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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1825, 28 April 1886, Page 2

A meeting of the members of the Carterton Special Settlement Association takes place this evening. The Greytown Borough Council invites tenders for painting the names of streets and for filling up the Kuritiwhiti Street ditch.

A poll will be taken to morrow for the election of two members of the Greytown Town Lands Trust. There are five candi dates—Messrs Cotter, Gallagher, Lewis, Wood, and Wyett, and it is hoped that the residents of Greytown will take some interest iu this matter, and elect those candidates who ate capable of dealing with the trust. Persons desiring to become pupil teachers must send in their names for registration to-day. The examination of candidates takes place on Saturday at the Carterton Institute. The Totara Lodge of Druids intend to make their fourth annual (estival one of the best ever attempted in the Wairarapa. The Carterton Town Hall is to be transferred into a huge fairy bower.

A cure for colic in horses is said to be the palm of the hand full of turpentine tubbed against the upper gums and tbe inside of the upper lip of the horse, and the breast bathed with the same. In one hour repeat the application,

The Featheraton Road Board elections so far have not resulted iu the return of any new blood. Mr A. Matthews lias been returned for Western Lake sub-division ; Mr W E Bidwill for Kabiiutnra ; Mr 0 U Bowman for Wharekaka, and Mr D McD.uigall for Turanganui. A contest will take place for the Greytown and Featherston sub-division. The candidates for the former are Messrs O. Knapp, B. Kimberley and F. Monckton. For the latter, Messrs J, Donald and 0. Elgar, The settlers should rally round the men who are able to do them justice, and not forget the poll on Tuesday next. The Auckland Herald states that one of the objects of the Government in sparing no expense to get the colony free from scab in sheep is to get the restriction taken off which prevents sheep being exported to Australia. It is said that at certain seasons of the year the Sydney butchers would be glad to have New Zealand sheep for butchering purposes. If an outlet can be had for our surplus mutton in this way, it will be more profitable and less risky than shipping to the Loudon frozen meat market.

The Greytown Quadrille Assembly will meet to-morrow evening as usual,

The Native fishing season at the lakes is over and the waters have been released, For the last live and a hall months the Natives have bei u down there; gathering in their winier store, and they have dried about 32 tons of rika (silver) and hao eels. We learn that they have not had the opportunity of catching other sorts to any extent owing t f > the lakes having been opened. The months of March and April,jthe Natives say, are the best months, and it is therefore with some reluctance that they have given over for the season. They desire to thank Mr J. P. Russell for his kindness to them, and for his allowing some fifty of their horses to g raze on his land during the time they were fishing.

Speaking at a temperance meeting, held at Dunedin, Sir W, Pox mentioned that he arrived in New Zealand in 1842, before the province of Otago was in existence. On his first visit there the only buildings were Dr Burns’ schoolhouse, Mr Valpy’s house, Captain Cargill’s house, and a dozen or two cottages, and he could assure them it was <juite an undertaking to get there from Wellington. He had to wait for three weeks in that great Empire City—the hub of the universebefore a vessel of any sort or size could be chartered for the trip, and ultimately succeeded in procuring the cutter Fly, of 15 tons measurement, manned by a captain and a cabin-boy. Captain Swan, whom he had met since, was a very good fellow indeed, but the cabin-boy he had never seen—he was so encrusted with grease and dirt as to be invisible. [Laughter.] The speaker (adds the Otago Daily Times) gave an amusing account of their difficulty in getting inside the Heads, and went on to speak of the satisfaction it gave him to revisit the colony and see the magnificent country into which it had grown.

A boy named Lyon, seven years old, was accidentally drowned in a creek at Port Levy, Canterbury, on Monday.

A master tailor named Cottrell committed suicide the other morning at Napier by taking carbolic acid. Business troubles are believed to have been the cause of the act.

The body of an elderly woman, the wife of Mr John Aitken, an old settler living in John street, Wellington, was found in Wellington harbor, near the Queen’s wharf, yesterday morning. It is supposed that she wandered down the wharf after dark, and falling into the harbor was drowned before anyone knew of her position.

