SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3938, 14 October 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Mr Jas. Muir requires a general blacksmith. Mr Moffitt, surgeon dentist, has removed to Holly House, Chapel street. For tinkettling and throwing stones upon the house of a newly married couple at Woodstock. West Coast, three young fellows were fined in all Lll. In Bangiora potatoes are being given awsy for nothing to any one who will remove them. Even sixpence a sack is unprocurable for good samples. The crops in the Auckland district are said to be extremely promising. The first butter of the season is being sent Home by the Tainui from Auckland, ' Napier, and Gisoorne. There are about 2000 cases and kegs. The Sunnyside Asylum in Canterbury is supplying the Avondale Asylum, Auckland, with potatoes. Mr W. Vile, of Mauriceville, has sold out his line of coaches to Mr W. Preston. Twenty-nine horses have made their final payments for the Caulfield Cup of 3000 so vs., to be run on Saturday next. At the Committee meeting of the Carterton Library which was held last night, the Treasurer reported that there was over L4O in the bank to the credit of the Library. It was resolved that L4O worth of new books be bought and Messrs Wolters, Brann and Parker were appointed a sub- committee to draw up a catalogue of books most suitable.

Two insuranoe agents in this town dwelt together in unity, and their respective signs grew in beauty aide by eide. Insurance agent No. 1 desired to immortalise his office by one of Mr T. E. Price's masterpieces, but he did not care that his neighbours sign should meet the eye of the camera, so he ingeniously covered Up the name aud advertisement of the rival agency and the photo represents the whole of the building as the exclusive property of ap-ent No. 1. We have been asked by agent No. 2if this is a fair thing. Y\e do not care to express an opinion, although It is quite evident that if insurance agents play little jokes upon each other of this kind they may end in taking each others lives instead of the lives of their natural enemies, the general public. The hull of the s.s. Wajpaka, as it lies off New fly mouth, has been sold for £lo' The Timarn Herald is Informed that out of a line ot wheat shipped Home by Mr E. r. Rhodfis In the Btalto from Titnaru, 151 quarters realised 46s 6d per quarter, said to be the highest price obtained for New Zealand wheat for some years. ii J. Hooper and Uo are now showing, the most fashionable and largest assortment of new spring goods over shown in the district, English and French Millinery, Trimmed, and Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets, Flowers, and Feathers, &c. Stylish and Pretty Jackets. Dorothy Capes, Mantles, Dust Cloaks, Garaboldi Jackets, &a. We are showing a splendid stock of Fashionable Delaines, Prints, Cambrics, Zephyrs, &o. We hold the best assortment and largest stock of new dress materials in the Wairarapa- All the leading shades, designs, satins, and materials for the season, single and double widths. The Fancy Department is full of the atest novelties, pretty aprons, ribbons, frillings, collars, cuSs, and parasols, &c, <Src.