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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2085, 3 September 1885, Page 2

A four-roomed house in Church-street is advertised for sale on easy terms.

The chimney of a house in Church Street , blazed forth lustily about 4,30, p.m. yesterday, and a vigorous alarm was rung-on the fire bell. Two or three members of the Fire Brigade were quickly on the spot, and extinguished the flames,

The usual meeting of the Delta Lodge L.U.F. has been posponed to Tliuraday, the 10th inst, the object being to'afford members time to be'advised of the place of meeting, ' The Greytown volunteers paraded on Tuesday , night, and were -put through various exercises by Lieutenant Cameron. At "a.-meeting 'held ;afterwards it! was resolved to fire a match'with Featherstori on Saturday iiext. • . - The Loyal Greytown Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M,U,| intend-holding a soireo on the 24th of this • month. • We-understand the committee intend making. this a brilliant affair, In the past their soirees have been most successful, and a similar result may, therefore, be expected on this oocasion.

The nomination of Councillors to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement, by effluxion of time, of Cra Loasby, Kimberloy, and Gallagher, from the Greytown Borough Council, was to take place to-day. If necessary, a poll will be taken on the 10th instant. Considerable interest is being taken. in the election. Messrs Varnham, Humphires, and Hornblow announced themselves, and rumour says two or three more were coming forward. Although the Borough Council revived nearly a month ago that Worksop road should be formed without delay, we notice that no active steps have been taken by the Works Committee. There seems to bo no excuse whatever for delay, while, on the other hand, there is every reason for believing that the present time is the best for undertaking the work. If-left till summer, the work which could 11017 be done with a' plough will require a pickaxe. We hear that the teachers of the Greytown School are rather inclined not to • accompany the school children to the Exhibition, on account of the charge of six shillings being made, They consider if they are to be made assistant guards for the occasion, they ought to travel free. There is 110 doubt tho- children will require some looking after, and we think the authorities might yet consider the advisability of issuing tickets to the teacher? at reduced rates. In noticing the departure of Mr Dickson .who has now taken up his residence in Masterton, the Wan 6 anui evening paper expresses regret, and says Another of our business men is take his departure from Wanganui. Mr Peter Dickson, who has been in the employ of Mr J. Paul, draper, for the last , five years, leaves to-morrow night for Masterton, where he is about to enter into partnership with a Mr Price, who has been conducting .a drapery.business in that town for some time past. We believe the new firm'haveone of-the best positions there, and'have every prospect of Buocesa. Mr Dickson has mad® himself a general favorite amonst those attending Mr' Paul's eßtablishment,"' and,has' gained the respect of . 1 all' who know, him. We heartliy. -wish, 1 him'ahd his wife and family every sucoess an daappineas in their new home,

r •' Tenders are invited for the erection yf cottage, for Mr E, Jones, at Kurupuni, It is notified in another column that on Saturday-next the 11.16 p.m. train from Wellington will run through to the Wairarapa,

Baron Mollwo is announced to deliver a lecture on-Nililism at the meeting of the Freethought Society on Sunday evening next. The usual musical items are promised in addition. Mr J. Williams, tobacconist, has just opened the first consignment of Egyptian and Turkish cigarettes. These cigarettes aro made from the best tobacco grown in Egypt and Turkey, and aro exceedingly pleasant to smoke. MrF. H. Wood will hold a sale of drapery and clothing on behalf of the A uckland Clothing Company at Grey town on Saturday next, commencing at 2 p.m. The stock is valued at £SOO, and .will be dis losed of without reserve

Patrick Ford wis charged before H. A. Stratford, R.M., this morning with being drunk and disorderly iii Queen-street last night, and also with assaulting P. Christiansen, boarding-hOuse-keeper. For the first offence he was fined £1 and 2s costs, or 7 days, and for the second £1 and 7s costs, or seven days, with hard labor.

The Upper Hutt greasing case has been dismissed, the-four men concerned swearing that the complainant and one of their number had upset a grease pan in a struggle, and then rolled in tho grease. There being four to one, Mi' Wardell had no alternative, He, however, expressed himself to the effect that one side or the other had committed perjury. • ' The conference between the delegates appointed to confer with the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society and the Committee of the Sooiety as to the advisableness of holdinp future shows in Masterton, will be held at Carterton at 11 a.m. to-morrow. The subject is one in which all farmers and graziers in the Wairarapa are interested, and tho result will, therefore, be anxiously looked for,

The effort to shut out children from the northern end of the town from the public school, which has recently been made by a certain section of tho School Committee, has resulted in a petition protesting against the division of the School district being got up. It is being circulated to-day, and signatures are freely attached to it. Those who aro interested in the subject should lose no time in signing.

Messrs Lowes and lorns held their fortnightly salo of stock yesterday. Some 270 head of cattle were yarded, all selling freely, butatfigures lower thanat previous sales. Yearlings brought 425; 18 months and 2-year-olds, 03s; Large steers, from 95s to 103s; Breeding Cows and heifers, from 45s to 553 ; Medium Beef, from £slss to £6; Dairy Cows, £4 to £fi ss; Draught and light horses, from £l3 to £ls; flacks, £4 to £8; Young pigs, 10s to 20s.

