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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1839, 2 June 1886, Page 2

Mr F. H. Wood holds his usnel fortnightly sale of stock to-morrow. There ere e large number el eutriss,

The Grey tow a Volunteers met for parade last night. Several new members were sworn in and some proposed. There was a lair muster. The Greytown Quadrille Assembly will meet to-morrow evening as usual. Mr Toogood’s new advertisement appears to day. Mr P. H. Wood’s sale of Mr Walden’s dairy and stock held at Clareville on Monday was most successful in every way. The attendance was good, bidding spirited, and prices satisfactory ; dairy cows realised from £4 to £6 12s 6d ; heifers, springing, from £4 to £6 10s ; yearlings, mixed sexes, 32s ; calves, do, 21s; fat ewes, 8s; store, do, calls, 2s Id; lambs in the wool, 4s Id to 5s ; draught horses, £ls to £26; pigs—porkers, Us to 25s ; sows, with litters, 39s to 61s. A considerable quantity of farming implements and dairy utensils, carts, harness, Ac., were sold at fair prices. Drill Instructor Bezar yesterday drilled the Papawai Native Corps at some length. The volunteer movement is just now very popular among the Maoris, and the Company always musters well on parade. The visiting Natives who are at present at Papawai appeared much pleased with the drill, A post office has been established at Waihakeke, Mr Connal being the postmaster. Mails will run between that place and Carter* ton on Tuesdays and Fridays. Parties have been prospecting for gold near the Pentland Hills, about twenty miles from Waimate, Canterbury, for some time past, and some of the precious metal has been already found. The Daily says the Kimberley gold fever has reached Masterton. Several miners have already left this district for the field, and others are making preparations to leave at the earliest opportunity.

Mr F. H. Wood advertises land for sale or lease in Carterton, Also five acres with garden, orchard, eight roomed house and other buildings. At the annual meeting of the Carterton and Carterton Town Licensing Districts, held at noon yesterday, renewals of all the existing licenses were granted. An election for two auditors for the Greytown Borough Council took place yesterday and resulted in the return of Mr C. W. Hornblow and Mr Wyett. An inquest held on the blasting accident at Dunedin by which Mrs Finch was killed, has resulted in a charge of manslaughter against the Corporation. At a well attended meeting the other evening at Dunedin respecting the strike of compositors, resolutions were carried expressing sympathy with the men on strike, declaring trades’ unions to be necessary as a safeguard to artisans and to the interests of society generally. It was also resolved that it was desirable to start a new morning paper iu the interests of the working classes. Boycotting was spoken of, and has already been attempted. It is proposed that advertisers in the paper should not be supported. On Friday Mr F. H. Wood will sell a quantity of horned cattle at Kumuran. It was reported to Constable Eooleton of the Greytown station on Sunday last, that a robbery had (been committed on the road between Morrison’s Bush and Martinborough —one Scott, having robbed his mate and made tracks. Having a prisoner on his hands who was in a weak state, Constable Eccleton, early on Monday morning, telegraphed to Constable Mackay, of Martinborough, believing thit the man was known iu that quarter. Constable Mackay was soon on the trail and tracked the man as fat as the Upper Hutt, where he arrested him on Monday night. Scott had a good start, but the Constable lost no time in pursuing his quarry. The prosecutor, who is now in the Greytown Hospital, not being in a fit state to appear, the case has been adjourned. Mr F. H. Wood yesterday had a busy time of it at bis Greytown rooms, the occasion being a large sale of general merchandise. A considerable number of ladies were present, and succeeded in securing some good bargains in drapery, clothing groceries, Ac. The sale commenced at 1.30, and continued until dark.

A notice has been posted at the door of the B.M. Court, Grey town, announcing that the Court will in future sit at 9 a.m. This will undoubtedly be a great inconvenience to settlers in the district having business at the Court, as many will require to leave their homes before daylight. The Rev ]. C. Andrew, for failing to clean lea Station of rabbits, was fined, by Mr Stratford, £5 and £2 17s costs. A vestry meeting of St John’s Church* Featherstcn, will be held on Thursday evening next at 8 o'clock, at the Road Board office.

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 afid 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. If you wish to try its superior virtue, get a Sample Bottle for gd. Large size bottle 3s. 6d. Three doses will relieve any case. Try it. Mr F. Shaw, of Te Ore Ore, has a halt acre paddock of mangolds from which he expects to dig 20 tens this year, says the Star. Mr Charles Jury has received a letter from Mr B. N. Saudilands, solicitor, as follows " Mr Charles Jury, Greytown—Sir: I am instructed by Mr Richard Ross and Mrs Isabella Ross, of Papawai, to inform you that it is their intention to take legal proceedings against you for the recovery of £IOO by way of damage for your having circulated false and malicious reports imputing that they bad been guilty of felony in connection with the death of the late Paiura Wataranihi, a native, unless the matter be otherwise arranged In the course of next week.” We heat that several residents in the Papawai quarter have received similar notices.

At the Wellington Diocesan Synod meeting on Thursday the secretary reported that the stipends owing tor the March quarter amounted to L 672, to meet which there were assessments unpaid, amounting to Lfi 11 The arrears of stipends were stated to be as follows Martou LIOB, Karori and Johnsonville L7B, Mastetton L 77, Feilding L 75, Greytown and Featherston L 66, Lower Hutt Ll't l’“ rt9rton . L 3 4. Palmerston L 29, and Upp’er Hutt L‘io. Tlw assessments due from parishes and districts were ■—•barton LIOB, Masterton and Whareama L? 6, Feilding, Greytown and Featherston L 57, Lower Hutt LSB, Karori and JohnsenvilleLs2, Palmerston L3O, Upper Hutt and Pahautauui L2B, and Carterton L 27. Don’t Die In The House. “Bough on rats ” clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaohes, bed bugs, flies, ants, moles, jack-rabbits, insects, gophers. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Agents. Mrs Oonchin, a boarding house keeper, at Maiton, died very suddenly on Sunday night, it is supposed from apoplexy. " Bough on Corns.” Ask for Wells’" Bough on Corns.” Quiok relief, complete, permanent care, Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne. Prosser & Co , Agents, Christchurch The severe trade depression which a present exists iu Adelaide is found greatly to militate against the prospects of the Jubilee Exhibition, so far as English exhibitors aie concerned. Many persons who under more favourable oircumstaboes would send out exhibits, are deterred from doing so by the depression in the trade of tbe colony An opinion prevails at Home that the project for holding the Exhibition should be abanhoue 1, unless Government agree to undertake the control of the scheme, aad vote a subsidy to cover tbe expense).

The total receipts accruing from the late Volunteer Soiree in aid of the Wairarapa Institute, amounted to £l3 18s. The expenditure, amounting to £9 18s lOd, was incurred as follows Band £B, hire of ball, attendance £l, anndry expenses £ll 10s, printing, &0., £1 19s 6d, lemonade £1 3s 6d, (earing a balance to hand to the Institute Committee amounting to £3 19s 3d. The following are the names of the Tauhetenikau school committee:—W. Smith, N. B. Cave, A. M. Wilkinson, J. Nix, 0. Bollard B. Dunn, C. Gooding. Mr Wilkinson was elected chairman.

Bishop’s Monthly Time Table for Jane is quite equal to its predecessors. ,f Bough on Corns.” Ask tor Wells’ "Bough on Corns.’’ Quick relief, complete, perms* nent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch,