SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 2845, 30 June 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

A poll of ratepayers interested in the proposal of the Masterton Road Board to raißo a loan of £ISOO for forming Northcroft's road, will be taken on Saturday, July 11th. 4t the side school we hear the little ones are inadequately provided with firing during the present cold weather, and as the school pump has caved in they are without water.

Captain Close and Lieutenant Willis' of the looal contingent of the Salvation Army, have received marching orders. A farewell tea is to be held on Thursday.

The Ashburton Racing Club have resolved to aak the district members to oppose the proposed totalisator tax, and the Tinwald Club haye passed a eimilar resolution-

Mr. W. C. Nation, of the Wairarapa Standard office, on account of the death of his wife's father, which ooourred on Saturday last, left Greytown for Nelson yesterday.

A social gathering and sale of work is to be held in St Matthew's schoolroom, on Friday, July 24th. A number of children are now in training for a bijou opera entitled "Cinderella," which is to be produced on this occasion, Messrs Lowes and lornß beg to remind pur readers of the stock sale at their yards at 1 o'olock tp*inorrow, the list for whioh comprises 930 fat and forward wethers', 800 fat and forward ewes, 100 ewes in lamb, 20 tat bullocks, 1 bupgy horse, 2 trap or brake horses, 1 draught horse, dairy cows, &c., &c. A charge of one shilling is to be made for admission to the Park Oval on Thursday on the occasion of the football match Hawke's Bay v Wairarapa. This is done in order to pay the travelling expenses of the visiting team. The following is the comparative rainfall registered at Otahuao for the past month:—June, 1891, 1.75 inohes on eight days; June, 1890, 2.44 inohes on twelvo days ; June, 1889, 5.20 inches on twentyntwo days. It will thus be seen ,that the month of June has this year been much drier than usual. A hunt of a novel character was witnessed in Masterton at an early hour on Sunday morning, A number of lively sports, stimulated by a not over small amount of English stout and bivalves, bethought themselves to have a joke. And a joke they had, though of a somewhat practical nature. A well known celebrity, who happened to be none other than a preserver of the peace '"as chosen as the victim. On the rear " ,•„ ~" his lower garment was portion oi - -'nniaeed.andthen, sprinkled a quantity oi „...»ecu,»uu umm, by some mysterious meanß, one oi »..\, hounds at a certain hotel was liberated. Tho result may fee easier imagined than described. The carrier soon gQJi op the trail, the unlucky preserver of the peace was despatched down the street, and a lively hunt ensued. After an exciting chase the hound returned to his kennel with something in his mouth very mach resembling a pair of braces. The hound has since been suffering from an attack of indigestion.

I A grand display of new winter goods is being made this day at the Bon Marche, Messrs Hooper and Co. having just received another shipment of 35. cases and bales, consisting of all the latest deaipnß in Millinery, Mantleß, Jackets, Ulßters, Cloaks, Dress Goods, Furs, Bibbons, Rain Cloaks, Parasols, Flowers, Feathers, &c, &c., Also from the Kaiapoi,'Eoslyu,Mosgjel,Wellington and Onehunga mills, Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing; Overcoats, Knicker Underclothing, Pants, Shirtß, Socks, Blankets, Sbajvls, Surgerings, Tweeds, Flannels, Shirtings, Dress Tweeds, &c , &c. These goods, are now being shown at L. J. Hooper and Go's Bon Marche- We direct special attention to i our Hosiery, Gloves, Haberdashery and ] Manchester departments. We are no, to bo beaten in the colony for Calicoes Sheetings, Liiiii.gs, Shirtings, Table Damasks, and all household furnishings, and our Hosiery and Gloves are trom the best known matters. L, J. Hooper and Co., Bon March"

The Alfredton Riding in the '- ",.■ rapa North County having been divided ' into two ridings, the seats for the Alfredcon Ridinr have been deolared vacant, and an election of representatives of the Alfredton and Eketahuna Ridings respectively will be held on- '• July 14th. Nominations close on July 6th. " >. , ■ 'i

The remains of the late Annie Gordon, who died at Te Whiti on Sunday, were interred in the Masterton cemetery this afternoon, a large number of settlers payms, a last tribute of respect to the deceased. -MBf , A new industry is about to be started' in Foxton in the shape of a manufactory. A representative of a \ Dunedin firm has been in Foxton for the, past week arranging matters, and a site -' has been seleoted in the bend on Messrs Robinson Bros.' property on the road to Wirokino. Fibre is to bo used in the manufacture of tho carpets, which it is \ stated is more suitable than the materials * &c .erally ujed, being much stronger and more durable.

Prof. Henry Barraclough, of Wellington, has discovered a great remedy which is pre-eminent as a cure for hard and soft Corns. It has given tho greatoßt satisfaction to everyone who has be6n • fortunate enough to try it. It removes. ' ; all soreness ,arid pain, while it is also a very beneficial application for '" ' bunions, removing all that tiimrwuiiij. ... :_ soreness, and reduces them All who suffer bunions would procure the co?.jn destroyer with. • ; out a minute's hesitation' if they only had the slightest iciiowledcre of its olli« caoy. Five days' Use of the dkstboyer (whioh is in oiutfnent form) will W sufficient co it is a \ specific. By enclosing prjtfiffiote for' ls r 2d one box will be forwarded to any addresp. Address—Prof. Henry BabRActotJGH, Medical Herbalist, Pirie Street, Wellinpton—&dvt.