Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 145, 18 May 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

Owing to the wet weather on Sunday, the attendance of worshippers at the several churches was very small. On Thursday evening next the Manchester Rifles will parade for Government Inspection. Special Evangelical Services will be held every night (except Saturday) this week in the Primitive Methodist Church. Messrs Stevens and Gorton held a stock sale at Awahuri to-day. A report will appear in our next issue. The Auckland Watchman has ceased publication owing to want of support from working men. Special attention is directed to the furniture and land sale to bo held at Grey street on Saturday next, by Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill. We hare to acknowledge receipt of a com pli turn tary ticket tor tho Awahuri School Concert, which will take place this evening. A chess club has been started in eon* nection with the Wanganui Public Library. This would be an excellent example for Feilding £o follow. Nominations for the position of auditors j of the Feilding Bbrough accounts mu«t j be sent in to the returning officer, Mr Hill, by Monday, the 24th instant. The election will take place «n June Ist. There was a smart shook of earthquake felt here on Sunday morning about 3.35. Immediately afterwards there was a r> - markably heavy downfall of rain, which lasted for some minutes. The Government have received a cable from the Agent-General, announcing that the seal of the new Midland Railway Company has been affixed to the assignment of contract to the company, and that a deposit of £5000 has been paid by the directors to the Agent-General. Mr Mathers, of the New Zealand Bible Tract and Book Society, is at present open (for a few days only) in the shop lately occupied by Mr W. Heading, with a large selection of the Society's Books. Inspection ia invited. — Advt.

A telegram was received from Otaki this morning, stating that Mrs J. Sheath, wife of the postmaster at Tauranga, was drowned in the Otaki river yesterday. ' Good lack tnpH at one's door once in a mm* lifetime,' and most m»n hare just gone over to the neiuhbou.'i wheu the knock comes. Able-bodied tourist (terrified by a squnll on Scotch lake) — 'Let u« pray.' Bluff old boatman -•• No, no, my man. Let that little chap pray ; you take an oar.' » Mr M. Burgess, of Hulls, was the successful tenderer for the Wnnjjiinui Pri«on contract at £1863 2s 3d. The highest tender was for £2425 15s, by an Auckland firm. Several persona in this district who forwarded draft a to the fraudulent " Electric Lamp Company" in the U.S.A. have had them returned by the United States Police Department. A " time ball" will shortly be put up at the Feilding Telegraph Office. Tim will be a great convenience to the public, and create greater unanimity on the question ot time. The Presbyterian Church is entirely free of debt, and there is £55 in hand on account of the Manse Fund, £25 of which has been contributed by Mr J. H. Stevens' lectures on the Soudan. The crushing of 70 tons of quartz, from the Golden Crown claim, Terawhiti, was commenced at the Albion battery on Monday, and will in all probability, be completed about the end of this month. —Post. Cheap Bailway Fares to Wanganui on the Queen's Birthday should induce many to visit that town for the purpose of being photographed at Mr Martin's. This should prove a fine chance to take the children in to be photographed. — Advt. Some damage was done by the fresh in the Makino on Sunday to Mr Aitken's contract for the Beattie street bridge, but Mr Aitken informs us that the whole can be repaired or made good again at a comparatively small cost. v We learn from the Examiner that the dispensation and warrant of constitution for opening the Buahina Lodge of Freemasons at Woodville has been received. The consecration and installation ceremony will probably take place about the middle of next month. An American paper gives the following dimensions of a tree pnt into the water at a logging camp: — The tree contained three 24 foot logs, which scaled as follows : Butt, 7512 feet; second, 5732 feet; 5826 feet — a total of 20,070 feet of lumber in the tree. The dfameter at the ends was 78, 71, and 64 inches respectively. At the last meeting of the Eiwitea Road Board Mr T. R. Taylor was elected chairman. This gentleman has occupied the same most responsible position ever since the Board was formed, and fulfilled its onerous duties with entire satisfaction to his fellow members as well aa the ratepayers. We congratulate Mr Taylor on nis re-election. The latest report current in the lobbjp* is that, with the concurrence of Major Atkinson, the leaderahip of the Oppoaiiion party i « to be offered to Mr Bryce, and that if that gentleman will consent to be nominated for the position, his election is certain. We simply give this rumour for what it may be worth. — Times. Last Friday morning John McManus, 30 years of age, while removing basils from a revolving drum at Lightband and Allen's tannery, Woolston, Christchurch, was accidentally killed. A sack fastened rouadhis shoulders caught in the shafting, which drew him off the ground and broke his neck. Ho had been a fellow stowaway with Flenney, who was burned to death on the Coptic a fortnight ago. Wo regret to learn of the death, from consumption, on Sunday evening last, of Mrs Barton, at the early age of 24 years. The deceased lady was the third daughter of Mr Daniel Kitchen, of this town, and will be remembered as having been at one time, with her elder and even more gifted sister, a prominent member of the Wanganui Harmonic Society. Both ladies fell victims to the same wasting and fatal disease. — Chronicle. An alphabetical football match was played on the Oval last Saturday afternoon, and resulted in a win for the latter part of the alphabet by two goals and a try (11 points) to two tries (4 points). There was a fair muster, there being about ten players on each aide, and although the ground was very slippery some very good play was shown— particularly by the new members. With practice, Feilding should have a fairly strong teatn this year, and will, we are sure, give a good account of themselves in the cup matches, the first of which will be i played about the beginning of next month. 11 Puff" in the PreM writes;— " Yes— do you remember the story about the chap who u«ed to boast about his intu maey with groat folks P No, toll us that ! Well, ho met a gentleman one day. and the conversation turned on the custom of eating fi*h, and the tontleman said there was always a course of fish at a well arranged dinner! "Oh no" said the other " I dined at the Duke of SutherI land* yesterday and there was no fish." " No" replied the gentleman, " they'd no doubt finished it upstairs !" Upstair* f Oh, oh, I soo ! That was a nasty jar ! That poured contempt; on all hit pride ! Down among the flunkies, eh P Our readers are reminded of the Chm eh of England Bazaar to be opened on Thursday next at two in the afternoon. The > attraction* offered to visitors ought to ! prove irresistible, not only from their charming variety, but from there cheapness of the many useful and ornamental I articles to be offered for purchase. A new feature will be introduced called The Mechanical Waxworks, which will afford astonishment as well as amusement. From the manager of this show we learn that his waxworks are capable of representing even greater diversity of characthan those of the famous and lamented Artemus Ward. The musical and automatic doll has to be seen to be appreciated. The riverasteamer Tuhua has caused more trouble and excitement in Wanganui than even a municipal election generally does in that gay city. There has been meetings of shareholders, meetings of directors, and meetings of committees. Actions for damages, actions for libel, and actions for threatened assault are flying round in all directions. Everybody seems to be affected, more or less, by the unfortunate hooker. Men that were one time bosom friends have become bitter foes; even those who are officially appointed to keep and preserve the peace have not escaped the contagion. The only prudent, sensible person appears to be the secretary of the company, who did not kick a couple of shareholders oxit of his office when they grossly insulted him on Saturday last. He has put his case in the hands of the police.

