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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1686, 10 April 1885, Page 2

The annual meeting of the Groytown Football Club takes place at the Council Chambers, to-morrow evening at 7 o’clock. The Greyfown Rifles five off the final match for the Chaplain’s Cup 10-morrow.

Wo direct attention to Messrs Graves and Fleming's new advertisement of winter drapery, which appears in another column.

A concert in aid of the Grey town cricket club is announced to bo hold at the Forester’s ll.xli on Thursday next. Mrs flume has kindly Urn I her piano for the occasion and the committee are doing their best to get up a good evening’s entertainment, A dance will be held after the concert.

The turning of the first sod of the North Island trunk railway takes place on the 15th lust, the Governor performing the ceremony at Marion, and Tawhiao at Te Awamutu, where the Hoc. Mr. Stout will be present. At the Supreme Comt Criminal sittings now mi at Wellington, the charge against G. 11. Evans for stealing a purse and £5 from one W. Blighting, was dismissed. ’ About (1 o’clock on Wednesday morning, says the Daily, as Joe Westbrook, the man in charge of Mr S. Gapper’s traction engine, was coming down the incline from the Opaki to the Waipoua Bridge with the engine, to got a supply of water, the driver lost control, and the engine backed and went over the embankment, smashing the fly-wheel and funnel, and otherwise doing considerable damage. Westbrook just jumped off in time to save himself.

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Si'vo.i v ii pigs in the reservoir at Dunedin ( a; ;! a contemporary) looks healthy for the Dunedin public. Mr F. H. Wood will sell a quantity of general merchandise at his Greytown rooms to-morrow.

The ship Lady Jocelyn, which left Napier on the 6th, took the following cargo 1314 bales wool, 262 pockets wool, 15 bales skins, 456 casks tallow, 1007 oases meats, 8562 careases mutton.

A correspondent of the Post says there has been a great absence of earthquakes this last month in the Taupo district, but nevertheless the geysers are very active, especially one called the Crow’s Nest, which is throwing a large body of water fully fifty feet high at intervals of twenty minutes.

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The return match between the Greytown Cricket Club and the Carterton Club will take place on Saturday the 18th inst. The Carterton team are trying to arrange for the match to be played on Mr Braithwaite’a land at Waihakeke, that gentleman’s grounds being admirably suited to the purpose. We believe that it is the intention of the Greytown Cricket Club to endeavor to arrange the return match with Featherston before the season closes.

Ada Mantua has supplied us with names and addresses of principal winners in her last consultation (Great Autumn Handicap) ; Ist £360 nett, to a station hand, Ida Valley station, Otago ; 2nd £IBO, to a well-known farmer, Milton, Otago ; 3rd £l2O, to a wellknown consultationist, Ch.’ch. Also, names and addresses of gentlemen who wore on the

committee. We notice the press was represented and the other gentlemen were tradespeople of good standing and repute. The programme for the Provincial Handicap (Queen’s Birthday Melting) at Dunedin, 6000 members, is now open, see advertisement.

On Tuesday (says the Star) a youthful couple from the country—one of whom hailed all the way from Cross’ Creek—visited St. Patrick’s Church, Masterton, for the purpose of getting the nuptial knot adjusted by the Rev Father Treacy. To comply with the law’s demands they had sojourned for three days previously in Masterton, and while the bride in prospective, wreathed in smiles and orange blossoms and a magnificent veil, sped with her friends to the church, the expectant bridegroom was despatched to the local registrar for the necessary lieonse. It was then discovered that the girl was under age, and without the written consent of the parents Mr Bagge could do nothing more than express his deep sympathy and shake his head, while a sardonic smile stole over his features. The chopfallen young man hied to the church and reported his discom-

fiture ; and then, wo are informed, ensued a remarkable scene, for tho young lady, instead of swooning into her lover’s arms, as the heroine in a novel or on the stage would have done, or weeping bitterly and wringing her hands, as a plebian bnde of a unromantic disposition would have behaved, flew into an ungovernable passion, tore her bridal veil into shreds, and unceremoniously fled the church. At the Fernhill (Sydney) stud sale lately, some good prices were obtained. The highest among the yearlings was 65C guineas for a chestnut colt by Grand Flaneur, out of Lady Chester. Darebin was passed in at £ISOO ; he is said to be sold to Queensland at that figure. The total of the sale was over 11,000 guineas.

It is believed that 10,000 people visited the Volunteer Review at Dunedin on Monday, though many did not enter the park, but remained on tho sandhills which closely overlook it.

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There have been some remarkably heavy yields of apples, among other fruit, iu the Morrison’s Bush district this year; among some of the most noticeable are the orchards of Mr Bollard, Mr J. Hodge, Mr Barrett and Mr Wood. On an accidental visit to Mr Wood’s farm on Saturday last, cur attention was drawn to the yield of one particular tree, which would more than fill an ordinary sized dray, each apple being an extraordinary size and averaging about one pound iu weight each. Among other attractions at Mr Wood’s farm are the immense number of beehives, nearly fifty in number, and all producing a fair share of the" liquid sweetness ” ; this farm seems especially adapted for successfully carrying on the business of " beo farming ’’ on a large scale, more especially as the enterprising wife of the settler in question is as fond of encouraging the busy bee to buzz around her establishment as she is to buzz herself, and from a cursory glance at that lady in the pursuit of her numerous and varied duties, you quickly come to the conclusion, that any active bee having a tendency to go into the “ droning ’’ business, would be so ashamed at the idea, after the example shown by his mistress, that th interesting insect would either relinquish the thought immediately, or go a “ droning ” in some other locality. Like many other places iu the bush, the improvements have been carried Gilt b? 2“ Workmanship reflects credit upon them. The dairy was well stocked with kegs of butter ready for the Wellington market; the pigs about foretold of some splendid hams, and the whole place showed that the Morrison’s Bush district was just the place for a hardworking persevering family.

