Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 85, 18 February 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

« We have to acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers. There are only 45,000,000 sheep in the United States of America. Mails for Palmerston and Wellington now close as 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Meeting of Sports Committee to-night, at Mr Bray's office, at 8 o'clock. For brewing purposes the water of Feilding is said to be equal to that of Bur-ton-oa-Trent. Our local florists are reminded that the Horticultural show will be held on the Ist of March. We have to acknowledge receipt of the Illustrated Australian, New Zealand Edition, dated the 11th instant: The plant for the new brewery will arrive early next week. Work will be started almost immediately. Elack & Co.'c railway timetable and map for February is to hand, and may be seen at this office. Catalogue of entries for Messrs Stevens and Gorton's sale at Awahnri, on Tuesday next, appears on our third page. Tenders for the erection of a house for Mr Buchanan, at Beaconsfield, will close on Tuesday. Nominations for the Kiwitea Licensing District must be made before noon on Monday. The Anniversary Banquet of the Court Loyal Feildißg, .A.0.F., will beheld on Friday the 24th instant. We regret to announce the death from fever of a son of Mr Edwin Young, which took place yesterday forenotn. It is only a few days ago Mr Young lost his eldest daughter from the s ime cause. According to the local papers the Palmerston Borough Council encouragos new settlers to come to the place by giving them all the local work to do. This is rough on the contractors already on the spot. It is said that the attention of some Dun.e/iin lawyers has been attracted to y&lnff Rait, who was suppnßed to have been drowned, and they find that tb» family has been advertised for, and that a legacy of some thousands of pounds is likely to be secured for him.

'The Hon Johnny Martin, M.L.C, has returned his £25 drawn last session above the amount intended.. The O'amaru Garrison Band will prob ' ably yjsit Melbourne during the Exhibi» tion. We have to acknowledge receipt of the programme of the Wanganui Annual Regatta. Stevens and Gorton will hold a sale of stock at Feilding on Thursday, the 24th mst. List of entries appear elsewhere. Mr Haultain was presented with, an address and a purse of sovereigns when he left Palmeraton. Services will be held m the Mangaone school, by the Rev. H. M. Murray, on next Wednesday evening at half past seven o'clock. la ancient times kissing a pretty girl , \ was a cure for beaaache. It is difficult to \ improve upon some of those old- fashioned remedies. Eussia has ordered all horses on the Galician frontier to be seized and ready for war at a notice of three days, in case hostilities are begun. j "Tell me not m mournful numbers, ! Life is but an empty dream," but go at once, and inspect the stock at J. C. Morey & Co.'s in Fergussou street. Thousands of men who cannot afford to take a paper, drink the value of a week' s subscription in a glass of beer, and neve r begrudge the expense. — Sunday Times. A Sydney cable states that in wool the local demand is active, greasy continuing at good prices. There have been large withdrawals recently from the local market, in consequence of London prices' The Napier Telegraph says : — Rude* ness and rulgarity are the least bad products of our school curriculum, and lar* rikinism, which develops into crime, is, we are fully persuaded, the direct result of secular education. On Thursday afternoon when MrNeilson -was blasting a log at his farm on the Ashurst Road, a large splinter flew off and struck him on the head, inflicting a severe scalp wound, Dr Johnston dressed it, and Mr Neilson is now in a fair way towards recovery. We publish to-day an advertisement from Mr W. G. Hayoittlein which he announces the opening of a large and varied stock of well selected goods, in his new shop iv Fergusson Street, The best advice we cau give our readers is for them to go and see for themselves. A bag of registered letters which arrived by the lonic at. Port Chalmers on Thursday, has been found to have been tampered with. The affair is being investigated by the Postal authorities. The banks in Feilding have received circulars to the effect that bank letters have been abstracted. In Chicago, during the twenty- four hours preceding six o'clock p.m., on Christmas Day, four persons had been reported stabbed, one shot, and a policeman and an alderman severely pummelled. In fact there was every indication that people were going to have a high old time. On Thursday next a tea meeting will be held, under the auspices of the Salvation Army, at the Mangaone School. Tea will be on the tables at 6.15 p.m. Major Lovelock will be m Feilding on Wednesday evening, and a meeting will he held m the Barracks, Manchester street. Mr James Smith, the enterprising proi pnetor of that well-known and popular emporium, Te Aro House, Wellington, publishes with to-day's issue an inset recounting the enormous bargains now offered by him at the sale of Price's bankrupt stock at the Hall of Commerce, Wellington. The catalogue of prices will be found well worthy of perusal, and em- ' braces extraordinary bargains in every ; department of the trade. In connection with the bush fires recently prevailing, we are glad to learn ■ that " good burns" have been the rule, although, aa is usually the case, consid- ■ erable damage has been done to boundary ; fences. The tram-lives of the various , saw mills have also suffered damage, in some cases the loss being very heavy. The Landed Property Guide, published , by Messrs T. Kennedy Mac Donald & Co., , of Wellington, for the February quarter, , is to hand. The volumn contains, in addition to the ordinary matter, detailed re- ' ports of the various sales of private estates in each of the provincial districts, and reports of Commissioners -of Crown Lands throughout the colony. The Church of England vestry purpose having a Gift Auction in aid of the church. Members and friends are invited to assist by forwarding gifts in the shape of live stock, grain, dairy produce, garden stuff, or work of any kind. For other particulars we refer our readers to the advertisement which appears on our third page. The Bishop of the Diocese will hold a confirmation service in St. John's at 11 o'clock on Suuday February 26th, he will also preach at the evening service at 7 o'clock. The Bishop has also signified his intention of visiting the Kiwitea district on Monday 27th, a service, with Holy Communion, will be held in the Kiwitea Hall, the sermon will be preached by His Lordship. A Cboßß Babt. — Nothing is bo conducive to a man's remaining a bachelor as stopping for one night at the house of a married friend, and being kept awake for i five or six hours by the crying of a cross baby. All cross and crying babies need only Dr. Soule's American Hopßittersto make them well and smilhng. Young man, remember thiß. — Traveller. , The annual treat and picnic of the Taonui school was held last Friday, in a paddock kindly placed at the disposal of the promoters by Mr William Bailey, and proyed a great success. About 150 persons, including adults and children, attended the tea, after which the little folks were treated to the usual out-door amusements, greatly to their pleasure and enjoyment, A very enjoyable dance wound up the proceedings, at which a number of Feilding residents were present. Hinemoa. the Maori prophet, mny not be so far out in his predictions about Tarawera after all. The Bay of Plenty j Times says :— -Lake Botomahanais again , filling up with water, and will be considerably larger than the lake was formerly known. There is no visible outlet for the accumulation of waters, and it is j be ieved that this coming winter they will hare risen to the base of the mount am and find an outlet ci her in the fissure or rise to such a liei ht as to again make ! Tarawera their outlet. In the- former case thintis will be more lively than ever in the mountain as the contest between ! fire and water becomes fiercer and fiercer ■ and in time this is pretty certain to lead to another eruption though such would ' not be Mta'y !o )>e ko extensive as that recen% ei^iri need.