotham and Board wait on the Town Lands Trusteos this evening its a deputation from tho Institute to ask for a grant in aid of establishing a local museum.

Mr F. H. Wood's monthly stock sale was held at the Pastoral yards yesterday, when thirty head of cattle wore yarded Prices for cows rulod from £3 to £5, but there was not much demand, Afterwards MrWood proceeded to the Marquis of Norraanby stables to dispose of tho plant in connexion with Messrs Granville & Co.'s livery and letting stables. The vehicles were offered first. A second hand double seated buggy brought £27, a travellers' buggy-waggon £BB, ono wagjonette with pole and shafts £53, and a larger one £55. The borioß realised £3, £4 10s, £8 10s, £lO lOj, £ll 10*, £l6, and £IB.IOB, The harness, saddlery, and stable utensils brought equally satisfactory prices, Forty-four Backs of oats fetched lis 6d per

A meeting of parishioners of St Mark's Church, Carterion, is to be held-this

evening, when the Kbv T. Fahcourt will explain the present position of church affairs as now exlstinn at Carterton. We believe an attempt ia to be made to have the church re-opened for div|ne service. We have been requested to contradict a report that has got abroad, .that ah officer of the Greytown Volunteers lmi boon ciianjed with vagrancy. The individual referred to was once Colour-Seifje tifc lo that corps, and resigned about ci I'oen months ago to escape being dismiss. for misconduct.

I We are sorry to find that Mr Charles • Potts («ays the Feilding Star) hu been compelled to-seek the protection of tlio j Bankruptcy Court. He ha'i had within , 'l' a pas' few months some severe troubles • and misfortunes, among the chief of 1 which were the death of liis wife, «fi er a lone and expensive illness, leaving him a family of small children to provide for, and very shortly afterwards tho total destruction by fire of his Sash and Door Factory, together with all his tools, implements, and scockj by which his means of livelihood were ruthlessly and i suddenly cut off, Such cases as these, by which liabilities are either incurred, or 'are prevented from boin? discharged through no fault of the debtor himself, are what the Bankruptcy Act was in leaded to provide for, and we foel sure that •hose who know all the circumstances of the case of Mr Potts, .will sympathise with him, and not grudge him the protection he is now seoking. The first meeting of creditors was held on Thursday the 6th ult, Messrs Warburton and Sandilauda (son of Mr B- N. Sandilandß, of Carterton), are the debtor's .solicitors. ■ Evening dresses are even more decollelM than ever. I hear, that - the Princess of Wales is determined to-put a stop to the custom, and has spoken vory strongly to Lady Bolsnver and other notable Binners. Figaro has a story about a certain bishop whose attention!was drawn to sundry bountiful cliarms too liberally displayed hy a stout peeress.: .. "Did your Lordship ever see.'such » sight f" observed his horrified chaplain. ■ " Not that I remember," roplied .the reverend father; "at loast, not-ahom!— since I was weaned," . . , ;

A gentleman went iiito an American gun store for'the purpose of buying 1 gun, He.saw a fine sample oftlie stock on the show-case, and attempted to pick it up for examination. The German storekeeper, who saw the movement, shouted: "Mine frentdot's hesser you look pooty veil oud, Pol gun was loated, und vhen he goes off he kicks like ter tuyfel." The gentleman, thinking to have some fun with the German, replied, "A gun can't kick; it has no legs."-" Vat," said the storekeeper, "he don't, can't gickj Yoost vait, I dells you sometings, und if I gif you a leedle inflamations. I vas in der pishness, und I know sometings A gun don't gickmit its legs; it gicks mit its breeches."

Hollow ay's PHU.—G ure for Indigestion. —lndigestion and constipation, ' witli torpidity ol tlia liver, » r « the sources of misery to thousands, who spend eaoh dav with aceumlaled sufferings, all of which may he avoided by taking Holloway's ' Pillg, They strengthen and invigorate all the 'secretive and nutritive funotiens, Their action is essentially purifying and strengtheni&g. They may be . safer taken without interfering with ordinary persuits, or Mqiiir. ing much restriction ia dpi, They qaicbly remove noise and giddiness from the head, and dispel low spirits and nervous fqjrs These bijlsamio Pills work.the cure without', debilitation or exhautting tho system; on the oontrary, they conserve and support tbe vital prinoiple. by substituting pure for im.l pure, blood,

The purebred pony " Little John" is annnjjjjced to stand this season at Carter* top, ' . ; - ■ \ . Shears J Shears 1A large assortment at wholesale prices, at Eapp and Hare's, Emporium,—Advt. ' Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a sale of furniture, fta., at their rooms for next Saturday, the Bth, , Parliament (reports the M.Z, Times) will practically oloie to-day. The House is to meet at eleven a.m. to paBS the Appropriation Bills through all stages. Tlia Legislative Council will also sit to-day to receive and pau these Bills, Tho report of the Dargavill# Committee U expected'to lead to'a lengthy disoussion in the House, on a motion: to adopt the report, whioh is a direct oeninre on Mr Dargaville. The prorogation ceremony will lake place on Friday, The bankrupt stock of boots lately purohased by Rapp and Hare, is going off very rapidly. All the settlers who want bouts at less than wholesale prices should not forget to call at the Emporium.— Acvt. .......

! The Hiill of Commerce surplus clearing sale will continue until Saturday next, during which time settlers will havo an opportunity of purchasing every description of drapery at English cost prices. G. W. Schroder will offer to day, and the following week an immense assortment of. remnants of new goods,-'calicoes, aheatings. wiuceys, flannelsj'-jiii;';, at very low prices. Boy's, youths'.ati.d men'Rotorcoats hro being sold rapidly at greatly reduced prices.—-ADyr. How t# Gkt yourself , day and night, sit too much without oxeroise, work too hard without rest, doctor all the timf, take all the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know How to Get Well,—Which' is answered in three words-Take Bop Bitters I Read,

PiiiES and Boos, beetles, inseets.roaohes, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, jack, rabbits, olearedout by "Rough on Rati," 7i<l. Moses, Moss <fc Co.j Sydney, General Agents. : >

Thick hsads, usm sToiucns, biiiobb conditions, —Well's May Apple Pills"—aatibilious, catharsic, fis and Ib. - Moses, Moss & Co,, Sydney, General Agents, The extraordinary gale of Surplus Winter Stook at Te Aro House, Wellingtonshould be a matter of some interest to all readers of the ,Wai!AR4PA Daily for those special reason*, Ist, because of tho largeness of tho stock, 2nd, became of tho, short duration ut the sile, 15 days only, 3r<J, because of tho unpreee. d«ntedly low prices. Our price list, issued with this papor, should, we think, astonish everybody, and very certain it is-that a trip to tho sale would bo money in pocket to every Wairarapi resident that should try it. If not able to como, tlieir orders, accompauiod with cash, would be as well exeoated as though selected personally. It simply moans 20s for lOj, or ove» less in many cases, therefore try it, ,0 ye residents, and that right early, Boar iu mind that wo have no country businesses whatever, no br inches in any township, aud noouo is authorised to soil for us, either regularly or irregularly, We have o'lly one place of business in the province, aud the public would do well to keep this faot in mind When sending their ordors, or visiting Weiington,that our sole establishment in the colony is that known as Jahdh ' Smith's Te Aro House. Wellington.—Advt.