The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1886. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 48, 2 October 1886, Page 2

The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1886. Local and General News

--♦ — A number of entries are made to-day to Messrs Stevens and Gorton's sale at Palmerston on Thursday the 7th inst. The speech made at Marton by Mr Bruce, M.H.R., appears to have disappointed his iriends. A commercial traveller says the bread made in Feilding is worth a penny a loaf more than any other sold on the coast. The returns of the Registrar of the Borough of Feilding show for the nine months ended September 30 — marriages, 2 ; births, 75 : deaths, 14. One pound per head reward ie offered by Mr H. Adsett to any one who will return to him at Taonui Some working bullocks which strayed some time iv December last. A notice appears to-day from Messrs Prior and Sandilands stating that Mr G. T. Curriu is about to apply for his discharge at the next meeting of the Bankruptcy Oourt. A case of remarkable cruelty has been brought undor our notice. A few days ago some person secured a cat to the railway metal near Camden street crossing, in such a manner that when tho tram passed ovor it tho unfortunate auimal was crushed to pieces. This gratuitous wickedness is deserviug of the cat-o'-nmo tails. A new adyertisement appears to-day from Mr Lyne, of Denbigh House. Mr Lyne has opened a general store in whioh ho has an entirely new stock purchased from tho best importing firms in the colony. His New Zealand made men's and hoys' suits are special features in tho clothing department. Wo hope Mr Lyne will havo a fair share of public patronage. To-day wo publish the business uotico of Mr A. Drew who has just commenced business in Palmerston North as a watchmaker and jeweller. Wo observe that when Mr Drew left New Plymouth for his new home, addresses were presenWl to him by the C'hur h Choir and the lie Brigade, he having been leader of tne first and captain of the second. The inhabitants also presented him with nn address and a purse of sovereigns. MiDrew will prove a valuable acquisition to Palmorston.

Reid and Gray's new advertisement will appear in our next issue. We have to acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers. We regret to notice that Constabl 6 , Price is still seriously indisposed. Mass will be celebrate! at St Bridget's to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock. The wind and dust, which prevailed here to-day, was quite Wellingtonian in character. A report that Messrs P. and J. Bartholomew are about to start a mill at Chelteuhami, is premature. The Manchester Road Board met this afternoon. A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue. A meeting of members of the Feilding Speoial Settlement will beheld this evening at eight o'clock, at Mr Bray's office. Mr S. J. Thompson will soon be moving into his new store. Mr Watts, the builder, is making rapid progress with the work. Tho friends of Mr A. R. Curtis are reminded that the funeral of his late son will leave Hobson street at 2 oclock tomorrow afternoon. The Feilding Boxing Day Sports Committee will have to wake up. We obseryo that other similar bodies on the coast are showing signs of activity. A special tram went down last night with seventeen trucks ladeu with cattle for Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co.'s sale at Jonsonville en the 6th instant. Labor is getting somewhat scarce in the Manchester Block. But the work to be done is only available for first class men. We have been requested to announce that there will be a Home Missionary meeting held m the Wesleyan Church on Tuesday evening next. We havo to acknowledge receipt of a compbmentary ticket for the Anniversary tea meeting on the llth mst. of the Primitive Methodist Church. The Rev. Mr Murray will lecture on the " Revised Version in relation to the Authorised Version of, the Scripture" on Sunday evening next. Mr Henry Penberthy notifies in our Wanted column that on and after Monday he will debver bread at 7d the 41b loaf for cash on delivery. The Chief Commissioner of Crown lauds stated at the last meeting of the Land Board that the Government had decided to call for tenders for clearing the Mangaone Central road. The contractor, Mr Berry, is getting the timber on the ground for Mr Bishop's new premises in Kimbolton road. The timber is from Mr Adsett's mill at Tao» nui, and is brought round by dray. We have to acknowledge receipt from the author of a pamphlet entitled " Pulpit and Pew, a sermon by "a missionary curate" preached in Christ's Church, j Wanganui, on Sunday September 12. A respectably dressed man arrived by | tram yesterday morning from the North, j and being arrested for drunkenness was brought before Mr Halcombe, J. P., and fined 5s or 24 hours. The fine was paid, i The advertisement of Messrs F. R. j Jackson and Co. for their sale at Feilding | on Thursday, the 14th of October, appears to-day. It will be seen the entries are;numerous and varied. Upwards of 100*0 head are already entered. We make the following extracts from the Manawatu Times : — A meeting of the Committee of the Manawatu Racing Club will be held to-night to consider tenders for working the totalisator at the Club's meetings during the coming season. — A meeting of the Caledonian Society is convened for this evening in the Council Chambers. To show the splendid condition of the meat now sold in Feilding we may mention an instance brought under our notice this morning in Mr Rutherford's shop. The kidney fat taken out of a carcass of beef, in the presence of one of our staff, weighed 49£ lbs, and the carcass of a wether — bred at Sauson — turned the scales at 100 lbs net. Some foolish larrikin carried the board with " look for the engine" painted on it, down to a private dwelling in Denbigh street and there left it. As this sort of thing comes under the Public Works Act which enacts that severe penalties are to be inflicted on persons damaging or removing railway property, the perpetrator of this joke may find it expensive. Mr John P. Pilkinton in a letter to the Wanganui Education Board (published in the Chronicle to-day) applying for ' payment " for work and labor done" but which the board has declined te recognise, says "it is only one more instance of the extraordinary incapacity they have all along exhibited for dealing with even the most simple matters " Mr Pilkmgton's case may be good, but his English ■ is bad for a schoolmaster. A florist m St. Paul recently lost a baby three days old. A friend called to sympathise with the father at his place of business. "You must miss the little one terribly," said the gushing visitor. '•Waal, you see," replied the florist, as he twisted a wire about the stems of some cut flowers, "me and my wife weren't very much acquainted with the little fellow." In the sermon " Pulpit and Pew" the author says — "Every mushroom newspaper knows how to compose and preacq sermons infinitely better than Pulpit does." This is a left handed compliment to the Press. Further on he says "ltis creditable that at the close of a sermon Pulpit generally leaves his hearers as ignorant of the things which belong to their peace as at the beginning." This is severe on the congregation. The Marine department has received the following telegram from Nelson : — | " The captain of the Hawea reports that the schooner '^lyde is on shore on a reef at the Croixelles. They sent a boat from the steamer to the schooner, and found no men on board. The starboard anchor was down." [The Clyde was loaded by Messrs P. and J. Bartholomew with totara piles for Port Chalmers. Thoy were fully insured. Messrs P. and J. Bartholomew had a telegram from the master this mernine from Port Chalmers, but he said nothing about the wreck.] We remind our subscribers and adverI tisers tliat another quarter ended on ! Thursday ami that prompt payment of I accounts rendered will be acceptable to I the proprietors We therefore trust that i our subscribers will respond to the first I application of our eolleetoi- on this occa- ; sion. The Bum now on our books represents a very large amount to remain out- ' standing, and accumulate for throe months, and we remind subscribers that wo do not undertake to give more tlian ; three months credit in any case. The ! cost of producing a newspaper m a j scatrej-ed country district is vorv heavy ' and the least subscribers can do is to pay promptly when their accounts are presented.

