SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4078, 1 April 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

The Wholesale .Drapery Company announces the arrival direct trom the Eaiapoi mills, of ladies' stylish tweed costumes. / '

A first class Raglan Safety Bicycle is advertised in our wanted column as being for sale at a price of £l2. It coat 124, A gardener, with home and colonial testimonials, and who has a thorough knowledge of hia calling, advertises for a situation through our columns. Messrs S, Kee & Go inform the public that they will open the premises next to the Club Hotel to-morrow, Saturday, April 2nd, as a first class restaurant.

The Minister for Public Works is insisting that provision shall be made a't theTeAro Railway extension, Wellington, for poodß traffic, and that a goods station shall be established there. Heia absolutely disregarding the Railway Commissioner!)' protest, and con> aiders that he is supported in his action by the Parliamentary vote oh tho subject. ■' •' "

Temperance onthusiast3 will be inter' ested to learn thah the beer duty for the" Colony for the financial year ending March 31st shows a deficit of £2232. The jury list for the Walrarapa diatriot was revised by Messrs B. Boys and J. Butement, J.'s P., this morning, Constables Darby and Ecoleton were present from Carterton and Greytown respectively. As there were no objeotioiiß the list was passed without ammendment.

Four acres of first class land and a new six roomed dwelling house with outbuildings are advertised for sale by MrE, H. Waddington. A portion of the property is laid out as an orchard and last year £BS was realized from the fruit grown. Mr Waddington has aleo several other properties to dispose of. Lurid glares were observed from Masterton in the eastern and southern sky last evening, and from the bell tower huge flames could be soen in the direction of Wangaehu. It is though that in one case a Btraw stack was being destroyed and in the other a bush fare, was raging.

The Tarmki Handicap, run at New! Plymouth yesterday, was won by Prestige, who paid a dividend of £7 12s, Soot Free was second and St, Malo third. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association notify by inset that their grand gaslight display will takeplaoe this evening.

Wearo informed that the wooden wall around Wirths' Circus at Welling' 'ton is to cost £l4O, Well that's right enough; but it's all bunkum saying that the structure is a breakwind. Now if they told us it was to keep boys and "dead beats" from crawling under the canvas we could appreciate the situation, Why 1 a show of the dimensions of Wirths' might save £SO a season it it could eiciently patrol its tents, but there's a human element which would work its way through even galvanised iron, and we shall not be surprised to hear that hand saws are in demand in the Empire City, and that the wooden wall has sucoumbed to the inflow of tho persistent vagabond.

The first meeting for the formation of I a Bicycle Olub in Grey town, will be held on Monday evening. It is understood that every member's mount will be a safety. Already there are fifteen members proposed, This will be the first oycling olub in tho Wairarapa.

Advertised notice is given by Mr diaries Stasoy, of Mauriceville South, to sell at public auction a steer, now fifteen moDtbs old, which strayed on to his property a year ago, unless claimed within fourteen days, and all expenses paid.

There is a little spurt in property transactions in Mastetton again, and Mr E. H, Waddington, wbo has several negotiations in hand, informs us that he has just disposed of five acres and a houso at Upper Plain, owned by Mr F. Kopki, to Mr Henry Yates, and a quarter of an aore and dwelling in Victoria Btreet, Masterton, has passed from Mr (J. Foy to Mr Temple. In both cases mutually satisfactory prioes were arranged,

A box of General Booth's "Darkest England Llshtj," the latest Bafety match in the market, has been handed to us by Messre Jno Graham & Co,, tho local agonts, The box la a porfect work of art, being covered with the signs and Bymbols oi tho " Army," and tho matohes-as tho directions well sot forth —if you "rub lightly" will " burn brightly," and give porfect "security from fire."

A double-barrelled name may be arisi tocratic aud may carry weight with it, but it is not always an advantage. Someone up North, who strugales through life and rises to the surface under tho formidable appellation of Till-look-Weston had tho auspicious event of tho birth of a Bon aud heir run into the Weekly Ncwsvm&ev the heading of "Marriages." It was the conjunction of names that bothered tho printer, and then his mistake ombaraesed the people.

By special request the Davys' Bright Lights Oompauy will give a matinee performance in tho Theatre Royal at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon, at which children will bo admitted for sixpence and adults for one shilling to any part of tho house. This will givo the littlo people a splendid opportunity of witnessing Mr Davys' wonderful marionettes. Anothor entirely new programme will also bo given to-inorrow evening, wnen the "Bright Lights" will positively appear for the last time. »

As will bo seen by announcement in anothor column tho cordial and rorated water bußineßS carried on in Masterton for some years past so successfully by Mr Joseph Dixon, will from this date bo conducted under the style of Dixon Eros., Mr Joseph Dixon having taken into co-partnership' his brother, Mr Edward T. Dixon, late of Palmarston North. During Mr J. Dixon's residence here he has become widely known and respected, and as his brother brings the reputation of being a thoroughly ener gotio business man there is little doubt but that the new firm will prosper, and, by wishing Messrs Dixon Bros, a long and successful career in Masterton wo simply re-echo tho wishes of a largo number uf friends.

Mr Thomas Herd, tho bandmaster of tho "Wellington Garrison Band, was on Wednesday joined in matrimony with Miss Martha .Dixon, one of the daughters of the late Mr Edward Dixon, and a aiaLer of Mr Joseph Dixon, of Masterton. Referring to tho event a Wellington paper says :-Mi Herd is well-known as one of our leading instrumentalists, and Miss Dixon Imb for years been an earnest worker in St! Peter's parish. This fact was mentioned by the Eev. W, G. Waters in a felicitous apeooh, whioh he made nfc the reaidenoe of. tho bride's sister (Mrs S, Waters), where the usual festivities were held. The bridegroom was attended by his brother (Mr R. Herd) and the bride was given away by her brother-in-law (Mr 8. •Waters,) Tho bridesmaids—Misses Kate and Leah Dixon, sisters, and Misses Emily Dixon and Mary Waters, nieces, of the bridewere presented with pretty souvenirs of j tho occasion by tho bridegroom, and the presents were very numerous, including gifts from the choir, the teachers, and the scholars of St, Feter's.- The Garrison Band serenaded the happy couple. Wo shall be happy to forward patterns of our new. Dress Fabnos and other novelties free by post to any address, on application to James Smith, TeAro Honse, Wellington, Our selection of Autumn and Winter Fashions has been made by our own buyers —moh of great experience, taste and judgment—iii the Jttritißli, French and Continental markets, and may be relied on as surpassing; everything we have previously shown at Te Aro House, Wellington. Oar ladies would find it to their advantage, to make their choioe as. early as possible, and so to have the advantage of getting their- dresses made in good time (or the Season, ht Te Aro House, Wellington. l ' We will also forward our Charto for selfmeasurement to ariyono intimating their wish in this respoot to us, and will guarantee to all customers, tho advantages of taste, St, fin/ah ; andrprompt execution in onr Celebrated Dressmaking Room at To Aro i House, Wellington. '■.,■■■'