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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2099, 19 September 1885, Page 2

Tho rifle match between the City and Masterton Rifles to-day, was won by the former by 21 points. The Rev J. Ward will preach in tho Wesleyan Church, Masterton, to-morrow morning and evening, Quite a number of teachers are required by the Wellington Education Board, Amongst them are an assistant for Masterton, pupil teacljer for Masterton infants,' and pupil teacher for Carterton, Mr J. Ward, of the Red House, advertises his usual Saturday prices for fruit, confectionery, and groceries. He lias reduced his garden seeds to 3d and sd,

Tlje annual meeting of the Council o the New Zealand Rifle Association was held on Thursday eyening, when all the old officers were re-elected.

Sergt. M'Ardle, whohas been in charge of the Masterton Police district for some years past, is about to be removed to Greymouth, exchanging places with Sergt Major O'Grady, of that town, The person who posted a packet addressed Mr George Smith, Rotten Row, Chirnside - By - Ayton, Berwickshire, is requested to call at the Masterton Post Office.

A meeting (if carriers will be held 011 Tuesday next, when the report of Messrs Hercock and Shute, who formed the deputatiou to the Minister of Public Works, will be submitted. At the Diocesan Synod meeting now being held at Wellington, it was stated that the estimated receipts iroin the Wairarapa were—Masterton and Whareama, £300; Greytown and Featheraton, £250 ; Carterton, £225. Carterton possesses a clairvoyant of remarkably good powers, The Standard says sho is a young married woman, and her diagnoses and prescriptions for all sorts of ailments and disease have surprised not a few. We hear from several persons that she has been most successful, even in cases where doctors could do nothing. She simply sits near the patient, and by her clairvoyant or second sight sees every organ of the patient. There is no trance, as with Professor Hug, There are many persons who pooh-pooh such things as clairvoyance, but those who have been suffering for years unable to get at the Beat of their disorder by any other means, should prove this phase of healing power. It js surprising, says a Wellington correspondent pf the Taranaki Herald the ignorance displayed by t|)o public concerning land lying at their very doors, pn to speak, I have ranged over hills not ten miles from the Upper Hutt, where scarcely a soul ever goes, but where thero is two feet of black loam, interspread with rich alluvial flats of one or two hundred acres, covered with rimu of a magnificent sort and size. Truly, our resources are a long way from being developed. Only push roads into these regions, and the riches of the country would be enormously increased,

After a witness had boon swtp in Court at New' Plymouth recently, says the Herald, MrParrison the Bench remarked that he doubted whether the oath could be legally administered by a policeman, Mr Govett said that according to the letter of the law, the justices themselves, or the bailiff, should administer it, and all questions are supposed to come through the Bench, The matter wag settled py the oath being administered a second time by . the clerk of the Court. A Committee meeting of the Phcenix Lodge, 1.0.G.T,, was held last night, and a report was drawn up to submit to the Session on Monday evening that a Temperance entertainment be held on Wednesday September 30th, to commence with a tea, and an after meeting to consist of tompovance addresses, songs, readings, &c., and that P.W.C,T, Bro Collier be invited to take the chair. The proceeds are to be devoted to the building fund. Two pounds wag subscribed by t]ie Committee towards providing the tea, Ashburton is not a very pleasant place to reside in, we should imagine, The "Lyttelton Times" says:—While Mr Harry Friedlander, of Ashburton, was walking home on Sunday evening, he saw two men struggling on the ground. One was a constable, and that official hailed Mr. Friedlander "in the Queen's name," and asked his aid in the arrest. Mr. Friedlander wont to bear a hand, and while stooping to do so, holdinp the prisoner's arms as the constable adjusted the bands#, some unknown friend of the prisoner approached, and lifting l}is foot, delivered a kick ao well aimed that Mr Friedlander had three teeth smashed, and was otherwise injured about the face. The kicker immediately disappeared in the darkness, and has not yet peen identified.

Messrs J. H, Wallace and Co. announce that they will hold their next - stock Bale, at Ngahauranga on Wednesday next, the 23rd iust. A considerable' number of ■sheep, cattle, and pigs. have already boon entered, among the latter being Some; of the woll-known Essex breed.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a sale of produce at their rooms, for Thursday next, 23rd inst.

