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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2518, 7 February 1887, Page 2

• The usual monthly meeting of Wairarapa ftorth County Council takes place to-morrow.

Tho ordinary meeting of tho Masterton Borough Council takes place tomorrow evening, whon the great question will no doubt be " Gas," lit the present uncertain state of affairs with the gasometer tank, some of the business people of the Borough will not discard their koroaene lamps, so it behoves our city fathers to place the matter on a more certain footing, to ensure the new commodity being-generally consumed, A report having got abroad that the Fisk Jubilee Singers wou'd assist in the choral portion of yesterday's services in the Wesleyan Church, two largo congregations was the result, Jn the evening the place was crowded, seats having to be placed in the aisles for the accommodation of ■ the increased congregation, but whether they Wf re disappointed ia hard to say, for although some of tha Jubilee vißitjrs were present, they did not take more than the. usual part in the services ofthe Church,

. Messrs Hazel and Hpdgkin, delegates from 'thai agricultural Buteau in England, arrived in Wellington on Saturday and had. an Interview with the Premier. These' gotitlomon, one of them being a barrister at .law, aro travelling for pleasure, but are desirous of promoting the immigration of farm laborers and their families to this country, and with such an object earns accredited with credentials from the Buroau. AccomS anted by. Mr Huiitly Elliott, Underecre'tary: fpr Immigration;; they wore shown the chief places of iriteroafc'io the city.-»-ProßSi' . - , '

. Tho ; eistU competition for'Lieut. Thompson's trophy was tired on Saturday last, and resulted hi a second win for Vol.,ft. A. Wilton, Tho weather was rather' windy for good shooting, -the ranges being 600 and GOO'iyards, seven, shots'at each range. 'The following are' th\> Mores:—Vol W. A. Wilton, 2 points, 34; Vol R. MoKenzie, scratch, 26; Vol G.'Bontloy, scratch, 25; Vol 0. |Anke-

tell, scratch j .'24;. Lieut Thompson, scratch, 13'; Vol A. Hoar, 2poists. 20; Sergt Kibblewhite, scratch,' 20. ;The trophy has to be won three timce in succession or four times at intervals, and up to now Vols Uoave and Wilton have each two legs in for it,, and Sevgt. Kibblewhite and Vol. MoKenzie one each. About that £'db to be given away.To the Editor-Sir, Will you allow me through your columnß to Jet the people of tho Wairarapa know that I am going to sell all my stock, consisting of men's, youth's, and boyß' clothing, shirts, hats, hosiery, &c.yafc a great reduction in prices up till Jbhe end of tho year; and also to remind tnem'tjiat everyone who buys goods to the value of 2s' fid gets a .ticket in my £35 competition, Think of that I By spending 2s (id with me, you may win money enough to carry you for a trip round New Zealand.—John Thobbubn, Clothier, &«„ Willis at., Wellington.

Mr G. Beethnin, M H.R., suldrcsdea the electors at tlio Gklstono achouluovjsc to-morrow ovi'ning at eight ''o'clock. ]

Persona indebted '".to-" Mr W, 8011, Donison House, are reminded in another column that after Friday next, 11th inat., unpaid accounts will be sued for in the R.M. Court,

' A. refreshitif; rain fell in Ti miat midday on Saturday, lastingabout two hours. The settlers who have been suffering somewhat through the cotitlnued drought, have now hopes that the long spell of dry weather is broken. ■

An entertainment-.was given in the ,Tinui Hallatfer-Mr G. Beethaina'. meeting on Saturday evening, by- the Gredo Company, who amused a large audience bys-me clever acrobatic performances, and laughable farces, which appeared on the whole to be highly appreciated. Tenders are invited for the purchase of the Masterton Forester's Hall, Queen

Street. Tlio Gcorgio Smithson Co, are announced to appear, at Tenui on Friday and Saturday next, 11th and 12th Insb. The time for receiving; entries tor the Wairavapa Pastoral Aswoiation Ram aud Ewo Fair has been extended till Friday, the 11th inst. Prayers were offered up for rain yesterday in tho Masterton Wesleyan Church aud the Church of Englaud, Greytown. An old house in the Belvedere road, Carterton, belonging to Dr Spratt, of •Greytowh, was burned down yesterday morning, at ouß o'clock.- As the place has not been occupied for years,-' and there Was no fire near at the time, its destruction is a mystery. ' Mr D. Pickering is the success'ul tenderer for erecting tho gasfittings in Messrs Casolberg and Co.'s store. There is. to be opal <glafis reflectors in each window, and several pendants in tho shop. Tho Episcopalian and. Wesleyan

