FEATHERSTON NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4833, 24 September 1894, Page 3

FEATHERSTON NOTES.

: (From Oar Own Correspondent), ; Monday, On Saturday evening, the lion- ?-.■'■■ Company gave a perand Lad a very fair ;. The exliibition of Fredo with Miss May, on the vciy good indeed. jj; BudMt and Lnr, two acrobats, I'; comedians, etc., won just applause, | - but what took most was Professor !', Montague's exhibition of legerdeV main and ventriloquial performance. s■': In the latter he showed that he was h'_ quite proficient in that art, Much )'r\ enthusiasm was shown when he I ■■'V announced that he would eivc

I >,, uhhuuuccu mm iic nvuiu givv Another entertainment this evening. On Saturday, Detective Herbert came up from Wellington, and went out to the Knoll to try and gain "i some clue as to the origin of the fire j needless to say he had his journey for nothing, and returned by the afternoon traift^Mnb. about to take a trip to tho Old Country, hav--Jug obtained fivo months leave of absence. When ho returns he is to bring Mrs Lymburn back, she having been Home some time now, On Saturday a meeting of the F.D. Rifle Club was held at Kaiwaiwai and the following resolutions were passed ;,That Captain J, O.Bidwill, and W, Benton be' appointed delegates t6 attend the annual meeting ofJJie W.R. Association to be held atcseytownonthe 28th inst,, and ' that'&e delegates be instructed to l advocate an increase in the entrance fees for each match; That the shooting season, be opened 1 ' on October 6th with class and handicap sweep stake matches, filing tO| commence at 10 a.m. sharp, The, Committee is to meet at 9.30 a.m. on! the range, and arrango class handily caps. That a challenge be sent to [ tho Wellington Guards to lire the F" rctjU'ttirfatch at Wellington on the 9tOovembor, and that tho range bo 300,500 p§ 600 yards, Tho following .^rawraemberTwero elected: Messrs Charles Matthews, Hugh Morrison, t W, McKerVow, C. Skippage, and J. Hawkins, The meeting then terminated, .