MASTERTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVI, Issue 2212, 22 May 1894, Page 4

MASTERTON.

From Our Own Correspondent. Masterton, May 21.

Petty larcenies are becoming very frequent here of late. A settler from the , Pernridge came into town one evening last week and put his horse up in a yard whilst doing: some business. On his return he . found a valuable saddle had been stolen off the animal’s back. A man, who was the worse for drink,had a watch andcbain value .£lO, stolen about mid-day on Saturday. A man named John Street was afterwards arrested on a charge of stealing the watch, which was found in his possession. He was attempting to sell it to some Maoris, and offered it to Constable Lawler for Ids 6d. The accused was brought up at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, and remanded until to - morrow, pending the arrival of a witness. To-day is the anniversary of the founding of fclasterton. Messrs David and Michael Dixon, W. Adams and J. Cole, arrived here to permanently settle on May 21st, ISSA Mr D. Dixon and Mr Adams are the only survivors of this little band of pioneers. It is reported that the creameries in the district, in connection with tho New Zealand Dairy Farmers’ Union, suspended work for the season on Saturday last. The many friends of Mr E. Cameron, who was recently injured whilst blasting loo's at Mauriceville, will regret to bear that it is likely he will lose the sight of the left eye, the right one being also injured. , The following team will represent the Stars’first fifteen against the Melrose at Wellington on Queen’s BirthdayH. Wrigley, De Joux, Cargill, Norton, Remini, Hansen, Wilsone, Moires, Welch, Iggulden, J. Wrigley, Emmett, Cochrane, Jeffries and Butement. . John Ross was charged at the Magis* trate’s Court this morning, before Mr T. E. Price, with being drunk for the nurd time within a. week. Accused admitted the charge, and was fined 20s or in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. Eoss has a history, and when not under the influence of liquor is an intelligent man, who has seen a good deal of the world. When very young he left Scotland for Canada, where he entered the service of a company engaged in tho fur trade in the great and partially unknown North - west. He spent fifteen years in those cold and desolate regions, trapping and killing animals for their fur, during wluoh time he and his party lived principally on fish and the flesh of wild animals, bread being a rarity, and vegetables unknown. Tho cold for nine months of tho year was intense, and necessitated the face to be covered by a mask, the temperature being sometimes Gsdeg. below zero. Water, when pitched out of a vessel into the open air would, when thrown upward, freeze before reachingthe ground. Money was unknown in the North-west, as there was no use for it. His first acquaintance with a sovereign was when he arrived some years after iu London, and called at the Company’s headquarters for his wages, which had been accumulating during the years he was in their employment. After spending some years in his native place, he came on to Sydney, and went up country to work in the mines.. Here he remained for a time until the banka suspended payment. He placed over .£2300 in three of those institutions, and does not expect to get more than 6d in the pound out of his hardearned savings. He came to this Colony about Christmas last, since when he has been doing intermittent jobs of work here and there. ! Ho does not take kindly to a swagger’s life, and somewhat astonished a station.oook recently, when, on being presented with the usual allowance, he offered to pay for it, as he never intended to be under an obligation for a meal to any man whilst he possessed health and strength. Tho Eev W. Eonaldson, from Wellington, preached both morning and evening at St. Matthew’s on Sunday, and tho Eev S. H. D. Peryman, Eketahuna, conducted tho services at the Wesleyan Church. There were large congregations at both places of worship. The lad Robert Crombie, who pleaded Tuilty on Saturday to embezzling moneys amounting to £3 5s 6d, the property of Chamberlain Bros., was admitted to tlireo months’ probation to-day by Mr T, Hutchison, S.M., the report of tho officer being favourable. The accused’s father was ordered to give a bond for the payment of the . amount taken in monthly instalments. The application of Mr Beard for costs of prosecution, amounting to £2 2s, was refused. His Worship, in giving hia decision, hoped this would be a lesson to the lad for the rest of his life. The new organ purchased for tho Presbyterian Church was played for the first time yesterday, and was much admired. Its tone and power are all that could bo desired, j,the church authorities being highly pleased with the instrument. Mr C. E. Daniell, who went for a fortnight’s holiday trip to Auckland recently, returned to Masterton on Saturday, looking all the better for his visit to the Northern capital. He was accompanied North by tho Eev J. Dukes, who remained in Wellington on his return in order to fill tho Eev Si Baumber’s pulpit yesterday. The rev gentleman returned to town today. A billiard match, which attracted some attention, was played in the Club Hotel on Saturday night, between Messrs Hutchison (Wellington) and J. Knraitiana, for £5 a side. The latter won by four points. The Masterton Football Club travelled down to Greytown on Saturday and defeated the local team" by 8 points (a goal and a try) to nil. The visitors had the best of the game all through. D’Aroy scored ■'two tries, one of them a splendid run through his opponents. The Stars held only a practice on Saturday, the first fifteen meeting the remaining members of the Club. '