LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 March 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs W, Strang,; pi/Gladstone, died ratlierifluddeflly, yesterday, An inquest mil probably, ba'held. ... Mr i\ H. Wood makes several addi; tions.to the entries for hia next Taratabi HtookiSale.,, .r ; ; ; '-y MessrsVßarton and: i Srffieri'ey agaia attracted,]a 1 ; large, audience iwith their open air entertainment at the corner of Queen street last evening,' The Scotch, dancing contest-between Donald Dinnie'a little gitl and Hrß,. Smith's buys came off at the Pubiio Hall, Pahiataa, on Saturday-night,' betoro a fair audience, when Mr Smith's boys were adujdged the winners. •:. > r . *" A good fail of rain. occurred at Pahiatua ouly on Sunday morning. It- was very 'acoeptable'to pastoralists ■ I Ati'the'. trieating of"th' 6' CPahiatua County Oounoil, Air ■ Stewart wrote resigning his position as Gounty Overseer. 'Hia waa accepted by, the Chairman wlio paid a high tribute to' his work. It wiib decided to ..call applications for, the 'position : :of- 1 iGounty Overseer. The treasurer reported, as feltew-Oounty'' fundi d'r! f3BB 2s 4d deposit aocount cr.-£319 lis 3d; loans account, or, £181419s; interest account, or. £142 4a'; at.d fund 0r. ; ,£173 2s 5d | the Works Committee reccommendiid'acceptance of tenders as follows;-Contract 307—Eaton;no.317 —no tender aocep ted; no.«318—MoC'ool j no. 319 MoOooli no. 320 -Gillon j 321-MoOool; no. 323 and 324=- O'Marn, The report was adopted.,. Accounts amounting to £llß3 lflf Bd mere ftofed y A 'Frisco mail reached Masterton last ni « ht ' M At the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday,' no bills, were returned against Eredorick' JV. Bczarand Caroline Lawrie, charged with attempted suicide. His Honor called Bezar before him,.and remarked that if the faota lis alleged were true, he was not sorry at- th'o^'findi' ingof the Grand Jury. . Mr Harry Welch," of Maakortim, 'was recently through the. Makuri, and succeeded, in obtaining several bones,'of. a yeiy large liiga, Among-' lho ; i Competitors at thn-N.Z-rifl'o"meeting is one f rom JDuuediri: who ti iritis ?Bth yeai?.-; Ho ia lihootih'g'fairly wollj„«)o f . '• :7 i;^

