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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1701, 3 June 1884, Page 2

A petition is being numeroasly signed .by the residents in Cole-street requesting the Council to improve' the Btate of the footpaths in that locality. ' -;■ Mr--W. Bell, of Denison. House, gives a list of prices of seasonable drapery and olothing in our advertising columns, which should prove of interest to heads of household and the public generally,

1 Mr Wardell,l.!!, sits at Carterton today,; The Mas'erton Borough Oounoil meets thig.evemoß.' .>' Mi' P.'H,'Wood invites entries for a sto'fik sale on Thursday, June 19, at Mr Hammerioh'a yardß, Groytomi,

The San Francisco mail is due in Wel« lington tonight. , Inspector Sherman of the Police Department is paying his periodical visit to Masterton.

Mr Porritt has replaced Mr Bhort as assistant olerk in the E.M., office at Masterton,

The two boys Tonscher and Collins, ffltt figured in the R.M. Court '.yesterday, received a birching last evening at the Police Station.

: Sir George Grey is staying a fow days at Giaborne, hblping, no doubt, his faithful follower Bees to obtain the East Coast seat.. _ Mesßra Lowes & lorns received a consignment of 200 large bullocks from Wanganui yesterday. These will be" put into the market shortly, . Profeßßor Hugo, the physiognomist, is making a favorable impression on our Greylown friends by his skill as a delineator of character. A handsome and substantial gato has just been erected at the entrance to the Masterton Cemetery by Mr Godfrey Russell, by urdor of the Cemetery Trustees.

The result of the poll yesterday for the Borough Auditorß was in favor of Messrs Brown and Seller. The votes recorded wore: J. Brown, 59;Sellar, U; Dalrymple, 9, It is understond that the meeting ot the Masterton Borough Licensing Committee, whioh was to take place to-day, will be adjourned to rnent the convenience of absent members of tho Liceusing Committee.

Mr J. S. Langdon has been oleoted for No. 2 Subdivision of the Cashpoint Roiid District. Mr Langdon's return to the board will be generally acceptable to the. ratepayers of tho district, as in the past ho has proved a diligent and trustworthy Warden. Messrs Lowes &loras hold, at 11 n.ro. to-morrow an important sale of dairy oowr, horses, vehicles, and farm implements in the estate of the late T. R. Owen at tho Claroville farm, The auctioneers draw special attention to tho cows and pigs. Thecowsare undoubtedly the finest lot of milkers in tho district, being all well bred, young, quiet, and all carefully ohoßon for the Dairy. The pigs are trom imported stock, took first prizes at the late show at Carterton, and for breeding and quality cannot be equalled.

At the open air meeting of the unemployed hold yesterday at Dunodin Mr Bracken, M.H. R, said he had telegraphed to the Premier on Saturday, asking that temporary work should be given immediately, but the Premier had not had the courtesy to reply. The Mayor said he had also telegraphed to the Premier this morning impressing his great surprise at having received no reply to his former message on a matter of bucli moment that it demanded an immediate answer, as largo numbers of unemployed were besieginu him for work. At the Council meeting ho would endeavor to induce that body to provide temporary work, The Sheep Department have laid an information under the" Scab Act" aeainst Phillip M'Rae, of Blairich, and William Pollard, of Birch Hill. The information against M'Rae alleges that ho being the owner of 19,000 infected sheep, did neglect to keop rams separate from the ewes before the Inspector had granted a clean cerlißoate for snch owes. The information alleges that ho was convicted on 12ih Nov, of being owner of 2000 infected sheep, and that after the expiration of six months they continue to be infected. Both informations came before the R.M. Court yesterday, and were adjourned to allow .defendants' to muster their sheep. Mr J. Bagge resumed duty at the Masterton Post Office yesterday.

Sir Julius Vogel has intimated his intention of standing for llie Ashburton seat.

The poll for the election of two auditors for the Borough of Mastorton look place yesterday, Messrs Sellar, J. Brown, and Dalrymple brtng the candidates. Tho two former were returned by a largo majority.

Messtß Lowes and lorns will hold a sale on Saturday next of. fruit and ornamental trees from Mr Hale's Nelson Nuraery. An American lady tourist laid seige to the box; seat of the coach as it left Masterton yesterday morning for Woodvillo, Judge Gillies however was a passenger in possession of it, and the booking agent had to deny the wishes of the fair traveller. A Carterton correspondent writes that a crowd assembled in High street, Carterton, on Sunday afternoon expeoting a detachment of the Salvation Army, opera glassoswere brought into use but without effect as they did not turn up. The general opinion here is that the Army shouldhave arrived as the announcement of thoir r coming was advertised in the local papers last week, Great disappointment was felt at their nonappearance, Between 1881 and 1882, 35,060. seamen and 8062 passengers lost their lives on British ships The Ontario. Legislature has passed a bill allowing widows and spinsters having thg requisite property qualification to vote at municipal olections. Russia has 20,000 olemontary schools, instructing about 1,000,000 pupils, The secondary schools have about 100,000 pupils In the universities there are about 10,000 students.

