LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 48367, 28 September 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr F, G, Kimbcll, of the Bank of Australasia, Napier, who formerly lived in Mnstcrtoii, lias been spending a three weeks' holiday, in Wellington and Christchurch, Tho new term for (lie Woodcotc House School, situated in llobson St. Wellington, began ou Moiiday.aith inst, and Mr Gardner is now receiving applications from parents and guardians for placing boys as boarders in tie school. As a preparatory school, Woodcote Honso takes rank.with any in this province. A Mr H. B. Thompson, of Waipukurau, has written to the Minister of Agriculture offering to extirpate the codlin moth in New Zcalandwithiu three years for a sum of £2OOO. ■ , . Tlio Bev, A. C. Yorke, will conduct services at.St Matthew's Church, Masterton, on Sunday.

Mr Hogg is objecting to the railway co-operative contractors not being paid at the works. That business iu Mastorton. although : .quiet, is not altogether at a standstill, Is | ovidciiccd by ■ the many improvements i and additions made from time to time iu | the business'places iu Queen-street. I Among the latest improvements is that 1 of the drapery establishment of Mr 0. Fragnell, which has justbeeu enlarged ( and altered. The main shop has been ( extended by: about twelve feet, and 1 together: with' the necessary ' ex- I tension of the couut.era iintl t other' fixtures, makes tho shop sufl'i- ( ciently convenient for liis largo and in- 1 creating business.' In addition "to this ! a.shoMwm has been added; in'which is displayedvthe greatest attractions in icminincntbrOiin.thc -sliapo of uoiv j ami choice a.ssbjtincpts of hats, bonnets, j (jtcJ, J ivit}]i fittciidiiiit requisites. 1 Tlio'slioirrbpjn i experienced /nlllmeiSiind saleswoman- i •Wo.. congratulate Mr Praguell on tho ( advance ho lins'mado duilng the time ho t has been in business, and , feel certain Ij itljat the impi-ovouiout ]ust noted will bp 5 ,Vi liiiiiiSiiiitti

) A child a year old died at SiYorcitfgill . tho. 'through eatitig tlie heads 1 ; o£, v: i ■ _ Tho v Peace Preservation. Act' camoj . into operation, in Queensland, yesterday. • , : At, thO'Opening'Dttrado of tho Inver-1 ' eargilli Cycliii^ there . nero ninety riders, thirteen of theni i. being ladies. - Twenty shops arc being opened in f Yionna for the sale of Australian meat.; I Mr Buchanan is still agitating for a ; telephone station at Clarevillc; ■ :We direct the attention; of those in : search of town and country -properties to , Messrs Ilornblow and Co. s advertisei mcut in another column. In addition to . tho list published thoy have numerous j other properties, ' particulars of'which j can'be.. obtained; on application. This „ linn make no charge for-.advertising or ' communication unless a salo is effected. l ' In their financial department they have 3 money to lend from £5 to, £IOO on ap--3 proved personal security, also consider--1 able _snms to. invest "on freehold 3 securities. Persons having properties t for sale or to lease should commuuicato with Messrs Hornblow aud Co, . ThoEcv.H..B.Dewsbnrycoimnentcd ' v ? 7 favourably, upon. tho manlier in j which a number of young mon, attached to the Methodist Church at Mastcrlon, went out on fixed Sundays to conduct 3 services in the outposts of the Methodist , circuit. / : . . A mau who has-been iiibusinossm all 3 tho principal towns in the South Island ■ says there is more business prosperity in 1 Masterton at tho present timo: thau in 3 Dunedin, _ . Mr A. E. Eernot, of Wellington, has received from London a duplicate of the Grand Diploma of Honour, granted to Messrs John Walker and Sons (Limtd.). of--Kilmarnock whisky fame, by the French Government,' The engraving is a beautiful work of art, and no doubt will bo much valued by the recipients. Tenders are invited for the erection of a cottago at Mangnniahoo.' Specific cations etc., mav be seen at the office of 1 Mr Jackson, solicitor, Masterton. District Judge Kettle is of opinion ' that tho" credit system "is tho cause of much o£ tho bankruptcy daily occurring. ', A lengthy and interesting letter from Mrs W. E. Paige, giving a graphic ac- • count of the. voyage from Colombo to i England, will appear in our issue to- ) morrow (Saturday), • ■ I ~ As will be , seeii'. by reference to the t list published in another coluinu, Mr A; ■ yon leisenbcrK's pupils wcro particu- , arly successful at tho late Trinity Collego examinations. s The late Mr Jacob Baumberis to bo . conveyed to the Cemetery upon one of s the Fire Brigade engines, followed by , the mombers of the two Brigades, and [ tho amalgamated Brass Bands will play j the" Dead March in Saul." " Alarge number of people from the t Atairarapa district,, and particularly ' Masterton, arc going to Wellington to--1 morrow, to be present at tho Wcllington- ; Wairarapa representative football f match. ' Tho Masterton premises of the W. F. C. A., will doso from 3.30 tlus afternoon on account of the funeral of tho late Mr Jacob Baumbcr. r About sixty members from tho 'twoi [ Masterton Fire Brigades . marched in , order to the residence of tho late Mr Jacob Baumber, about nine o'clock 5 on Thursday evening, to view the body ol then* lute brother member. * Messrs Dalgety and Co. declare a dividend of 8 per cent, per annum, and carry forward £6OOO to next years account. - ■ ■

