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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2793, 10 January 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa North County Council meets to-day at 2,' o'clock. Tenders for supplies to- the Masterton Hospital.close to-morrow., Mr J, J, Cottle, Opaki, advertises, for 'sale a side delivery reaper. Mr Andrew Cockburn, of the South Island, is at present in Masterton on a visit'to his 'brother. Mr Cockburn will buwieluomed.by alargo circle of friends, wlio'kirew hiiu-as'a former' settler here. The Masterton Presbyterian Church hold its Anniversary Tea meeting in the Temperance Hall to-uay at 5,30' p.m.. A public meetpsr will afterwards be held in -the church at half past seven, when addresses will be given by the Revs, Rosb, Thompson, Rodger, Patersou,,Ogg. Eiliotte and others.

A slight shock of earthquake from west to tast, lasting for tour or five seconds, was felt at Mauriceville on Saturday last, at ten minutes to eleven o'clock; This was followed by a perceptible shake of shorter duration at twenty miuutes to twelve. The big cabbage season has con,mencod' and a splendid specimen of this useful vegetable is to be seen in Messrs Mitnfa'e lJro3. window, Queen Btreet to day. This nnmster was grown by Mr A, Miuitie and it turned the scale at 15|lb8. It is rumored that tho Works Committee have given Mr Renall notice to remove tins heaps of road debris which he has canßeii to be thrown up along the path of his water track within twenty-four hours, failing which the Council will do the work at his expense,

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce an extensive sule for Saturday next. They start with the sale of the privileges in connection with the Amalgam .ted Friendly Societies' sports on January 23rd, after which they sell a consignment of new season's teas, a lot uf boots and shoes, and their usual sain of furniture, produce and sundries.

A coinniitfceo meeting of the newlyformed Masterton Phillnrmonio Society was held last night. There was a good attendance, and much interest was taken in the oroceedmgs. 'The business consisted chiefly of framing a set of rules, and of the choice of a conductor. The adoption of the former and the appointment of the latter, it was decided should be recommended for confirmation at the general meeting of members on Monday evening last, " '

The hay season is now pretty well nvor. but; it :b evident that maiiy people made a mistake in cutting their-hay rather late, if left so long, there is not eo much nourishment in the grass, the seed drops out, and the" turf suffers to some extend A (jood deal of the crop wasreadv for reaping in the beginning of December, bnt in many cases the owners took no active steps to get it in until the end of that; month', thus throwing things late, Uye-grass. has of oourse, Buffered the most in this respect,

Dealers' in Produoe i-ays the Lyttelton Times home correspondent declare that the present season offers a good opportunity for Colonial and New Zealand butter and cheese. Several small parcels of New Zealand cheese have been sold in the London Market ut from 48a to 555, which is the average price of American cheese Throughout the Summer Cork butter hits maintained the' prre of ioßs to 120s. the averase price being 70s to 80s. and it is considered the prices are not likely to recede before next spring A considerable quantity of butter and cheese is now being; shipped from here to the English market by means of the direct steamer cool chambers. Besides the five tons of ohoese beins; sent by the Grtytown Factory, the Dalefield Dairy Jompany sent seven tons by the last trio of the Done, and the Taratahi Company also despatched several tons recently, Tho butter of- which a local export is steadily developing, has mostly been sent in smaller parcels and the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Company have lately despatched a considerable number of consignments. The latest account sales from London show that Wairarapa butter has realised there 60s to 70s a cwt, and this is fcr inferior to medium quality only, I There is no doubt that a really firsl-olass I article would fetch about 100s, and Can--1 rerbury butter has gone as high as 120s. per in the Homo market, In our yesterday's reference to the •Masterton Lawn Tennis Club, the names of.Mesßi's A. it, Bunny and T. L. Thompson were inadvertently transp»sed. In the Single Handicap,., VI r Bunny shout' l have been" shown a;, the victo-,. anaV Mr 'Thompson as (the.-vanquished ; whereas we reversed things. - : ' ■ Thero is now some doubt ag to whether the skeleton found near Eketahuna is •that-of Mr "Webber, surveyor, for the bouts 1 e wore when he disappeared wero half WeWtigton's, according to a stater 'raont his son .has just made, whereas those f'jund with the rcnaitis are laceups, Tho lnjots have been BBnt to Napier for identification,

