LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4883, 22 November 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Ekctahuna Eiflc Club opens its season this afternoon. ' Tb.o'W. A. A. and Cycling Club's Sports aro to take place this afternoon on the Park Oval. ~ '-. Fitzgerald's Circus and Menagerie- is drawing very large houses at the" towns between Napier and Pahiatua. Our exchanges speak very; highly of the combination,

A school concert is to bo' held at Ekolnhuna early in December. Members of the Anglican Church in the Bush, are making nn effort to provide funds to defray the expenses of a regular visit from a clergyman,; Fitzgerald Bros'. Circus opons : at Ekcluliiina on Friday night, A good deal of rain has fallen in tho Bush District of late.

The Ekctahuna Wcsleyan Choir intend giving a service ot soug next month. It is reported that Mr ,1, Peters intends again opening in Carterton as a bootmaker.

Pheasants and wild pigs aro very plentiful on most of the low mountain' ranges which nrc on the western side of Pahiatua

A settler who lias lived in the Poverty Bay district for a'number of years, informs us that he bus never before seen that district in such prosperity, andlio considers Gisbornc especially so.

Mr F. H. Wood advertises a GOO aero farm, well improved, as for private sale on very easy terms.

The grass in tho Mastcrtou district is much in advance of that in the Bush district up to the present. The potato crops in the Bush are looking well, and ripe strawberries there have been very plentiful for tho past two weeks. We need scarcely again remind our renders of the opening porlorniunco of "Tho Sorcerer" by'the-Masterton Amateur Operatic Society, which takes place nt the Theatre lioyal this evening, A very successful full-dress rehearsal was held last night, and as all the arrangements are as complete and perfect as possible, the entertainment should prove one of the best ever presented to a Mastcrtou audience..

The new Government railway which in time will connect the 'Wellington and Wpodvillc brauches, will, at tho nearest point lie three-quarters of a mile from Pahiatua, running close round the hills to the west of that town, thus saving thousands of pounds which would have otherwise have had to be spent upon bridge construction were the lino to run any closer to that township. Asitisnow, the lino runs between the river, which .at many points presents a very picturcsmio appearance, The difficulty which has arisen between the Pahiatua Comity and Borough Councils, is a very important one lo the, people of-that district. At tho present time foolpnsscngers have to cross the Mnngatainoka river by means of the suspension bridge, while vehicle traffic and horseshave toford the stream, which at ninny periods of the year is impassable, owing to the frequency of floods. At present it mostly concerns tlioso settlers who live at tho numerous settlements the other side of tho river. Now that the new railway line is being opened up, it is a matter of the greatest importaneo to the whole of the residents that a good and substantial wooden bridge should be erected over the stream giving them free access to tho' railway station, which is to be built, at Scar-.' borough; The UpperTauerußoadßoard.iuvitcs tenders for the formation (eight feet wide) of 308 chains on the Mangapuramira road. The dale of dosing tenders lias been extended till Saturday, Ist December next,, Thcfulk'Rstof "The Sorcerer" to 1 be produced at the Mastertoii Theatre Koyal tliis evening,' appears in another column. ■■■■■■;:

Sergeant McArdle returned to Masterton last .evening, having completed his business'nt the Supreme Court. Tho Treasurer of the Wellington Sailors' Best, acknowledges-receipt of the following*, subscriptions i-Captain Hose, £1 Is; Mr G. Bectham, £2 2s; Messrs Williams and Bectham, £5; Rev. J, Pnterson, £1 Is. The new manager of the Masterton Gas Works, Mr C. Curham, arrived in Mastcrtou last night and took charge of the works this morning. , I

Mr Scobio Mackenzie, speaking io a press reporter of the, Parliamentary Committee which reported on the l'bniahnltn purchase said: "The fairest man was Mr Hogg. He saw clearly (as did others who. would not show it as lie did) through tho whole job, and evidently did not like the husiucss, But he voted with the majority." ... A substantial and commodious residence has just been completed in Pahiatua for the Rev. T, McKenna. T|ic new presbytery is a credit 'to tho town and church, ami will shortly. he formally ononcd by Archbishop Redwood. Tlio plans for the presbytory wero prepared by Mr G.K.Bond, Architect, of Mas.terton,:Hndcrwhose'stipervisiori it has been erected. '--'. "/v

A singular affair is reported from Lycll Bay, Wellington, says the I'osl, BetweenS and 9 o'clock yesterday morning, .moro than -10 fowls belonging to.a resident'named Peter Cascty fell down dead from .'no apparent cause. The Museum authorities have boon asked to cxnmino the body of one of the birds,

