MASTERTON.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume 6, Issue 507, 28 November 1876, Page 2

MASTERTON.

From our Own Correspondent.

_ _ Not. 27, On Friday evening we had Powell the Yentriloquiat at the Town Hall. The weather was rather threatening and there had beat scarcely any notice of the entertainment nevertheless there waa a very fair attendance Miss Nelly Harper (who by the way sun* here before) opened the perlormanoewitha som;. She has a powerful voice and was evidently a favorite with the audience, other songs followed, those by Mr Prank Evans comic character songs, were highly appreciated. Mr Powell’s performances as a ventriloquist caused a great amount of amusement, His voice was cleverly thrown into different places, upon the roof of the Hall, down beneath the stage into the “ figure," he uses, and from his hand. He very cleverly unitstod in© voioos of children end Adults was altogether very good. They will perform here again on Tuesday with a change of programme, and In Featherston on Wednesday, when others will have an opportunity of witnessing a really good performance. Owing to the long time it required for the settlement of the protests in the last Opaki Baces, tHb Stewards wen unable to complete all their work and consequently another meeting is to take place shortly. The protest against Little Wonder lor jostling was nutalned, the majority of the stewards eonaidering that from the evidence taken, a jostle had occurred, but that it was aadAmfai An amendment to the effect that the stakes be paid to Little Wonder's owner was lost The protest against Wakahi was refund to the Australasian.

A meeting of the Loeal Board waa hold on Friday, AB the members wsee present The mmutesof the previous mating wan eon.

TySaoretmywae instraeted to write to .payment <d

Messrs Wilsone, and R. Brown, wen ap> pointed to assess properties which have changed hands since last assessment. With respect to the application from the Committoe for widening narrow streets, it was de> eided that nothing oonUL be done just at present tor want of funds. The following accounts were passed and ordered to be paid, Fawcett & Smith, printing £6 ls6d; Hews Letter printing £l 18 • G. Hutton, ri creek Ac., Hill St. Chairman to convene nest meeting.

. November *7th. An accident happened to MrL. F. Clayton, postmaster, on Sunday, whereby his left arm wm broken. It appears that Mr Clayton had saddled a horse in his stable when the animal commenced buck-jumping, and alter two or three jumps it jammed Mr Clayton’s arm with its shoulder against the sharp edge of the door post, breaking the small bone. Dr Hoskyn speedily set the limb, and Mr Clayton is doing as well as can be expected. A meeting was held tills evening in the Institute to consider the question of higher class education for the Masterton district, Ut Holmes Crayne in the chair. Them werw also present—amongst others—Messrs B. P. B. ft. Williams, and the Bov Ml

Mr Williams stated what had in his opinion given rise to this meeting being caUed. and detailed the steps that had already been taken in ths matter.

Mr B. P. Perry, the Bet Mr Melee, and others also addftssed the meeting. Mr Williams then moved, and Mr B. P, seconded the following resolution which was carried unanimously:— “That the RevMr McKee be requested to act as a deputation to the Education Board Wellington with reference to the matter, and offer the following suggeetion to them. That a minute be inserted on their book to the effect that if fli« inbshitfufr of tK. Msitetlmi district guarantee from SO to U children at a fee of two guineas per quarter and contribute one half the cost of the alterations required in the present school buildings, that the Education Board will agree to sand a first class teacher to the said district”