SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4123, 27 May 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Several cases of whoopm? oongh are ' now under treatment in Masterton, Operations at the sawmill of the lata firm of Henderson and Co., Masterton, will be re-commenced next weok. A good general servant is requirAr at once. r* _ Messss Lowes and lorns make extcnsive additions to their Stock Sale for Wednesday next, June, Ist, full parties lara of which appear in their advertisement, The death sentence pronounced on M'Crow for the murder sf his wife at jL Sydney has been commuted to meat for life.

It is understood that Mr Edwards, late Jndge of the Supremo Court, is preparing a petition to Parliament for re* dross. • ■ •. : \ ,

Elaborate arrangements are being made for the recaption of Lord Glasgow in Wellington. A publio holiday is to be proclaimed on the day of his landing. A. plain gold hand ring, with the initials EJ,8,,-supposed to have been lost at the Akura races, is advertised for. £1 reward will be . paid on returning the same; to this office.

Ajoung woman, about fifteen years of ago, was arrested in the Masterton Park this morning on a charge of fagrancy.' She will ; be brought before the B.M, Court this afternoon.

The Annual Meeting of the memb.ma. of tho Masterton Agricultural and pjPr toral Association will be held in the Club Hotel, Masterton, on Wednesday, June the Bth, at 3.30

No information has been receded by the Police in Wellington reparding the whereabouts of Mrs Macdonald, who lately disappeared so mysteriously, nor has any trace been discovered of-the German Brandewetaj whose clothes were found in the, sea at Petone Borne week or so ago. , . Special attention is directed to the Wairarapa Farmers' 00-operative Asw oiation's announcement regarding a aptioial Bhippient of household require, mcnts, comprising turkiah towela, table damasks, lace curtains, bush ruga and blankets, just landed per R.M.S, taka. ' ' .v

Our readers are again reminded of Messrs Lowes and lorna 1 sals of choice Japanese manufactures which commen< cos at one o'clock to-day, and will be continued at the same time to-morrow (Saturday), The goods 1 are particularly ohoico and compriso something to suit everybody, so thai an unustial opportunity is presented of obtaining art treasures and useful articles. A publlo meeting was held at Carter* ton thß other night to discuss tho desirableness of making a further effort^' secure an artesian water supply. 'tSj Worship the Mayor, ivho presided, after referring to the abortive attempts that had been maduin this direction, stated Mr!/, W, Dorset hud been in communication with a Ohristchurch firm, and this firm had just successfully carried out a contract for the Longburn Freezing Company to sink ah artesian well and had struck water at a depth of 190 feet, Of course a supply could not be guaran l * teed, but the firm would contraot to drive to any depth. Osborne's Patent Welldriving Apparatus was to be used. The patentee had never yet been coin" pelled to abandon any welMukv ing entrusted to him, The principle was combined boring and driving. The Chairman read a'letter irom Messrs Taylor and Oakley, of Christohurch, agents for Mr Job Osborne, lorwarding quotations for sinking deep wells, 2|in heavy lapwelled tubes to be used .'-First 100 ft. (la per foot (including pipes), 100 ft to 150 ft, Bs, 150 ft to 200lt, 10s, 2001t to 250 ft, 18s, 250 ft to .800 ft, 16s, In addition the actual expenses of carriage of .plant to and from the distriot, also travelling expenses of two men, and an engine to be provided in the district. The estimated cost for sinking 200 ft would be £IOO, including hire of engine and all extras. After some discussion it was resolved that a committee be appointed to canvas subscriptions to see what support (ffly were likely to get, _ Tho following conversation \m overheard in the street tho other day, but for obvious. reasonß we Bbail omit the namo ofono of the parties; the other was the well known draper, Mr L, J, Hooper, Mr Spot Cash l ls it truo Mr Hooper that you • intend: opening tho eliop next your drapery cs* tabhsliment as a grocery and provision warehouse? Mr L.J.: "That is so, Mr Cash, and in about a week I shall be able to quote to you the lowest prices for al kinds of general merchandise," Mr Spot Cash i ll Good I I suppose you will keep only good goods and self as ohcap as anvono else? "Mr L, J.; "You bet I The best and nothing but tho best,, and every article at bed rook prices) Those are the foundation stones upon whioh wo intend to ereot our business," Mr Spot Cash; " Your hand my boy. My account with so-and-so's worth three pounds a week, and I pay cash, I am not satisfied latoly, I fancy Ipay moro than I should do, So directly you open your ousiuess look upon mo as a regular cuss tomer,"-Anvi,

By the latest mail Etcatncra wehavereeel. ved fresh supplies of the most fashionable and seasonable Dress Materials ot 'Teira House, Wellington. « We have opened out a moo variotf of Dress Tweeds in a variety of patterns and colors in both single and double widths, from C/G to 25/- the,full dress lengt at Te AtoHoubo, Wellington, Wo ha vo also a very good soleotion of plain colored Dress Fabrics tn all the fayourito materials and colorp, suoli as Dray, Horn* bourg, Foules, Serges, Amazons, eto, and in the fashionable ihadca of reds and'navy bltio at To Aro House, Wellington, Wo have some handsome specialities in Single Robo Lengths, such &b tho new. Diagonal Tweeds with camol hair mixture from 29/G to 45/•>; the Chevron Tweeds with vicuna stripes and checks, 31/6 to 45/.; tho Aberdeon Tweeds in checks and zebras, and the Khedive Tweeds in Oriental doaiens. at TbAio House, Wellington, We are also Belling Colonial DrcsJTweodf very freely, our selection having been vert judicially mado from tho bost mills, and in order to ensuro a good variety of ohoico. intendiug purchasers should without delay send for patterns to Te Aro House, Welling' ton,—Anvr.