Local and General News

Feilding Star, 29 June 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

No. 8 of Hansard is to hand. Snow foil and was lying on the ground for some time in Kiwitea last week.

The monthly meeting of the Wanganui Education Board will be held to-day.

Wauganui buyers are offering lOd per 1b for Feilding butter in one . pound parcels, packed.

A slight earthquake was felt here at 12.30 a.m. to-day, direction North West anil South East. ~

A correspondent wired on Saturday that five inches of snow fell at Wakefiald 'station, near Nelson. The weather was bitterly cold. A We are glad to learn tjwit Constable Price has so far recovered from his recent severe illness that he has been able to resume his duties at Foxton.

A ten meeting will be held this evening in the Temperance Hall, Manchester street. At the /conclusion of the tea the Her H. Clarke, Miss Malcolm, and others will give addresses.

In consequence of th« increase is the price of wheat, our local bakers have raised the price of bread. ' We direct attention to an adverti&emenViu another ■ column in connection with this. ■ • ■

,• . The postmaster requests us to remind •ur readers that new telegram, forms will be issued on the Ist July. Any persons having any of the old ones in books or l^ose forms will please return them;

The London correspondent of the Dunedin Star says that in political circles in London the name of Sir William Hart JJyke is mentioned as a probable successor to. Sir W. F. Jervois as Governor ef New 1 Zealand. ' .

The Manchester papers note as an interesting fact the decay of Dissent in that city. The reason for this is said to be the vigorous and aggressiye work *f the Established Church, which has in a large, measure become the church of the peopla in that part of England. . .

As showing the extent of the poverty and diitresi now exiating in the parish of Camberwell, Mr Turney, J.P., ncthtly in one day adjudicated upon the unpr»oedented number of sit thousand and; ninety summonse*, which had beea issued! for non-payment of en* quarter's paro* chial tax*B. Truly we live in hard timei.

The recent heavy rains had the effect, of considerably swelling the Making stream, and the approaches to the; Beanie street bridge have been washed away/ It is hard to say what expense this may lead to, bmt the loss will oe he%vy. The 1 northern approaoh to the Wax^rick street bridge also "caved »/' and sheuld be seen to at once. ' S

The following are x th> names of th« teamohosen to play for the Wanganui Football Club at Pmlinerstonon Saturday, July 3rd:—^rwards, Chubb (captain)/ Gray, Chug (2), Mason, Peat, Banking Roddy, and Fowler; quarter-baeks^ Kitchen aitf Fookee : half-backs, Austin, Greenwood,' and Walton ; full-back, T. Coakley>

The sale on the farm of the late •■ rJ. P. Hammond, of Bulli, conducted by P. B. ■Jackson and Co. on Tuesday next, projttises to be .well attended, 'la reply to numerous enquiries we may state that the morning- trams, from Wanganui and Foxton will both drop pan senders at Greatferd, and probably a brake will Umve Feildiug, tooled by one of our local Jehus. '

The sale of sections in the Pahiatiia village settlement has proved very success* ful. - Fifty-eight lots were, offered and 48 were taken up, the area thus represented being 575 acres 37 percbet, realising £2038 13s. About 80 applicants were unable telobtain the sections which they wished /The-; Land Boacd is veTf w.ell Batinßed with the result «; the «ale, an<l is hopeful that when - other/village settl*«ent sections are effered go«d prices will be realised.

Ob Fndav lext Meisrt F. B. Jackson 'and Co. will >U. at thf residenre of l|r Themas A Pi ic*. who is leaVinjr Fofldiaif to settle iv. Auckland, a quantity of fruit trees and pot plants of choice varieties. Some hams and bacon will alto be offend, and as Mr Price has been a prime taker for the«e at erary show held im Feilding, they ought to meet with keea eompetitibn. Several articles of household furniture. *c, will also be put up. The advertisem«nt which appears on our third page will furnish all other particulars. The ceremony of installing Jthe W.Mand inTestingthe officers of the Vancitikei Lodge, 19Q4. B.C. took place at Bull, on Thursday ««min|, Bro. T. Xin S , Pit. of United Manaiiatu^ acting as lnstatfinff Master. The^bllowifw is a list of the new officers;— W.M.. T. Munrb ; S.W., W.T. Flower; J.W^ Bro.J. Harper; J.O.VBro. Ludwuc; Secretary, Broi Kayt. Treasurer, Brb. ■«,- T. Akere. Adrautam. wasjaken of the occasion to present Bro. C.W. McLean with a P.M. r i jiwel and also ar handsome geld watch with inscription. — Palmerstoa Times. • ,