We are glad to announce that Mr T. ' W. K. Foster is somewhat better to-day. Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day — | Telegrams to expect strong northerly, winds have been sent to all places south of Napier and Wanganui. A petition has been presented agninJt the election of Mr K. M. Taylor, for Sydenham, a Clirixtchurch constituency, on the ground that votes were received after 6 p.m., the hour appoiuted for the closing of the office. I Little Nell — ' Whnt church were you married in, grandnix?' Grandma — ' I was not married in any church, dear. I was a very naughty girl, and ran away with yourgrandpi.' Little Nell — ' Mercy me! I'd never run away with such a fussy old gentleman as grandpa.' > The Gore papers says that Sir Julius Yogel, on hearing of the Governor's mim hap at Onehunga, wired to His Excellency: — "You lacked enterprise and confidence. You should have progressed by leaps and bounds to the side of the vessel. If you're in danger of cold, borrow a suit from the captain. Borrowing will cure anything." The nominations for the Palmorston Caledonian handicaps will close to-morrow evening at 9 o'clock. Handicaps for the hurdles and walking match will be published in the Palmerston papers on Friday. The ground is now being put in splendid condition by the men employed on the work. Train services from Feilding to Palmerston will be published in our next issue. Two tramps, one of them a young man, the other well advanced in life, had just left a house where they had been supplied with a bountiful dinner, " I say, Bill," queried the younger of the two, " where do you s'pose we'll get our supper?" The old tramp turned on him in disgust. "Here you've just had your dinner," he s.-iid, " and you begin to wonder where you'll get supper. If that's the kind of disposition you've got, young fellow, you had better quit the profession and go to work