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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5187, 21 November 1895, Page 2

Owing to pressure on our spaco a quantity of interesting matter is unavoidably held over. The next 'Frisco mail closes at Masterton on Thursday, November 28th, at G. 15 a.m. ThoMasicrloiiMum'cipalKroßrigade hold a grand carnivul and sports on Boxing Day. Mr T. Proctor, flie well-known Cartcrlon draper, will open a branch shop in Masterton next week. Mr 0. E. Daniell advertises the olectric lawn-mower sharpener, adjustable to any mower. The liev.T. B. Maclean, incumbent of Christ Church is gazetted honorary chaplain to the Wanganui Jiillcs.

Shearing commences at Langdalo ou November 26th. Machines only will be used. Mariana Wiitonelara, a well-known Native, and mother of liomeni, died at Tc Ore Oro pah ou Tuesday last. An address from Mr C. A. I'ownall | with regard to the Mayoral election appears in another column. Tlic small school recently authorised by I he Education Board to bo erected at Maugalmo, in the Forty-milo Bush is noarly complolcd. In the Masterton S.M. Court this morning, another case of had book-keep-int; led to a considerable amount of ambiguity and vexatious wrangling. A buggy rau into Mr W. H. De Lisle while riding at Mnuricevillc the other evening, rather badly injuring his leg. His friends will be glad to hear he is now able to get about again. The Bight Bov. E. B. Wilbcrforce Bishop of Newcastle, has been appointed Bishop of Chichester, in succession to the Into Bight Bev. Dr. Durnford. The official reception to Mr Michael, David, M.!',, is to take place at Die Occidental Hotel, Wellington, at three p.m. on Saturday, but Mr Davitt will be met at l-lio niiarf on the arrival of the steamer iu the morning, The regular meeting of tho Masterton liechabitc Tent, was held last night in the Foresters' Hall, nt 8 p.m., Bro. W. M, Easthopc, C.8., in the Chair, Three candidates were initiated members of the Order, and one was proposed for membership.

Mr Waller George Carey, second son of Mr William Carey of Mastorton, was married yesterday to Miss May Smith Martin, youngest daughter of Mr A. Martin, Opaki. The annual secomlgrado drawing examinations in connection with the Technical School aro Used to be held on Saturday the 30th instant, at Masterton, Pahiatua, and Wellington. Mr Alfred Amoorc, eldest son of Mrs Amooro, of Masterton, was yesterday married to Miss Annie Askew, eldest daughter of Mr J. Askew, of Hastwcils, at the home of the bride's father, in the presence of a large number of friends, the Jlcv, A. C. Yorke performing the wedding ceremony. A mistake which led to a considerable amount of mixing up occurred in the Masterton S.AI. Court this morning. The word "Cabs £180," being so badly written, were taken for" Cole £180," mid it was some limo before the mistake was discovered.

Messrs Lowes and loms add to their gale list for Wednesday next: (id prime fat ewes, 100 shorn ewes, 2-tooth to f.m, 10 store pigs, 1 draught horse, aud 0 fat cows, also on account of Mr J. Doughty, who is relinquishing tho milk business, 10 picked dairy cows and 1 horse, trap and harness. F. Kingan, who after accepting the mount refused to rido Tho Miser, on the ground that he could not ride at the weight, and afterwards rode Senator in the same raco at almost tho same weight as The Jiiscr was handieaped, was called before the Stewards nud disqualified for tho remainder of the meeting. A sad caso came boforo tho Wellington Benevolent Trustees yesterday. It was that of a highly-educated widow, recently from England, who is in delicate health. Sho lias gradually parted with her belongings, and is now penniless. For some time past, although in a weak condition, sho has been living on dry bread in order that her son, aged 10, who is earning Cs a week, might not go hungry. The Trustees voted rations, aud also 6s a week towards rent.

