SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3733, 11 February 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

A meeting of Stewards of the JNorth Wairarapa Hack Racing Club will be held in the Club Hotel on Saturilny evening next.

The monthly meeting of the Masterton Masonic Lodge, N.Z.0., will be held this evening.

A house with from two to four acros of land attached is advertised to let.

To-day being Ash Wednesday, special services were held in Sc. Matthew's Church.

The Wairarapa North Babbit Board sustained a loss of about L'JOO by its last shipment of stoats and weasels. No date has yet been fixed for the opening of the Gorge Bailwny, but it will not take place before Monday week. The next quarterly communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge ot Now Zealand will be held at Invercargill next month.

A special general meeting of Jthe Masterton Opaki Jocky Glub will be held in the C.ub Hotel on Saturday evenind.

The funeral ot the late Sir. W Firzherbert took place yesterday, the cortege being quarter of annle in length.

Kate Joyce, a seyen-year-old girl, was burned to death at Dunedin yesterday through her clothes taking fire.

Mr. D. Crewo denies the report that he is about to erect a hotel at Toritea road, near Pahiatua.

At a meeting of the Pahiatua Town Ltcensiug Committee on Monday, a permanent transfer of the license of the Union Hotel was granted, and the hour for closing was extended to eleven o'clock.

A local option poll will be taken at at Pahiatua on the 23rd instant. Nominations close for the Town and County Licensing Committee 011 the 18th, and the election takes place ou the 23rd.

Tenders are invited by the Masterton Park Lawn Tennis Club for the levelling and fencing of the ground selected for a ccurt.

The music for tho operatic burlesque " Aladdin," which conies off on Thursday week at the Palace Theatre, Grey town, will be provided by the Greytown Orchestra, under the leadership of Mr Varnham. Mrßrittain, of the Papawai native school, today leaves for YVhakatano, Bay of Plenty, where he will resume his scholastic duties. We are pleased to state that Mr Brittain's removal is promotion. His successor's name has not yet transpired, Mr Holder, of the No. 3 Line, has among his lambs one with five legs. The little animal is thriving and .does not seem to be at all incommoded by its unnatural number of limbs.—Wanganui Chronicle. Some amusement was caused in a Sunday School not a hundred miles from Palmerston the other day about the reply of an urchin to a question a« to who was St Patrick. " I know," he cried, "he lives at Nelson and makes jam." A meeting of the Grey town School Committee was held last night, when filial arrangements were made lor the; picuic on Friday next at Woodside. Mr Thompson, who li-is been collecting subscriptions, informed the meeting tbat he had at present £2O in hand, A pub ic holiday, wo believe, is to be kept, so that all the Greytown residents will have an opportunity of,spending a day in the bneh. All children will be carried in the train free.

An extraordinary suicide caused a panic in the Church of St Michael at Havre. A man entered the building with his clothes soaked in petroleum, a rope round his neck and kindling wood bound round his body. He poured a quantity of petroleum on the ground beneath his feet, set tire to it, and in an instant was completely enveloped in flames. The priest who rushed to his assistance was badly burned. The un« fortunate man quickly fell down dead, his body being burned beyond recognition. There was the wildest excitement among the worshipped in the churoh. The Greytown Friendly Societies' Sports Committee, at a meeting on Monday night, after electing Mr Webster Hon. Secretary, drew up and approved of a programme of twontythree events tor their meeting on St, Patrick's Day, Tuesday, the 17th of March. Prizes will be given amounting to the handsome sum of £95, including two of £ls each, the St. Patricks' Handicap and the Mile Handicap, and three of £Blos each. These liberal prizes are sure to attract the best athletes in the Wellington and outside districts, so that our local mep must look to their laurels _in the forthcoming meeting. a. special committee was elected 5o make arrangements for a dance after the sports.

A Monster Clearing Sale of Drapery and clothing will be held during the next few days at L. J. Boooer and Cos' Bon Marche. Every article in the warehouse will be offered at greatly reduced prices. The Sale will" commence on Saturday morning, January 31st, at 8 o'clock. A tremendous sacrifico of Dress Goods, Millinery, Ladies' Jackets, Mantles, Corsets, Straw Gcods, Hosiery and Gloves, Umbrellas and Parasols, etc etc, will be made to make room for Fresh Ship.nenta to arrive. So be ready for bargains in every department at Hooper's Monster Sale commencing Saturday morning, January 31st, at 8 o'clock. The Clothing Stock at Hooper's Bon Marche will be Sold at Net.t Cost during the Great Sale, Mens', Boys' and Childrens' Clothing, IJats, Shirts, Socks Ties, etc, at exceptionally low prices. We shall sell, and those that patro nize the Bjn Mvrclu M jrutei: Olpirm Sale reap the benefit of our, being overstocked. Hooper and Co, Ban Marche.—ad vt.