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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4247, 19 October 1892, Page 2

The Maurlcoville Road Board gives notice of a meeting of ratepayers to be held on Tuesday, 26th October, to con. sidor certainpropußah to raise loanß, full particulars of which maybe learnt on referenco to the advortieement in this issue.

A man named William Dixon, aged 107 years, died at Grafton, Victoria, latoly. He was o resident of Victoria for 94 years. It is reported that the Minister of Public Works and Mrs Seddun purpose visiting Australia at an early date. Threo members of the Miniatry.thKe Legislative Councillors, and eleven members of Ihe Assembly in South Australia are natives of the province. In another column particulars of Mr D, Crewe a Puhiatua Stock Sale will be found, including several lines of cattle aud (rood horses. A passenger by the early train from EkntahutuUhia morning, informs us that the road to Puhiatua is quite clear. He also says that there is no foundation for the report that a large number of sheep .wero drowned atPahiatua, A Melbourne man laid £IO,OOO to £3OO about Sternchaser'a chance for the Melbourne Cup, Mr H. Reynolds, of Auckland, is making a good show of New Zealand butter at the Dairy Show at Islington. J he exhibits have produced an excellent lmprtßsinn. Prime Warden is hardly 60 firm as he was for the Now Zealand Cup. Mr J. Vile iathe aacceasful tenderer for the carriage of mails between Pahistua and Woodvillo. for two years from January next. Messrs Ward and Mclenzie leave for the north this week. The Ministers will make their journey via the Forty mile Bush, The Warrinioo, the first of the Australian and New Zealand Steamship Cornpan j 't vessols, has boen signalled off Wellington, _ In " Now Zealand and its Colonisation," a work published in 1859, the tollowing appears:-" Some years ago the influenza carried off a considerable number of the Natives of all oges." It will thus bo seen that Influenza of a deadly naturo, is not by any means a now thing in this country. Mr Tosswill reports:—The total rain • fall at Paluatua for the week ending; yesterday at 9,30 a.in was 2 inches'o4. The rainfall for 24 hours ending 9.30 a m on Saturday was 1 inch '37, The wind has been N.W. on six days, The Carterton Social Club's Ball takes place this evening, Several cattle were killed in tho neighbourliood of Carterton, by felling trees, during tho recent storm.

The Otago Daily Times says that a private letter received in Dunedin states that there is no truth in the report current that Mr Thomas Bracken was an inmate of one of the hospitals in Melbourne. The recent eartbquako shock damaged tho chimney at tho Lower Taneru school to such an extent that it will havo to be pulled down. The Masterton Kifln Volunteers wil 1 parade on Thuisdaynext, Fines will bo inflicted for non-attendance. A genoral meeting will be held after the parade At a meeting of tho Pahiatua Athlotio Society, held on Friday evening last a proposnl to turu the association into a Caledonian Society was rejected by a substantial majority, There is at present a very odoriferous protest against bad tracks now to be detected en the road to the Ooonoor, Within a very Bhort distance are seven dead horses, wasting their fumes on the forest air. This fact alone should be sufficient to onsure something being done to give better nocoss to this wonderfully fertile block.—Pahiatua Star. Desecration has been going on at the Claroville Cemetery for some time, Memehtos and flowers are taken away, and vases wantonly smashed, The offenders may eipect a Bovore punishment if captured, Mr Buchanan, M.H.R, only spoke three times during last session. Ho cannot, therefore, be accused of wasting tho time of the Houso. Tho Canterbury Press advises farmers to cultivate lucerne, alleging that it is the most profitable fodder crop, General Booth says ho lives on about a shilling a day. A fine gold fish has been found down south in tho Avon.

It is said in welMnformod circlos that the Government, in nominating Mr John Macgrogor, who is a brother-in-law of Sir Eoberi Stout, and a brother of Dr MacGregor, Inspector of Hospitals and Lunatic Asylums, to the Legislative Council, had an important ulterior object in view. It is believed that Mr Macgregor is '• the coming man" for the noxtappointmontto tho Supreme Court Bench, and that this is the first stop towards familiarising the public with his name, Should tho abovo suggestions prove to be correct, it will he very evident why so muoh troublo was taken to upset the Edwards appointment.— Evening Press, Mr Vile informs us (Pahiatua Star) that on Friday last ho rodo out and visited tho Palmerston track. He says the track from the Ballance Koad to his son's section at the at the foot of the hill is still in rather a di'ty state; but beyond that, so far as he went, some distance over the top of the hill, tho track is vory good, and the grades are really first class, Mr Vile is of opinion that when the road is formed and metalled, it will really bo a tip-top road. His progress was stopped on the way consequent upon the the head of a tree having fallen and blocked the traok on tho Fitzherbert side, It would be advisable for persons travolline on this traok to carry an axe or bill-hook, unless there is a man in charge,

