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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2231, 27 February 1886, Page 2

The Farmers' Club hold a general meeting of members in the Temple Chambers at half past three this afternoon.

We remind our readers of tho extensive sale of jewelry, clothing, drapery, and fancy goods that will be auctioned this afternoon by Mr Mulligan at tho rooms of Mr F.H.Wood.

; :.:.Mr. Robert Hughes, late of Tinui, ;blacksmith, requests that accounts due to him be paid to Mr W. Smith, manager Tinui.store, whoso-! receipt will be a sufficient discharge. ..:■.,' ,V ) Captain Peacock requests us to acknowledge the receipt of a dozen buckets from .'MrG;-.S;.W. Dalrymplo, for the use of -a ;buckbt:,brigade., ;The buckets will at once be placed in'some convenient spot, and an attempt will bo, made to carry out the suggestion to form a bucket brigade in.connection with the fire bn?ade.

''-'/' -Wo"understand that tlm Committee pf the; Parkville. Association has. let the .survey contract to Mr W.' G./Hayward, of .Wellington, tho original contract with !Mr■ Drummond having fallen through* The price, we understand is £43? Mis 3d, ;'Mr : Hayward started yesterday for Eketaliu'ha, and will';.commonc6- work ;,at .once ;on : tlie Blocks

.;'■ -.Another godd.fhiu.so'' assembled .■ at' the iTlieatre-'Eoyaiiiastyevening'to-'ivitness Amy. 'J6h^B/and'-her-sC6mpany.-.:-/As;on the ; previous".night-/thej.'audience/was very ; profuse ih.:its 'demgnstrations if-approval 'if:i;tl}p.::ayqning'siflntertainmenfc, <■ The ■'...'f£;*£>/" $$0:0 ;. ■; // ; ifimespearii": ijjat Mr 3i Maiison/has/just. purchased frgm tlje Emigrant.and Qulon'istß/Aid Corporation (ivblock : of6ii£arly,'Bpyeii;:thousand acres,: Feilding side. ■ ! of.|hG:Raiigitikei;Riyer; about' ;flvq miles Vfrom l/.Mri.Mansori/ intends •blearing:' the..- bush : '.:-and;'bringing': the.. land /between', this.;-block 1 .arid:Vtlie,;onc : purchasod:;;laßt'"year: he/ will ; keep:;bush-■ fellers i: busy-;-; for;/ sdirie will, shortly Jthe bushfellii)g; : :r:-; ?;.' ///I ■.:?// : ;-;///' <-'S

/ -fhe Liucoliv'owes/from Mr.W, d,'.Bnciwna)}-'s polobyated Tu'purupuru flock took place'"at' 1 the ■: Paitoval .So'oiety Vyards'.' yeßtoi-day, :; -■ Til? ■sheepyarded were/pronounoed to.be a than previous years,' The sales .were effected conjointly by. Messrs 'Lowes & floras and F..H, Wood, the 'whole lot selling freely at very satisfactory, /rates. ; /The.following prices ..were obtained;— Two-tooth 7s 3d, four-tooth 8s .6d to 9s 9d, six-tooth 7s. 9d, eight-tooth

■fa ,Bd,/agedewes 6's;:9d/.to//fs;4d,- The 'tpjtaj'puiiiber § ojcj reached nearly 3,000.. .;,.', A man'whp gave tlje'riame pf Lud'.wicke was arrested by. the Bjlstgn {jpta in.':.Tuesday,.;;/at Wolverhampton,' on" a cjjargfl of. deserting his wife arid family at Bury, fnjj'ancaßhn;e.v The'prisoner had ;!be;e!ii-.known/yin,j;he; district for spine ;inonths as the - ! ' malp'/iarmak}," appept- ; ing engagements in yiKJP.us p,ul)lic-liiup, : and..- v serving tho./ oustorners jn female ■attire,;his feminine.voice and general ge> .up/as a:fast young woman proving very ■attraotiye;;flnd : a.source of ■ profit to his Lancashire;weayor," and has been. wanted :by-the/Bury,police for some, time past,///:

■^:.Captain;and■•Mrs ' arrived in |lastertonyes|erday to take charge,.for ; .of the Masterton : corps'*)? %e jSalyatibtf Aimy, as successors ito-'Captain : who have been itranßtered ; Robinson : ; h'as;liiad-charyo.:bf::the,stations atftmai'jß. ■!ahd]Blenhmm,;-.and;.ffaß.. sept, to Napier '•aboutibvp." months sinco.■':;At: that place ;the';\york;waß nb;sinicure;and. his health ,failed.:;him^He!waß : given a well-deserved ■restpf;six ; .now.comes like:■'■' a the. work in pisp/awn;,:'' ; 'Robinson.: formally ;to^"'coi^np^\d'_'J^Rt ; niiKhtJ?!and introduced ;:hjiin3elfraiid \andynejnbfirs~ ; pf::.tlie;\COTßs, ; who- gave, .'llie^■o^^i^?fe^^'aJ!A-!Cotteo'- , supp.er''-; at.tljb barracks,',- /.' : ''a, : :'S- .ti^^ff'^/i

