Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 99, 22 March 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

TheKiwitea Boad Board will meet on Saturday next.

Mass will be celebrated in St. Bridgets' on Sunday next at 8 a.m.

Ellery Gilbert, pianoforte tuner, will be in Feilding on April 4 th.

Mails via San Francisco will close tomorrow evening at eight o'clock.

The fight between Laing and Slavin will come off on the Wanganui racecourse

The stewards of the Feilding Jockey Club will meet this evening at Light's Hotel.

An Ananias club is to be started at Patea. So hints a correspondent in the local journal.

Mr John Stevens has returned from the South. He will leave for India with, a cargo of horses shortly.

Mr Vereker Bindon, inspector of schools, paid a surprise visit to the Feilding state school on Tuesday last.

The Chronicle informs us that the illness of Mr Bees-Mogg has assumed a very dangerous character.

We are glad to hear that Mr James Hastie has greatly improved in health during the past few days.

Subscriptions m aid of the Norsewood sufferers will be received, and acknowledged, at the Stab office.

The privileges of the Peilding Jockey Olub will be sold at the auction rooms of Messrs Stevens and Gorton, on Saturday next.

We regret to learn that Miss Olptert, sister of the Rev. J, Olphert, has been taken seriously ill since her arrival in Auckland.

A special unreserved sale is advertised by Messrs Freeman £. Jackson and Co. to be held at Paltnerston on Saturday the 31th instant.

The Eed House has some new advertisements in our wanted column to-day, one calling special attention to Nelson, Moate and Co.'s teas.

A notice appears to-day from Mr F. E* Lmton in which he requests payment of his accounts as he has disposed of his butchers' business.

The cricket match Hawkes Bay v. Welliagton -was concluded at Wellington yesterday, the latter winning by one innings and twelve runs.

Mushroom gathering is a favorite pursuit in Feildiug at present among " grown ups" as well as youngsters. There are plenty for all hands.

A splendid bargain in house property is offerred to-day by Mr Tram, who is desirous of disposing of his private residence in Grey street prior to his leaving for England.

A Californian has been lynched for practising a new system of adding farm to farm. With a little cash capital to start with he purchased rural lots, and murdered the sellers on their way home to recover the money.

Mr C. A. Mouatfort, C.E., publishes a card over leader to-day. Mr Mountfort is at present occupied on a survey for the Government in the forty-mile bush, but ordei-s may be left with Mr John Prior, solicitor, Fergueeon street.

At the last meeting of the Wanganui Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U., Bros. B. Hood and W. T. Benefield were appointed delegates for the district meeting to be held at Feilding on 27th April. The Lodge also presented Bro. J. Wright with a handsome watch on his resigning office as permanent Secretary, after twelve years service.

To-day Mr Colville announces his intention of closing the Feilding branch of his business. In order to avoid the trouble and expense of packing, Mr Colhas decided to cell the whole of the stock now on hand at ridiculously low prices. He states he is determined to make a clearance, but in order to be perfectly consistent he offers special inducements to the trade as well as to the general public.

Mains News. — Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters, w hich are advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, biliousness and kidney complaints. Those who use them say they cannot be to highly recommended. Those affl cted should give them a fair trial, and will became thereby enthusiastic in the praise of there curative qualities. — " Portland Argue."

A notification in the Gazette applying to the Wanganui section of railway, states that cattle and shoep consigned to Johnson ville, Wellington, Ngahauranga. and Pet on a stations, from stations between New Plymouth and Wanganui inclusive, will be charged as follows for the Government part of the journey : — Cattle and sheep in single-floor trucks, 4s less than the classified rates. Sheep in double-floor trucks, 7s 6d per truck less than the classified rates.

A striking example of the truth of sailors' superstition m regard to a Friday has been exemplified in the case of the ill-fated ship Pleione. She commenced taking in cargo on a Friday, sailed from London on a Friday, fell in with a gale of wind in the Buy of Biscay and lost a man overboard on a Friday, and was ultimately wrecked on a 'Friday. To make matters worse she had four black cats aboard* besides a canary — enough to wreck the finest ship that floated.

Some eawmillers in Maine compress their sawdust by hydraulic power, bale it, and pell it in the cities for packing and stable betiding. — A hint for the West Coast millers. We learn from the Wellington Press that M. Cohu, representing the FivesLisle Company, the largest company in the world for sugar milling machinery, ! is now on a visit to this colony. On Monday last M. Cohu set out for a trip to the Manawatu, Bangitikei, and Man- : Chester districts, for the purpose of seeing the beets grown this season, and getting them analysed with a view to industrial resultß, and selecting the spots -most suitable for the erection of mills. There is a great fuss being made in England just now because the Duke of Edinburgh has discontinued his subscription of five guineas to the Kent county hospital.. It is not forgotten m New Zealand that His Grace attempted to bilk his washerwoman at Dunedin. He ought ; to go into business of some kind in order • to fully develop his acquisitive talents. : For example a marine store for the pur- i chase of " all sorts" would be about down to his weight, or, if that did not answer, I let him try " baked taters." Last week's Observer has the following: — " Matthews is said to be training steadily for his forthcoming match with Laing. Dick thinks it will be a hard fight. The contest is fixed for the 29th instant at Otahuhu race course, but owing to Lamg's other engagements it is doubtful whether it will take place on that date." Laing is also in hard training and is getting ready for his two engagements first with Matthews and then with Slavin. Shbewdness & Ability.— Dr. Soules' American Hop Bitters so freely advertised in all the papers, secular and religious, are having a large sale, and are supplanting all other medicines. There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of these Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters, whose virtues are so palpable to every one's observation. — ' Examiner and Chronicle.' The purchasing public (especially those, who pay cash) will be pleased to learn that S. J. Thompson, of the Bed House is now marking off his first autumn and winter importations of drapery . The extent and variety has never been greater than at present at the Bed House. It ever has and always will be the aim of the proprietor to make the Bed House the cheapest Warehouse in Feilding. — Advt.

In the name of the Prophet Figs. We have just bought a Bankrupt Stock of Drapery and Clothing, late in the possession of A. J. Price, Hall of Commerce, Wellington, have bought it cheaply, and will give any quantity of tremendous bargains to all Customers at Te Aro House, Wellington. We have removed this Bankrupt Stock to our own premises because we here more light, more room, and more comfort, j for customers at Te Aro House, Wel» lington. We are altogether too busy to make out a price list, but Customers always expect some thumping bargains from Bankrupt Stocks, and they will most as« Kuredly get at this Sale more astonishing ones than they have ever seen or heard of in their lives at Te Aro House, Wellington. This Bankrupt Sale commences on Saturday, February 11th, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Countrt Kesidents Jsheuld rush to train early and eagerly. Bailwav fares are now cheap enough and all Customers will save their fares many times over by «?eming to this Sale of Price's Bankrupt Stock at Te Aro House, Wellington.