The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1884.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1860, 9 December 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1884.

The settling of ail prizes awarded at the Pastoral Show will take place at the County Council Chambers, Carterton, on Saturday next. Mr W. Tustin, of Willis street, Wellington, advertises a large stock of hessians, white lead, boiled oil, brushware. varnishes, and paperhangings in another column. J. fiabe of the Te Aro Famishing Warehouse. Cuba street, Wellington, advertises horae hair and cretoßne suites at low rates. We understand that Dr Schwarebach, M.D., the well known specialist in diseases of the eye, ear, and throat, is willing to visit Maaterton for a few days next month if there should be any general wish expressed on the part of intending .patients to thiß effect; ' An inspeolion parade of the Grey town Rifles was held in the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon. Sergt. Major Bezar and all the officers were present, and, considering the inclement weather, there was a good muster in the rank).

A'general meeting of the Tradesmen Cricket Club lakes place this evening..

The Loyal Masterton Lodge "of-Odd-fellows Hold thefts fortnightly meeting at the Empire Hotel to-night. '.Sir.' Alexander Macdougall, a large policy holder in the New Zealand Goverummii.lnsurance Association, offers himself as a candidate for a soat on the central board.

•• Tne/.ouncert prhpossdjo he held on •Friday, night at 'at" the" Theatre Royal utider the auspices of the Cricket Clubs, has 'been'adjourned to the end of January.

. The'sunlof £l2 2s9d has be6n collected on behalf of a deserted wife named Mrs Ward,'and her distressed family, who reside at Kuriputii, and paid over to the. Secretary', of the North Wairarapa ■B.etie.v.nlent Association-.yesterday... Mr MoOardle informs ,i» that he -will shortly - convene a public 'meeting atMasterton with a view,to form a,special Settlement Association under the Bew regulations.- Any such movement will .have ou'r'hearty support,

The weather, write! our Pahiatua correspondent, during the pißt week hjis been of tho vilest description. It- has rained every day, more or less, generally more, in fact it looks now'about as gloomy as when Noah started on his first voyage m the'menagerie buginoss, We h&vo had no spring yet, in fact it is more like June in a very wet winter : than anything I have ever Been before.

■ Mr William Neill -notifies in another column liis intention -of running every Tuesday and Friday a through Coach to Castle Point via Tinui, returning to Masterton on the following days. Fares and freight must be paid at the booking office Prince of Wales' slable6 Queens'reet Masterton, where a parcels delivery office has been fixed up. Mr Eichard Brown, recently manager of the bookselling and stationery department at Messrs Lyon & Blair's for eleven years, ra presented by the employes of that firm on Sat uvday last with ahandsnme gold watoh and chain and a testimonial, on the oppaaion of his leaving for Masterton to enter into business on his own account. He has the well" known Masterton branch of Mr John Watt's bookselling and stationery business, notice of which appears in another column.

Messrs Lowes k lorna will sell at their market eale tO'.ruqrtow the following entries44o fat sheep; 200 fat sljepp; 100 fat sheep; 70 mixed sheep; J.O head young cattle; 10 three year old steers; 10 head of yearlings; 3 springing heifers; 3 fyt cowsj \ grand weigh'carrying, saddle and hai'tiesj mare; ji entire horse by Kingfisher, frpra foutOQ Mare, 4 yep? old, thoroughly broken: cowa and calves, jjorees, pipe, and poultry,

The Grey town. Horticultural and Industrial Society Spring Show which takes place on Thursday next, is being anxiously looked forward to, and it is expected to be one of the most successful ever held, ths season being very favorable. It is expected there yjjj be a first class show of fruits, flowers and vegetables. During the evening we understand the private band will play some of their choice dance musio and the lovors of the "light fantastic" will have the supper rooms set apart for dancjng. A general meeting o,f llie Mp?.te,rt9/j Cricket Club was held at Messrs Beard'i Gray's Office lust evening, when there was a large attendance of members. Mr W, Cr. Beard occupied ,the cljair, and after the minutes of tjio previous ipeetiug had heen read and confirmed, introduced the business of the meeting, which lyaa as to whether it was advisable to practice on the Oval for the present. After consider-* able discission it was decided that no great harm would be done to the ground if care were exercised in choosing a different pitch atevery practice, and it was resolved to commence play in the Park at once. The question of electing a captain was postponed till next meeting, and after some other routine business had been transacted the meeting adjourned

