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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1775, 30 August 1884, Page 2

We have received Williamson and Oo.'b share list and investor's guide for the current month, The Greytown Borongh Council meetß on Monday night when three councillors will'retire.by effluxion of time. Nominations will be received up to noon of the 2nd of September and the poll wiil be" taken if required on tho 9th instant for three to fill the vacancies.

After practice on Thursday night the Greytown Fire Brigade held a meeting when it was deoidsd to enforce the rules concerning those members who do not attend regular. It was also decided to apply to the Borough Council for more hose. The brigade being Bhort of funds, it was deoided to have a concert shortly whioh we think they deserve. ■ The following are the particulars of the burning of the Papawai sawmills. It appears the engineer, Mr Eichards, who lives close by, awoke at four o'olook, when he saw fire shining in bia window. Looking out he discovered the breaking down pit dn : Are. He immediately gave the alarm, but it was too late, the flames had caught the,main building. All hands' having by this time arrived, they set to work to save what they could, but it wasf' too. late. To. give some idea of the' workings of. .the mill, the loss in saws alone was over one hundred pounds, aof the loss.in belting about ninety pounds, Mr Baillie canhjtjgive an idea of his loss yet, but it is known to be very great, the .mill being full oE orders at the time. Mr Baillie intends proceeding to build at once. It is not very long since he took over the whole plant, and of late has gone to considerable expense in new machinery, ; ■ ..• The annual installation of the offioers of St- John's Lodge, Featherston, took •place on Thursday, the 28th inst. The ceremony was performed by P.M. H. J,' Williams, The following were the officers initalled. W.M., J. I>. Oakly; S'W. 0. MacShah'o; J.W., G, Reynolds; S.D' D. T. Fry; J.D., A.Donald; Seoretary and P.M., 0. M. Brunskill; Treasurer.' W, 0. VVillmms; IG,, W. Benton; Tyler, C. Keys. W.M. Gray with several members of the Greytown Lodge were present, also St. Mark's Lodge, Carterton, was represented by (V.M. Smith and several brethren. After the installation the brethren adjourned to Host Brunskill's, where a Bumptuous banquet was prepared, laid out in first class style, with every delicacy of the season, About thirty-five Bat down, After the banquet the usual loyal and masonio toasts were given, after which the remainder of the evening was spent in singing and recitation. Bros. Cundy, Toogood, Gray, Black, Mackay, Hutton, Gayfer, and-Mr Stevenson contributed their quota of songs, and Bros.; Williams, and Oakly gave a dialogue. Mr Hyde Parker presided at the piano during the even*

We publish bjj baok- ': page, ft ■Berip'pil.^ly™^?Bßlebrai'e'd' ;; preapher. the on; • " spiritualism.'".,- ; : /'•.;- * At tbe muaeum meeting last night it was suggested as a means of raisin); funds that the whole of the candidates for' municipal honors should address the publio at the Theatre Eoyal on a given ; .night making a charge for admiasion\of ' sixpence, and charging the audience',' al; shilling.oaoh for the privilege of going - ' out."' ""* '-AThe Standard hears that Mr Boss, of. . Papawai,-has loßt a quantity of Ayleabur'y" ducks and Polish fowls through ferrets,? < The fowls were a superior breed and cost three guineas' each, Our informant'' states that a terrier was nearly killed by one of the ferrets. ''

On the arrival of the Dunedin train last Wednesday night at Clinton, a coffin was produced f rom the van, and was supposed to contain the body of the hon, member for Olutha. A buggy and pair, illuminated by torches and Chinese lanterns, and headed by a brass band, drove the supposed body <to the cemetery. There a; guard was kept by some stalwart settlers,'; who, when they were informed whose the: remains were, refused them admission, on ; , the ground that being those of a traitor 7 they were not worthy of a Christian; burial. The. corpse was then dipped Insheep dip and taken baok to tbe town" 1 ship, where, with, all ceremony, it was burnt.

Our weather reporter writes:—The past week haß been more in keeping with Bpring weather.- ; A"beautiful Luna rainbow was noticed on Wednesday night. I never remember seeing luna rainbows at Home bo well defined ab they are in New Zealand; perhaps' it is owing to the atmosphere b'eingjsb-muoh dearer than it is m murky England. Rain (ell on four days, only, however, producing a rainfall of '665 parts of an inch. The mean reading of the barometer for the week is 29*53 inches; and for the thermometer it is 465 Fah. The wind has been breezy at times, and from a north and south weßt direotion. Thoße of our readers who remember Tawhiao's visit to Masterton about eighteen months ago, will be able to confirm the following which is extracted from an English exchange:—King Tawhiao on Tuesday addressed in his native tongue a monster meeting held in London, and presided over by Sir Wilfrid Lawson. He acknowledged himself proud of wearing the blue ribbon, and said.he had for over three years been fighting against the consumption of intoxicnting liquors, which inflicted so much harm on his chiefs and people, Chief Topis also spoke in favor of supporting tbe blue ribbon movement, Mr 0. H. Osborne has, opened a store at Dreyertowu with a well selected slock of groceries, ironmongery, &c, which he intends selling at rates which will be as favorable to his customers as Masterton prices. Mr Osborne is well known as a good man of business, and will, no doubt, be successful in his new venture. The team to represent the Fire Brigade in the football match with the printers will be Beleoted from the following:—Keester, Omeara, YVhyte, Houmlow, Morris,, Jackson, Martin, Mills, Peaoook, Allen, Oreawell, Bwington, Mnir, Chandler, Croft, Polling, Langley, Dixon (2), MaunselL The Directors of the Theatre Eoyal have decided on converting the new gallery into a dress circle. This will be a decided improvement on the chairs stuck down in front of the stage, both for seeing and hearing, and we expect to witness a marked improvement in the attendance in the best. seats at future entertainments. V We would remind our readers that the Great Stock-taking Clearing Sale'at L. J. Hooper and Co.'s is drawing to a close, and those who have not yet visited' it should do so without delay. Winter drapery was never bo cheap before, and such a'chance is not likely to occur again. Hundreds that have patronised the Great Sale testify to the enormous reductions aud great bargains offered at the Great Bon Marchi Clearing Sale.-[ADVT|. After soveral years experience in supplying watches for the colonial market, Littlejohn and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed tbe need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for Buch watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want. We have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever. This watch, being.simple in design durable, highly finished, andacourate,fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for two years. will be given with each w»toh. Sent by' post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheque,-(Advtl NEGLECT IS OFTEN AS FERTILE A CAUSE OF SUFFERING as the disease itself. Human nature, warned as it is by repeated examples, is prone to ' forget the salutary lessons they inculcate and apt to lose by deferment, the good it may recieve from prompt and decisive action. When the means'are within our grasp, it is almost sinful to allow their escape, and hose who overlook the virtues of UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS must stand forever self-criminated and reproached.