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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1906, 24 November 1886, Page 2

Further special prizes to Pastoral ShowBest specimen raw silk, Mr Hillier, silver brooch. In the R.M. Court, Greytown, this day the rabbit case, Orbell v. Tolly, w.s proceed iag as we went to press.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Royal Unity Lodge, M.U., was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Feat hers ton. P.GD.A. Smith in the chair. All the officers were present. Mr S Candy was duly initiated into Oddfellowsbip in a most impressive manner by the Lecture Master, P.G. Keys. The - Treasurer’s state*, meat showed a credit balance in bank. The Lodge resolved to place £SO as a fixed deposit in the Bank of Australasia and to take up lour shares in the Wairarapa Building Society. The Lodge closed at 10 p.m. At close of the Lodge a lecture was held. The shooting committee of the Carterton Bides have accepted a challenge from the Featherston Rifles for a match to be fired in Featherston, on Saturday, 27th inst. The Carterton team will be chosen from the following —Lieut. Moore, Col. Sergt. Reid, Sergts. Fairbrother and Beid, Cor pis. Boys and Goodin, Vole. P Goodin, J Moore, Jas. Beid, J C Beid, Dempsey, B W Fairbrother, T Bathbone, Hooper, and Bugler Rising

Within the last six weeks two new Fell engines have been put on the hoe over the Bimutaka ; the cost, we are told, was £IO,OOO each. The other engines are now almost past use, and they have been constantly in the sued for repairs. What an enormous amount of money is spent upon this line for roling stock and repairs. It should never have been brought over the Bimutaka. Mr F. Muir has received his Christmas Pictorial Almanacs and is making use of them to draw his customers around him. “ Slow bat Sure” is the title of No 1 Almanac, which is a representation of a smart looking little fellow fishing— waiting for a bite. No r, “ Wideawake,” is a little child in bed, uelighted with the antics of a kitten with a real of thread. No 8, " Grandfather’s Penny,” is a fine picture of an old fisherman and his little granddaughter, the latter wheedling a penny from the old gentleman. Mr Muir will be happy to see his customers, and his new advertisement appears to-day. The return match Greytown y. Masterton first elevens, will be played on the Greytown Reserve nest Saturday, and the following players have been selected te represent Greytown C. Beard, T. A. CoX, *V. C, Cuff, W. Judd, J. Judd, J Nation, H. Hawke captain, A. L. Webstw, W. Knell, E. L. Leeks, E. PBthsriord,

A very heavy thunderstorm was experienced at Masterton last night aud the effects from the electrical disturbances were rather startling. k horse that waa grazing in a paddock a short distance north of Masterton was struck dead on the spot, and in another place a dog that was lying in its kennel.

The Masterton Annual Pastoral Show takes place on November 25th, and as there are a' number of entries, no doubt, with weather favorable there will be a large attendance.

Mr Jas. Smith, of the Empire Hotel, Featherston, the other day provided dinner for a number of the officers of the man of war lately in the Wellington harbour. The Englishmen left Featherston with aa expressed wish that they might again have an opportunity to visit the town. The Teetulpa diggings promises good returns for those who are on the held; about 5000 are there now and steamers are leaving the ports of New South Wales and Victoria crowded with gold seekers. A girl named Thompson, daughter of a resident at Beaumont, was drowned while crossing the Clutha, Otago, in a punt. A waggon with some six tons of merchandise, which was on board, was thrown into the river, and goods to the value of abeut £250 lost. The puutsmen and two other men who were in it when it broke away from the rope were got ashore two miles down the river.

To show the determination of some owners of horses to score a win at the races, it may be mentioned that a diminutive jockey was found the other day with a piece of calico wrapped around bis attenuated form and buried up to his neck in a manure heap, undergoing tbe “reducing process.’' This boy (says the ‘ North Otago Times’) is not expected to ride overweight. Another petition has been presented to bis Excellency the Governor, praying for the release of George Longhnrst, who is serving a for rape, but his Excellency has not acceded to the request. An accident, with fatal results, happened in Palmerston on Saturday evening, to a man named John Fagan, a farmer, residing at Sandon. He was mounting a young horse, and having a short rein on one side, the horse went sideways, with the result that it crossed its legs, and fell over on top of Fagan, who received a fracture on the base of the skull, and died shortly after. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. The deceased leaves a wile and a family of five children. Says the Taranaki Herald—-We have often heard the question asked Which of the cities, Wellington, Nelson, or Auckland, is tbe nearest to Taranaki ! We say none of them, simply because of Taranaki’s central position. The three places are at equal distance from here ; so also are Featherston, Greytown, Wallingford, Havelock, Napier, Maketn, Grahamstown, and Howiok. If any of our readers are curious enough, let them put one point of a pair of compasses on New Plymouth and the other on Nelson, and describe a circle when they will find it will out the towns mentioned, all being at a distance from ns of about 160 miles. If the day should come for the North Island to require a separate legislature, New Plymouth, therefore, will be the most central place for its Parliament. A diabolical Anarchist plot has been discovered at Vienna, having for its object the burning of the city by tiring the great timber yards simultaneously. The conspirators had provided bombs, which they intended throwing among the crowds attracted by the fire. The police arrested 20 of the ringleaders.

