The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1899.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3583, 9 August 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1899.

Book debts to the value of £2198 were sold by auotion atNapior on Wedday last for £42105, A special meeting of tho Masterton School Committee' will be held op Wonevening next, to consider important' matters, We havo to acknowledge recast of the " Monthly Review" for July, which conI tains information of a most interesting oharactor,

Several caaualities occurred attho football match on the Park Oval yesterday. jQne man had his shoulder dislocated, pother his knee cap injured, and a third hia pheßt (Jeii.ted jn. All are, however, progressing fayorably, It is said that settlors thjoiigliQiit th? Lower Valley are complaining of the rsvagos of a grub which eata off: the grass. In some places it is found ■'impoflaible to get any growth, and tho fear is that thjs curse will in time be as bad, if not worse, than tho rabbits. At a meeting ol the Hallway Soryanta held in Wellington oh Thursday evening, a letter was received from the Secretary of fjj.e J3ar|y Closing Association at Masterton •tatinc that a draper in that town (Mr Ee") had refused toclosehisßtion at tipro,, and asking the Society's supp.ort. IS -was deoidod to as ' c 'he emplo'yis.at Masterton good? from the draper in question,

Our local contemporary in his last issue devotes his leading column to attacking us for certain correspondent's letters in the Wellington Evening Tost and other outside journals. We know absolutely nothing about the authorship of the letters in question and are not responsible for thepi in any shape or way. Our contemporary Wfflselt may have written them for all we can tell, it is reported that he haa recontly been exceedingly anxious to propitiate the member for Mastertou, and if so, who so likely as himself to publish cheap puffs for the benefit of Mr G. Beetham ? 13ut whother he bo guilty or nflt, we havo no responsibility in the matter! In the branch train from Qreytowa the flthor evening, among those' preaont was Mr Dalrynip'e, who had been exhibiting a model of W? newly patented atump extractor, the most prominent part of. which w?b lyiug across the carriage, bemg'a piece of timber obuut six feet long by three and a half by one with large tcctli on eaeli edgo, Among tho paßMiisers waa aman whoipusfhave boon sampling a few brands of whisky. Ho had a funny twinkle in his cyo and was' Been eyeing tho model, At last lie asked a well known oflicial aittmg ne?t to him what it was. Oh, was tho reply, "that's a newly patented tooth extractor." ''But how does that take jjlieyi out ?" " Woll, that thing, or ono like it,ifladoofiron is placed in the month betwcpji % teeth with its teeth up and down, then toy 9 _ mechanical contrivance, whioh he has ill t)jat long bag, it ia worked along thp in«u.t|i «))3 the grinders drop out as easily as if they were only Stuck on with tho least speck pflimiidgum." "tso I should think" said ,% man with whiskey in," but nature payor provided nie with a gap largo nnough to'holdtnatJjotween my teeth, but ijou now could grjo it ecs.o and keep up a confab with the ojjerj>to.v at. tho same time," . The whiskey piaji li?d tho best of that joko, tlio.ugh the victim enjoyed itas isucljjs anyons mmw<,

', SAya'f}i'o~.''MlborougiT iSprciiiThere was, uo publip4imvpf ; thiß;, paper ] f 'owitig to r moißtu cov, ■ aiiil inms thmir safe for Wednesday next, throe simnoiiig

'Kromler, who has teen exeouted by eleetricity in New York, was sentenced in May last year. The pulpit in tho. local Presbyterian Ohuvch will be occupied to-morrow by thoßev. Dumbell, of Wellington. _. Applications for tho position of mariogin£ blacksmith to.tho Blacksmith and

.Wheelwright Manufacturing. Company dosed yoßterday, mid.wlll be considered at a moeting of,the ooiumitteb to bo hold this afternoon, ' ■ . We regret' to, learn that the recent show of tho- Wairarapa Poultry 'Association was a financial failure. This is attributed to the procuring of pens from Vellington, which caused an expenditure of £3O. .. .

