SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3736, 14 February 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

| The voting papers for the election of —->»nbers of the Educational Board three iuo_ ~ J f ° School Com mithayenow been issueu ... '^"Jfi tees and have tobereturned before ut.. th instant. The candidatesnominated arc Messrs Samuel Bolton, Arthur Winton Brown, W liam Wilson McCardle James Paterson, Job Vile, Frederick Von Beden, and John Young. The Bev. Mr Paterson, and Messrs Young and Brown are the retiring members, but t'aey seek re-election. The Salvation Army intends holding a harvest thanksgiving service in Masterton at an early date. In \ .ew of this, subscriptions are being raised, and one resident has opened his heart and sent alon<» a goat. On receipt of this • andsomo gift tho Army officers sang, 'Brother, we are glad to meet you."

An extraordinary Gazette ieaued this afternoon further prorogues -Parliament from February 26, to Thursday, April 9. Another Whitechapel murder has occurred, similar to those perpetrated by «fack the Ripper. The Hon Mr Ballance has received numerous telegrams from leading men throughout*the Colony, complimenting him upon his admirable speech.

Mr Hausmann, the kssoo of the Theatre Royal, informs us that Easton'e Variety Combination will appear in Masterton on Monday, February 23rd.

The cricket match between Mataraws and Grey town that was to have been played to-day, was postponed in conse-. (luence of the weather. The Featherston Fibre Company is now in liquidation, and Mr It, Ward Tate has been appointed liquidator. Mr F. H. Wood announces an important special sale of dairy stock, etc, for Thursday next, and a sale of the lease of Kow Keo's kitchen garden for Saturday.

The annual meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society was held last evening. It was reported that there were now 150 members.

The death of Mr Whitefoord, R.M., which we recorded yesterday.* resulted from apoplexy. He was about to spend six months on sick leave.and visiting his parents in Tasmania. Mr iVhitefoord has been in the public servico sine 1871. He leayes a wife but no family. The rehearsals for the play "Aladdin'j that comes off in the Palace Thoatro Greytown, next Thursday, take place every night, and judging by the ability shown by tho several performers the piece should delight all who are fortunate enough to witness it. The scenery.is excellent, nine new scones having been, specially painted for this quaint play. The late train from Wellington was nearly an hour late in its arrival at Masterton last evening. The Advocate says: Mr Taverner has last abnut 40 acres of oats this season through the caterpillar depredations, these pests having completely cleared the stalks of grain and rendered the crop useless.

The Globe (Dunedin) offers prizes for original tales. This is how one of those selected opens:— "Come, on boys, your father's going to tell you a story," cried Mrs. Sabm to her two little twins both seven years of age. If the twins had been 9 and 7 respectively they would have been novelties. Messrs M. Caselberg and Co., of the Maaterton and Greytown co-operative stores, haye just issued in pamphlet form a new catalogue of grass, clover vegetable, and flower seeds for 1891. The information contained in the pamphlet is of an interesting and reliable character, and of vast importance to the farming community generally. The catalogue was printed at the office of the Wairarap*. Daily, and is the best piece of job-printing work that has been executed in the district i for some time.

The Greytown School Committee abandoned yesterday their intention of taking the children to Woodside for their picnic, on acco>mt of the mnpro pitlous weather, but decided to take advantage of Mr. Barnard's kind offer to allow them the use of his commodious and centrally situated Hall, free of charge, for the day. All day long the room was thronged with numbers of laughinf children, who seemed to be in tho height of enjoyment. Tho iisual games were indulged in, under the superintendence of Beveral young ladies. At intervals during tho day the children were regaled with all sorts of "good things," and evidently appreciated Mr. Duffs catering. The teachers, Mesdames. Scale, Yorke and Braithwaite, and Messrs. Flux and McKenzie, ably assisted by the School Committee and Mesdames. Black, Duff, Fuller, Roydhouse Mid Thompson (2) are to be thanked for their untiring zeal displayed in attending to the young people. Special praise is due to Mr. W. R. Thompson for the enthusiasm he has shown all through.

To morrow we shall sell full dresa lengths of the following double width material, viz ;—Delaines at 9s lid for fis lid, Ecarte at 12s 6d for 8s lid, Beiges at 10s 6d for 10s 6d, Knioker Tweeds at 21 s for 12a Gd, Striped Cashmeres at lGs <jd for 10s 6d, and Figured Suitings at 21s Gd for 12s 9d, at "The Fair," Te Aro House. To morrow we have resolved te clear out all our Remnants of Black Silks, Colored Silks, Black Satins, Colored Satins, Black Silk Velvets, Colored Silk Velvecs, and all dress Fabrics at half price at "The Fair," Te Aro House,. Wellington. To morrow we Invite speoial attention to the remarkably cheap lots in our dress department at Te Aro House. Those who will throng that counter and make their selections from tho array of bargains displayed will haye evory reason to be 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 25b for 12s t'd, dress lengths of the fashionable mohairs at 15s for 10s 6d and dress lengths of black reduced to 5s lid at "The Fair" Te Aro House. To morrow we shall show dresslengths of summer mohairs, reduced from 5s Gd to 2s lid, summer checks reduced from 7s 6d to 3s lid, summer flakes reduced from 8s Gd to 4s lid, summer tweeds reduced from 12s to 6s Gd at "The Fair" Te Aro House.

R. Fairbrother & Son, of Carterton have just opened a very large assort ment of China and Earthenware, and Paperhangings, and are offering the best quality at very low prices. Call and see.—Advt.