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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3447, 28 February 1890, Page 2

OoMi'LAiKTS are iiio.de of the extent to which the boys of Mitslei'ton indulge in stone throwing. Slinging small missiles to the annoyance and danger of the community is the chief pastime of the little larrikins ot this town, and last evening .the practice resulted -in getting ft ■ cottage .on fire, and .risking 1 the lives of four children who wero its only occupants. A stoiiG broke a window, and the current of di.r |jia;y a curtain; to a lighted .canijle on jtu _ fortunately' the eldest ,c(nld jj) ,tjs cottage l)|j!d, 'Efficient presence 'ijf mind' to prevent tiw ijfo spreading, but in vffiw of this illustwlioij gf Jiip danger ' utteinlinffthe .-prftptipo "gf stone throwing, we should iuigine lliat the police would be quite, jtistl tied in tolling sharp measures to rep«eß tiie liuiftace,

As loug as a man can aaaign Ins property oVft':j,u lus wifo,' eaya in dxohango, marriage will never bo a fftilurc. -M. , Ltiivos & Irons have received instruction! from the. Mastcrton To-.vn Bell on Saturday, Maroli otltfha lease for tjvoaty-onoyoai-aof pa rt of town aero N0,2, frontiug -Hall and Chapel strceta, .

n ' lc ® ■ lB B lv °u i>i- another' column that the Court has appointed Wednesday tho 2l)th of umrcn, iouij aa the date for heating the application of.Mr E. Taylor fora discharge froin.bankruptcy . An advertisement appears in another column regarding the Intioduction to the public ,Qf the Union Company's iacket.teas, tho sole .igentß for the "inrarapa being, Messrs M. Casolberg and Co,

Tenders are invited by tho Eketahuna lload.,Board, to close on Saturday, March Bth, for 05 chains formation on the "Wellington SpecialSettlmaent Ncvth road,

In the case Pownall v. Gurote, heard before the R.JI. Ooin-t yesterday moruwhich pluititiff sued for £5, profcssinnal.fees, judgment was given for amount claimed with costs,

Harvost tliauksgiving servioes will, according to announcement made from tho pulpit, be conducted in the local Wosleyan Church on Sunday next The Church has been elaborately decorated with evergreens, 4c., and hymns appropriate to the occasion will be rendered by the choir,

Mr H, H, Wolters lias received instructions to oiler for absoluto sjle, by private contact, that property situated on the Opaki, boiug tlio oatato of the lato Mrs TimmtlrfMole-'), A detailed plan nf the property may be scon at this The total amount of Crown lands sold since Ist April List to' date is 105,021 awoa 3 roods, at a, total pi ice of £100,20415 i lid-since the 29th January list. 095' iiorei 0 roods 12 poichcs, pnee 110,^712s 'lt ' A dissipated looking individual named Leonard Tyler, abas Fairfax, was arrested b> Constable Smith at iVatherston ou Wednesday last on a cliargo of being a dmgerous lunatic at laim Ho was brought to Mastertmi yesterday, and on the mecical "certificate of Drs Hosking and iienvd was committed to the Mount View Lunatic Asylum,

Our Carterton correspondent sends ns the fcl)oA'in«Onu of Mr 0. W. Dcllur's- meat, arts came to giiof yesterday, while tlie mini in clime was serving a customer with moat on Mure ton ituad. The horse took fright mid holted nil' at a mad career, Bimsluu|i uovernl panels of fencing, a teltgnipli post, and both shafts of the cart. Tie man in charge was knocked down, and both of thi> whot In of tho e irfc went ovor his leas, hut, f< rfunntely without inflict. mg any seii-us injuiy, We are getibw parched up fur the want of nin, and sm iku-diied with the bush fi es in all directions; but fortunately wo are pretty clear ol bush near the township so that there is no particular danger. 11l our comments on the show of the Horticultural Society yesterday, we omitted to mention the exhibition in tho local iudustry class of a lino specimen' of prunes, by 11 r J. 0. Alpass, for which ho was awarded a second piize. ]t appears to'us I'm the most important .class iii the wliolo exhibition was that of local industry, and it is a great pity that in it greater interest was not displayed, A Uhrisloliuivh exchange refers to tho fruit industry as follows:-" A telegram from Auckland states tint considerable attention' is being givan to the vegetable and fruit drying industry. It is no wonder that this is being done, New Zealand imports lawn quantities of dried fruit, anil wo suppose pres"md vegetables also. There is no raiscm that wo can seo why it should do to This colony is liberally endowi d with a climate suitable "for growing almost all kinds of iruits, &c. Why it does not seek not only to grow tlwni.'but also to preserve them, seems n little curious, It must be that we are too well off, and prefer to leave miuor industries to tho care of outsiders."

Tho practice of stono-throwing, which has been so prevalent in Masterton of late, was brought to a elimix last evenint', when a youth on the 8 reel wilfully put. a stone through the window of a house in llcMey-stMet ocoupied bv Mrs Beero, who lrippenol to be out at the time The wind that immedi.teh rushed in through tho bieak blew the blinds on toa can lie which wan on the table, and the result wai tliat the row was at once in a blaze. One of tliu four children who were iu tha heme however, with the utmost presence of mind, snatched tho blinds fr.nn the window and smothered the fl iiios on the fljor, thus pccventiii!; what wight Improved a destructive, and possibly falal lire.