An Englishman was recently hanged by mistake in America. He was, however, cut down boforo lie was dead, Ho now desioriheg the sensation as an exceedingly pleasing one, and compares it to the "delightful intoxication of the opium smokor."

At an adjourned meeting of the Oartorton Licensing Committee, hold last Saturday, it was decided with a view to giving Miss Garden greater facilities for disposing of tho Marquis of Normanby Hotel, to give her leave of absence for three months and accept Mr White as manager, conditionally that Miss Garden vacates at once and deposits her licence with tho Oloik of the Licensing dmmittee, the consideration of tho complaint to be held ovor until the oxpiration of that period, Mr Achoson accepted the torniß on bohalf of Miss Garden,

It is recorded that an elderly gentleman with a bald head, went to sleep upou one of the Beats in the Jardin des Plantes (the Parisian Zoo) having previously removed his hat, He dreamed that his head was becoming warmer and warmer, and at last became so unpleasantly hot that ho awoke to find that a large ostrich was standing oyer him, and that his hood was buried in the down of its breast, The not over sagacious bird had taken the glistening cranium for one of Its own eegs, and was endeavouring to sit on It. If tho natuural history books are to be believed (saysthe Napier News) ostriches do not Bit on their eggs, but this particular ostrich was an exception, and at all events a good fltory,if nothing else, was hatched out,

Activity prevails all over the bouse tearing open oasos, ripping up parcels, Blitting boxes, undoing packages, all day long, That is how the work of preparation is now going on at Hooper's BonMarohe, In conseqaenco of tho advanco of spring the fasbion's sootions are specially busy, Huge stacks of dress materials are rising in the spaoe apportioned to them, and in the sbow rooms pile of bonnet boxes, being the choicest millinery in the world, Boxes of feathers, ■ flowers, parasols, and other fashionable, etc., etc, are gradually being absorbed into their comprehensive and liberally assorting stocks, Such an array of olegant millinery, pretty bonnets and dainty hats, The show rooms are a blaze of beauty, exhibiting fashion's ohoicest pro ductions, On every side are trophies of the mantleniaker's and costumier's arts, There should be no tune lost, no moments wasted and the business should bo that 0 buying as fast as possible. There are-just a choice sprinkling of many lines, so those that are first in the field will Have the first pick,-Aw

AMr Sidney Bingham and a Mr A. Steele, the uewest pair of oranks, have walkod round Europe.

A Viotonan insolvoiit oflbra his creditors Id in the £ payable by instaU mentis extending ovnr four yea rs. The next insolvent will wunt hia creditors to pay him, at Is an hour, for the time he. spout in going broke.

_ During the last ton years tho Dniveraity Football Olub, Sydney, has won ci_ghty.su matches, drawn nine and lost nine, scoring 1388 points, while 260 wero scored against it. Wollero.) during tho samo period has ko£ fifty-four matches, drawn nino and lost forty, scoring 587 puints while 507 were scored against them. '

(Jnder ''Pencilings of the week," Land and Water publishes the fol lowing incident on tho authority of one engaged in canvassing for the general election. Tho scone was near Exeter: Whilst soliciting a certain farmer's vote, a yokel camo up and asked tho farinor for work. Said tho farmer,'' What be you a duln' out of work then ? 1 thought ( you was with Farmer —?" "Ees, sol was," said the yokel. " Did 'e Zend eo away then ? "No, I leaved un ?" " Why for 1" " Month agono the old 'og died, and they zalted un down and us ate un. Vortnight ago hold yow sheep died and they zilted un down and us ato un, Last night variner'a wife died—and I corned away," Tho Hutfc Kiver rose nine feet above its ordinary level on Monday.

It is ruraonred in Wellington that tho barque Weatheralicld, which wont ashore near Otaki on tho oth April, 1888, has been floated off.

