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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2785, 29 December 1887, Page 2

Mr Dunpan McMaster has just shorn a champion Lincoln Bam. which carried a fleece of SOlbs, and another which turned the scale at 221|)s.' . The official repbyfc on the copper deposits found near Wootivllle shows that portions of ore contain 41-78 per gent, of copper. The Wairarapa North County Council invite tenders for building a groin at Te Ore Ore and for metalling the road betwoen Mangapakeha atid.Whakataki. The surrounding' crops are looking well, and some of the wheat fields are beginnino to ripen. Oats, which are usually first, will not as a rule be quite so early this season. TJie put has only'attacked the weaker crops. Thero io, jjppypi', now known a scientific ■ mean's of preventing to agreat extent, the ravages, of this fungus. Tlio quantity of barley sown is very Biriall, Altogether it" may. bo said jjjat the' prosper for' a]J cenals aravery favornbjp jndppd, " ; ..;'■ ; .

A new advertisement; from Mr Jas. Brown, will appear to-morrow. ■ Tho performance of the Carterton Ohristys announced to take placo this evening ac tho Theatre/Royal, has been unavoidably.postponed, Cheap fares over tho Railways aro announced for the New Year's Holidays The Department's advertisement appears in another column.

Volunteers are reminded that the last Inspection of this year takos place tonight at 0.30. o'clock awl that clasa firing will be continued at 5.30. tomorrow (Friday) morning.

Tho Masterton Borough Council meets to-night. It will bo a combined ordinary and special meeting, the ordinary business having 'been adjourned from last Tuesday, and the special work being in connection with confirming the byo-laws. The only case attho Masterton Court to-day was that of Joseph Albert, who was charged beforo Mr Boethnm, J. P., with being drunk and disorderly in Queen St at 1. 30. this morning. Tho prisoner who. works as a saddler, pleaded not

;uilty. The arresting Constable deposed iliafc the accused accosted him with an injairy as to his fighting ability, at the

lame time trying to kick him etc. Ser-

geant Price said that Albovfc had beon very troublesome during the holidays. Ultimately the defendant admitted that he was very drunk and did not known what ho was doing. Tho bench inflicted a line of 5s or in default 24 hours imprisonment. . >

Haymaking in this district is now in

full swing; Former anticipations 'aremore than realised, and, as a rule tho crops will be very heavy. We notice that the mowing machiue and horse rake are being more freely used this season, and for larger paddocks are' naturally quito superseding the scythe and 1 hand rake. The recent slightly inclement weather, has not caused any loss worth mentioning; it has been troublesome but that is about all, The. previous weeks break of fine weather enabled everything to be got in good train, and there is, at the present moment, every proipcct of a good haymaking time. From tho Wofikly Press wo learn that the Ministor of Mines has received a letter from Mr J. H. Richardson, an

Australian resident in Colorado, describing a disease which has all hut swept away the rabbits which previously infested the country. He Btates that the disease appears to be a small worm in the liver,

and so deadly has tho contagion proved that where the rabbits previously swarmed scarcely one is now to be seen. The

Minister has written for the fullest pos> sible information on the subject ■

The Woodville correspondent of the Evening Post sives the following account

of the doings of a recent resident here

John Brennan, late of Masterton, who had been appointed bailiff to, tho ft. M,

Court, Woodville was charged with being illegally on the premises of Thomas Clarke, billiard saloon and shooting gallery proprietor. Brennan' pleaded not Guilty, The evidence went to show that in consideration of his wife and large family, Brennan had been employed by Clark to manage the shooting pallery, and was discharged about two hours before the arrest. The police stated they' arrested the prisoner just.as he got over tho fence into the street. Thoy had found some of the lamps of the shooting pallery smashed. Brennan had given as an excuse for being there that he had come to watch the place as be felt sure that in the event of the place takin? fire he should be blamed for it. Brennan was also chargedVwith being drunk on the night in question. He was convicted on, the two charges, and for the former was sentenced to two hours imprisonment; for the latter he was fined 5s and costs. * ■ . '