At the Feilding races the horse Bayard had two legs broken in the handicap race, and was destroyed. Mr P. H. Wood, at the request of his clients has postponed his stock sate at Carswell’s Kuiaurau, until Tuesday, 4th May. Mr Gripg, baker, of Greytown, has been exhibiting some good specimens of his handiwork iu the wedding cake line in his window. It will be seen by'advertisementthat Messrs Fabian Brothers are about to erect an hotel in the centre of Greytown. The building will be a large and commodious one, and suitable for the requirements of the place Tenders are to be in by the 11th May.

An advertisement in another column calls attention to the harvest thanksgiving service at St Luke’s Church, Greytown, on Sunday next.

Mr 1). P. Loasby, bootmaker and importer, announces a splendid stock of boots to choose from, suitable for “ every walk in life." He states that they are easy to put on ; they are easy when they are on ; they suit the most tender feet ; they wear well ; and (what a blessing) they are the cheapest in the Wairnrapa.

A public meeting was held at Eketahuna on Saturday re railway extension. A petition for presentation to Parliament was drawn up and numerously signed, urging that the extension to Eketahuna be immediately proceeded with.

It is estimated that when the present census returns are completed it will he found that the population of Victoria exceeds one million persons.

The body of a fisherman named William Stewart, 50 years old, was found in the Heathcote Kiver, Canterbury, near the steam wharf, on Sunday evening. It is said that he was driving home in a trap on Saturday night, and that the trap was found two miles below the wharf after midnight. It is supposed that be left it for some purpose and fell into the river in tbs dark.

The football match between the Wellington and Masterton Clubs at Masterton on Saturday was won by the visitors. Who, at the present time, is the greatest living contradiction ? The unfortunate Freebody. Something must really be done with regard to the Matarawa Swing Bridge. We should be very glad to see Mr Gallon, the Warden of the Matarawa Ward and the new Warden for tbe Greytown Ward, about to be elected, take the matter in hand and place the bridge in such a state so as not to endanger life. We are quite certain that any monies required would be freely contributed by the Greytown and Matarawa people, provided there was some proper autiiorily to look after the work. We understand that there is a likelihood of a movement in favor of a cart bridge being erected should tbe Roads and Bridges Constrnction Act be again brought into force and the money borrowed at a reasonable rate of interest; but in the meantime it is absolutely necessary to put the swing bridge in repair.

A Fact Worth Knowing—Are you suffering with Consumption, Coughs, Severe Colds, settled on the Breast, Pneumonia, or any disease of the Throat and Lungs? If so, go to your Druggist and get a bottle of Boschee’s German Syrup. The people are going wild over its success, and Druggists all over the country are writing us of its wonderful cures among their customers. It has by far the largest sale of any remedy, simply because it is of so much value in all affections of this kind. Chronic cases quickly yield to it. Druggists recommend it and physicians prescribe it. 11 you wish to try its superior virtue, get a Sample Bottle for yd. Large size bottle ys. (xl. Three doses will relievo any case. Try it.

The Auld Hielan’man’s prayer.—o Lord! what are we in thy sicht this night I—a wheen puir easieosies- Gie us a blessin’ this ae time ; it’s no afteu wc bother You. Gie us a wee work and big wages, an’ a’ breed and cheese like Ben Nevis, an’ whusky like Louh Long. Gie us bull's pork, sheep’s beef, an’ oali’s mutton, au’ a new bom egg till better meats be ready, bend a blessin’ doon the him, and bless the kail pat, an' the Duke o’ Argylo, the Lord God o’ the Hielans. Build a big wa'atween us an’the diet, an’ a fat bigger ane atween us an’ the Eerisman an’ put broken bottles on’t. Amen.

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A paragraph las been the round of the English papers to the effect that a scheme was on foot for purchasing and presenting Ludlow Castle to the Prince of Wales, li e ruins of Ludlow Castle are strikingly lino ; the sullen stillness that now reigns out their deserted towers, over the scene of royal splendour and feudal revelry, present a spectacle of the fallen magnificence of past ages rarely to be equalled ; but the idea is not likely to be realised, as it is roughly calculated that at least £500,000 would be required to purchase and render the old cas 1) worthy the acceptance of the Prince, and such a sura could not be raised in Shropshire, which, like every county, is suffering acutely from agricultural depression.

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Why ought all people that are interested in astronomy been at the concert the other night p Because there wee a great galesey of new stars present.