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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2499, 13 January 1887, Page 2

Tenders are invited by the. Alfreflton Road Board for metalling ten chainß ;of the Eketahuna-Tinui road.

Typhoid fever has made, its appearance, ftt Auckland, eoveral oases being tdjMrfiid,' though nouQ of them havo proved-fatal. ■■ ■ A,shop in Qupen-stwet,j-lss .atee-1 •rooms, stablng, Sc., is adveftia'ed ,to be :kt by.Meßsrs Jm. : Bkhmt&Go.: v :•. .Tho Treasurer of: the Mastertciu B ospital ackiiowledges tho receipt b|;Bs j;o|d from'Mr Rogers, Tau^rtt'Hutolper : jfl6si".' .'pital box. , - . In. rofererica.to fcho Messrs .Voir'Sturnier who were injured by the explosion of' -gas in the Bank of New tjuufclivWalea on, Saturday night; it :ie > reporteS Mhat Mr: •Von Sturmer, who.was the.inost'ieyerely burned, is not yettim; on. as wtll as can be hojjtid.\but' that 'his cousin, jMr W... •Von bturinei'j is doing very \yell, in the Auckland hospital. The annual meetings of the subscriber* „tothe Mastertoh Hospital and North Wairarapa Benevolent Society -will he held this afternoon, in the Institute for the election of members on both committee 1 .". Messrs W. Perry and \V. H. Beetham are the retiring members from the Hospital, and the ltevs, Paige and Fulton from the Benevolent Society committee. :

.'Thefollowing nominations have been received for the Fiienlly Socie lea Spurts, to be hel'.on .the Park Ova' ut i llie 22ii'l iiht; Tim luudiops vvill appear in Siituni'i' 's isaijw Ann - v mry tliin i-cip, 28; Walking Huvhcap 7; 100yartis Handicap,', 21; Half Mi o Hn nll i( ap, 11; Hu•d le il and ion p, 11; li' itiU'ly Socio ies Handicap, 11; 150 yaids Hand'Cip, 18; Vo'uire t a'n:i;Fire l>r nalc H-uidii'iip, 0; One Milu li;iii -i----cup, 12; iota 1 , 125, .. .... - .

The Borough Council recnntlj - instructed tlie Town Clerk not to take steps to wards electing ii new Council unto the ward proclamation till a re|>ly to' the petition recently forwarded to the Governor had been received. This instruction was evidently a mistake, and the town, clerk hie" " ' "us. officer"

ill his capacity as ratumm®. officer,'mil fits that inniinationß fur twelve' cuunl-ii lora will be received up till Thursday, 20th iust.

We learn that owing to the low sjata of Hih Wnipi.ua Riv-.r'ielow the riiil«ay budge, .poyeral boys nette l some . trout in tl>e : fihnllow water. It appeals tHat a dam h s been placed in the river to the s roam in ut tlie creek ihat flows >by Mr Een'ulls water mtJl,-and "this 'is' causing tlie scarciy of water'in, lhe ; place jniiickttf«i. It is a pity thatsucli»desfcvuetion of trout should be caused tliiougli pqwoiis diverting the s ream, -'••• *

Owing to the illness of the Secretary, % 'meeting of tHo" North Wairarapa •.Eieiievolent Society was cut rather short yesterday. Messrs.Macsya,,Keith,.tad; the Rev'. Paige were present,'and.besides tie relief cases 1 on life 1 books !balliited"put three members of tlie Society.'''The names were written "on pieces of paper and placed in a rebeptacle, and Mr Waite, who wis passing by wijiß asked to draw them uiit, the result being that .the. Revo. Paig« and- Fulton were the nam a drawn; They are, how* ever, eligible for re-election,

