The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1884.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1817, 18 October 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1884.

An evangelMo address will be delivered hi the Temperance Hall, Chapelstreet to morrow. The subject of which is advertised in our columns above the leader.

The programme for the entertainmenl in aid of Mrs Bowser lias been arranged ami put in rehearsal, The entettainmant will come off by the first ot next month.

Dr, Albert Martin, a son of the Hon, John nuriin, arrived in Wellington bj the Dorio.

Wo nolico the Post supports Ml' Shiminn's candida'uro for the Edncati'D Board seal. Mr Shannon is undoubtedly the most eligible of the three candidates. Lieutenant Johnny Newbold of the Salvation Army, assisted by a Masterton soldier,, conducted a . very succeaaful 'meeting at Carterton laiit evening.

The next English and European Mail vi« Btindisi will close at the Masterton office on Monday noxt. John Strike's pure vinegar, a lpoal product which surpasses the imported article, is advertised ia another column, It is made in Upper Willis-street, Wellington,

Messrs Francis Sidey & Co, are instructed hy Mr, Michael Bohan,'to sell at Mb ooßoh factory on Saturday, November Ist, forty :first'class new vehicles, consisting of phaetons, buggies, expresses, tip carta, butchers' carts, besides second hand expresses, spring carts, and broughams, and £240 worth of coaoh trimmings suitable for upholsterers, The perfection of gardening is Bhown by the way people select their seeds and by their endeavours to get only the purest and best varieties. It cannot be denied that " Buttons" seeds stand pre-eminent in the horticultural world, These seeds can now be obtained from their local agents, Eapp and Hare, from whom Button's lists* and all particulars can be obtained,—AdVt.

Wo hear from Mr S. Beetbam H. H, R that further payments on tho Opaki contraois will be made on Monday next,

Tho Castlepoiut Road Board meets to. day.

Mr Bulkley, dentist of Wellington, has tiled a petition of insolvency. It is' 'r'eijnrted that' typhoid fever ir prevalent at Manaia and Kiiripuui,

The wellknnwn Exmoor pony Littlejnlin is advertised fur the season at Mr W. N sill's Pnuee of Wales stable*,

The Treasurer of Ihe Ninth Wairarapa Benevolent Society acknowledges the receipt of time guineas from Mr G. Beeiham, M.H.R., on behalf of the Mrs Bnivser relief fund.

Tho gift service of the G<r>erton Druids lasteveoing for the benefit of Mrs Hawkes, whose husband was recently drowned in the Waionine, was well attended, and provod a great success, visitors from Maetertou and other townships being present.

Last night tho police discovered three Bleeping beauties rolled in their blankota in the middlo of the railway station road. They turned out to bo honest but wearied bushfallew, and after being cautioned by Mr (j»wes J,P, this morning as to the itn propriety of in a publio thoroughfare, they were allowed to go about their business,

Leslie. McKenua the gold finder, was brought before Mr Lowes J. P. this morning on a charge of trying to abscond from his bail, and was remanded" 'till Monday. Perry his partner has, apparently, absconded and left no clue as to the dirootion which he has taken.

At the meeting of the Loyal Antipodean Lodge of Oddfellows, Wellington, on Thursday, a candidate was admitted who represented the third generation of the same family in the lodge. The first generation is represented by Mr John Smith, seur,, the second by Messrß R. Smith and John Siiith jun., and the third by the now initiate, Mr Herbert Gaorr/e Smith, son of tho latter. Mr John Smith assisted at the opening of the Loyal Masterton Lodge, some seven years ago. Messrs Lowes & loms had a very large attendance at their sale to-day, aud when wo went to press the publio were securing great bargains, The list is of such an extensive nature that the sale will be continued on Monday at 2 o'clock, when the following lines will be submitted:— Teas (new season). Soap from Dunedin, Colonial Saddlery, Men's and Boys' Clothing,' Boots and Shoes, Guns, Trunks, Cutlery, Plated Services, and many useful household requirements. The past week, writes Mr Ford, has been more like the middle of winter than the middle of spring. We are having late equinoctial gales this sprintz, and from the very low point to which the barometer has receded a' continuation of this kind of weather may be expected. . Bain'has fallen on six days, producing a rainfall of I'BB inohes for the week. The barometer has been low the whole of the week, the mean reading is 2917 inches, and this morning (Saturday) is at 28.7S inohes. Mean reading for the thermometer is 48 fall. The wind has been in gales from the south and west It will be well if our fruit oropß have not suffered from the effects of the weather, especially the peaches.

The soiree given by the Druids in Cartenon, writes ourOaiterton correspondent, las', night iii aid of iho relief fund in behalf of the widow of the late Mr flawkes was, we are happy to report, an unqualified Buecs!!» The assembly rooms (kindly lent by Mr Birrell for the occasion) was tastefully decorated and brilliantly lighted aid provided with au excellent floor. At eight o'clock the rooms be.uui to. fill and continued to do so until!, we suppose, upward otfifty oonples took tha floor.' luolusive of spectators we should say there were close to two hundred persons present during the evening. The company was indebted for the muno to MeadaratS Beauchamp and Seed, the Missed Armstrong, and Mr Potts, whoae playing left nothing to bo desired. Refreshments were provided in a inoet elegant and abundant style, and all w<>r> done on the voluntary principle. We feel sure that iho affair mil resnlt iu a finnncial success. Dancing was kepi up in a lively manner until four in the morniug, This morning a Christchurch prospector who has with his mate been prospecting on the Tararua ranges, left for Wellington with a fairly large sample of quartz which he obtained from the locality of the Miki Miki on Government land back of Mr Campbell's property, This sample \m supposed to be from the same reef from which a sample was recently obtaiued and forwarded to Dr Hector by Messrs Parsons, Eockell, Donelly, and 3acon, The reply from Dr Hector is stated to havo been that there was gold present bnt a payable proportion could not he judged without a greater portion of the stone was tested. It is further stated that the Christchurch prospectors traced their find from the local finders reef to the other side of a ereok. This is the locality in whioh a reef was reported as discovered some Bis years ago, containing gold but not in Bufficient quantities to pay.

The Girola party had a fair bouse at the Theatre Royal hat evening for novel entertainment entitled "Silver Spray," The programme opened with a comudotta entitled "The Artist's Studio," iu which the part of the heroine was charminaly played by Miss A. Montagu, Mr A. Maitland ably represented the character of " Jack Manly," tho young artist, and Millis as " Binks" • evoked rears of laudator. Mr Barry O'Neil, a good all-round actor play the irascible parent, After a short interval Mus Agnes Montagu appeared in her lightning changes, and was leudly applauded, not only for her toilet feais but also as a graceful actress and pleising vooalist.. Then the inimitiblo Millis took bis turn on the stage with his blockhead family, and received quite an ovation, Millis is a host in himself and always drives dull care away when he is on the stage, Miss Tottie Verne was extremely well received in her skipping rope dance, although an inconvenient carpet someivli'it marred her performance, The programme wound up with a lively

farce, of wliioli Willis, as a miliar of course wa3 die life and soul. The Girola party give their concluding entertainment in Masterton tliia evening, and we trust their efforts to amuso the public will be rewarded by a big house,

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