The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1888. An Old Wairarapa Town.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3006, 18 September 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1888. An Old Wairarapa Town.

Twenty years ago" the township" of tho Wairarapa was undoubtedly Greytown. In those days Featherston was a mere halting place on the road to Greytown; Masterton was a sort of outlying centre, of which few people thought much; while Carterton was so spread out that it was difficult to say where it began or ended—it was a district rather than a township, In Greytown was centred the carrying trade of the Wairarapa, and this particular traffic in the years which preceded railway communication was a very important industry, In those days Greytown flourished' steadily, although the times then were' not favorablo to rapid development or sensational progress. Ten years later tlio prosperity of Greytown received' a check. The establishment of railway communication upset tho conditions under which the good old township had enjoyed its leading position, Masterton then shot rapidly to the front. Greytown was 9$ the main line and was regarded as out iu the cold, apd speculators in Wairarapa properties confined their operations to Masterton, (lartertgn, pnd Feathersten, and would have nothing to say to Greytown. The'Featherston boom was of brief duration, but Greytown, while it escaped a collapse from the simple fact that it had indulged in little or no expansion for several years, .seemed to be going down hill, losing trade gradually, and drijfting jnto a condition of stagnation, Five years ago property in the old Wairarapa township w#s unsaleable, and people §pp|p gf flio place as if it had a past, but did not possess either a present or a future. If, however, a pilgrim or a stranger expects to find the Greytown of Eighty-eight much the same as the .Greytown of Eighty-three, he will be somewhat astonished. During the past five years pf depression, when one might havo exp'ec'tecflo old Wsipapa Jowr ( to l?e steadily'sinking slougj; pf despond, it has beensil.ehtly .''ljijt sn/ely aM Old ffreytpwp.still pxists, but it is blppdpd ivitl) H pw Greytown, Here wid there all over the township havo sprung up new places of business, and new faces meet one in the street. Even in the suburbß pretty and substantial Villas have sprung up' to adorn and beautify the neighborhood, There is jiwt UPW a [ more marked appearance of solid and substantial development iu Greytown : ,that,i i]j m other Wairarapa centre, The new Building;? gpe&k for themselves', ' aud* tim ifltyy do happen to ')mv& e worn li ßut ; ,their 'fjpal : coat of. paifat are In |ljeir gprroundings are:' suggestive ;■$ |ios.o ; comfoi'fe; Nature )Ss'%e tor 'pp;to r ina|e. tjie old Wflprapa' tpwjj attuctive.

Tho soil.iß fertile, the olimata exceptionally mild, r - and trees -and shrubs display- there 1 a luxuriance. which other towns -may envy, hut camiol imitate; Almost every part of -the old town is bowered in lovely foliage, which makes the place resemble an English village rather than an unkempt colonial town. The untenanted dwellings, . those signs of desolation which onoe : marked and marred its main street, no longer exist. All are; occupied apparently by tenants who have converted them into homesteads., ,Of course this revival of prosperity in. Greytown means that some substantial trade and commerce is nowconneoted with the place. The old town may be considered sleepy in. some respeots, but there are evidently enterprising men in it. To take a single example as an illustration, we might refer to a factory near the railway station where there is a greater range,and variety of machinery for sawing and planing, and making up building and carpentering material,, than in any other part of the Wairarapa. Greytown is supplying Wellington and Petone with mouldings, ~ sashings, meat boxes, and other forms of manufactured timber, and, in this respect, is perhaps in. advance of Masterton, The moral of all this, is that there exists a considerable : amount of latent vitality and tenacity about, our Wairarapa townships,"and that when one does happen to run down hill for a season, it is not expedient to olass it as permanently depressed. The vigorous and. healthy new growth observable in Greytown must bo reassuring to all interested in the welfare of Wairarapa town 3, Ten years ago the value of property in tliat township was absolutely nominal, and frequently buildings were unletable. Now a Greytovjn freehold is considered a good investment, and there are virtually no. houses with a '• to let" ticket on them. The ugly duckling has become a swan, and-it is a matter of sincere congratulation to find suoli unmistakeable evidence of prosperity in. any part of the Wairarapa; Probably no centre of population has undergone more trying and prolonged vicisitudes than Greytown, and it is quite evident that those who pin their faith and prudently invest their means in Wairarapa torn properties come out 'right in the long run. Another lesson to be learnt from the changes. wo have referred to ia the immense advantage of shade trees, Twenty years ago Greytown was decidedly ugly, and ten years ago it was anything but picturesque. Now, thanks to tho matured growth of trees and shrubs planted by almost a past generation, it is an. exceptionally beautiful and attractive township.

A strong feeling exists amongst stock owners in this district that it is an unwise policy on the part of Government to 'remove Mr Orbell from the Wairarapa Inspectorship. Since ho lias been with us, we have had immunity from scab, anil the rabbits have beon kept under control. If the Government only knew liosv to let well alone, they would meet the wishes of settlers by retaining Mr Orbell in this district.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale for 26th, 50 head of cattle. , The coal export last week was nearly 4000 tons from'Westport and 5291 tons from Greymouth.