Speaking nf bone dust the Christchurch I Press saya: The virtues uf this :ma'nuro have been 'exemplified in a niarKe'd degree •in the Ashley district, Mr Smart, of. this city,: who owns a farm in the Ashley neighborhood, lias had such success in the bretking up out of the' tussock, ami sowing tumps in the grass, iiddin< '»• ■liberal (Iressi"g of bone dus-t, th t his fields jut now, p'eaent a ii.o-t dunning pi tire, Last je r-'sowing o iiras, in -piteoftli dry weatli i, i< soluxurint this ,8-4 s n il>at lie to town'm tarn h whi h coitain'y ha<-length anil density to s y nothing of'the "lu-a y heads of seed. Mr Suiart says lie believes that some of his enclosures under, treatment of bone dust will cut tivo tons of meadow hay to the acre, Tjie Uasflepuint Eoad,Doard met at the usual hour on SaWruay last. PresentMessrs Maunsell (chairman), Andrew, and Cross. The minutes of the previous meeting were'read and confirmed' ."The' Treasurer reported a balalico in biink'of :L4t2 13s 4d. and balance-available for future expenditure L 521 r 18s f?d. The overseer's report was read and considered. ; lt was resolved to" apply-'tb the County Engineer for a report on the merits of-the two lines of niji)d>Jover the Black Hill; that;l2s,be paid to. Mr Perry for the; day' lie was selecting tiiubar for Tumi bridge ; that the clerk of. works Veceivß a moiith's' nptico;6f 'the teriiiinabibtf of ;hia engngb-. nitsut; and. tlv.it tho repairs to the UliangiiGlencoe road be proceeded with at once. This ;ctmeluded"> the business,' lind the meeting adjourned to stli February. . '.Mr Hoare is having:; a little moi,e trouble tlian lie bargained for in' filiiirg ,the Gasometer tank. He turned the stream up' to yesterday morning at eight o'clock/, the water was within fifteen inches from the top, and at five . o'clock 1 last evening 1 it had' l'isfiu another seven'inches,'.'the damming up of the creek in the" town lessening the supply during .the, day. "| Last night, owing: to! complaints dii.w'ij the creek-from'settlerirwhbae cattle' were suffering from.the want of water, the supply wa& cut off, and tho tank ; lowered about eight inches. Wjien it was ■ .agiiii : turned into' the tank - this imorningitlie rising was immediately :'percepfcablei, and there are hopes that the woik 1 - of 'filling;! will bo completed to-day. Mr.Hoare :informs ua that he got the water fourteen ) inches highor yesterday th'ah= lie had! It ,j during his first, attempt, at filling, and that the amount going is -aV tho rata of-one hundred aud twenty .gallons ii miiiuto. At noon to-day the nvate'r is reported to be Binding »t the,rato of- four incheß an hour notwithstanding the constant stream, running in. .. - '

About that to be gives away.To.the Editor-Sir, Wili you allow me through' yoiir columns to let the peoplejofttia Wairarapa ltnow. that; I' am going |tu sell all'my stook, consisting of; men's, youth's,' and .boya' clothing, -ahirts, hats, hosiery, &c., at ft great ruduotjiiinn price? ;.up.tiii tiie'end of: the'ycarand'als'o to, (remind .theift that* every one who/.buys «oodfl to the value rib2s-6d'gete'a ticket In 1 niy £35 competition. • Think ! of that 1 -By'spending 2s.()d 'with mo, yi>u niay:»iii money enough to carry you tor n trip, round New Zealand.—John Thohburn, I : Clj|tiiwr, St., Wellington.

Tho highest temperature in" the shade during the present seitsUu was'recorded at MaMerton yesterday afternoon,'the ther.uiumetot l standing at 84. .»}•. . The baths at Wdiwera are .having'.a beneficial effect upon- Sjr Yogjl, ' who-is jiiiw able to • st ; ,übp]j • ! his feetj; although liable to',walk.' ;v At»l»gramfrom Wellington Mates'tha' the Oliief Juft'ce t'tiß morning «n application for the relets of tlie'-'lwnk-ftijitsWatera.An..appji^tipiiwUl. be -tlie of, « - warrant" To r 'the r a ari est of i - 4

; :.Mr P. of Alf'eiltnn;" abb brn'ight l o' the -'Mast.' rton! oospital : y e?-. terday; h'adiij; I'roken fcha his t.liijb-bone, thrpiigliffallin j oyer a 'piece of scantlini whjle.worki4glamj'ng 'Sgiiie Blie'ep iri hia yards. ; .

