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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3525, 2 June 1890, Page 2

A cottngo in Cole Si. ia advertised to lot

Wo hear that slaughter yards aro shortly to be erected at Eketahuna ■ for the slaughtering of moat for the Wellingtoii freezing works, Two thirsty souls were quenching their drouth at a cortain well-known upcountry pub, when one said to the other "do you know what brand'of .whiskey this ia,? "I dontknow"replied. his mate," unless it is barbed wiro whiskey for 1 fool as if i had swallowed a coil of

Tho inspector's , report on tho late examination at tho Opaki public school is very satisfactory, stating that. the school continues to bo faithfully and well taught by Mrs Tait. Children who attend regularly always do well, and tho result thiß year shows considerable improvement in the olasa and additional subjects, the annual percentage ot passes being 81, • •

Last night about eight o'clock, during a heavy shower, a number of porsons wore standing on thavorandah of a local hash factory, when a largo bird came sailing down on tho bosom of tho gale liko a ship in distress, and to the Burpr&e of tho • onlookers walked right in ambngst them. They were not long in discovering it to bo a large gooso, so oho Of -the boardora soon secured tho prize, remarking " Oomo, along old fellow you've como to the right shop this time and no mistake" he triumphantly dragged the feathored visitor Into a place of security. Mr A, E. R. Rhodes the member for Gladstone spoke at Temuka on Friday night, Ho said ho opposed going on with tho Otago Coital, and would postpono tho North Island Trunk

Eailway, and would propose using the funds in the meantimo by acquiring

Native lands, the proceeds of-tho aalo to be restored to tho Railway fund. He would discontinue Ocean mail sub-

sidiea and adopt a 2|d rate, trusting to the ordinary direct steam line, Avoto of thanks and confidence was passed. The troubles of our local "uncle" in connootion with tho missing " three brass balls" havo apparently not yet ended, Yesterday morning to his disgust he discovered that some funny dog had hung three carrots on the iron, which should support the gilded embloms. Procuring a stop ladder ho hastened to remove the offonding vogetables, but just as he was giving a tug at the string, tho ladder slipped away, and he was loft suspended in mid-air 1 Passers by at first imagined our friend was trying to out-riyal " ln?na," but on realizing tho truo state of things soino sympathetic individual put up the ladder,and liberated Mr S. from his unpleasant position. Tho rabbits aro being well kopt down in some parts of tho Wairarapa. A getleman who recontly rode through Messrs Maunsell's property, from one end to tho other, (a distance of about seven miles) informs us that ho did not sod a aingle rabbit during tho whole journey, and that a rabbiter wlio slatted rabbiting with a largo pack ot dogs at Mr Belliss', for skins only, gavo it up in disgust after two or three, days. The stoats aud weasels are reported to bo doing good work and dead rabbits are frequently picked up with no apparent wound on them, but upon a olosor examination, a small puncture is found behind the ears. ■' ;

Wo learp that Inspector Leo was greyly pleased with the drawing done at the Fernridgp School. J3o stated that ' 1 what he was about to say was not Baid without considerable thought, and Baying it meant saying a groat deal, but ho. must state, that ho had with much care arrived at the conclusion, that tho drawing at the Fornridge School, more especially the model drawing, was tho be&t in ;arfy school in tho Wellington Education District, and the books whioh had been exhibited at the Dunedin Exhibition,were of remarkablo merit. Eyen the worst specimens of drawing in the school - were good. He strongly advised children on leaving school after passing standard six to follow up tho subjects,in which they had mado bo good a beginning, by attending tho classes if tho Sellout"of Design, if possiblo." ■ Mr Daniel D, Blake, a book canvasser in tho employ of a Boston house, has received, notification that he is tho sole heir to the estate of tho lato Sir Henry Blako, of Norfolk, England, and that 1250,000 is at his disposal, Sir Henry died about 1876, leaving a will which bequeathed the entire property to his only male blood heir on the Blake side. The document stated that the heir was somowhere in America. Some years ago Mr - Blake was visited by the agent of a Lpjjdon law firm having chargo of tho estate ftjid jviip (jueitionod as to his antecedents, bp for' soipp pause or ot||or the matter has. remained "unsettled till now.

