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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3850, 6 July 1891, Page 2

The Masterton schools "broke up" for the winter vacation on Friday last. A butcher at Hastings the other day had his eye knocked out while tiymg to kill a bullock. The animal butted him in the face.

The Woodville Jockey Club has a net credit balance of £277 16s 6d. We are informed that the area of land to be placed under crop in the Masterton district this year is not nearly as large as that of preyious years. The small bird nuisance is being keenly felt in the Forty-mile Bush. A meeting of those interested in its suppression is to be held at Woodville on Thursday, The declaration of American Independence, the "glorious fourth," was celebrated on Saturday last. Mr Albert Lyford, who has been for some years connected with the stable of Mr P. F. Tancred, is about to leave Carterton for Palmerston North, where he intends travelling his thoroughbred sire Forester.

The Inspector of Schools (Mr Lee) recently visited Pahiatua, and commented upon the dirty condition of the school floor. And as a result the Committee has reduced the school cleaning account by two shillings a week 1

It is proposed to hold a " meet" in the neighborhood of Carterton at an early date. A sum of i!2O has already been subscribed towards paying the expenses of the hounds. From 41b of the Bruce variety cf potatoes Mr Ferguson, of Birmingham, has obtained a crop of 3501b. 141b of the same variety, planted by Mr Benefield, at Aromoho, yielded half l ton. It is so ccld near Greymouth just now that the large poods are covered with ice three inches thick, and people get out! their skates and enjoy themselves. Three new hotels and a bank wore opened at Palinerston North on Wednesday last. A burning flue in a residence in Dixon Street, Masterton, caused an alarm to be sounded on the Queen-street firebell on Saturday afternoon. Hansard No 3 has'reached us. There is a dummy page in it with this endorsement, "Mr. Ward's speedi, rehich slwuld follow here, is held back for revision !" An esteemed friend, who is three years in arrear with his subscription to our paper, writes to know why we have discontinued forwarding it. If he will send us the three years' subscription, we will explain the reason. An important unreserved sale of the livery stable plant of Messrs. Hannah and McKenzie, cf Carterton, who are relinquishing business, w announced to be held by Mr. F. H. Wood on Saturday, 18th July. The whole of the plant is new, and the horses well-known and reliable.

Mr. A. A. White, of this town, has been very successful with his poultry in the South Island, securing first and sppcia l prizes for game cock and hen at Wellington, Christchurch and Oamaru. After being shown at Masterton the fowls are to be exhibited in Auckland. The earthly remains ot the late Mr. Edward Dubois wore interred in the Eketahuna cemetery on Sunday morning, the funeral cortege being yery large. Among tb<* mournful followers were friends of the deceased from Pahiatua, Central Mangaone and other parts.. The ceremony at the gravo was impressive, performed by the Rev. J. Dukes aud Mr. W. BayhV. In the eyening touching references to the deceased were j made by the Rev. Dukes, the Wesleyan Church being crowded.

A miraculous escape from serious accident occurred on Saturday in the gravel pit on Mr G. Hansen's property on the Kangitikei Hue. Five men were working in the pit, which is 16 feet deep, loading a dray, when a horse and dray loaded with gravel fell from the top right on to the dray underneath. The horse was injured, but the men working in the pit fortunately escaped with nothing worse than a few bruises. On Wednesday last flarry Uru, the well known football player, formerly of Wairarapa, was married to Ruth Te Aik at the Roman Catholic Church, Kaiapoi, by the Re/. Father Melu, assisted by Rev. Father O'Connor. The bride was attended by two maids, who were dressed in white, the oride herself being extensively dressed out, and wearing an handsome white veil. There was a large concourse to witness the marriage ceremony, and a long procession of buggies, containing the parties and their friends, started away to the Native pa, where the breakfast was laid. A. dance was held in the Town Hall in the evening,

