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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4295, 15 December 1892, Page 2

Says the Stnudai-d:—"Something for the Prohibitionists to swallow I The first tram from Wellington on Monday broucht fourteen hogsheads of beer for one Ureytown Hotel,"

The local paper reports that a young Groy tonian was enjoying Borne refreshments at the Kaitoke rooms last week when the coach started over the hill to Fcatheriston. When the coach got on the top of the bill the young fellow was seen about i! 00 yards behind, and he arrived in Featherston just 25 minutes behind the coach-a very good record. The annual distribution of prizes at Wellington College takes place to-day.

Professor Archibald did not exhibit his Phonograph at Woodville last Saturday night, owing to the very poor attendance,

The district of Newmau, Fortymilo Bush, has been declared a separate fichool district,

The Salvation Army intend holding a penuino encampment at Petone. The Defence Minister has kindly consented to lend them a considerable number of tents for the purpose. Mr Richmond Beetham is in Wellington enquiring into tho ciroumatnnces surrounding tho death of Ah Chiug at the Wellington Asylum. Miss Brann, late pupil teacher at Carterton, has been promoted to be first assistant at theGlarevillc school, - A Native engaged at shearing at Messrs C. and E. Harris 1 shed, at Eatttotara, claims to have made the record tlm year with 155 sheep.

Tho EducatLn Boardhas granted £5 to the Hastwell School Committee to supplement a sum already raised, for the pnrposo of clearing the school grounds. The Wairoa (Auckland) butter factory is paying 3d per gallon for milk.

The Examiner statei that Messrs Nelson Bros, intend mauufaoturing oleomargarine for export to the Old Oountry, Tho recent concert in tho Gladstone Town Hall netted over £8 for the Greytown Hospital. Robert Chisholm, of Fcathorston, aged four and a-half years, broke his collarlima nno day limb wOolc lijr (alliug Oil & fowl house door on which he was swinging.

A new class room is to be added to the Fernridge School. At the rogular meeting of the Master-, ton Masonic Lodge, held last evening, Bro. 0,. Pownall was elected unopposed to the office of Worshipful Master,

Mr Newman Andersen, Government Dairy Instructor, who' has been on a visit to the Wairarapa in connection with the opening of the Butter Faotoryat Kopuaranga, which it is expeoted will take place within-a fortnight, has gone to Stratford for a few days to giye instructions at the Factory there in the art of butter-making. Mr Andersen oxpecta to be back in Masterton next wcok.

Mr J, Charlton, of Wellington, the experienced and reliable tuner of pianoa and organs, is uow on a professional visit to Masterton and tho district. Orders may bo left with Mr R, T. Holmes, stationer, Queen Street, " Mr J. H, Bethune,' manager of the Peatherstou branch of the Bank of Australasia, b.HB beon transferred to (Jure. Mr Bethune was a vory popular resident of Feathoreton, and tho regret felt at his departure is really great, Thoy apparently know how to grow bis potatoes in Denmark, Mr Nowman Andersen to-day showed us a latter from a friend of his in that country who boasted of having raised a "spud" weigh, in? two pounds. It was thought worthy of special mention in a Danish newspaper,

The Masterton Rifle Volunteers parade at the Drill flail to-night (Thursday) at half past seven o'clock, A full attendance is strictly enjoined. The monthly meeting of the Masterton School Committee will be hold this (Thursday) evening, The expenditure necessary for widening tho Pahiatua-Palmerston track into a dray road has been authorised by the Government,

Tho closing down of silver mines al Denver, Colorada, is denied,

At a meeting of 3000 Trado Unionists at Broken Hill the strikers deoided to forward a petition to Parliament signed by 25,000 men praying for the relcaso of tho strike leaders.

Jay Gould's' exeoutors have sworn the value of bis ostate at 72,000,000 dollars, The eum of £lO 2s has' been specially subscribed by the station hands at Mr W. O. Buchanan's Tupurupuru atation in aid of the UreytownHoßpital funds, Correspondence which had taken place between the Featherston School Committee and Mr R. J. Pope, late assistant mastor; with reference to.a case of floggine, was laid before the Education Board yesterday. ' The Chairman remarked that Mr Pope seemed to think that he had a perfect right to chastise children, whereas no assistant bad the power, but he must always rofer tho matter to the headmaster.

During the month of December, from tho first day to the last, unusual advantages will bo offered to all cash customers at To Aro llouae, Wellington. Thoro will beafreo distribution of Christ' mas presents, differing in value according to the amount of goods purchased at Te Arq House, Wellington, _ Our soak for this distribution,is very liberal, andmay bo seen in another column of this paper. The.Christmas gifts have been eiprtoly selected for this purpose, and havo just como to band by the latest mail Bteamorß at To Aro House, Wellington. , Country residents will find this an excellent opportunity for buying all they need in household drapery, dross fabrics, millinery, mantles, jackets, mens', boys', and youths' clothing, etc, from the largest and cheapest atook'in tho Province al Te Aro House Wellington.

For,, in. addition to buying well and oheaply, they will.have the opportunity of selecting their, own presents, in aceordanoe wiih tho amount of purchases, from the let to tho Bht December, at Te Aro House Wellington, ■:'•'.■'-..

Orders by post will receive prompt attention, and where cash is ' enclosed) the presents will bo cent with the goods from T«

At the meeting of the Wellington Education Board yesterday, Mr W. 0. Buohanau reported unfavourably re. apeotine the application for the exchange of school land at (Jreytown. The further consideration of the matter was ordered to stand ovor, Tho salary of Mr J. A. Cowles, of the Mangatainoko School has been increased from £BS to £IOO.