The funeral of the late Mrs Kebblewhite yesterday, at Falmerston, was numerously attended, Tho Salvation Army followed her remairas to the cemetery.

Judgment was given in the caso flatcourt & Co v Caselberg, claim £9O for use of premises, Queen-street Mastorton. Mr Beard for plaintiff and Mr Bunny for defendant, Judgment was given for £72 for uso and occupation with £J 12s costs.

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Maaterton Borough Council takes placo this evening. As this is the last time the Council willjmeot, as at present constituted,'itjis not estimated that much work will be done.

At a conforenco of Insurance Companies hold at Auckland on Monday it was resolved that in all cases of doubtful fires occurring throughout tho colony, the buildings burned should bo reinstated,

A notice to compositors appears in our advertisement columns calling upon them to join tho Wellington Branch of the N.Z. Typographical association on or before 31st of December next.

Tho annual general meeting of share-, holders in the Masterton Permanent Investment and Building Society takes placo in tho Temperance Hall on TuesSoptember 25. The business is to recoivo the annual report aud balance sheet, and to elect directors-and auditors. Tho retiring directors, Messrs J. 0. Boddington and A, R. Bunny offor themselves for re-election. Eeports of a Sensational character continue to bo published in Wellington papors from the Mahakipawa of the finds of gold and tho splendid prospects of a goldfield. The Post in its last issuo publishes news of this kind but in an editoral note, cautions. people against being misled by reports of rich alluvial finds and, whilst stating the prospectß of Mahakipawa so far arc undoubtedly encouraging, it holds there is nothing to justify an indiscriminate rush. Thomas Nash was charged at tho R.M. Court, Auckland, yestordfiy, with making a false declaration to the Collector of Customs to the effect that ho was the importer, of a quantity of boots and shoes, and that 'he value wrs £413 lis 3d, accoiding to tho Hamburg invoice,' whereas tho amount of the Condon invoice .for the same goods was i 539 9s ljd. Be pleaded guilty to a' technical breach, but xirgefl that tho goods originally eaoio.from Hapibiir»h, Ho was fined £25 and costs. The result of tho misrepresentation was,a;loss of about 117 to the Customs,

Fighting at Samoa up to the timo of tho last mail steamer leaving had not been sevoro. A number of natives hail rebelled against the' jlerman taxation, and the Government sent a strong party into tho bush tq capture and disperse the rebels, .The party came across a small oijtpost of rebels, and at once firfid into Th,e firg WA? quickly returned, and kept tip foj spine' time, the result being that several wore hilled and wounded on liotli sides, The Govmcnt party returned to Apia, and tho rebels remained in the bush. Both sides claim a victory, but the advantage was decidedly on the side of tho insurgents, who had only forty'men to about Hyp hundred on tho Government side, Thfte'are' over four thousand armod meri now m tlio field, ajjd seriojjs "figjitiug is anticipated.

The ontortaipujent qJt t)ie Hall jas't jiight," 1 nptwithstjnd'ing thg short notice was very )ypll Mr Kennedy was fche'life and'aoiU of th§ evoping, qijd lie was ablysuppprted'by Miss Beatiifopt and Mr Bradbury in a screaming farce entitled 11 Ticket Office/' Tho songs of Mr Kennedy notably •' Thp Englishman " sung in honor of the foot-, ball visitors were'onthuaiasticnllyenebred, Ip reply ho gave "s|he Irishman" which was equally well.received, Descriptions of 11 A Londou bakery ou Sunday" and "A Private Still" k'ept : his audience in i roars of laughter. Mr Bradbury and Miss Beaufort also played in " Tit for m well received, .It would, pay '''Heiitfsdy tb -rflpeqt tlik onterlamnlimt at the Theatre IwyilJf'iJfr Kennedy's; benefifcjtakesplace. 911 -tho port' 'oJ'.tho-le?.dii]gamateursin .('Tho Irish Attbrjuoy,'^'-

Tho,Custodian of the Masterton ;Hos-| pitaKacknowledges - with'thanks r a quantity of provisions from tho Football I Committee

-Messrs Lowes >ud.:lorns , announced it large sale, of furniture, drapery; olothirig, J ; produce, and, sundries 'for : Saturdaynext. , V -

Messrs M, Caselberg is-Co advertise for improvers and fiuishers for tho dressmaking departniont. ■_ ' The Bottling in. connection with- the Dunedin Jockey Club Races took placo last night when £403 lis was paid over. D Henderson received £95, J. Steven.son, and A; Kildnro £7O each, S. Merdoc £57. aiid otlior suras under £SO brought up tho total.

