LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4844, 6 October 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The quarterly communion service will bo held on Sabbath morning, in the \ Masterton Presbyterian CJiurcli. ■' ■ ■ The ltevli. Wood will preach at c Dreycrtoa on Sabbath afternoon at 3 a o'clock. ' i Now harness fittings in large and ' excellent variety have just been landed direct from tho home markets, by Mr '. J. Elliott, saddler, of Masterton. ( Masterton S.M Court sat last even- \ iiißuntil nearly ten o'clock. ' Tho annual examination of tho Masterton School commences on Monday , morning next. • Masterton Hospital Trustees meet on j Tuesday afternoon next. Masterton School Committee will 1 meet on Monday evening next, . The Montnguc-Fredo Company gave i another excellent entertainment at the i Masterton Temperance Hall last even- i iug to a. very appreciative audience. I The Company is certainly oue of the best variety .combinations that have , ever visited Masterton. Au effort is being made to got Capt, ' Fred. Thomas to give an entertainment at Fealhcrston. . A witness in tho S.M. Court yesterday could not quite see the drift of a question asked by a lawyer, and remarked, " I don't understand. I'm a bit of a Dutchman myself." Complimentary certainly, to learned counsel. A communion service will take place > at St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. The liov. J, Dukes will conduct a memorial service in connection with the death of the lato Mr J. Jkumbcr, at 1 the Wcslcyau Church to-morrow evening. . Extensive and suitablo alterations ■ have lately been made in the premises ; next to Messrs Hooper and Co., Masterton, which are occupied by Mr C. W. Walker, boot importer, The shop is suitably titled for the display of the large and varied assortment of boots and shoes, and by means of curtains a suit- • able and nicely furnished room has been . provided as a ladies' fitting room, where '■ there is a splendid lot of boots and j shoes of special makes and excellent , quality, The fittings include a handsome upholstered triangular settee, very i nicely finished by Mr T, Jago.of Queeni street. i An important case was heard in the i Magistrate's Court, Masterton, before Mr f. Hutchison, on Friday. The case was one in which a lessee sued an owner of a section for destroying the fence round the same, while the laud was in _• the occupation of the lessee, thus damaging his crops. The owner, having J refused to take rent from the lessee, did this to evict his tenant, who asked B damages sustained through the above , action. The case was adjourned until next Thursday, pending legal argument. S Mr 0, Moore, eldest son of Mr F. G. , Moore, of this town, is about to proceed o to Port Darwin, and will be on the cable staff in that remote sclUomonl, I - In a new advertisement in this issue [ Messrs 11. F, Temple and Co. announce (he arrival of special lines in sheep shears, Turkey stones, wool bales etc. There is also in stock a large and carefully selected assortment of general ironmongery and enameled goods, well worthy of inspection. . A representative Committee meeting was held at the Masterton Fire lirigadc Station last evening, in connection with •- the proposed Baumber memorial, Mr C. - Hughes J.!'., occupying the chair. !■ iftcr consideration it was resolved to

open a universal shilling subscription fund, for the purpose of erecting a suitable memorial, and that the lists remain open for thirty days. Mr E. Pragnell was appointed Secretary and Mr \V. Gillespie, Treasurer. The meeting then adjourned for a fortnight. To-day is the monthly payday of the Mastcrtou and Grcytown Pudding Societies. Messrs J. Graham and Co, notify reductions for cash in a.special lino of tea sets. AVc hear that Messrs Hornblow and Co. have secured the lease of Mr D. Crewe's late Mastcrton sale yards, near the Hospital, A workman giving evidence in the Mastcrtou Court yesterday said in reply to counsel, that if they had meat then the contract would have been finished in twelve days, but on bread and butter it would take six weeks and they would then have to stand twice in one place to make a shadow. This plaintive talc tickled the fancy of every one present and even the S.M. joined in the merriment. Tenders arc invited by Messrs Pcnly and Fordc for the erection of a large twostorey residence at Martinborough. A ease in which J. McKcc charged J. Mowbray with destroying a wire fence valued at &'l was before the S.M. Court at Mastcrtou yesterday. Mr Pownall appeared for plaintiff and Mr Beard for the defendant. A considerable amount of evidence was tendered on behalf of both parties after which the case was adjourned until Thursday next, pending legal argument. Amongst the Maoriland shearers taken over by the Pastoralists' Union i an cx-sub-cuilor of the Oktjo Witness, Still living by the pen, remarks a contemporary. An advertiser in another column announces that he has sittings of purebred AYhite "Wyandotte eggs for sale. This is an American fowl which has only been lately introduced into the Colony, but which on account of its large size and splcndidlayingcrualitics has become greatly fancied. There are three species of Wyandottcs, white, golden and pencilled, and they .arc oxcecdiugly handsome birds, Mr W. G. WallisjHomcMissionary.at present in Ohingaiti, has been engaged by the Presbyterian Church authorities to conduct the various services during the absence of Iho Key Lymburn, who leaves for Scotland, by the lonic, on the 18th inst, Mr Wallis takes up his residence at the Manse, Martinborough, until the return of Mr Lymbum and family.—&7(i«rf(m/. j lYe. understand that the case of Bone vKarailiana and Cole, which was reported in our issue of the <ilh instant as being a judgment summons, was erroneously reported, and that the order made by the Court was simply an order against Mr Cole for the attachment of ■any. moneys whichlic might hole] belong-.. ing to Karaitiana. Mr Cole informs us that he has no moneys of Karaitiana's in his hands. The lipv E. H. Wyalt who is leaving the district, has instructed Mr F. 11, Wood to dispose of his household furniture and effects by public auction on Wednesday next at liis residence Belvedere lioad, Carterton. The Boy A- C. Yorke will conduct services at Te ltangituuiau to-morrow afternoon, Although we arc favoured with wretched weather for this season of the year, our local drapers do not neglect to provide all the choice requisites for ladies' summer toilet, Messrs Hooper & Co. made a line display in their windows last evening. Owing to the fact that no notice was given in Mastcrton, that any meeting was to be held . in connection with a Cricket Association, Mastcrton was not represented at a meeting held at Carterfoil last' Thursday. Some of our friends in flip Valley have rather "jumped''. the claim of Mr W. E, Bono, who was asked byMfL'.C, Frceth—tin; originator of the Cricket Association movement in this district—to takcuphismautle and bring the matter to a head, . Mr Bone has taken a lot of trouble to get information re hilcsctci togotlior,and has we think been treatcdrathcrdiscourtcourly. The members o£ t^^fcagmFire Brigade will attc^^^^^^Hfeuv aud all^^^^^^^^H

