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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2978, 16 August 1888, Page 2

Tho regular monthly meeting of the Masterton School Committeo takes place to-night.

We understand that Mr P. F. Tancred's well known racor, Administrator, will be let out for stud purposes this season. At a well-attended meeting held in the Wesleyan Church last evening, it was decided to form a Mutual Improvement Society, a sub-Committeo being appointed to draw up rules, &c., to be submitted for approval at a meeting to bo hold ono evening next week,

Mr W. Corlett advertises for sale or lcaße that well known coaching stallion, Rapid Roan. At the recent Ashburton City Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting we notice amongst the list of winners one of his stock, Morok, who won the Handicap Hutdle Raco, beating Lord. Burleigh, Nero, Union Jack, and l'icsnini,

The Masterton Philharmonio. Society meat for practice tlib evening. . Tho Band of Hope meeting, adjourned from last week, takes place to-morrow.

MossrsW. and V. "Wardell invite tenders for foiling'sixty acres of bush at Te Whiti,

At yesterday's Stock Sa'e £IOOO worth of cattle alono was disposed of by Messrs Lowes and lorna.

Mr J.Dawson, of Masterton, is,the successful tenderer for the Government bridge contract on the Napier-Taupo road at £376.

Mr T. Mackay has boon appointed Property Tax valuer for the Road Districts of Masterton, Whareama, Mauricevillo, Upper Taueru, and Alfredton. TiioAuoklaiidfiugby Union have received a cablo message from Lillywhite, stating that the English football team will play in Auckland on Septembor 8. Applications aro invited for tho office of Secretary to tho Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association at a salary of L4O per annum, and a commission of five percent upon raoinbers subscriptions collected.

Mr Jno. Young will open his Masterton cash ironmongery premises! on Saturday next, August 18th, with a nicely assorted stock, when ho hopes to receive a call from tho public of Masterton and Burrounding districts; Mr Young notifies " no books kept except a Cash. book." An Auckland contemporary states that the road betiveon Alexandra and Kawhia, known as Bailancels buggy road, isno.w in it disgraceful state, impassablo for horsemen owing to land-slips and large trees blocking tho road. ; If any mote slips or trees come down it will be impossible to get through. '■/"

Messrs Lowes and lorua report at their stock sale ycatorday, all stock, with the exception of sheep, came good, and all cold. Cattle showed a slight increase in price. Sheep wore firm at last sales quotations, Beef—Bullocks £4 10a to £5 for light; fat cows, £4 to £4 6s; forward bullocks £4; store bullocks, £3 to £3 10s; young steers 40s; yearlings 30s; calves 15s to 20s; speyed heifers 40s to 60s; dairy cows £3los to Lo. In sheep, not fat, yarded, store wethers made 10s; ewes in lamb 7s to 8s 4d; hoggets Is to 8s 2d. Horses, nominal. Young pigs 7s to 10s.

Bakers should understand that if they sue for money owing for broad aupplieJ, their account must show the number of pounds of bread, not tho number of loaves. A Baker at Waimato recently sued for 40 loaves, and the Eesldont Magistrate informed him that there was a penalty for selling loaves oxcopt by weight. The penalty was £2 for each offence, and if ouforccd in this caso would amount to £BO. He, howover, gave the bakor an opportunity of altering his bill of particulars. With reference to the allegation that tho Government had refused to pay the policy on the life of the Into Percival Bear on the ground that his name was James Percival Boar, Mr Olliver, the local resident agent, informs the Herald that the statement is based mi a complete misapprehension. All that lias been naked for is a proof that the James Percival Bear, whoso relatives now claim, is the samo as Percival Bear who was insured, and a simple statutory declaration by the surviving relatives will be accepted as a sufficient proof. The relatives misunderstood what was required, hence their boliof that the department refused to pay tho policy.

The following second teams of tho Bed Star and Te Ore Ore Clubs will try conclusions on the Star ground at 3 o'clock on Saturday next:—Bed Stars—Back: H, Welch; throe-quarters: E, Welch, Re mini, Thompson ; half-backs: Bannister, Baillie: forwards: Martin, Mawhinay, Morris, McKenzic, Campbell, Collier, flolford, Westbrouk, Ewington. Emergencies—backs: JRichards, Grantham j forwards; Bragging, Broom. Te Ore Ore.—Back: Tiwhirini; threequarters : Matau, Putahi; half-backs: Torea(captain), Pani, Taka; forwards: Motete, Taniwlia, Willie, Tamihana, Ati, Alick, Pahem, Waari, Koruarua. Emergencies—Mare, Akuhata, Huata, Haeata, Arapata. Tho annual Volunteer Fire Brigado Ball was held in the Theatre Royal last evening, and. from every point of view was a splendid success. The dress circle was woll filled with onlookers and somo fifty couples tripped it gaily to excellent music by Mr A. Kiscnberg's string band. The fine condition of the floor gave general satisfaction. Tho room w>s nicely decorated with picture! and flags, and combined with the varied dresses of the dancers, presented a most gay appearance, There were several fancy dresses, the most conspicious beiog "Snow" and a Scotch girl, Anabund. ance of excellont refreshments of every shape and form, kindly supplied by the ladies of Masterton, satisfied the appetites of tho most fastidious. Dancing, under the able M.O. ship of Messrs Henderson and Harrison, was kept up with spirit till an early hour. Tho whole arrangement reflects tho greatest credit on tho Secretary, Mr S. H. Wickerson, and his executivo committee, and wo trust tho re-union will considerably augment the funds of the Brigado, for which object the kail was inaugurated.

