The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2229, 25 February 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1886.

• We have received a letter sigiied " Give the Devil his due,", which is of too libel' lous a character for insertion.-

■ Tenders are, invited by Mr ; G. Fannin for the erection of- a dwellingrhouse near Messrs NViliiaiiis and Barker invite tenders for painting seven-roomed cottage in Herbert-st.. : : : Tlie 'vWajrarapa. East '.Gquuty .Ojo/zjicjl invite. applications; for;?Bchains mation on road, and'for the erection of a S/Jfc span bridge and approaches.on Mastertou'W/umat* road. Bishop Redwood, of' Wellington, jyjio arrived hem with Cardinal Moran'ytjsler< day" remained with Father Treaty until this morning, when lie left for the Empire City by the first- train. The Bishop in.tends to return to Masterton shortly to hold a .confirmation service, when no dou.btfwm his long: absence from the district,tie yrill receive.an enthusiastic reception, from hisUevpted flock. . .

• The handsome, buildings .of ijij Master-: ton State School came in for aiyge 'of;admii'iitioii. frpin tlie high diehitaiues o ( f. the Catholic Chinch who visited the yes'tear'dayU.o: Whether; tbplr -first; lmpres--'sioiis were|hat'they, were comiceted ; with'. St., Patrick's (being adjacent to.it) is hard to say. A subsequent visit to their own compact- school, however,, would dispel any illusionhastily formed .' on their, 'arrival.i

4 .westing of'the Fire Brigade ~ was held last agM, about 20 members' being present. Lieut JEpigton occupied the chair. The minutes of I%previous meeting wee read and confirmed, resignation of Captain Peacock was .handed H?: and read. It was unanimously resolyed l 011 the motion of Fireman Dixon, seconded by Branchman Langley that the resignation of captain Peacock be not accopted, and that Captain Peacock be asked to withdraw the same. The resolution having been to Captain Peacock he consisted to comply with the request, and resume'eoipajand, Captain Peacock then took the chair. Chairman ' said he had received froiii" ( Burnett a cheque for £lO in pavnieiil; of the men's time while engaged all night at the mill in preventing the spread of- the bunh&eto che mill premises. It was rosolved cheque be accepted, and the money divided amongst the members. A circular was received ftonj Mr W. Bagle Hon. Secretary of the United'#]]® Brigades Association drawing attention to; the case of ex Captain King of Koiitika, Oamaru, and Greymouth Brigades, who had received such severo injuries when engage jn the execution of his duty at atire,, as, to render him stone blind, The Brigade was, invites £9 subscribe to a fund for his benefit. The member of the Brigade who-had received the £io efceijue from Mr Burnett, resolved to give £llos I ,out of .the cheque before dividing the; amongst themselves so as. to head: r the subscription list. The notification' was recejved with cheers, and, the list was' ordered to Jie.on the ,(®ble ,to give the other membere an opportunity^!:' adding tl|eir jiames. One' member' 1 ' for, and declared duly "elected; The roll was called and the meeting adjourned, ' "

Mr T. Hitchings, of Wharetunu, advortiscs 300 fat shoep, 150 Romney Marsh owes, and 300 Merino era for sale.

The Secretary of the Tinui Jockey Club desires us to stato that investment's weight 9st for Handicap Hurdles was inadvertently omitted by him in declaration of weights.

In our report of Mr T, Dixon's apiary in last Tuesday's ilsue, we stated Mr Dixon had introduced the latest "honeymaking" appliances, jt should read "honey-extracting". _ The farewell tea to Mrs and Captain Bates was a great succoss financially, as well as in the number attending the'meeting, and the enthusiasm displayed by the audience. The Captain and his wife fake their departure to-day by train to Wellington, en route for Napier, which is their next station. During their stay here they have made many friends, and their departure is regretted. , At the Education Board's meeting yesterday, it was decided that school desks as occasion demanded should be supplied to the Carterton School, and it was resolved that estimates should be called for for repairs to the residence. It was also resolved that tenders be called for additions to the Ekatahuna school, On the motion of Mr Buchanan it was decided that tenders be called for the erection of a school at Pirinoa, The question of increased accomodation for the Belvedere school was adjourned until next meeting.

It will be seen by an announcement in our advertising columns that Miss Amy Johns' company appear at the Theatre Royal this evening. Miss Johns is well and favorably known in the Wairarapa as the principal burlesque actress in the Wilmott Wflifttio .Company, She is supported by character actor, Mr Oiws, StClair, tp epepntrip song and dance artist, and Mr Cqlliinere, soloist, and a pleasant evening maybe anticipated.,;..' ...

Tlio girl Annie Neiluon who, as . we -reported, recently had left the house in Wellington where she had been employed !as a servant,'returned to, her home in Bannister Street at 9 o'clock last night. The girl's statement- is that her employer astiap and buckle so tjig. . head and shoulders thai she jumped out ojf ,a« upstairs window into tho yard, and her employer hoi her taken into the asylum, where she lias been confined for the past three months as a lunatic. The girl was brought down yesterday to her late employer's house In Wellington, and he paid °her faro and sent her on to Masterton where she arrived las; evening.: The girl states■ she was vo;y 'vojl treated; in the - asylum. As a matter ot.CMiso the :fullesfc inquiry must be made i'niq oircmiistances attendingthi? apparent' surrp[/tit;ous removal of a girl to an asylum witliqut the knowledge and OTseiit of her parents.

. Lowes itlorns report a good attondiiuee attheirstock sale yesterday, theyards being well tilled with all classes of ■ stock, which .sold at fair rates. Sheep maintained their value, cattle improved uponprevious sales, Fat sliecp ranged from 7s Id to' Bs2d for . y/Qthers. and^t s .tf?fafcewes.; ";two-tooth weth.ers 53 9d tq (is Id. >; Good breeding ewes' brpugjii: : /ftixcl ; frgm 4s' down to 2s Ud for culls.,' G?qqd 'Jainte'in the rwoolsbld : :frp)n'4s..9,d.to§s 9d'ahd''3s ; for ' mferior.';. isliiro' himbs,cqlled,'.'' 1? ■ iOd j Lincoln rams sold fror.) to £2l2s fpr 2-tooth,. and 20s to 30s for fiiJl ii)iji|tl>.. In cattle, small beef ranged from £4 17s (id to £5 O.s, and lion to 80s for stores, 42s for good yearlings, lfls for. weaners, and for dairy cows £4 to £7 2s (Id for really good cows in full mouth, ...Young pigs, yauged from 4s (3d to 20s, for. large Stores. H<,'rcC3 sales, nominal. ■

We: beg iy. ttte 'attention of our headers to.-Messrs t' j. Co.'s i)p iv advertisement ■ .on 'the. front'))agq of .this paper, TJ)e Bon Marche )s about $ astonish" eyarytodyffiH, l bargains in ■Drapeiy,- and Iwlfe- Th? ;sales held by Messrs Hooper <fc j6o ji) past have been perfect boons to the pqblic. and no doubt this sale will keep up ■the reputation of . the firm. We advi?e everybody, to call aid see for themselves. —(Advt.)

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