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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1620, 27 February 1884, Page 2

Mr F. H, Wood holds an extensive stock sale at Hammerich's yards 6reytbw.it to-morrow.

Messrs R. Hannah & 00., tho famous Boot and Shoe Merchants of Wellington, annouueo their stock-taking sale for 1884'

MrW. iY. McCardle lias been elected Chairman of the Pahiatua Road Board,

Jacob Shields was again brought up to answer tho charge of drunkenness, and was fined 53, , .

A public meeting of Pahiatua settlers was held on Monday evening last. Our. report of it is crowded out of our present issue, but will appear tomorrow,

Messis Lowes & lorns announce a sale of stock at ihoir yards for March sth, the list'will include aomo 950 sheep, ierrets, horses, spring carts, &c. The Fisher Comody and Burlesque Company played again at Masterton to a fair house, and, as on the previous occasion, thoroughly pleased their audience. The programme, which waß quite new, was faithfully and efficiently carried out, the various performors being frequently applauded. The following team will represent the Masterton Cricket Club in tho match with the Wharaama team in Mr George Dixon's paddock on Friday next:— Messrs Harrison (captain), McKenzie, Perry, Minifio, Beard. O'Connor, Hathaway, Moore, J. Williams, Eggulden, R, G. Williams. Emergency—Kennedy; Umpire MrW. Itapp.

Mr F, H. Wood's stcok sale at Tauberenikau on Monday was well attended, the following prices beity,' realised:- A pen of ten yearlings were sold at £2 per head, a number of cows and calves were sold at from £4 to £5 oa, and dry cows from £3 *!s Gd to £5; 50 lambs (shorn), brought 4s Cd, and the same numbed. One pon of 100 mixed sheop wero bought for Bs, and Eoinnoy Marsh ram lambs were sold at 10s, A few other lots of sheep, and some horses were also sold.

The Great World Circus oponed at Masterton last evening, and notwithstanding the counter attraction in the TheatroRoyal, secured a good attendance, and gave a very fair programme The tricks of the horses called forth a great deal uf laughter, and the riding feats' wore re« coived with applause. Euston's walking on tho invisible wiro was very successful and clever, as was his performance with Leo on the trapeze, Mddle. Viokie, Queen of the Air, and tho American gymnast Lazclle were thoroughly successful in their portion of the performance To-night there will be a change of programme, To-morrow iters Lowes & lorns sell at Mr Burrow's farm, Clnreville, linstock, farm implements, &c, Tho list to be sold will embrace, 12 magnificent farm mares, 4 years old, all broken t ■ harness, 7 single furrow, and 2 double furrow ploughs by Bornsby, 1 reaper and binder, by Hornsby (twine), 1 reaper and mower, 2 seed drills, 1 new potato planter (complete), chain harrows, and tooth harrows, roller, chuff cutter, farm draj'B, carts, brakes, 16 sets assorted harness, several farm and carpenters' tools, COOO busheh oats, CO acres turnips (feeding), 500 good ciossbred ewes, 400 mixed sheep, 40 head cattle, 250 fat sheep, 17 hack horses, lot of pure bred Berkshire pigs,-milch cowb, riding horses, saddlery, etc. The sale sommences 5 11 o'clock, and lunch will be provided, We regret to record a lire at Masterton attended with loss of life, The sufferer on this occasion is Mc John Harding, who resides with his family in a two storey dwelling a fow chains beyond the railway station. Tho inmates of the house when the fire occurred were Mr Harding, his wife, bis wife's mother, seven of his children, and two children of Mr Hugh Campbell, who wore slaying with him. One of Mr Harding's childron, a boy named 'Willie, got up at five this morning, and lit the fire in the kitchon fireplace, It is supposed that an accidental spark from this fire set the shingles alight on the roof. At any rate, within a very few minutes Mr Harding heard a crackling noise over - hoid, and ho and his wife immediately mslied from their bed to usceriaiu tho cause. Mr Harding went outside and looking up found the wholo roof in flames, Mrs Harding in the meantime bring ing the childron down stairs and taking them out of the house. It was thought for a moment that all tho childron wera Baved, when it wa3 discovered that a boy named Sydney, aged nine years, was not present. Mr Harding rushod upstairs to save him but was beaten back by the flames which wore sweeping' down from above. He then ran round the house to get access by the window, hut by this time the roof had 'fallen in and all hope was at au end. The timo between the breaking out of the fire and the tailing in of the roof was probablyunder five minutes, the fire being fanned by a steady breoze, Mr Holmes, of Matahiwi, riding along the road a milo off saw the smoke from the roof, and galloped up, As ho reined up opposite the building ho saw the roof full in. He at onco galloped into Masterton and gave the alarm, Sergeant MoArdle was one of the first to arrive on tho scene, and endeavored to prevent the fire spreading to the neigh, boringoutbuildings, andsending amessuge to the fire bngado. Mr Quick thoughts fully took a brake up with blankets, and removed the family, who were all in their 'nightolothes, into Masterton. When the house was burnt to the ground tho charred remains of the poor boy were obtained, placed in a box, and removed into Masterton. His father thinks that the boy himself must have come part of the way down stairs, and then have been driven baok by the fire, The only water available was from a small pump, and even had the brigade been on tho spot it is highly improbable that they could have averted the calamity. The fire bell was not rung, but a message to the captain soon brought his men on the spot. The houso was insured i.u the South British for the sum of 1200. Tho greatest amount of sympathy is felt in this neighborhood with Mr Harding and his family in their great trouble.