The, Secretary of'the" Loyal.MastartcSn Lodge,: • , J,.D:O.F*-'vhas 1 received notice.'from thej.'Distriob Secretory that tha-di»tris\- Officers l will vpayah 'official •visit to-Maßterton'on .Tuesday the 18th insE,. .... 'X , •-...

, •; The installation of officers of .the: Mas-' ).ett"ort;yruids®idgo.took,place on; day. evening president, 'of Distript%Uß,; : the ,cerßjf!Q^-,Vand ; ins'telled'the following brethren 0 Robins Kib]bjewhite Treasurer, G. S/'W- 'DalrympleSecretary. .

y At ; a-.;'rneitlng',of .intpridiri?, members heldilii'st ni£tHt, it'waa J resolved to form a Driiid's-Lndso in (irey'own, to'lie called "Tliev \Vaiohino. Lodgo". It •; will he shortly, iipi'iied with a 'dbinons'tration and will probibly; start with forty; members. MrFabian 1 wiirb»"tf»e firfet*'Arch Druid, and Mr H. de Clifton seirctary ■protem, '

Tho vi eal and instrumental concert last night at thu-Town Hull, Greytown, was a great Rucness, and the performers (deservedly) were rapturously niiTilnuded. There w.agood attendance, and it was' announced that>. ivmilil be vei»>atc-d -in .Oreytown on Friday., (tii-morrow) mVlit. The niii. ei t willib'i rendered at Mie Oddfellow's Hall, - Featherston,. fo when'a crowd, d houss -may be expe t- d.

• Mr EI, Ebden, tho business agent of the Harry . Power Dramatic Company is in Masl-Rrhm mahii!{ arrangements for a four nights season in tho Theatre Roval. ooinmencini/im Wednesday mat, -The Company opens jn Feathwston to-morrow nialit. and piny in ttartther townships of the -Valley oil their, wav to Mastertun. We are remind our readers of Messrs Tkves aiid lorns'series of sales for Saturday next. Tliev "commence with the ■' stile of tho -privelesiesin connection with the Friendly Societies Sports tlien'a nuinberof draught liorst-s, carts,, hariiera, and siinrlrit-s,-,'on account of the Public Works Department, concluding, with produce (fee., and a long catalogue of new and second-hand furnitureand sundries. !

_ Yesterday Masterton received its. Imp tisrn.ofbush lire for this season, During the ea'lv.pa fc of the day, large bush fires rere to be suon to tlie eastward, and by Ilium the surrounding hills were ■' partly •obscured by Bmo&e, The heat, about this time became intense, but was occasionally toned 'dowir by some■'vefivshin" gusts of wind. ' '• Towards the evening tlie sinoko thickened, mid the sun, whicli.l nd been ehimng most- KVatiijp during the day. became'like a'ball of fire, the sinoke having'th'o effect of-modulating its rays, though not decreasing the beat. .

■ MesS''B-Lws and lorns report thsfcM their Jlef all-sfc-eut yards yes erisy. all ■ claFßek'of stock tame fo-v anVbut pticea rnlr-d liiw tlirougln utß nhieh {act'ij^e .tortile, o^li'innwd" d*y weftliQr- f fear «f iboupht;. /fromCa'-Sd urfifid,•.-oi' ewes, : - 5a to. 6a;- or a tr,tie over • p]tQ-B .wuthers nude Cs Sl'; small wethers.' 5s j small beef, £4, about 15s ; ' cwt jlgiW form! v-nllocjcs, £5 Sg-IMDs-fye -cows , young stock,•••2os :; to 30s-: <ir<mght horses,'£l2 7b to £18;-backs,' dull of 6<le; small pus,'■ 7s to' 7s 6J,v

