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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2581, 25 April 1887, Page 2

Messrs Lowes and Jorns add to their :ouk aale for 27th, 850 wethers and 500 reeding ewes. ■

Householders are reminded of the ©leption for the Masterton School Committee this evening in the Theatre Royal, Great annoyance and inconvenience was experienced by the business people on Saturday,.owing to the Banks closing in honor of St. Georgo. This was more noticeable as no public intimation had been given of this day being a Saturday bank holiday.

Messrs Lowes and lorns anoounco their next monthly stock sale at Tmui for Saturday, April 30th, when they sell stock and afterwards goods, being stock-in-trado from tho Cashpoint Station, Mr E. P. Aracsbury, dentist, of Minto House, Church-street, notifies that ho has fakon a veaidonce opposite tho public Bchool, Quecn-Btroot, to which he will reniove on May Ist.

We are pleased to hear that Mr D. Heggio, who got his baud injured by tho circular saw at Mr A, Burnett's sawmill on Friday last, is getting on very well. ono of his fingors has lost oomo bone, but . the wound is fast healmg, • Tho annual genoral meeting of tho Wairarapa Gun Club will take placo on Saturday night next at Hamraeric'i'B hotel, Greytown, at 7.30. The meeting of the Wairarapa Jockey Club takes place in the afternoon at tho same hotel.

The committee to arrange for tho weekly popular entertainments to tako place at tho Greytown Town Hall for tho purpose of raising funds for a new firo engine for the borough, will meet on Wednesday next weok at Mr F. H, Wood's room.

Tho Rink at tho Theatre seems to have hit tho popular taste, evory pair of skateß being in requisition on Saturday ovoniug. The management are negotiating for a further supply, which thoy hope to have in readiness for to-morrow evening (Tuesday), when tho Rink will again be opened.

The Masterton telegraph office was opened to the publio yesterday for half an hour in the morning, but beyond receiving a press message and sending a Government wire no further business was done, Perhaps whon the public become fully aivaro that they can send messages on Sundays, it will be more extensively patronised, •Weekly dances will bo bold at the Greytown Town Hall duriug the winter season on Thursday nights, The first of these assemblies will take place on Thursday next at 7.30 p.m. They will lie under the auspices of the Fire Brigade The prices of admission will bo, one shilling lady and gentleman or single gentloman; sixpence for extra lady.

Tho Hon. W. J. M. Larnach. Minister of Mines, to»ethor with his Seoretary, and Mr Gordon, Inspector- of Machinery, were passengers by tho Saturday afternoon train to Wellington. The party have just returned from the Hot Lakes district.

A four-roomed cottage knovfn as McDonald's situated' on the Opaki, and owned by ; Messrs J and C. Herbert was destroyed by fire on Friday evening last, Tho building wasunocoupied, and no blue has yet beeu found, as to. how tho, fire originated, A stack of hay of about ton tons was also destroyed. It ia believed that both tho stack and. cottage ■ were partly, insured, :..--. ■'Mr A. G.Price, of tho Hall of Com-

merce, Wellington, announces that he •has commenced Another guess competition among his customers. On this occasiou Mr Price has secured a large pumpkin, whioh is placed on view in his shop window, and every purchaser to the value.of ss, resistors a guess, and the one that guesses nearest to the numbor of seeds therein receives £SO, or participates with others, ifmoro than one are successful. In Mr Price's £IOO competition, which closed last week, there were GIOO7 guesses registered. Of these twenty-live obtained first prizes, eight second, and two third prizes. A perusal of the pumpkin advertisement in another column will explain the objects of the competition.

With regard to the recent appointment by the Education Board of the assistant teachers to the Masterton School, says the Press, we learn that Mr James Willis who is from tho Auckland district, will take up his new duties on the Ist June next, and Mr Albert Erskino, who is from the Geraldme district, on the 20th prox. Mr W, G. Martin, one of the temporary teachers at the Masterton School, has received an appointment' m the Hawkes Bay district, and gooa to tho Woodvillo School, ,

Eraser and his friend) had high jinks over the Te Aro election last night I Something like a carouse I Who says teetotallers can't be jolly ? Yes, it's all very well, and I've no doubt they had a good spree I But when anything of that sort's going to take place, the Town Clerk ought to givo the citizens notice, so thoy can store sufficient water to last till the booze is over I Quite right!. All' up our way there was not a drop'ofWain.ui.-o-mata to be got, 'mid wo had to drink whiskey, whether we liked it or not! How sad.l—Press Puffs,"

