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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3286, 19 August 1889, Page 2

Mr Frank Lincoln, the popular monologue entertainments, is arranging for an appearance in Carterton, and may be expected at the Lyceum Hall, about the 20th of August or tho 3rd September. Messrs Lowes & Jorns have a double sale for Saturday next, the list embraces furniture, produce, and sundries, and a consignment of Nelson fruit and ornamental trefs. An advertisement in our Pahiittua contemporary, reads as follows;—I). Crowe, Club Hotel, has opened a second DiniiiL' Room for tho convenience of the Working lass (sic). All meals Is, The friends of the late Thomas Me" Lonnan aro respectfully invited to attend his funeral which will leave his late residence Kuripuni Street on Wednesday, August 21, at 2 p.m.

The Nativo Football Team ■ aro working pretty hard, a match at Ohristchurch on Saturday and one in Masterton to-day. It means little rest and rapid travelling, i Although somewhat early to predict a good season and an abundant harvest, it is, nevertheless, satisfactory to learn, that present prospects betoken a good time for farmers, In numorous instances the young oats aro very forward, being fully six inches from tho ground. A correspondent writes to us as follows: -" Now that the flax industry is such an important one, many of your waders would be idad to learn an account of a flax null. Details, cost of plant, total cost of sotting up a small mill, processes, could a small mill be managed as a family affair by a father and some big boys." It possibly may not have occurred to our coirespondcnt that the only persons who could be likely to give the above information are thoio engaged in tho business themselves and they are unlikely to be very communicative.

The funeral of the late Mr F. F. Maxton took place at the Greytown Cemetery oit-Saturday last, and was attended by a very largo following of relatives and friends from all parts of the district. The cortege was headed by tho Greytown Private Band, playing tho Dead March, members of tho Greytown Lodge, E.G., carrying the masonic emblem of mournmy (a sprig of acacia), and the Lodgo of Oddiellows, preceding the hearse to tho cemetery. The Church, pf J'jngland burial service was impressively conducted by the liev. W. E, Porritt, and at the grave Bro B. V, Loasby read the funeral setvico of the Oddfellows iu a yory feeling manner,

Wo understand that tho bachelors of (ho Taueru intend holding ,a ball on Fiiday. the 6th Septeinbor. Tho Committee aro working with great energy to make the affair one of tho most succpssful yet hold in that township, The flooring of the building is being replaced and levelled .and a now room orected for. tho ladies, For the convenience of visitors from Mastorton arrangements havo been made with Mr Hood to ruu a conyeyppe at exceedingly low rates. Tho Committee, oi which Mr Legge is Secretary, we feel suro will du their best for tho visitors and give them a thorough evening's enjoyment Complaints have beon made to us of the wholesale robbery of goods consigned to settlors at Miuricevillo. Tho articles have been booked at the Mastorton railway station and thence forwarded to the Mauriceville station. The latter bping now only recognised, as a flasr station the goods are deposited on tho arrival uf the train on the platform, there to remain Until called for. This may bo a yory convenient and economical way of disposing of freight, on the part of tlio Railway Department, but it comes very hard on thoso settlers who havo to travel miles to reach the station, and then, \o find their parcels purloined. We think tho Department might easily devise somo luethod for tho safe custody of good' consigned to settlers in that locality by appointing one of the residents to fakj) charge of them. This could be done at tho cost of a mere' trillq annually and prove a great boon to tho settlers generally. Tins station being-midway between Masterton and Ekotaliuna and in the midst of a nourishing settlement is deserving of such a concession, The troubles of a very young married couple occupied the attention ot ouo of tho Melbourne Courts last week, Jl'llen Sands, eighteen years of ago made an application for stmarato maintenance from her husband, John Sands— a boy of nineteen, Tho parties were married two years ago, tho husband then being seventeen and tlio wife sixteen years' (if age, Sands is still working in his apprenticeship indentures, and is earning LI a week; but at the timo of his marriage ho was only earning 10s per week. A child had been born of the niarriago, but it had died when only a few months old, Tho complainant's; tompev appeared (o have boon none of tlio 'beat, anifslio lind shown it rather forcibly to her boy husband early one morning while sho was in bed, He retaliated by pulling her by the hair from the connubial couch, and she had gone homo to her mother. Tlio defendant was ordered to make tho weekly payment of 7s Od to complainant, Wo received the following telegrams on Saturday; Thp hoy Thompson is still unfound. About fifty persons, includin? over a dozen school children, woro out exploring again yesterday, Their experience was the same as that of tho previous expeditions, not tho slightest trace of the child being found, It has been pretty well established that the lad is not with tho Maoris. Another party goes outmarching today, but somo of the origina l searchers aro setting disheartened at not having attained somo result,'and there probably wjljnoj be. many to start on Sunday, However, if matters still remain as they are, a lame turn out of willing oxplorors may be expected, Two theories aro popularly expressed regarding the boys' fate ; one is that he has been taken away from tho vicinity by some one, infercntially by Maoris, and the othor and more likely idea is that the poorlittle fellow will yet bo found close at band in some simple spot which has 'hitherto been passed again and again undetected, whatever be tlio child's (joqm, jlfncl) jntcroßt' js taken in the matter by all in the locality, and much kind and practical sympathy has been shown by those who havo piven their services in the so far fruitless •search.—The Mayor of Carterton has now granted a l|alf holiday for the football match on Mpnday, a requisition having, been presented to him by local tradesmen. Tliore will be no special trains, as the Rugby Union did not see its way to guarantee the sum required by (he Railway Department, Cu'aohes will be put oh from Carterton, Greytown and Lower Wairarapa.—Tho Church concert last night was well attended, "