It is reported that about two miles of grass on the Taratahi plains liave been, bnriied between the railway line'and the inaii] .road yestiirdav, and t he whole of the fencing is completely destroyed. One telegraph post: is ■ completely burned, through and bunging by the .wire, and the' firela'at. evening was'lmrmnVneav the .AVijingawa.bridge, The blaze cni'sed the main', road .near -Mr Perry's' ploughed' .Wand bnrri»d a Coupleiif panels down,,~lt evidently shrted;.thiouvh a spark frnm the Railway engine and travelled noftli-, .wjij'da,-and was" cheeked near.the. out..hiiildiiiys of Messrs Williams j. and Beethain's boiling down works, . 1

At Cliristchuroh on ■ Monday -- night, Mnry Bowern.a married wonmn.. whose liuband is away from .Gliristclinvcli, was arrested on a,charge of procur'n;' abortion on herself ni;.January. 188(i. .At first she denied it, but she afterwards admit ted having written to Dr Russell, when she founu she was enceinte. He.wrote back on'tlii' p'art 'of her'own lerterj saving lie would not do .what she wanted. • She said .slip the letter to a woman -named Mys North, who read it, At a-quarter past 12 last night, she sent for Inspector .Pender, ai\d confessed that Dr Ritssfill had lirocured .nbiirtiiin. . Aliiint 9 tliij morning, ;,T)ctocHves. o'Co.nnnv ~and if. Ncill wqiifi'tojthe .residence of Dr Russq)]On se'euis.tbpny.tlie doctor- i-ame to meet.■them at. Ih'e front door,:-when, Detective--o',Conniir..inf(irnied him that they had: cometo/afrestliiin un,n charge of kvinw procured abortion. .110 at. once .asked: permission to lie allowed to go up stairs to arrangp his affairs and to .write to'sonie. frietids, especially to a"medical gentlemanwljoni .ho w.ished.to take., charge of h is, cases, Tho detective's 'inade iio objection ,and accompanied, Russell up staii : a. where; he has a s'tnall.sureeryi. They remained with /.'hiai wh'ilo ..bullied.' hWai'lf in the manner ho 'lmd ■ Bpolieh.of. 'Priding',he ..was occupying 'ratfinr. mucli tiine they began to. hurry liini, r 'Ho waslruiining to and fro,-apparently greatly hurried,.when Buddenly-he.snatclied-up'a, bottle of and swallowed its contents j-.'before ; ho ; could- be stopond. then refused to leave the house telling them" he- had taken poison., and - de; clariiig'.rho .wißhed to .die in his own, house.; Thfi. I ..detectives hand-, cuffed him,, placed him in.» c- h. arid hu ricl nim off to tho' Hospital. Ho was attepded to by Drs, Stewart-rand Westenra, and the latter administered hypbd.erji).\cally;'aldose .of? morphia, -'whicheffectually, discharged Jrimi the,, stomach; every atom of poison. This , treatment ;ma'de. tlie..pati<;iit very weak, and, wljen lm, presen-e was' reqni ed at the Resilrnt ; Mngis'ate's Court,- he; .w, t, 0' p; : there.it, *W*e«er, 1 iio dnng-T noV-of any f-.tal effect. Mrs SihriingV ljp.i'iid to : 'Friday. I)* R'issell wi'l be brought heliW"* tHe-Oourtto-niorrow

. A.'Wondseful Henn.—Many • ftrp. r the; instance') cited-of'the astonishing 'feeundity iof the various species of domesticatsd.fowl; liut ,{he celebrated strangeto say, Is- of t!ra innsoiiHno sender) has a soul/ abqve the njore prqductinn of eggs. (n which jiD turns out Venetian Blinds,' etc,,'.i?, the-wondcr and admiration of everybody.frori] the (Ibverimr downwards," The name of this' wonderful bird is R, W. Hesjj, nndh's well< ■]tno,wn fojvl-hou'o isthePoneke Strjim Wn ; low Blind Factory,' Moleßwdrtt'strcet, Vellinfjion, -Advt