SThe windows of Messrs C; Smith and ai Co.'sMasterton establishmdntwcro quite f< au attraction last eYonihg, and the (lis- ei play of millinery, etc, was greatly admired. So also was the exhibition of mercery shown in, the doorway aud opposito window. We noticed that every ! article on view had tho prico marked in plain figures, which enabled everyone to see at once th prico to be paid. At the meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trustees last evening, the Chairman in reply to Mr Yilo said that Mr Bunny had the matter of tho Drill * Hall transfer hi hand, but nothing j definite had yet been done. Mrs Thomas Bliukhorno,widow of Mr T. lilinkhornc, formerl yon the staff of t this paper, and whose sad death wo 'had i to chronicle some timo ago, arrived in j Masterton to-day on a visit to her late r. husband's relatives, i Owing to some misunderstanding ' about the information in tho case In- ' spector Ingram v, W. Kccblcitwas ' dismissed by Mr T. Hutchison with one guinea costs. . ■ . " ; '' Mr Jos. Cody is iu town compiliug the 41st edition of tho Wellington Almanac and Directory, He is calling , personally on all businers people iulro- ( Slicing a novel style of advertising. , It was stated iu Masterton this (Sat- 1 urday) morning that ten men had been 1 arrested at Ekelahuna, on a chargo of I cattle stealing, On enquiry a corrcs- I pondent wires us:-" There has been no charge of cattle stealing here, Some ; men shot a bullock iu mistake for their i own and on the mistake being pointed i out, tho damago was made good." The Masterton Mutual Improvement Society last evening, passed a resolution expressing regret at the departure of Mr Stewart from Masterton. The motion was moved by Mr L. Donald seconded by Mr 0. Pragncll, both making reference to his usetnlness as a member of the Society. Mr Stewart re- ' plied suitably and expressed his regret 1 at parting from the members. Messrs Lowes and lorns add 30,2-yr, i old steers and 22 fat aud forward <i-yr. , old bullocks to their special cattle sale | for Friday next, Oct. 12tli ut their Mas - , tcrlon yards, i There was a fair attendance at the 1 usual weekly meeting of the Masterton I 11,1. Society held in tho Wcsleyan ■ Schoolroom last evening. MrEastliojic ■ (Vice-president) occupied the chair. ' Two excellent essays wcro read on ■ "' Mutual Improvement" and" How to improve spare moments " by Messrs Rowse and A. Burton respectively. The | essays were criticised by several mem- ' hers and an interesting meeting was the ; result. The last "Journal" will be ■ read at the Society's next meeting, at ' which (hero should be a large attend--1 ance. , Hooper and Co avo now oponing at the I Ben Marclni their first arrivnl oi new I Spring and .Summer goods. The latest novelties in millinery, the latest novelfa r dress goods, mantles, prints, etc. Every- ' tiling now ! Everything nico I Particulars in • future issue.—Ami. " It's an ill wind that blows moody good,' j in un old saying but none tho less true , Whilst the great depression existing in " Sydney at the present time has caused a deplorable amount ot misery yet the people ot Wellington and the surrounding districts will reap a gigantic benefit. During his c visit to Sydney recently, Mr James Smith ' purchased at absurdly low prices a largo ■ stock which is now being sold at tho I Wholesa'o Family Warehouse, To Aro 1 House, Wellington. 1 With a view to making this sale the event ol tho year, two special buyers wore dospatclicdirom To Aro House to Christehurch ; one to attend tho great Bale of Edwards, c Bennett and Co's wholesale stook, and the ji other to pick out bargains from the maim- !_ faotuiers of the well-known Kaiapoi Wool- ,' lcnOo. Both theso gentlemen have returned after a most successful trip, and the total results nf llioiv efforts is to he seen in

loiairesuns 01 wioir cnons is w ue seen in thea-tonishing bargains now being sold at • the ffliolcsalo Family Warehouse, To Aro House, WolliDßton, —Advt \Ve beg to notify that the following lines of Messrs Dock & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists can be obtained at the W.F.C. A.'s I Fancy Good's Department :-Non Mercurial plating fluid Is Od unsurpassed for.olcar.ing gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Bock's Waterproof Cement, prion, Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair i chii.a, glass, delf, leather etc., etc. Campby- i leno Ballsjjn neat air-tight jars containing I'B~EallE,*pncd Is to keop moths out of clothmjf, also a perfect disinfectant, Herb - Extract price Is an infallible cure for tooth ache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of ' health; it stops the most acute pain im- > mcdiatlsy, and provo; a permanent euro in nearly nil cases whore the teeth aro hollow German euro for corns and warts price lathis lamous Bemcdy will speedily and pain; 'lessly cure soft or hard corns, also warts bunions and chilblains,—The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Ltd Advt,