SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3728, 5 February 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

A list of prices at the Monster Clearing Sale of the Wholesale Drapery Co. appears as an inset to-day. Messrs Lowes anil lorns add to their sale for Wednesday next, 780 breeding ewes.

Sir. Geor?e Grey has been elected President of the Auckland Liberal Association.

Mr. J. Godfrey has been appointed a travelling ajrent in the Pahiatua district for the Government Life Insurance Co.

Among the sipns of progress at Altredton is the erection by Mr William Cross of a new house, which will replace his old residence.

Mr Charles Wyett'a residence on the Taratahi Plain has just undergone very marked improvements by extensive additions to its front, and the provision of two handsome bay windows with a tastefully designed entrance poroh. • Alfredton, ever aspiring and gradually improving, is to be further dignified by t,he possession of its own village blacksmith. Mr Kafske is the man, and he is pitohing his forge on a section he ia acquiring from Mr W. Good.

Four pence per pound is being asked for cocksfoot grass seed by those who are gathering it in the neighborhood of Alfredton, but It is hardly expected that that price will be got. A meeting of the .North Wairarapa Gun Club will be held in the Club Hotel this evening. We hear that Mr Reginald Marsh, of "Te Hoe," Alfredton, his sold his property, and intends making a trip to England in about a month's time. Mr Marsh will be very much missed by many sincere friends.

In a five-bird piceon shooting match hold on the grounds of Messrs Lowes and lorns the other day, Mr R. Meredith killed five birds (the possible), and Mr W. Hirschberg three birds. A number of subscriptions towards the relief of the sufferers by the late fire on the Upper Plain have been received by the Town Clerk. We are requested to state that the list will be open for a few days longer.

A parcel of new boots has just arrived for the Alfredton Library. It consists of abowt eight pounds of literature, and amopg the new books included is the colonial editijn of Stanley's ''Through Darkest Africa." There are now soiuewhero about one hundred and fifty works in the Alfredton Liorary, 9sd among them are Bome vefy interesting bookß. A public picnic, followed by aconcort in the evening, is to bo held at Alfredton in about a month's time. The sohool is the object to be benefitted, and Mr Charles Weston, the master, is the organiser of the festivity. The spot chosen for the picmq ia a clearing in Flat Bush, a mile or tvo out of Alfredton,

The Greytwwn Dramatic and Operatic Society held a meeting in the Forester's H-xll last night; 20 members attendod. The chair was taken by Mr Wood. The minutes of the previous meeting were read over and adopted. Mr R. A. Wakelm was then unamiously elected a vice-President, and Mr H. Stratton Izard hon. treasurer. Eight new members were proposed and elected, making in all 59. After some discussion it was decided to play "Our Boys" as well as the opera "lolantho.', It was arranged that a meeting would be held next week to allot the various characters. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting-

To morrow we invite speoial attention to the romarkably choap lots in our dress dupartment at Te Aro House. Those who will throng thai counter and make their selections from tho array of barstains displayed will have every reason to b9 thankful for the institution of " The Fair."

To-morrow we shall offer dress lengths of French cashmeres in several beautiful shades of the new greens at 255. for 12s Cd, dress lengths of the fashionable mohairs at 15s for 10s 6d and dreßS lengths of black grenadines reduced to 5s lid at "The Fair" Te Aro House.

To morrow we shall show dresalengths of summer mohairs, reduced from 5s Cd to 2s 11 d, suinraor checks reduced from 7b 6d to 3s lid, summer flakes reduced from 8s 6d to 4s lid, Bummer tweeds reduced from 12s to (is Cd at "Hie Fair" Te Aro House, To morrow we shall sell full dress lengths of the following double width material, viz : —Delaines at 9s lid for lis lid, Ecarte at 12s 6d for 8s lid, Beiges at 10s Gd for 10a Gd, Kricker Tweeds at 21s for 12s fld, Striped Cashmeres at lCs Gd for 10s 6d, and Figured Suitings at 21s 6d for 128 9d, at "Tho Fair," Te Aro House. To mou'ow we have resolved t» clear out all our Remnants of Black Silks, Colored Silks, Black Satins, Colored Riack Silk Velvets, Colored Silk Satuio, - " at lw If

Velvecs, and all dress - price at "Tho Fair," .To Aro House, Wellington.

An aggrogate of about fifteen hundred acres of bush have been felled in the Alfredton locality during the past winter. The burns are not expeotod to be very good, for the wot weather has proved so favorable for vegetation that growth W smothored ii'fireen The road over the Taratahi Plain, winch has always been the roughest and worst section botween Masterton and ureytown, is at present rocelying a good thick coat of metal which hts ovory appearance of being likely to bind well, and form a substantial and muoh improved surfaoe for vehicles. Surveyors are at present engaged in defining the roads from Burhng'a te Holmes Warren's, at Tiraumea, beyond * Alfredton. If it is intended to continuo tins road, as no doubt itiß, it will epen up the South Puketoi block, and its construction, in so giving access to Crown Lands, will be a public advantage.