. At:theolosetif tlte day'sj the rifle meeting on Saturday the followiiig werettoVageregatesol'thii.cpmpetityrs from this'djstriotfemftft A. Cairtbron' 1 fiS Welch (Wairarapa), ( 177.;. Oates '169; Behtqii';' (teatjiebty),'-' [ l (Pahiitua),lsß; 1 (H'Battie (Taiierii), and MatthWs(Mastertjip)fl6p ifjury;(Grey-, tosn), 168; . Izard(Gre J'towii), 151; .Sinclair |Feutherstbnji 149. ui *•" v •' . • .'.Jn'the 'FklMappears a' very interesting ■ paper by Mr W-■ -SmifcTi; t>f Ishburtou, , ;N3w.Zeaiand, on '' Earmwbriris aiid their work in New Zealand!" .He contends .'{•hat have performed'''maiiy! • ValnablolservicSs in ohe ; : being; the covering .of-;t'h?shingly plains ; with' fertile'mouß. . the other.flay..Mr ; M°j : Wijson/ aiarmer, was.driving a wiping maobinej Jdis. fitoiiV' tWGf • yeiirß old sfaiiding among 'the crop .unknown to . hjis, and the .machine .Cut both,the. little, fellow's legs off.; The child died the next day. X: V;-' : Mr Saddon is reported'to' haves'said ''.■heiWouldii't bother about volunteering in New Zealand, because . it wasn't wanted.: He could easily send Home for trobpa'if N.Z;.was indanger.; >,■ ,So much; has ■ been and said about 1 the superlative merits of ltfessrs Joshua •Bros,'j.''.Bopmerang", Brand of Australianßrandy that it is quite unnecessary,'flow on oiir'parttb aljiidq' to' i them,': 'We, therefore, oonient ojirselves at present; by? drawingrattention to the adververtisement on the first page of this whioli it will be aeen'that thopo 'tv?o eminent 1 authorities, The Lancet M Tlte Times (London),. agree as to.the purity and excellence of the brandy. • Such * high recommendations Btiould convince the most sceptical. 'On Thursday'week a spring oart came into. collision' on Kaiti with ,a mare 'belonging to Mr S. Stevensonj wltioh yas' running' on the'side of the road (sayß the Poverty Bay Bmld), It : was noticed that the end of the shaft that stfaok the horse, was missing, and; as itWuld iiot be found,-the owner, of, the trap .thought that it:must have been left at home. The mare had been struck in the neck, and the'wouid showed no indication of containing the missing portioh' of the Shaft, However, yesterday,, on bathing. the wound, Mr Stevenson's son noticed a swelling on the animal's back near the rump,' and on the opposite'side to the" wound;!; On examination the oause was found to be the pres'eude of a piece of wood,which,unbeingextracted; proved to botbe lmssiiig part of the shaft. The piec&'bf wood was about eighteen inches in length, and considerably thicker than a'man's wrist. The shaft'had at one time Been ''.broken,; turf the detaohed, portion had been mended with two plates of iron. Tho animal was struck in tho neck, and the wood ..must have traversed nearly tho length of the body, without breaking [ the skin along j its course, Mr Stevenson haa strong'hopaa of saving the 'mare,'. . i

k The Customs returns show that during the month of ' February 322G persons arrived in the colony, while 1876 took their departure, showing a not gain of 1350,' ,

One of the trains which left VVelling. ton for Palmursten on Saturday ran into some trucks near Plimmerton,.,- and damage to the'extent of-.between £BO, and £lowaa ! done. The-truoka had been left on the sliding,; but' Borne children looseningthe brakes, the wageons were blown oh to tho main line, and the engine crashed into-them before the driver could pull up,—Post, ■ T 1 Tho known murders in Amnrioa in 12 months numbered. 0790. ■ln fiye years 1042 supposed murders Were lynched, , 4. lady, recluee.at Southampton gave nor Christmas orders and was not again Been/;,On her hoUBo being, entered she was found dead, her faithful-dog keeping guard over her body, as it had evidently beett-'aoing for 'a weak. ;• •>:, Besidesthe., cathedral,' Norwich has 49edifipbs,belongingtothe;'Churoh of England; f .Tho total number of bells in the steeples of these buildings is 151,. ,: ! !fhe Denvpr Road ■ says i " Before' we will bo drawn" into a religious squabble in'ordpr to help 'some I fool tojrcsch office, go* to New Zealand,'and-flrow- up' With a country that fjtandfa fcyvo centuries ahead qf Araerioa ijipolitics," |. • The' Great Realising Saib losting for 20 days, promises to be a gigantic ■ success, The ijDole Block is tobo offeredat genuine redupedjriooß/many of the'lines will be marked at iesß than English cost at Te'Aro Houa]}' WellbgtSriJf: JL (Mi , : . Duiiug. Sale, Ladies' Aprons. wiU be sold'it 4}; i Button-Kid Gloves all new fresh'goods <a|;ls lid per pair, White jnd Ijrem liaoe\atj)d, per doz, Indies Linen Collars new Bhapefaiffd eaoh, Boys Sailor Collars at Bd-eao|i)oJd everywhere at 64',' I atTk y A.RO Hoube l li 'will-pay country";cnstomers to take a 1 rim ( d6mto,tls Great 'Realising Sale, They wul J Bava '4ll'iha. oheap,:' MeriHromf-thevOounter j will be coxetully selected and sent canlase ■ paid from the Greatjt Realising Sale at Ts i iso Eow.-Auti, . ~ \ ' ~' j

The only jOatlMton RIM; Court this morning tvaj ad application} fat aiH&diournmenfcuv the case Campbell v. Buckeye, r /j ( " iMeaara L, JHohperandOo.are now goocb at the Bon Matchti, ■•-■ T .. .

