Wairarapa Standard. Published Tri-weekly, Price ld. FRIDAY, APRIL 22. 1887.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2058, 22 April 1887, Page 2

Wairarapa Standard. Published Tri-weekly, Price ld. FRIDAY, APRIL 22. 1887.

Major Bnnny met with sir G Whitmore in Wellington a few days ago, and the General complimented Major Bunny on the efficiency of the Wairarapa Volunteers, and also their good behaviour, of which he spoke in very high terms, The nomination of candidates to serve as members of the Fcatherston Road Board takes place tomorrow, at the old tollhouse, Rimutaka road, and at Mr Benton’s corner, Heifer Station ; on Monday at Mr Hume’s, Tauanui, and at Stockman’s whare, Table Lands. The annual treat and distribution of prizes to the children of the Eaitara School, Morrison’s Bush, takes place this afternoon. A dance will be held in the evening. The annual meeting of the W and B 0 Pastoral and Agricultural Society takes place tomorrow at Carterton. Messrs Mazton and Webster have added several additions to their sale, announced for Saturday week. At the Greytown Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, the charges against Mr B. C. Dowman of committing wilful and malicious damage was dismissed, and an application for sureties to keep the peace was also dismissed. The charge of beastiality against a Native was dismissed.

Mr F. H. Wood asks us to direct attention to the sales advertised under bis name. The; are as followsOn Saturday, 23rd April, large general sale in Gteytown auction rooms; on Tuesday, 26th April, entire stock of pigs, at the Gteytown cheese factory ; on Thursday, 28th April, a stock sale at Taratabi yards ; on May 3rd (Tuesday), live stock at Featberston; and on May 19th, Mr D McMaster’s purebred cattle, at Carterton. The Gteytown Rifle Volunteers will hold a church parade on the first Sunday in May, and it is contemplated asking the Featberston and Carterton Volunteers .to be present. The Gteytown Amateur Dramatic Club have been asked by several persons to reproduce Lady Audley’s Secret at an early date, and we believe if the necessary arrangements can be made it will be repeated at the Town Hall within a month. We are glad to find that the Club has succeeded so well in hitting the public taste. The members have always studiously avoided presenting anything of a low class order, and when this is the case parents are glad to go and take their children with them.

B Corse committed suicide at Greymoutb. Oat of work and with no food for his family, he ran to the river cad plunged in. fie was a well known miner at Orwell and Nelson Creek.

The dates tor the production ol “ Under the Palms” have now been definitely fixed. They are Qreytown, Monday, 2nd May; Carterton, Wednesday, 4th May; and Fean therston, Friday, fith May. On Monday next, at noon, nominations will be taken for the election of two trustees for the Greytown Trust Lands. The retiring trustees are Messrs Baillie and Haigb, who are eligilbe for re-election. Mr H. Trotman, builder and contractor) Greytown, has a new advertisement today.

The election ol school committees takes place next Monday night in different parts of the Wairarapa. The llev Mr Western will preach his fare* well sermon on Sunday next—at Martinboio’ in the afternoon, and at Greytown iu the evening. A cable message from London states that two officers and 22 Lascars were drowned in the wreck ol the P and 0 Go’s steamship Tasmania. Marshal Bazaine was stabbed in the head by a French journalist, but the wound is not serious. A correspondent, who signs herself" Polly” thinks that gentlemen at all dances should wear gloves, even if only white lisle thread. “ Polly” likes a support to her back, but the examination of her dress by daylight seems to have had the impress of certain fingers. She hopes gloves will be worn at the winter dances. Greytown footballers meet tomorrow night. A full reheasal of Under the Palms will be held in the Town Hall, Greytown, tonight, at 7.30 o’clock. All vocalists and the orchestra are asked to be present.

A fine of 300 tetua fencing posts and 30 I house blocks will be sold at Mr F H Wood’s auction rooms, Greytown, tou.ouow. In order that intending purchasers may iu the meantime inspect these we should mention that they can be seen at Mr B Kimberley's Platform Farm. The adjourned annual meeting of the Greytown Trust Lands will be held at the Council Chambers ou Monday next, 21st instant, at 12 noon. A mau named Tern perky tried to end his life by acetic acid at Wellington, but did uot succeed. The firm of Gilmour of New Plymouth is bankrupt. Liabilities £3115, assets £4202. The Melbourne Farmers’ Produce Company report on 15th April Prime dairy butter Is 3d to Is Bd, ordinary lots lOd to la Id, good potted 8d to lod, medium 5d to fid. At Sydney on same date prices were 9d for best ■'““I made ; New Zealand, nominal. Hall, the pouo?*- removcd t0 tin Arndt! ana p i ■ A diu\o id siiCL-_|i ouiu.ifuog 351)0 has been driven iuuu Napier to Wright and Joseph's farm, Ohariu Valley, without losing one. The journey occupied 24 days, Air A S Huy, a well known solicitor at Dunedin, committed suicide by cuttiug his throat with a blunt knife and holding his head over a basin.

The Greytown Amateur Dramatic Club have now iu active rehearsal the well known three-act comedy ‘ Paul Pry.” The piece is of such an amusing nature that the public of Greytown will heartily enjoy seeing it produced by the above club. We are pleased to notice that the llev Mr Western will nut he allowed to leave ua without some public recognition of the esteem aid regard in which he is held by those under his ministration. The parishioners aud churchwarden invite members ol the congregation of .St Luke’s aud others, to meet at Mr F. H. Wood’s auction room, Greytown, on Tuesday nen at 4 p.m. For the purpose of forming a committee to arrange for the holding ol a Conversazione or for undertaking some other -unable v, iv oi acknowledging Air Western’s many kindne.-'cs. Inc get being will also bs isim le a mi.'lll,B ol welcoming tai llev Air tfewsun, the gentleman who is to succeed to the Greytown charge of tl- ■ church of ling laud,