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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2758, 25 November 1887, Page 2

-Mr it, Fairbrother has been ro-elocted Mayor of tho Borough of Carterton, unopposed,

The Masterton Masonic Lodge E. 0., hold their regular monthly meeting at tho Masonic Hall, Banuißter Btreet, on Monday evening next. The latest official bulletiu respecting tho condition of the Crown Prince of Germany states that ho breathes freely, and is able to swallow without pain.

We understand that Mr F, Wright, of Tinui, has purchased Mr Carr'a interest in the Railway Boarding House, Hall Street, Masterton, and will take possession at an early date,

Messrs Fear and McKean of Willis Street Wellington have a most important announcement in another column to sheep owners. Tho firm having erected inacliinary for cleaning da?s, sandy locks &c., aro in a position to purchaie the same in email or largo lots.

A prolonged and vigorous peal was rung on the Masterton fire bells at 11.30 last night, which brought out both Brigades, and greatly alarmed Hid town. We learii that the cause «f tho tintinabulum wasalJush or rubbish tiro in the direction of Te Whiti, which had been burning from the early part of the evening. A wag informs us that it must have been tho reflection of the Electric Light, which was being tried for tho first time in Wellington.

The. Railway Departmenfhave conducted some trialsof McDonald's locally manufactured coments and Robins' imported article says the Dunedin Star. We understand that in noat cement tho, imported stuff had somewhat the best of the competition, but in the trials of mixed 'cements—which ranged- from a proportion of three, of sand to ono of coment down to a proportion, of seven to one— M'Cohald's stood about double the test of ltubins's. ■■

. Dr Milne's new piano butfgy narrowly escaped being smashed up yesterday afternoon, through Ins horse bolting with it. The doctor left the animal unattended for a,few moments opposite his residence in Hall-street, when it started off at a merry pace in the direction of the Railway station, As the coast was clear and no one attempted to stop it, the charger continued its mad career up the Aku'ru Road and was brought to a standstill at tho Matahiwi road wte by Mr Moms. Threb mile 3 and a half is a good run without smashing.something,, and tho above beats all previous records in Masterton.

Not the'least seasonable and useful articles wo have received by the steamer Ruapehu arc about fifteen pieces ofbcautiiul pongee silks, 22in wide, at 5s Gd per yard. These are in white and in all thoso shades most in demand, viz. cream, orange, moxiquc, blue, navy, Cleopatra, or old roso, beige, rose clnir, magdala pink, cardinal, fawn, Ac, and arc now sdlling rapidly at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.

Concerning these pongee silks, our Homo buyer writes from London:—" These aro very largely sold here this season for dresses, snshc*, curtain band linings, facings, and a variety of other purposes, and being exceedingly cheap, will no doubt be eagerly sought after by the customers of Te Aro House, Wellington.

Mr Kissear our special buyer, being an acute, smart, business man, and possessed of an educated and refined taste, has thought fit to send out by tho same steamer a very select assortment of exceedingly rich nnd handsome black moire, damasso Pekin silks, which arc now such a " huge success" in fashionable circles at Home, and which every lady should make it a matter of conscience to inspect, without delay at To Aro House, Wellington.

_ We arc also showing a lot of ladies' taffeta silk gloves, 2|un long, ond in beautiful li«ht summer shades, quaiity unexceptionable,' being from tho host glove manufacturers in the world, for 2s Gd per pair, at the Whole, sale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Arj. 'House, Wellington.—Advt.