Residents In the Bush may feel interested to know especially as summer is coming—that the boak «f the mosquito is a tiolbox, wherohe keeps five surgical instruments-a lance, a spear, a nesdlo, a 6aw, and a pump. Tho youngest man in tho new British Homo of Commons is twenty-two years old; the oldest, ninety, We regret to hear that Mr Thomas Blinkhoma, a compositor, who served his apprenticeship in this oflico and subsequently settled in New South Wales now lies on his death-bed in the town of Newoastio. He was, when with us, an exceedingly steady and intelligent workman, (Sinco the abnvo wasintypellr W. Blinkborue, bis father, has received a telegram atating that his son is dead),

Mr James Hourigan and Mies Macdonald, both ot Masterton, were unitod in the bonds of matrimony yesterday at the Maßterlon Catholic Church, Tho Rev Father 0' Moara officiated. ' Tho crew.of the Danish schoonorwhich was recently wrecked at Yarmouth, attempted to Bwim a dietanco of eight miles to the lightship, and although a mountainous sea was running, tho captain and cook succeoded in reaching the vetsel.

The Poneke Football Club wind up the season on Saturday next, when they entertain the founder of tho Club, Mr S, Nicholls, at a dinner, to bo held at Thomas' Hall, Wellington. Mr Nicholls J3 to be presented, on that occasion, with an illuminated address. Mr Purvis, the chief engineer of the lonic, has succeeded in bringing out lime lobsters alivo out of twelve. On two previous occasions ho made attempts, but they all died. They are a present from Mr Ewen, of Messrs Sargood and Ewen, to the Otago Acclimatisation Society, and will be sent South as soon as possible, Mr Purvis also brought twenty-two Teneriffe partridges and a pair ot 'f eneriffo grouse for tho Wellington Society,

A witness in the R.M. Court this morning, caused somo amusement by his remarks regarding, the truthfulness of another witness, while the latter was giving evidence, Finally ho had to be ejected as he could not keep quiet,

Tho committal of Mr Broadbent at the B.M. Court this morning was somewhat in the nature of a surpiiso to those who followed the evidence. Howover, tho subsequent issue of the case in Wellington will show more clearly whether tho course taken was a judicious one, Mr E. Tennyson Smith, will shortly visit Mastorton, at the invitation of tho local Temperance party, to conduct a Gospel Temperance Mission. Tho arrangements for his visit arc now complete, with the exception of the fixture of tho dates.

Mrs Elizabeth Harrison, another old Wellington settlor, died yesterday at the ngo of 79 years. Mrs Bairstow of Glarevillo, is a daughter of the deceased. A tolephone office has been opened at the Maujicevillo Hallway Station. The hours of attendance are from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m., and tho office will be closed on Sundays aud holidays. Telegrams tviJl nut be delivered. Hosmor and Gaudaur boat Hnnlan and O'Connor by sevon lengths in a double sculling race at Ontario, * The Thames Miners' Union has contributed £3OO to the fund in aid of the men on strike at Broken Hill,

A body supposed to be that of Albert Tucker, has been found at Ngunguru. The body of A. Gallie has been found near 'Whangaroi Heads. This makes six budios now found of tho men drowned in the yacht Minorva. In the Trinity College examinations for the current year, Misa Caroline Gray heads the intermediate passes in the Wellington list. Miss Caroline Gray is a daughter of Mr Farquhar Gray, and a pupil of whom Mr Von Keisenberg, who supervised her studies, may justly bo proud. Millinery is a special talont of the Queon of Donmark and of her threo daughters, the Empress of Russia, the PrinceßS of Walos, and tho Duchess nf Cumberland, Thoy developed it as girls and practised it until their marriage. The team to represent tho Wellington City Hifles against the Masterton Hides, on Demonstration Day, will be chosen during this week.

