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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2797, 13 January 1888, Page 2

The "Herd Laddie" (Mr J.as. Wyllie) has now played 2,111 games of draughts in New Zealand, and of these he has lost five, drawn h'S/and won the remainder.. The annual meeting of tha Wairarapa North Benevolent Society, lapsed yester«. day, for want of a (juoiuin. Tenders aro invited by the Chief Surveyor, in another column,, for Heity's ikid Contract fto, 39. -Plans and SpeciticiitiMis arc to b» seen.at the Road Board Office, tketaliuna, The Island Bay Racing Club'B.S.uiniuor meeting will be held on Anniversary and Centenary Days, Monday and 'Thursday, January 23rd and 20' th. A notification regarding the entries and ac.eptances, appears in our advertising columns. .. Mr Thomaß Donnelly wag-much struck with the nature of the country at the scene of the Waiohine gold operations. Where the prospectors camp is situated, there is a splendid grazing flat, and wild pigs and fat cattle abound almost m thousands. '■' It is intended to hold a champion sculling tournament at I'ort Chalmers in March or April, for which a first prize of LlOOistobe given. It is proposed.to invite representatives from the other colonies, so there should be a grand exhibition "of skill. This will be the largest prizo ever offered in .New Zealand for a sculling race. The jury at the inquest held on the body of the young lady, Miss Jessie Gray, who was last Sunday found dead in her bed at Mrs Macfarlane's residence, Cold-, {stream, Raiigibra, returned a verdict of ! death from natural causos. Tho deceased, {who was a relative,of Mrs Maofarlane, retired at liigufc as usual, not having at nil complained of illness, The next morning as she did not respond to a knook, her room was entered, and she wss found in a position that indicated the intention of rising but quite dead. The doctor's examination iho.ved that heart disease existed. 'Stone Hawing is becouuns'. far too prevalent here, The other evening some boys throw stones atMrH, Peterson's horse which was grazing in his paddock opposite the Public Library, with the result that tho unfortunate animal was most cruelly and'seriously injured about the eyes, Tiiis is the bccoud time that the horse which is a very quiet one, has been subjected to such illusiige, und it U to bo hoped that the culprits will be brought to account and severely punished. A meeting of the Mastwrton Cemetery Trust was held last evening, Present Messrs Payton (in tho chair), Hourigan. and Perry. The minutes of the previous meeting having been confirmed Mr Payton to electod Chairman for the turrent year on the motion of Mr Feist. The Treasurer reported a credit balance ofLßOssßd. Correspondence was.read,, from Miss Jeans, complaining of the condition of the dividing fence between her ground, and a portion of the Trust reser.e. Some discussion took placo as to whether the tenant of the Trust who occupied the portion of the reserve in question should te called up n to repair it but it was decided that as the fence was Bcaice'y w "ith mending the Works Committee should be. empowered to erect anew one. On the motion of Mr Hourigan it-was resolved to recommend Mr R. M, tfalluway for the vacant seat on the 'truer, caused by. the r-tiremenfcof Mr Job, Vile. .The Mkfing accounts were pass'edior payihe'nt, B. I'fljft 12s J 0. ingrara'£6-4s'sd, W; Seliar'loi|d, ajid •Smith and Hogg £1 4s, The Imjatik sheet as audited was adopted and ',, to be published. The custodian re|sjfef;' that there hadboen 29 interments djjssß' I the past year as against ;#f(>|,the''f|ijjv ; ceding .term. "■..'- -"•'■'.-.'

