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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 39, 13 September 1884, Page 2

Bulls Items

FBOM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT. Buiis, Septemßtaril. Master Worsfbld, whtt ■ 'has been messenger and assistant at oar local post office during, the lasfc Ijwo^years, has received well , merited promotion by being appointed assistant despatch clerk of the Napier office. During the time Mr Worsfbld has been here he has gained .the esteem of all the townsfolk, and he carries" 1 %ith him their kind wishes for hisfurtner speedy promotion. ■■■ r „ >•

There is some. talk about .forming a bicycle club in Bulls.

Mr Dunnage, of the Bank bfiNew South Wales, was out ; practising the other morning on a bicycle, aticbwlien going at the rate of fully twelve miles an hour down a steep uochiie ; tlie.-wlieel struck against a . stone, hurling Mr Dunnage several; yards ahead, but fortunately into, the grass. Barring a few facial bruises and slight sprains to both his wrists no- great damage was done. • . -" .. ;

The whole of the retiring commissioners of the Bulls Towiiv Board are likely to be re-elected. -Messrs Bydder, Fagan, ■ Gomez, Hayward, and Kemington have been declared duly elected, and. Messrs Begg and Bpbb, who Were out of the district : on the day of nomination, will be elected unopposed as soon-as the necessary forms can be carried-out. < -:'•;■> xi. oj

A coach now runs from the Carnarvon terminus afteir the'-arrival of the Poxton afternoon' train' 'and arrives here in time' to c*ateh Hayward's 7 p.m. buss. 7 It is'greatly ; td-bc regretted that the -settlers were so short sighted in not ! voting for the completion of the team as far as Sandon. In its present incomplete state it will b© a white elephant. <■< Dr Frood,-our local medico, has prepared a lengthy, report-on tthejsanitary condition ox pur township, and has made most valuable suggestions as to the necessary steps'/that will have to be taken by our Local Board •to remedy the present unhealthy state of the township. >ii - i Gases of typhoid feyee are, alarmingly on the increase. Mrs Charles Scales is now, I regret to~ sajylying in a most critical state, and seyeral other lighter cases have been reported. Mr T. Movgeip has recovered/sufficiently to be able to |a)pe a change of air, and is now on .a visit. to Blenheim. A very general wish has-been expressed: that-a Church, Mission! should be held in this parish. All those of our church people who^were able to be present at the -Marton Mission speak of- it with much. pleasure. ' .-dT Entries for the produce poultry show next month are rolling in by every mail j, from the whole of the west coast, from WeHMgton td x ßEawera, and so far it promisea .to .be the mott successful exhibition of the fcmd ever held on the west coast. . . ; ;.'■ ■ •' ' ; Sept. 12. . Mrs Charles Scales died/ earjy this morning. Great: sympathy is/felt ior the bereaved husband, whose married life has been so short!" ; ■'■ ■••' >' " - : ■''' \