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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1646, 28 March 1884, Page 2

On Wednesday evening the Carterton Rifles wore inspected by Major Butts, and Major Bunny, About twenty members, rank and file, were present, Tho Carterton Library now contains 2558 volumes. We fanoy that both in number • and quality of books it is far ahead of the Masterton Library,

Mr A. W. Mills, who for nearly twenty years was miller to Mr A. W. Renall In Mustertou, has taken the Carterton flour mills. Mr Mills has had experience in grinding corn not only in England and New Zealand, but in the United States, and ought to be in a position to turn out a first-class article. We are informed that Mr A. McKtnzie has purchased on behalf of the Gear Meat Freezing Company 12,000 fat wethers from Hawkes Bay. The sheep are now on the road through the Forty« Mile Bush and will be frozen immediately on arrival at Wellington. We hear also that Mr John Livingstone is on his way from the same place with 3,500 storo ewes for sale in tho Wairarapa. • A notice will be found in our advertising columns from the Public Works Office re recomponaalion for land taken for a further portion of the Opaki contract from 70 miles 51 chains, to 73 miles 47 chains, on the Wellington-Napier railway, The Hon. John Martin, tho Misses Martin, and Mr Martin, junr,, left by the Rotorna last Wednesday to join the lonic at Lyttelton en routo for England. A largo number of friends assembled ; on the wharf to bid them farewell, .

Mr A. J. Balfour, M.P., owner of half of llio Pahlatua block, will contest Manchester in tho Conservative interest at the next general election at Home, Messrs Lowoa & loms conduct' two sales at their Masterton rooms to-morrow. At two o'clock they sell. a valuable U'operty in Dixon's oslate, and 52£ acres of splendid land at Alfiodton, and at 2.80 i hey disposo of a number of unredeemed pledges, The terms of the requisition from the Thomdon electors to Mr Henry Bunny uro as follow!-"We, the undersigned olectors of Thomdon,' recognising the great and substantial services which you havo rendered to Wellington in the past, and feeling that your absence from Parliament is a serious loss to the Provincial district, request that you will allow yourself to bo nominated for the seat now vacant in this district."

Our Carterton contemporary says the Woodville Settlers' Association is not like a similar organisation at Masterton, n mere gathering of foolish and conceited persons, and compliments it on its carefully framed programme. Our contemporary is probably unaware that iho carefully framed programme in questjon, is the Masterton programme which the Woodville Association has adopted. Our contemporary urges the Carterton settlors to take a leaf out of the book of the Woodville settlers, but the only book the Woodville settlers have is the Masterton edition, and this is the book our contemporary condemns.

About thirty members of tho Maßleriou Rifle Volunteers appeared on parade last evening in their smart new uniforms and wero highly complimenlod by Major Butts and Major Bunny ou. tboir clean and presentable appearance, regret being expressed that other corps in the valley had not followed their example in procuring new uniforms. It was announced after parade that a review of all tho, valley'corps would be hold, by permission at Captain Donald, at Manaia ou .the-. Queen'a Birthday. Lieutenant Williams passed his,' examination in a'•"highly' creditable manner at this parade, A rifle match has been arranged between the Masterton and Carterton Volunteers for to-morrow.

The will of the late " Professor," hok loway has now been proved. The exact valuu of the personal property as sworn to by Ihe executors is L5R0,061 3s 2d, besides Ihe freehold property, which is considerable. The testator gives all his real and personal property, and the leaso of his premises in New Oxford street, Ihe goodwill and connection of his business,' and his recipes and prescriptions, to Miss Mary Ann Driver, the sister of the late Mrs Holloway, Except, therefore, where' any chaiitable endowments have been set apart ander deeds, any further charitable disbursements or other gifts out of his estate will be entirely as Miss Driver pleases. Well's " rough on cofns".—A?k for Well's "Rough on "Corns." 7Jd, Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns warts, bunions, Moses, Moss &Co„ Sydney,, General : Agents,—Adyt.

The Emperor of Brazil has given Professor Larcernda 20,000d01, for his discovery of permanganate of potassium antidote for the bite of the cobra,

Baron Nordenskjoid expects to make a voyage of exploration to the South' Pole in 1885. The estimated cost of such a trip is over £1,000,000,

Winter Novemies.-Hoopeb & Co are now opening up their new season's goods for the winter trade, Special novelties in every department, L. J. Hoopeh & Co,, Bon MatoheWADVT,

Lowos and lorns add to their next atooksale 200 Liucoln ewes also 4 ploughs by.; colonial and. English makers and of: various sizes,. :■;:' ■■' ;".'■' s

Mr George ;'Bowl6B, of Carterton) announces that after the 27th ; day of March inst., poison will be laid, on his land, ' ' ■'•».■'."'.

A telegram from Gisborne states that Frederick Cox, a master tailor, has been suffering from fever and was slightly delirious. During the absence" of the attendant at six o'clock this morning, he got put unobserved from his. house and went and drowned himself in the river, He leaves a wife and three children.

The first annual meeting of shareholders in the Wellington Meat Refrigerating Ooropauy, called for Wednesday, lapsed for want of a quorum. Mr Krull, Chairman of directors, explained that the business of the meeting was not important; in fact, it was one of thosa formal meetings that were required by law. However, the directors, he might say, were working very hard, and, if possible, they wonld make the company a success. The meeting then adjourned till next day, at the same time and place,—N.Z. Times. At the Wellington R,M. Court on Thursday, a domestic servant named Kerr was committed for trial on a charge of stealing jewellery and money from the dwelling of Mr Holt, Upper Willis street, The accused had been engaged by Mr Holt but six weeks ago and was dismissed, She was seen loitering about the neighborhood, and during tho iomporary absence of the occupants she entered the house and abstracted the jewel case. Kerr waa arrested just as she was leaving here for Lyttelton, and amongst her effeots was found a steerage ticket for London by the lonic, Nearly the wholo of tho stolen property has been discovered.