Mr G. G. go wall and favourably known in Wellington, |}og flfljd out his eutire business there, apd has .cope .to reaidfl in Masterton, where his branch business has been for some time, He intends to make Masterton his head quarters, having purchased a residence and site in the district, Hia shop in Queen street haß been open for Borne time, and is under the management of Mr T. 0, D'Arcy, which is a sufficient guarantee to those who deal there that every attention will be paid lo customers. The stock consist of everything in the waterprooi line ; fnd innumerable sundries, A large shipment is also expected to arrive by first direct Reamer from England of canvas, oil, nnd other jtrade materials. The Phoenix Lodge, 1.0.Q-.T ,- held their usual meeting at the Temperance Hall, last night, W.C.T, Bro, Ridding presiding, A presentation was made by Bro Sillers, Past W .C. T., to the Lodge of a complete set of Smkey's hymns set to music, and a Blue Ribbon song book was also given by one of the sisters. A plan and estimates of a proposed new half was handed in, and a committee consisting of Bros Ridding, Carpenter, Glass, and Brown, were appointed a building com-* mittee to report at the next meeting upon the advisability of accepting the plan and proceeding with the building forthwith. The proposed mi bull ii adopted on the plan submitted, would haee a frontage to Chapel-street of thirty feet, and would be built immediately in front of and connected with the present structure, which would be used aa the ante roonj when meetings were being held in tho hall, ores a lilrary and committee room at other times when required. It was reported that there would be no difficulty in obtaining the necessary funds for the building, the security being ample. It.waa acknowledged on all sides that the present significantly small edifice was a drawback to the increase of membership, and that it was absolutely pssential to increase the accommodation, The oveping concluded with harmony.

We would recommend anyone refiuiring a good pound of pure black China Tea in packets of J lb and I lb to call at Rapp and Hare's Emporium.—(advt.)

"We bave jtißb landed and are opening up a splendid lot of Men?, Boys, and Youths, Clothing, Shirts, Scarfs, Boots and.Shoes, which we are marking to slit everybody. No puff see for yourselves, JjApp & Hare ADTT.-

After several years experience in supplying watches for tho eolouial 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 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 intfofluoing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever, This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, snd accurate,fulfils, all the requirements of a poclfot timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will be given with eaoh wtfflh, Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheoue.— (Advtl NEGLECT IS OFTEN AS FERTILE A OAU9E OF SUFFERING as the dlsoase itself.. Human nature, warned as it is by repeated examples, is prono to forget the salutary lesaons thoy inculcate and apt to lose by deferment, the good It may reclove from prompt and decisive action. When the means a e within our graSp, it is almost sinful to allow their escape, aud nose who overlook the virtues of UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS must stand lower sslf-ciimln&ted and reptoaihod.

Mr J. 0. Vallance advertises for sale a few young bulls, purebred and graded. ■ -The:-Treasurer'' of the Masterto'ir:' Hospital acknowledges the receipt .of a Subscription ,of £l, (annual)'from Mr" C.' Rogers of thrTauerii Hotel. - Mr. W. W, Joh'nston,. the' late Minister for Public Worksj arrived-yn Masierton from Woodville to-day.. • T-hfl Masierton' Hospital jOommittee meet this.afternoon. .... ' T*\ Mr Graham writes to us as-folldws i•' From, info'imt,ton received last ; Satijr-, day, I am in a..position t.lia! 1 ; C»ptHin Francis has not left the Salvation. Army." , Mr 0 Smith, who for the past nine, months has-had-charge -of-Mr Jr Waft's shop, Queen' Btr'eet',"*TSraatei : t«>n'i. leaves .to-morrow 1 for Wellington . toHiike-.charge of Mr Watt's principal shop in Willis street; . He - ~has" rfi'ade. many...friends durin? hie,comparatively short stay! here who, while regretting'.his departure,.are glad to hear of his promotion.