SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 397, 26 November 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

A special English diail per " Ton • gariro" closes at the Masterton Post Office to-morrow morning. The programme for the Summar Meeting of the Wairarapa Racing Club, to be held on the Taunerenikau racecourse on Friday and Saturday, Janiary Ist and 2nd, is published in our advertising columns.

it is notified that a toy and cake fair will be held in the Drill Hall on Friday and Saturday, the 11th and 12th of December, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to St Matthew's Churoh.

The five roomed house of Mr Simonix situated at the Upper Plain, was destroyed by fire shortly after nine o'clock last evening. How the fire originated is a mystery. Mr Simonix was sleeping on his verandah when the fire broke out, and when discovered the flames had a good hold of the house. The only furniture saved were a few ohaira. The house was insured for £IOO, the furniture for £SO, and the dairy for £l2 10s in the North British Insurance Co. Mr Simonix estimates his loss above insurance at £IOO.

An amusing incident occurred at Greytown last night, when a band of tin kettlers visited the residence of a newly married couple, ar.d politely asked the bridegroom to bring out the bottle. Upon this he went inside the house, and instead of returning with tho bottle, brought out his gun and said he would call lor the assistance of the police. Needless to say the young hopefuls retired at rather a quicker pace than is usual.

Subscribers to the Pictaresqua Atlas Company in this district will be interested to know that the canvasser Metcalf still survives- He appeared as a witness in the Masterton R.M. Court this morning, and could hardly be recognised as the original article, having apparently undergone a thorough overhauling at the hands of his hairdresser.

A woll attended congregational meeting was held at the Pre?byterinn Church, Carterton, last night, to hear the Treasurer's report in respect to the financial position of the Churches in this district. Tho Gladstone Church was reported to have a credtt-balanco of £2jS 6s Qd ; the Carterton Church a debit-ballance of a trifle below £SO on the building * and the Gaeytown Church a' debjfc of £370 on their building. The report was received as highly satisfactory, considering the shorf time that the Presbyterians have had a real standing in that district. The Minister also gave a very satisfactory account of the work in connection with the Churches as to membership and regular attendance and alao to the progress made in the Sunday schools.

Boys Blue Serge Sailor Suits, White Braided Collar, White Flannel Fronts, Arm Badges, Lanyards, &c, from 6/9 each at Te Aro House, Wellington. Buys' Blue Serge Sailor Suits, Collars trimmed Red Braid, with White Singlets and Lanyards, Beautiful Badge on the Arm, from 12/6 each at Te Aro H >uae. Wellington. • lkrvs summer clothing just rcceivnd at the Wholesale Fatally lfrupery Warehouse, Te Aro House. The following are all made to our special ordur':— Boys' White Drill "Sailor* Suits.'Gijt Buttons <<iid trimmed Blue Braid, from jl'J each at Te Aro Hou£e, Wellington. Both' Drab Drill Sailor Suits, Colhrs trimmed Blue and White Braid, Gild Buttons, from 6/6 each at Te Aro House Wellington.

La grippe is occasionally hard to more! A sufferer told a local chemist that m addition to h'S medicine he had imbibed fourteen glasses of rum, and yet he wasn't cured.

The death is announced by cable of Lord Lytton, British Ambassador »t Paris. **

A man named William Harris has been arrertod in the Mlkuri country, about 30 milos from Pahiatua. by Constable Cameron, on a charge of bein« concerned with two other men named John Brazil and James Quinn.Jn stealing a watch, valued at £lO, from Konneth Atkinson, 5h the Bth Ootober last. A meeting was hold ir the Council Chambers, Oroytown, last nh?ht, for the purpose of forming a Bifle Dlubin the Wairarapa. No dofinite businsss was done and the meeting was adjourned until next Wednesday. It is very probable that there will sjon be a Club formed which will consist of a large number of members.