MrJ.'Benniugtonhas been authorised by the Park 'trustees, to collect subscriptions for the proposed Grand Stand. As soon. as sufficient are received to make up Hid'balance required, tenders will be called for the work. The Town Lands-Trust have given; a hundred: pounds towards the Stand, on the understanding'that -the'other hundred : rd- ; I (juired is subscribed. It is necessary to scciirc the Town Lands grant that: the public should lend a helping hand, it is also necessary tliat this assistance should be promptly given so that the Stand may be up in time for'tho sports on New Years' Day. • .-.,,'. The Feathorston correspondent of tlie NrZ.;2%y whites s—i'ltecehtly 'there' have been 'vague" rumours as :to"tlio mysterious disappearance of sheep and i cattle, but' last night • things' 'took ii taugible form, ■• whoa iib6ut:'lsCJ sheep the property .of Mr L PJiarazjn, I 'dis.-: appeared; (during the. l night from tlie railway.trucking yards, where they had itecu'lcft forjt-rupfing; too !'gkbbefo'rflfdurtliismormii((,whQiiMr-S Cundyi/ buyer for-the' Gear Company, I .want W do some .trucking; himself, The: pttcr-hb's. been placed in 'thoi'hknds of •

,' GreyWvrn Sqlioplpivpilsharo' carried off ninelßcliblafships. "\ •' ■: • Catliolioj Auckland, "is;- in the guest of Aivchbisbpp; 11 edwppd. j '•;>; .#;v ''-. •; from Sydney early tliis mofliiug,* brought 101 passengers for Wellington. '

An Invcrcargill cyclist, Mr D. McHierson, who is travolliug through Now Zcnhind on the wheel, 1 reached Masterton yesterday afternoon having completed the journey- from Wellington in littlo over six hours, ;\ ; After, a short.rest ho lefti for" Ekctahuna which town ho reckoned on reaching last night. Additional subscriptions haro : hecn received byr.tho Town Clerk 'for tlibWairn'rapa Belief Fund, as follows: fi.S.#,Dalrymj)lelos'|W.B.C.loß; Mrs C. Allen 10s. Total at date £ld,ss3-Jd. j .-■'■

[ Thosumpf.'£i3oois already collected in Wellington for the WnirarapaFund. A penny collection for tlio Wairarapa 'sufferers lias been started in ,tho .'Wellington public schools. ■.■.'■.■':■ True economy lies in buying good lhiop.B. Good thingt need not be high urlced, there's a certain hard wall of fads and'.figures however that stands between possibility and prodifialpfoihi'ses,' 'Tlierearecertainp'ices below which no good honest article can bo bought, Th> so prices are ours. II yon pay less you get less...,We invito you to call and inspect bur beuutilnl stoik ol new. Millinery, Hats and Bonnets,-mantles and' parasols., dross. Roods, mens and boy's clothing, hats, and mercery, just opened for the Christmas trade, h, J. Hooper & Co,, Bon Mnrcho. ' ' ' •

- The most BUcceFsful and perfect' cleanser red poliiber for all kindß of metal, especially tinwnre, also windows, ontleiy and paintwork, ia' Bock's Pot* Pastel sold at the W.F.CU Fancy Goods Dqmtniei.t, in largo tins Is lacli. Alsothofollwvini!lincsof P, 3!6ckand Uo.'b are kept in ttock :-Mortein Insect l'pwdor and Spreaders Is each, Nou-Mcrcurinl Platini! Fluid la Oil, Bock's Waterproof Oi-m?nt, Is, Camukeylcno Bal's for Moths Is tack jar, Herb Extract, an lufallible Curo for Toothache Is, Gcrmau Curo for Coras and I Warts la. I'ho Wairavaia Farmer's Co-Op-crative Association, Limited,

" It's an ill wind that Wows nobody fjood,' is iii) old Eajiug but none tho '■ less trno Whilst tho great depression existing'in sjiinoy at the present time, has caused' a deplorable nra:..unt it .misery, yet (lie people oi Wellington and tho surrounding liismeis wi;l reap a gigAntio beueiit, .During his visit to >:ytiiiey recently, Mr James .Smith purcljused'at absurdly lotf'prices a large stock which is now : hciiif; sold at th;-Whole-a o Family Warehouse. • Te An> House, Wcllinutou, !

With a view to luskiuj; this pale (he etent of tho year, two special ■ buyers were. d"B----patched from Te Aro Hous'i.to Chrisicliurcb 000 to aticini the great sale of ] N.lwaids, Bennett and Co's wholesale Btockj anii the other to pick out bargains froni the maim factuiers of tho. well-known Kaispoi' Woollen Co, Doth thosegentlemen have returned after a most successful trip, and the total lesuhs of their efforts is to be mcu in theatoriijhi'inbargiinanowLeinßsod at tho Wholesale Family Warehouse, To Aro Houbo. Wellington. —Advt