Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 58, 16 November 1886, Page 2

Local and General News

A meeting of the Feilding school committee will be held this evening at 8 o'clock.

Mr Andrew Campbell, of Awahuri, Ftarted shearing operations on his property yesterday.

We aro glad to learn that a large number of entries have been made from Feilding to the A. and P. Show in Palmerston on Friday next.

We learn that Mr David Curry has removed his stock of cattle from tho Kiwitea to his farm at Fitzherbert, near the new towhship of Whitmore.

Nominations for the position of Mayor of the Borough of Feilding, must be presented to the Returning Officer tomorrow before noon.

A notice appears elsewhere giving particulars of the train services on Friday 19th instant, the date of the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral show.

Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co. will hold a sale of stock at Johnsonville to-morrow. A special tram on Sunday took down a quantity of stock in thirteen trucks, and one last night with twenty-three trucks.

We are glad to learn that the Spring Show of the Manchester Horticultural Society, to be held on Wednesday December Ist, is likely to be well patronised by exhibitors.

A special meeting of the Kiwitea Road Board will be hold on Saturday next to pass a resolution to adopt the Local Bodies Loans Act 1886 generally within the Board's district.

We are glad to hear that Sergt. Evans is getting a toam together of the Manchester Rifles, to fire against tho members of the Feilding Brass B.md, on Saturday next.

Mr Linton had on view yesterday in his shop, Kimbolton Road, two carcasses of sheep grown on Mr J. Nairn's property, Mount Stewart, weighing 140 and 138 lbs respectively. With the caul fat, tho two weighed 3201b5.

Complaints have been made to ua that a number of horsemen are in the habit of indulging in hurdle and flat races on the racecourse on Sundays. The practice is a very reprehensible one, and should be at once stopped by the proper authorities.

The privileges of tho Feilding Boxing Day Sports were sold by Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co. on Saturday. Tho gates realised £46, and lawful games £l. Tho two booths, lawn and cards were boujrht in on account of the committee, but tho booths were afterwards disposed of to Mr Summers.

The Auckland Bell mentions that a very brilliant meteor was seen falling in a southerly direction on Thursday evening, about a quarter to eight. It was visible for several seconds, finally bursting like a large rocket. At the same time in Feilding a meteor similar in every respect, was seen to fall.

Tenders are invited by the District Engineer for the erection of station buildings at Tamaki and Woodville on the NapierPalmerston railway line. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works offices Wanganui and Woodville, and at the railway stations Napier and Master tou.

The first instalment of tho Property ' Tax is due on the 14th December. Mr Day, tailor, &c, of Wangauui, has an important notice m our Wanted column. Mr Daw will run his brakes to Palmerston on Friday next. Seats may be booked at once. The wife of Mr David Miller died yesterday, after a short illness. The funeral will take place on Thursday. To-day Mr S. J. Thompson invites tendors for the erection of a dwelling house (labor only). Tenders close ou Monday next. I The Wellington mails did not. arrive ! last night as the Utaki river was in flood. Mr Jackman and some other passengers crossed iv a boat and came on. The following additions have been made to P. R. Jackson and Co.'s sale at Palmerston on November 20: — 30 fat cows, 20 mixed yearlings, 20 cows and calves, 2d store cows. Capfcnn John M'Lean, formerly of the Ringarooma, for 27 years in the employ of the Australian Steam Navigation Company, died reoently at his residence, Redfem. N.S.W. He was better known by the sobriquet, " Hell-fire Jack." Geraldine Primitive Methodists refused a press representative admission to a tea-fight unless he paid ! Did he do it? Not exactly! tis the Timaru Herald sajs, a newspaper representative prefers to have his meal at home, and does not go to tea: meetings for the " intellectual treat which is provided for the audience." " Samivil ! Samivil! Beyare of the vunmin that reads no newspapers"! Your father married a voman that read none, and you're the sad consequence ! You're as hignorant as a 'orse. Hignorant people say it's throwing away money to take newspaper*, and foolin' away time I to read "em."

John Nicholson, who was injured some days ago by a limb of : a tree falling on hnn when working on the Feildin" Small Farm Settlement, died yesterday morning. As Dr Monckton, who attended the deceased, gave a satisfactory certificate, the coroner, Mr Snelson, did not deem it necessary to hold an inquest.

A sausage maohine has been erected at Mr Linton's, within the last few days, capable of turning out thirty pounds of finest sausage meat in 2$ minutes. The invention is a patent of Messrs Lucas and Son, of Christchurch, and is known as "The Simplex Silent Machine." It is driven by hors© power.

Death has been busy in the family of Mackenzie. Three months ago we (Napier Telegraph) recorded the death of the head of the family, .Vlr Charles Mackenzie; 3 weeks ago his son Walter died ; and early this morning the latter's mother passed away. Much sympathy is felt for the families of Messrs Balharry,

'orr, and Wilson, who have thus been trebly thrown into mourning.