There are several habitues of the pit of the Theatre to whom a useful lesson might be. taught. They keep up a continual fire of comments and interpolations, much to the annoyance of the reßt of the audience and actors. If they were turned out once or twice they would, perhaps, recollect some scrap of good manners that they once possessed.

Cattle-breeders who wish to obtain a strain of Hereford blood will do well to attend Messrs' Lowes, and lorns' next stock sale, which takes place on the 30th inst. They will offer 110 less than 20(5 heifers of that breed, from the celebrated herd of Messrs Moore and Currie, of Wanganui. In addition they will, also submit 200 shorthorn and other stock.

The Masterton Freethought Association hold their usual weekly re-union tomorrow evening, An attractive programme has been arranged. Mr Gerald Dillon (of the Dramatic Company) has kindly promised to recite onecf the. celebrated " Dagonet" ballads, Another.' violiticello solo will' bo played by the gentleman who gave his services last Sunday, and other visitors from Wellington have also promised to contribute vocal and instrumental items. A considerable crowd assembled at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, under the impression that the charge against the man Gough, who has three aliases, would be proceeded with. Gough was placed in tho dock and charged with obtaining goods.under falso pretences, but the police offering no evidence, lie was discharged. He was immediately rearrested, however, charged with the larceny of a horse, saddle, and bridle, the property of William O'Kane, of Tinui. No evidence being available, Mr Stratford, R.M., granted a remand till Monday.

In another column. we : publish an account of the death at Carterton of Mr Georgo Greathead, as tlio facts were given at the inquest, The deceased was a native of Hudswell, on the river Swale, in Yorkshire, He came tu Mew, Zealand in the year 1842, landing at Nelson, where he, with twelve, others, founded the first Lodge of Oddfellows in tho Middle Island. Several years afterwards he took up his residence'at Greytowu, and quite reoently went to live with his son at Carterton, It ■is intended to give him an Udd fiellows funeral at Greytown to-morrow.

A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Masterton Five Brigade was held last night. Present—Messrs Easthope (in the chair) Bacon, J, Williams, Wickerson, Keester, and W. Sellar (Secretary). A letter was received from Mr J, Payton, Chairman, apologising for Ills unavoidable absence. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year Chairman, Mr J. Payton; Hon. Treasurer, Mr J. Muir; Hon. Secretary, Mr W. Sellar. It was resolved to ask the Town Lands Trust for a yearly grant to the funds, and Messrs Wickerson and Easthope were appointed a deputation to wait on the Trustees. It was also resolved to order a new hose reel, Mepsrs Keester and Easthope to give details.. A number of long service clasps for medals were ordered. Messrs Bacon and Sellar were authorised to canvass for subscriptions during the year. The meeting then adjourned for a fortnight.

The railway returns of the Colony for the four weeks ending the 15th August, appear in the last Gazette. The total receipts were £70,630 12s 9d, as compared with £71,32014s 5d for the corresponding period of last year. The North island lines 'contributed L 23.400, as compared with L 20,208 69 4d, and the Middle Island lines L 47,230 J2s 9d, as compared with L 51.112 9s Id. The expenditure was L 54,499 17s 4d, as against L 55,998 19a in the four weeks of 1884, The expenditure on North Island lines was L18,64913s lid, as compared with L1G,798 12s 7d, and on Middle Island lines L 34,850 3s 5d as against L 39,200 6s sd. The percentage of expenditure to revenue of the • several lines was as follows during the two periods North Island-Kawakawa, 66-32,104'81.; Whangarei, 87:41, 94'39; Auckland, 68-90, 76'0D; Napier, 82:03, 66-08; Wairarapa, 70:36, ' 72:08 ; Wan : ganui, 92'37, 7803. Middle Island —Hurunui-Bluff, 64'76, 58*97; Greymouth, 54-45,74-35; Westport, 49'67, 15 - 34; Nelson,. 70*24, 95'42: Picton, 10G '3O, 88 '7O. On the Wairarapa line the revenue for the four week? was L 4451 8s 6d, as compared with L 3922 3s 10c! in the corresponding period last year. number of passengers was 16,512, as against 13,749; the numbor of sheep 13,095, as compared with 6583.

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1 wish 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 stqck of Clothing, Hats, Hosiery, &c. &c., will still be offered at the nd cost price for cash, up till the end of the present month.—l am, John Thorbum, Clother & Outfitter, Willis-st.; Wellington,