•Mr Joseph Williams, otir local tobacconist, has received from ail old to» oavtoowsfc-Mr E. S. Wyllip-who is now an itinerant photographor in Calico hia and the United States, aomo interesting photographs of harvesting machinery as taken by him in tha fielc a of Tulare City. These views, which show the implements in actual work, are now in view in Mr Williams' window and thoy are we understand, to lie in a few days presented to the Maßterton Farmer's Club, The machines, compared with what one ordinarily sees, semn most wonderful. The Harvester, of which there are several types, worked conjointly by horses (or mules) and steam, seems to do everything from cutting the corn to bap. gingifc and the chaff, aud throwing both into the carts whioh follow the' machine as it traverses the field. There is also a header (or stripper) on a large and complete wale, '''he other views show a Tulare water tow-r, and tho Parmer's • Union Grip Warehouse at Tulare. One of tho Harvesters', it'inay be mentped; has as many as twoiity mujes rfttacned to it. Those do the traation work, atid the 'steam, power outs and works' tbe com,

Frederili Hansen calls upon thebwnei of section No 81, Mauriceville settlement, t» combine with him in erecting a dividing fence. The notice is advertised in another column. Wo learn from our Eketahumv correspondent, that the inquest on the skeleton found on the Alfredton road was arranged -to btt hold at. Mv'John Tuck's Eketahuna Hotel to-day at 1 o'clock. I .It will be remombered tliat there wbb * discussion in the House last session upon an urdor m-Council notifying that after a stated date no capitation would be paid on children below six.years, and also exeluding those who had passed the sixth standard.' The Wellington Educational Board has now received notice from tho Department revoking the order for the exclusion of children who have passed the sixth standard., Although there is no arranged system of signals by which the particu'ar ward in which a tire occurs can be indicated on the firebelh of this town, it may bo of service' to our readers to kno* that Mr Braggins, the night-watchman has a special ring of his iwh, vis*, three tolls, fillowed by a peal, repeated ad lib. It is well known that when Mr Braggins fives tho alarm, the fire is seldom a trivial.one, therefore the information Riven above, may to some extent guide peopleaß to the necessity of rising from their beds for night alarms. ' : " . The following are the names of the three teams of the Masterton Volunteer Fire Biigade who intend taking part in the Fire Brigade Contests at Greytown on Anniversary Day:—Messra 6. Foy (Secretary),. W. Dixon, 0. Wyeth, G. Ward,'. W, Mawhinay,'. Lieutenant, B.: Houoblow, Branohman ' O'Meara, H. Hounslow, 0. Ewington, B. Jadson, T„ Collier, Bartlett, Chandler, Knerspn, H. Ewington, Emergency W. Morris . The teams held a preparatory praotico.last' night and are working hard ,to acquire proficiency Mr C. Edmonds, brewer, ofPetone, made an application in the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday morning for a warrant against a Wellington solicitor for having obtained money on false pretences, the money having been obtained, so the applicant stated, as change £1 2s together with goods to the value of 18s, by means of a.cheque on the Bank of Hew South Wales, which cheque was subsequently returned marked " no account" The Justices on the Uench considered an ordinary summons would meet tho case, and that suggestion was aeted upon.— N.Z. Times. Mrs Partington savs,— Dont keep any of the quack rostrums, as they are regimental to the human cißtern; but put your trust in Dr Soulo'a American Hop Bitters, which will cure general dilapidation, costive habits, and all com ic diseases They saved Isaac from a severe extract of typhoid fever. They are the ne plw mm of medicines. '' Boston Globe." Two organs. - Kegulate hrat the Btomach,'second the liver, especially the first, so as to perform their functions perfectly, and you will remove at least nine-teen-twentieths of all tho ills that mankind is heir to, in this or any other climate, Dr Soulo'a American Hop Bitteia is tho only tiling that wijl give perfectly healthy natural action to tfiese two organs "Mainelarinnr ' W«ntkd al! ladies to see our las 1 ; shipment for the Beuon of while embroidered muslin robos very chow, fr.ni 25b Gd to 425, at Te Aro House, W*l ington.. Wanted, aye wanteil. all tho young lud'ea of the -ity to visit our showroom and Bel ct torn the most • beautif tl assdrtmeut in the city their-hats for the seison at TeAro House,- Welliimton Waktei), all mo hers to see our picnic ■hats faf ..the girls from 2d to 6d each, and our straw hats from 3d tola gac.i, r at Te Ar • House, Wellington. Wanted, aye. waited,. 500 customers for ladi s' summer eosbiimea from" 3s 1 61 t> 60s, and summer mantles and jickots ofeveiy 'descriptio i fwm 2s lid to 4 guineas, at Te Aro House, Welling-on, " ■ - ' Wantkd, everyone to w and buy 4biittonkil gives, superior quality, usual price 2s lid, f.r Is lid. As 50d pairs of tlie-ia h ue a'ready ucena Id; n > time sh ml l be lost in securing them, at Te Aro House, We'inuton. : Wanted, a?e wanted, putchasers for a sueciallot of urien ul »nd oth-r laces at about ha f their usual piriee, viz, 2jd, 3Jd t SJI and i\ \ v&t yard. There is bound to be a rush for these at 'S* \ro H<iuse.-ADVT.