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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4408, 2 May 1893, Page 2

_ Our local of yesterday re the instaVation of officers at at. Mark's Loc;e, Carterton, should have read Tuea av May 9th. We draw attention to the adve- *emeut of Mr Crewe's stock sale at E <,«• huna to be held on May sth-

Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains gi a in their adverting space, on out leader page, quotationsjof advanced novelties ; >r the winter eeaJon, in their dress department and mantle department. Owing to lha death of the late Bternier, the dafe for the meeting of Parliament will fco postponed for & '. rtnight Inter than pat which ia gazntte "Polydipsia" ib the Boston name for thirßt. When suffering from polydipsia the Uoatodian calls for epiritus' ramenti, and then vpshea it down with jrotoiide of hydrogen. A wedding in a sail-boat, tl.j romantic torrninatiola of the elopcmt ,t of Bliss Medora pretty Vi-jinia maid of seventeen, and Daniel F. Fillingama, of Frederick, Md. They vara on the Virginia shore, and aent over to the Rev. W. 0| Wine, of Brunswick, Md„ to come across and tnarrj them, rie repaired tj> the appointed pot, were he found the iyoung couple e iigusly wait- ' ing to be united. The g- produced hla! marriage certi sate, told the minister tliat all was right and togoahead The minister, however, upon glancing at the certificate, fonnd that all was not right, and disappointed the lovers when he told them that their marriage certificate only authorised & wedding in Maryland, as it had been obtained in the Frederick County OlerV'a office, and as a ferry boat had gono k-vk to the other: Bide of the river ha did not know what they were going to do about it. The girl waß equal to the emergency. She waved her handkorcbief to Ferryman John Bait across the tream, who took in the situation at a p.ance. He brought his light skiff to tb. shore, the couple and the minister jumped into the frail craft, followed, by the ferryman, who sailed to a point wi:hin the jurisdiction of Maryland. There, with the wild waters of thePotor-iao rushing by them, and only the liiHacnd the trees to witness Ihe ceremony, tb 3 preacher, by whose side they stood up in the sail-boat, united thorn.—• it. Louis Globe-TJemo-crot.'

Aocord iiir io t, o Evening Preta, atoost disgraceful want of respect was ehowa by soma larrikins r both Boxes who managed to climb the tma wound the late Mr Ballance'a grs e. When the volley* lirirnt began, tig hoodlums shouted and whistled With cuojt uuacoinly peralafcenojr almost creating a small pandemonium ' for several mitiutee. When the last volley waaUt the " present," two lamkin* shoulec.* << fire 1" from among the trees, and the College Uadeta, being anuocd to Major Messenger's voice, did aot notice the falae command and fired, putting thb *hola party completely out of time. Amongst other things that might have bean avoided was the trampling down lof uneaolosed graves. Nature toner wiaaom baa so ordered that all aniknalsand birds are provided with a change <Jf clothing to suit tho season. Human V bgs alone being left to their own devicca; jit in order to atone somewhat for this Btgtict, ahe ha* invested some with the brains ,o design, and other* with skill to execute. n Ever jealous of our reputation we ha--- 11 r representatives always oa the look ou: ,a haunts of fashion to glean the firatlutima ion of what la going to be the thing, and When that information has teen gained to scour the markets for the choicest of fashionli prodaotlona. Wa have now opened up our first Instalment of. Autumn and .VinterNovelties andiuvlte the ptibhc to inßpeet. Our BhowiSooms are fall of the newest and nobbiest MilUnerj. ladles Mantles, Jackets, ets. Our Dress Department la crowded oni with the kiea> fashions and designs' and all other department are similarly . We would: impress npon our public not to delay taakhig' tha flrst eeleottyri, Hooper aai Company, Bob Marohe. • r

A contemporary statea thai Mr®. M. Smith, M.tj.B., ha» a gegtle* mm in Sydney %a float a eotnp&ayfebW to .work the famous Taranalci iro«aatta b&taeto., aiut after the mxi election sill tai»t> libely proceed &o Mngl&wi o» bujincsia coniwcted therewith.