Eablt CiosiKO.-J(or the benefit of the Public and particularly our'employees, iw have decided for the future to close our establishment at 8 o'clook.—Bapp & Ham, —AOYT.

Lowes & Ibrns announce a sale for i Saturday next of 50 casks coraont, which | have been seized lor rent.

We would again remind our readers of Lowes & locns extensive sale at" Mr Burrow's farm on Thursday next - at 11 o'clock, Tho list on that occasion will emhraco every description of stock and farm' implements, and the auctioneers have positive instructions to Bell every lino without reserve

.Asale of a bankrupt stock of watches, jewellery, &c.y is announced : in another column. The Block is opened in the shop lately occupied by Mr D. ■ F ; McCarthy next to Jonea' fruit dep6t,' • Mr William 0. Fitzgerald, wholesale and retail chemist of the Pharmacy, Manners-street, Wellington, announces that he has purchased the, loase, stock, fixtures and good-will of the lat'eiMc -«T,' Monteilh, of Medical Hall, Manners Street, and that the celebrated specialities [so long made up by Mr Monteith, including the acacian cough balsam, orange wind, extract, of koromilto, citrate of iron and 'quinine, &c, will continuo to be carefully prepared. Wo direct attention to Mr Fitzgerald's advertisement in nuother column.

M.' Federli, who ior »'>me yeara past hasloen, earnestly working i.n introduce the .culture n( tiu silkworm iutoj 1 the colony, is now mi a visit to this district. He-carries wi'h him a small case of piilidi.ijjl mullii.ry w.)"' 1 , in which is enclosed an extremely ii.tuiusiiiij; collection. In ono part of it a history ,of tho silkworm is briefly but effectively told. On a'small card are tho eggs just hatched. Next to that, preserved in small phials, the curb is shewn at different stages, until at tbe thirty-ninth day it ento'mbs itself in its cocoon. Then is shewn the chrysalis, then the moih and the,eg»a as just laid. In other compartments are shewn cocoons from various localities. Those from Christchurch are • far superior ti any iithen. 'leiiig large and firm. The largest apace is devoted to a select ion of silk wound from the cocoons, which has a very beautiful appearance, We can quite believe Mr Federli when be states that sericulture is a. pursuit that is full of interest to those who can bo induced to take it up. The climate of Now Zealand iB stated to be adapted in a remarkable manner for the growth of the silkworm, for while in China, Italy, and other place a variation of ten degrees in the temperature is sufficient to kill the worm, in this country, with all its constant and violent changes of weather, it no' only thrives, but produces finer cocoons' than in any other country,. not only thi|,: but whereas in Europo and China only 80 per cent of the eggs I hatched reach maturity, in Ne« Zealand '9O per cent can bo reckoned upon.. M. Federli strongly advocates small farmers and others taking up this industry, which is one requiring very little trouble .or capital, and which is at the Bsmo time, extremely profitable. In order to give as many as possible information on the matter in a practical way, M. Fedorli intends exhibiting his interesting collection at the Masterton Horticultural Show, to-day, when at the same lime Dr Hosking, who has boon successfully keeping a few of the silk producers for some'time past, will produce a cocoon winding machine in work, if he can jet it made in time.