The following story is now in circulation; —The other day as a working man at one of the flax mills near Foxton was sharpening a long knife and looking yery downcast, a gentlpmau of means came riding by. Seeing the man's occupation, and noticing his general appearance he entered into conversation with him.when the man with the knife remarked, "If 1 had 10a I would not do the act I intend doing to-day." The gentleman became alarmed, thinking that he meant some mischief to himself, and he at once gave him lUs. The artful workman then looked up and said "Thanks, I had intended going to work to-day, but now I shall not." The following piece of unique information appears in this week's War Cry under the heading of "Masterton": While out visiting the otherday a brother gaye us ten shillings as a donation for the Maori Work. Our prayor is that it may touch someone else the same way. The holiness meetings are times of blessing. What with God's people seeking the blessing of a clean heart, and wanderers coming home, the devil hasn t it all his own way. Yesterday, a brother told us he had been a soldier for years and he never had the blessing of sanctification, but he meant to have it by God's help before he went home. So we suggested he should come straight away, and out he came. The first thing was to find the hindrance, but it was not long before the long man with a hi? foot came down with a vengeance on the neck of the foe (pipe), and our brother rejoiced in the liberty he had never known before. Those who loye Blanket Flat were out of it. Moral—Come to knee-drill. Our "War Crys" sold right out. Piease send another dozen.

Sporting men would find it greatly to their advantage by corresponding with A. J. Jacobs, the professional Taxider • mist from London. Birds, fish, animals, and reptiles preserved and mounted in the highest style. Every description of skins preserved or tanned and made into rugs, etc. Work done in all its branches ac lowest rates. Correspon donee in all parts of the globe. SO years' experience. All work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done i n exchange for huias, crows, Hew Zealan d quail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity. Orders left at Mr. Williams,' tobacconist, Masterton, or Mr. Catt's, hairdresser, Carterton, will be attended to,-t-Apvx.

The dam -recently constructed by Messrs. Wip™ B and Beetham is already being utili/edi a large portion ot Landsdowne Jeing successfully irrigated thereby Weare in receipt of fcho report and balasce sheet of the Wairarapa Permanent Investment and Loan Association, to be presented at the annual meeting oF shareholders to be held at Greycown tomorrow. The Admiralty, has in accordance with the desire of the Science Association of Australia, decided to call the ocean which separates New Zealand and Australia the Tasman Sea.

Considerable interest was taken by Mastertonians in the football match Wellington v. Hawke's Bay, which was played in the Empire City on Saturday. The result of the match (Wellington two tries, Hawke's Bay nil) was known shortly after seven o'clock, when a special wire to the Daily was posted in the window of Mr. J. Williams, tobacconist.

A Communication of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand is to ba held in Wellington this evening. Representatives arn to be present from all parts of the colony. The Masterton Lodge will be represented by Bros. Dalrymple and Aitken.

The quarterly sittings of the Wairarapa District Court will be commenced in Masterton by District Judge Robinson tomorrow (Tuesday). Besides the cases Spackman v. Wairarapa North County Council, and Tayler v. Rena'l, which are down for hearing, a large amount of bankruptcy business is to be transacted.

The most elaborate arrangements are being made for the annual ball in connection with the Masterton Rifle Volunteers, to be held on Thursday next. Tli6 decoration of the hall is now being proceeded with, and time and expense will not be spared in making the event the gathering of the season. The Pahiatua School Committee h§s decided that the day of re-opening the school, after the winter vacation, shall be observed as an Arbor Day, on which day the school children will be requested to plant the school ground with trees to be provided.

Hamlet: " The air bites shrewdly ;it is very cold. Horatio: It is a nipping and an eager air, my Lord." Hamlet, Scene 4, Act 1, Ab in the time of the Royal Dane and Courtly Horatio, so of late, to use a very common expression, the weather has been "bitterly cold." Far the present Winter Season there have been imported thousands of yards ot the best Flannels and bales upon bales ot Kxcellent Blankets at Te Aro Houso, Wellington.

Of Flannels we have at present a stock of about 20,000 (twenty thousand) yards, in all the best English and Colonial makes, in white, Shetland, Orkney, scarlet and fancy colors, aud the prices range from 9id to 3/- per yard, at Te Aro House, Wellington. We are noted throughout the Proyince for the Excellent Value #e give in Flannels, in that customers may rely on getting their orders executed most advantageously at Te Aro House, Wellington. Our usual stock of blankets is between 600 and 700 pairs in both the best English aud Colonial make 3. We buy at first hand in the English markets.from the very best manufacturer, and at the lowest cash terms, and our Colonial blankets aro picked with great care from the best mills. We are thus able to sell our blankets cheaper than nine tenths of the trade in the Colony can do. Our prices range from 6s lid to 50s per pair at Te Aro House, Wellington. As orders sometimes come addressed to hands in our employ, and delay is therebj caused, wo would notify that all orders and business letters shonld be addressed only to James Smith, Te Ato House, Wellinp^an.