SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4227, 24 September 1892, Page 3

SECOND EDITION

Tho exceedingly wot woatlior inter, fared greatly with tho succoss of Wirth'a Circus laßt night, and the nttoiidanco was consequently limited. Notivithstanding thta, tho company conscientiously performed overy item of tho long programme. To-night the circus opens m Cartorton, and on Monday in Groytown.

Notico is given by tho Eltotahuna Road Board that a poll will bo takonon Monday, Brd October, on a proposal to raison loan of £1,200 for throe and a '■ half miles of formation and motalling on tho Mangaoronga road, Tho pure-bred Clydesdale stallion, "Napoleon," brought into this district by Mr J. J. Martin of Oamatu.was yesterday sold to Mr(!, U. Giles, of Carterton, through tho agency of Messrs Lowes & lorn.*, Tho price siren ran into three figures, wo understand. We notico that Mr T. Thompson, M. H. R, was in Masterton to«day on »visit. Messrs Lowes and lorns mako an addition of six first-class dairy cows to their Masterton Stock Sale. A commodious family residence at the corner of Bannister and Dixon Streets is advertised as "to let," A 6nal consignment of 5,000 trout fry for tlio Taranaki Acclimatisation Society was despatched by yesterday's train, making a total of 40,000 supplied from Wellington this season to that district, in return for which tho Taranaki Suciety is contributing £4O towards the cipences of the Masterton Fish Ponds. The Wholesale Drapery Company havo just opened up a first shipment of spring ~- and summer goods including novolties in " all lines.

It is notified by tho Railway DoparU ment that, Commencing on Monday, 3rd October, the train now leaving Kltetahuna on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 0.40 a.m. will leave at 6 a.m. to connect with the first train from Masterton to Wellington,

The prosent rainß are rather seriously interfering with grain sowing in this district.

Tho first of a sories of occisinnal lectures on tho Christian Evidences will bo dolivercd in tho Presbyterian Uhurch, Mastertan, to-morrow evoning at seven o'clock by tho Rev. Robert Wood. Tho subject is " Tho Triumphs of tho Cross: The Divinity of Christianity proved by its early successes.' 1 A man named Josoph Dougan who has been an inmate of the Mastorton Hospital since May Inst, died yesterday evening. Bo was suffering from a complicated cheat complaint. Two valuable dogs belonging to Dr Hosking have been poisoned within thf laet few days, A third dog was also dosotl, but has recovered, Dr. Hosking is , naturally enough annoyed, and is offer£p lug a reward of ten pounds, for such in- • - formation as will lead to tho conviction of the person or persons who administered the poison. Mr A. Brandon.Cremer, manager of Cowan & Vaughan'j Amazon Burlesquo Pantonine and Minßtrel Company, i& expected in Maaterton shortly i» make arrangements for the Company's opening at the Theatre Eoyal on Monday, 3rd October, with their strand spectacular burlesque, "Black-eyed Swan,"for three nights. Tho burlesque will be followed each erening b/ a pantomime and harleqiinado, and by a minstrel entertainment on thesuccoeding three nights, tho programme being changed each ovening. The Company we now in Wellington, where, we are informed, they are enjoying a most successful season. Among tho members oi tho C'ompjny are Miss Amy Yaughan, well known throughout New Zealand as a burlesquo artiste of great talent, together with Mißses May Travers, Annie Vaughan, Annie Wymard and Daisy Thornton (premier dansouse); also Mr HBrry Cowan, character actor, burlesque artiste and negro comedian; Mr A.

Brandon"Oremor, comedian, lately from .» / London; Mr Will Hugo, of Hugo's Au Buffalo Minstrels; Mr Tom Griffin, of ™ Hicks-Sawyer Minstrels; Mr George Hewson, Master Harry Cresswell and littlo May Mogridge. New scenery has been paintod by Mr NeTille Thornton, and wo have no doubt that with the attractions they are ablo to present, th 3 Company's season hero will bo a successful one.

Tho friends of the late Mr Joseph Dougan are invited to attend his f unoral, which will leavo the Masterton Hospital at 3 o'clock to-morrow (Sunday) alternoon,

The enquiry, at tho Resident Magistrate's Uouit, Wellington, into tho shooting affray on Waterloo Quay, is likely to last about two more days and has been adjourned till Wednesday next, Tho evidence of several other witnesses hasyet to be taken,

There was a largo attendance of children at the Band of Hopo meeting at Featberston last night. The meeting was held in the Wesleyan Church as St. George's Hall has notyot been furnished with Beats. Several children recited and Mr L, Keys sang " Only an Armour Bearer." At the close of the meeting several children offered their services as distributors of the "Prohibitionist.'' The preliminary entries for Mr F. E. H. Wood'B Stock Sale at tho Taratahi on Thursday. 6th October, appear in this issue,

_ Activity prevails all over the house, tearing open cases, lipping up parcels, slitting boxes, undoing packages, all day long, That is how the work of preparation is now going on at Hooper's BonMaroho, Inconsequence ol the advance of spring the fashion's sections are specially busy, Huge stacks of dress materials are rising in tho epaco apportioned to thorn, and in the show rooms pile of bonnet boxes, being the choicest millinery in ihe world. Boxes of feathers, flowers, parasols, and other fashionable, etc., etc, are gradually being absorbed into their comprehensive and liberally assorting stooSs, Suoh an array of elegant millinery, pretty bonnets and dainty bats, The show rooms are a blaze of beauty, exhibiting fashion's choicest production!, On every side aro trophieß ol the mantlemaker's and costumier's arts, There should be no time lost; no moments wasted and the business should bo that of buying as fast as possible, There aro just achoico sprinkling of many lines, so those that aro first in the Hold will have tho first piCk.-ADTT,