A meeting of Volunteers was held last night at Auckland, when It was resolvod that tho. Auckland Provincial District ho represented at tho approaching Victorian Rifle Association's meeting, and a committee was appointed to raise funds for this purposo. It was resolved that a sum of £2O be allowed to each man attending tho meeting. " The Manaia Dairy Company passed : a resolution Boiling the factory, land, and plant, which cost £1,150, for £SOO, whioh will just cover the outstanding liabilities. The paid-up shares, £1,150, therefore represent tho loss after two years' work- , ing. ' - ' '

. In the Hawkes Bay District an agitation is going on to socure a second agricultural and Pastoral Association. Tlib settlers at Waipawa and Patangata counties are dissatisfied with the shows held at Hastings, and are determined, to test feeling of their districts as to the financial support they irould receive in the event of their deciding to form a separate Association.. "

Tho final test ofthelungworm remedy was mado yesterday iinder the auspices of the Masterton. Pastoral Society. Amongst other interested persons present were Mr M'Kae of Lowlands, and Mr Orbell,. Sheep Inspector. The hoggets which had been put through the fumigating box a month ago, and careMy marked so that no mistake should be made, woro slaughtered, and the lungs taken out aiid opened, when worms were found to bo in existence in numbers., Mr Orbell conducted the test, and iu his opinion the lung-worm oure would probably be effective if applied to lambs.shortly after weaning, but the present season of tho year ho considered too late, as the worms had too great a hold.

The water supply of Tokio, japan, .is by the' wooden water pipe system, which has been in existence over two hundred years, furnishing at present a daily supply of from twenty-five to thirty gallons. Tlioroare several types of.water pipes in use, the principal class being built up with planks, square, and secured together by frames surrounding them at olnse intervals. The pipes, less than 6in consist of bored logs, and somewhat larger ones are made by placing a cap on the top of a log in which a very largo groove has boon cut. All the connections are made by chamfered joints, and cracks are chalked with an inner fibrous bark, Squaro boxes are used in various places to regulate the uniformity of the flow of the Water, which is rather rapid, for tho purposo of preventing aquatic growth, The water is not delivered to the houses, but into reservoirs on tho sides of tho streets, nearly 15,000 in number. '

A countgeous act, well deserving the notice of the Royal Humane Society, was , performed oil Sunday by ft lad named Alexander McGuire who is only about Bor 9 years of ago. It appears some children were playing upon a bridge in Columbia-road which orosses the Makora crcok, a rapid, and at this point somewhat deep stream, on tho afternoon in question, The children had gradually disporsed aud only two boys were left. Tho bridge is an open one unprotected by rails, and _as the two were playing one pushed the other over the bridge into the stream, and seeing him vanish ran away in terror to his homo as fast as his legs would carry him, Fortunately for tho child in danger, the boy, Alexander Mcguire, to whom we have referred was lying on the grass near at hind, and seeing the younester running away gueßsed something was amiss. Ho quickly got to tho bridge, and on looking over saw the boy under the water. Without hesitation he jumped in and brought the boy out and convoyed him to his homo which fortunately Was close by. There is no doubt that but for the timely rescue by Macguire the lad' would have boon drowned, as it took a long tune to bring him round, 'l'he boy who bo narrowly escaped a watery grave is a son of Mr J. A, McKonzie of the Mastorton Telegraph Office,

" I Don't Waki That Stuff,"—ls what a lady of Boston said to her husband when'ho brought home some medicine to cure her of sick headache and neuralgia, which had made her miserable for fourteen years, At the first attack thereafter it was administered to her with such good results, that slio continued its use till cured, and -was so enthusiastic 111 its praise, that sho induced tivonty-hvo of the best families in her circlo to adopt it as their regular family medicine. That "stuff" isDr Soule's American Hop Bitters, Standard, "Women ft ever Think,'-If the crabbed old bachelor who uttered this sentiment could ■ but witness tho' intense thought, deep study and thorough investigation of womon in determining tho best medicines to keep their families woll, and would note their sagacity and wisdom in selecting Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters as the best, and demonstrating it by keeping their families in porpetual health, at a mere nominal expense, ho would bo forced to acknowledge that such sentiments are baseless and false. Picayune, Haviko now finished our annual stock taking, and having been also busily em ployed during the past ten days in opening out our first importation of spring goods, wo aro prepared to show the good people of Wellington and Wairarapa an exceedingly choice, elegant, and select assortment at the Wholesale Family Urapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington, Wo aro convinced that our new prints zephyrs, and dress goods, of every des criptioQ, will outrival anything possibly bo shown in tho city, and we have the qnthflrity of competent exports for this Btateinent. Whether as regards designs, qualities, or prices tho public will find that wo aro really Al, at To Aro Hou§e, Wellington;' ' . •

Ai|d not pnly in these goods, but ill mantles, costi|ipcs„ millinery, and all other seasonable goods our buyer haß proved himself to bo far in advance of his compeers aud the advantages of his taste and judgment will doubtless be appreciated by the steady throng ot customers we expect to seo at To' Aro Hoilse, Wellington.' Our first grand showbill take placo on Thursday next, fjth September, wliea tho" public Will linvo i)n opportunity of witnessing one of the most unique, fashionable and attractive displays of new spring goods oyer held in this city, at tho Wholesale Family %pcryWrehpusp, Xe jlro House. —Apyr,