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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3450, 4 March 1890, Page 2

■ •'Mr'F.H ffogd'will holtf hi.a Usual fortnightly Btock'saleit'the Taratahi yard's on ■ThurSjlay, I .:iptli.;M«ri!l!-'.. A- W-.of enkies apjiqarsiiifchiswsuo.' '}■' \ ' Wo leavlit 'from New .Ply nibuth yesterday tliaVflie's'trilng' south'-weßt wind of,?und»y,hj(li/n(incd tlie.Bmouldei'liig buish .fires into 'ft flam? along.the mountain rpad,,ai)d the, district encirqlin^' JNo^' ; Plyihfiuthi } The - Wind nicreaij'ed to■.•» galo on Sunday night, great .destruction of feed,, Several J homos '■' find.- ibnaitoi'' were on-;dangwf<l.'-:audtlid town was gloomy Vith'ktoolnd (ice ash, parried over from tho firea,., /,

; The ardinary ftirtaightly mooting of tlio Ma'stoiten Borough Oouiicil'tviH be hold in tlio .Chniiibef s this eyemng. ' ■:;" Messrs Lowes i'lorris add 100 fat sheo 1 ' and 60 lambi tu tlicit sale catalogue for ithe 12t.Kuist. "V . : \v ■■;''■' '-.

The Standard says that one,of the Wairarapp flax lirms have had a number of bides retrinied upou their hinds ns nrfc being lit for oxpott, . '. At Llio mooting of tho Library Ooinmittou.of the Borough Council hold last ovouing;, it was'decided-to procure > a' furllwrstoekof now boob.

Tho- Otago Daily Times says that owing to Sir Robert Stout having abandoned his intention cf visiting England on ■ account, of business 'enya'Roiueuts, strenuous effortß are boing niadeto iuduc'o him to re-enter political lifo,' Mr Marclwnt,Commissioner of Crown •Lauds, remarking upon tho late land Bales, stated that in two yoars-the Government would not hold a single section in the Wnirarapn District, if the demand for land continued at tho samo rate»? of late '...-■ It will be seen from an announcement in linother column' that on St Patrick's DitjYl7l.li March, sports aro to he held in Piirsiuia' paddock, Ekolaliuua. The programme is a long and varied oni>, anil special trains will be run to suit visitors. A ball will also be held in the evening.

,"! belong to ould Ireland! I'm a

Fenian I and begorra I wish Iwttsthere,

remarked a bibulous Hibernian to one <■ our local dofondora last niglit," You'llb [Borryyouevercamoaway if you don' move oh a bit Will," said tlio man i

blue,- and with tho stern. eyo of liobort upon liiui bo melted froiu our sight. At tlio inquest on Mrs Adams, who died in childbirth at Mosgie', "the evidence wont to show that she was attended by a persoti rtjlin'g himself Dr Peters.. As tho woman yotrapidly w.'Kc, Dr Coram was sunt fur, but the case was hopeless- Tho husband declared tint ho kid lio knowledge of Peters trying to bring, übout premature birth. The inquest was adjourned for ajwslmoita. • A late visitor to Auckland informs us (Herald) that there are so many empty dwelling houses in the suburbs of that city that many of the landlord* express themselves willing to let their h mes to respectable tenimts for just what will pay the rntes and insurance premiums on their now unoccupied dwellinghouses.

Tho Featherstoii correspondent of our Groytuwn contemporary says there his been a talk among seme as to wlm shonid be brought out in opposition to Mr \v. C. Biuslninn- when the next election •'comes round now 'that _Mr Uuuny luis iv'tircd : from.tho. poliliciil arena. .Mr Charles I'liarazyn''3',iiainc lias been mentioned as a • probable candidate, but wo should regard such an opposition as improkblo in thooxlroiuo.