Physiognomists'state • that first impressions in. the study of.oountonances ate neatly always the most tellable, \. So fat as murder and robbery ate con-cerned,-Sicily and 0 >rsici ate • the -two worst countries on the globe. . V.' ,• s The cable- reports that Mr. Asher» Solicitor General for Scotland ■' has' re> sigueii. owing to loss of income,, This must flQUnd to Now Zealand Rolitioians.^,' V ' ' fpei,anhua||Genqiij.' Meeting of. the Maatertom Agricultural and Pastoral Association is adjourned, till Saturday lOth'inst, atOOp.m. at the Club Hotel,

We renpd.^ur,.readers of Mem* Lowes tfnd locna'^MastertiH)-Stock Sale tp-morrow (Wednesday)' afc ; 'l- o'clock, The entries for which ate vory large, in-: eluding 6600 good ewes; 1400 wethers j 2800 lambsj-'lOO I ''Litifebla' RiiriijlO Border Leicester ■ ramsi'battle; ; hbrtes etc; 'L ij': MO.Ui/.'.

: A man named o'o6nn6ri- ; who was discharged -yesterijay with a caution for be. ing drunk on Saturday was again brought before the Jlaßterton R.M. Court" this morhing for being drunk in Qaeen street yesterday, and given twenty-four hours without the option of a fine by Mr H, B. Eton, J.P.- • ' U, S.' A.' Government has fined Mr Oarnegie-the American capitalist; philanthropist and humbug—£2B,ooo for supplyinai defective armour to one of-tho warships, . ... .. ■ • >•' ■ Tho tyatisi saya that colonial stooka have'reached'}lie highest, figure since i89i,,. ~v V ;'',: , . Sir.> Thomas M'llwraitb saysthat Queensland is prepared to contribute towards laying the Pacifin Cable on Condition,that it only, .touches -at; British' territory. ''

Mr Goddcs of N.S.Wr considers there ia a'great field (in the 'Continent for Australian products, especially if the trade is pushed forward gradually, without alarming the agrarian interests. , The quantity of wool catalogued up to date at the Loudon wool sales is 66,200 bales, of which 50,400 have been soldi' The biddings have shown more spirit lately.: ..The Weatland'a qlip frum Auok> land brought 6|d;' ft.e market Is glutted with menuos.

!l 'A'young'man named Whenen. was thrown from his horse at Waiorongomai .UwerValley, Saturday and sustained some rather Serious cuts about the face; ■Mr 1. Freeth arrived lii Feathorsioii last-Saturday ftoin the Butt. He has frith- hint, Rebellion, Violence,. Revo lution, Meddler, Faari, Jiovolt, and in-, Terneaa. '

About thirty. Feathewton Schoiil children, went in charge of the headmaster, Mr T, Porritt, aud Miss liiddick, visit the ' ' . ; :. Inspector. J. Wallace, -.'JSmitji,. of. tlie Stock Department, "iTho. for.: some .time past has buen iii charge of the North "Wairarap'a.'Distfict, has been transferred to Nelson,' Mil: Inspector Harvey, of the iSouth- .Wairarapa, to Woodviilb, Inspector Smith,prillbe succeeded in this diatriot by, Ibapaotofc ,\V! Miller of Oaniaru..'' -' • The route for the i'elegrapWline b6> tween Eketahuna and Alfredton, has btfen pegged.out,