Advertising Cheats.—lt has become so common to writo the beginning of an elegant, interesting article, and then run it into somo advertisement, that we avoid all such cheats, and simply call attention to tho merits of Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters in as plain honest terms as possible, to induce people to give them ono trial, as no one who knows their valuo will ever use anything else. "Providence Advertisor."

A Losing'Joke-A prominent physician of' Pittsburg said jokingly to a lady patient who 'was complaining of her continued ill-health, and,of his inability to cure her, " Try Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters I" The lady took •it in earnest, and used the Bitters, from which sho obtained permanent health. She now laughs at the doctor for his jolto, but lie is not so well pleased with it, as it cost him a good patient. "Harrisburg Patriot.."

Our tailoring the" Talk of tho Town," Why ? Eecauso \yb lwvo an experience J and artistic Cutter, a man ivlio has eyes !u his head, thoughts in his brain, skill to hia very finger tips, who can tell at a glanco what will become you, and know to a certainty how to lit you, so that all garments thall sit on you as apart of yourself. Hundreds have proved this, and numbers are doing so every day. Try for Yourself at To Aro House. Why! Because our staff of Tailors is thoroughly competent, and consequently the work we put into all garments is of tlio best description, leaviug nothing to be desired. Becuiso we always have tho best men to be found whether (or Coat Vest or Trouser making. Because our object is always to produce Excellence of Manufacture. Try for yourself at To Aro Houso, Why ? Because onrstock of materials is always largo and well selected, We buy directly from the manufacturer, both Homo and Colonial. We buy at the lowest cost. Wo save tlio profits of tho fiarehousen, and our customers get all this additional beoefit. We say this advisedly, and our patrons corroborate it. Do not, however, take our word, but try for yourself at Te Aro House. Patterns of materinla'with prices for garments, also chart for self measurement, forwarded post free, on application to James Smith, T« Aro House, Wellington, i

The session is.. expected ,to last for another ton days. It is not conßidored probable that the Publio Works statement will be delivered this week., ' .

Tho Napior Borough Council have resolved to await tho result of tho experiments to be tried in Wellington and other laiyo towns before deoiding upon tho electric lighting of that town. The agitation by gas consumers in Christcburok has had - the effect of awakening Lyttelton consumers to the fact that they nroalsu paying through tho nose for their light. - A petition was presented at the last meeting of the Council, asking that somo steps be taken to erect new gasworks. ' • .

TheMastorton man who went insane over the egg and a half problem requests us to ask the following conundrumlf a man and a half throw a boot jack and a half at a cat and a half every night for a month and a half, how many cats will ho hit ? Times being bad our correspondent will not offer si prizo. Money is scarcer, he says, than lawyers in Paradise. A mooting of the Executive Committee of the Masterton Agricultural and Pas toral Society, was held yesterday, when a programme and prize list was submitted to the general Committee, , at a meeting hold afterwards, and approved.,. Special prizes to the extent of £l3O will bo given at the"forthcoming Show, in addition to the general prizes. Tho Secretary handed in his resignation, and it was resolved to. invite applications for tho office. The meeting adjourned until Saturday, 18th August, when the question of advertising and printing will be dealt with. It is reported. that the coal and shalo measures, till recently owned by tho Oropuki Coal and Shale Company, Invercargill, and now by Mr Albert Casselly, has beon sold to a Sydney, firm for £12,000, Tliey will.erect works for (ho distillation of keroaeho and other/oils from the shale, Oropuki is the western terminus of tho railway system, Tho coal is of the ordinary brown kind, but the shale has been proved of excellent quality, producing 60 gallons of oil per ton; itoxists in great quantities near the surface.

On Tuesday night throe mon employed at Sutherland's Bakery, Itichmoud, Ohristchurch, went to bed nbdtst nino o'clock, and loft a bucketful of coke burning in their bedroom, which is closoly boarded, and when tho door and window were shut almost air-tight. They have been in the habit of doing this for some time, but owing to thero being a broken pain in the window no serious effects had hitherto resulted. This pane has been meudod; consequently last night when the coke fire burnt up the funics could not escape. Tho head baker went to wake them at 2 a.m. and found thorn insensible. Ho opened the window and door, and sent for l)r Stewart, under whose treatment two of tho.n recovered, but the third, Fred Collins, is in a very precarious state,

Tho Supreme Court, Invercargill, was occupied all day jesterday with the trial of Sophia Kidd, Southland's promier horsowoman, on the charge of stealing. It is alleged that she stole and drove a small mob thirteen miles during the night to a salo at Mataara. The evidence of identification was strong, especially that of tho bank clerk who cashed the chequo given for the cattle. On the other hand, tho woman's relations and servants of the family swore that on the day she was said to have beon at Mataura selling cattle, she was on her mother's farm driving a reaper. A sensation was caused in tho Court towards the closo of tho trial by tho fainting of tho accused, which stopped tho proceedings for half an hour. The jury woro suable to agree, and were locked up for the night.