The quarterly mcetim? of the Mas. terton Court of Foresters, takes, placi 31* this (Friday) evening. Mr Hogg, giving his opinion about n !o speech by MrEarnshaw: "Forutter non-sense and miserable drivel,' the 15 speech just delivered takes the cake," ~ . J'wcvor, in (ho excitement of 1 his ciiticisiii, ho described the speech by > a slip as' utterly understandable,' there wis n roar.—N.Z, limes, Twenty thousand Loch Loven trout !« fry will be liberated to-morrow in the m liutt river. Tlu: adjourned' application of Gy T. :e liainton, of Paliiatua, for Ins discharge d from bankruptcy, was granted yesterifc day, tho. Assignee stating that 20 shill;q ln ß s in tlic£ had beeu paid on all t _ proved claims. | e Dr Hosking lias been appointed a , public vaccinator for tho Mastorton dis- ' ll'lct, 'Mr- Buchanan is to ask the Governn meat whether they willtako immediate; i- steps to rehevc the distress of tlio uue employed in the Wairarapa district. 1 i- The Wealth of Nations claim, Coolr gardic, has struck the reef 12ft from the 1 surface. The gold is almost as rich as q in the surface discovery, but nioro , evenly distributed. , ; , s The D. Peryman related the i, °.? r svening, an incident connected . ii ith Jus visit to the lmssiou stations in the South Island. Among tho towns he ' culled at to hold service, was ono from j wliich sixty or seventy peoplo congreI gated to hear his mission lecture. It had - been the custom there to take up tho i collection at tho beginning of theservico t (a very good thing lie thought, for somo ; preachers), and of this rale ho was not I aware. Several of the congregation caino j toward and deposited various coins in the plate uud tliou retired to their scats for the rest of the evening, Ho thought ' there would be a grand . collection that . night, for if the congregation subscribed ■ M °i' e the meeting, what would they ! do after? He soon found- out, and t after the meetiuc: was ended, the whole , sixty or seventy people present,, rose in , a body and left, much to his dis- , may, leaviug liini with finances amounting to two shillings and three- ' pence, out of wliich suui he had )o pay 1 a small amount for rent of building, i When he returned to Wakatipu he ' told the Rev. friend, about his experience at the little town ten miles, further on. "Why," said ho "you have done exceedingly well, I have boon tlicroscveral times, and only took ninepence, and one shilling mid threepence at the most." • This satisfied the liev. Mr Pcrymaiij who, under any circumstances, is of a i jovial disposition. Hooper and Co arp now opening at the 1 Bon Marche their fiwt araival of new Spring and Summer goods" Tho latest ncvoltiea in niilinery the ktteat novolties di'ess goods, mantles, 1 prints ote./ Everythingnew I Everything nice I Particulars 1 ' in a future issue,—Adyt. i " It's ft a ill wind that blows nobody gciod,* ' is an old saying but none the less true' I Whilst tho great depression existing in I Sydney at tho present time has caused a | deplorable amount of misery yet the people ot Wellington and tho surrounding districts ] will reap .a gigantio'benefit, . During hia ' visit to Sydney.recently, Mr James 'Smith purchased at absurdly low prices a largo 1 stock; whioh is, now being sold at the Wholesale Family. Warehouse. To Aro House;iWelliogton, . : i r Mr- I ■With a view to making this sale the ovent i f of the year; two "special buyers were dee-' 1 natchwifrom Tn Arn TTmioo 1 .