Churches were'last evening lit with Gas \ for tho first time. In tho former the two Bun lights acted with ijreat effect, the j illumination being most brilliant, while y in the latter church, with the ordinary jour light pendants, thev were no better . off than they were with thokeroflino lamps that have been discarded. < The following entries have been receivod for the Maßterfcon Ram and Ewe Fair to be held on Thursday next, 10th inst., I in Messra Lowes mid lows yards; ' Bennll street. ■ Bams, Linculiis, 23(5, i Romney Marsh, 257 ; Merino, 43 ; Shropshire Downs, 15 ; Southdowns 15; Romney Marsh ewes, 30. Total, 590. The new public school at Pirinna, Lower Valley is now completed, and will bo opened in a few days. Mr Dowman ono of the members of the Featherston .Bond Buardß proposed to abolish the Waihenga toll gato at the expiration of the present lease. A meeting of the Grey town cemetery Trußtoos was hold on Wednesday last, when it waß resolved to hand -over the management of the cemetery to the Greytown Borough Council. The Trust will, meet again on Wednesday afternoon • next, to receive the ba'ance Bheet and arrange the matters connected with tho transfer. ' Tho Greytown Volunteers will firo a match against the Papawai Native Company next Saturday. Tho following team will represent Greytown:—Captain Cameron, Lieut. Porritt, Col-Sorgt. Wil- , liason, Sergts. Trotman, Gooding, and Humphries, Vols. Fisher, Harris, Sayors, and Hobman. Emergencies: Vol. Hall Ben., and Lieut Johnston, The uiatoh will commence at 2.35 p.m. The following recommondationwill be . 'embodied'in the Gas Committee's report' ; to;tho Borough Council, to-morrow. even- ■ ing:—Tiiat two week's'saiaiy be paid to the Engineer, retaining two week'B in, '' hand, and that one month's notioe be I sjiveu him at the termination, of his l Bervicea. That the following work be i, carried out iu connection with the Gas [ tank—That the'water b'e.reduoed to the 18-inch bru-k work, and the Gasometer f worked accordingly; that the gravel .be , taken out at the baok of tho tank in " Bections,- and a good thickness of clay put f in, and well rammed, the brickwork to J bo closed up during the work, to com .. menceat the weakest part, where the j leaks appear to be, tho clay to be well I puddled. That a water Bupply by means of a ram bo procured for the works,

The Greytown Rifle Volunteers mustered for church parade yesterday under Captain Cameron, Lieuts. Porritt and Johnston. Tho Papawai Company, under Captain C. Jury, was also present and the two companies numbered 50 of all ranks, which, with 16 bandsmen, made a total of b'6 on parade. After service, conducted tytho Hon. Chaplain if the G'eytown Corps (the Hev. \Y. T. Western) the Volunteers were marched back to the Post Office before boing dismissed Captain Cameron heartily thanked the Masterton men for their valuable assistance and for so hands mie'y responding to the request of the Greytown Company for their services, He said he hoped that upon somo future occasion tho Greytown Volunteers might pay the Mastodon men a similar compliment by assisting at some of their ceremonies. After dinner at tho Forector's Arms Hotel the band treated the Greytown public to some excellent music until the time for leaving for home, Mr J, Bentley /ledtheband and Col. Sert;t Dalrymple accompanied them to Greybwi).

A Wonderful HENN.-Many aro the instance cited of the astonishing. feoundity of tha various Bpeoies o{ domesticated fowl; but thecolebrated WellingtonHENN (whuh, strange to say, ia ofthe masoulino gender) has a soul above tho mere production of eggs. The man.ner ■in whiou he turns out Venetian Blinds, eto, ii tho. wondor and admiration of everybody from tho Governor downwards, Tho namo of this wonderful bird'is R, W, Hem?/ and lib well-know'n.fowl-houao is thoPoneku Steam Window Blind Factory, Moleaworttitroot, Wellington. -Avt,