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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1808, 8 October 1884, Page 2

The second concert of the Museum Fund series is announoed for Monday next, We regret to learn that poor Bowser, the late poundkeuper at Masterton has died in the Wellington Hospital. At the Supreme Court yesterday Annie Anderson for concealment of birth was sentenced to one years imprisonment. The charge of murder was withdrawn.. Mr F. H. W°°4 will sell the privileges, of the Pastoral Show by auction' at Carterton on October 25th, Messrs Lowes & lorns add to theirsale on the 11th inst. an English Lever hunting watch. The third drawing of Armadale's popular consultation is announced to be now open, We notice that the London Athensum raiiews very favorably Mr Bracken's recently published volume of poems, Some Moa bones have peen found in the Rangituruau by Mr Frank Thompson and forwarded to the Masterton Musouni In our wanted column Mr W. G. KiuS offers for sale purebred Hamburg and Houdan poultry,. It is reported that Archdeacon Stook declines to be a candidate for the vacant seat on the Education Board,

Our report of the meeting of Mr Corbett's creditors this atternoon, and some interesting correspondence is crowded out of our present ibbuo. A subscription list on behalf of the widow and orphans of the late Herbert Hawkes, who was recently drowned at Greyto'vn is in the hands of Mr Homblow, of Masterton. ■ Mr Girdwood, whs has had considerable experience with cheese factories, is about to visit Pahiatua with a view of establishing a factory in that fertile district,

Mr Walter E, Hall, dental surgeod, of Wellington, advertises that he will revisit Masterton on the 15th met,, when he may be consulted at Mr Niool's residence for two dayß only, On the 14th Mr Hall will be at Carterton.

The decision of the Mastertou Borough Council lasteveninr< to refuse an invitation to confer with the County.on the Waipoua bridge, question appears to us to be selfishly discourteous and fatal to that good understanding between town and country settlers which would be beneficial to both.

Mr Bracken had a Bomewhat select but an extremely appreciative audience for his concluding entertainment last evening. The programme was rendered with great buccbbq and we caD only express a hope that if this talented lecturer again visits ub the weather will be more favorable than it has been on the present occasion for securing a large audience, The announcement appears in another column ol the sale of a valuable pastoral property . near Carterton known as " Goodwood," in the occupation of Mr J. Wyatt Lbb, The sale will be held on Friday, the 17th October, by order of jthe Registrar of the Supreme Conrt,~by Messrs Kennedy Maedonald & Co. at their auction rooms, Panama-street.

A meeting of the Tradesmen's Cricket Club was held in the Fire Brigade station last night, Mr J. Wiekens in the chair, when two new members were added to the roll, An account for cricketing material was passed lor pay* ment, and a vote of thanks accorded Mr J. Williams for the interest he had taken in obtaining such first-class material for the Club, A general meeting was fixed for Monday 13th October, when tliß data for opening the season will be decided and other important business discussed. " Jessica's first prayer" which will be produced at the Wesleyan Church this evemne for the first time in Masterton; is a musically illustrated service compiled by Mr H, C, Freeman, The characters in the piece are, a London coffee stall keeper; Jessica, a city waif; her drunken mother; and a London minister, The plot iaa simple one but is studded with pathetic and vivid scenes, wliioh appeal to the sympathies of any audience. No less than nineteen sacred songs illustrate at intervals the progress of the story and with the aid of the hundred choral voices whioh are to take part in the service they must prove most effiotive. Local assistance will be given by members of the various ohurches throughout the valley, and several visitors from Wellington, Sportsmen, writes a Wellington paper, will be glad to learn that a Btrong effort is now being made to stock our magnificent, but comparatively barren, rivers in the Noith Island with valuable fish., The steamship Wairarapa brought up' last trip two cases of.brown trout ovafrom the Otago Sooiety, forWanganui and Napier, and 250 Amerioah trout for the ponds in Maßterton, 250 American and 260 brown trout for Napier, 6400 brown and 600 American trout for Gisborne, and 1600 American trout for Tauranga, from Mr Johnston's fish-batoning establishment in Canterbury, The Dunedin Society has supplied quantities of ova to tbe_ Nortn Island, and will no doubt derive a handsome income from the same of it; -but next_ year the Wellington and Wairarapa Society should be able to supply sufficient ova to stook our rivers quickly, and thus place a hoalth-giveng, fascinating amusement within the reach of' everybody, and introduce a food supply, the economic value of which.has long since been proved in older countries. Alter several years experience in supplying witches for the colonial 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 suoh watches, It is only bj the judicious division''of labor and by the manufacture of large--quantities on a uniform plan, that we are isnablsd: to meet this want, We have now. the/pleasure-of introducing our Six Guinea Huntings Silver Lever. This watoh, being simple in design durable, highly finished, andaccurate,fulfils, all the.requirements of a pocket timekeeper. A written guarantee for two years will be given with each wjtyb. Sent by post,securely packed, on receipt, of Post Office order or oneaue.—(Advt)