Tins evening there will be some really cheap garments in our clothing department and to invite tho ivorki»g up of Wellington to yiait our annual Winter Sale pt Tc Arp House, Wellington. Fort such cold and wet weather as we have been getting, and nre likely to gel, nothing is more desirable as an article of wear than an overpoat. Just now we have determined to pleav gut what wo ha,yc left of these at prices that for uuallty have never been quoted before. Visit our sale of these at To Aro House, Wellington, this evening, You can buy a really good beaver and tweed overcoats that were nevor sold under 20s for 12s (Id, Boffio that are marked 25s for 158 lid, and others that were sold at 27s Gd for 18s lid, Men of Wairarapa, these are worthy your notice, See them this evening at Te Aro House, Wellington. There are also a few men's paget coats in small sizes, sold at3ss, now to bo had for 5s Gd; a lot of boys' knicker suits, in sizes 0 to 4, for/is'; and some men's tweed vssts at k Gd, Veal price 7s Gd, at- our Winter Sale To Aro Hoiise, Wellington. ' ' " Glieat liargains iji socks, ties, scarfs, shirts, and 'underclothing generally at this our Winter Sale.'Visit,' this evening, Te Aro House, Wellington.—Apyx.

Tho poll taken on Saturday to raise a Juan of LIOO for repairs on Uppor Manaia road was carried. A reward is offered in another column for a lost black and light tan Collie slut. A sad drowning accident occured at the Wellington Heads on Saturdayevenmg, by which Pilot Siroms and two members of the pilot crow, Herbert Cox and Robert Tait lost tlieir lives.

The Library Committeo of the Masterton Borough Council report recominonding that ynutlis under tra years be prohibited from frequenting the reading runm, and that any lads annoying the raiders by clattering down tho stairs be prosecuted.

Tho ship Catterthun, whichhas arrived at Brisbane from China, brings news that 12,000 robels attacked the village near Tukein, and killed over 4,000 men, women, and children, besides looting property Three thousand troops were sent out against the invaders, who vanished.

Mr J. Crooke, Professor of PhrenoWy, who is woll and favourably kn.iwn in the different parts ot JSew Zealand, which ho Iwn visited, announces in another column, that he may be consulted in Masterton where he has obtained suitable premises, Phrenology is one of those sciences which aro more and more interesting, and the Piofcssur should therefore a good many visitors, Charles Edward Bcckmau, who was arrested at Auckland last week on a charge of defraudiug his creditors .at Masterton ana Jfikctahuna,' was brought down by the Waihora yesterday, From Wellington he was forwarded by this morning train to Jlastortou in oliargo of Constable Manor, Bcckmau is at prosent confined in the lockup and will bo brought up to answer tho charges preferred aganißt him in the Masterton R.M. Court tu-uiorruw morning. It is with reriet' that we have to chronicle the death ef another Mnstorton settler iu tho name of Mr Thomas MeLcnnan, of Kuripuni. Tho deceased has for a considerablo period been suffering from consumption, which gradually reduced him from a phsically strong man to a total wreck, the poor fellow succumbin" to the fell disease shortly after midnight on Sunday, Although of an unassuming disposition, Mr Mr McLennan had many friends, and his untimely end, at tho age of 1)8 years, is much regretted Ho leaves a wile and three or four children, which we helievo aro fairly provided for.

The Gas Committee of the Mastorton Borough Council mot on Friday August 16th, and adopted tho following report :—Tho manager reports an increase for tho first sixteen days of this month of 4160 cubie feet, ovor tho same period last year. Correspondence was read ro gas dobontures, offers being submitted tor £IOOO or £ISOO, at 95 per cent, less ljd brokerage, and for £OOO at 93 per cent. The Committee recommended the Council to accopt tho first offer, pay off the gas loan ovordratt, and procure a stock of mains, retorts, metres, Ac., tho balance to remain in the Bank until required, and so reduce the interest on the genoral account; to order metor pipes, retorts, fire clay, bricks So.; that gas bo supplied to Mr Konall and other .consumers in thnb part provided they pay one half tho total cost of service; that a re.vard of 10s bo offered for the conviction of persons breaking streot lamps.

Good news from Wellington, and quite true, you can got a splondid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octavo couplars all in solid black walnut cases from Ll7, This beats all the cheapest houses in town, Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travelling expenses added. All kinds of musical instruments tuned,cleaned, and repaired new reeds put in accordeons, coiiQortinas harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges made. Any instrument may he purchased on the timo payment system from 2s Gd per week. (Jail and exchange your old piano for a now ono atF. J. Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Mannors-streot, Wellington, (Solo agont of the celebrated, Worcester orpans,)- Apvf,