WAIRARAPA NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 137, 4 March 1908, Page 3

WAIRARAPA NOTES.

0 . /:.' -'(FROM'. OUE'.. .SPECIAL :CORIIESPOKfIENiS.);./ ■ v • Masterton, March 3. .'A civil, sitting /of., the .'.Magistrato's'- Court is . to be held here on. Saturday, for ; ivlpch nearly - fifty ;case3 ..are set 'down. . /■/' /; :i ' . A Maori "named Huru, alias Ropcta, was charged- at jthe .Police Court, on .Monday afternoon' with the; theft of a gold watch, and granny! /chain. .;; Mi-.; :.H/ ; ; 'Ays'oh;! of Wellington, defended accused, who was remanded until Tuesday next. '~, / ./ The .Ij'pper/Plaiii ,school. - children and itheir parei3tsr';are-,/tb, be !trea!ted. to,; a/school exjcursipn !to :Ayeliin'gton on Friday;'next. . ; Tlio:- c'elebrat-ioii ~of ..the: twenty-fiftli' anniversary, of Dean. M'KennaJs- ordination, will take ( place at .St. Patrick's jChurclr l on March 15,• .when solemn high .mass will bo cele-, brated,. at. which several visiting' clergy from the arcli-dio'cese will bo present.- '. : - A Press message states that the premises Of' .Mr. ' Scott, /jeweller, Queen Street, Masterton, were entered by burglars at an early hour,., yesterday . morning, and goods to the value of £50 taken. - -/-, Crsytown, March 3.' : The, Groytown' Borough Council met, on Monday evening,. when' stone'. dißcitssion' en-' sued oyer.'itho expenditure, of soqo £§0 -on tho • new (I hall, to accommodate , tho! Pollard .Company, •'Councillors. Stevens .and ,judd, protested strongly against tho Mayor (Mr. D". ,P. ,/Loasby) . and, Cpuncillor',; .Webster having ; .feken; to incur the' liability ,'witlibut consulting the other -members :of .'tho/Hall Committee.!, ; The; vote in! favour of tho expenditure was carried by 5 to 3,. aid then the two councillors got up and left tho table".. Councillor Webster then'' jumped !up /and, asked tho Mayor ■ whether lie gave tho two councillors permission to leave- tha table/, and,! if. hot, - n'liitVwas ho going to! do iii the. matter? /-.The -Mayor thought ..the. least said . the- soonest mended, and; after , looking fruitlessly for', a Standing Order on. tho point, Councillor .Webster sub- 1 sided, 'and the m'eeting closed.

:.;. ; /- Featherston, March 3. /A'/meetihg'' of,',the 'FMtherston ."Volunteer 'Fire'.-Brigade !was.!.held on Monday: night,; Captain .Check .presiding o'yer/a .gooct attends aheb of members.'/, 'Tlio socretary .was . instructed . tb/. thank; tho. Masterton Brigade! for: an! invitation! to join,in a .church par'adei tliere, on : Sunday " next. It. was decided to ; commence the/weekly dances 'on AVednesday week,. ; and .a ' committee : was' appointed/ to; arrange 'details.,./A vote :of. .thanks"-was. ac-; corded Mr. E. G/ Robertson' for his dbhatiori of,- a' silver-mounted pocket wallet'for a one 1 man, cbuplin'g'/o'vent. /. . .. . |' 1 'i A; young'nia'n'named Taylor was thrown' out of, a.'inilk-cart on Sunday at Kaiwaiwai, aiid-had .liis. back severely injured. /' ' " .': Tlio! Featherst-on - Fresh Milk Supply A'sso-; matioh opened its factory on Monday, when 372 gallons :of milk! were put through'the' cooling process. - , ~ '.. The vital statistics for Featherston for .the past month were:—Births, 4; marriages, 2;' deaths, 1.. . - -.' / i . Steady , rain' commenced' falling' in Feather'ston yesterdayj and will have tho effect of -freshening' up-the -pastures. •;• '; - ] , ''/ :;; Martinborough, Mhrch 3. Building operations are' still in progress.'in the!town,- several handqme' new stores, having recently, been-.erected. ■ Every settler..'alia townsman .has faith- in. the .future ,'of Martinborough, which is. the ceiitro of.a very find and extensive stretch: of agricultural couiitry. '- // -.- :'/ .. ./ / , .. ... /' ;'; Mr. !Laing-Meason, C.E., has been in town for ..several days in connection with the;high pressure water- supply U'hich it is proposed to proure from a /series of springs which feed the". Dry; River. Mr., Laing-Meason was surprised-. to. ■ find that . the ■ supply of-'water at tho springs: had hot diminished in consequence 'of the drought. • • ' ; - Many; friends,: of. ; Mr.-AV; ,C. Buchanan; who visited tis on '-Monday, were pleased to see him .in the picture of health, and as keon and active in'liis interest for the welfare of the district- as ever. 'Most, of-tlio settlors in the Dyer Settlement are reported 'to; be well "satisfied with their bargains. At tho; same time, : nobody can quite understand-why tho settlement lias been named "Dyerville." • There is not a woolscourcr or-dyer in- the district, and no one of tho name of Dyer is known hereabouts. A petition wil) probably be signed praying the Government to re-name "tlio settlement. ■:)• ■ ; - - ,