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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3067, 29 November 1888, Page 2

First-class assistants are wauted im mediately for the dross-making department' at the Masterton Wholesale Drapery Company. . ; •,

The' statement . comes - from .Pennsylvania! that the. Supremo,' Court' of that state lias lately decided that' a recent -mamagfl solemnised on Sunday was'liull and void, 'silice, according to the Sunday law, no contract executed on that day is legal, and holding that marriage is no more th'at a civil contract.. "Electranged" is the titlo given in New York to the method of execution by electricity.'- It is doubtful after all whether it will be adopted, • .Tho rcßult of tlie experiments have caused a reaction against it, By the way, 1 Professor Edison recommends ?: that tho criminal be liaii'd-cu'flcd, and electric wire fastened to the handcuffs.

In many parts of Mid-Kent and the. Veald thore are hop eardens in which (ho poles liavo not been set up and still remain in stacks, while tlio bitio is straggling over - the' ground disputing posaeßsiou mth tlio weeda aud thistles It is estimated that between four and live thousand acres of hop land have gono out of cultivation since, last year A shooking case of suicide, has occurred at Sidmouth, an old mail oighty four years of age, named William Mortimore, havinst jumped over tlio Alma Cliff, a distance of ahout 250. feet Deceased left his hat aud walking-stick on a seat near tho spot where he jumped over. He had, since tlio death of his wife somo few months ago, beon very depressed. A number of boys, while playing on the beach at Porteoa, came upon the leg and'arm of'a'Woman tied up in a common sack. The lads gave information to tho coast guard, who eent for the police, and the remains were taken taken pbssession of by them and conveyed to Banff. No clue has been found as to whore the remains came from, but it is supposed they had boen washed up by the sea, A rather novel, suggestion has jus been made by Dr Baker, tho head master of the Morchant Taylor's School, at a "school dinner." • The' school, it appears, has not'been doing so well, at cricket as Dr Baker eould wish, and he thinks that the masters and .wardens of the Merchant Taylors' Company should oiler a scholarship or two ,to be won in tho cricket field for bowling, Tho idea was, of course, raptuously received by tho cricketing boys. ' The Emperor of Brazil, who is residing at the: Splendide Hotel, Aix-le-Bains, has inado a wonderful cure. He arrived there a few weeks ago apparently a dying man. He now daily takes a drive, walks about tho gardens, and generally plays a game of billiards in tho public room;" He and his suito h|ive forty-two 1 rooms in the" hotel. The Emperor's dislike of etiquette and his affability have rendered him extremely- popular.

Sir James Crichtbn Browne, M; D,, in a report to the Education Deparfcmeut upon tho alleged over-presuro -of work in'public elementary schools, states, : as the result of his investigation's, that tlio seeds are hoing sown broadcast by the schoolmaster. We aro led to infer from this report that water on the brain, yarious diseases .of tho kidiioyand heart, insanity, and suicide are increasing year by year, and that the main causo of this inoreaso is over-pressure in elementray schools,

During a violent .thunderstorm at Grampoiind Road, Cornwall, on Saturday, a curious phenomenon was seen. A large, waterspout dropped from the clouds, and destroyed an aoro of wheat and washed away a portion of tho bank of a railway cutting. A strange feature in connection with the thunderstorm is the fact that wherever it prevailed, both in Devon and Cornwall, only small districts wore affected, adjoining places escaping altogether. In some instances haymakinjf was carried on without hindrance.

Tho fui)oral pf the.- lata Mrs Vennell took place on Tijosday afternoon, and was attended by a number of old settlere. The journoy to tho last resting plaeo was a long one, the remains being con. yoyed from Grcytown. to leatliorston, and on arriving at tho latter . place the wind'was very hiuh, In both tQwns as tho funeral cortege passed through, tho shops wero oloscd aud blinds drawn as d liiark of reapeot* As tho corpso . was being carried into St Jolnr Ohuroli, Feathersten, there was quite a large attendance of old . settlers in the silent procession which ■ followed, whose sympathies with one of their number who had been bereaved were sttong, Tho, liov Mr Hetvson conducted tho service loth at the church and at: the graveStandard, ;

