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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4093, 21 April 1892, Page 2

Sergoant Major Bezjr, late of Masterton and now of Dunedin, is at present on a visit to the North Island, Mr Joseph .T, Freeth, Clerk to the Masterton R.M. Court, iB still confined to bis room and shows little sie;i)S of improvement, Mr Snazelle, the entertainer who is now touring tho Colony, is down on larrikinism. The other night at Oamaru he had a man ejected for disturbing, and threatened himself to put out any person creating the least annoyance, A geutlemaD named Purchas, while driving with his wife at Ecliuca broke a blood vessel in a fit of coughing and died before he' could be lifted out of the busrgy. A large number of draught horses wero disposed of at the Christchurch sale on Saturday at prices ranging from £ls to £23. Hacks and light harness horses brought from £7 10a to £9, and one dog cart horse brought 123, There are now 242 children attending the Pahiatua school. ■ A soven or eight roomed house in or near Mastoiton is required by an advertiser, House with paddock attached would be proferred, A meeting of householders for the election of a School Committee for the Maßterton district is to be held in the school-house at Kuripuni on Monday night. Mr John Hessey, of the Upper Plain, '' recently introduced a numbor of Stud sheep uZ! Sou J Island, intends breeding stud stow on a ' ar ß° scale. Business people In Masterton should be on tho alert. While a rush was on at tho Wholesale Drapery Company's warehouse yesterday afternoon, a fema]e was observed by the manager to be filliua her pockets, On being requested before leaving the premises to " empty out," or pay up, she appoared very indignant and protested her iunocenoe. It was not until she was threatened that Bhe deoided to reßtoro the goods,' The Press Association advised us on Tuesday of an extraordinary discovery at luveroargill, a livo lobster haying been found in a cask'of salt herrings imported from England. Wo were " electrified " at this intelligence, but wo aro now informed that the "lobBtor" was a fresh water crayfish thrown into the tub by accident from a fishmonger's shop Mar pliipl) the herrings were standing I The football ajafch Jjetwcen the redoubtable Masterton tea/# aijd the crack team of the South Alhambras-is being played at' Diinedin this (Thursday) afternoon, Great interest iB displayed throughout the colony in this match, the rival teams being admittedly, the champions of their respective islands-' ?he betting in the South is slightly in favojfr of the Alhambrasj whilst tholjortherns despite the fact that two of their men arc, disabled, ore, sanguine ot success. ' ihe result flf thfl contest will be made known in Masterto!) by Times extra" shortly after seven o'clook.

T|]t) trial of Alexandor il'Crow for the murder of his wife, Jane M'CrovV, concluded at Sydney ]f}te on Saturday' night. Prisoner zzvp ■ .evidenoe ip defence, detailing at length flie circumstances which led up t.o the murder. He stated that when |ie ffiot Ins wifo on the uight in question he had no intflntjun of doing her any injury, but fhajrdjitfntji the eyeninu 6|ie admitted having beeji unfaithful to him, and in a moment of j raqe ho killed her, During the ngnqtjoj) of the story priaonor was suvoral times visibly affected. Whon he vepeated'his" wife's confession of infidelity he nearly broke down. The jury returned a vor. diet of Guilty, with a strong recomnien • dntion to mercy. His Honor said that he was glad the jury had brought in this recommendation, which would be ffiMyarfs (pjjo proper quarter, for con* sideration, Hp'tDen'fcpnialjy joi)te||cei the prisoner to death,. As gborj' as' $$ verdict was announced the 1 prisoper's daughter, who had been one of the principal witnesses for the prosecution, was seized with a violent fit of hysterics, and her screams, caused a very painful Scene ih C&jij't. "• ■' ■ 1 - ■ meeting of the directors of'L, J, g9.op,e'r'' fltajd Oiimji&y tMay' Meh.tj .tp Chairman, Jjtr" L, j, Hobpdr, and Vfull compj'eniesj; of % direbfo'rajle, The Chairman in accordanoe wilh previous instructions submitted plana for converting the shop next door to the Company's pre* mises into a, first class, grocery and. provision store run on tho of keeping the very best of everything and,, retailing at fi 'sfrisll margin of profit. : The Managing 'Dfreiitiir of" the jnoptli's .transactions, fhiiving tfio exira% 3ifjaf'y 'rapi.dl jrogi%s L "tlJe Confyany'are making, jpi advqcntjng' a system' which would be a boon to all doing business with the Bon Marche and completely knocking all the other companies and firms into a fi icked hat. This matter was in ; the blaz *~f dibCusßion when our reporter sent hi ■ otes to the press.—Advt.

Great complaints are made regarding the scarcity of trucks all over the Sootliland railways. Stacks of grain are lying at wayside stations, much of it exposed to rain, as the department is uaablo to provide sufficient tarpaulins. Samuel Lyons was brought before ' Colonel Roberts, R.'M., this morning, ' charged on two soparate informations with larceny. Owing to a number of ; civil catcß being set down for hearing, the i accused was remanded till next day, bail | being allowed in himself £SO and two ( sureties of £25 eaoli, . it the inquest on the body of Albert ( John Greon, who'was killed at Cross' Creek on Monday evening, tho following verdict was returned" The jury find that the deceased Albert John Green came to his death in a purely accidental manner, and that no blame can be attached to anyono." Mr Beattie, the Locomotive Engineer of the Government Railway, was present, and gave the deceased a high character, The evidonce of the deceased's fatlior was to the effect that his son was unmarried. Georgina Smithson Holloway, better known as" Georgie Smithson," and who is not unknown in Masterton, was ad» judicated a bankrupt a few days ago in Duuedin—at least her creditors agreed that she should be. It may be remembered that she visited Milton qome time ago and received an offor of marriage from a farmer in fairly good circumstances, who was smitten by her appearance on the stage and her congeniility after the performance was over. The offer was not accepted. We haye every reason to believe that it was made in , good faith. It is rather a funny thing ' that the man who made the offer became bankrupt himself not long afterwards. He was, however, an honest bankrupt, i and just came to grief through the force I of circumstances against which he could i not contend. He is now earning a good t living, and " Georgie" might do worse ( than accept his offer if he is willing to abide by it.