Tho adjourned meeting of shareholders of the Kuripuni Public Hall Co. was hold on Monday evening. Twelve shareholders were present, andmany wore represented by proxy, Mr M, Wiliiarcs occupied tbo chair. The report of the past year, with the balance sheet, audited by Mr B. Brown, and presented by Hie Chairman, was read and ndoplud. The next business was to. elect fresh/, members for the directory in lieu of those retiring. Three members voluntarily retired, viz, Mr A. W. ttcna'l, J. Russell, and Mr <). Wilton jnnr.. Messrs llenall mi i Russell were re-olectijd, and Mr IWurt Allen was eluc'.ed in the tomn of Mr C Wiltmi, whu could lit attend m the duties in c Misetjuence of his daily business. Much discussion took place relative tn the manner the hall mailers h;ul been conducted, and sa to monies received for. its use ("luring the mist year. It was pro posed by Mr 0, Wiltmi, seconded by Mr A. W. Honall, and carried, That Mr T. W. Sbnte bo appointed custodian and manager (if the hall, to act in conjunction with the secretary, who has so long and kindly attended to it, but whoso business frequently called him away from home. It was also arranged that matters should be .managed with the bank, and that within one month money should bo raised to settle the business of tho property and the company for a period of years._-Mr Shute consented to act as custodian, and it may bo hoped that the people of. the Kurupuni end of tho borough may bo successful, by nroper and legitimate action, in retaining the property for years to come, and to promote that good which the originates had in viewin.ils erection.

Hough on bats,—Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants ; hod-bugs, beetles, insoets, skunks, jack-rabbits, gophers, 7|dDiuggist. Moses, Moss & Co., Sydney, General Agents. After Bovor.il years'oxpcnenco nsupplyitig watches for tho colonial market, Lifctlejolm and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for such watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by Hie manufactuio o: large quantities ou a uniform plan, that wo are enabled to moet this want We havo now the pleasure of infcroditcingourSix Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being simple in design, durable, highly finished, and accurate, fulfils all tho requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for two years will bo given with each watch. Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt;of<Post Office order or?c^ie<jue. —(Advtl Tho 3/etaand for the great American • remedy, v Hop Bitters, in this part of the world-has become so great that the Hop Bitters Co., whose headquarters are'at Eochester,. New York, U.S.A., have been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. It will.bo in chargo of Mr M. H. Van Bergh.a gentleman of several years experieoe with this Compauy and the trade may be assured of receiving goods equal to tho parent house, and the most courteous treatment. The H. B. Co, havo establishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland and Toronto,, and their hitters aro probably the best known racdicin.ee in the world.

Costumes at prices never yet droained of in tho-Empire City. You should see them. Print morning robes at os Gd/or 2s 9d; print costumes at 8s U for 4s lid; pompadour costumes at 9s9d for 4s lid; sateen co 3« tumes at 293 6d/or 17a Gd; lawn teunis costuines at 39s SI for 17s 6d. You will see by th-tse prices that we mean to sell, therefore do not bo the last to visit Tc Aro Home, Cuba-street, Wellington,—Ami. Cosiumhs for balls and evening wear; sateen and Madras costumes at 47s for 12s Gd; black gronadino costumes at 353/oj'l7a 6d; sateen costumes, in light shadeß, at 35s for 17s Gd; and a few white tarlatan hill dresses at 30s for 4s 6d; at the Salvage Salo Te- Aro Home, Cuba-street, Wellinglon- ( Advt.

Notwithstanding the large number o persona who have visited and purchased at our salvage sale, wo want tho publio to know that there are a multitude of unparal-leled-bargains yet to bo had at h An Howe, Cuba-Street, Wellington.— Advt,'(Joloueed meriuo shawlettes at 123 6d for 4s 6d; black cashmere capes at 17s 6d fir is 6d j black lace capes at 35s Jor 10s 6d; lustre dust oloaks at 25s for 10s 6d; blaok oashmero jackets at 15? for 6s 6d; a lot of Llama shawls atßs6d/or2slld; anda/wap of children's fbhus from '6d eaoh'jat the Salvage Sale Te An Howe, Cuba-tlmt, minglm.-km,