_ One of the curiosities of Melbourne turf circles at Melbourne Cup time is a blind book, maker and his deaf and dumb clerk, who hail from Adelaide. I was very much amused at Geelong, says a correspondent when the outsider, Little John, won the Winter Handicap, to see the extraordinary excitement of the deaf and dumb man as the horse passed the post. He seized hold of his mates hand eagerly, and with about two taps confided to him the information that the outsider had won whereupon the pair immediately commenced to make up their book and ascertain how much they had won. This operation occupied about three minutes, and the figures were conveyed to the mind of the blind man by menus of a series of taps on the baud as the clerk added them up. The process and whole arrangement for the transmission of thought is to a student human nature wonderfully interesting. The demand for the great American remedy, Hop Bitters, in this part el the world has become so great that the Hop Bit* ters Co., whose headquarters are at Beebester, New Tork, U.S.A., have been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. It is in charge of Mr M. H. Van Bergh, a gentleman of several years experience with this Company, and fie trade may be assured of receiy» ing goods equal to the parent house, and the most courteous treatment. The H. B. Co. have establishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland and Toronto, and itheir American Bitters are probably the best known medicine in the world.

The Auckland Evening Bell is a lively journal and delights in the sensational. It has now taken up the cause of Caffrey, and has laid itself out to prove the innocence of that hero of the Barrier Island tragedy before his trial. As a specimen of the literary work of our esteemed contemporary we quote the follow* ing gem :—Whether, therefore, it comfirms, orj does not conform, to legal, judicial, or criminal etiquette, whether it pleases or displeases judges, gaolers, or policemen, or the man in the street, we declare before the face and in the ears of all men, that John Caffrey cries aloud from the loneliness of his cell at Mount Eden that he is not guilty of the murder of Taylor; we declare that in the silence of bis prison cell he has told us that he is not a murderer. When public passions are excited people all run in one direction like a flock of startled sheep, and nothing that he can say, or any other, will have any effect in stemming the current of belief ; but as the last word of his which will now be permitted from his cell and reach the public ear, we proclaim, in defiance of gaolers, judges and policemen, that John Caffrey hasi through ns protested his innocence, and declared that be is not the murderer of Taylor.

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The unemployed in Northern Queensland are agitating for work.

A teasponful of ammonia in a gallon of water is a good manure for flowers and plants and quickens their growth. Some of the natives oa the west side of Cambridge Quit are very tall (writes a Kimberley digger); one has measured 6ft 6 in. While another who would not stay to be measured, towered over the other follow, and must have been quite 7 feet. lu running away he crossed aolaypan, and left his track, with eight feel between his footprints.

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The loss of property through the earth quake at Charlestown is estimated at £1,600,000. Fifty persons were killed and over a hundred injured, “ Rough on Piles.” Why suffer Piles ? Immediate relief and complete cure gauranteed. Ask for “ Bough on Piles.” Sure care for itching, protruding, bleeding, or an; mm of Piles,

Mr S Wiokerson has been elected B. M. t j tins Mvterton Masonic Lodge. The TuralahieOarterton Jockey Club will hold their next meeting on the 22nd Januar;,. The first part of the programme for the promenade concert to be given in aid of the Recreation Reserve is published in our advertising columns today. It will be seen that there is seme good musical talent. Messrs Wiokerson, Oant and Thompson, of Masterton, Miss Cundy and Mr Stevenson, of Featherston and Miss Bowler, Miss Jackson and Mr Black, of Greytown, take part. The committee have made arrangements for providing refreshments, and good music will be provided for the dancing part of the programme.

