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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2106, 28 September 1885, Page 2

A competent wool-claaser seeks an ens;ageuient. The depth to which the roots o{ poa pnetensis will strike into the ground, was shown when a large totara stump had been uprooted by the stump extractor on Saturday. All the roots of the stump were covered withafibrouamass, whioh, on examination, proved to be those of poa prsetensis. Grass with such long roots should be able to withstand drought to a considerable extent. Mr W. Thomas, formerly host of the Steamboat Restaurant in Wellington, has taken new premises in Waring Taylor Street. The building contains a large dining-room and twenty four comfortably furnished bed-rooms. Mr Thomas is bo well known as a host in Wellington, that his announcement, which appears in another column, iB certain to attract the support of his jo! 4 friejids,.

Messrs Lowes and lornß announce further additions to their horse parade on Wednesday next. Mr-D. J/ Cameron, Secretary of ; .the Grand Lodge of Good Templars,' Hew Zealand, itrrived inMsatorton by the mid■day train, He .will visit the Phcenix Lodge for the purpose of conferring degrees. . »■

v'Among the, passengers per Kaikoura from Wellington for England oh Saturday were the, Hon, J. Bryce, who proceeds thence in connection with his libel action against Mr Rusden, and the Hon. R. PharazynandMrsPharazyn, .

• MrF. H. -Wood's fortnightly sale at Ray's yards on Thursday next promises to be very successful, if the entries are a guide. To-day we publish quite a number of additions in various classes, including sheep, dairy cows, draught horses and pigs,

Messrs Lowes & lornß held a sale of drapery, clothing, etc., on Saturday at their auction roomß, when a large quantity of goods was disposed : of at prices which, while they pleased the seller, were certainly satisfactory to the buyer. The sale was without reserve, , Mr J. M'Dowell has. decided to remain in Masterton for fifteen' days longer to dispose of the balance of stock not got through by auotion 011 Saturday. No reasonable offer will be refused, ' Mr M'Dowell's advertisement will appear to-morrow.

Mr A, J, Rawson, Surveyor and Land .Agent, has removed to the new and comfortable offices next the Court-house, in Hall Street, and announoes chat ho has entered into partnership; with Mr H. Mackay. The name of the firm in future will be Rawson and Mackay. The Masterton Horticultural Society has decided, without convening a meeting of the Committee, to hold the Spring Show on the 25th November in place of the 2nd December, as agreed upon at the annual meeting, The repgn for the change is a good one, as it is desirable that there should be 110 clash with the Greytown Society, with whom there is an old agreement on the subject. It appears that Sergfc, Major O'Grady will not succeed Sergfc. McArdle as officer in charge of the police in the Masterton district after all, but that he will be stationed at Napier. Sergfc. Price will fill the vacancy. In him tho residents will recognize an officer who has had charge of the district some time ago, and who performed his duties in a manner that gave entire satisfaction to the Goyerpnjent and the public here. It will be seen by a report elsewhere that the meeting held oil Saturday resolved to go on with the formation of a Pastoral and Agricultural Society for North Wairarapa, and the date of the first show was fixed for the 2oth November, the day on which the Hoticultural Society's show is to be held. Officers and a general committee were elected, and it is expected that a programme will be issued at an early date.

We publish elsewhere the petition of Masterton householders against the division of the Masterton school district. The number of signatures is such that all the efforts to support the original petition, must necessarily prove furtile, as there is an absolute majority. This fact is useful in another way, as it proves that Messrs Hogg, Reece, Girdwood, and Woodroofe, Jiaye foreitejl the confidence of the householders,

A sitting of the Resident Magistrates Court was held this morning, when the following civil cases were disposed off:Whittem & Smith v Wi Tinetara te Kaewa £26los6d,dishonored promissarynote. Mr Gray for plaintiff. Judgment for plaintiff by default, and costs L 4 9s. Official Assignee v Soren Neilsen —Claim, L 9 lis 6d, Mr Bunny for plaintiff. Defendant pleaded not indebted. Judgment for L 8 ds 6|d and costs, Ll lis, i number of other cases were settled out of Court