';■;/ :— :.Tiilkingpf:vbridges, il:;'knbw'.■ of' 3,jipther : '^3emonßtfatibn'',tliatJis" ; ;gbing ? to take I.'plfic e.i.ii a certain I.tbwri'diijtlie bush.;;! i.don't.niind"whisjjeririg.ifc.;.to you,'; but it go further;''; '.'don't';- yer know !' .WjsJJ; a firniiof;business people 'in.'that ''.''said .tpwi)'jnfcend to put a' culvert'across ■ the"road in front pf t-heir placej and.when its ready for'use the're going to Gejpbrate its'';opening by .a""'-demonstration," to which a'l the members of tho Kumerqa Road Board and every other cplebrated ■man in the district is going to be invited! Of course'you'll be,surprised, but I am .hot; -Nothing astonishes meinihafc way, because 1 know all about them, and the're such'a nice family, don't you know! . A now gas-making process is reported from London and the following partioulara are Bent:—". Sulphur fumeß are very obnoxious in gas burned in houses; and in order to reduce them to 1 a minimum, the gas, after it is made, is usually purifiis by passing it over lime, which absorbs the l 'Bu}ph,ur, This lime is, thereby, rendered very offensive, and hence gasworks are sometimes a nulsanoe to the neigoborhood when the purifier'si are,b.oiiig cleaned out, To git-rid of this nuisance Mr W. T. Cooper has introduced the process of mixing tho lime with the coal before the latter'is put into the retortefc, and the gas distilled from it, The process has been working satisfactorily for about a year at the Turnbridge Wells GflS -Words, and yields a very pure gas. The coaj ft rahe.d with per cent of lime which has absorbed per cent; the slacked lime forming '5 pgr cent by weight of the coal to be distilled'.' Th r e coal used at Turnbridge is New pelton, with 2| per cent of Cannel, It is mixec'; with the lime, and both ground together in a mill between toothed rollers, The limed coal is then fed to the retorts by Weßt'a charging machino, The gas from the retorts js passed through St, John's carburetting then condensed, washed to extract the ammopja, and then purified with oxide 'of iron, andakived in the gas-holdorß, The proceßS cauaea these purifiers to last much longer than by tho old process, as well as producing more I tar and ammonia | mbrebver, the coke 'is better, being free from sulphur, and, therefore, good for household fires. In fact, the proces is a gain, both from, a monetary and a sanitory point of view."

Two first class sheep mid cattle pups will bo auctioned to-day by Mr F. H. Wood.

Mr J, Baggo resumes duty at the Post Oflico on Monday. He looks considerably improved by his recent holiday.

In our column where" wants" are made known, a number of valuable properties are advertised for sale by Mr A. L. Webster, of Greytown. The Rev. J. Ward, of Greytown, will preach at the Wesleyan Church, Masterton, to-morrow morning and evoning. The. Greytown Horticultural Society havo resolved upon not holding a flowershow this autumn. The unfavorable weather of the past season is the cause assigned, The English mail per It. M.S. Aorangi will arrive in Masterton this evening, The general public will be able'to obtain their correspondence, as the office will be opened for a short time after sorting. A meeting of creditors in tho e&tato of W. J, Gamblin of Greytown, was hold in the Courthouse, Masterton, yesterday before Mr W. Sellar, Deputy Assignee, and adjourned to Greytown at the request of a majority of tho creditors present. The settling for prizes obtained at the recent Horticultural and Industrial show, will take place at the office of the Secretary, Mr W. B, Ohennells, Perry-street, from 3 to G p.m. on Tuesday afternoon next.

The Masterton Freethought Association hold their usual weekly meeting at the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. Addresses, readings, recitations, and vocal and instrumental music will go to make up the programme. The inombers of the company at present playing in town have promised their assistance, A sight woll worth seeing is the aloe at present m Mr Kompton's garden, Greytown, which is in the act of blooming. Tho flower rises in stately grandeur tq a hejghfc of oyer 20 feet, The bloom, however, is nntyet m perfection. Tho peculiarity of the season is shown in various ways., For instance, in Greytown, plum trees are commencing \a bloom again, as havo strawberries, A gontleimin, also, was presented no' lator than this week with a splendid dish of beautiful cherries,

A young man named Stook, aged about twenty years, gave himself up to Constable Eccleton, at Greytown, on Thursday evening, for stealing a horse, saddlo and bridle, the property of Mr E. Yennell, Tauherinekau.

