Bulls Items

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 30, 13 March 1884, Page 3

Bulls Items

fnOX OUB OWN COBREBPOKDRXT.) Bulls, March 11. . The. Harmonic Society's Concert is to betgiven.on Friday, the 14th inst , not on the Itfth, m notified in my last. A* it will be) near the full moon 1 would strongly; . recommend the lovers of good music resident in Feilding not to miss •noh a musical treat and a pleasant outing" - The Her. Bf r DodweU, the newlyAppointed' curate of this district, preached on Sunday at Bulls in the morning, and Sandon in the evening, to very Urge congregations.. The rev. gentleman preached eloquent sermons in both place* and -was -listened to with rapt attention throughout. The musical portion* of the services were excellent. Mr Nicholas presided at the crgan at Bulls, and Miss Grace at Sandon. As soon as a residence luw]6eea prj>vided, .MV DodweU will return to Hobart to -bring his wife and .A family acre. He has not yet decided in which towonhip he will reside, but has a Preference for Bulls, as being near a medical man, and alio having a larger Churchmembenhip than Sandon. In the evening Mr Maclean officiated at Bulls, and preached a masterly discourse on the present revivals that are taking place, pointing out that had the Churches performed thefr v work as the Great Master had instructed thorn, the present re vivid* would not be hece«sary, and that though nineteen ' centuries had nearly parsed ftwav since the Matter left us, yet Ohristi. mmij was sadly in the minority ; else, now' eonld metf accumulate such vast fortune* tf we are constantly reading about; in the midst nf the most al»ject poverty P Members «>f Churches li«etM~mlgnifioe'nt.-^ mapaiqns and are Absolatdv roliihgvTn-.#e»lth in the same Street whet* widows and orphans die of starvation. parody on the eomnand * Sell all he h«C and give to the poorJ" Jii» to be hoped that the veitry

will use their best endeavors to obtain Mr Maclean's eloquent services oftener. Our sportsmen are troubled about the Manawatu shooting season not having been gazetted . There is also some doubt as to the power of the Waoganui Society to issue licenses in the Manawatu as advertised. I Our Horticultural Show, to be held on j Tuesday, the 18th, promises to be a big success, consequent upon the Marton j Society having decided not to hold their autumn exhibition. I would strongly j urge horticulturists and florists in Feild- : ing to send over exhibits which will hare ; every care taken of them. The Society has decided to offer additional prizes as follows, which speak for themselves : — Butter (powdered, without brand), 2 lib I rolls Prizes 5s and 2s 6d Butter, best design— Mr Manning's I money prizes, 7s 6d and 2s 6d , Bread, home-made, white — 5s and 2s 6d 'Ditto, brown— Mr Abraham's money j prize, 5 s Cheese, one whole, not leas that 101 bs —20s and 10s Bacon, one side, locally cured, smoked —10s •Ham, one, smoked— 7s 6d Hen Eggs, dozen, 2s 6d ; Duck Eggs. dozen, 2* 6d Pickles, 8 kinds, home-made, 5s and 2s 6d Prepared Tobacco, locally-grown, not less than £lb, 5s Hops, best pole, 5s Additional Prizes in Class D. Collection of Vegetables— Mr E. Bull's value prize, 18s will be given as second prize, and Mr Ludwig's value prize, 7s 6(1, as third Also, second prizes of 2s each for tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower