The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1885.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1891, 17 January 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1885.

Mr F. H. Wood held a stosk sa)e at Carterton on Thursday. Pat sheep brought 10b, calveß 18s, cows £3 to £5. The train arrangements for Anniversary .day are published in our advertising columns,

Two Jmeetings of creditors convened ai Masterton yesterday lapsed for. want oi quorums.

Tenders are .invited for felling and clearing about ,ejghUrjd'ah|df nscs of road in the Mangaono' district, : in five; contracts.

' Mr G.'Beetha'mM.H,R,had arranged to come to Masterton to-day, but at the last moment was prevented from carrying out his. intended visit. Mr C. Campbell, one of the oldest and most experienced watch makers in the Wellington Provincial district has a new announcement in another column', addressed tp Masterton residents.

The election of a Greytown Councillor to fill the vacancy caused by the election of MrHartUdyto the mayoral cliajr.took place, and resulted in the return of Mr P. Trotter by a majority of 16 votes over Mr A. P. Muir. The proceedings passed off very quietly." A public meeting takes placo in the Theatre Royal under the auspices of the Sottlera Association this evening to consider the advisability of urging upon the Government to make the construction of metalled roads a leading feature of its Public Works Policy. The adjourned meeting of the Master ton-Mangahao Special Settlement Association will take place at the Institute on Monday evening, for the purpose of electing the Committee of Management,, and. completing the general business, ' The Secretary notifies in another column that it will expedite the business if selectors will intimate to him before the meoting the number of acres they will take up. Each member is entitled to 100 acres, but should any persons only require BO acres, each, and others 150, the flections will he surveyed accordingly. ;

Heilbrbn's German Worm Cakes and Fitzgerald's Koromiko Extract are.Patented.—AdVT.:. .., i .

Kspp &. Hare are instructed to sell at mill pricea the following goods: Mosgiel Clothing and Hosiery, Kaiapoi Clothing,. Auckland Clothing, and-..Wellington Clothing. We- intend to clear our large etook at iiuuieuse reductions, and offer a bonus of 2i in the £ cash to nil purchasers to the value of £l. Don't forgeftlieaddress.— AbVT. Weii'b " HotiGH on (Johns''. - Ask for Well's "Rough on Corns." Quick relief, .complete, permanent oure. .Corns, 'warts, bunions, Moses, Moss 4 Co., Sydney, General Apents,-ADVT.

At ;i (special meeting of the Masfcerton Road Board to-day (Saturday) speoial rates under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, for the repayment of loans on •Jthe; Uriti-Wangaehu roads were duly sbriick aB-adycrtiaed,- ■''",. '■•;'.-'

The first pier "of piles has been safely driven, for Waingawa; Bridge.and the riyeriias-beeh-turned,into the Centre ,CSiailnel'.'-,; ;I rlie .\ Eriibankmcnt-is •. also: rapidly proceeded with. The contract Mr A. McLeod expects the bridge to be open for traffic in six. weeks.. .Tho secretary, of .tho Education Board writing under the jdate January ...the' •MagtertunßchoohjCommittee'Biws:—' "As ; therff ; wm , e.bnlytW'o members, (Blair and 'Beetfiafai). pf esont'. at '.the -meeting t5-dg.yr p wirdacMed-tt-atoept- the-loweßt-tender-Both Messrs Blair-and Beetham were prepared to accept the.".tender and h'a,ye the work proceeded,'.with, • jhad: there Veen a, full atI'tendinee,- "•• ;■ -. ••-...'.' :

". Up to' the present- timeonty'6o applica--tions.h'ave beenTeteived frpm' libraries in the'colony for ''subTidy'VOted''lastvßarlia--: ■ment. ' The. time for .which applications Will'be.received closes 6n'3M-ins'&, and •as. last', year- there, were- neark/iOP-appli-catlohVit- was.-'eipected •tliat,bjsfore the end of 'the month: the 'present.'.number will, be", considerably augmented,-. ■. The |distributipn -of-. Biibsidy takes place in

The followingis the result of the cricket n^teh,;now : proceeding- between, Feather--■sfon and Mistert'ou' on : the Oval, up .to the'time of outgoing to press:—Harrison 4j-.^Sle'eman : .2k • Whatman-3,' Boafd 1, ' Porston'O,: -Isjttp', Minifie 2, Beaufort 3, Wjlßanis 0, : extras ■6~Total^B:--featlierstin':. G. Jackson "I, Rutherford 10," Donald' 23, Mikolls 0, J. TockerO, P. Rutherjord 0, ',J. T Jackson 0, Kemp'o r Fiy % % 'Jackson. 6,' J. "Williams O, extras 3,-Total 37.. '

• A band will be in- : attendance at the "high rope" performance opposite the Prince of Wales Hotel this evening, A Napier cbhtomperory writes as follows The .Australian Blondhv drew, an enormous concourse of to Clive-scpiare on Saturday evening, tp witness his daring, and clover, performance on thehigh rope and trapeze. The performer is at once clever, daring and graceful!-the latter attribute rendering liia exhibition" of skill and nervo one that the spectators may witness .without misgiving to accident, Mr Alexandor, (for that is the performer's name commenced his performance \by walking up a rope inclined at a very steep angle, after which '.he walked .danced, stood on his hoad, laid on his back, and did other'clever feats on the high horizontal rope, winding up by carrying a boy "pigaback" across tp ropo and back again, During the evening the performer also gave a .very clever and graceful trapeze exhibition. The effect was. height,, ened by colored lights, fireworks, and a pleasing selection of musical items by the. garrison band, No charge was made for witnessing the performance, but a coh. lection was, made on the talented entertainers behalf, We do not know what theproeeeds amounted to, but if dexterity, daring, and grace, are wgrth rewarding, the sum collected should have been a. considerable one,. .The performance'wifl be repeated this* evening, and frfaddition Mr Alexander will walk #je rope with" baskets on his feet. '' "

. The ordinary meeting- of the-Masterton Road Board was held to-day. Present— Messrs W. H. Beetham (Chairman), Dagg, Johnston, Chamberlain, and Gun--derson,., The minutes of the last meeting were reaii and confirmed. Correspondence was read,-from" tho Chairman of the Upper Taueru Iload B,oaid asking when they .might expect a. remittance .oi) account of-rates-hi'accordance with'recent agreements; from A, T, Botiiainjy re extension of the Fcrnridgo road, through liis land, stating ho "could not yet .give ft, definite answer; from Chas, Forsberg on behalf of 'settlers -in Mauriceville West, asking permission to expend £3O sub-, scribed for .that purpose in -metalling their, road. It-was' resolved that the. Mauriceyillo settlers be informed that they must forward the money subscribed to the Board and the work would be carried out under .the.supervision of the Boards' Engineer.' In' reply to the Upper Taueru Board the'clerk was instructed to inform them that no rates; would be"paid -Oyer jjntil tho agreements. now : lying at the Masterton office were signed, A report was read from the Waiparapn, East County clerk of a mooting of the County Council in which they resolyed tp rprommend that Road Boards of the East County be invited to take over the construction and maintenance of the main roads, together with the liabilities of the County and the rates, The following tenders were opened for painting the •Wairiuioru Bridge:—J. Dawson, £3B; Geo. Coker, £39195; Patter & Co,, £24175. The tender of J. Dawson waa affiop.ted.