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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2416, 4 October 1886, Page 2

The Waipoua is likoly to turn out well this season. A local pisoator, Mr D. Mcintosh, has bliowii us his first fish, a beautiful brown trout, turning the scale at six pounds. Shearing starts at Brancepoth on Wednesday, 20th October. The prices are notified at 17s 6d per 100, lambs 16's Bd. At these prices all shearers aro engaged on this run.

A working nra whilst returning to his home on the Upper Plain read on Saturday night at about 11 o'clock lost from the breast-pocket of lub coat a pocket-book containing about £lO in notes. As the owner is m poor circumstances, the loss is to. him a setious one, A reward is offered for tho recovery of the property. Tenders are invited for the purchase of 9 acres 2 roodß and 31 porches of land in the Dixon estate, with a frontage of (S(io links to Worksop Road. It is rocoininendod as laud adapted for subdivision into building allotments. Full particulars can be obtained from the Deputy Assignee Mr R, Stansfiold, to whom tenders are to be sent by October 11th. Mr Brown Huut states' that green linnets are increasing to an alarming extent in the Miki-Mlki, As fast as the grass-seed ia sowu they follow and pick it up, The consequence will bo that the seod will have to be soratohod in as soon as sown. A green award following after a burn cannot be depended on now as in former years, on account of the birds. In spoaking of the small bird nuisano o before tho Farmer's Club on Saturday Mr A, Johnston, tho President, said the birds follow the team in droves whilst a Cold is being ploughed, picking up tho worms, His man had tried an experiment by dropping a few grains of poisoned wheat as ho wont (lions;, and the result was, on his return journey ho found tho furrow lined with dead birds, all the grain being consumed. Two anocdotos of the ox-Promier'a father are contributed to tho current numbor ef the Christian Leader by a correspondent at Brechin, who wrifcos : Happening to come across an old acquaintance, who formerly resided in Dundee, ho told me how Sir John Gladstone of Fasquo inauaged the election for the representation of Juteopolis in 1838, when the contest lay betwixt Sir John in the Tory and Sir Henry Parnell m the Whig interest, Before consenting to Btand, Sir John made a business arrangement with his supporters to the following effect:— "If lam elected 1 pay all expenses; but if defeated the costs fall upon you," Of course, being signally defeated, the worthy baronet got off scot free. The crowd before the hustings would hardly hear Sir John, so keen were they in favor of the reform candidate —a character which Dundee has held evor since. Sir John being a keen man of business took it into his head one day to speculate a little in shares, so, holdine as he did a considerable stake in the Forth and Olydo Canal, he threw a number of his shares upon tho stock markot, when other shareholders, being made aware of j thiß, followed his example, as that of a long-hoaded man, the result being that after selling out Sir John bought in again at ft low figure, clearin? gome £IO,OOO by the transaction. Ihdioemios.—The main cau.Be of nervousness is indigestion, and that ia causod by weakness of the stomach. No one can havo sound nerves and good health without using American Co's Hop Bitters to strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, and keep the liver and kidneys active, to carry off all the poisonous and waste matter of the system.;, See. •;

Tito annual examination of the Masterton public school is fixed'for November

Tenders are invited in another column for laying off into sections and surveying a portion of Messrs T. L. Thorn psou and Co. 's Te Ore Ure estate, Mr F. H, Wood will hold his usual fortnightly stock sale at his Taratahi yards on Thursday next, October 7th. His catalogue will be found in his usual advertising column. Further entries are invited. The Mastorton friends of the Rev. James McKee will be pleased to learu that hia wife presented him with a sun and heir on the 30th ultimo, and that mother mid child are doing well.

Mr W. Taylor, of Tiiiui, rotnrna thanks to His supporters in tho Whareaina district and announces that he haa made a grand reduction in the price of boots.

Messrs Loweßand lorns announce thoir fortnightly sale at the Carterton yards to-morrow. Tho list will MnAe 50 ta-' of cattle, being largo steel*«• ■. 'mSß' hoifera. ' , sjfjfip Messrs Lowes and !<>■ ■ !flp to Btock Bale for Wednesday next' 1 ]\M, cattle, comprising 2 and 3 year ■■ 'd '. yearlings, cows and heifers il *\ reared.

The Wairarapa Gospel Toair-orwico Union hold thoir usual weekly nuethig to-morrow evening in the Mastorton Presbyterian Church.

A meeting of tho joint committee of the Parkville and Mastortou-Mangahao Special Settlements Association meet this evening to consider the question of entertaining the Hon. J, Ballanco, on the occasion of Mb visit te Mub district noxt Thursday.

The Masterton Park was enlivened yesterday afternoon by tho Volunteer Band, who performed the following programme : March " British Valor," WalU "Language of Flowers," Polka "Rippling Hill," March "Queen of Cyprus," Selection " National Anthom," Gloria "Mozart's 12th -Maw," Slow March "Brazillian," "God Save the Queen."

Some mombors of the Borough Cricket Club indulged in a practice ou the Oval on Saturday afternoon. We understand the Club intend procuring matting for practising on this season. This will be necoßßury, as the only piece 6t for playing on at present is tho turfed pitch, which is to be retained for matches, The prepared ground in tho centra is coming on fairly, but will require well nursing until tho grass has taken a firm hold. Several of the Tradesmen's Club visited the Oval, but the prospects of playing on the rough ground wag not julliciontly inviting, and ■ they retired, Perhaps if they had taken some practice with the roller, future play would be improved upon. Tho following notico appears in the last number of the Government Gazette: —Patent for an invention for a plu.u; dispensing wirc-holdor. ' James Ross of Masterton, WairarapaEast, New Zealand. Engineer, has deposited at this office a specification of the said invention: and I have appointed Thursday, tho 13th day of January next, at 11 o'clock in tho forenoon, at this office to hear tho Baid application aud all objections ther»tg; and J require all persons having an interest iu opposing the grant of such Letters Patent to leave, on or before the 29th day of December next, at this office, particulars in writing of thoir objoofcioug to tho said application, otherwise thoy will be precluded from urging the same, The Opaki Cricket Club opened the season on Saturday last with a scratch match, there being a very fair muster on tho held. Sides were picked by "W. Welch and D. McLachlan, tho hitter's sido winning by five runs. For tho winners, F. Welch played a fair innings for eighteon runs, W. Welch for the losers placing fourteen to his credit. Boulcott was in very good form in the bowling lino. After the game a mooting was held when the following officers woro elected for the ensuing season:—W, E. Welch, captain; R. Welch, vice-captain j secretary and treasurer, F. Welch. Committee : A. Wolch, A. Boulcott. H. H.

Welch, and W, Day. Farmers who are putting in crops are experiencing much difficulty in protecting their seeds from tho sparro,vs, which begin their ravages at daylight, and nood watching until dark, A mombor sof the Land Board informs the Taranaki Herald, that he was driving into town to attend tho special meeting of the Board, Monday, his curiosity was aroußod by hearing the continual cracking of a whip in a field close to the road. On making enquiries he ascertained that it was a farmer with a stockwhip, and ho was adopting this method of frighteniug the birds. He said he had been at this work about a week, and ho had to be on the fiold from early morning until night or tho sparrows would be down in thousands. The field w«b about sevon acres in extent, and as Mb full time was required in watching it, tho crop it would bo thought, would not be vory profitable However, people who follow dairy farming havo to get straw for winter use, and cannot

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