Mr F. H, Wood reperts of the Stock Sale held at tho 'l'arataln yards yestorday as follows:-Considerably more stock was yarded than had been advertised or entered, and tho attendance of, buyers was good. Bidding was fairly spirited throughout, pricos realiaed for sheep, ruling about tho same as'at la t sale, whilst cattle were iu far better dommd. Willi the exception of two lines, which were afterwards fold piivately, all stock yniM wis sold uuler thuhiminer, The following is a quotation of prices rea li-.edJSheeii —Btoi'e wethers 8i (id; store i wes 6s 9>to 7s lid; culls 'h lid | Fat ewes 7s lid; do ewes and wetlici6 (a very fit e lot) 9s; Lambs in the wool from 4s to (is 7d; shorn do 3s ud to 4j (id. Cattle-titoors and hrifetsl2 and 18 months old, 2Gsto3o3;dosteeißenly. 31a (id to 85 ; heifers, twj years, Ms to 40s; steers and heifeis, two to three yeirs, tiOs; steers, three year old, 60); QOjys, fat, 60s to 00s. Horses-A few sold at piiees ranging from II tu iti..

Pretty frequently Lave we lioaid of people signing then- own Vl death warrant," init jiovfjr till tlijs n)oruip« have we known of a Jushco of the Peace signing an infurnritioii rer|iiiring him tu appuar brforts tho llench tu <ina\vor a fliarge laid against himself, Jfc appears, that Mr-Allied W, Eimall, iiccoidmsf to his own stulouitnt, was called into tin police olliro smtio few mouths b.igk by Constable Culluniue, ivlm requested him li'ilitfly to sli'ii 11 certain-mfifM'i'itr After putting the usual quosli'ins in ilie Constable, Mr Uenall, in bliisfitl unorance, a'lnched his iiutugraj.'h to the dicuuient, and his feelinuH mav be onsiethan described wlmn lie found that on the nc-st Court day lu was "convicted on the strength of the soif-samo for tieyluctiujt to fctroy rabbits on his property. Mr Renall wu< cjiiusjed this-nioruiujj with lai'iugtoitis troy tho Vorinio, knowing that tlih e,on'vioiio|i h-j) been wade. The defendant pnmd.a thai tho original summons, sigued by himself, had never been served, and he there 'ore considered the preseut charfo '■ eiHiifily illegal." I'lio Court,- after hearing the p niculars, expressed an opinion 'h-b tin ease wis a singular one, and under the eircnm stances it could sen no other course than to .order au adjournment, to allcw of fi)i'iherinl'firiii,i|u (! being procured. The following advertisement is from tho Oxfoid Guardian:-"A beneflciil . clergyman can conscientiously recommend a .youii" lady between twentytin en and' twenty-four as a superior hourekceper, Sho possesses two rare .ljualjflcatjoii's—being domesticated and iiccoi)ip}ishe{|, Slip' can play and sing, and knows practically" I|W tg cook a nice dinner with economy and puno'tualityiplaysthoharmonium at church with much taste, and can sing any difficult music at sight. Is an early riser, Knows how to drive. A total abstainer, from every kind of; intoxicating drinks from her childhood, She Is nice-looking, brisditand cheerful; no gossiper; highly intellectual, .but unassuming; quick correspondent, and a good'grammarian, Abrotlwr clergyman or an inlluential layman, or a lady in ueednfa confidential liomekeeoper, would not 'Herctirtihianding ' presence, and modest, attractive Vlbia'ea-: noiir is appreciated by rich'-'and p : oor,'. ( SJip li'ij jiojy twenty five guineas K year, : 'aiuj tliL'geivgs ijfoie- 1 A of : 'a | ; es|iec.tab}!! fapjj'ly.' Fefepoiiga gouptpy :ji)ag)strafe airtj liis wife.- Wdi'esutßostQi'oUngoldwclls, ■ ItowWie," V; I

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their salo in. tho-ostiito of Mr W. H. Robins For to-morrow, a quantity of tools, bed.tcadß, (urnery, etc.;' all of which will bo sold without reserve.

, Mrs Ellcy, who it ivill bo remombered jumped from the train'.while tii motion 801110 lew-' days was charged with the ofienco beforo tho Rosident Magistrate this morning,. The accusd plodded guilty, but "is Sergeant Price requcsccd that she bo dealt with leniently,' as she had been subject to a deal of trouble of i latoj a nominal line of Is and Costs, wai mllictetl.

The rainfall at (Muao during this month' aggregated 0.84'0u two days. In February. 1889-1,67 oil nine days, In Fobruary 1888 —0.96 on four days. The two days rain which fell in tho early part of, this • month;, sent uii tho value of sheep ,a shilling a. head but tho subsequentdroupht liaß brought down ratos again now as graziers are afraid to stock, ; Wo havo heard ot wild acts of larrikinism, but we. certainly' confess that the palm in this respect must bogivon to tho children of a certain family in Palmerston, who, as reported to us, through pure mischief, endeavoured to set" fire to a neighbor's; house. Ti;e same children, who are under,l2 years of'nge, tried, the effeot of a dos'o of "Rough on lints'' in a cup of tea which was Iwing taken by a lady neighbour. Tue dose, fortunately, was not Btroiig enough.—''limes,