Bvon at the height of his power the late Mr Soulier never went into society, pre-v ferring his own house to the festivities of the Imperial court, and working from 5 o'clock in the morning until dark,

The Bkazrn Sbotent.—like.the brazen serpont that the great Jewith leader lifted high in tho Bight of the perishing followers whoreby rhoy wero saved from death, the discoverers o> Hop Bitters hive p'acod before suffering, ailing mankind, a remedy which enables them to fight disease with conquering advantage, See,

Gorged Livers. Bilious conditions, constipation, dyspepsia, headache cured by "Wells May Apple Pills." sdaad Is boxes at druggists. Moses Moss & Co., Sydney! General Agents for Australasia.

The well known St Bernard dog, Rector, which was recently sold at Leeds for L 250 to go to America, has been reßold in New -York for LBCD. ..-■.■■■■'

Half Aueep ! -" I never,' wrote a youug lady to a friend, "goto i church or lecture but I am half asleep, and I never bow afterwards what the sermon or lecture was about." It was a plain case of nervous lethagy, produced by want of Ration of the liver and digestive organs, She was p"vsunded •to try Hop Bitters, and now she writes: "How intelligent and bright are leotures now, and how glorious the world we live in is I Hop Bitters are indeed a blessing tomb." Notice '" :

Tho'new'Duohesa of Westminster, wife of one of the .richest men in Europe, was married in a dress of white foulard that cost only 8s & yard,

The usutt half-yearly', maelinij of ilia Wairarapa Jockey Ohib washeld at the White 1 Hart Hotel, j OattertoQ, on, Saturday last, : Present— ' Messrs B. Boys (Chairman). B. Kimberley, J. 0, Vnllnnce, N, Gi'noei.Wi.O Buohanan, E. Dorset, T. Grace, j. J. "Wilkersnn, J. Drummond, 0 H. Gayfer, and W; Skeete. The minutes of the previous* mooting (held February 14) were road and oonfirmed. The balance sheet, 1883 84, as presented to members, was passed, and the following officers appointed for'the ensuing year: Vice President, H. S. Wardell; Judge, Wallace Smith; Stewards: N: Grace, J. Drummond,.P, F. Tiuiorpd, fi. Dorset, A. Mathercs, H, McMastor, W Lowes. Starter, J. Drummond, Clerk of scales, D, Dynald. Timekeeper, W, 0. Williamsi Clerk of Course, "VV. lorns. Auditors, B, Boys and N, Grace. The handicapping was lett to the Stewards to arrange for, It was resolved, that a Spring meeting be held upon a date to be fixed by the Stewards, who wero authorised to fwme a programme and include steeplechases if found practicable. That the Wellington Racing Club be again communicated with and askod to revive the Provincial Plate, and make one or two events for two year olds in their Autumn programme,; 1885, Mr N. Grace gave notice of motion to amend rule relating to hacks. .Resolved, that fraudulent entry be a perpetual disqualification, and the Secretary be instructed to iuaert such new rulo in the programmes until the Olub rules are again printed, A meeting of the sub committee appointed to place tlio Grey town 1 course in ordor wbb afterwards held. Present~ Messrs W. 0. Buchanan (Chairman), W. Skeet, B. Kimberley, N. Grace, J. 0. Vallance, and R. It. Armstrong, It was resolved, that the Secretary be instructed to call for tenders, to close on 14th June, for fencing the racecourse at Greytown ninety chains more or less, according to specifications.

A pleasing Persian aslrologist explains that these red sunsets betoken by fir the bloodiest war over known, .:

It is thought that the Japaneso Christians of different denominations will probably unite in carrying on the work in Corea.' The Chicago Board of Trade numbers nearly 2,000 members, tho membership tickets representing a valuo of £1,200,000. Sheep were sold early this month at one shilling per head at Toowoomba, Queenslaud. Drought is the cause.

Mother Swan's worm stnor.—lnfaliblo tasteless, harmles cathario; for feverishiicen, restlessness worms, constipation. Is Moses, Moss & Co., druggists, Sydney, General Agents,

After several years expeuonce in supplying watches for.the colonial markot, Littlejohn and Son, of Lamhton Quay, 'Wellington,, have observed tho. need for a thoroughly sound English Lovor Watch at a lower prico than that usually paid for such watches. It is" o'j'y bj the judicious division of labor and by tho manufactuie of large quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this wait We'have now the pleasure of mtrortuchg our Six Guiuoa Huntiug Silver Lever. TliiVwa'ch, bein» simple in design durable, hi-jh'y finished, and accurate,fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will bo jjiveu w : th ouch w?'oh. Sent by post, ceuvaly packed, on leceipt o.f Post Oince order or cheque.—(Advtl