The iisinl weekly; meeting of the' Phrenix Lodge, 1.0.G.T, was hold last ovening fit tho Tcmpcrntieo Hall, In the absence of the 0 T, Bio Gilbert took the chair. One candidate was nuiimated for membership. Bro .Wyeth was recommended for tlio office of Lodge Deputy fur the onsuiiig year.aud 13ro C. Collier nominated as. District Deputy.

A special Committee leported favorable progress in the arrangement o( nlhiira relating to the proposed picnic to be hold on tho 17tli inst, and tho Secretary was instructed to scrtd au invitation to the " Hope of Eketaliuna Lodgo." Several readings and speeches were given by members, the Lodge closing with the usual ceremonies at 11.30,

. A strange afftir is causing a deal of excitement at Rutherglen, Victoria. On Tuesday last a cow dropped dead in the saln-yards, . and a butcher named Henderson took tho carcase to the Blaiigliter-yard, skinned it and gave- the flesh to the pigs. Next day Henderson's hand commenced to show signs if poisoning, as did also the hand of a young man who assisted to skin tho beast, named Hannah, On bunday Hannah became so unwell that ho had to go to bed, and medical assistance was called in, Dr Leslie did all in his power to relieve hira, but at the present tirno no liopos are held out for his life. Henderson was also takw ill, and removed to tho Wnngaratta hospital this inorains. Fivo pigs have died. No notion has been taken by tlio authorities to quarantine the form of Mr Withers, who owned the beast.

" Tolemachus," writing from tho Duncdin.Exhibitioii to the Australasian say s: _" Tno Switchbwk is hero roaring along gloriously. It is a machine for producing now, Ronsations beyond doubt, • As in Molbouwo, it causes every girl to scream on her first rido, but that is not fait evidencn of oristm- ■ alify, The revelation comes in when some douce old Scotch body from the Taieri or tho Ohitha appears, 'full of interest and wonder, poorly cloaked ■with'an'affected contempt, ' And what's yon ?' says the old lady to her diughtcr. 'That! Oh,.that is tho switchback, It's delightful,' granny, Cumo and have a ride?' ' Indeed I'll do

nothing of, tho si.rt. I'd have little to do, and no nincklo self respect, when Tdallifwmya'lf to bo billed in the like o' that. 1 ' Oh, but its fanny Mid'tneo; and only Co3ts threepence' ','i'uk' the lassie, -Mm i she's daft ufier it.' 'Tak'lieryeiaeif. 1 * 1 didnacumu! liui'B tn make a hushing stock «' inyaol'. l 1 1 wouldna uiinditu go wi'ye.' ' W'eef, wed, I'll, hist humour ye I' And so thoy ;nmunt to tho stairhead, and seal, thcniselyes in the cava, and whirr—they are away. 1 supposo it would bo impossible to get an instantaneous photograph of tho faco3 on the switchbact:; if it were possible there would bo a Utune in it. The lassie scream's; the auld 'wife, prays,'the gude-mau looks uncii dour till a couple of grades aro passed, and then brightens up as if warmed by whiskey, "Do you like it, mither?" "I'm no. fur saying ■that, but it's awfu' like." "Well try amther, Cuno awa'." They try two, or three, or four, or fivo beforo they are content, and tho mild man is only illcontent when he comos to count his silleri' He ne'er know sixpences go ban* at that pace before."