Messrs W, Wttlejohn and Sons, watchmakers and jewellers have disposed of their Masterton business, which they have successfully carried on for threo yoars past. Tho business will in future be conducted by Mr W. Dougall, who lias for several yoars past been in tho omploy of tho firm, and which is in itself a sufficient guarantee that it will he carried on in its well-known style, As Mr Littlejohn, junior, leaves for Wellington the Masterton Grickot Club loses ono of its best allround cricketers. •

'' UNLT a taco at the win W-notono face, but scores, hundreds, thouiands, that havo looked well pleased and wondering nt the several displays that havo been mado of the richest, best selected, aud most varied stock of autumn aud winter fashions evor exhibited at To Aro Houso.

Therk is uot a bottor apßortment of fashionable and useful dress fabric? to bo seen iu the West End of London, All classes of materials that aw worn are to bo seen, ranging from 9d per yard to 10 guineas tbe dresa. Our special buyer (Mr Kinnear) left no stone unturned' to procuro for tho present winter season the very best selection that has ever entered Wellington, and how well he has succeoded is patent to all, and abundanty proved by the number of really, first class drosses sent into our dressmaking department at To Aro House. Nor is _ tho dress department the only one characterised by the richness and varioty of its fabrics, Our rcadors will be glad to know that the display in tho millinery department is superior to anything wo bavo ever known. Tho! latest and most favorite fashions aro there in. profusion, and with & first class milliner and complete staff of assistants no lady need go unsuited from Te Aro Houso,

We hope our lady friends will pay an early visit to the mantle department, and inspect all the latest fashions in jackets, visites, dolmans, paletoti, fur-lined cloaks and other novelties, at Jakes Smith's Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, TeAro'Honso.-ADVT,

Mr W. Prangnell has retired from the municipal contest for Bast Ward; Applications are invited for tho appoint-, ment of secretary to tha Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Society. . A delicacy, in tho shape of flounders from the Whareama river was introduced into Masterton this morning. As there was no fish supply from-Wellmgton during last week, this new source "will be welcomed in this district, Tenders are jnyited by Messrs Williams and 'Barker for painting the Bank of New • South Wales building, Masterton, and a shop and dwelling at Ekotahuna. The Secretary 6f the Masterton Hospitulacknowledges the.receipt of 4s from Master it. Darrbck, of 'Carterton, being the amount he received for first prize in writing at the late Horticultural Show held in this township. The committee of theMisterton Volunteer Fire Brigade return thanks to those ladies and gentlemen whoii'ssisted at their recent promenade concert and ball. Mr J.Symonda, who has beorv.teller in the Masterton branch of the Bank of Australasia, leaves Hub district for a similar appointment at Invorcargill, to-morrow. In his official capacity Mr Symondß has always linen moßt courteous and obligin?, nnd his departure from Masterton will be felt araoug our local crickotera and footballers, he being a dovotoe Of these sports. ' A riot occurred in Greytown on Saturday night near tho residence of Drßey, in which tho palings from the adjoining fences were used by tho belligerents, who wore composed ofNativesaud Europeans. The presence of tho constable stayed proceedings for the present. The next step will be taken in. the E.M. Court. A WoHßEitnn. Henn.'—Many are the instances cited of theastonishing fecundity of. the various species of domesticated fowl; but the eclobrafced Wellington Henn (which, Btrango to Bay, is of the masculino gendor) has a soul above the more production of egos. The manner in which ho turns out Venetian Blinds, , etc., is tho wonder and admiration of , everybody, from tho Governor downwards. The name of this wonderful bird is It. W. Hbnn, and his well-known fowlhouse is the Ponoko Steam Window ! Blind Factory, Molesworth-streot, Wellington.— Advt. , The Wairarapa Clothing Factory are , still allowing purchasers of New Zealand Clothing a discount of 5s in the £, They \ are also making suits to measure from | 47s 6d, Trousers and Vests from 28s Gd, . and Trousers from 18s lid. A call cordially invited. Note the address: Next T.'G, Mason, Queen-street, Masterful), ' E. B. Hare, Manager.—Advt,