The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3512, 16 May 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1890.

The Masterton School Committee . decided \u evening to recommend j tho Hall-street site to the Education i Board for the proposed Infant School. : Our full report in another column j gives the reasons advanced for the selection, and oav Masterton readers are' as well able, from their local knowledge, to appreciate their weight as wo are ourselves, To question the verdict givou would he to place an obstacle in tho road of the completion of a very necessary local I undertaking, and for this reason we acoept it and sincerely trust that it is in the best interests of the town. , There were five sites offered, ranging in price from £l2O to £390, and iu selecting the most oxpeusive one on the list, seeing that it will require an additional expenditure of £7O for filling, the Committee have taken 1 soma Blight risk of slrajmng the ■ amount whioh the Bparcj may consider itself justified[in expending. We [ trust this difficulty will not arise, 5 but should it ocour the onus of . occasioning it must rest at the door ■ of the advocates of the high price site, ' Tho children attonding tho public ' .school vforo pub through calisthenio exercises with Indjan cjubs for the . first time yostorday. ' ' ' '" . A Wellington clergyman is said to have stated that a woman doesn't haye to dance vory long before her knees become too stiff to bond in prayer. The Napier news says Mr Yarley hejjeves first in a Creator, secondly in himself, slid, hi? second belief is probably superior in' jmpjitanefl ff) h,is first, A man named Thomas Shot m fyund dead at Sedconrt, Victoria, the other day, and as a bullet wasdisoovered in his head, the jury at the iiiquost concluded that'' Thomas" ihtt himself-/e!o de tt. His Excellency the Governor, in ' company with his secretary, visited f 'Featbprstoji yesterday, and it Is expectedthat he will either ran j pr purolnse the 1 property of MrTirgliam a,t]Pjge,<m gash. 8 as a shooting-box," 3 A remarkable evidence of lowcjri'y of colonial res'dents was furnished in the pt-ituary columns of the MelbourneArtjua 'of Monday. Ten deaths were notified, ■ the ages of deceased ranging from f8 to §3 year*, tlje averagebning 70 years each, Tho evil genius of # Jfjjpie'r nowspaper mixed a ppljco-coj/rt paragraph with an account of a dreadful ae'eident in a quarry, "The men saiv the avalanche coniinj/ and ran away, but one man was crushed by an eiiqpmouj) 1? and !?s costs each in three cases of plying for hire in vehicles whioh wero not * licensed as haokney carriages." a The earthquakes and mysterious rumblings with which New Zealand has until recently been blessed, have now apparently boert transferred to Tasmania, ) for the tight little .island ivas the other

Afino Bpeoimen pf tliohnpuka is on glewatthofishdopfitof Mrfe 0010 toMessrs Lowes and Joins add to their salo for Wednesday next, one how, 'f*Pi and harness, and one spling oaifc. .Mr George JBoothnm, M. H. R., was chosen by the Mostortbn School Committeoat its meeting last night to fill the vacant teat on tho Edncatiou Board.. In another column will be found an announcement inviting the residents of Masterlbri. to observe Monday, 20th May, a holiday, instead of Saturday, the 24th, in honor of the Queon's birthday

Tho Foilding Star says.—"lt is now stated that Mr. Tanner will fi«bt Mr OrmondtoD theHapiorscat, This will be liko a game cock rufHiag hisjfoathers at an eagle."

It was reported by the head teacbei' at the meeting of the School Committee last evening that Biotas had. been very prevalent in the school of late, but that there was an improvement at tho present time,

The Wellington Evening Post assorts that Gurote, who was arrested at Eketahuna on' Tuesday by Detective Campbell, is tho individual who »a»e information to the police that a distillery plant could. bo found on the promises of Mrs Cranmer..

We understand that His Worship the Mayor visited tho leadini; places of business in Masterton yesterday with a view to ascertaining whether it is desirable to proclaim Monday, tho 26th inst.,apublic'holiday. There was a misoiably poor attendance at tho meeting called by Mr M'Cardle at Mangatninokii on Monday night to decide whether advantage should be taken of the offer of the Minister to Bupply settlers with fruit trees.