A special excursion train will run from Wellington to morrow to the Mastertou show. An advertisement gives full particulars. The new drill shed at Masterton was opened with a grand demonstration last night. There were about 100 couples present and the dancing and the singing were' very enjoyable. There is no question but that Masterton possesses amateur vocalists of sterling talent. The Masterton Rifles mustered for inspection parade early in the evening and were after* wards drawn up into line by Captain D. Donald, when the inaugural proceedings were commenced by the Rev Mr Paige compliment* ing the local volunteers upon having secured such a splendid hall, which undoubtedly it is. Mr W. H. Beetham also addressed the volunteers and the public in congratulatory terms upon having gained such an accessory to the town, and then Mrs D. Donald declared the Hall opened by striking a bottle of champagne, which was suspended over tbs centre of the floor, with a sword. The Volunteer brass band performed some splendid music daring the night and so also did the String band, in many oases accompanying the singers with grand effect. A comic duet, in which Vol T. Brown and Mrs Smithson took part was most rapturously encored. Mr 'Wiokerson sang “ Let me like a Soldier Fall ” in his usual style and got an encore ; Mr Gant sang the “ Death of Nelson ” in grand voice. Sengs were also contributed by Mr Coleman, Mrs Beere and Misses Norris and Gorier and they were ably performed. The refreshments were all that could be desired: Tbe hall is a most spacious one, it is 99ft long in all and 85ft in the clear and 57ft wide, the length of stud is 14ft, the tie beams are 6ft x 12ft, the rafters are 10ft x 6ft, struts sft x sft, king bolts 18 inches in diameter ; it is lighted by 14 windows in all. Messrs Brown and Rogers, the builders, executed the work all within a month. Last night it was illuminated by 130 candles and two large chandeliers. The Carterton and Greytown Volunteers were represented. The stage is 14ft long. The Match Committee ,of the Greytown Rifle Volunteers are requested to meet on Thursday night at the Volunteer Office, at half past eight. Caffrey and Penn have been committed for trial.

It is reported that a 60oa nugget has bees found at Teetulpa. Five children have been poisoned by eating tinned fruit at a christening part; at New Plymouth. One is confined to bed, and the others are suffering from the effects of the poisoning.

Mr Seaborn, well known in other parts of the colony as an accomplished elocutionist and reader, Jwill give the people of Qreytown specimens of his powers at the Town Hall tomorrow evening, when the Mayor elect will preside. As musical amateurs have very kindly volunteered to assist, la novel and attractive entertainment may be looked for. As Mr Seaborn aims at instruction in the art of speaking as well as amusement, both young and old should flock to him, We learn from the Press that Mr Seaborn is an expert phrenologist and intends preparing charts during his stay in Greytown. The following team of 22 cricketers has been picked to play the Australian Eleven at Wellington on the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd Deo : A. and B. Blaoklock, G. Burnes, Major Boddam, Coliins, Cox, Dryden, Fleming, A Gore, Heenan, Eirker, Lawson, Mansill, McGirr, Moorhouee, Mortley, Nichols, Perry, Biley, Roberts, Salmon, and Tindall. Ferry and Cox are Wairarapa men. The Wellington City Bifles have invited a team from Featherston to fire a rifle match at the Polhill Gully range, Wellington, on Tuesday next. St Matthew’s Church, Masterton, was crowded on Tuesday on the occasion of the marriage of Mr Thomas Joseph Olapham, of the Postal department in Wellington, to Miss Agnes Tates, of the Upper Plain. The bride wore a dress of white Llama, trimmed with white satin orange blossoms, covered with an overall of figured cream lace. Her hair was decorated with orange blossoms, her head being covered with a deep lace veil, and she wore necklaces to match, and carried a beautiful boquet. The bridegroom was dressed in the conventional costume. The bridesmaids, consisting of two Misses Clapham, and two Misses Tates were costumed in white sateens trimmed with sky blue satin ribben and cream lace, white Erneline hats with cream plumes and satin ribbons. Surrounding the marriage party were a circle of friends and female relatives dressed in French grey silks trimmed with satin to match, and skyblue feathers, and carrying boquets. Without was a large collection of young lady guests, dressed In white trimmed with cream lace and white satin shoes. Mr Haigh gave away the bride, and tue marriage ceremony was performed impressively by the Bev W. E. Paige. Mrs Paige presided at the organ and performed the wedding march. As the happy pair left the church their path was literally strewed with roses. They were afterwards driven to Mrs Tates' homestead on the Upper Plain, where they sat down to a splendid dejeuner a la fourohette. —Star.