A ftiutletjuit who has junt arrived in WoMiißtou from Perth, West®™ Amtrails, inform* the Po*t (tint the eoudltion tit things in that <j»!ouy U nob by a«v mnanß satisfactory, ilttfidreds of "i "f w.,rit, (iL- . tbß distress toHiOitl. fcuiidls dearer thau In any <r£!mr tnilrmioo, ond it tc-r 'ires' « vary duaenL incomo to enable anyone to live coiiifortKbly there. Our informant doss uofc think there is any great future tot Western Australia,

The Titiransi Rt»u, at tho enltaues to Folorun Buund, formerly owocn by Oapt, Ilollidsy, of Wellington, has baeii pur* ohaaed by Mr Neave, e, well-known Canterbury sheep-farmer, who intends In spend £13.000 hi Ik -roviua the property. Hie estate con itis 10,000 acres, 900 of which are freeb <L Mr A. Fisher ono of tho late uwnwi has been retained as maunder. —Post. Three horsos attached to the Martinborough cuach, ran away from the Featherstoo Railway Station yesterday morning. The runaways were quickly stopped, but nnt before the polo of the coach wis broken and one of the bones was wounded on tho upper jaw. The annual nuoial gathering of tho Mastertun Municipal Fire JJriaade and their frieodn takes place at the Ternperaooa Ball tu-morrow evening Ladies accompanied by firemen will be admitted free to the social and dance.

The Presß states that Inspector Lee yesterday afternoon loft Wellington for the to make hia annual ex* amination of schools under the control of the Wellington Education Board. Dates have been fixed for the examination of tho foliowiuß schools :~Dalefield, May 3rd ; Mnlarawa, May 4th ; Belvedere, 9th j Fornridge, 10th; Kaituna, 10th. Several other schools in the Wairarapa will be examined by Mr Lee, but dates are not fixed for them. His Exocllduoy, tho Governor, Is tube asked to become % patron of the Wairarapa a»d E&at Coast A, and P. Associa ticm.

Rooontly tSio South Australian Governmont repurchased BO acres of tho beat land at Mount Gam trior, for working men's blocks, on tho strength of a petition fr. , &€> ponfilo, wli.i jMuiuiu^l to take up ;iio land, but only four applications woro received.* In other pares of the colony land has baoa re-purchased with oiiiillar results, Tho survivors of tho ship Ttimpletiioro, which wits loot in tho Pacific while oa a voyawofr.pii Wntlarrio to Loudon, have arrived « Southhampton. TJuiy rotate a thnlllui ilo of suffering. For Ave days their b< was alinifjuiJy an iceberg, and thooab i>n»vliioua thoyhsd were eight pouudn i bUoufts between 24. The cap* tain's « -a rowud with thy others.

Thur« aro about 130 duly qualified Futnalc modioal practitionors In tha Unite Kingdom. Io looturo at Boston, the Rev Joseph Cook ;«km) liia audience i "Was Bt Vaul a dupe ? " In tho report of the lecture, Mr Oook was made to propound tho nsartliiitj conundrum j " Was St. Paul » dude ? "

1' s] Qlthy condition of Queen-street see i to impress everybody excepting me jors of the Borough Council, There is j municipal iiosegay in front of Ah I«> s premises, which, wo are told, ban be tin existence some time. It consists of range and banana peelinga stewed id li' jid mud and kerosene. At every step a iost the passer-by encounter* filth in e no shape or form, and ia astonished ti »t such a slate of things is allowed to exist. iNo wonder them is such a strong I-ejudice tn favour of female franchise 1 there wore only one »r two active old omen in our municipal council, Queenroet would be as clean as a new pin, tistead of being the. uncle&nest thoroughfare in the southern hemisphere,

Tho modest aesuranoa of some people at times is apt to assert itself to an uncomfortable degree. About half past four on Sunday morning last a loud and persistent knocking at the door of one of the Ureytown hostelries awakened most of the inmates, and caused a cogjeoturs as to whether a murder had been com" mitted, or as to the applicant for admia* siua bein? %«, extrtmti. The knocking continuing, a voice praying someone *'fbr God's saVe come down and open the door," caused a window to bo opened, and the inquiry to be made " What is the matter down there ?" "Come down and givo us a wine 1" was the naive rejoinder. " A wine I" ejaculated the awakened bum'face. The bibulous applicant was recommended a journey to a place where fluid refreshment is popularly supposed to be even more difficult of access. After a further assault on the door the " winer " probably acted upon the recommendation, for he silently left. —Standard.

Tounsend, charged with intent to iheot Mr Gladstone, has been examined by medical men and pronounced to be insane. The accused said that when he was in Sydney he had a mission to punish the Governor, whom he followed from place 1 to place.

Shrewsburyhaa injured his hand, but hopes to be able to play with Lord Sheffield's team against the Australians. Tenders are invited by the Masterton Borough Council, for metalling about 47 chains of High Street.

The Masterton Building Society advertise a cottage to let.

Mr Jaa. Macara notifies in another column, that he is a cash purchaser of oats.

