LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4744, 11 June 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wairarttpa Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, are arranging a ten mile bicycle rond race, for Thursday, June 21st. The course will probably be llio same as last year,

The poll i' 4 coil'iectioinutli tlio proposal to raise a loan o£ £SOO for forming a road liplhcMunjapiivajiuraCrceliivill belakenat tlio liiaoford Schoolroom, on Saturday Juuc ltitli. A special practice of "The Sorcerer" will be held by the Masterlon Operatic Society on Wednesday evening next, June 13th.

The Kaiwau'a fellniongery owned by MrAudrcwTurnbullwas destroyed by (ire on Friday evening last.

A writer in the Carterton paper suggests that the Masterlon ami Carterton Anglican Churches should be conducted by one clergyman.

The bridge question is still engaging a lot of the attention of (lie Paliiatua local bodies.

Miss E. J. Rutherford has been appointed to take charge of (lie Pirinoa School.

The Fox correspondence enquiry commission is sifting at Auckland. A number of people cantc in to MasIcrlon on Saturday afternoon to witness Hie balloon ascent, It did not conic off.

Amongst the entries for thcN.Z, Cup, Ilosefeldt is the only one to lmvo previously won it. The Masterton Presbyterian Church mis well filled last evening on the occasion of the second of a series of lectures by tlio lier liobert Wood. The licv. gentleman took for his text, " Psalm 107—20 th vei'se," aqd preached a very interesting senpon, " Tlio Hero ns an Evangelist, iu tlio Life of George Wishart" being specially dealt, wjth,

The Wairarana Iloyal Arch, pder the New Zealand Masonic Constitution, will hold its quarterly meeting this evening at Groytown, Tlio Taratahi-Caitcrton tod Board have a number of men at work rooting ont the gorse by the road-side on the iTanilnhj, I For tho best value i|i drapery, millinery, and clothing, just east'an inquiring optic over the stock of Messrs L, J. Hooper and Co., of the Bon Marche. The firm have just opened their second shipment of ladies' and childrcns' jackets, French 1 millinery, mackintoshes, dress goods, gloves, corsets, and etc, Alj kinds of seasonable drapery, also an unusual j large shipment of mens' and boys'; clothing frpmjlie best manufacturers in tlio colony. We should advise ah early ca|| to get tlfo first pick. Apvx,

(Jen lpaporta of new season's Uresse3 Millmery and Jfptles ip now fujly com. pletcd. ' The choice we fire enabled to show and the Btriotlymoderata prices charged are much appreciated by our country friends while visiting To Aro House, Wellington. . Our new dressmaker. Madwno do Verney, from " Worth's," Paris, is the leadiogdressmaker in the colony. Wegnwanteo perfect lit and tho latest styles and designs as known French dressmakers, . Oar charge for making dresses is from 22/6, al Te Aro House, Wellington. Ladiescan do their shopping by post, and Hive the inconvenienco ot coming to town Our order department has been enlarged and is 'under most efficient management Patterns ot all our general drapery and Dresses will be Ecntjposl free on applioatio [ToAro|House, •

Messrs Willinms and Bectlinm arc ranking several improvements to their property on tho western side of the Jaratahi-Cartcrton

Mr Dnhymple sontup a small balloon from the Mastcvton Pnrk on Saturday afternoon with a doll attached; Several people in tho town, who wero not in tho joko, really thought Miss Leila Adair lind made her promised ascent.

In our report of the annual meeting of the Horticultural Society, wo inadvertently omitted tho names of Messrs A. Ankete]],E. Feist, and J. Stone from our list of the newly elected General Committee.

Ilie regular monthly meeting of the Mastcrton Masonic Lodge, jN T o. ID, N.Z.0., will be held ou Wednesday evening next.

The Australian Mutual Provident Society lias paid to the executors of the late Mr Henry Blundell a cheque for £1074185, tho amount of his life policy with the Society]

There are now six male patients in tho Mastcrton Hospital. Thveo patients were discharged last week. A man arrested by the polico fo 1 ' drunkenness on Saturday, had on him deposit slips for £IBO 5s lOd and £6B. A first offending drunkard—who did not appear—was lined 6s before His Worship tho Mayor, at the Mastcrton S.M. Court this morning.

_ Notice of intention to make application for a license to slaughter cattle is given by Messrs A, Wilton and J. Graham,•

_ A meeting of the settlers interested in the proposed M, Dairy Farmers' Union creamery nt Feniridge, are invited to meet on Wednesday evening next.

Mr John Webb finds that ho t'annot afford the up-keen of tho Waingawa Shelter Shed, aim has ceased to ran it. Eighteen persons lodged there last evening.

Tile election of the Greytown School Committeo takes place this evening, in consequent of tlio election at the annual meeting bein? declared void. MrW. Corrio Johnston, speaks at St. i Matthew's Schoolroom to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, I The Bcv. J. C. Andrew, of lea, con- | dueled ths services at St. Luko's Church, Grovtown, yesterday morning, and at St. John's, Fcatherston, in the evening.

Weather permitting, the Greytown Brass Band intends playing on the Hccrcation Hcscrve on Sunday week,

Mr P. H. Wood adds to the cntriEi for his Taralahi slock sale, which takes place to-morrow (Tuesday),

The Auckland Grand National Eardies were won on Saturday by Melinite,

Mr W. Plunkctt Cole, lato first assistant at To Aro School, has been placed in temporary charge of the Drcycrton School.

Among the latest patent applications wc notice that of Mr L. W. Mence photographer of Duncdin, who apparently claims !o be able to produce coloured effects in photographs. A clerk in Holy Orders has invented an improved pumice stone burner for use in lamps or stoves.

Tho following are Ihc . ammunition prize winners of the Greytown Eiflc Club in the last competition:—F. Birch U3 rounds; Geo Humphries 95; E. It. L. HutherFord £)0; A. McKenzic 65; Gapt.Cameron GO; P. C. IMicrfordl BO; J. Oats (iO; H. Walden 55; W, WhitemanSa; B. Birch 30; J. Malcolm 25; 0. J, Jury 15; H. S. Izard 10 T. 0. Haycock 10. Total number 750 rounds.

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