Prejudice Kills.— 1 'Eleven yeora our daughter suffered on a bed of - misery under tlie cave of soveral of tho best (and some of the worst) physicians, who gave her disease various names but up relief, and npw she is restored to us i|| good health by (is simple a remedy as Dr Soule's American Hop Bitter's, that we had poolied at for two years, before 'iibing it. Wo earnestly, liopo and:, pray that no one'else will let their sick sillier a? wp did, op afcpuijt of .pjt|(|ice against so good'a medicine as Dr Soule's Aniprjcan Hop Bitter?/." The Parents,-' I'Tplegram.' l ' - ; 'Hapjjtbp Me—A .wording says: I'Delif, poverty aud suffering haunted me for years, caused by a, sick family, and largo bills for dootoring, wliich did no good.. f was completely discouraged until one year ago, by the advice of . my pastor, I procured Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters and commenced their use, and in one month we were all well, and none of us haye been gick i) [jay since, aiitll want to say to all'poor 'men, you -cankeep your families well a year witli Dr Soule s American Hop Bitters for less than' 1 ono doctor's visit will,cost, "Christian Advocate." ] We are showing an unequalled assortment ofthoWhiteßobesntesCililQsliiUasCd.lSs t3d,l7s od,'2ls (id, and so on lip to % These are. really beautiful goods, and. are better yaluj! than ffliytbat have, been yet offered mfP City, flr'ijf fo Uaiisoi ton, A euinntnary dcoreo has repeiitly bgen prqipigiitoil by (lie opmniiltgo qf tho forth-. CQinhig MuM : .Mlvi)l at WelllntjloH, that all the lady vooalists must be wiphsed ix winns, ■ From an iwthetla point of view this Is no doubt a pleasing arraugemen and for other reasons, noted bplow, it hit our entire approval, at To Aro House Wellington v. We are admirably prepared withachoice assortment' of While Embroidered Muslin Mm, purchased by our Home buyer from t||e npijjfacturies at St. trail, Switzerland, and alao a sple||did Wliite Dress l'abilcs,li) a variety, of charming makes and.defdgiis/al.To Aro -Howe, Wellington. : v; '■'■■■ * Arid then we have also la full Supply Of 'white dress fabrics, such as Princess-Ida dress muslins at 6}d and 12ijd per yard ! ; nainsook dress uiußlirii, embroidered muslins, 'and mull dress muSliria'from'9d fo' BJd to l'sfjd per yard fSljllian't dress muslins, froni Bjd .tb.lt'Mjd /yw yiaSi' it le'Ato Housa.- Weilinjt6l},—Auvr, ..

. : William Barton' to gaol fir ut .mouth yoßtet'day yvagriincy.- ;■ The quantity.uf milk received at the Groytown Factory avcragos 000 gallons daily.. ■ %[ i PatrickxDcpylo,!.anold Masterton scttleiy was conveyod to tho MountYiow Asylum yesterday, where he will be | incarcerated as a lunatic., v : : '

\ A'special'iueeting of tlie School Committee is convened for Iridny. evening noxt, November oOth, ..to consider the question of giving prizes this year, and gouural, .

rTlie examination for the 27. scholarships offered by the: Wellington Education Board, commenced at the Groytown and-'-Wellington '. I Terrace Schools 011 Wednesday morning. ■

' '.The Troasuvei' of.'the. Masterton Hospital acknowledges the receipt of the following subscriptions:—Mr J, 0. Sutherland, Manawa i'l, employes of Manawaiii 15s, Mr T, E. Tatliam, 10s, aujl employes, £l. The result of the poll in the Greytown Mayoral election is extremely complimentary to' Mr F. 11. Wood, who, though absent in Melbourne, has been returned tiy a largo majority. . We.congratulate'Mr Job Vile,formerly an old ami experienced member of the Mastertop .Borough Council, upoii. being elected first chairman of the Pahiatua County.Council, In our toport of Or Carmaiils romftrks at the Borough on Tuesday lie was made to say—" The proposal would reliove all their debts and give a surplus of i'2'iO for roads." It should read ."1,2,200." ' The tender of Messrs Williams & Barker; for additions and alterations to outbuildiugs at tho public school at £24 12a has .been accepted by the Education Board.

