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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1750, 1 August 1884, Page 2

"Messrs Lowes and lorna announce for tlieirJ .stack jsala...on.'ft.eduesihy.next, 250 forward - conditioned crossbred store ewes and wethers, quiet milch cows, and superior young stock, About thirty-five members of the Mao" loi'ton Volunteer Corps turned out for th 6 inspection parade last oveiiiuK, and looked well in their new uniforms. Major Buttß was the inspecting officer, and the men were drilled by Instruotor Bezar and Lieutenants Wilton . and Cameron. ;

It is notified that the Masterton Masonic Lodge, E.G., meets on Monday next. Visiting brethren are requested to attend, Messrs Lo>ves & lorns hold their second stook sale at Woodville to-morrow. Mr P. H. Wood sells at Featherston to-morrow a portion of the large Block-in-lrade of Messrs B. A, Gardener & Sons,

Captain Bowerman, accompanied by a number of the Masterton. Salvationists, held a meeting in Greytown last evening, which was well attended, and which passed off in an orderly and satisfactory manner.

To-morrow i 6 tho monthly pay day of the Masterton Building Society. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trust takes place this evening,

• The last meeting of the Masterton Road Board prior to its. dissolution and reconstruction takes place to-morrow; Captain Bowerman takes leave of the Masterton Sialvaiion Army on Sunday next prior to his departure to a sphere of labor, in another.part of the colony... .'..

It is notified that an adiiiission fee of one shilling, to be remitted to lady visitors, will be chained for the Cup football match which takes place tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. in Mr G. Dixon's paddock, _ Fred Millis, the celebrated character impersonator and ventriloquist, appears in tho Theatre Royal thia evening, For the last six nights he has performed iu Wellington to large and enthusiastic houses, and on every occasion has been encored by delightful audiences, A Btronger recommendation in his favor it is impossible to obtain, and we have no doubt that he will prove as popular iu Masterton as he has been in Wellington Mr Millis is accoiAanied by Mr A. Clutsam, a pianist ottpW ability.

At the Salvation Army meeting on Friday night, sayß tho Woodville Examiner the presiding officer invited those present to give their experiences ol conversiou. Presently an old gentleman, a stranger to the dißtrict went forward to give his experience. He started by expressing his opinion that the Army made themselves too familiar with the name of the Diety, This hardly suited the officer, who said that waß not tho sort ot experience they wanted. The old gentleman was irrepressible, bo the officer called out " 801 l the chariot over him," which evidently meant singing him down for immediately a swinging hymn was started and the old gentleman had to subside.

The" Ohio" Company performed in the Town Hall, Carterton, last night, The performance was a very amusing one, and. was gone through in good style, but, we are sorry to say, to a very poor house.

Constable Darby's lodgings were both occupied last night at Carterton. In the one case by a " drunk," and in tho other by a man who was arrested on a charge of stealing a shawl from the Rev. Mr Bachelor's buggy. Complains are made that the railway detractors have cut up a small section of the main line of road near Mauriceville in such a manner that it is absolutely dangerous for ordinary traffic, and if not attended to will very shortly block all through traffic.

The mysterious cask of election beer which our local contemporary has made so much fuss about, turns out to be a five gallon keg, which Mr Peter Thompson of Mauriceville bought in Masterton for hia own private use, As Mr Peter Thompson wan a supporter of Mr McOardle it was very injudicious on the part of our contemporary to publish such a ridiculous report. If the beer was used as " politioal tipple," McOardle's XXX. it must ho deemed to be.

The Returning Officer for the Foxton electorate li«b instituted proceedings against the Hon, O. J.Pharazyn for havn ing votod at the recent election for Foxton. At the election in 1881 Mr Pharazyn was convicted under the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act and was thus disqualified for three years, We are indebted to the courtesy of the editor of the Napier Daily Telegraph for kindly forwarding at our request the report of the inquest on the late Mr J. M, Girdlestone, which appears in another column,

Mr 0. Peterson, the well known carrier of Mauriceville, announces that his express will leave Masterton for Eketahuna and Pahiatua every Wednesday afternoon, starting on the return trip from Pahiatua on Friday mornings. Parcels and orders may be booked at Mr G. Dixon's corner shop.

Mrs Marksworth, who has recently arrived in Wellington from Timaru has been committed for trial on aj charge of stealing a box of wearing apparel, the property of a fellow passenger.

Mr Blackett has returned from his visit of inspection to the Lighthouse at French Pass. The lower and concrete base are fiuished, hut threo weeks will elapse before the Sitings are complete, It is expected that it will be lighted in six weeks.

Thomas Smith a fireman on one of the trains had a narrow escape of being killed yesterday. Noticing one of the doors of a truck open he walked across the platform of the engine to close it and in attempting to do so came into collision with a telegraph pole alongside the line and was knocked off the train. Wheu picked up he was found severely bruised and was removed to town for medical assistance. The Hon, Mr Dick leaves for the South on Monday next. An elderly man named Thomas King, resident in York street, Wellington, was found dead in his house this morning. He had been drinking heavily of late, and only last night drank off a bottle of rum, He leaves a wifo and three children.

A man named Henry Pratten, hailing from Kaikoura, had a narrow escape from drowning at Wellington early this morning, While drunk he tell of the breastwork and was rescued by a constable in a very exhausted condition, his leg having become entangled in kelp.

The Customs returns of the colony for last month are not yet complete, but so far the amount shows a large increase oyer the June month. The returns to hand show the amount as £130,000, while in the June month it was only £103,000, and for corresponding month last year it was £IIO,OOO.

After several years experience in supplying watches for the colouial market, Littlejohn 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 by the judioious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that wo are enabled to meet this want. We.have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watoh, being, simple in design ■durable, highly finished, and accurate,£ulfila, all the requirements of a pooket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will be given with each wotoh. Sunt by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Offioe order or cheque.—(Advtl The largest and best stock of men's porpoiso hide hand-sewn waiting boots, especially adapted 'or winter wear, are to bo seen at Rapp & Hare's Emporium, (Advt), A Lidj's Wish,—"Oh how Ido wish my skin was as clear and soft as yours," said a lady to a friend. "You can easily make it so," answered the friend, " How ?" inquired the first lady. "By using Hop Bitters, that makes pure rich blood and blooming health. It did for me, as you observe," Bead,

■" Two-ljiirds of the capital required for the owfition of a new theatre on the site of the old Wellington' Opera House has been subscribed and "a company 'will be at once formed to undertake its erection.