.A meeting of tho Wairarapa,Poultry Association was held last evening, the President presiding. Tho balance-sheet of the last show was read, but as .it was not altogdlheri satisfactory an adjournment was madotoseewhatarranpemonts could bo made tamest demands, Notice haß been given by the Town Clerk to the.*. Water Supply. Committee that the water tables in the Borough must be repaired within one month,

-Should this notice not be complied with, the Council will take upon itself to level 'he roads, fill in the channel, and tliuß

do away with qn eyesore and a atandiu? monace to thVtown, ■

John Kelly, ftte'.'Thoßakoi" ■ was conveyed to Welliu'gton tins morning in charge of-i 'Cbnßtable O'Leary. .'The police wero putito a " wild goose chase" yesterday- aftornopn, .Kelly beinp very anxious, to. secure..-bis ''goods and chattels, I (a,.much-worn, swag), the wjiereabouts of which he did not know A report' ftom'Serwimt Price will be

resented to tho Benevolent Trustees on [onday next relative-to the candidates ir benevolent assistance, he having

inquired'into tho tncriti of ea n h case. There are at the present time twelve families! in-'-Mnsterton who arc being assisted by the Se'cioty. Tho Auckland correspondent of the Ofogo "'Dally.. Times reports a singular accident in Geyser Valley, near the great Waira&i geyser. A laden pack horse slipped on the zigzag path, and plunged down the'elope head first into a boiling mud geyser, and never reappeared,' Presently the geyser was in eruption, throwing mud 30ft high, but no traco wis seen of the unfortunate animal or the stores on its back. The ease Ronall v Percy occupied the District Court all day yesterday, 1 The evidence,of, Mr T O D'Arcy, Heury Percy, at)d. Q Lestor was • taken on behalf of the plaintiff, after which Mr Beard applied for a nonsuit, Mr Pownall strongly opposed. the application,- and

considerable discussion ensued, Bis Honor eventually decided to hear the defence on the 20th iust., and an adjournment was granted till chat dito, The following excollont joke i 9 ro-

ported to a Blenheim paper;—A gentleman ridingjicross a creek the other day through a chimp of, .willows got entangled, and while his horse got away he was left clinging to the boughs over the rushing water, His plight was observed by some porsons in the vicinity, who came round and looked on the suspended one, enjoying his peril; seeing which he exclaimed,: "I see ye, ye divils, I'yo got a pound in my pocket, and if 1 get drowned,, begorra, I'll sue you for

damages," The throat had. tho desire effect fiir a.rope was speedily forthcoiuin; and tho knij/ht of tho tree was brouftl ashore..

An influential meeting'of delegates

:epreaontmß the several temperance

bodies in Masterton was held in the Wesloyan Sunday school ruom last eyening, the: Rev W. Itowso being voted to the chair. After some discussion it was unanimously decided to form the various temperance Societies in Masterton into a Uuion for the promotion and extobsion of tho torn poranco cause in the district, Tho Eev .iV, Hovrse wan elected- President, and Messrs Duncan McGregor, Feist and Baumber, Vice Presidents, Mr W, J, Eeevos being appointed Secretary. A laige and influential Committeo 'was appointed (ftiih power to add to thoir number) to oarry out tho wishes ot the Union. It wasdeoided to hold a meeting of the Committee in the Temperance Hall on Thursday evening next at 8 o'ch.ck sharp, to arrange a programme of operturns etc,, etc, whon all mombersof the Committee aro specially requested to attend,