. Arrangements are being made for the appearance, at an early date, of Mr Wilkinson in his great character of John Stofeli i" the' popular American drama " Struck Qil", Mr Wilkmsp/wiH have the assistance of sgyora} pf pur local amateurs on this occasion,

The Now Zealand Temperance Allianoe hold their first regular meeting on Monday next in Wellington, when delegates from all parts of the colony are expected to attend. Tho Mastertuii Tent, 1.0. R., has joined the alliance, and Mr VV. M. .Easthopo has been appointed its delegate,

Some amusement was caused in the Auckland R.M. Cuurt, in tho robbery case, during the examination of the housemaid of the City Hotel by Sergeant Pratt. The witness said tho female prJDQiipj' gaine. cjqiyj) sfajrs ajjev (j in the morning, 'says sin'' exchange,' and had a drink. She then obtained " a long sleover" for Smallwood, Mr Napier (in a tone of surprise): "She obtained a what?" Witness: "Alongsleevor." Mr Napier: "What is that?" Witness: "Oh, a lons sleever, I thought that everybody knew what that was : it is a long riass of brandy and port wine," . Or Petheriek has been making it warm for his brother councillors in Wellington, He gave notice that the sp of 30s passetj fpr piiypjent at tjie previous meeting," for refreshments partaken of by civic 'father's whilst on a visit 'to tne Wamuiomata waterworks, be not paid, He did not object to them helping themselves freely ft) the water at pho reservoir, but he drew foe. lino "at " wljislcy," || ajprji |hu spirjtiious lyajnipj. |;ake!n fpr qorj : SUmptjon, biit t])e terror ™t!llej| into sqine of il)e counpjllßrs,'hy the pbssibiljty of being atfaajfed. by the ppißpn'oijs katipo was so great that, following f;j|e. instrucr tions of their medical adviser, they took j bottle or two of whisky with' then] as. an antidote, It is stated that a sure cure for this spider poison is to rub spirits on to the part bitten, when the inflammation, will immediately abate and the danger .' will bo averted, The councillors, however, to remove all fear of the danger, took the remedy internally, and went up the jiill rejoicing, '

■.-. In connection with the Njijsen case the Wellington Evening Press''says ;—Wo have taken considerable pains to fathbni the extraordinary Btory received from Masterton respecting the experience of a young women named Neilson, who has pecn reported as missing for somo time, as published in our columns ycßtorday. It is now alleged that the girl was iudentijjGd in, fhe Asylum by a resident of MastrntonValsiib|apatient named "Alice Let, whb.'jit is stated", 'dfe'd'iri that jnstj; tutiim, and whose alleged pli'oiograph'ititp girl Nnilsen has produced. On' enquiry oj Dr Leyinge to-day we learn that tbere lias been nopatjeiit' named Alice Lejbt; in the Asylum, and p have fuither ascertained that until about a niqnth ago Neilsen was employed by the keeper of a resectable restaurant in this city, who was previously acquainted with her friends. One morning, just preceding; the lajst Anniversary Day, she disappeared, and has' nojs eiriflQ begij seen jby her employer, whose name it is npt nflpespary at present tp mentjon. Immediately fill her disappearance her parents were communicated with, ancLsince then the girl has beg}) heard of from time to time at Kaiwarra, the Hutt, and other places on the way to the Wairarap.adistripfc, where she now is, ■ '

Venofcian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very best description, Price list on application to R. W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shuttor laetory, Wellington.—Advt

Having bought 150 pairs of German Mole Trousers, part of a bankrupt stock, 1 am going to sell them tor 5s Cd per pair. They lire spjpndidjy made, and the patterns are t'ho siiihe as j|e, yfesfcof England tweeds, To prevent deale'rs' ! ffc)m briying them up, no customer can purchase mor'g than three pairs, Country orders for not more than three pairs will receive prompt attention.—J, Thorbum, the People's Clothier, Willis-st., Wellington— (Advt.) >Ve beg to : call the attention ot our readers to Messrs L, J, Hooper & Co.'s new advertisement on the front page of this tfail.cr..' The Bon Marche is about to astonish pveifbo'dy wjjh bargains in Drapoiy, Millinery, and Olofelpg."'' The sales held by Messrs Hooper & 06 in the past have been perfect boons to the public, and no doubt this sale will keep up the reputation of the firm, We advise everybody to call and.see for themselves. —(Advt.) &i{g)is, Gokh, Bronchitis, <£c„ are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "fjuhg This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extojiid by the members of the 'medical', legal, and clerical professions. Sold by' all Patent Medicine Vendors. Seo testimonials in advertisements.—Advt.

The citizens of Greytown have presented Mr W. Judd with a bat, suitably engraved, for his brilliant all round play in the recent cricket match Wellington 0,0, v Greytown 0.0,, in which the latter obtained an easy victory, Intending-visitors to the Tinui Races will be able to attend both days races with only one night's absence from home,' as Mr W. Neill intends running a special coach on the morning of the first day's races, returning to Masterton immediately after the last race on the second day. We are not surprised to learn on tho authority of MrLevin,thatthernmorof his being about to stand for Wairarapa South is entirely without foundation. Our local Contemporary gave considerable pominence to the report, but feeling; sui t e 1 ' l that it was an untrustworthy one,we abstained from noticing it.

Poor Burke, who, it will be remembered, received Buch serious injuries in the trap accident which proved fatal to his comrade Thomas Donnelly, is able to get about again, He walked into Mas-. terton on a visit to the doctor for the first time to-day. He is still very weak from loss of blood, but is well on the mend