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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2032, 3 July 1885, Page 2

• Tendeis for falling 80 acres of bush foi MrD. McKenzie, Wangaehu, close tomorrow. 1

The members of the Wesleyan Bible Class meet in the schoolroom at 7.30 this evening.

Messrs C. Smith & Co announce that they have purchased a large stock of drapery and clothing at a great discount, and that they are now offering it at very low prices, Bishops A.B.C, Time Table for July is to hand. It contains several valuable additions, among them being the fares and freight rates on the Wellington. Wairarapa railway. At a meeting of the Exhibition Committee held at Wellington yesterday morninp, it was resolved that it is inexpedient that alcholic liquors should be sold at the Exhibition.

Mr E, Feist, general storekeeper, Masterton, apopggij that as the winter is nearly over, ho ha? detopnped to dispose of his large stock of Kaiapoi blankets at such prices as to ensure a speedy clearance,

JUt'F, H. Wood holds two sales in Mastorton to-morrow afternoon, In one of these lie disposes of Hie stock-in-trade of B. G, Crosbie, and in the other of a large consignment of general merchandise. Both sales will be without reserve, Constable Robinson arrived from Wellington last night, and left again for Tinui this morning. He relieves Constable Collerton for a few days, that officer's presence being required at the ensuing sittings of the Supreme Court in Wellington.

The Cup Football mateh, Masterton v Carterton, takes place to-morrow afternoon. The local team starts from Mr J. Williams' at 1.30. p.m. sharp. It cannot be said that the Masterton team has weakened itself by practicing too much, for the men have not met since they played Greytown last Saturday.

A noi'thorn paper t])inks it worthy of mention that a pig killed by a bqtcher weighed nearly 4001b. " What wjll they say when they learn that Mr Elkins, of the Club Hotel, has killed a pig on his farm that weighed six hundredweight and three-quarters, exactly ? Mr Elkins lias several others which would not go far short of that weight.

A remarkable instance of true kleptomania js reported by the Melbourne Age. Once every three njonths regularly, for more than a year, says "that paper, a man of the lower .class, napi'ed Jpfin IVforris, has been prosecuted at the City Court on a charge of stealing a tin pf kerqsene from the premises of Messrs Cornell, Hogarth anu Co. On each occasion the thief has been convicted, and soptenped to three months' imprisonment, The day he is discharged from gaol he goes straightway to the same store, and again repeats the offence.

News was received from Wellington yesterday that the body of a manliad been found floating in the Wellington harbor, and that two fixed deposit receipts from the Bank of New Zealand, Masterton, representing £155, were found on him. On making inquiries in Masterton jtwiis found that his name was John Scan]o!l, jnd that ho had, until recently, been pmplgyed' a,f fp'rtijiiai} qi) Sf egars Downes and IJpfidergon's railway cpntracfc in the Forty.inije Bi|s|i. When he left for Wellington is not known, He was a single man, and so far an oan be ascertained lie has no relations in tho district.

The wood people of Woodville have been treated to a lengthy elucidation of certain proceedings which took place at a ball at the Kunieroa school-house, From the evidence given in Court, it appeared that there was a general row, in which a family named Reiby were on onesido, eyaryMy else on the other. One .01 tite seibys stated fet ho was knocked down, kicked, 'junjpef} pqn, throiyii into a ditch, and jumpe.d upoij agajrf; ijjst) that ho was being assaulted for abqut tiyo hotjrs, There were, of course, t\yo witnesses to one for tl|e defence, and the cases, all but two, yrerq dismissed. The anniversary of the Mastertfli) Ten! of Rechabites was celebrated yesterdaj by a ten and concert, which eyentuatoc in the Temperance Hall, Mr Pellins supplied the refreshments, tables being laid for sixty, and the imposing display, viands provided quickly disappeared under the persuasive powers of the temperance men and their heilthy looking families. The rooms having been cleared, and the seats rearranged, the after meeting was .held, Mr W. M. Easthope, who, ns Chief Ruler of the Tent, occupied the chair, gqyp a descriptive account of tilt fpriirntio.il aijxl prowess of the Tent, and the benefits .tj) j)o deriygcl in case ol sickness of any member, "whi<:h Ije stated was tweutjphilljngs per week'for twelyc months, and medical attendance and medicines free, After giving the statistics of the Tent, ho called upon the ohoir foi the anniversary hymn. The choir, imdei the leadership of Mr H, Pearson, and numbering some twenty voices,responded, and showed hy the mannor in which they rendered the hymn, that they had paid .intention •to their training, this being their first appearance together. During tjig eyening the choir sang from " Silver songs 7 «• Oyer the sea,' •' Sparkling water,"" March t,o .Canaan,' "Sometime I'll shine," and ""Hope beckons us onward." The Rev. J, N, Buttle addressed the meeting on temperance, the benefits of Friendly Societies in general, and the Rechabites in particular. Ho also drew attention to the faci ,tl)af Masterton was still alive, although it prophesied by those who were disapppiiitea at tjj<} lijieeting ol tlje Licensing Bench, that qfjr rijiij was imminent, because a new house hail not been granted a liconse. His remarks throughout were pithy, and to the point, and lie . was frequently applauded. Mr D. S, Papworth then sang - 'The flag,of old England," Mf lieiseiiberg accompanying him 011 the piano, and later' Jjjessrs J, Bontley and D. S. Papw.ovth sai)g a 4))eti "Larboard watch, ahoy," and their voices being tempered to the of the building, the effect m Bplondit}, and they were louclly cheered at its close. Bro Magin, of the Good Templar Lodge, gave in very good brogue, an Irish comic reading. Bros Holdaway, Girdwood, and Dixon addressed the meeting, each touching upon the subject from adifferentstandpoint. Messrs Wickerson, Gant, and Ooker kindly favored the audieuce with solos during the evening's entertainment. Tho comic element was introduced in a song !?y Mr Papworth, entitled "Jeremiah ißy.OWji" which proved highly amusing, pd Mr OqkerV " Little Scrub" and •' Awfully Jo)ly" prpyeij quite a treat to the many who heard' 'lj'jinj fpr the first time; _ Mr E. Duncan presided afc tho harmonium, and was included in the vote of thanks which was accorded the choir, their leader (Mr Pearson) and the many irionds outside of the Temperance Lodge who had so kindly given their time and talent to make the gathering a BIfCC9SB,