Cole's "'Book-buyera' Guide" contains ; Ilia essay on Federation, windy up wi'h • thirty predictions as to a kind of millen- I niuiii to'bejreached by ttio year 2000. ] These wero sent out aa a fly sheet (our I or fiyu years ago, anil iu oonnoxion with ' them a comical incident occurred, A ' 1 crank' if'Hawke'a Bay, styling himself 1 "The King of the Prophets," had .been 1 in the habit of publishing extraordinary j Eredictionaastoearthquakea, &o.,and ! ad just been'favored with a special revelation, announcing his own speedy ] decease. Ho wa» in apme concern as to the man who Bhoitld be worthy to wear jiia proplfotio niantle, when Mr Cole's' 1 ahoet capio under bis notice. Straightway ho wpote to the Worthy Melbourne booksoller, 'kruiaily appointing him hie successor,' in edition to which lid ad' vertlscd the appointment in the Uawke|s Bay papers. He was aomowhat hurt that no acknowledgment ever came to hand, but lie never revoked the appointment, The 'crank' still lives, bo that Mr Colo is not jet entitled to the distinction'of boing" the King of the prophet?" '/ contribution in the last number of the Aifskrajaelaji to jiand contains ,the following'—There ' are numerous stories of lucky, acoldents which have led to the discovery of gold. In the'north-west of Western Australia a find was made yery simply. A boy to'i ill) a stone to throw at a crow, and found th»fjt :vyiis ft lump of a ouartz • containing jpld, The 'Jjeaideijt Mams- ' tratej who' was of a' "ftiesy" excltSbJe.j 1 temperanjont, as soon. as he heard bl ' this'occurrence, rushed post haste to the ieifgra()ti. filled out" Qoick, a < telesrrara form, iiiipottan'fc weM foy i government," and fished op his dpspa'tclr at once' .'for tho Colonial . Bmkati fa te"*' ' afterwards he ; received tno-reply. : ftp bpeped jt. with '< a gratified smile knowing that ft raid 1 contain the Minister's thanks for his \ zeal In' wilding the good nows bo promptly. T.o bis IjQrrflr he read as follows"The Colonial Secretly to the K. Mij Jilankvillo, You don't pay ao .1 ' What became of the orowf He rushed ! back to- the telenrapb office moro • frantically than before, and asked for a , ."repeat." He.got it, and found that ! his official - despatch road as follows: — 1 'AboyinW jjpa stone to throw" ! ataorow." 'ln his flurry left out all about the gold. Coram Bcsidents would .do . well to remember that an Extraordinary Sale ol i Surplus Winter Stock commences on Friday j August-'lsUMhe Wholesale Family Dra : i pory Warehouse To'iro House vvellingicn TnehE will lie bargains BUtlielcijtly groat, ; and sufficiently numerous .to tempt in% J to pay a visit to Wellington and toryiwso ; wo are prepared t/i expeuto their order with ' the utmost c(ircfulpeps and at'i'e ' Aro-HocsaWelliugtoji, 1 , Aw, orders mnstboacoompamed by cash ■ jo thja pjjapa of Post Office orders, postal I notes, cheeques flr wh'-vc these are not i available, Wiliyotes.wd will bayeoiir beat • tltenti'en.'We have issued a) we lift pf ' ihepflt-i'oductioflsmadowhijih we will ! forward frpe byjigst pu agpli.caiio.if t,o T,e . Aro House Wellington, ' • - And of what docs thia Surplus Stock ' consist 11t consists of Winter dress fabrics 1 of every description, mantles,jackets,nlsters 1 Millinery, Underclothing, Calicoes, Sheet. 1 ings Flannels, Shirting, Blankets, Carpets, ' Linoleums, Hosiery, Men's Hoy's and 1 Sffiflfe'ekthiafc and a thousand other 1 us'ofiil (it)d defthje articles at the-Whole- : Priipeyy )V?lJiiiS ; i 'tue geuuineiiess of oiu- Sfllea h'itlierto hfts teen thoroughly well known and the present one will be fully up to the oharaotorof Its professors, One thing should however, bo borne in mind, and that is that those who • Mshlonsrtjoipatoiii'its.advantngc should do'sn T q#!f,' ]tt lasts ply lo days and termiisteVca th'o ICth'i'figuit at Te 4ro

_' The thoroughbrcd liorao Country, Boy is adverted to etand'at Masterton this sea&.iji?' !■ 0 |> The ,Rey. J.*:Borryi'cot ;WollinKto»'loctui'es to-morrow . eveuiuß • the Empire City on tho absorbing topic of "boycatting,"..' Mr G Ei Pope, lato of Winslow, near Ashburton, has been placed temporarily in charge of the Tinui school, pending farther arrangements.

Vacancies "are advertised' tor gehtlo* mori (board only) at Holly, Housoi Clmpel Street. ' i.

' Tho endeavour to start a dairy factory in the Kokatau-Waihakoko fliatrkt haß nut been successful, 1 -. Nominations to fill the vacancy in tho Carterton Boroush Council , caused by thedcath of Mr Andrew M'Kenzio'close on Friday next, The artesian well at Carterton is still down only a foot-or two over sixty feet. Driving goos on daily, but progress is very slow,iusfc enough to swear by, and to swear at,

Alexander McPhee, the young fello ff who recently received dangerous inj url 1 lu a horse accident on the Gladstone road' is, we hear, now rapidly recovering from its effects. ■ ' , • \

Tho new manual fire engine for Carterton arrived at the railway station therS this morning. It bears the imcrin tion, "Merry weather and Sons, London

Mr Ayson brought up .by the. mid-day train 10-day 1000 Bcoth Burn Trout (called in England Brook Trout) and 1000 salmon fowarded to Wellington from the Otago Acclimatization Society i In the House' of Representatives yesterday it was decided to : ment on Monday next to deal- with local Bills A motion to reduce tho honorariums of members was, as a matter of couwe, negatived, ■ The Estimates wero' further considered in Committed of Supply. Ab operations are. about' to bo com-, monced .by tho contractors for sanitary improvements to tho Mattertoni -School, it will be necessary for tho Committeo to make : immediate temporary arrangeinents for the coiivbniciioo of scholars, othor'wiso tho Bohool will require to Ijb closed. .

