WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 3

WAIRARAPA

MASTEETON NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MASTEETON, December 29. The death occurred to-day of an old resident of Masterton, Mrs H. Smithj aged sixty-ono years. Business was fairly brisk in Masterton during the holidays, and particularly good at Paluatua. Business people in other Wairarapa towns report having done good business during the holidays. Messrs N. McKenzie Forbes and Donald Eoss, of Wanganui, will judge the dancing and piping respectively at the Wairarana Caledonian Society’s sports on New Year’s Day. There is now a hardening in the local stock market, and all lines generally are being inquired after. Tho demand is particularly good for rape and fat lambs. Generally speaking, the outlook for the season, as far as stock is concerned, is very favourable. Mr A. E. Farrington, clerk in the Masterton branch of .the Stock Department, has been transferred to a position in the office of the inspector in charge at Wellington. The police have not yet made any discovery as to the identity of the individual who attempted tfj force an entrance into the premises of. Hooper and Co. during the holidays. Mrs O. E. Daniell yesterday underwent a very serious operation. Her condition this -morning was as satisfactory as could reasonably he expected. The Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., paid out £Bl2 5s lOd to suppliers during last month.

The Ber. G. K. Stowe]! will bo inducted minister of South Wairarapa Presbyterian charge at Greytowu early in February. There is an abundance of feed in the district this season. It is a great many years since feed was so plentiful in. any part of Now Zealand. There is not by any means enough stock in the district to eat off the grass. LOWER VALLEY. FBATHERSTON,’ December 20. An oat crop at Gladstone is being attacked by a hordo of little white caterpillars. The caterpillars crawl to the head of the oat and nip off the grain. In this way they destroy large quantities of grain,, and their track can easily be followed! through the crops. The death is announced from Auckland of' Miss Gladys Mary Edwards, only daughter of the late Mr W. A. J. Edwards, and granddaughter of Mrs. Edwards, of Carterton. She had almost reached her fifteenth birthday, and had suffered a long time from consumption. rter father died suddenly from tho same complaint in tho train while on his way to Carterton some three years ago. The creditors of .Frederick Pearce, bankrupt, held a meeting, hero this afternoon, and after dealing briefly with matters adjourned . the proceedings till next month to enable the District Official Assignee to obtain further information on certain points.

The sheep tally, for the. local station for tho four days of last week was 3032 and 745 hales of wool. Yesterday 3GO bales of wool were booked for consignment.