Tl>e Masterton public school breaks up for the winter vacation to-day, Tho Masterton Farmers' Club holds a meeting to-morrow afternoon, Tenders for the restoration and extension of the Miki Miki bridge close at noon to-morrow, Tenders for falling 225 acres of bush, near the Belvedere road, Carterton, close to-morrow. The Masterton Town '.Lands' Trustees hold their regular monthly meeting this evening. The monthly moeting of the Masterton Road Board takes place to-morrow. It has been decided to open the Awapurua bridge on the 9th inst., and all the members of the Wairarapa East County Council have received invitations to he present. Among tho passengers for London by the Aorangi, will be Mr T. McKenzie, accountant at the Masterton branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, who leaves for the old country on account of failing health. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale a line of 110 head of cattle, embracing beef, forward bullocks, two and three-year-old steers; and store cows; also for tho estate of 6, B, Oroabie, haok horses, pack saddles, saddleiy, etc. Tho following clergymen of tho Church of England havo been registered as officiating ministers under the Marriage Act:— Rev Frederick Glyn Montagu Powell, M,A.; Rev James D, Knipe, M,A,; Rev Janics Edward (Men, B,A, Messrs Foley and Berkley return thanks through our advertising columns to the lady and gentlemen amateurs who so ably assisted them in the production of "Our Boys,"

The next programme to be-,preaented at tlio Theatre Royal by Messrs Foley and Berkley, will include "In Arcadia" with new scenery, and, by special request "Matched, not mated," They will again have the valuable assistance of Miss Beaufort, The performance takes place on Tuesday.'night, in place of Monday. Colonel Reader, Under-Secretary for Defence, has been granted six months' leave of absonce on account of ill-health, says the Times, Major Gudgeon, who is in command of the A.O. in Wellington, has been appointed Acting Under-Secre-tary during Colonel Reader's absence, _ Messrs Lowes and lorns hold an extensivo salo of furniture at their rooms to-morroiy, Tl(e list >yi)l oii}briwo two drawing rop.m suites, harmonium, bedsteads, mattresses, couches, chests of drawers in cedar, rimu, and kauri pine, throe pieces linoloumf two carpets, tables, chairs, child's cot, cookery utensils, and many other useful articles 'in every day use.

Mr John Turner, the popular guard on the Wellington Wairarapa line, has obtained four months' leave of absence, and will proce.ec). to England by the lonic. 48 .a'f,qken of their friendship the employees at Crops' Creek station yesterday presented hjm with i* purse of sovereigns, and wished him a pleasant voyage and a speedy return,

While a pftt'ty was playing Yankey grab in an hotel at Napier, a constable entered and scooped up the pool. After the oase had been dismissed in the R.M, Court, tho question arose what should be done with the money and the dico box. One

of the solicitors engaged suggested that they should be put back on the table, and the Magistrate said the Inspector would see to their return. In what way the return was to be accomplished has not transpired.

Wo remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns' sale at their rooms tomorrow at 1 o'clock. They sell fruit and (iri)aii}ental'trec3frpm Ifcfppn, 'We pail answer for the quality and great variety of then), and in consequence of Mr Bolton plearing lus ground, every line will be sold without reserve, This sale should afford partios planting a good opportunity of stocking their gardens with good plants and trees at their own price.

A Mr Hodgins, while speaking in favor of protection at Dunedin recently, is reported to have given utterance to the following remarkablo sentence"A few manufacturers wero reaping a harvest at the present'time, and others wanted a share," Probably he spoke the truth by accident'; but in any case he thoroughly (jxfiqsecjtlj.e hand qf the protectionists. Mr 0, L. Barnaul, wtclpnakeF, SO., Carterton, js having a new shop erected next to Clark's drapery store, Mr G. I(omp being the builder; and Mr W. Bishop, proprietor of the White Hart Hotel, is about to have a hall built adjoining his hotel, for the holdings of meetings or entertainments, If it is mado comfortable it will, no doubt, be a remunerative undertaking, for the present is a discredit to the place, as to sit in it for half an hour this time of the year is simply torture, The Masterton Borough Council met in committee last night, and went through the remainder of the Municipal Corporations Bill, a number of amendments being suggested. The Local Bodies Finance and Powers Bill was also discussed in detail, the only amendment which it was Agreed to suggest to the Government bptpg with regard tp the £2O which it is proposed qha]t ( be jjjiiif to potable!!) which, it is thought, should in the case of Masterton bo shared by the County Council, The preliminary stops towards raising the speoialrate to cover interest on the gas loan were also taken. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, jfcc,, are quickly cured by using Baxter's -celebrated "Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, celebrated medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of tho medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold -by all ftitmt Meflicfne Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements, —^Anyr, You Can Be iuity if you will stop all your doctoring yourself and families with expensive doctors or cure-alls that do only harm, and use Nature's simple remedies for all your ailments; you will be well and happy and save great' expeiiso, The greatest remedy for this, the great, wise, aw} good,will tell you, is American oo', Hqp Bitters, "