Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 32, 26 August 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

There will be no mass at St Bridget's on Sunday next. Several notices appear to-day from the. Official Assignee in bankruptcy. The natives, of Wanganui, have decided to proceed against Stubbs in the Buhiruhi caeo, oa a chargo of manslaughter. A new advertisement appears to-day from Mr S. J. Thompson, showing still further reductions iv prices. Tenders for a mile of wire fencing are invited by Messrs J. J. and S. Williamson, of Waituna. Mr H. Adsott advertises timber for sale, at his Feilding timber yard, near the railway station, at pricos to suit the tinie^ The Manchester Rifles will parade at the barracks on Saturday night at eight o'clock, iu.uuiform with side arms only . Any person desiring a copy of P. Cooper's catalogue of garden seeds &c, may obtain it on application at this offioe. Yesterday's Ohroniole says — A traveling post office van is shortly to be fitted up in the train from New Plymouth southwards. We understand that a meeting of the Manchester Horticultural and Pastoral Sooioty will be called shortly to arrange for the spring chow.

Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day — Warnings for heavy southerly gales and very cold weather have been sent to all stations.

Mr Train announces that his sale is still going on. He asks buyers to bring any price list published and he will sell under it. We refer our readers to the advertisement.

Settlerß will be glad to hear that Mr Freeman E. Jackson had a very successful sale at JolinsonviUe, Wellington, yesterday. Everything was sold, wethers realising an average of 12s, and bullocks between £8 and £9.

A notice of deep interest to single men desirous of "changing their condition," appears to-day from a matrimonial agency in London. It will be observed from the terms of tho advertisement that persons of all nationalities can be supplied with wives from their own countries.

The glove fight for tho championship of New Zealand, between Pettengill and Lees took place m Wangauui on Tuesday night. It resulted in favor of Pottengiil by a foul. In the fifth round Leos caught Pettongill round the neck, and the referee gave the match against Lees. It is understood Pettengill and Lees will meet again.

Messrs Freeman B. Jackson and Co will hold a sale at thoir yards iv Palmerston, to-morrow at one o'clock in the afternoon. On Saturday this firm will sell, at Fielding, a selection of fruit trees from the nursery of Mr A. Laird, and a quantity of sundries consisting of oats, chaff, barley, &o.

At the wool sales towards the end of June the following prices were roleased for VictoriuH washed fleece :— 129 bales brought 28|d, 111 pieces 2ld, 31 bellies 18} d' »nd 18 lrimbß 80d - Of another brand 46 bales were sold at 27d, 24 bales brought 26|d. Another brand wan sold as follows :— 163 bales at 2(3 M, 126 bales at 25Jd, 12 bellies at 16fd, and 13 bales lambs at 26|d.

people who are in the habit of paying small accounts by means of postage stamps are not always aware that they are hable to be fined heavily for this. Olauße 16 in part I of the Stamp Act 1882, says " Every person who, not being duly licensed to deal in stamps, deals in any manner in stamps shall, for overy such offence, forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty pounds."

We hear on the best of authority that that well-known old established drapery and clothing business carried on by Mr J. B. Hamilton for the last four years and a half, will change hands at the end of the present week to the Wholesale Drapery Importing Company who hare for their object the supplying of goods direct to the public at wholesale prices for ready money. Branches of the Companyhavttbeen opened with most success* ful results in New Plymouth, Wauganui, Marton, Foilding, and elsewhere. — Manawatu Times.

Wo regrrot to learn that Father McManus, paßtor of St. Bridget's, Foildmg, and St. Patriok's, Palmeraton, has been appointed to tho Kumara district on'tho West coast, Middle Island. Sinoo his arrival hero two years and a half ago, Father McManuu has won the osteem and respect not only of his own congregations bat of every one with whom he has come in contact during his stay. While wo are sorry to lose him wo congratulate the pooplo of Kuiaara on the acquisition. We learn from tho Maoawatu Times that his successor will arrive on Sunday next.

This aft or noon a heavy thiu\dor storm, accompamod by a pale of wind, hail, and rain burst ovor Fcildmg. Colonel Gorton was conducting the usual stock sale of his firm at the timo, but after a few mo lnents* attempt to withstand the galo, the auctioneer and buyers, of whom there was a very largo assemblage, had to fly for the shelter afforded under tho bako'ny of the Denbigh Hotel. After the first fiorce blast of tho storm had pasaod (;he sal© was renewed m the drenching rain, yet notwithutunding these adverse circumstances, excellent prices ware realised..

To-morrow Messrs Stevens and Gorton will soil, at their Feilding sale rooms, 500 fruit trees from the Aramoho nursery of Mr Bonofiold.

Wo learn from the New Zealand Times that the libol action Vogol v. Wakofiold and Roydhouse is set down for hearing on Monday next.

Mr Sala lately advertised for a lady secretary, age not undor 30, a governess preferred, who must write a legible hand and have a knowledge of French. He received 435 answers, and the terms demanded by those ladies varied from 6s a week to 255. They must have had hopes.

The Advocate informs us that a man named Hourigan who travelled through thiß district about three months ago representing himself as agent for Messrs T. K. Macdonald and Co.'s Landed Property Guide and obtained a number of advertisements, which were paid for in advance. Subsequently Messrs Macdonald and Co. repudiated Hourigan, and denied that tboy had given him authority to act on their behalf. Thereupon Mr Tennent, of Marton, who was one of the victims, laid an information against Hourigan for obtaining money under false pretences. Hourigan has been arrested at Napier and will be brought bofore the court at Marton on an early dato. Several Feilding people are interested m this man.