We have received by tho Aiwa' some choice, novelties in winter dress fabrics, Buoh as fanoy kniokor tweed robes in new effects. Tho cloud shadings, snowflakcß, artistic checks&o„ mtli a select assortment p£ tho' newest combination robes, plain materials, with fanoy novelties, forming tho complete trimming, Froii) puf superior dressmaking rooms theso would j)oi))6 out py/prk?ofaii beauty and elogaiioe, lit to Arft Hpuso, \Ve!!ingtou. Tups have also come to |i>nd 3 bpantii ful Egleotion of liouretto, fancy flakes, and checks, in the new tints gf'olpyer, aloes, heliotropo, cotta, myrtle, grenat, A'P.j ako, some 42in plain, all wool foule, in tho new shades of olover and helistropo, lvitn a third delivery of our eolobrated makes of Fj-gnph cashmeres in olive, navy, maroon, .clpvor, kli<jiropo| jS:c M ftt Te. Aro House Wellington. ■ Fecial attention is invited to our largo stock' pf braided dresses, whioh aro in serviceable materials, and in attractive designs and leading cplpiirs, Wo aro soiling theso atlGsOd, lis Cd, 22s Cd, 27s Cd, 29a 6d, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Oo'r dress tweeds, of both English and; colonial manufacture, havo been admirably seleoted for shading's and quality, and range in price for -lain wide from Is lid to 3s lid per yard, at Jo Aro House Wollington.4pffi ■'

ThoAlfredtoii Road. Board ndvortize the intention to borrow £SO with tho consent of tho interested ratepayers. A bay mare is advertised by the Masterton pouudkeoper. , Mr \Y. Ashmoro has a fresh businoss announcement in this issue, A tenant for a convenient shop In Qneen-street is required. Messrs Lowos and lorns add to thoir sale for Wednosday next 20 hoad etoro cattle.

Cokor's fixtures appear in their usual column, inana's last appearance is announced for this ovening.' : Tenders are invited.by Mr H. Moon, of tli6 Wsngaohu, to close Juno 14th, for Btumping 15 acres of land.

Edison is reported as saying that tho world ivill soon be one vast ear. Perhaps this is the Boiontiiio method of calling tho world an ass. Tho Masterton R,M, Court businoss was again very slender this morning, there being only ono case, a solitary drunk, whtch was disposed of in the inual manner.

The work of decorating Mr A. A. Elkins' Club Hotel was coramonced this morning, Messrs Cole and Payno being thosuccessful tenderers for.tho contract.

At tie Temperance Hall last night Mr Easton spoke to a largo audienco. It was of tho best addresses ho has yet delivered. ■' Tho subject being " The sacrifice of Christ."

A Tinui correspondent informs us that Messrs Levin and 00. havo eivon notice to their clients that tho Kiwi will notcall at Castlepoint during tho next three or four months. Tills wo presume will' bo pood news for tho carriers.

Wo aro informed that on Friday last sixty sheep, tho proporLy of Mr AJ W, Cave, of To Ore Ore, were worried to death by Maori dogs, /' Wo learn that a number, of spurious

half-crowns and florins are being-, circulated in ' Wellington. , Mastorton tradesmen had therefore, bettor be on their guard, in case some of the counterfeits should roll up this way. Mr Battes took throush Mastorton to-day, a splendid mob of 1500 wethers purchased from Messrs Hood and Walker Glondonald, by the Happy Volley meat company. The ebcop will bo quietly driven into Wellington, boing considered too good for herding in trucks. Mr Kingdom, who it will bo remembnredlatoly mot with a nasty accident at TnWhiti,is, wo are glad to learn, sufficiently recovored to be removed to his rosidenceiii Masterton, Heisßtill in a very weak condition, but it is oxpected that another wcek -l 3 rest will set him night, Delegates • from the Eketahuna, Mauriceville, and Alfredton Road Boards meet at Eketahuna nest Saturday at 11 a.m., to consider the formation of a separate county. The latest local work of ait, is a remarkably well executed portrait in oils of a local resident by Mr T. D.

