LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 48, 2 December 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* Major Liddt'll and family will arrive from Wellington on Tuesday next. A meeting of the Sandon Licensing Bench was held to day at Sandon. Saint Andrew's day passed off in Feilding very quietly, the only places of business closed being the banks. The Kiwitea Highway Board will meet for the despatch, of business on Saturday, the 9th instaut, at the private residence of Mr Packman. The transit of Venus will take place on Thursday next. If the day is fine, a good view will be obtainable through the aid of a piece of " smoked glass." There will be a special meeting of the Borough Council on Wednesday next for installation of the Mayor elect, F. Y. Lethbridge, Esq. The Hon. Walter Johnston, Minister for Public Works, is at present visiting Otago. It is to be hoped he will favor his constituents in the Manawatu with his presence at an early date. A newspaper warfare is raging in Palmerston between some of the clergy and the friends of Mrs Hampson, the Evangelist. It is needless to say that between the two the lady will be the sufferer. We learn from the Hawera Star that Mr S. J. Thompson, late of this town, has bought the business of Messrs Langley and Co of Manaia. We wish Mr Thompson every good fortune in his new venture. Mr George Fisher has been re-elected Mayor of Wellington, beating his opponent, Mr Andrew Young, by the enormous majority of 620 votes. We congratulate Mr Fisher on his well-deserved victory. There is every probability that the "Old English Fayre" will be held in Feilding some time in January. This show has been a wonderful success in Napier, the Press having in all cases spoken of it in terms of the highest commendation. Open air services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church are to be held in a paddock belonging to Mr Baker, Denbigh-street, to-morrow morning and afternoon. Addresses are to be given by several ministers and others. Should the weather prove fine no doubt the meetings will be well attended. A melancholy fatal accident befel a man named Salmon at Dunodin last Thursday. He was sitting at the bottom of a steep incline, when a horse on the top dislodged a stone, which, rolling down, struck him on the back of the head, killing him instantaneously. He is understood to De a single man. Mr Gordon, of the Vulcan Shoeing Forge, has added to his smithing' business that of general whcelright, and having secured a first-class workman in that line, is prepared to take orders for build- - ing drays, carts, traps, &c. Business among our local wheelwrights is rather brisk just now, which is no mean evidence of the prosperity of trade generally. The hot weather of the last few days has had an effect upon the stagnant water in certain holes and ditches, notably the drain in front of Mr Eade's shop in Man-chester-street, which is anything but agreeable. Unless something is soon done to cover this drain in, we shall not be surprised to hear of an outbreak ef fever ; among the inhabitants in its vicinity. We have been requested lo state that the funds collected some months ago towards the formation of a brass band for Feilding are yet available. They stand to the credit of an account with the Bank of Australasia here. We are sat'sfied that if the parties who subscribed their names for several sums (but which sums were not collected) were called upon, they would be happy to pay up, if assured that active steps were being taken for the purpose of forming a band. Great interest is manifested in the Horticultural Show announced for Wednesday nevt, and which promises to outdo any of its predecessors. The Committee met last night to make the final arrangements. Mr Hannake, of Marton, has consented to act as judge with the Rev. W. Worker, as Mr Parker was not able to attend. Thereis to he a dance at the conclusion of the show, as announced elsewhere, for the benefit of the funds of the Makino band, which will play during the afternoon and evening

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday ( as follows: — Bad weather approaching from east and north and north-west; , glass fall.ng. ' The County Chairman, J. F. Rockstrow, Esq., will shortly address the ratepayers concerned in the formation of the Foxton- Sandon Tramway. Two boys were racing on horseback this morning, when one — a son of Mr Arnott — was thrown from his horse and sustained some rather serious injuries to his head. Some of our Foxton subscribers complain that their copies do not reach them regularly although forwarded by post. We will be obliged if the parties will communicate to us at once when this occurs again, in order lhat we may prompth' rectify the error. We have received from Mr Chadwick, jun., the following telegram: — "'The weights for horses omitted from the Dishict Handicap are Armourer, 7st 6lbs ; The Orplnui (Stevens'), 7st 21bs; Maid of Eccleston and Touchston, 7st lib. A Foreigner has drawn a design of n bridge to go across tiie English Channel, from Folkslone tot ape Grisnez, a distance of 23 miles. The proposed bridge embraces many varieties of style : some pirts tubular, some iron framework open to the sky, and some viaducts of masonry, A meeting under the auspices of the I. O.G.T's and the I.O.R's, of Feildinu, takes place this evening in the school" house, at 8 o'clook. We understand one or two " big guns " are to be let off, as well as several volleys to be fired by the Band of Hope. The charge for admission is nil. During last season it is stated that more than seven billion feet of timber were cut in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, America. The quantity of timber now standing in these States, according to the latest reports, is 81,500,000,000 feet. The supply, at the present rate of destruction, will not last more than 12 years. The Tambour Ala jor Opera Company will open at the Princess Theatre in Wanganui for a seasoa of six nights, commencing on Wednesday, the 13th instant. It would be a eood idea for the District Manager of the Railway to run a special train, starting from Palmerston on one or two days during the season, to arrive in Wanganui at 7 p.m. Passengers could return by tho ordinary 8 a.m. train from Wanganui the following morning. The Dunedin Morning Herald reports that at the Refrigerating Company's works, at Burnside, there are 5300 sheep frozen and stored, ready for shipment. Storage accommodation has been provided for 6500 sheep, but the s.s. Sorrento will take 8000. The carcasses already stored average 74lbs each, and they are free from the fatness complained of in the case of the shipment per Mataura. One lot of Southdowns from the Three Springs Station (Mackenzie Country), turned out particularly fine, while sheep from Ragitata, Clutha, Oamaru, and Waimate are also in first-class condition. The company are communicating with London agents for a steamer to load at Port Chalmers in January next.