At Auckland a native named Potera has been committed for trial for wounding another nativo named Pakio, We copy the following account of an interesting ceromony from an English paper, as the bride possesses several friends in this town. "(In the 14th inßt., at the church of St. James, Oreenstead Green, Halstead, Essex, by the ltev. G. W, Phipps, rector of Husbands Bosworfch, Rugby, assisted by tho father of the brido,andtheßov.J.Wakeford,missioner for tho diocese of Chichester, the Key, J. Bertram Kite, cun,te-in-charge of of Christ Ohuroh, Isle of Dogs, to Miss Edith Eliza Corrie, oldest daughter of tho Hev. E, S, Corrie, vicar of Greenstead Green. Tho bride, who was given away by her brother Mr Arthur E. Corrie, was attired in her travelling dress, consisting of pale blue crbpon shot with pink, with sash and trimmings of shot Bilk, bonnet to match, trimmed with pale bluo and pink forget-me-nots. There were no bridesmaids, Tho best man was tho Rev. A. E. Dahon, vicar of Allhallows, Poplar, in the unavoidable absence of H, Kite, Esq,, brother of the bridegroom, After the ceremony a reception was held in a tent on the vioarage lawn, and later in the afternoon the happy pair left for tho Continent, where the honeymoon will be spent. The wedding presents were numerous and costly. Messrs W. and 0. Buszard of Oxford-street, W",, supplied the wedding cake,"

We are satisfied with our buyers selections of Spring Dress Fabrics. They aro all of the newost materials and in the most fashionable colorings, Our country friends should send at once for patterns, which will bo forwarded) postage free, from Te Aro House, Wellington, We are abundantly satisfied with the immense variety of these' Spring Dress Fabrics, and we aro daily displaying over 1000 pieces in every fashionable coloring and design, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Send for Patterns, We are abundantly satisfied with the superior value of these Spring Dress Fabrics, Xho prices are exceedingly modorato for such excellent quality, ranging from 10s Gd to 45s the full drcFS length, at Te Aro House Send for Patterns, . We are abundantly satisfied with our grand choice of Now French De Laines, now so much in demand, Theso are exquisite in design, colorings and qualities, and may bo had at Is, Is 3dj Is Gd, Is 9d and 2s per yard-, atTe Aro House, Wellington endtoPalteraWmi

An officer of ilia Acclimatisation Society '' netted" tho Karori reservoir ono day last woek for porch, which were wanted for tho Mastarton fish ponds. After half a dozen hauls somo GO fish woro obtained, but they all died during the night. Those with piscatorial inclinations who have tried their luck with rod and line at the Karori resorvoir this yoar have had very little to boast of, hardly a dozen trout having up to tho present been landed thoro.—Evening Preso.

A well-known footballer and athlete, Mr J. L. Fleming, died al Napier last weok, at tho early ago of 24. Be has represented hi 3 district on several occasions, and his prowess was not unknown to Wairarapaand Wellington players. A pleasing ceremony was performed at St Luke's Church, Graytowii, to-day, when Kditli, second daughter of Mr E. Dunn, of Greytown, and Mr Milfurd Rhodes Varnham, tho well-known contractor and musician, of the same place, were united in tbo holy bonds of matrimony. Tho ceretuuiy was conducted by the Eev T. B. Maclean. The bride looked charming dressed in a cream cashniero dress, with ribbon and chiOoi; lace trimmings, and the usual veil and orange blossoms. Sho also wore an exceedingly handsome gold braoelet, set with pearls and sapphire, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids, viz., Mißses Dunn (2) and Maxton looked very pretty in whito dressos and hats to matoh, oaoh wearing a gold and.silvor brooch, also the gift of the bridegroom. Both the bride and bridesmaids carried beautiful white boquets. Mr Charles Varnliaui offioiated as best man. Tho happy couple go at once to Mr Varnham's new residence in Hastwell-str9ot, and will not take their honeymoon tiip until Christmas,

_ MrD. S. Papworth has filed a declaration of insolvency. A FLATTERINO VERDICT.-Speaklug of one of _ tho most noted of colonial specialities, tho press says:—"Sharliind's Baking Powdor deserves moro than a passing notico.for the "Moa" Brand Baking Powder enjoys a reputation second tonono. Fronioneend of New Zealand to the other, largo ordors are recotvod for this popular brand, Evon in the most out of the way districts the careful house-wife, possessed with tho laudable ambition to make ber broad and her scones better than her neighbours' buys Sharland's Baking Powder, and triumphs over tho few of her loss sensible sistors, who, from a mistakon senso of ccouomy, buy apparently cheaper brands. The recipe of a good Baking Powder is anything but a secret but how very few manufacturers use, bb Messrs Sharland & t'o. do, tho beat only of materials, carefully- tested before mixture and exactly proportioned," Readers, who require an economical, satisfactory and healthful Baking Powder, cannot do better than uso tho Moa " brand.—Anvr