We direct the special attention of owners of horses to the fact that Messrs Lowes and lorns' annual horse parade and sale of draught and thoroughbred stock, takes place on Wednesday.. The parade is one of the most useful of institutions, because it not only affords breeders an opportunity of judging of the qualities of horses that will travel this season, but owners who wish to sell will have a good opportunity of disposing of their stock. Buyers will, of course, have a similar opportunity. Should the weather prove fine, there ou?ht to be a larpe attendance. The largest mob of cattlo that was ever driven through the Forty Mile Bush, or probably in any part of the Wairarapa, arrived about 9 p.m. on Saturday, and was placed in the paddocks of Messrs Lowes and lorns. There were no less than 830 head, the lot being composed of young stock, among them being the Hereford and shorthorn heifers which are to be offered by Messrs Lowes and lorns by public auction on Wednesday next. Only four drivers were employed, and. making allowance for the animals lost through the stupicl behavior of some Maoriesatthe Ngawapurua bridge, the number delivered is very few short of that started with, The. whole of the mob came from Wanganui. Mr John Smith Harris (more generally known as" The Whiffler") appeared once more at the Resident Magistrate's Court to ask the Resident Magistrate's advice in reference to an alleged assault. After manyapologiesfor occupying the attention of the Court, he said:" Mr Travers called me a vile blackpuard, and hit me on the nose, and knocked my cigar out of my mouth. I would like to know whether I oughttoapply to a lawyer—but once bitten twice shy. Shall I apply to a lawyer, Your Worship? 1 His Worship (apparently wishing to be rid of his tormentor): "I suppose you had better. " Mr Harris: "Then I shall apply to Messrs Buckley, Stafford, and Fitzherberfc, your Worship." After more apologies, says the N. Z. Times Mr Harris departed from the Court, carrying with him'a clothes-brush, with which he alleged he had been assaulted.

The Opaki Cricket Club played their opening match of the season on Saturday last, the Welch (10) family playing allcomers (10). The Welches went to the wickets first, but owing to the excellent bowling of G. Day and Boulcott, were only able to total 20, of which F. P. Welch contributed 11. In their second innings they made a much better stand, not being disposed of until they had reached 47, W. E. Welch, 32, being the principal scorer, The all-comers faced the bowling of W. and E, Welch, and managed to get 34, W. F. Day, with 18 to his credit, was the only man who reached double figures. In the second innings they scored 41, Geo. Day contributing 23. The all-comers thus won a closely contested and enjoyable game by eight runs.

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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 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-si, Wellington.

■ We have been requested to state that' the prize list for the shows of the Horticultural Society for the present season are in the hands of the. printer, and will be circulated at an early date. Mr F. H. Wood must be congratulated upon the extremely successful sale held at his Masterton rooms onr Saturday last, and the number of buyers present must have had a moat gratifying effect upon both auctioneer and the Auckland Clothing Co,, on account of whom.the sale was held. At the conclusion of the sale the auctioneer announced that owing to delay in landing a portion of the gobds of! ship in Wellington, several parcels that should have been offered were not yet received. These, however, will be to hand during the week, and will be sold 011 Saturday next, the goods being on view 011 the Friday previous to allow inspection, A trial of the giant stump extractor took place in the presence of about a hundred people in Mr J, Wrigley's paddock on Saturday afternoon. The ma- ■ chine is of exceedingly simple construction, Tho principal portion consists of an iron plate about eight inches wide, an inch thick, and six feet long, in which there is a double row of holes. A peg being placed in one of these holes, a long lever is brought to bear against it which tightens the chain. The lever having been carried to one side as far as it will go, another peg is slipped in on the other side, and the lever being taken back, the chain is further tightened, about an inch being gained by each motion. A totara stump, measuring between three and four feet in diameter, and having two large buttress roots, was pulled out in nineteen minutes, and several others were got out in very good time. The extractor is one of the most useful inventions ever imported to the district, and ere long we may expect to see a number of them at work in bush country. The operations on Saturday were carried out under the superintendence of Mr S, Bacon, who has been appointed agont in the Wairarapa, Jlr Wyllie took several photos of the scene,

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