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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1492, 25 September 1883, Page 2

Mr T. W. Shute publishes an address to the burgesses of Mssterton in another oolumn.

Mr F, H, Wood holds a general sale al the town ball, Waihenga, for Wedneadaj next.

The Standard aays the matrimonial season has oommenoed in and aroud Grey town.

A soiree is to be held at Featheraton next week, in aid of the Oddfellows Hall building fund.

The Government agent of the IndustriaHnsurance branoh in this distriot iB putting a pressure on policy holders to give up their inaurancea and accept the surrender valuea of them.

Last evening Mr Job Fteeth, father of Messrs J, J. andO. J.Freeth, of thia town, died at the advanced,age ef eighty-two, The deceased has been a resident in Maaterton for the past three years, and was for many yean previously engaged in farming operations at Turakina. His mental and physical.faculties considering his great age were wonderfully preserved, till within a few days of hia death. He had a taste for literature, and was an occasional contributor of versus to colonial serials,

Featheraton was turned into, a iii.nlimonium yesterday by having two auctioneers going at it hammer and tong(ne)s within a few yards of eaoh ■ other. The result waß that the inhabitants picked up some undoubted bargains.

--We understand Mr Moriarty the enterprising boot and ahoe • importer of Oarjerton.ii about to open a branch establishment in Masterton,

; Our locals contemporary intimated yesterday that; Mr E, Feist was likely to rotire from the municipal contest, Possibly the wish was father to the thought—at any rate Mr Feist informs us that he intends going to the poll, and has not authorised, any statement of the charaoter published' by our contemporary, :

Three little obildren ; in the infant department of the Masterton publio school had a narrow escape from being poisoned yesterday, They apparently picked np some blue stone which had probably beenbrought on the premises thoughtlessly by some older pupil, and commenced sucking it> Their teacher soon, discovered by' one of them vomiting bine matter 1 that they had. been, taking a poisonous substance, The, little ones were at onu sent home and prompt meaipeg takim to neutralise the effaots of the poison ; Willi nhieh they had-dosed themselves, Thb morning, vre understand,: they, m right agMo.

Stahley and Dirbyshire's Juvenile Opera Troupe opened to a . good house ai the Theatre Royal last evening, with the Grand Duchess, The manner in which the play was Mounted, raflectedthi highsit.credit on the management,;;the gay scenes and the brilliant.dtesiei' producing tableaus which surprised and delighted all present, From first to lait the opera, wont off without a hitch, the juvenile per* formers being well trained in their respocfive parts, and having the advantage iof being accompanied by a thoroughly effioient orohestra. The roli of the Grand; Duchess was ably filled by MislF, Groupnier, who possesses a pleasing'vbice, and occasionally aotrwlth' commendable aniv mation. This actress was well; supported by Miss Amelia, Hodga in the cbaraoter ,of Fritz, oh whom devolves'the lion's share of the hard, work; in the opera,' Miss Dolly Inman made a oharming Prinoo Paul, and was enthusiastically received. Master E. Osmond was a most ferooious looking General Boom, and by his; smart aoting repeatedly brought down the house. Willey Driscoll, "the droll" of the Company bad only a minor oharaoter assigned- to him, but as a matter of coure he made it a major one. His " Comrade" Master Fitzgerald was wonderfully made up and exceedingly funny, To-night a still more attractive piece the Pirates of Penzanoe, is to be placed on the stage, It is an easier opera than the Duohess of (Jeroldalien for a juvenile company, and there ig more fun in it. Of course as a spectacular display the opera of last evening may be: considered unrivalled, but we venture to prophecy that the Pirates will prove the more popular of tne two,

"'fVisitora to Maaterton from' the' Empire .pity are loud in their expressions of astpnrand milliners' goods to be seen in the windows of our various bußirieaa oatablishl fflents. Mr G. VJ. Schbobbb's, Hall of Commerce, receives special notice, and his stook of Parisian and other spring novelties is pronounced by personawho have travelled in all the fashionable cities of tho world to bo the most reohßroM. ever seen in a colonial store,-Aeti.

Last night Carterton lively with caba, brakes, and otberiyehioljljt sngaged inconveying paaiepgere TS&i and hearith&Jiivbniis OpMv Oompany'at Masterton, £$ T

W* partioulars of the•{wreck of 'ithjj cutter liangatira at: Great' Bwriermi September sth, ehorr that two of the mew Aied from exposure. • : ' ' i; ' Meaarg Thomas, and Robert Henry Witt, labourers, of Carterton have llad lhei^gohednle^.rr'^:-:■^^trri"v•^: , ■'•'■•

The-Maatertoji Borough Counoilmeeta thirevefiingr.' 1 , 7 • • ■. *>: -

■During July and Auguat 1878 periorii arrived in New Zealand from foreign part find 1477 left our shores.