Tho annual rovision of tho Stockowners' List in the North Wuirarapa Babbit District took . place before Colonel Roberts, R.M., this morning. There were, howoyer, no objections, and the list was passed as read.

Tho Chairman of the Masterton School Cnmmitiee (Mr E Feisfc) pertinently remarked at tho meeting last night that it was yory desirable that party feeling should not be introduced into the discussions of that body. This remark was endorsed by Mr Prangnell and other members of the Committee, but the subsequent proceedings—well, they will speak for themselves, A recent visitor to Masterton writes

to a friend as follows!-"The most striking feature of your humblo township appears to be the uncommon quietudo which prevails. The only traces of humanity which 1 observed during my brief stay was a publican, a halt inebriated citizen, a couple of policemen, and a" newspaper reporter." Our distinguished visitor miist surely have bccil either a bit of a " wag," or ho had been indulging in a solution of " strike me blind."

Tim weekly parade of the Masterton Rillo Volunteers was hold in tht Drill Hall last evening, there being an attendance of thirty-eight, rank' and filo, with Captain Pownall in. command, The , company were put through bayonet oxerciso by Lieut, Hooper, and skirmishing prder.by (Sergeant-Major Bezar, A meeting was held after drill with reference to tho annual ball, which it was decided to hold on July 9th, A committeo \m formed to make arrangements tor too same, and a meeting was called for Mondjy night, It was decided that the

corps proceed to Wellington on Saturday morning, 24th inst,, to take part in the Queen's Birthdav roview -

A most nmusiu? incident bearing on the servant girl difficulty recently transpired in a township not a hundred miles from Masterton. It appears that the maternal guardian of a certain bright domestic waß suffering from an attack of h grippe, and tho girl in pjthetio tones implored hor mistress to allow her afow furlouyb. in which to visit her " ma,", whom sho had every reason to beliovo was nigh unto death. Considering tho serious surroundings of the case, the mistress, as a roattor of courso, granted hor consent, and the domestic left in a hurried manner. Now it so happened that tho mistress in question had occasion to drop in to the skating rink at an advanced hour betoro returning home, The feolings of the domestic, who was waltzing around with a sltatotial artist of tho opposite sex, may bo easier imagined than deaoribed, when she beheld amonpst the admiring spectators the stalely form of her charitable mistress, What occurred subsequently we cannot "s»y, but we understand there is now a vaoancy in that household for a domestic, At the R. M, Court this morningi boforo Colonol Eoberts, B, M., WinOsborne was charged by Inspector Drummond with having iu his possession at the yards of Messrs Lowes and lorns a sheop infected with lice, Tho defenco I was that a flock of twenty-four sheep were being driven from the Upper Plain and that tho infected sheep.a stray one, had got mixed with the rost, as when they wore yarded Mr Turns made the number twenty-live. The defondant contended that tho sheep in question was not his property, and that Mr Campbell h?d admitted that it was hip. The Court satd sufficient evidence had not boon given by defendant to show that he was not to blame, and therefore the minimum penalty ot £1 and 12s costs would be inflicted. Jesse Herbert, on a similar charge, was fined £1 ana 12s costs,

The annual meeting'of voters of the Masterton Town Lands Trust was held in the Temperance Hall last evening, but at tho time appointed only four persons, with-tho Secretary,- were present, fto othors putting in an appearance, the business was proceeded with, An apology was read from the Cliairman of tho Trust, Mr W Lowes, and Mr John Graham was voted to tho chair. Tho yearly report and balance-sheet, alroady published in pur columns,' was put beforo the mooting, and on the motion of Mr Robinson, seconded by Mr Jack,wasadopted as read, The cliairman in speaking to the meetin?, thought tho absence ot roaidonts was rathor an expression of confidence in the report, and the approval of tho satisfactory ionduion of the Trust, Mrß, P, Perry spoko in high terms of the ability /'f their worthy chairman, Mr Lowes, for the three years' he had been iu that position, and proposed a voto of thanks for the able manner in which he had carried out the duties of the position during his term' of office. The motion ]was seconded by Mr Robinson, andcarried.Mr feraham thoroughly endorsed the motion, and gave his testimony of the high opinion held by'iuombers cf the Trust of their worthy chairman, After tho usual vote of thanks to the chairman, the meet; ing adjourned.

