Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4083, 7 April 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892.

Being the extended mm of tub WiIRAIIAFA DAJLY, fllll WHIOg JT 18 IDENTICAL.

Mb Stead's budget of Ghost Stories whioh appeared as a Christmas number of the Beview of Reviews has been succeeded by a New Year's number, full of stories tog, There ja npt a sorap of originality about any of them. One will do as well as another, for the purpose of oritioism. A lady living in England dreams she is in a strange town, She goes and finds a house, and notes it. Years afterwards she is to Buffalo, and on arrival recognises it as the dream town and goes straight to the noted house, The story at once suggests the question, did the lady, when she dreamed of )h strange tpwrj, write her dream down ? She was a noted dreamer and professes to have had many such experiences. This particular dream she dreamed three times and actually told Mr Stead of it; yet she made no actual notes I It is idle to take these things seriously! Probably if the lady's dream about Buffalo had j)e,en written down, it would have been found not to agree. A frjflod of purs received in 1882, or thereabouts, an jntiniation that his father was dead. f}e wrote at pnce to the Society for Psychical Hesearob, requesting them to enquire, and of course gave very full details of the dream. He docs not believe they even enquired, at any rate his father is alive still. When dreams are written down ant} witnessed., or deposited jn safe custody, they neper cqme true. On the other hand, all the stories that sound plausible luck this confirmation even when it is wall posajblo. Tata, for instance, Mark Twain's celebrated "•ory, how l)fl wrote a letter to a friend ei^ 8 outline of a book, hut aid not post tuo he got a letter from the friena, x\ m he said to another friend," Now I will do a niiracje, I will tell you the contents of tbislettor. 1 ' Sohe (Twain) produced his unposted letter. Well, where are the two letters? Of course they have gone astray! In fact, Mark Twain is a bit of a humourist. He maintains that the two letters were 'identical. We simply refuse to believe it, Many, no doubt, will be* lieve, but credulous folk abound. To Bfye an iustance of what people will Mie™ we copy a few lines from Mr Mr Stead's N,ew Year's number: " A gifted Highlander, o/ flip name of Kenneth' Mckenzie, w)jo was hep $) the Island of tsw'is at the beginning of this century, and who was burnt alive by Lady Seaforth, because, eto," Hero is the very grossest negligence, We are asked •to believe that the burning took place in this century, ]f' W %$ were crossexamined he wouhvjiay, HOfojfil wasn't this o'entury; if was"'66niej .oi<her. v : W believe that Kenneth] Mackeripe/Qi: the Brahan Seer, is so •jv£U''kjown/,tihai probably some of ouneaders could tell us pen be.pa burned, if h'ewas really inrfied at all. As something "local" always ap-: peals', we will give one of Mr Stead's instances of clairvoyance:--

A plough in the '• Astral LightsMr W, Andrew, overseer, Sea Station,

Maaterton, Wellington, New Zealand, sends me the following curious experience :—"We were engaged in poisoning rabbits, and for tint purpose Used two light wooden ploughs, each drawn by two horses, to turn a furrow on which to lay the phosphorißed oats My position as overseer compelled rne to superintend the work every day and., all. day. One plough was drawri.by a blaok and a bay horse, the/other by a : white and an iron grey. Ruling along about four o'clock p.m. on the top of a hill, about 800 or 400 yards' in front of me I distinctly; saw No. 2 plough, with the horses standing still and the ploughman bending down over the beam. So viyidly did the group appear that even the swishing of the white mare's tail was not lost. Knowing it to be next to impossible for the plough to be in that loolity then, I burned towards it* and having arrived, could to my consternation discover no trace of either horse, man, or plough, Not a little puzzled, I went on my way to the men's camp and found that the plough was broken the day previous and lad not been at work that day at all, I was in good health and spirits at the time. I have been laughed at for telling this story which no one hero believes, Query, did I not see the ghost of the man and the horses ? This is my first, and I trust my last, experience in ghosts. Date of occurrence July, 1890." Mr Stead carefully omits to give the date of Mr Andrew's letter-; and the ploughman's same is not given. If any of our readers remember Mr Andrew's version of the occurrence of which the date, we observe, is not given, we expect the vision would i urn out a mere vague recollection. The story as told carries its own reputation with it. He had to superintend the work " every day and all day" and yet confesses that at 4 p.m. of one day he was unaware that half bis working staff had been disabled all day. He must have been seriously unwell I i Have any of our readers had premonitions or visions, and written them down at the time ? Or, if in the future they have suoh dreams will they writo them down and send them along ? If they do, we will go bail they won't come true.