Mr Mncartkur, M.H.R informs us ' thit he will probably arrange to address the electors in Pulmer-tou on or a .'tout Monday llth October. We understand that Herr Norberghns now in course of preparation a cantata which he is composing The subject is an enlirely new one, we understand. We (Manawatu Time*) have no doubt, to judge from I err Norberg's past efforts that the work will be a success. ' The third and final dividend in the estate ot W. Waring Taylor is now pay« able. Creditors will not have much to receive, as the dividend is only 4_t in i the £. The total of the three dividends amounts te the munificent sum of 2sß_L i When interviewed by the Manawatu Standard representative, Mr Ballance . said the Representation Bill would cerI tainly be brought forward early next session, and the population representation would be firmly adhered to. There had been a great deal said about the population basis being made smaller in in country electorates, but he was entirely opposed to any distinction of the kind. Although our cablegrams tell of a fall in the price of wool, we are glad to note that the drop does not effect the clips on tbi* coast, as it is confined to scoured and merino. Cross-bred wools are holding their own, and are a penny higher thau at the opening sales of the »enes. As these are the wools usually sent from here, our sheep farmers are still in the van so far as prices are concerned, and have a brighter lookout than for some time past. — Herald. Tbe little daughter of a Congressman was paying a visit at a neighbour's, and the respective mothers wu-e talking of physical ailments and their remedies. After a little while the little girl saw an opportunity te make a remark. "My papa," she said, " always drinks whisky when he is sic"*." Then she stopped for a minute her eyes softened and saddened, and she continued slowly — "And papa is sick nearly all the time." — Washington Critic. This is the way the Btll talks to an Auckland J.P. :— " We observe that the rota of magistrates gives the names of the following Justices of the Peace as appointed to sit oa the Behch on Monday last :— W. Powell, F. L. Prime and A. G. Purchas. We warn Mr Powell to stand off. He has no business there. In present circumstances,., it is not the place for him, and his appearing will only lead to trouble. We take it that Mr Powell is not responsible for his name appearing on the rota for Monday, or that at least he has been instrumental in having it placed there within the past few weeks. We therefore refrain from further comment for the present, And merely recommend that he do not prematurely brave public opinion by attempting to administer justice."