The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3613, 13 September 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1890.

A patent has been applied for by an engineer of Blenheim for an invention for the destruction of rabbits m burrows by means of suffocation..

Mr R, J- Fitton, of Masterton, flaxmiller, was yesterday adjudged a bankrupt. Tho first meeting of creditors will be held on Thursday next, The following combination has been mentioned as tho probable next Ministry:—Sir fiobort Stout and Messrs Ballanco, Kolleston, J McKcnzie, Moss, P Roevos, and Major Steward. Mr (t, Wi Woodroofe has, wo understand, written to the Wellington Education Board, withdrawing the offer of his section in Hall stroet for side school purposes. This course will probably bring the Committee to its bearings,

The first display of spring and summer goodß was made by Messrs M Caselberg and Co laßt evenintr, aud was a contre of very great attraction, Tho winiows were elaborately arranged, and' the Affect of the lights upon the dress materia pf various shadaß and colours was very inipoailif,

Mr J, Carpenter, of tljp Central Boot Warehouse, intimates tljaj liis great clearing sale of boots aud shoes will commence to-day. This is his second annual sale, and the • reductions of last year will doubtless bo well remembered by tho publio. A list of prices, which will ropay perusal, appears in another column,

Bret Harte is now living in a quiet cottage at Grove End road, near St. John's Wood. Ha is getting old, and his hair la white; but the novelist still retains all his old fire, Hia books sell iinmensoly in England, moro than those 0 { any other American writer. Mr Harte's family is not with him, and the genoral impression in London is that he is a widower. No American is invited into ths best English Sooiety moro than Brot Harte. Thoy never tire of the novelist's story .aboyt the first jury trial in California!—" It w#j}p tho Mariposa Gulch in'6o. They had heyep ljftd a jury trial there; If a man stole a norse they lynched him, and that settled it. But the people, many of whom came ftonj began to tire of lynch lay, fny tho gocd old jury trial of the Ifinjt. S.o J'" Stevens had iumpe,d a, popr jjjan'e claim, the to give him a godi #Mwned jury trial. They took him into k? "M# ot the board post office, selected a jury, and'the trial commenced. Dozens of witnesses were called and finally the jury retired to agree on a verdict-, Wlien they had about conoloded that Jim' was innocent, the boys outside came banging at the door. '• Whatrdo you fellows wnnt 1 asked the foreman through the koyliojo. W# wan't to know if.yon hain't about agreed on the.verdict. If you hain't, you'll have to jet out, We want this roonvfo lay out the corpse,"

Mr J A Andenon|()f Eketahuna, has an announcement of ••Interest in Mother column,' ; •

Mr Fred "Writjht, of. the railway boarding-houße, notifies that be had no connection with. any N other boardinghouse in the district. \ Wo understadd that Mr D, Toubillii making .arrangements for the starting of: another Hue ot coaohos between Eketa«una and "Woodvillo.

Mr W.'-B. Chenneils has been appointed Deputy Official Assignee for the Wairarapa District, vice Mr W Bullar, resigned. " •

The appearance of Worksop road is bein? greatly improved by the erection ot a handsome private resldenco for .Mrs P- Wasg. Tho ivork was •commenced under the supervision of Mr E, Wrigley last week.

An extraordinary fatality which has occurred among'horses is causing eroat conatornatibn among farmura in the liaidley district, near Brisbane. Veterinary surgeons aro investigating the matter,.. •

A few. weeks ago the Bishop / of 8' Aanph tefetred, in the course of a speech at sonie function in his diocese, to 11 his youngbr iind raahor days," but the local papers reported him as having deplored his "younger and masher days 1" A tradesman in Masterton sugpests to us tliat the Knights of Labor should write their scores on their own backdoors instead of on his front door jamb. Perhaps Secretary D'Aroy will limit the number of chalks served out to his Knights till they learn to use them in moderation, or else appoint somo trust' worty member a walking chalkor for the Assemblyj who will be responsible for all scores;'' At present the Knights seem, to be ' aIL" Walk Chalk Ginger Blues." • Tko_' 'kttaU is responsible for the: followin? '-Scene! Tho bar ol an hotel at Napier. Dramatis persome-B, a member of a local union, not unconnected with timber, a barman anxious for information as to the strike, and yariuus friends of B, imbibing beer and striko ethics at his expense. B—" We're strong •enough to get what wo want, and we'll have it." Inquiring barman—- " What is it you want?" B, (after a pause, scratching- his head)—" Well, I'm if I know, but" (thumping the bar)" we'll hate it." Chorus of applaudin? friends 'ear, 'ear I" This is foot, not fiction.

A meeting of the Masterton Temperance Union Committee was held in the Wesleyau schoolroom last ovening. Several accounts were passed for payment in connection with the concert, and it was unanimously agreed that a' hearty vote of thanks from this meotiiif be tendered to those ladies and gentlemen who assisted at the concert. Tho Secretary was requested to furnish a roport of the formation of tho Union, the concert, and any other information with reference to temperance matters in the district to tho Temperance, Herald. The meeting then adjourned till the 24th inst (Wednoßday), when all members of the general Committee are specially requested to pot in an appearance.