Our readers are reminded of tho concert to be held this (Thursday) evening in the Wangaehu sohoolhouse, ■ Of the whole inhabitants of Masterton —3IU persons—lßßs were born in New Zealand, 660 came from England, 173 from Scotland, and 179 from Ireland. Sir George Grey celebrates his 80th birthday on April 14th. The Makuri Hotel, at Malum, has been sold to Mr Jeromiah O'Neill, ot Wellington, The Masterton Rifle Volunteers parade for inspection this ovonjug, We have to acknowledge receipt from the Registrar-General of Parts II and 111 of the New Zealand Census for 1891, showing the birthplaces and religions of the people. Sergeant O'Donovan, late of Stafford, lybo was appointed to Masterton but afterwards replaced Sergeant M'Ardle at Wajpawa, has received a number of valuable presents and au address from the Chinese residents of the West Coast. After all the assurances of the present Ministry tint the exodus would be stopped, and in the face of the Labour Bureau, the returns show that during the year ended 31st March the departures exceeded the arrivals by 185. Mr Palmer has severed his conneotion with the Dobson-Kennedy Dramatio Company, and with a company of his own is now " doing'' tho West Coast, A first-class comet by Gautroh, of siveot tone, is advertised in the 'wanted' column as for solo at a low figure.' A meeting of those interested in forming a coursing club wiil be held on Friday evening nest at Mr Elkins' Club Hotel. As there are some first-olaBS dogs owned in Masterton and district the meeting should be largely attended. According Jo the 'gensqs recently compiled there are in Mas'erton 1403 Episcopalians, 145 Wcsleyans, 405 Presbyterians, 360 Boman Catholics, 130 Salvationists, 69' Freethinkers, 40 Brethren, and 33 Baptists, A successful wot practice was held by the Masterton. Volunteer Eire Brigade last (Wednesday) evening, A horse which at one time was one of tl)e best racers in jihe Colony, was sold at Maßterton yesterday for £5 2s fid, Mr Wt Watts, of Fading, is "tho contractor for the erection of sale yards at Pahiatua tor Messrs Stevens and Gorton, We understand that the Masterton Private Band is practicing assiduously in view of tho contest to be held in Wellington in November next, It is with regret we record the doath of Miss Helena Wilsone, which occurred, in Ma.itp.rtQp, last niflhfc. Miss Wilnone, yho ja's the oiily '"daughter of the late Mr Robert Wilsone, was taken ill about twelve months ago, and despite the best efforts and advice of medical officers and friends, passed into a rapid decline under which alio gradually sank. The deceased wsb only tweuty years of age, and was highly respected by all with whom she was acquainted.' Tho following is the latest War Cry intelligence from, Masterton :-Dovil raging ; publican and tinsmith aroused ; sergeant of police going fur us; 'souls getting saved; sympathy grand: soldiers fjghtjng lybjl. '• Motto; Forward!. The proceedings in the Masterton R.M. Court to-morrow are likely to be of an interesting nature. Several charges of using obscene language are to be heard, •besides an alleged breaoh of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, The man Gerrsrd Sandber», whose sudden death at Eketahuna we recorded yesterday, was a natjve of Norway, and was seventy-twq years of age, fje was admitted to the Ma»tertpn'' Hospital on lpth June last, suffering from frost-bite and senile gangrene. Hewasalspßuffering froniheartdigease, Aftprbein? treated for nearly four months be was discharged. The deceased had bemrin the Colony oighteen years and was a wood carver by trade, although hefolln'wedtheprofeßsion of a muaio teacher. Hs was liable logo off at any time from failure of the heart's action. T|jo ball i n celobration of the twentieth anniversary of the arrival of tho Scandinavian settlers at Mauricovilla is tp be held in the Choral Hall, JMauriceville East, on Friday eyening. The affair promlsen to be very successful, Ladies who study fashion and clscl to be in the mode, will be pleased to know that we have opened out, and have now on view, some of the latest styles In single robe dresses at Te Aro House, Wellington, , - tat of these aro the : generally admired rough-surfaced materials, and the most prominent among them are-Scotoh Home* ilpua JPanama Tweed,. Milange Toile. ■Cheviot rugs, molyern tweeds, Cheviot Flofte, Drip <jr£&Be, pid HJBspuri Carraux, sU VPrjT ja,na' tfjlej at TeAroHop'.Wiington, j Thereareßlsogreatysrletiesof Estunimsj and Naval Serges, moulding (he celebrated | Waterproof Serge, called Impawns, For I durability and making up well, very few materials can surpass those at Te aVo'Spuse, Wellington, ' : In adlifiou to jiheto there are several otherhiaterials f as'Bnffiuiitiedbyu3 op the. 'first page'of/this' pKpe'r, 1 JbreiiiostftaOßgj ' Which are the favourite Dress Miltons.j unequalled for durability, and which" we ; Ib'av'e ih'Wous widths fmm.2s' to 48 inches; {v)de'alTeiro'House,Welhngtoh, i: .'; ■ "These Dress aliltons we baye in all] colonrs, anoh as Navjl'Gray; Fair, , Myrtle ' Claret, Brown, Marono and Black/ -Patv terns of these and any other dress material will be forwarded postage free by applying to Te Aro House, Wellington, :■

