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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 289, 14 October 1879, Page 2

Tho Masterton Borough Council meets tins evening. The Masterton Volunteers parade on May evening next. The usual monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committeo will be held tlus afternoon, Mr W. P. Fellingham announces that lie is opening up new boots and shoes for tlie spring season. , n ' c ®^ n g of the creditors in tho estate of J, A. Petlierick is convened in the omces of Mr C. P. Skipper for Wednesday afternoon.

Tho Masterton Cricket Club is laying Oft a very convenient site on the Park reserve, which will be available for both practice and matches, e are glad to learn that our worthy postmaster, Mr Bagge, lias leave of absence, His health lias been indifferent latterly, and we trust his holiday will be the means of restoring it, A meeting of youths willing to join the Masterton Cadet Corps is convened in the town Ball for Thursday evening next, 'inceis and non-commissioned officers will be elected at this meeting. Wo have been informed that Messrs i'l'andon, Purdy, and Crosbie, the Waiuiapa gold prospectors, intend examining the ivimntaka Ranges from Featherston down to the sea coast, for further indications of auriferous country, and we hope their efforts will be duly rewarded.

Some excitement was caused yesterday afternoon by a horse attached to a trap bolting down Queen-street, and down the footpath from Casolberg'a to Bell's, smashing a plank in the bridge near the latter's shop It was ultimately stopped, tile trap having sullored a good deal in its progress.

Ml' George Brandon, writing to a Wellington paper, saysl wish to inform our mtherston friends that everything that can be done respecting the proclaiming of a goldfiold in the Wairarapa District is being done, and I have no hesitation in saying that before many days they will see the same gazetted.

The victim of the late outrage, Martin Johnson Burscli, now lying at the Masterton Hospital, is doing as well as can be expected. No unfavorable syniptons have as yet manifested themselves, though the case is necessarily of a precarious character. ihe police inbuiries will, we believe be successful in tracing the guilty parties, but It would be premature at the present to reter to them more particularly.

Law, physic and divinity are well supp led with feminine members in the UmH SLita, The lady doctors number doU and feminine dentists 420, while GO ,v °men are preaching, and fivo practise as lawyers, Some ladies adopt two or three things at once. A Mrs Gibbs, living at Loills > notifies on her doorplate that she is an " elocutionist, poetess, washer and ironer."

J hero will be played .it Groytown on Siuurday next a cricket match between Married and feinqle. The Greytown Club intend, if possible, to reap sumo honors during the season, as they practise every evening The following avo the teams chosen for Saturday next Married, Messrs (M, Avery, Bishop, Bock, W. G. j , McGuirc, J. J. Salmon, Mills, Loasby, Webster, Williamson, G. K. Wakclni and Jackson. Single, C. Beard, A. Hirschberg, W. Hirschberg, Porter, 1. 0 Connor, Gregg, Ronaklson, Palmer, Jnc>• Hiiwlio, Jos, I-lawkc, Lewis, H. Udy, i n If Acock, and 0. Hoi'iilslow. ■The usual monthly meeting of flic Mas' torton School Committee was held yesterday afternoon : Present-Messrs Feist (chairman), McKee, Wrigley, Payton, and R. Brown. The minutes of the pievious meeting wore read and confirmed It TO decided that Messrs McCardle and McKee should be the visiting members tor the ensuing month, The visiting member for the preceding month reported that the head-master was absent from his post, that day, An explanation from the lead-master, of reasons for abscnco was deemed necessary, and for this purpose the meet-nig adjourned till to-day,