Mr J. Valentine Smith is about to take up his residence at Patea. i Wo heat that Mr.J. D. Oakley, lias purchased Mr J, J. Freeth's villi- resi* dence at Featheaston. t Mr D. F, McCarthy "ansounoeß the arrival of a large consignment -of theep abeara, ,

The Wellington Meat Freezing- Company send 5185 mutton, and 20,0001bs weight of beef, per DorioK . An elderly man named carpenter, dropped deadjliis- mprning in Wellington, v He/was 68 years of~age, Mr J, Hessey annoancOV himself as a oandidate for the vaoaht""jsea_t in the! Borough Council,, His address, ajipeara in another column., .. The'political pituatwn-? is ehanged. Major AilcinsoTiiad an'interview with Hi« Excellency the Governor yesterday, ;and l siibn)ittedi> list of the new "Ministry.) It is •* cot etiquette, however, ; their' they 'are , sworn in, which; wiH be .done as soon aa possible. —N.ZI Tiraei. '

Mr IJonald ; Donald has.' bad eleven' thousand hop plants aet at Manaia : thia season, the land having previously boon subsoiled to a. depth of sixteon.inohes by Mr-Hessey, of the UpperlElain, who is alraoetthe ouly,farmer in.the Wairarapa> who uses a subsoiler, '

ißdwArd Mullens waa- attested on a; charge of auon in cooiieotionf with th& the koftrdlnghouaej Tais Flat, off Soridijv 'si: Lj > '!>

A German doictor recommends bread made with tfi'a Ttonttarful remedy againaticrofula and disorders resulting from insufficient nourishment! Sea water oughtto stand twelve hours' before being used for mating'dough,'in order to free it-from impurities; Bread' made with it has no unpleasant taste.

r At .an inquest recently held in the country-the jurors were sworn to " true presentment make" and the witnesses to tell " the Hvhble truth" ; pn a Book' of Common Prayer and Hymns. This mistake in not ..using a copy of the New Testament was not discovered till, the proceedings.had terminated.' It is supposed, however, that 1 no ■ objection" ..will be taken to this error.." • • -

John Heiinessy, an old army pensioner, having had a quarrel;with a printer named Fellows in San Francisco, entered the dwelling of the. latter on July 6, two days afterwards, and deliberately cut Mrs Fellows'throat with a razor. • ,He then walked; out "in the street as if nothing had happened, and had proceeded several blocks before the seven-year-old daughter of the'murdered woman, who rhad ■ followed . -.Mo, succeeded in arresting the attention of a polioeman by the startling, .words, " That man has just cut my; mother's throat." Hennessy -was immediately' taken into custody. ; ,;! , > Ifi

Tho Erineo and Princess of ;Wales visited Eastbourne, ' a • fashionable watering place on the soutli of England, on July Ist, to open the! Princess Aliqe - MemoriaF 'Hospital;* erected by the inhabitants in' memoryof the Prince®, whoj ' her chil-; dren, stayed at Eastbourne some time' before her deajih.; The'.hospital, whichj is a picturesque range of Tudor cottage! edifices, was built from the designs of! Mr Thomas W, Gutler,■ archifcect. The! key of the" hospital, presented to the! Prince of Wales, (was carved fromjolid steel,! highly polished, the letter, A. let in in gold-on both sides of. the bow, and the twisted snake (the emMem of- medicine) of-silver- gilt. Among, tie; decorations inVthe town, which were carried out.in a very extensive manner for the occasion, 1 ' was a triumphal arch erected by the local fishermen with neti and boats, 7 ; ;; Flim akd Boas, beetles, insects ( roaches,. ants, bed'buga, rats,- mice, gophers, i"jack rabbite, olearedout by "Bonghcn Rata" Moses,. Mqss <fc Co,, Sydney; (Weral Agents,: ; Catibrh or Blaodse,—Stibgingirri' totibn. inflamation, all Kidney.-and similar Conjpliiata, eqred by ". Bu®hu-paib&," Me«B,;Moßi:4 Col, Sydney, General Agents. ■paotm ufssp) Bilious, conditions,"cm--jtfpatios,'-mlm, diypepsia, hemtaobe, cured by " Well's May Apple Pills. I "."Kf and Is Sow 0 Msk ;. Moses, Mow &:C«„ BJwwy, Bw«m Agents for Australasian ' ®te MtrtKdinary.galeof Surplus tor Bt«k at Te Aro' Houße,, Wdlingtoflhouldlbe a raatterVof soma! interest to all reqderj of, M~Wuuuii! Dim for -these special reason*, Ist, because of tte largeness of the-!atook, 2nd, "bejatjse ♦f the . short' duration 6f the. "Bile;. .15 days only, 3rd,-because tf dentadly low prices. Our price - list, issued wita this paper, should, we think, - astonish everybody, and very certain it .iB that .a trip to the sale would be money- in pocket to,every Wair&rapi-resident that ; should tryit. .If not, able to'come, their'orders," oath, would -btTiu '"well ; executed as though selected personally." It sihiply means 20a for 10a, or. ovon lega-in many oases, thereforeitry it, Q ye residents, and that right early,' Bear iii mind that we have 1 no country businesses whatever, no branohes in any township, aud no'one iB authorised to sell for us," either regularly or irregularly, We havej>nly one -place of business' in the provim, and 'the ■ publio would do well to keep this faot in mind when sending'their orders, or. visiting Wei?. ington,(hat our Boleestablishment■' in the colony is that known' as James, Smith'sTe Am House, Wellington.—Advt,- ■