A man named Goorge Lymington con> mitted suicide at Hodder's Yktoria Hotel, Featherston, at about two or three o'clock on Thursday. After oulling his throat from ear to ear, he was found with his head hanging oat of the window. He was perfectly sober last evening when he retired to rest, but a tew days ago, it'is said, he was drinking Lyrnington was formerly ostler, at Orr'a Martinborough Hotel, but was latterly employed In a similar capacity at the Victoria.' Our Peatherston correspondent writes that after committing the act lie must have endeavored to jump out of the window at which he was found dead. There wero also indications that he had attempted to set the hotel on fire. Mr H. S. Wardell held an inquest yesterday at the Victoria Hotel Featherston upon the body of the man named John Lymington,"found dead hanging outside the window of the hotel with his throat cut After a careful enquiry the jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide by cutting his throat while in a fit of temporary insanity. The deceased was formerly ostler to Mr John Orr of the Martinborough Hotel, and all the time he was there was a teetotaller. Some two months ago he was engaged by Mr Brunakill of the Eoyal Hotel, but upon being sent to Carterton on some errand did not return, having met some friends, and was inducad to have a glass, but on returning some days afterwards, he got rather seriously burnt, through putting his pipe into the breast pocket of his coat, and was admitted into the Grey town Hospital, He came out on March 14th, came to Featherston, sold ■ his horse, saddle, and bridle for £lO, and had been drinking ever since, up till Saturday last, when he look service with Mr Hodder as before stated, .

Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the Masterton Institute Committee was held last evening. Present-Messrs McGregor .(in the chair), E, Brown, E. Feiat, W. M. Easthope, W, T; Grundy, and W. Rapp, Tho minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, correspondence was rend from W. P. Lawrence asking for a reduction of rent of the, upstairs room for a series of lectures oh Experimental Chemistry. It

was resolved that the room be let to the applicant at 15s per night payable in advance or to any oilier person applying for it for more ilnn mm. night. The following accounts were passed for payment :—Rnpp & Haro, £G 10s 7d; S. Kingflon, £1 18i; E. Feist, £5 7slOd; R...E Chmchen, il 9s 3d; Lyttelton Times, 15s; SI. Caselberg & Co., 2s 3d; G.M. Wood, 9s; W. W. McCardle, £1 15a jR. Woodham, 4s Cd. A draft balanco sheet was submitted to the meeting by the treasurer, Tho House Committeo recommonded that the custodian's bedroom should bo ro-papered, and tho outside of the building painted, It was decided to proceod with the papering at once, and with tho painting when funds were, available The Book Committco reported the purchase of 80 volumes, also that a number of new works wero ordered from Wellington, and asked for a grant of £3O to send to England for new books. It was resolved that tho question of sending to England for new books bo left to the incoming Committeo Tho quostion of the use of the upper room to the County Settlers Association was discussed, and it was agreed that a rental of .010 per annum should be charged. A draft report for the past year was submitted and adopted Mr Rapp gave notice to move at the next meeting that tenders be called for repainting th& building, and Mr Easthope That the resolution passed re purchasing of new books be rescinded. Tho meeing then adjourned till April 3rd, when the report and balance sheet will be adopted, GoncED Livebs. Bilious conditions constipation, dyspepsia, headache.cured by "Wells May Apple Pills," Sdand Is boxes at druggists. Moses Moss & : Co., Sydney. General Agents for' Australasia.

, Emigration docs not all flow to the United States. The influx of Germans into England is, so great as to occasion some inconvenience, and there are over •1)000,000 persons of foreign birth resident in France,

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It is said that Tennyson often spends hours on tlio composition of. a single line, and has been known to devote a whole week to one short poem.

Weils' "bough on corns,"—Ask for Wells' " Eough on Corns," Quick relief, complete, permanent cure, Corns wrts, bunions, N. Z.'Drug Co.

When Weston started the other day from Westminster bridge, London, to walk fifty miles a day for one hundred days, to illustrate the physical advantages of temperance, a large number of distinguished doctors and. eminent clergymen and benevolent:barons and fair ladies gathered to see him off, and he started to the strains of a temperancehvmn, :

Special lines in grocery at Rapp& Hare's, —Nelson fc-Moate prize Packet Teas from 2s per lb, the finest and purest teas blended. Special line of eugar—4d per lbj.l3s,bag; Special lino of Eice—3d per lb, Special line of Blue—ls per lb, All goods at Wellington prices for'cash. Special lines in Hose,—so pairs of men's Scotoh hose Is 3d per pair. 50 braces at Is per pair, 60 mens suits at 20s per pair,

■■. ■After.several years in supplying watches for the: colonial market, Littlejohn andvßoa, of LambtoiT'Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly, 1 Bound' English Lever Watoh at a lower price thonthat uaaally pai4;for luoh watches.. is only ; |)} thegadioiousdivjßion of labor and : 0 the manufacture of large quantities on! a uniform planV'thal we are enabkd to meet this want - We have now the .pleasure of introducing our Bix ; Guinea Hunting Silver Lever, This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, andacourato.fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timokeepei, A written guarantee for Wo years will be given with .each,,watch...Sent by post, Beourely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque.-(Adyt)