Tho quarterly Licensing meeting for the Featherston Town Licensing District, was held at the R.M. Courthouse, Featherston, yesterday. Present—Messrs Bunny (Chairman), Cundy, Donald, Reynolds, and Toogood, The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The police report on the licensed houses in the district was satisfactory. An application by A. E, Hayward to transfer the publican's license held by her for the Featherston Railway Refreshment Rooms to Robert Buckeridge, was granted. There was also an application by Mr C. M. Brunskill to transfer the license held by him for the Royal Hotel to Benjamin Isen, which was granted. The meeting then closed.

Messrs Beetham and Hare had a meeting yesterday with the Hon. the Minister of Lands on the subject of the land claimed by the Trust, Mr Ballance has expressed his approval of an equivalent in land being granted to the School Commissioners elsewhere, in lieu of the of the ten acres required by the Trustees, as compensation for tiio error of the Land Department, and the Commissioners will not offeranyobjection. Thisarvangementis a very satisfactory one, and Messrs Beetham and Hare deserve the thanks of the people of Masterton for tho success which has attended their efforts to set this matter straight.

The Survey Department has already commenced work in connection with the erection of. the station from which the eclipse of the sun on Wednesday next is to be observed, Otahuao, the hill from which the. property of Mr J, Bennett takes its namo, has been selected for the purpose, and Messrs Barker and Buokridge, of the Department, are camped at the foot, and -lare suparintending the work. The .observations will '.be. taken -under : the. direction of Mr McKerrow, Surveyor General, who, we understand, will be accompanied by five other gentlemen, whose names we havo, however., .been unable to ascertain. A nuraber of photographs will be taken. It is now stated that Mr Russell, of the .Sydney Observatory, will not be here, and doubt exists whether Professor Ellery, of Victoria, will come, Mr Duncan MoMaster has purchased from the Hon, Win, M'Cullloch, Glenroy, Victoria, two-higly-bred young Bates b'lll? for use in his herd. The eldest one —Count Underly sth, 16 months old, by the Duchess bull Duke of Underly sth (41,438), out of Countess 12th (imp,), by Beau of Oxford 2nd (33,129). He is a good roan, of great substance, and evidently of robust constitution. The other —Minstral Duke 4th—is..just.twelve months old and sired by Grand Duko of Oxford 3rd (a son of Grand Duchess of Oxford 22nd; the cow Mr McCullocli paid 2,060 guineas for at the Duke of Devonsliire's salo in 1878) out of Minstrel 10th (imp.). MiVMoMaster also, bought from Mr S. Gardiner's Brunswick herd, Tregunter's Brunswick, by Duke of Tregunter Bth—Hilda, by Duke of Brunswick, calved 28th December, 1883. All three are handsome bulls, and if they only arrive safe at Wellington, will do credit! to the judgment of Mr M'Master, as well as to the breeders. They were shipped for New Zealand by the s.s. Manapouri on Tuesday, A meeting of the Carterton Cemetery Trustees was held last night, PresentMessrs T, Moore, J. Smith, W. Parker, E. Anderson, J, Fitzgerald, J. Bairstow, and R, Fairbrother. Mr Fairbrother was voted to the chair, The minutes of the last meeting wore read and confirmed. The Auditors' report and balance sheet for tho year ending 31st December, 1884, were read and adopted, It haying under the notioe of the Trustees that there were outstanding debts due from persona who were in a position to pay, it was resolved that notice be given that if the fees-owing by them are not paid within one month, they will be sued for same accordingly. It was resolved that in future the Trustees meet on the first Wednesday in the month at 7.30 p.m., and that flvo. form a quorum. Mr E, Anderson tendered his resignation as Secretary and Treasurer to the Trustees, but after some persuasion, he was induced to retain office as Secretary till the end of the year, Mr Parker being, eleoted Treasurer.;. A vote of thanks was accorded to Messrs Wqlter's and Wilson for audit-; ing the.accounts, and for their suggestions as giyen ii) their report. : Accounts amounting to £1416s 6d. were passed for payment.-. • Mr. Smith was authorised to see to'getting a gate hung on the new roadway which, has been allowed by MrRoberts .-t'o.the cemetery. A. vote. of thanks to the Chairman terminated the 'meeting.

:A. special meeting of' the Phcenk Lodge, 1.0.G.T;, has been convened for 7 o'clock, sharp, this evening.

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i rah'most sincerely to thank the many visitors from the Wairarapa for their liberal patronage during the last three weeks, and beg to inform intending purchasers that my whole stock of Clothing, Hats; Hosiery, &c. &c., will still be offered at the net cost price for cash, up till the end of the present month.—l am, John Thorburn, Clother & Outfitter, Willis-st., Wellington.