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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2460, 24 November 1886, Page 2

The Wellington Education Board meets to-day. Tho banks in Masterton will be closed to-morrow for tho Masterton Show holiday. Wo again remind our country subscribers that the Wairarapa Daily will not bo published to-morrow. Mr John Foley appears to-night at the Theatre Royal in his new variety entertainment. ' Nominations for the Masterton and Upaki Jockey Club's Summer Meeting close on Saturday next. On Friday next at 11 a.m. Messrs Lowes and lornß hold a sale at their yards of exhibits in stock, implomonts, vehicles and produco from the Pabtoral Show, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company announce their first wool sale at Customhouse Quay, Wellington, for Tuesday next, The Mayor of Masterton at the request of the Paßtoral and Horticultural Societios invites the burgesses to observe to-mor-row aB a holiday, Evidence waa received at 1 p.m. to-day from Captain Edwin in favor of fiue weather and glass gradually rising, but may bo Borne more rain up to midnight. Mr 0. Perry, a member of Wio Masterton Crioket Club, is among the twentytwo Irom whioh the Wellington team is selected to play against the Australians in Wellington next wqek. Sir William and Lady Fox are now m New Plymouth. Lady Fox remains at Urenui as the guert of Mr and Mrs Halcombe, while Sir William and Mr Glover are engaged on their temperance crusade. Tho adjourned meeting of the Master-, ton School Comraittoo ro second Bohool sito fell through this morning, Messrs BoddingtonandPayton being the only members in attendance. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce an extensive sale of furniture, produco, and goueral sundries, for next Saturday, after which they will Bell the effects of the lato Mr Nioholson.

Captain Donald and the members of tho Masterton Volunteer corps express their beat tljanks to the ladies and gentlemen who assisted to mako the opening ot the drill Bhed celebration last ovoning such a decided success. There was an increased attendance at the Presbyterian Church last evening, when the Rev Mr Elliott conducted tho third evoning's ovaugelistic Bervice. They will be continued this evening when several other friends of the work assist in the services,

This morning 1. K. Macdonald, a wellknown auctioneer, of Wellington, and J. Barfort, wero fined five pounds, treble duty and costs, for neglecting to furnish returns under Property Assessment Act, Both pleaded belief that the return had been forwarded, and only discovered the omission too late. Dr Fell, similarly mulcted, did not appear, Mr 6. BeethamM.fl.R., was elected to-day, to represent the Masterton and Grey town Boroughs on the District Charitable Aid Board, Groytown was unrepresented at the election, had its Borough Council made anothor choice, a curious dilommia would havo occurred as the Actdooß not provide for selecting between two or more candidates. Mr F. H. Wood held a very successful sale at the Featherston Sale Yardß yesterday, some 700 or 800 sheep, 40 head of. cattle, and sundry horses being disposed of at satisfactory prices. Owing to Mr Wood's energy and enterprise these sales are likely to become very popular. There waß a large attendance, and Mr Wood intimated that in future for the convenience of both buyers and sellers the sales would coramenoe punctually at 1 o'clock, The Committee of tho Maatorton Horticultural Society are engaged in pre- ! paring for their Sprinc Show in tho Drill Shod to-morrow. Entries will be received from 7to 9 this evening. The Society, in its larger premises will havo an excellent opportunity of making a grand display to-morrow, but we are not quite sure that it is making tho most of its opportunity. Tho Committee this year appear to be slightly somnolent. S. Matthew's Church was crowded to oxcesß yesterday afternoon by visitors anxiouß to witness tho celebration of tho nuptials of Miis Yates, of tho Upper Plain, and Mr Olapham, a gentleman who occupies a position in the Postal Department at Wellington. The bride, who was pronounced to be one of the prettiest centres of any marriage group which had yet appeared in the church, was charmingly attired in oriental lace and cream cashmere, wearing also gold ornamonts, the gift of the bridegroom's mother. The four principal bridesmaids, Miss Annje Yates, Miss Amy Yateß, and Misses Clapham (2), wore garnet brooches, set in gold, the gift of the bridegroom, and were attired in oriental lace dresses trimmed with pale blue ribbon. Tho ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. E. Paige, Mrs Paige kindly playing "The Wedding March." Tho party, numbering between sixty and seventy then drove to Mrs Yates 1 residence on the Upper Plain, where a sumptuous breakfast was followed by a ball, which only terminated with tho appearance of daylight this morning.. To-day the.happy couple proceed to Rangitikei, having arranged to spend their honeymoon in that district, '

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