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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 556, 31 August 1880, Page 2

EEj[rMSE>(jEs op Wellington.—ln the year 1815 w worthy citizen plodded his way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree to To Aro Flat, beiag in search of the surveyor's peg which had been driven in at tie corner of what is now Cuba and Dixonstreets, Upon this spot was erected a small house, in which'a very successful drapery business to carried on by two ladies of remarkable talent and energy, who have long since retired from the scene to the land of their birth -

"Laud o* the mountain and the fjood,. Land of brown heath and shaggy wood.' In the yoar 1866 it passed into the hands of MrJamks Smith, the present proprietor, who gave to the promises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and. under whose management business has steadily progressed with the rising fortunes of the city, until at length it was fonud that a conside-" table enlargement was necessary, and th< result was,.Te Aro House, as at present, one of the most ebmplete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in "the oolony of Sow Zealand. The iieneraf Drapery oconi'ies a large space, being 49 feet bf 25 jfaet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dres<es, Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, &i The Men's, Boy's, and"'; Youths'. Clothing Department measures 42!'' feet by 14 feet, and has attached a comfort-' 'able sitting-room, Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar space alloted to them. The Show-room for the sale of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, <fcc,, it a very spaoious apartment, elegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted from the ! roof, iind measures 39 feot by 22 feet, The stock of. goods is at all timi's large and well' selected, and patterns are forwarded post iree on application. A (special feature at Te Aro House is the Order Department, and very careful attention is paid to the wants'" of Country Residents. Allordersareexecuted under the immediate supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed ana forwarded tn their destination with that promptness and despatch which have always distinguished Te AroHouse, Cuba-street, Welling.;. tou.—[advt.l

SATURDAY, 4th SEPTEMBER. T M. GIRDLESTONE has received, instruotiena from MrW. F. Smart (who is leaving the district) to sell by publio auction on the above date, at his residence, Dixonstreet— The whole of. his HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and Effeotß, . WITHOUT the SLIGHTEST RESERVE. TERMS CASH, Sale at 2 6'Glook, - • 556

TO THK ELECTORS' OF THE BOROUGH OF MASTERTON. 1 GENTLEMEN, """ I beg to offer myself as <a Candidate to represent your interest in the' Masterton Municipal CounoiJ. Having served youduring the; whole of the period S'nce Masterton was proclaimed a Borough, you hare had many opportunities of judging ■ of my aotioiiß, and if they havo been of such a nature as to have mot with your approval, I trust 7011 will again honor me with a scat in the Council. ■'' " 'Your obdtf Servant, 559 ! ;: '■■- ' JOBVILE^ ;i;v "i TT7ANTED.-100 lieadof Poultry, for v ; VV:, GasLr Must bo CheapV ; Apply; tot' ''■ .'" w:-:' :>-55Qh::m 10E SALE or to let -The Store, 1 Oood opening for a man of business with a small capital. Terms easy, Apply J, 1 higher, Foaseßßion in October. M- <