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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1727, 4 July 1884, Page 2

Mr George Bestham meets the electors this evening in tho Theatre lloyal, Masterton. Mr Buchanan addresses the electors at Greytown this evening, and Mr W. W. McCardle holds a meeting at Pahiatua. The Maaterton Town Lands Trustees meet this evening. To-morrow is the monthly pay day of the Maßterton Building Society,

The Masterton Road Board holds its ordinary monthly meeting to-morrow,

We notice that the frame work of tho new Catholic School at the Southorn end of the town is up.

We have received the first number of the Wellington Evening Press, We wish our new contemporary every success. The Rechabites met at the Temperance Hall last night and made final arrangements for the conversazioni) to come off on Thursday next. 250 tickets are guaranteed for Ihe tea, and a satisfactory programme arranged,

The Wairarapa Acclimatisation Society has received from Canterbury 15.000 trout ova and 100 American brook frnufc, Tho man who arrived in charge of them stripped one of the adult fish in the Masterton pond of some 500 ova which are expected to hatch in due course. The local society will be able to do good work this year in stocking the rivers of the district.

A meeting of the Foresters was held in (lie Court-room, Masterton, last livening, when the following officers were elected: —Bro. Peacock, C.R.; Bro. Wickerson, S.C.R.; Bro. Richards, S.W.; Bro, Ewington, J,W.; Bro. Foy, 5.8,; Bro. McEwen, J,B ; Bro, Wickcns,Treasurer; Bro. F. T, Redman, Secretary; Bro, R, Brown, Auditor; Bro. Blinkhorne, President of the Juvenile Court. The residence of Mr W. H, Beetham in Perry-street had a narrow escape from fire yesterday morning, A spark from the drawing room fireplace set a hearth rug alight and the flame spread to an arm chair, which was also burnt before a suspicion of anything wrong was obtained. A girl in another part of the house smelt the burning, and on investigating the origin found the furniture in the centre of the room all alight. A man working in the garden was called in, who promptly arrested the progress of the fire and prevented what appeared likely to have proved a serious conllagralion, The next shipment of mutton by the Wellington Meat Export Company will take place in the course of a few days, arrangements having been made to forward a consignment of 5000 carcases to London by the s.s, Rtiapehu, which is due here on the 12th instant. Mr F, H. Wood had a successful sale a T, Bay's yards on theTaratahi, yesterday. The attendance was not very large, bat with one or two exceptions all the lots were cleared off. The following prices were obtained Lambs 5s and 5s 9d; merinos, ss; crossbred sheep, 8s Gd; cattle, yearlings, 18s; two years, 403. hotses, £2 to i' 26.,

A squad of '• Masterton Musketeers" under the command of Captain Bowerman, make an attack upon the citizens of Carterton on Sunday next, Wo presume, from the conduct of the Carterton " boys" on previous occasions, that the fighting will be desperate on both sides. "We understand that the last return received on account of theTaratahi Dairy Factory for cheese is 4d per lb nett. This is not a great price, but considering that the quality of the cheese was well reported on, we may hope for better things in the future.

Mr George Beetham announces in another column his meetings throughout the district.

A meeting of Mr W. 0. Buchanan's committee will be held at Carterton on Wednesday, July 9th. The poor fellow Charlton, who broke bis leg at Castlepoint the other day, is now w tho Masterton Hospital. He left the Castle at five p.m. on Wednesday and reached Masterten at 2.30 p.m. yesterday, after a trying journey, during which he fainted repeatedly from the pain of the fractured limb.

A party of prospectors yesterday are reported to have hunted In the neighborhood of Perry and McKenna's celebrated find, and to have brought back with them good specimens from the locality. A sample of Bycroft's capital cracknel biscuits has been left at this office by that enterprising purveyor of dainties, Mr A. P. Feilding, When the fireball rang out yesterday, the captain of the brigade, though on his Queen-st premises, was unable to hear it, He was, however, roused by a Councillor, who had an interest in the dwelling where the chimney was alight, and who had on the previous evening voted against the proposed new firebell, A meeting takes place at the back of the Borough offices this evening, for the appointment of a committee to secure the return of Mr McOardle. Messrs Lowes ai-d lorns will hold a general sale at two i/olock on Saturday the sth, the property of a gentleman who is leaving the district.

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