Lady Bector will distribute the Trinity College certificate! attlioDrcsdon Booms (by kind permission of the manager, Mr M. J.Brookes) this afternoon, at four o'clock.

The dairy industry still gees ahead, Motorics are being ereotod all over the country.

One of our reporters this morning had a very narrow esoape from what he terms an "ignominous death." Hews* walk» uig-pußtKempthorne, Prosserand Company's Druß Store, Lambton-quay, nhon, by some unaccountable means, a collot-t----ion of stuffed birds, Bjcd on a heavy frame, cume flying out of tho top. story window of the building, and crashed on to the pavement, knocking off bis hat in the descent. The weight of the object was Bujlicient to have caused death had it struck him fairly, or, rather, unfairly, on the head,—Eveuine; Press. On Sunday evening Michael O'Connor while proceeding to his camp on the Woodville-Oahaoga Road, had hiß lee broken above the ankle by a kick from his horse. The unfortunate matt had to lie on the road for some hours before his calls fur assistance were heard,— Examiner,

It was obaorved at yesterday's meetintt of the Wellington lieuovolent Trustees that the propar place for some mon was the gaol, whereupon Mr Van Staveren remarked that some of the men in question were of that very opinion themselves; Their reason for holding it, however, was probably not quite the same as that of his fellow-trustee. Ho had boen told personally by one man that "he would a jolly sight Boonorbe m gaol that out of it, as he could get far hotter grub there."—Press.

The Salo of Work hold yesterday in the Temperance Hall, Masterton, in connection with tho Wesleyau Uhurch was very succeaaful and quite the amount anticipated was realised, The Masterton Brass Band kindly played selections out side the Hall, and did gnod service iu drawing the people together, while the Masterton orchestra gave their able and acceptable services made. A considerable quantity of goods was left and it is proposed to cloar off this residue at a subsequent effort, Mr Fred Wright very kindly lent his piano at labt night's gathering, The Rev, J. Dukes wishes, on behalf of the Committee, to thank all the friends who assisted iu making the sale of work suoh a success, ■

Blondin performs again to-night on the grounds opposite the Star Hotel, Mas> terton, It is a good open-air show, aud the publio will no doubt respond with their attendance mid support, Mr Acheson is glad of any contribution to his oxchequer, as of course he has ex penses to pay, and any Bilvor coin from an adult or even a copper from a ohild is welcome. To-night ho distributes prizes on his co-operative principle The Privileges at the Wairarapa Bacing Club's coming two-days Summer Meeting on the Tauheremkau Raco course are to be sold by Mr F, H. Wood m the Greytown Auction Rooms on Wednesday, 21st December, at two o'clock.

Important additions are made to Mr F.li, Wood's large unreserved sale in tho Carterton Auotion Rooms on Satur day afternoon nexs. Mr W, E Woods, tho well known chemist of Cuba street, Wellington, advertises in another column that he has now got the "boom "of the year in full swing. In othor words, Mr Woods is giving away to overy purchaser to the value of haft a orown, valuable Ohristmaa presents worth four timea the money spent. How it is done is one of those things which "no fellah can understand I" It is done, however, and we have had ocular demonstration of the presents ho bo liberally bestows on his customers, It will be neoassary to hurry p t*> "miro a ciiance in this unique lottery, so the best advice weoan give to our readers is to purohase goods to the value of 2s Gd, and win a prizeit will pay them to do so. Messrs Lowet and lores will Bell at their rooms, Masterton, on Saturday next, the 17th instant, at two by order of Mr J. M.Roberts, Sheriff for tho district of Wairarapa, flections forty. fivo and sixty.two and suburban sec. tions three of the township of ParkvUlo, under writ of sale issued by the Supreme Court of New Zoaland, We have received from Mr W, Wight Smith a handsome calendar and a gorgeous blotting pad, issued by the Royal Insurance Company, Messtß Loweß andlorus add to their Eketahuua Stock Sale, for Wednesday, Oocomber2lst, 28 two and three year old steers, 12 eighteen months steers, and ten springing heifers,

( Messrs J. Graham and Co, of Queen Street, Masttitou, wishustointimatft on thoir behalf, that their special Christmas price list will appear in next Saturday's iBBUO, The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Limited, publish in to-day's issun a special oaiih price list for Christmas and Wow Yoar j to which wo draw the attention of their customers and the publiogennerally, Tenders are invited by advertisement in this issue for tho supply of groceiios, meat, broad, and supplies generally to the Masterton Hospital for the year, 1893, ' '

Asix-roomodhoUßeiuChuroh Street is advertised as to let by the Masterton Building Sooiety,

The Treasurer of the Maßterton Huspital acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of £1 from Mr Henry A, Kevins, Ar.nedale, and £3 5s from the station employe's,. Tho Steen'sgaveonoof their olevor entertainments at Featliorston last night before a crowded and appreciative audionce, The following committee of supervision occupied the Btage, and expressed its entire satisfaction with the wonderful foats performed:-Messrs McShane, MoDermid, F.W. Good, W.Benton, J, Robertson, and W. Gundy. A good story is going tho round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular description, which was wanted by ono of our local magnates, He tried everywhere in search of it, and found it at most places; there was no difficulty about that. But the prices, Oh Fie I nine shillings at one shop, eight at another, seven and six at a third, and a crown somewhere else. Then Hooper and Company's was reached, and soon the Beeker wont home delighted, singing "That Hat, That Hat, that wonderful Hat 11 got it at Hooper's for two and sprat,"-AnvT