SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4234, 4 October 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

■ Mr Jobs (Rob- Bo;) MttsGregsr dkd at BoaruaMcßthjßnglaTid, on «Jsa'Sy 16tli s aged aixiy-seyea. Ths jfcs&j&g-Kttg a Cambridge wrangler, aud in ISiS, shea ha was only twenty years of sge,-&s Became a sontributcr to tba jwgea s£FttKj&. - Froin jimrnalitm he drifted t» ibe Say, and in ISGS cotnmaneeal the arottttal canoe trip, tlbs record of whfeb&as iakea auch & high place in Ea|S»li lliezattira.'

The Ponoka Football CSub hm egais ~ been very isuceessf oi tftia aeawE, wiaislsig the Senior and Junior ChasatgQisabgga, - and finishing second iut &a tSrcS-efes cbampioiiahip.

The Mastsrton Prokibittoa JLsaase has now sixty members. _ We regret to near that Mr E. 19. W&d--diußton ia unxble to leave 3ii» havir.g oaeu con Sued to njs room sfessa Friday last, with a very etM. Mr B. A. Butcher wrote to tho last meeting of the Feathortioa Town/Beard, reciueatins; a share of the B-a»d'»praatis« . and advertising, as he is a&ntt to «4kS a newspaper entitled the *" SadieaL"

Napoleon, the splendid Clydesdale stallion, whoa* sppearjyocte excited s. good deal of favosmeia eum* maut at the Masterfccn Horse Fara4e, ia anneunced by his owner (Mr C. fl. tiilsa, of Carterton) to travel the W&irarspa thk seszoit. As will be seen by a gfenes sfe the notice la our adfertuicji eolnisns, Kapoleon'j is a lesoftjfkaMy goo 4 one, asd Mr Giles should do w«S vitk him.

'With ebeiring just coiaaaeaeiag mi tne wool aeawu at hand, it ahtntU is.tereat those handling " ctija" to kaow where wool>Eco'urmg aoap east ba fessi obtained. In this conußetion, wa *a&? them to the notifieatiou by Meast* Allendcr and Boca of Pekme, who supply.it in daaka in any Quality, of good quality and at moderate coat.

The Gazette announces the dismiss*? from tho service- oE a Hew Za&Lm£ volunteer. An Haa ataoogst - those who look upon voluntsSadßg aa playing at aoldisrs that voiunteam h**« a free and easy time of it on driiL Beth volunteera and the public will be glad t» hear tlaat ii need" be discipline will £j rigidly enforced, Luckily there ia s*|P doDi used for aneh ozEsrsaae Besasma;. Our citizen soldiers recagmM timt obedience to superiors ia the baskbona hi a military system,—" OhriatsbiuHh Fres*."

We are informed of a narrow escape | from drowninir, which occurred in tM ! Waingaws River on Sunday aftsmooij, 'OototjJrSad. A young maa saraeil TxviL ' Wadham was crossing the stream when his horse stumbled. Tha water 1 * b»i»g iii flood' the hone and its rulee w*k« washed down for some cocaiiStmbk distance. Eventually "VVadham managed to awim and atrcggle into aludlow water, where he clung to a reek, exhausted, bat contrived to remain thsre iiatil be M&' strength to arrnKgls right aafe. - Ultimately his brother came to feit awistanea, and the adventure ead«£ without serious result.

Applications are iii? ited by &dv«&tit*> meat fur the xuguvbip on tits W*i- ! Mfapa North County aad Bjoiriet taads, ! at a k&lsry of jglSpsr auausa s&d cksiywig f«M. " - ApjirßHticasfoir the s*» required by ifao Wssrarspa IfsamattF Ca» opanttTe Asaocktioa, limited, too. ..Jl An aaaouacameat ragimKas; thess' aew!?-artives and S£t9usi»e snistasats of sew and fsiiMnußWe dragssrj- w main by sbaWajrerajja F«nas«s' Ua-ogssotif* issobistkui, limited, iu this untie. J a dress fabric*, wpsoWly, ths 4M.ge»ti»» el*iu» to &av» a pfestioatejy sifted aanorjsasat in quality, styfe ui£ wj«si. Attention w Sisreettd fa the BOiiiSfaa A ssaaste of mca&sgs <Hftsj«NwfchWoinngM Gan Otob iai&sd ggißjM&tg H»piW, os.Sia iOth iis§s.j issialw i&e aiiipkes ol She H&w&a'a Bay 0m SleK - As e&wTia bringaa&fe iy S&s Ufaafe& is

Avery good programmoisnoundor. stand being arranged for nost Sunday evening's concert in the Mariorton Theatre, Tho itoma includo vocal Bolos, duets, and quartettes as well as some oxcellont instrumental pieces, The annual eeneral mooting of the mombers of tho Brancopeth Library was held at Brancepeth last Saturday, when the oflicora fur tho ensuing year wero _, dulyolcotcd. Amid the busy round of station hfo in this quarter it is interestingto know that the spacious library is well patronised. Tho Brancepeth library was tint started nino years ago aud at the presont time contains no less than 1100 volume!, including nearly all the • standard works of the best authors. Thoro is also no lack of newspaper read. iug amonest which may bo noticed "Tho London Graphic," Daily Telegraph," Sporting and Dramatic News, Australia being represented by tho Town and Country Journal, whilst all tho leading Now Zealand dailies aro takon regularly. Tho Secretary informs mo that there aro & upwards of ono hundred mombers, and * that tho financial position is most satisfactory and flourishing, havinß ft balance in hand of over £4O, exclusive of this quarter's subscription, Messrs Lowes and lores usual fortnightly stock rale takes place at their Masterton yards to-morrow (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock. The list is a comprehensive ono embracing 1,900 good hoggets (majority wothers), 800 hoggets (mostly ewes), 50 fat wethers, 25 fat owes, SO 3 to 4 year-old bullocks, ten head of firstclass bullocks, nine first-class dairy cows, nino 2 year-old steers, livohead of mixed rsattle, one purebred shorthorn bull, Ihreo draught linisos, two harness horses, three hacks, two setß ul harness, a single bues-y, a light express, and two butchers carts. A meeting of members of tho Masterton Prohibition League was held Inst night, to receive reports, Mr Simpson, of Pctono, was present and explained fully tho working of tho Temperanco Club rooently formed in that town. Ho said that the institution was now working moat successfully and gave the meeting somo valuable information as to how the Club was formed in case the Masterton Prohibitionists should take a step in the same direction. Tho rabbit eyil doc 3 not appear to be ' confined to tho estates of country i settlers, forwoaro informed that aoveral . residents within tho Borough of Masterton have boon very much annoyed of ( late by tho depredations of these little animals. In several instances thoy have taken up thoir nbodo in the midst of civilization and making thoir burrows I under the houses, come out at night and ( eat up all tho flowora and vegetables, | One resident has beon bo much troubled with these unwolcome visitors that he | has been obliged to rabbit-proof fence garden and orchard, b'or a long time / even then ho was unable to got rid of ' one artful bunny who had learned to i ciimb up between tho lining and the I outor wall of the house. Finally by taking off a board or two, with the help ; of a couple of dogs, the intruder was captured. If things Roon like this wo may expect to see, before long, some ol ' our Queen-strcot storekeepers called upon to appear before tho 8.M., for I "failing to destroy" rabbits on their I property. _________ I