Donelly. The picturo is particularly I life-like,. and may bo seen in Mr Innes' shop, Quoon-streot. Wainirapa poultry breeders will bo pleased to learn that Mr W. Groathead ot Mastorton has imported a handsome brown Leghorn rooster, which makes an important addition to his already v.duahle stock. Mr Greatheard lias tho champion hens of the Wellington province in his yards and with his latest addition should be able to maintain tho reputation tho district has Rained. A German nampd Moyer, cook at

Tringhain and McKenzio's ilaxmill at Katiautara, was brought to tho Greytown Hospital yesterday in a sorious condition of prostration. Ho complained of his head, and appeared to be delirious. His legs and body also seemed to be .swollen as if from dropsy. Shortly after his admission Meyorhadan opilojiticfit. In the absenoe ot Or Boy, who is in Wellington for a day or two, Dr Spratt is kindly acting as Honorary Surgoon at tho Hospital, and tlie man is therefore receiving overy possible attention; The first messago on the new- catye laid between Sydnoy and Auckland says tho N.Z, Times was Sir.Harry Atkinson wired as follows to MrD O'Connor, the Postmaster-Generalof New Soutli'Wales: nAccopt our linarfcy congratulations on successful laying duplicate oable; may it tend to strengthen frendly relations between Australiaand Now Zealand,' To this Mr O'Connor replied; "Many thanks, HeartlY reoiprocato your congratulations on completion of this important work, which I hope will coment tho union between Australia, Mew Zealand, and the mother country." A case of absence of mind says our Carterton contemporary occurred at the Lycoum, Carterton, on Thursday evonins. During tho progress ot tho Cantata, Beltshazzars Feast, a wollknown resident of tho town walked into tho hall with a pipe in his mouth, H o took a back seat in an isolated position and continued to smoke. Ho was suddenly brought to a consciousness of his wheieabouts by being addressed, from tho platform by ono of the aingora. Quickly withdrawing tho objeotionable pipe from his mouth, and pulling Mb hat well over his face, lie spent an uncomfortable five minutes.

luana, that wonderful optical Illation which has been the topio of conversation with those who visited tho Theatre Royal on Friday, was on exhibition again on Saturday, and brought the admiration and applause of those present, Not only did Inana go through her wonderful feats in space, but in order to provo that it was thesubstanco and not the shadow that was seen, she sang at each exhibition and puzzled hoi audience more than evor, Owiiw to tho boisterous stato of the weather the audience was not so largo as might liavo been exported, but by request Mr Lindsay has decided to give another performance this afternoon and also in tho ovouing which will positively be tho last one, To those who have not seen Inana we would say pay her a visit and havo your curiosity satisfied as tho oxhibitionis well worthy ofaylsit, •

A Taranaki papor had the tomority to declato that Wolllusjton is a horribly unhealthy place, A Wellington journal responded by showing that the death-rato in Taranaki was higher than in Wellington; for tho month previous. Thus does a Taranaki correspondent of tho Hawkes Bay Herald explain matter?lt is said that some years ago thero was a compact made betwonn tho New Plymouthitos of a strange nature. It was as follows: All persons having relatives over 90 years of ago were to dispose of them in such a way as to require the servicesof an undertaker, Unfortunately thero were some tenderheartedpeople who, with a view of saving Borne relatives about that ago-true they were annuitants of some sort: all ayed Taranakians aro—let tne cat out of the bag I Tho consequenco was that persons, who visited New Plymouth periodically, and had a habit of asking rude questions of tho old identities, wero surprised that year after year tho saino old sinnnrs jyould give their ages at 88. At last one Aijcklaiid doctor, seeing'what 1 a grand climate it hiid, determined to settle squth of tho Mokau, and wormed himself into the confidence of ono giddy young man, who acknowledged to him, after having bound him by a most awful oath, hot to divulgo the secret, that he was really 143 years old, but that he and others dare u6t acknowledge it, or they would bo out off in tho flower of their youth and beauty I Tlifit pjjed doctor, haying married an undertaker's di)uglucp, split on thorn, coniefiuently the death rato of Taranaki went up at once, and that is how tho Weljingtpn paper (tlje Past, I beliove) was able to stato tljat tho death rato up here was higher last month than that of the Empire City.