It is our melancholy duty to record the death of another old settlor—auofcher old Friend. Yesterday morning Mr Thomaj W. Telford passed away after a brief illness in almost the full vigor of his manhood. The sad news has been a surprise

as well as a shock to his many friends, for his hale and hearty appearance-, aiid temperate habits, indicated : him as one likely to live long in the laud. The late Mr Telford was born in Stirling, Sootland, and canie with his father to New Zealand in one of the first four historical

ships that colonised Wellington Mr Telford senior opened a storo at Petone, and subsequently carried on business at Wellington, where for many yo;va he was a leading accountant. His son, Thomas Wright Telford commenced his career as a cadet on a Napier station, ami afterwards became managorancl owuerof a run. About twenty-eight years ago lis was appointed Sheep Inspector for this district, whero he married, and brought up his family. His first home was a small run in the Wharoama district, afterwards when in charge of Wairarapa South he lived.for some years, at Moroa near Greytown, and within the last two years he has been settled near Cartorton. A

few years ago, ho resigned lub appoint- ] mentin the Sheep Department, rather! than leave the Wairarapa. Mr Telford was a man of sterling character, warmhearted, and generous, and his loss will be felt not only by his immediate family' circle, but also by a large number of relatives and friends throughout', the Colony. We hear that the cause of death was an acute attack of. inflammation of the lungs. Wo are informed that tho f uncial will take place on Friday afternoon Miis Partington satis. Don t take any of the quack rostrums, as they aro regimental to the human cistern; bub put your trust in Dr Soule's American Hop fitters, which will cure general dilapida-' t-ion, costive habits, and all comic diseases Thoy saved Isaac from a severe extract- of typhoid fever, Thoy are. tho n« pin whoii of medicines. ."Boston Globe."

Two organs. Kegulato first the stomaoh, second the liver, especially the first, so as to porform their functions per' feotly, aud you will roraove at least iiino-teen-twentieths of all the ills Miat mankind is heir to, in this or any other climate. Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters is the only thing that will give perfectly healthy natural action to theso two o,r»ans " Maine larmor,'' The lapse of time brings us once more to the festal anil crowning month of the year and with it to the timo honoured practice of the free distribution of Holiday, and Cli ristmas presents at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse Te Aro House, Wellington. Wo have a really gva-d variety of useful, ornamental and artistic articles, fit to put on any tablo, and to adorn equally the mansion \ and the cot, and these wo intend to give away in accordance with the amount of purchases made, during the month of Member at the Whojesale Easily Drapery vYtirehoWq, l ! e Aro House,' Wellington. On all oash purchases of tho following amounts wo shall give proportionate presents purchnse 10s gift la, purchase loa gift I'd Od, pnrphiiso 20s gift % purchase 255, j gift 2s Gd, poliasjo 90a gift X poliitao 35ji gift 3s Gd, purghitse 40s gift 4s, pui'ohaso 45s gift 4a Od purchase 50a gift sa, purchase' £3 gift Gs, piivcliase £-1 gift Bs, purohase £5 gift 10s purchase £6 gift 12s, purchase £7 gift lis, purchase £8 gift lGs, purchase '£9 gift 18s,' purchase £lO gift 20s, and so in tho same proportion up to purchases of £SO or more at tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro Houso, Wellington. Wairarapa residents ate reminded that, in pur Warehouse there is every facility of exer•cising a large variety of choice, and that all (•bods ijjre.mavked at acjtiialwholesale prices, ftt finflo \Sureto carry back reminders,of the'advaqt^ges'secured^dpurchasing.'at"tUe Te Aro,Wh,oWq Family -

Tho Wairarapa Caledonian Society meets on Saturday 31st instant at 4. 0. p.m. in tho Club Hotel Masterton. Tho criminal sitting's, of tho Supromo Court will commence •.•next "-Wednesday. Tho following :is the Oaleudar:—Henry Stephenson,: being found on premises with intent to commit felony, Clement J. Harding falsp protenccs; Join) Johnson and Jamos Sharp; larceny; Charles Watson, attempted rape; William Connolly, alias Thomas Connolly, .horse-stealing; Leonard, Stabbing; Annio McKmdaly, housebreaking; Uriah J. Williams, indecent assault. .Thereis' also the private prosecution'c;»so in which W. 0. Nation is charged at the instance of Henry Anderson with criminal

"With regard to the seizure at Mauriccvilloof a barrel of.beer, for an evasion of the Stamp Duty Act, wo understand that the facts are as follows : -It seems that

Constable Roach, on his way down to Masterton on Tuesday, noticed an 18 gallon Eeg of ale standing on the Mauriceyillo Railway platform, which did not bear the necessary stamp of 4s Gd, so he at once took possession of it. \Ye learn

that no further steps have yet been taken, and that Mr Thos Parsons, from whose brewery tho beer camo, is able to state definitely that the stamp was originally placed on tho cask. 11l support of this Mr Parsons has the very strong evidence

that the detached stamp was found in the wrapper, with which tho barrel was enveloped, lc was raining at the time the beer went away, and there were also children playing about the place, so that nothing is more likely than that from

some accidental cause, such as the.circumßtauces would suggest, the stamp camo off.