The Bank ovordraft of the Groytown Borough Council is M. We are sorry to hear that the health of Mr 1 J. Freeth, Olerk of the Court at Maatorton, has again broken down, and he is confined to_ his room. To enable him to thoroughly reouperato his lost energies a lengthy furlough will be ne : cessary." Mr J. M. Hickßon, of Welling ton, is acting as Clerk during the absence oflirFreeth. Another of Carterton's'pioneer settlers has gone the way of all fleßh, Mr Thomas Hooker died suddenly yesterday alternoon in an apoplectio fie. The deceased, who leaves a wife and five Bons and five daughters to mourn their loss, was at one time one of theCartettnn notables, but dame fortune played her pranks, and left him in poor circumstances in his old age. Luckily, however, he had good sons, who would not let their father want for anything, The deooased went to Carterton nearly thirty years ago, and struck into the dense bush it Hie Belvedere, where he erected a sawmill which he carried on for some years. After leaving the mill he built the ■Marquis' of Normanby Hotel, and then went into the chemist and druggist business. He afterwards bought a small farm at Olareville, which ultimately slipped- through his fingers, While living at Olareville he married his present wife. The family aro all by his first wife. After leaving Olareville the deceased was conducting an hotel business at Cashpoint for a short time, and since leaving thece his sons have done much in helping him and their Btepmother, The Dreyerton School was examined onTuesdaylastbylnspectnrFlemingwith moat excellent results, there not being a single failure. This is a most satisfactory record, and is the best possible testimony to Mr Parkinson's ability as au instructor of youth, The girls wero also judged in sewing by Mrs Donovan and Misses Bruoe and Day. Their handiwork in this department too was moat creditable, and indicates that they have been yery carefully educated in a most useful domestic accomplishment by Mrs Blaid, the sewing mistress, . | A serious accident ocourred on the road between Maaterton and the Lower Taueru yestorday afternoon. Mr Charles Ingram was driving one of Mr T. P, Lett's brakes round the Blue Cutting, when he met a Maori. It passing, the brake of the vehicle gave way and the driver fell to the road, When he was picked up it was found that one of his fingers had boen completely severed and his face severely out. The sufferer was brought in to Mastorton by Mr Whatman, where his injuries were attended tobyDr Hosking. The horses attached to the brake bolted after the driver fell, and ran into some logs, smashing the vehicle to pieces. The shoulder of one d the horses was broken and he had to be shot, The wonder is that the accident was not attended with more serious consequences,