The price of easin Wellington hasbeen ; reduced to 7b 6d per thousand feet nett. Tipplo arrived in Masterton by this morning's train. Ho interviews tho-Mastertun Pastoral and 'Agricultural' Society to-morrow on the frozen meat question, We learn that there is a considerable quantity of rye grass being harvested; for se«d about Pahiatua., 'Hie growth this season has been so rank, that the grass in many cases is lying down. The yield though uneven is expected to be exceptionally heavy. 'Mr Joe Warbrick, the well-known footballer, now of Napier, is endeavoring to form a purely Native team to meet the English Fuotballors when they visit New Zealand next season, and has written to tho Secretary of the Mastertou Football Club (Mr S. H. Wickeraon)for information respecting the three best Maori forwards in the Wairarapa, so that their merits can bo considered in makinj? up tho team, The harvesting of oats is now in full swing in the Wairarapa, There is not much wheat being cut yet. Mr F. W. Temple, by advertisement, thanks those who rendered valuable service at his lire last night. John Smith Harris well known as "The Whiffior," was yesterday rim in for firing off a gun on Lambton Quay, Wellington. It liH3 been decided to add ventilation to tho Maßtertun Council Chamber and tho readinp room of tho,publie library. Mr T. P. Lett advertises five good draught horses for sale. Mr A. W. Renall has commenced putting down fluining this afternoon opposite the Post Office. This,- we fear, is tho signal for a pitched battle between himself and the Works Committee, Another first round match of the Maaterton Tennis • Tournament has been played, Mr-JR. R.O. Coleman beating Mr R.M. McKnight in the Single Handicap, Several other games are to be played off to-day. . Wo hear that three, information for sly grog selliu'g on 26th and 27th Decembor (Boxing day and tho day following) have been laid against Mrs Elizabeth Kiddie of the Tauem. The cases will be heard shortly. The entries for the Masterton Amalgamated Friendly Societies Sports handicaps closed last night, The numbers received were as follow : Anniversary Handicap 19 ; Walking 4; One Hundred Yards U ; Half Mile C; Hurdles 10; Friendly 6; One hundred and. fifty yards 15; One Mile 9; Total 83. Messrs Lowes & lorns sell at thoi r rooms to-morrow tho rights and privileges in connection with tho Amalgamated Friendly Societies spurts, for Anniversary D,iy, which prom sos to be a big gathering, after which they Bell a long catalogue of jewellery literature, electroplate goods, also a consignment of teaa and general sundries. The formation of the Waiohine florae, which at present is being prospected, is very Bimilnr to that of the Miki Miki district. Tho latter, however, is thought by some who have seen both localities to be the mora Ikely country of the two for gold to be found in, It possesses white reef, which is generally looked upon as an enci uragmc sign, whereas none of this class of stone is to be seen at Waiohine. The ordinary meeting of the Court Loyal. Enterprise, No.' 5501, Ancient Order of Foresters, was held last night in the Foresters' Hall, Masterton. The officers elected the'previous Court night were duly installed. Onp new member was initiated into the ancient mysteries of tho order, and the meeting then olosed with a vote ot thanks to the retiring officers. Our Greytown correspondent writes : The original prospecting party who returned yesterday'• are in possession ■> of some really good stone, lain informed, and they are sanguine that the'discovery will do good to tho Wairarapa.' 'Last night at Greytown, the report of Mr Tom Donnelly, the Masterton prospector, was received with shouts of laughter at one of the hotels, and the. party broke up with the song " Tommy niako room for your uncle." The experiences of the Masterton party who went to the Waiohine Bold reefs were very rough. Through having gone up the bed of the river instead of at. first taking to tho hills, they were stuck for four hours in the water without making headway, aud then after all had to climb the very steep banks of the Gorge, and traverse the rugged ranges. Tho journey to the prospectors camp takes two days, but the return trip boing down hill can be done in a day. Mks Partington ut& - Don t .keep any of the quack rostrums, as they are. regimental to the human cistern; but put your trust inDrSoule's American Hop Bitters, which will cure general dilapidation, costive habits, and all comic diseases They, saved Isaac from a severe extract of typhoid fever. They are' tho u plus mum of medicines. " Boston Globe." Two organs, - Regulate first the stomach, second the liver, especially the first, so as to perform thoir functions perfectly, and you will remove at least nino-teen-twentieths of all tho ilia that mankind is heir to, in this or any other climate, DrSoule's American Hop Bitters is the only thing that will, give perfectly healthy natural action to those two organs'' "Mainfllarmer' 1 ' Wjktbd al ladiesto see onr last shipment for the Betson of white embr idered mus in robeß, very cho'ce, from 25s Gd to 425, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Wasted, aye wanted all tho young ladies of tlio city to visit our showroom and select fom the mi't beantif il assortment in the ■ity i heir hats for the scison at TeAro House, Wellington Wasted, all mo'hers to see our picnic hats for the girls from 2d to 6tl each, andour boys' straw hats from 3d to Is eaoii. at To Avj House, Wellington. • • ■ Wanted, aye wanted, 500 customers for ladi;s'suimn;rcostumes fmm.,3s 6i toM, aud summer man'les and jtckets of everydescription from 2s lid to i guineas, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Wanted, everyone to see and buy -4buttonkil gloves, superior quality, usual prico,96 lid, for h lid. AbSOO pairs of. thcah uea'ready been s .Id, no time should be lost in'stcuring them at' Te Aro House,' 'Wel'ington., ' . • Wanted, wanted, pm chasers for a 'special lot of j'rieo ul'and oth-r laces at about ha f their usual price, viz, 2{d, 3Jd, SJlaiul6il per yard. There is bound to be a rush' fur these at T* M - o Hnnsc—Advt.