Says tho Hawera Star :-A miraculous escape from a fata} accident occurred at the xiawera railway station ou Tuesday evening. Mr F Hayivard, beitei known as" Cakes and Buns," whilst standing on the fcot-board of the carriage, offering his goods for sale, was, in trying to regain the platform, thrown off his balance as tbe train moved on and fell, but managed to hold on to the iron railinr, and was dragged along with ono lc underneath, Mr O'Connor at once sounded the whistle, but tho enginedriver did not hear it, and he, with the help of aomo by-utaridors, succeeded in. pulling Hayward out of his perilous position, littlo tho worse for his mishap; The accident causod great excitemont and consternation at the station, ''everyone imagining that it would end fatally. " -

It is seldom that a lady will admit tha' her married life has'been one long and harrowing honeymoon, yet this is what ah American lady complains of, - Her husband : has a craze for marriage, hut.uulike others of thnt kind, he does not seek a now wife, but is eternally marrying the old one- They have been married nino times in eight years, and she is .getting weary of so much marrying, They were married first in America, but during their wedding tour he discdVered a flaw in the first knot, She thought him over fastidious, but at his earnest solicitations consented to again be ltd to the altar, Then ha again found something wrong, and they were married in rapid succession by Methodist,Catholic,Presbyterian, Baptist, Unitarian, Swedenborgian, and Spiritualist operators, when sho backed out and left him. He is now writing proposals of inariiago by a Congregational Minister, and he says they will then be happy, bhe, however, seeks a divcrco from him, but the question will probably bo raised as to whether one divorce will be suffioiont to unloose nine weddings. Will it not be necessary to institute nine actions for divorce t As to the chronic bridegroom, if he lived in New Zealand, where ovory marriage is greeted with tho diabolioal strains of many keroseno.tins, he would soon be curod of his mania,

There was a gentleman arrested for vagrancy in Melbourne the other day, who dovelopod what might,/or want of a better phrase, be described as some pleasing features, Thoy took the form of pound notos and cash, with deposit receipts and other foolishness of the kind, to the value of nearly 12000, The gentleman must have had an eyo to picturesque effect, lor he was arrayed in tatters. His lucre, which was iu the condition best described by tho uncompromising adjective that usually accompanies that substantive, was wrapped in ra«aand concealed in varioti plhceg about hia squalid person. A constable asked thovagrantCrcesns what he meant by this kind of thing, The appwer }s suggestive. The man said hs kept hi; money so because ho mfalit want it some day jf he fell ill, Ihere are touches of human 'nature, re'4isi)), pathos, and all the elementary ingredients for a social drama jumbled up together in the answer, Tho social problem has not been assimilated by this .practical philosopher, It simply possessed him, He looked about him, as it were, agd saw on .evtry side a pack of wretohes toiling antl mbiljng all tho time with their hands at eaoh others' throats for a ■livelihood/ Sometimes a ' fnah would put his hands down for a moment only to be immediately trampled upon and hustled out of tho way. This pjoyoya)iji vagrant had merely insured himself against any contingency of that kinil, and fcnen took life easily ,sfter his uninviting fashion. Having now completed our annual Btgokjaking, wo aro desirous of bringing unjler tlje notjco of the public the fact that w have also oppned out a splendid assortment of new spring goods, at To Am House, ' • -

, These are part of our first shipments for the spring season, and have come to hand by the steamer# Tainui, Kaikoura, and Doric, aud the goods havo been selected with that excellent taste and judgmont which for years past haye oharaoterised,To Aro House,

Ws are hardly as yet ready for our grand- general display, but in order to give tho ladies of the city an opportunity of at once inspecting such as are ready, we have decided to have four specwi iJiow days during the presont week at ToAroSojfsf We shall eommenc/) yith-showing on Weduesday, at 10 a.m., 'a to'agniiipont range of spring dress fabrioai ou Thursday morning wo shall exhibit all tlie latest fashions In spring mantles, jackets, fjtgi on Friday morning_ our fascinating ' sjd atrajtivo Parisian millinery wil) be on YW> Saturday morning wo hope to (fought .crowds of JjSrn with our new zopfiypj, brooades, pnngeo cambrics, and washing dress Sirica generally, at To ArO House, We invite visits from all our friends an J tjje public generally on the above days, as wo fepl satisfied that our now "lods will, compare f»yo,«Fa|)ly with anyhiug previously imported }i)tq {hjs city- Our grand general display will take place on Thursday, Utll September, at-TeAw BovawAp'vT, . ' • ••

A noticD-regurdiDg a bay mure, lost neat To Ore Ore bridge,: appears in another column. . > ' i : ■

' Messrs Lowes nnd lurha announce s sale of property by order of the Official Assignee for Saturday next. .

