SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4184, 5 August 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

Arbor Day pasted ofi very quietly at Featherston. Some of the Bchoul chil. dren mustered at the tchonl house, where Mr Porritt instruoted them in the art of pruning and transplanting trees and shrubs. In tbo evening twenty-five couples attended Mr R. J. MoLean's fortnightly dance.

A handsome Bilver oup, presented by MrJ.M. Meredith to the North Wai« • rarapa Gun Club for the winnor of a seven bird match to be fired on Saturday ■>• week, is now on view in the window of Mr A, Henderson, watchmaker and jeweller. The trophy has boon beautifully engraved by Mr I). T. Holmes. A valuable medal, presented by Mr Hen> deraon for second prize, ia also on view.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stook Bale for Wednesday next, 10th instant, one saddle and harness hureo, one sot single harness, one spring-irap, and one single buggy, horse and IMoei. At the fortnightly meeting of the Mil. terton Lodge of' Foresters, hejd jasc night, one new niember was proposed Visiting brethren were present from Wellington and other parts, Mr 6, H. Hutchcson,who baß for some time acted as accountant in the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's office at Maaterton, left fpr Wellington this week, whither he has * been transferred for duty, Mr Hutorieson will be followed by the good wishes of the friends he has made during his stay in Masterton.

To meet the demands of a rapidly growing business, Mr Japes Wlokens, the well bponn caterer of Queen street, Masterton, haß juet had fitted up a pew dining room on tho first floor of the building. The room >» spacious and well lighted, comfortably furnished and being in direct communication, by means of a patent noiseloss lift, with the culinary department, hungry mortals will not require to wait long for refreshments, A waitross has been specially engaged to attend to this room, and we may nowexpect to see Mr Wickeus' popular establishment patronised evon mortjhan ever. #* At tho Poultry Show at Wellington yesterday, Mr A. A. White, late of Masterton, took first prize for blaok red game cook and second and third for du'ckwhlg : 'game pullet, Mr J. Ca«6l. berg was- awarded second for black red game hen and third for "Aridaluiii'h pullet,'Mr Alexander Walker'cawied off first honors for Wyandotte pullet and second in Houdan hen or'pullet, silver Wyandotte cock, Bjlyer Wyandotte cockore] and Rouen drake. Mr W, (j, King, of Carterton, fook 'first and thi'r'jl for white Leghorn heti, first and special for bronze turkays (cock or cockerel), first for bronze turkey"hon or pullet, first and special for gander, first and special for goose, and second for white Leghorn pullet, There was a falling off in the quantity and quality of the Hamburg classes, owing to the absence of Mr A, A, Elkins' exhibit!,

Late the other night a man win seen to^v. approach in stealthy manner a deep pool ataretired spot in When he thought no one was l observing him ho stopped a bulky parcel into the' wateij and ma'de off, 'Here were the materials for a delicious tragedy, a maddening mystery. Information' was takerffi the ~ police station, and the inteljigenuSpec • tor on duty, recognising the gravity'of the situation, soot for a detatebment of the pre brigade! and'"commenced pdmp-i ing the walor out of the poo), njjjhfc they pumped, arid when the YurfVa's winging his measured course-across the eastern Bkioa,' the mysterious' parcel :waii displayed fo light, lying flat and squat on the bottom mud. & vast orowd pressed forward, thrilled to the piiger tibs with or the 1 limbs of'a 'than, jjr th.e of $ man, or tbd pf ft w«man,'pr*tho body of a murdered child? It was neither of these. It was a case of Sharland's Moa Brand Baking Powder destroyed by the order of a combined company of rivals, t-Adtt.

Mr. P. H. Wood adds t» his uoxt Taratahi Stook Salo, 200 owes in lamb, four calvea and throe storo cowa. We remind our roadcrs of Mcßara Lowos & lorns' nsual weekly ailo to-mor-row at 2 o'okwk, when tli-y tvill offer now and second-hand furniture of every description, books, clock), musical and work boxes, drapery comprising Wankots, counterpaneß, eiheetiugs, towela oto., etc; Also a choice assortment ot azaleas, ornamental and flowerinß shrubs.