The OpKEjj'o no doubt, will soon thi'iik of pre'pari'pg for tho ball that will be given In honour of Her Majesty's birthday, and .we have nnioh pleasure in calling attention to our recently imported and choice assortment of materials suitable for balls and evening wear, at tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse Te Aw House. .- %.s?"jon|wm tulles, nets by the yard, embrgfdefed'hlies ii} ifress lengths, ovoning colours in cashmeres; veilings', and also in morvejll'ssui fajlle'rhph'eand other'sllks. Of all these are'just no? making a. grand display, at TeAro House, ;. ' HBiiBiOFORE'it has sometimes-bean found dlflioult to match tho various requisites for uiaki"" up theßQ dresses, and so to obviate this difficulty ffS Juwimf orteda number of ramade drfsses, rfth all necessary limits Mdii-imniiiiß: to match, among >yhichwi}|'befo,u'n?ttojp jliai.pnear; in tho no i( paragraph Te'Arp, JSmbuoidbdko veilings in yieiix rose, e.au de nil, white, coral, sky, pink and cream; tcsca nets, with lace and ribbons in gold, heliotrope, eau de nil, eucalyptus:green, pale blue,to, Ac; salmon-veiling, embroidered in silver; heliotrope veiling, onikoidored in gold; Ijiwl's nets, in old roso, cardinal, Memmrik'i'Q.V miflusly embellished; a grand a.ssorttaeiit'ofkon.o)i ttilLjiijn black jn'd in jß'Jhe'most fajhioaawe ooloujs m % Aro'HouseV : ' ■'■'". !,-'::'i4>jd jlipwe have an excellent selection pj'eyemng gjijycs'j jj^iii'r^'fans,'wraps, ,wjt| some, very puke wi'd jfjfrajtiyp mora oloaks in silk? an« pluslj, really osajjgjnl goods.. Ladies should beforo purohasipg makeau early and complete inspection of what we are new showing in material for balls and evening dress, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehpus}, Te 'Arc mrtH ■■-.

A branch of tho Knights of Labour it abotit to be formed in Palnweton North.

_lt would appear from the "report; of *8 sittings of the. Sweating Commission luat published, that "sweating" in Weiis conspicuous by its absenOe.

- With its usual sonsational proclivity, tbo flew Zealand Times of to-day. states that a hupe strike of railway servants is impending in" Wollingtou. : The funeral of tho lato.Mrs Janet Cooper, which took placo yesterday, was wry largely attended by Menu of the family, and thero must have been considerably over two hundred persons in the long procession which' wended its way to the cemetery atOlareyilk Thero wore about forty vehicles and a largo number of horsomen. .The funeral left Gladstone shortly after half-past eloven o'clock, and reached the cemetery at a little after two o'olook, The Rev. Mr Murray,Preabyterianrnintster,cohducted tho burial service

t There is the making of a good politician in -at least one moraber of the Maßterton School Committee. On May the 10 th, 1887, Mr MoEwenmowd and carried the following resolution, "that the Siincox acre be recommended to the Board, as the most eligible sito for a second school in tho north end of Masterton," On May the 15th, 1890, the same individual seconded and carried tho following resolution, "that the Hall Street site be recommended as the most

sutMe ono," On both, occasions the choice lay strictly between the Simcox and Hall Street sites, so that Mr McEwen may bo saidtohavo nobly done his duty by both. At eleven o'clock this morning Mrs S. E. Gappor, of this town, after a long and painful illness, homo with tho greatest patience and fortitude breathed

her last. For many years few residents were moro favorably known and highly esteemed than the deceased lady. She gaye time, monoy, and labor freely and ungrudgingly to support church institu-

tions and to assist all who woro in sickness and distress. Sho possessed also many cultivated tastes, among othors a lovo for flowers, and in her garden was tube found the neatest and brightest display of blooms to boseon iu the district, For more than a year past a lingering illness confined her to her Led, and all trill trust that the release from suffering sho has now obtained will bo followed by that brighter and happier existence of which she was bo eminently worthy,