;Mr G Gunderson's well-known coaching stallion "Kemp" is announced to stand this season at Mauriceyllle.

Mr H S Wardell, R.M„ is, we understand, about to be rawried to the widow of the late Mr John Sheehan; M.H.R, "Wltth'a Wild Wost sho,w of fifty persons, including a number of Indian cowboys, arrived at Auckland to day. The mid-day train to-day was over an hour .late in'its arrival. At fiiat the publiobore with these delays, bat.it is now; beginning to realise that it can get too much Of a good thing,

Mr Drummond, surveyor, and Mr A. StGoorge, of Greytown, were thrown from a buggy near Gladstone on Thursday evening, tho latter' boin? soriously injured, Mr Drummond fortunately sustained no Injury, The stock-in-trade and goodwill of the late Audrow M'K«nzio,o[ Carterton, are offend tor sale,

Several stations in this district will comraenoe shearing operations early next month. It is stated that the ruling prioe paid will bo 17b 6d per hundred, A herd of seven hundred cattlo, con-' sicnod to Mr. Alex M'Kenzie, arriyed in Masterton from tne West Coast veßterTenders will be;receired by MrH J Heigh, architect, until Thursday rioxt, tor painting tho ■ Wholesale Drapery Company's premises. : Oolohelßoborfs, R.M., sat .at. the local court this morning to revise the stookowners' list,- but : .as there ..were im objections the list Was passod.' A large number of Nativos arrived in Mastorton to day from tho Forty-Mile Bush to attend the sittings of the Native Land Court, which aro to bo held in a few days,

Members of tho Masterton and Thistle Lodges, N.ZO., aro invited to attend the funeral of the late Bro, Dr J. Smith at Greytown on Monday next, A oonveyauce will leave tho Club Hotel at 1 o'clock 1 sharp.

A largo general sale, with a number of now andexteusive consignments of goods, will be held in Carterton Rooms next Saturday by Mr F H Wood, There will also be a large Btook of hoots and shoos from a bankrupt estate and some salvage drapery and clothinp from two recent Wellington hres, The Cailwlic Times BaysAn English geologist recently predicted that within fifty years a convulsion of nature would sink the whole of New Zealand beloW the Burface of tho sea. Nature need not trouble itself. If the Millars and Highmans aro allowed their own sweet will, .New Zealand will sink ky herself long before fifty years aro ovor." Tho funeral of tho lato Mr W B. Campin, of Carterton, took place en Thursday last,. aud was very largely attended. The cortege included a large number of Foresters, of which body Mr Campin was an old and prominent member. Tho funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Mr Murray andanofficor of the Foresters. The remains were conveyed to. the grave in tho hearse of Mr T. .Tasjo, of this town. Mrs W. Jessen, of Mauricovllle had a very narrow esoapo from scrioue injury a few days ago, through a horse bolting with the trap in which she was sitting, Mrs Jessen had not hold of the reins at the time, and was unable to guide the animal, the result being that it ran off the road, and capsized over a bank. Mr Jessen was quickly on the spot, and to his alarm found his wifn underneath the horse, unable -to estrioate heraolf, until he fairly liftvd the horse up, when, we are pleased to say, he found , Mrs Jessen's injuries oiily of a trivial 1 nature.. ,

Anglers aro reminded that the fishing sia'son commences in this., district on Monday next. It is 'reported: that- fish are far moro numerous than at the oponingof any previous season, which is a proof of the success of the Acclimatization Seciety's work in Mocking our rivers with differ»nt knds of trout. 21,000 American brook and Loch Leven fry havo been liberated this season in streams around Masterton, about 1000 yearlings and large trout of different kinds having also been put iuto tho Huamahunca river and millatromn.- Young anglers would do well to take out licenses-as early as possible, so that thoy may have a say in the big hauls, L, J. Hooper and 00. will, in tho course of a few days, mako their grand display of new Spring goods, which aro now beim; landed on tbo Wellington wharf from theTongariro, All the latest Parisian stylos and novelties will shortly be displayed in the.Bon Marcho, charming millinery such as. never before bas been shown in. the Wairarapa. -We shall show this season the newest and most fashionable styles; designs and materials in dress goods, prints, pongoes, cloths zephyrs in all the new and leading colorings with trimmings &c., to match, l'lie above goods have been specially bought for the lion Marcho by ono of tho most experienced buyers, having a thorough knowledge of the classes of goods required for the colony, especially ot.tlie Wellington province. Our stock being the pick of tho wholo of the New Zealand warehouses, together with our own importations re Tongarlro, will make tho Grandest display of lashionable and ityll h, millinery mantles, ja'ckote, dtess good?, &c, Uur customers aud the public generally will do themselves justice by reserving their purchases till they hare inspected the goods at the Bon Marcho. We shall as in previous yotas mark every line at wholesale prices and in plain figures, L. J, Hooper and Co., Bon Marche Fashionable Drapery Warehouse, Queen Street, Masterton,