An outrage of a brutal and cowardly nature was committed at Williamstown, the other day, when i yearling heifer belonging to a dairy woman named Norah Bickard was so" horribly mutilated that it died a few hours afterwards, Mrs Richard resides iuDouglas-parado, North Williauistown.andshe had'always been on good tonus with her neighbours which makes the act tho uioro incomprehensible. Yesterday afternoon the animal was quietly grazing on a vacant piece) of ground off Little Nelsonstreet, The next morning it' was found about:' 100 yards away with several gaping wounds extending from tho tail to the brisket. The animal was iii groat pain, and very Boon died from tho effects of tho injuries,' Much indignation has been oxcited in tho neighborhood, and tho police' havb a clue which will probably lead to an arrest in tno j coursoofafowdays.; "•-■'.,, ' ; The Fair has, proved a success, in that it has enabled- us to sell out a large .proportion of our surplus summer stock at Te Aro House,' Wellington, I'Tho Fair," however, litis loft us a ;balianco; small, it is true; still, a balance ot goods Unit we should like to entirely clear oul of Te Aro House, Wellington. The " Fair" prices were extraordinarily low; ..very, much, below the value of tho; goods j notwithstanding wo bavo' reduced thcmsjall more, in gvder to accomplish our design at Te Aro House, Wellington. ■ , ladies .■should ..peruse ■ ttentivcly, our, summary 61 lliobu reductions, on each side of the welbknown picture of -Te Aro House, Wellington.. ~ ( : , '.. •!.. ■■ , Ladies should pay a visit to our dress counlei'i'as tliey- 1 are:certain.to'.pick up greater,' bargains .than ; .liovotofpi - e ; ;. and, sbpuld' not'forgot to look into" the (pille dcjiarfaiont and s'eeHhoViuarvcls ,'Cf olieapuoss ju .mantle.s r CQStuuie.8 j aml,iaokets r . : at fe'Aro House, Wellington,, '■' ,';" :.'■';..; Lailtoa'would.'And it.arcalpleasure;in looking over'tho balance of our season's millinery, witji the very tempting prices at whfcli every artiolo is. marked at Tei'Aro Hotisp, Wellington, ;\-V/ V, 7 Ladies, are; reminded that -tho- speoial rediiolioiis initio in those specially enumerated article*Avi:'l contiuuo to the end of the present:■uwntb/onijf at To Aro House, .WrtUwrtw.^;A:^-:-/-.-":'-- = =r- : . ■"- -'- '"■'"-.-"

; 'Thd; attention - of; -EinV Voliiutoors.iJ directedto'au advortiseihentinanother column, JFihea will bo: inflicted iri caso | ofiion-uttcndanco.. ■■'■. '"•';.'!.; : : .; ! - The barqiio Parsco, from Monte Vidio,' arrived m'Wellington tliiß morning;' Oil Ist February, a saloon passenger 'named Albert Beitwistlo died of consumption.

A .memorial signed by a iiumbor"of ratepayers will ■• be. presented to the' Borougli Council this evening, calling attention to the filthy,: state of tho Walpoua river,

Messrs Lowes and lorns call .special attention to alino of 1590 Lincoln' Ewes' bred by Mr Buchanas, which will bo included in tlioh" catalogue 'for--Wed?, nesday, the 12th inst..

A trapaccidont occulted this morning rear tho lluaniahunga . bridge Mr ilcCrae, of Bowlands, .was driving toYards town when his horso shied at a

.yillow near the 'bridge, and commenced kicking violently. The animal succeeded in completely overturning tlio vehicle. Oho shaft was broken,. and Mr McCrao wiis thrown very heavily .cut. We ave ghd:to state, thai lie met no injury, but the horse is a good deal knocked about, and the'' trap, and harness are much damaged. At tho Court of Petty Sessions Shopparton, recently, an old man named Patrick Cotter was tried on a charge of soliciting alms under false protonces. Tho accused was arrested on thefttb inst.,

when upon tho rags worn by him being searched, bank deposit receipts for £832 wore found, The receipts were from blinks all over tho colony. The accused offered nodefenco, and was sentenced to sis months imprisonment with hard labour, tho cost of his arrest, trial and conveyance to gaol, and maintenance while in gaol, to be paid for, out of tlio money in the banks,

Hiikitika was the only town in New Zealand where St [Valentine's Day made any difference in tlio work of the Post Ollice officials, fi early seventeen missives were posted theio on that evontlul occnsion,and,as tlio beau's of perspiration 'burst .from tho manly brow of the Postmaster, oiving'to tho unwonted escition of sorting them, ho ejaculated, " Thank goodness Old Val. only comes once, a year. 1 ' Yet tbore are persons who say Civil servants are overpaid.—Fielding Star.