"Wo remind our readers of MeSßrs Lowes and Jorns usual fortnightly stock sale to-morrow (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock in their Mastorton Yards, Renall Street. The entries at date comprise I,s6obreedins; ewes ; 1050 lambs ; 100 fat ewes; 50 head mired cattle; 10 forward bul> locks, dairy cows, horses, pigs, etc

Mr H. R. Low, the new proprietor of the Star Hotel, Masterton, entered into possession yesterday. Mr Low, who hails from Hawke's Bay, has nad considerable esperiencaaaahotelkeeper, audi should make a popular landlord to the Star. He proposes to make such alterations in the house that will ensure the comfort of his patrons, and in his advertisement, which appears in another column,, announces that travellers and visitors may rely on getting good fare, ■good beds, and only the best liquors.

Mr Couboume kindly supplies us with tho following weather report for the month of April:— Average temperature —SB-06; rainfall—3Bß inches on 14 days. These observations were taken at the Masterton Bails-ay Station.

The Bank of New South at a meeting held yesterday, deolared a dividen of 15% in addition to placing £IO,OOO to the Reserve Fund, and c&rryinx for- : ward £14,W0. I

The Primate has sent a latter to Bishop Cowie, of Auckland, formally resigning hiaoffioo as Bishop of Wellinptqn,

Waktm, from our lady customers, numer°F 8 ?' d ? rs far th * celebrated C.B. Corsets of which wo have just opened out a large parcel. W« will forward a pair, post free, for 6/6, from Te Aro House, milirigtoa. Fob Sale, a splendidlot of Ladies Under- ■ clothing, bought very much untor usual prices. Night-dresses from 4/9, Ohemlsea from 2/11, Kmckera from 2/11. These are from the best Homo Factories, and are wonderful value at Te Aro House. A New Lot. We.have just received from tho manufacturers, a first shipment of th« Ideal, all-woolUndervests, for Ladies and Children,, and are selling thorn for wholesale prices at To Aro House. Post Fiiee We will send any qusntiSyof taeae bc&uti ;I goods by parcel post on reBtie * 3 tor Ladies e*** B »/li to 6/6, Cbjldjcns 1/3 to 8/11. May be had in white and plain colours-from Te Aro House.

; BnorWHa et Post. We make this a lead- ; injt feature in our bnsinees. Country cue.tomera. served-at Wellington prices. -We keep a .large staff apeeiallj for executing country.orders; so send them on esxte ■Remember I AH (pods ahargsd town priees Irons James Bmifli T« Aro EeaEe, Weling. Son. :■ '»"*"*-

&B&, Ooutt to-day, Only (me awa was Mt&wa f« wid that was MMudoalj of CoiirL '' Bwougti Overaecc hits g&s & number I of eswatnita swept lu Quasa Street. *fr S Oliut<qhhM Ottou, will visit MUtttrtoii Oil Ptjday and Saturday nest ... M* wmidatful electric pwno which Will bf> uiuwn at th« Theatre I%al. TlsasseoiKloftlie&Briwof fortnightly eptiesrtg &i Ursjftown washed li»t ufght, £ m*S , *.7 e J ( 3 f,a *lW attendnuw, tha «J' T '. B. McLean baiii K in the ehalr. Thai following prcxtramma was «ono through : OfuiW, Mit» Jfullar } Soiie, Mr Smith j Pnet, M!u& YVjeth : flutia, ME|*tej Heading, tit Fildos ; Sons Mrlaww; 8oh K , «t Monofieffj Son*, Mi: Smith. tfofand part.—loKttamanttsi duaS, Misoea Flos ni.d St Gwwrs ; Olee, Mbssw Rnvreaj Qant, Flux, and late * Sung, Mr HornbW; Rnadinff, Sir M." Mast«m; Sons, Miaa York; Duet, Misses Maxiouand a!a 3 nire ; Sotg,MrMoncrtuff. - Noarlyj B li the vocal selection were eneared.

A masting of the Maatarton Prohibi- '■ titja j,rjOSRUe Waa held last night, far the purpose of dUcussiag arrangements lor i the Twit of the! Bev. £/. M. Xaitt. It was decided to ask Mr leitfc to apeak at the Theatre JJoyal loa Sunday evening, May :26th, after the ohnrohos are out, in addition to the Seotares already arranged for the Monday and Tuesday following. Mr B H. Wnddiusjton, of Mssterton owns a dog whose hold on life fa ainmly wonderful. The f>tfaeir day bomb clever sportsman put! a charge of shot into the an"a«i head/by aooident of course) lbs appeared a littln aad aboat it, buididsot jwou to mind much Goite recently » dray went ovei it, and the cinias udt up and walked away VHMtgio* its tail. This morning, while the creature Was anleep.anothardosroame and bit its ear half off, and this did not even cuise it to wake I