' Hygienic cookery is an nil important 1 quoßtion in these scientific times and I as bakiug powder is a sine ami non in 1 every careful housewifo's kitchen it ber comes us to see that nothing but the [ best and purest preparations are used , Amongst the many brands that bid for , popular favour none is moro sought after ' in this market than tho Empire Co's Dragon Baking Powder, the reason for ' this is not hard to find. Tho Dragon • brand is not only the most effective aid ' to cookery yet introduced, but it has ; also been proved by the most searching • analysis that it is absolutely freo from [ any deleterious compound. | The Governor, Lady Glasgow and ; family leave Wellington in tho Hine--1 nioa on December 14th for a short tour , round the North Island, visiting the Kaipara District, Hokiauga and the Bay of Islands, They hope to be able to attend the New Year liace Meeting at Auckland and then spend a fow days going round settlements in tho Hauraki Gulf aud Tauranga. They will travel thonco southward, visiting the Otago lakes on their way to Dunedin, where His Eicollancy is to opon the Medical Conference in the first week in February, On leaying Dunedin Lord Glasgow hopes to pay his promised visit to the tlriwcra Country, reaching Auckland again about the beginning of March. ' A husband who had not spoken to his- , wife since their marriage was charged ■ before Mr Martin S.M,, yesterday ; morning, at Wellington, with haying,' failed to provide for his wife and infant 1 child. Tho defendant, James Sullivan, was formerly a draper's assistant. Ho t was arrested on a charge of boing about ] to leavo the colony without providing f for the maintoinaueo of his unborn illeg- ( ilimatc child, To escape being sent to ' gaol he offered to marry tho girl—the mother of the child.. This he did, and ' since then, it is stated by his wife, he t had never come near her, or made the 5 least effort to assist her in any way I through her trouble. His Worship sen- J fenced defendant to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, besides 1 which defendant wovjld bo ordered to » nay lj)s a week towards the support of 1' his wife and os a week for his child. '■

Tho Dutch arc a painstaking, earnest people, and in some branches ot trade and manufacture they quite eclipse the rest of the world. In the manufacture of one article in particular, au article of every day consumption thoyarotmdoubtedlj faqk princess. Tho article we fer to is cocoa. Blooker's Dutch cocoa is a case in point. No finer or moro nutritious article has ever reached, these shores, and despite tho longstanding competition of other cocoas, Blooker's, by sheer excellence, is steadily forcing its nay to the front.

Mr P. Janett, of Hasforelh, pablishei & notice of thanks in this issue. On December 4th next the children of the Terraco School will go to Greytown for their annual picnic A child, four years old, daughter of Edward Fitzpatrick, of Auckland, was playing noar tho firo, whon her clothes caught, and she received injuries which caused her death. A young man named Frank Bennett, of Parnell.who was accidentally jammed against a post by a cart while riding in Brighton Koad, has died at the hospital of lockjaw. Another interesting and well-attended meeting of the Masterton Blue and Whito League was hold at Oxford House last evening, and presided over by tho Tice-preiidentß (Mrs Fannin and Miss Sheppard.) The programme committee of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society met yesterday afternoon at the Club Hotel, Mr E. W. Dorset, president, in the chair. A rery liberal sports programme was arranged and submitted for confirmation on Saturday, Nine men out of ten, now-a-days, are worshippers at the shrine of the goddess Niootine The question is being oternally raised, that smoking is injurious, and undoubtedly it is, if inferior tobaccos are smoked, Everyone can, without injury to himself, indulgo in a pipo of the " soothing weod," if he only sticks to such Mcellont articles as tho" Queen Aromatic Tobacco/'orCamoron's "Now Venus," which brands arc now becoming such firm favourites with smokers. At the hearing of tho charges of slygrog selling in tho Clutlia district before Mr Hawkins, S.M,,at Tapanui, E. Dunnet, of Kelso, was fined £so,but this was afterwards reduced to £35. Mrs Marshall, of Tapanui, was fined £ls, and liquor to the value of £7 was confiscated. Augustus Munyard was fined £ls; Sarah Officer, £ls; T. J, Collins, £35 (second oll'ence); and Patrick McCarm £SO (second offencci, The fines aggregated £165. The liquor soized was in each case confiscated. We regret to announce tho death of Mrs Selina Tinney, mother of Mr John Tinncy, Mrs Bcthell, and Mrs Mark Maxton (says tho Wellington Tkts) who passed away yesterday, at noon, at the residence of Mrs Bethell, Poplar i Grove, who with her brother and sister were present when the sad event took place. Mrs Tinney, who was born at Kiugsdon, Somersetshire, arrived in the Colony in the ship Main, 1877, and lived in (lie Wellington district ever since. At the time of her death, she was in her eighty-second year, and had not known a day's illness until during tho last few months. The cause of death was syncope, due to old age, Mr John licynolds, fanner, Mayfield, Clareville, is a brother of the late Mrs Tinney, The interment is to take place in tho Sydney-street Cometery, the cortcyi leaving Poplar Grovo at 9 a.m. to-morrow,

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