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An old identity, in the person of William Windwill, a well known express owner and driver, died at Wellington on Wednesday. A correspondent, writing to the Stni says, “It would be a great boon to the travelling public if some enterprising individual would enter into competition with the carriers and publicans of the East Coast, in order to reduce the tariff at present existing. A friend of mine had an account rendered to him by a well-known dispenser of spirits, with water only :—“ To bread, abease, and sugger, 7s 6d.” The quantities supplied were : —1 loaf, 3s 6d ; 21bs sugar at Is, 2s ; 21bs cheese at Is, 2a ; total 7s 6d. It may be accounted for either by excessive scarcity of the articles, or by the possibility of a war with Russia.’’

The Marlborough Exprcss"states that the Government have informed Mr Dodson M.H.R., that next session a vote is to be placed on the Estimates for the further extension of the Picton-Blenheim Railway II miles into the Awatere.

Mr William Hutchison, “ the people’s William, intends to contest the Oamaru seat. An excursion train to Dunedin from Lawrence on Wednesday, brought about 1000 people. At a somewhat {dangerous part of the line the brake broke, and some of tbo carriages ran off the line, and a good deal of alarm was felt. The guard jumped off immediately the accident occurred, and the engine driver catching sight of him stopped with all possible rapidity. The proposal to erect gas works in Masterton is being steadily pushed ahead by the Council. The Daily says,at the meeting of that body the other night it was reported by the chairman of the gas committee that in addition to details already published steps had been taken to secure the services of a suitable engineer, and to ascertain on what terms a loan of from £6OOO to £BOOO could be obtained from various companies in Wellington who are supposed to have capital available. As the question of funds is, of course, a very important one, the Council has very properly taken it into early consideration.

The funeral of the late Mr W. H. W. Haines tools place yesterday afternoon. The deceased fell from his horse some days since and received such injuries on the head that it was impossible for him to recover. Mr Haines took up his residence, in Grey town, 20 years ago.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Belvedere School Committee was held on Tuesday evening. Present: Messrs Butler (chairman) Clarke, Stevens, Anderson and Zabell. It was decided to ask the Board of Education to appoint Miss Matilda Boberts as pupil teacher ; also to urge upon the Board the necessity for a teacher’s residence. The children’s picnic will be held on Friday, the 24th instant.

Last night’s Star says :-" It is reported that Messrs Beetham Bros.’ woolshcd at Parai, on tbe Brancepeth station was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The loss is estimated at £1500.”

The following prices were realised at Mr P. H. Wood’s stock sale at Martinborough on Tuesday 200 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes 7s Cd ; 600 full mouth ewes, 4s ; lambs, 4s ; wethers, 8s ; calves. 20s ; yearlings, £2 ; cows, £3 5s ; and draught horse, £B. An old well known Featberslon medico was this week sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment with hard labor, for imbibing too freely.

The second day’s races of the Australian Jockey Club’s Meeting took place on Wednesday at Bandwick, N. S. W. The follow ing is the result of the cup race Sydney Cup, of 500 soys ; 2 miles.—Normanby, 1; Velocipede, 2 ; Lord of the Lake, 3. For this race 23 horses started. The betting at the post was 5 to 1 agst Beginald, 7 to 1 agst Sheet Anchor, 7 to 1 agst Normanby, 25 to 1 agst Velocipede, 25 to 1 agst Lord of the Lake. Velocipede led the field until the din tance post was reached, when Normanby came on with a rush, and won on the post by a head. Time, 3min ssco. An Autumn thanksgiving service will take place at St, Luke’s Church on Sunday next. With the Military Church Parade and the other attractions, it is expected that on this occasion there will be a large congregation. At the Carterton B.M. Court yesterday, before Mr Wardell, William Hart was charged with having used abusive language in the public street. Defendant pleaded that he did not remember, as he was the worse for liquor. Sentenced to 24 hours’ imprisonment. David Kiddie was charged with disturbing the peace last Sunday ; fined 30s and 28s costs, in default 14 days’ hard labor. Andrew McCosky, drunk and disorderly ; fined 20s or 58 hours' imprisonment. The following civil cases wore heard;—E. Orbell v John Eeynolds; defendant was charged with being the owner of certain sheep infected with lice; defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s and costs. B. L. Wakelin v H. Cheshire ; claim, LI 17s 4d; adjourned. Thomas Edward Price was arraigned at the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, held in Wellington yesterday, upon an indictment charging him with having committed perjury on the I6th February last. The nature of the charge was briefly this— During the hearing of a case in the Masterton Besident Magistrate’s Court, in which prisoaer was charged with being the father of an illegitimate child of which Mary Adams was the mother, the prisoner stated in evidence that he had never walked with Mary Adams in the street of Masterton, and had never walked with her on the Waipoua ■Bridge, whereas in truth he had so walked in the streets of Masterton and on the Wuipoua Bridge. After hearing evidence the defendant was acquitted.

The Greytown ritle volunteers wilt hold a church parade ou Suudny next. They will fall in at the Eostoffiec at 10.30, and, headed by the private band, which lias kindly consented to play for them, they will march to the church. Every member is expected to attend.