Tho Presbyteriaus of Carterton, with their pastor, tho Hov Mr Murray,, in command, ran a Email Arbor Day on tlwir own account yestorday afternoon. The trees wero mostly planted by ladies, the holes having boen dug beforehand. They put a single tow of trees tniind each side and lack of the church section in South Caiterton, and a triple row in front,

The Taratalii Dairy Company, LimiteJ, is just paying its shareholders the fina half-penny per gallon on tho milk supplied by them during the past season, Including the pi'oaunt instalment this company has paid at the rato of two penco half-penny per gallon lor its milk this year, with the exception of. the first monthV supply,.only, for which three peiico was paid. . >

-.ln another column will be found an advertisement from Mr E J S?arl, welj known in Masterton and Wairarapa as "Tfd 1 " the lato genial barman to Mr A Elkins of the Club Hotel. We wish Mr fc'oarl success in his new undertaking and we trust both, he and Mrs Searl (nde Miss Alice Corbett, of Masterton) will havo all the good fortune at their new venture, the Panama Hotel, ■ which their many friends.wish them. . A former menibor of the Pall Mall Gazette's stafl has'just returned to London from tho United States, alter some seven

months spent in studying American journalism by the practical process ol

earning his daily bread ns : a"working journalist, lie has come back impressed

with three groat ideas—first, that the profession of journalism is harder inNew York than in Loudon; that the growth of trusts establishing a monopoly of

articles of necessity -is the portentouß

peril that threatens American develop. incut ;and thirdly, that tho Pope has fai

more powor in tho States than in-any Papal country in the Old World. The papers arc atraid to print a word to which tho priests take owbplion. As for tho development of trusts heroportsthattho

chief .capitalist'of tho Standard Oil Trusi baa accumulated a fortune of 132,(100,001

and 'hat the growth of the colossal monopoliosis giving an extraordinary impetus to tho formation of associations, whoso: gospel is Edward Bellamy'B "Looking That book-tho Socialist's vision of the new hoaven and the new earth—is still in /re.at vtgue all over the union, and may yet produce notable results. A shocking tragedy ooourrod at a spot

on tllo banks of the Murray near

Yntyor Station, about 14 miles froi Swan Hill. Donald M'Donald, afishei

man, was diccovered shot through tho head. The disoovery was made by a man named Juhn O'Brien, a station hand, who was rid'ng down the iiver, He called at deceased's hut, which is situated near the river bank, to get some cartridges, and on entoriug found M'Donatd'a body lying across the bunk, and covered with bud-clothes. He removed a coat from the upper portion of the body, and to his horror found decoascd's face terribly riddled lyitli shot, and presentinp a shocking sight, So far there ia no oluo (p tile murderer, who had ransacked tho plftco,and stoleude.eeased'B watoh, money pll bunkrbpolf Tlie imjrdeivd man was ypfy it)duatrjouq, and is said to have dono very well at fjahirif, earning as uiuoh as £5 and £0 per woek | and as he wat of a thrifty naturo ho is believod to havo saved tho gro&ter portion of his earnings. - Our readers will bo pleased to learn tha Messrs L, J. Hooper and Co start thia morning one of their half yearly cleariug sales. The wholo ol tho stock in tho Bon Marche is - reduced to prices that' must tempt every ono wanting drapery, milliuery trad clothfofr, to purchase largo parcels (juring tjns'great snlo, Tijii great sstp $ drapery and olothing ia now being held at the'fion Harelip, Messrs > L. J Hooper and Co havo determined to reduce their stock to about half the present valuo. Bargains.in every department will ; be oflored during tho nest few days. PunouASBS of -the Drapery, Millinery and , J;oya clothing should not fail to attend at ;' ouce (lie great sale now going on at the Don Marche, overf : article is reduced, Qost priceuot being considered the stook must be ' reluoed before atdok. taking .