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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1738, 17 July 1884, Page 2

The Masterton Institute Committee meets this evening, A meeiin? of Mr G, Beetlmm's committee tabes place at the Tsmple Chambers to-night. A general meeting of the parishioners of St. John's Ohuroh, Featheratun, will be held this evening. Lowes & lovqb will hold a sale of atook &0,, at their Masterton yards on Wednesday, July 23. , ' We have received more correspondence on election questions than we can find room for. We must apologise to several correspondents for the non-appearance of interesting letters, but wo oannot as we intimated the other day, undertake the iusettion of other than brief communica» tions, Two weddings have just taken place which have created some local interest. At St Matthews' Church, Mr Henry R, Elder, of Langdale, WBB united to Miss E, Motison, of Masterton, and in Wellington Mr A.' E. S, Carr, late manager of tbo Bank of Australasia at Masterton, became a benedict. Hot a little excitement was created at noon yesterday in High street, Carterton, by a bullock that was being driven by two men in the employ of Mr G. Bowles, butcher. In coming down past the old Pioneer Hotel the beast quite reversed the order of things, for he ran our gallant 1 bobby' into a willow tree. On coming further on he turned into a paddock at the back of R. R. Armstrong's saddlery shop, where for some time lie had things quite his own way, bidding defiance to all comers. 'When at last he was induced to quit this retreat, it gave rise to a regular dear out. We were ourselves witness to as fast a sprint between two local gentlemen as we have overseen, Being in some considerable fear as to our own personal safety, we did not time the race, but will guarantee that it will beat anything on record for some long time in Carterton. After this the animal made but one more call-before he was safely landed in the paddo.ck,

Mr H. Barter, manager of Foley & Berkley's entertainment notifies to the public of Masterton hia regret that owing to the sudden illness of Mr J, E, Foley the first performance of "Ohio" oannot he given. Under these circumstances, find whilst regretting the disappointment to many intended patrons this evening he trusts the public will excuse the postponement and accord him their generous support to morrow- (Fridav) evening) The company open in Wellington en Saturday next and,intend paying Masterton another visit at Borne future date.

Miss Dargon gavo her second and concluding entertainment in the Theatre Royal, Masterton, last evening to a somewhat thin audience, the bad weather apparently affecting the attendance. The published programme was carried out with spirit and. fidelity, and the audience seemed to thoroughly appreciate every item on the hill. One of the most effective pieces rendered was Bracken's " Old Bendigo," but all were so equal in merit that it is almost invidious to distinguish between them. To night Miss Dargon opens in Greytown. We hope, writes the Standard, that we have heard the last of tins wretched Sutton business, A gang of base and' unscrupulous scandal * mongers and libellers like Mr Bunny, has hired advocates and that mendacious journal, the Evening Post, may try to injure Mr Buchanan by tho circulation of false statements concerning him, but they will not, in the slightest degree, prove successful in their nefarious, and underhand tactics. Mr Buchanan's friends know their man too well to bo misled by any such abominable calumnies as those which have been uttered and published concerning bim. Mr Buchanan is so honorable, honest and straightforward that he would be utterly incapable of the meanuessftnd baseneaß which the Bunnyoum Sutton cam-Post clique of slanderers would vainly try to fix upon him.

Mr Miciah Read, writes the Wellington Evening Press, the Governor of the Wellington Gaol, has now become a recognised "expert" in superintending the execution of criminals who suffer death by the rope. Mr Bead recently left Wellington overland for Napier via Woodville, to superintend the execution of Edwards, who is under sentence of death for the murder of his wife and children at Ormondville. The " drop," beam, rope, and other portions of the ghastly apparatus used at "hanging" were sent off from here to Napier some time back. Mr Kead makes all the necessary arrangements connected with the preparations for the execution, and sees personally that everything connected with "the drop" will work properly, Ilia previous experience at many executions enabling him to have the arrange* rnents bo carried out as to secure the instantaneous death of the man executed. The under hangman simply acts under Mr Read's direction, The fact is noteworthy that at every execution during the last two or three years, superintended by Mr Read, the death of the criminal has been instantaneous, the neck being dislocated by the drop, This is a great gain in the direction of humanity, as painful scenes and the horrible sufferings of the doomed man by slow strangulation are thus almost altogether avoided.

The members of Mr McCardle's committee are invited to meet on Friday the 18th inat., and Monday the 21st, at 7 p.m, According to. a list of candidates published in the N.Z. Times, there are 218 before the country classified as follows Ministerialists, 64; Opposition, GO; Greyites, 26; Vogalites, 16; independent, 14; and doubtful 38. A fashionable marriage, the preliminaries of which had for some little time been tliß topic of conversation and had been looked forward to with pleasurable anticipation, was celebrated yesterday afternoon, reports the N.Z. Times, at St. Paul's Church, when the nuptials of Mr Augustus Edward Stanley Carr, manager of a bank at Invercargill, and Miss Florence Edith Pynsent, daughter of Mr C. P. Pynsent, of Clifton House, Hobson Street, were celebrated, Although the weather was wretched, the Church was filled to its utmost capacity, the majority ot the congregation being ladies, The officiating clergyman was the Rev G, S. Walpole, incumbent of St. Mary's Parnell, Auckland, who is in temporary charge of the parish, Punctually at half-past 2 o'clock the bride, leaning on her father's arm, and attended by her bridesmaids, Miss Pynsent (sister of the bride), Miss Williams, and Miss Maude Williams, entered the church and proceeded to tho altar rails, where she was awaited by the bridegroom and his best man, Mr 0, Tancred, The bride wore a dress and square train of ivory white brocaded and plain satin, trimmed with Brussels lace and wreaths of orange blossom. Her ornameuts were a handsome gold necklet and diamond locket, the gift of the bridegroom, and a bracelet set with diamonds, a gift from the mother of the bridegroom, The three bridesmaidsMiss Pynsent (Bister of the bride), Miss Williams, and Miss Maude Williamswore cream colored eurat dresses and sapphire blue velvet bonnets, trimmed with pearls and hyacinths, Each bridesmaid wore a brooch, the gift of the bridegroom, The service waa full choral, the musical portion, being under the direction of Mr Robert Parker, Cathedral organist, Tho hymns sung were Nos. 350 and 361. A very large assemblage of per&onß awaited the departure of the wedding party from the church, and during their progress from the vestry down the aisle, Mendelssohn's" Wedding March" was performed. Tho happy couple, attended by a large number of guests, returned to the residence of tho bride's parents, where the usual festivities were indulged in. Good Resolutions,—At the commencement of every now year hundreds and thousands of our young men—and old as well—form resolutions for their guidance for tho coming year. Many keep them, while others break them. To such we wish to give a word of -advice. In order to sustain determination of leading a better life in the future yoti should use Hop Bitters, The judicious use of Hop Bitters strengthens oleanses, and purifies the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and is just what you want to build up and invigorate yourself.—QmnbutHi Dm, Read The Tidy Housewife.-Tho careful, tidy housewife, when giving her house its spring i cleaning, should bear in mind that the dear' inmates are more precious than houses, their systems need cleansing, b> purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bowels, and she should know that there is nothing that will do it so suroly as Hop Bitters, the purest and heft of all medicines, Look for