Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 50, 6 October 1885, Page 2

Local and General News

The meeting of the Manchester Road Board callod for Saturday last, lapsed for want of a quorum. We are glad to learn from the Manawatu Times that Mr James Linton has been restored to his usual health. . A special train in which His Excellency the Governor will be a passenger, will pass through Feilding to-morrow about noon. To-day we publish the ; cataloguo of Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock sale and horse parade, which will be held at Palmerston on Tuesday next. A Maori reported at Greytown that the body of George Buck had been found in the Wainuioru River, near the place where he is believed to have-been drowned. A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Thursday next to consider the advisableness of authorising the collector to sue for rates. The church parade of the Manchester Rifles on Sunday last was not well attended owing to the rainy weather. About a dozen men fell in, but as that number was not sufficient, Captain Macarthur dismissed them. The knowledge that a considerable advance has been made in the value of town sections in Hulcombe, by the increased business prosperity of that place, has induced Mr Andrew Luff to place a number of them in the market. As these are well situated, and Mr Luff is prepared to give exceptionally good terms, we anticipate "that they will bo readily taken upV

The sub-inspector of the Bank of Australasia was on an official visit to Feilding to-day.

Captain Edwin telegraphs": — Barometer further rise everywhere. Telegrams for very cold nights have been sent to all stations.

We understand that Messrs Scott Bros., of Wellington, have taken over the estate of P. J. Miller, a bankrupt, and will pay 10s in the £.

Halcoinbe and Sherwill will hold their usual stock sale on Thursday, the Bth inst., at their Warwick street sale yards. Several important additions appeal" in the list to-day.

To-day the Borough Council invites tenders for the formation and breastwork of Ilobson street. Plans and specifications may be seen on application at the office of the Town Clerk.

To-day Foxton will be "en fete" to welcome the Governor who will arrive by special coach. A deputation from the Local Board, and some fireworks will be the most prominent features of the fete.

A runaway occurred in the Kimbolton road yesterday afternoon. The animal with the vehiclo attached, rolled ever a culvert, but was not in any way injured. Several gentlemen, who witnessed the accident, rendered valuable assistance in getting the horse on his legs again.

Mr E. Croodbehere, clerk to the Kiwitea Eoad Board, has received a communication from the Under Secretary, asking him to call a meeting of the Chairman of Koad Boards for the purpose of electing a representative to sit on the Hospital Board for the district.

The following Peilding jurors were drawn yesterday by the Sheriff for attendance at the next sittings of the Palmerston District Court : — W. Golding, T. Chamberlain, J. Munroe, E. Goodbehere, W. Humphries, 11. Bennett, W. J. Whisker, E. Turner, and T. Barker.

In the Public Hall this evening, Miss Lizzie Lawrence and the New Zealand Comedy Company will appear in " Withered Leaves," which will be followed by the laughable farce of " Sarah's Young Man." "We expect to see a good house as several of the members are already wellknown to Eoilding audiences.

Vanity Fair, alluding to the prevalent distress m England, says that at Newmarket lately, thirteen of Mr Chaplin's yearlings only averaged 1,(530 guineas, and some ef the more fashionable-bred animals only 3,000 guineas apiece, one handsome filly being disposed of at the rate of but one guinea an ounce.

Mr Stout has been elected president of the Dunedin Commercial Travellers' Association. Sir Julius Yogel has boon called king of the carpet baggers and now his (nominal) chief is king of the bagmen. Hen pietas ! Hen prisca fides, which means, " Alas ! for piety — Alas ! for our ancient faith !" and falls as a metaphorical tear on each of them.

The Governor will arrive here by special train to-morrow at 11 - 55 a.m., and will be delayed for a few minutes until the train from Wanganui passes. The time, short as it must necessarily be, will enable many of our loyal citizens to be in attendance at the railway platform to pay a tribute of respect to the representative of Her Majesty in New Zealand.

We have received from the Robin Hood Company the names and addresses of principal winners in their Hawkesbury meeting ; also some of committee of drawing. The promoters also toll us that their £50,000 on Melbourne Cup is going ahead wonderfully fast and that the number they will close for at the end of the month will astonish the world. Agents are requested to obey instructions on books.

We direct attention to the notice which appears te- lay from Mr W. Reading, who intimates that he will on Saturday next open a bookseller's and stationery business in the shop known as Thompson's old store. One competence for life has already been made in the building mentioned, and we hone Mr Heading will be equally successful. We notice that several important agencies are advertised, but for full information wo refor our readers to the advertisement itself.

By the noon tram to-day, Mr Newman, accompanied by Mr Bon Gosling, proceeded to Foxton in charge of the fireworks to be displayed and exploded this evening, in honor of His Excellency, the Governor in that muck-to-bo-envied settlement. That the presence of so august a visitor will give infinite satisfaction we have an abiding faith, but for unadulterated happiness commend us to the fireworks. Wo hope Mr Newman will take "time by the fireworks," and obtain letters patent which will for all time, and the future, secure to him the title of Chief Pyrotechnist to tha Governors of New Zealand.

Some American oditor has been analysing a list of 300 graduate!) nnd distinguished pupils at. the Philadelphia Normal School, liis object being to discover the favorite names of American girls. According to his computation', Mary leads off with thirty, being pretty closely pressed by Anna with twentyfour, between whom and Elizabeth heels are trodden upon by . aura with sixteen, Margaret with thirteen, and Kutherine with twelre. Helen and Emma and Lilian and Clara are all pretty popular, while Florence comes last with fire, Edith ani Agnes anJ Grace and Mariu being conspicuously absent.

An American paper thus describes Miss Florence Mnrryatt. who has. lately been lecturing in New York : — " Her tiery red robe — a fac-simiie of the dress worn by Miss Ellen Terry in the (rial scent? of 'Tlie Meivhini of Venice" — .was short enough to show two substantial black slippers ornamented with flowers and a pair o' white silk stockings, Miss Marryatt's blonde hair was fluffy, and projected in various directions- from under her Oxford mortar board cap. She placed one hand upon her hip, let the other hang down by her tide, and, bearing her weight first on one foot and then on the other with sudden picturesque lurches, began her talk in a deep, eon-: tral to voice pitched about B bel«w the treble clef."

There "was a moderately good attendance, at the Foresters' Hall on Sunday evening last to listen to the lecture, , delivered by Mr T. B. Walton, of Palraerston, under the title of "The Lad on the Cattle Station." The lecturer, explained that the subject had been suggested by a series of sermons on Joseph under a similar ■' title, delivered by a certain clergyman in Palraerston. In that case only one view of the cnaractor had been given, and the lecturer's object was to endeavour to give the other. ' For every:thing he advanced Mr Walton brought scripture proof, and the discourse, wliich was couched in eloquent language, showed considerable study, and during the dor livery it was. frequently applauded. It was annouhced that Mrs Moore would again lecture on the platform .'-next: Sunday evepingi ' .: " : , ;.:'.". ■",.■