Cr. r H, It Bunny has been elected chairman of the SouthWairarapa County Council, ' .' 1

Tenders are invited by the Castlepoint 'Road Board for metalling "and formation of roads within their district/Particulars will be found in another coluinu,

, Messrs M, Caselberg & Co announces an assorted Hamper for Xuias. of ales, wine and spirits, whjch judging By tho low price'quoted in their'-advertisement should provo to.bo good value for tho money. 1 ' . ■. ■'

A meetiug of tho Wairarapa Caledonian Society will bp hold on Saturday next at'.B p.m. to further consider programme and allot special prizes;

Soveral land owners have been fined at Wyndhani for neglecting to suppress rabbits.' One deposed that her brother put in ten acres of crops devoting the rest o; his tuno to rabbiting, she assisting. They sold nearly, two-thousand skins during tho winter and laid poison six times besides trapping. , The Whakataki Caledonian Sports are advertised to tSk o place on Boxing Day at Mr E, .Sullivan's., Marine Hotel, Whakataki, Thero is'a very good programme' provided containing twenty diffordnt ovonta. The ritle range will be open for members to lire for a special prize given by Mr Sullivan at 200yfc and.Booydsranges. ■ . The ordinary meeting of the Wellington Education Board was hold yesterday, The Inspector reported strongly against the strict average question as likely to inflict injustice. The new districts of (flyde-quay, Wnllacevillc; •• Murigaroa, and Mauriceville railway station were formally constituted. The applications of the Groytown and Parkvale Committees for repairs .were ordered to stand over until the next meeting. The Board went into committee, aiid decided to transfer a number of teachers whose names will be published when the appointments have been confirmed by the local .Committees, -With' reference to the Waingawa school it wan deoided to make it an aided school. ;

"NY© are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lonis salo of a consignment of Japanese Goods, which lutve arrived and are being opened up, and will be on view 'all day .to-morrow,.when the,. public will have an opportunity of inspecting them. . The return match botwoentheMaster. ton and Carterton first elevens will be played ou the Park Oval on Saturday next commencing at 1 p.m. sharp. The following is . the. Masterton, toam:Aitken, : Breniiier, Iggnlden,' Matluas, Kibblowhite, MoKenzie;'' McKenna Moore, Perry, Powiiall, Smith; Emergoncos—Erskine and Haigh, A hiatoh practice will be held this evening at five o'clock. : * Strenuous aud-successful efforts'wero mado by,settlers throughout the North Wairarapa district some three years a«o to suppress to seine oxtent the rabbit plague. In addition to united efforts to lay poison and employ rabbiters with gun and trap, some fatal epidemic broke out amongst the rabbits, and decimated their numbers. This,' followed by a very wet winter and. spring, reduced the plague considerably, and the efforts for their destruction became somewhat relaxed, aud last winter and . spring beiug in favor of thoir. increase, as a natural consequence they' are quickly recovering their lost ground, aud unless prompt action is taken by the Department, the nuisance will become as great as ever.;., '

\Ve could tiot help noticing upon a recent visit the acquisition to tho city of Wellington in the establishment of Messrs McGregor and Wrights on Lamton Quay, Turniug from the utilitarian wares that confront us iii the' well furnished marts of diverse kinds that line that noble street;-it is refreshing to have a look into Messrs McGregor and Wrights.. The first thing that ■ oaught our eye was Borne oil and water color paintings by the principal artists of New Zealand. 1 There is to be seen tho Wellington Harbor, by • Gibbs, showing the sun-riBO, with ; fiiio effect, on. the water, with the shipping very realistic. Then there are some bold sketches by J. Poll, and some very pretty things by liirkwood, and also water colors by Mrs Ada Morrico of Lake and Sound sconery ovor which we were tempted to linger, and someyery pretty "water colors by W. M. Hodgkinsou, of Waiktikiriria; wo should not .forgot soino nico flowor studies by Miss Stoddard, which took tho prize at the Wellington- Exhibition, while there is to be found all'tho latest desigus of picture frames in stock. In the artists' material lip the firm claim to have tho largest stock in' the colony, and /anything required by, artists aud amateurs can always bo had there, There may also be Be'eu a fine collection of Bteel engravings from' pictures by artists of-great roputo. Any of our readers visiting Wellington should pay the shop a visit if they have any artistic proclivities. .-