■ 'Mr W, B. OHenriella, Deputy' Official Assignee,.left for fahMiatjiis morniug • The iVhole of the available country,-in we Puketoishas.nbir- WeenVtaken'up. rhe last 2,(100 aores short time ago, in" bloeki. ranging from 400 to 800 acres. -• ■

V. Dr.' ,\tioßkii}g hopes:of stiyi.rig all .the fiiigers on the hand of,the lad Jones, who was injured.whilo out shooting last Sunday, . , hear' that- the'.Oistlepbint'RaoW ,th;B year,are likely to be &. largolgather. jng. A dumber of visitors, from. Maaterfon .have expressed the intention of being present; '. ' ■'/ •. : . " Constables May and Oaahion, of Mas" 1 terton, and Constable Darby, of Carter, tou, are at present in 'Wellington attend jng tho Supreme Court session. OonslaHc Murdoch; is doint; relieving duty ;at MHitenon,' '■ •' : '• { '

. The London correspondent of the N.Z ffimes'states that Mr George Boetham is' still the guest of his father-in-law, .Mr levin, at Gleddow Gardens, ~; '

Formation on the Pori road on tho eastern side of the Puketois, has been couiplotfid.to the top of the ranges, from which point a very line view o| thevhofr' of the Watrarapa Valley oaii be obtained, 'in addressing the grand'jury iat Wellington "yosterday Judge Richmond said thme were two cases of attempted suicide, and theso. were always diflioult to. deal with. . Ono of tliene cases 'was of the most pitiable kind, and quite unique' in bis Honor's experience.young man, a member of the Permanent Artillery, was said to hap'e attempted his ownlife, his object being to.enable his parents to receive the polioy ■'money of the insurance he had-jast" effected. This case differed entirely from ordinary cases of suicide, and if true afforded an instance of misguided self-sacrilico; nn ■ ordinary suioide was a cowardly and seliish act, but tho present case was not ■of that character! That punishment should bb inflicted for an extraordinary act of self, sacrifico seemed ridtculous, , '

, ■ One of tho handsomest and most tastefully decorated drapery establishments in Wellington at the present moment is that of Messrs Warnock and Adkm, of Thorndon House, The autumn goods have just been opened up, and the rich tints and warm glow nf the new season's specialities baffle the description of the helpless male writer, who though iost in admiration ts Unable to describe tho partioulara of the tumpting display, of bright hoed stuffs and ftoworai and the other etcotera which are so dear to .the mind feminine. .Suffice it to say the MetittmMeißdelightful and visitors from the Wairarapa should not miss the opportunity'of seeing one of the prettiest exhibitions of millinery and drapery which the Empire City can afford. The latest English .and Continental fashions are on yiew and customers may rest asaurod that they are purchasing goods which are at the present moment the rage in Europe, Messrs Warnock and Adkin buy no bankrupt out of date Ne\r Zealand stocks; ,i 4 , • ■

Councillor H.B. leaves on a visit to England at the ead oiihu month. iV'lhe next Ebgliali and European Mail via San Franoiaco will olose at'the Masterton Office.on Thursday the 22nd day of. March i.at2,Bop.m, Due London 25th April, . 0 Tho grand jury found no bill against Lizzie Price' charged' with' ohild' xnurder at:, the 1 quarterly oriminal Bittings of the; Supreme

■ Messrs Sweeny-, and. Barton's open-air' entertainments fcaye been Remarkably well received, and .to-night .as the..(ull' .company Tnll perform in the Theatre Royal,' a- large audience should' attend. The obargo of ad*: missjon'isonly one snilling.: \ ■ -Jfo be cbbsidered white is the' one' ambition of the European-clad Sandwich Islandoi A.yery dnskymaiden; clothed 'jiimptubusi; ip a par&sol was one day bragging, of English enterpilse'in one embrace "we". "Hut you hove no white blood in yoiu/'saldi a by« slander'/ ':6 h, yesfi have," she rejiliedin triumph; "my. great-grandfather helped eat Captain Cook.>•.! f v ■ ,