patched from To Aro pouse to Chrlstohuroh one to attend the great sale of Edwards Bennett and Co's wholesale stock, and the other to piok out bargains from tho manufaoturera of the well-known Kaiapoi Woollen Go. Both these gentlemen have returned after a most eucoessful trip, and tho total results of their efforts is .to be seen in theastoniyhiug bargains now being sold at the wholesale Family Warehouse, To Aro House, Wellington.—Advt We beg to notify that tho following lines of. Messrs Boek &, Co., Manufacturing Chemists can bo obtained at the W,F.C.A.'s Fancy Goods Department :-Noh Mercurial • p.ating fluid Is fid unsurpassed for cleaning gold or'silver and re-plating brass and copper, Book's Watei-proof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or'cold water . and repair china, glass, delf.'leathor eto;, ete. Camphy-'' lene Balls, in, neat air ; tiglit jars containing •18 balls, price: Is to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disiufeotant. • Kerb Extract price Is an io/alliable oure for tooth' ache the teethof health | it stons tho mo.st. acute paiu im-mediatley.-an'd prbvM a permaheiit cure in ' nearly all eases where the : teeth are hollow • i German cure for corns'; and warts price is': thlslamousEemedyivillspeedilyMiapain.'lessly.pure'soft'or hard corns',, also warts' ' bnmonß. and chilblama, —Tho Wairarapa f at *'.; - r Aßßooi^ori.^m;; hm, ' m '

... -.-.Several mco'bags:of fish,wore icaught''! yestoiday mtlio Wmpoua. Fisliormon generally report fisL to be in'fine coil, i ditioii. and that.. they: ptvo'splendid • sport A venr beautiful wreath of camelias and azaleas, supplied by-Mr Gibbons of > Wellington, lins been placed on-tbe lfltc • Mr J, Uauinbor's coffin by the staff of J tIieWFCA 1 : A meeting of the Master ton Ceniotery J Trubteeb will beheld on Thursday.next, 1 October 4th , Mr H.Mcrewood, oneof the Carterton i Football Club s best forwards, was I married at St, Mark's Church, 'Cartel ' ■ tonto.MissHannahßaillieiOn Wedncs- ' i day.lnst. " ' i A correspondent asks us whether the j i dissolvmg.vioiTS shown mßt Matthews ' i Chuich-Schoolroom last'>niglit'were I anjtlmii; like llie "Common views" 1 , and tlio " I'oity views" tlioy have in ' Fiince 1 A man stated in the witness box at ■ Mastcrtou on Friday, that lie: was not , i a money-lender, but: at the same time ] i tliouglit. the loan of a few pounds to a . i millionaire was a safe inrestmcrit. 1 The Itev. A. C, Yorkc, who amvcdm j i Mastcrtou on Wednesday! ovomng, paid i a visit to tho .public school on Thursday- ( Some Masterton.residents arem the J liabit of driving cows along tho enclosed ' footpath between tho two Wmpoua ] bridges, It is a pity this should be done floitia cutting up the path Tory coni siderably. ■ Xo more weekly meetings o£ the i Mastcrfou circle of the A. H. li- U will ' i beheld. It has been decided to close the session for this year on Thursday, tho , 11th of Oct., with a social ni-the* Wes- , leyan Schoolroom, commencing, at 7-30 , p.m. Songs, readings, and recitations, will be rendered by members and oUm ; A second consigmncnt of trout fry ; has bceu sent, from Masterton, to tho , . Taraiiaki Acclimatisation Society. : : j Wo remind our readers of Messrs i Lowes aud lorn 3 horse sale to-morrow (Saturday) at 1 o'clock, after which tho ' (inn will sell a consignment s ladies' 1 gents' and children's boots and shoes. ' I To-morrow afternoon Messrs Horn- 1 ! blow and- Co. sell produce, pigs, cloth- ' ing soap and general- merchandise. ' Tho - , salo beuig an extensive ono will start at 2 o'clock sharp. They , also sell first i , consignment of new Auckland potatoes. 1 Tho Annual Show of tho Wairarapa 1 PastoraL aud Agricultural Society. I , is advertised for Thursday and Friday, \ Ist and 2nd of November. Entries; j close ou Saturday, October 20th. j { is given of n bay gelding furfj. ' ning at Aohanga, and the owner is ru- i , quested to romovo tho animal and pajy i : expenses on it. i ; The liev. H, E, Dewsbury, speaking! ( .. of mission work among tho Maoris recently said that the llcv A. V. Williams |! an Anglican Maori Missionary, infor- t , lncdhim that previous to the liov. Mr j Holcm's arrival among tho West Coast '■ Natives, tlioy were the most besotted/! and drunken race in tho Colony. Five, i years after his mission, drunkenness was \ unknown amongst them. This, lie ] thought, spoko. volumes for tho New Zealand mission work. ' , Alterations are being mado to. ono of , tho fireplaces in the Male Ward at the i Masterton .TTospital.

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