On Saturday next two very important Rides will be held at Palmerston. F. R. and Co. will sell on account of Mr J. Hall a number of coach horses and brood mares, and for other vendors a quantity of stock. In conjunction with F. R. Jackson and Co. Stevens and Gorton will sell at the Borough sale yards a quantity of purebred stock. For further particulars our readers are referred to our third page.

The editor of the Wellington Press, who justly prides himself on the knowledge he possesses of English classical authors, in answering a correspondent recently quoted a couplet from " tho Pleasures of Memory" which he attributes to the poet Campbell. In this instance he is at fault, as the author of the poem named was Samuel Sogers, Campbell was the author of "the Pleasures of Hope."

On Sunday morning, when Manchester street was crowded with persons returning from the several places of worship, three men on horseback rode rapidly among them, scattering women and children in the mOst reckless manner, causing them much unnecessary alarm. The men appeared sober, and had no excuse for riding at speed.

We (Advocate) learn by letter from Mr James Wallace, secretary of the Wellington Manawatu Railway Com. pany, that arrangements have now been completed between the Government and the company for interchange of traffic on their respective lines, and that they will come into force when the company's line is completed throughout for traffic on the 29th instant. The rates for wool, etc., will be circulated in a few days.

There was presence of mind shown in he case of tbe young lndy who sat in an alcove at an evening party with a fasoin* ating young military man, her little neice on her knee to play propriety. Suddenly the company was electrified by by the exclamation of tbe child : — " Kiss me. too. Aunt Alice !" But the sudden shock was succeeded by a feeling of relief, as Aunt Alice calmly replied — "You shouM not say, 'Kiss me two, dear, you should say, * Kiss me twice.' "

The peach trees are again showing signs of what appears to be the blight, or disease, which had such a pernicious effeot on them a few years ago, and from which they were slowly recovering. It is, however, possible the violent changes of temperature experienced lately may be the cause. In New Plymouth also the peach trees, which looked very promising in the early part of the spring, have gone off, and are now nearly as bad as they were during the worst seasons.

The Manawatu Times says: — "The Manchester Road Board passed an entirely unnecessary resolution on Saturday relative to inspection of the toll collector's book. A reference to the Act will show that any ratepayer is entitled to obtain at any reasonable time the fullest information on financial matters, and to inspect the books." If our contemporary will refer to clauses 86 and 111 of the Road Board's Act, 1882, which are the only ones apparently bearing on the question, which we can find, he will discover his opinion is not founded on good grounds. The following items are from the Manawatu Daily Times :— Great d'iffi' culty is being experienced in getting a tenant for the throne of Btilenria. Why ! not take one frem New Zealand, say ' Tawhiao or Te Whiti. If these declined possibly Palmerston might spare a Borough Councillor. We h»ve no doubt there is one at least who would not think the position too high for him. — Mr J. Herbert Hankins returned to Palmerston Inst evening from his trip to lhe Old Country, and was met at the vtntion by a large number of friends who hen rtily welcomed him buck —On We<lne«day a labourer on the railway line at Eketnhuna, named Corneliu< Keen, was buried in clay and earth by the fulling of a huge stump where he was excavating. It is feared his spine is fractured.

Owing to pressure on our space we are compelled to hoid over a quantity of reading mutter. Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day:— Warnings for gales af.er from 12 to 16 hours have been sent, to all places south of Napier and New Plymouth. - With respect to a complaint from a Feilding conTSDondent who frit aggrieved at himself and wife and family being turned out of a first class carriage on Tuesday evening and made to nd<- second cluss, a corres7)<>nd«*nt informs us tliat the guard simply did his duty by pre» ( venting people with second class tickets I occupying first class carriages. Had the guard done bis strict-d uty, he would have collected the fare for the distance travelled in a first class carriage by this disingenuous Feilding traveller, who leaves those who read his complaint to infer that, he bnd taken out first class tickets for himself and family, whereas he had studied economy and takeu second. — Herald. It is very well to grumble at the exchange charged by the Banks for the collection of cheques. But, bn the other band, comes the question, .why should the banker be asked to do any

work for nothing? Zealous correspondents are writing to the newspapers in wrath — " Inxist on gold, refuse tlieir filthy notes," they cry. Tlieir advice is in reality for the multiplication and spreading of inconveniences. What, moreover, protects us now from the burglar and the bushranger so much as the absence of cash, which we owe to the cheque system? Let us begin to send gold all oyer tbe country to every place where a man bas to pay a few hands, and at once we shall tempt crime into prevalent violence. The bankers do us a service, which we should not grudge a small payment for. - Canterbury Times.