Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 101, 27 March 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

In Auckland they call typhoid fever " the City Council disease."

An English mail ex Ruapehu arrived yesterday by train from Wellington. Although a " protection" country, Victoria has borne away the palm in brutal outrages on women.

A meeting of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association will be held in Palmerston on the 7th April at noon.

The decaying carcase of some dead animal is lying m 'a paddock abutting the Awahuri road. The Bmeil proceeding from it is very offensive.

Messrs Eade and Venn have just opened out a consignment of beautiful toilet sets, and a number - of novelties in carpets. Special attention is directed to their new advertisement which appears to-day.

In his sermon on §unday night, the Rev. A. Hermon made special reference to the duties of parents in regard to exercising control over their sons as they grow to youth and manhood.

The Palmerstoß people are "kicking up a bobbery" because their Mayor has'nt called a meeting im devise means to relieve the sufferers by the Norewood fire. The Feilding folks ai'nt built that way.

In closing his Feilding branch Mr C. G. Cclville is determined to give the residents and settlers in this district a splenchance of laying in a good stock of boots for the winter. We refer our readers to the price list which appears to-day.

A convincing proof of the value of land in this neighborhood is given by the fact that Mr Luke Ward has cold his property on the Awahuri road, adjoining the farms of Messrs D&nner and Jennins, for the sum of £20 per acre, to a resident' at Awahuri.

Mrs Langtry doeen't forget her old friend H.E.H. She bought an expensive and handsome rocking chair a few weeks ago and sent it to Wales. As he gets older and stouter Wales is apt to drop off to sleep in bis chair, at least so the allknowing Yankees say.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a pamphlett entitled "a cure for Diphtheria by J. Murray Gibbs, M.D., with eppendix by P. J. O'Carroll, L.8.C.5.,1., health officer, New Plymouth. It appears a very useful publication and no household should be without it.

The privileges of the Feilding Jockey Club were offered by Messrs Stevens and Gorton at their auction rooms, Fergusson street. There was a fair attendance. The gates were withdrwn at £50 ; No. 1 publican's booth was withdrawn at £15 ; then the two booths were put up in one lot and withdrawn at £15 ; Mr Jackman bought the saddling paddock for £27 10s ; J. Smith the refreshment booth for £7 ; lawful games. 35e; horse paddock, 15s. After the sale the lots remaining; were sold privately, viz.,— Gates, Younger A Lamg, £45; publican's booth No, 2, W. Summers, £30. The cards were not put up as they had been sold privately to a person in Marton for £3 10s, at whioh fact some dissatisfaction was expresssedt Tie fetel lEWTrtW to £115 10*.

The reserved seats for Miss Atkins' complimentary concert are being rapidly taken up.

Mr Macmillan, of Awahuri, advertises 50 cases of limejuice imported direct from London.

A general meeting of footballers and others interested in the game, will be held at Hastie's Hotel on Saturday night.

Another cheap drapery sale will be commenced in Feilding m a few days. ( The advertisement will appear on ThursA meeting of the "Band of Hope will be held this evening in the Methodist Chapel. It is expected the Eer. Mr Harris will preside. The Hon. Walter Johnston has purchased Mr Thomas Frasers' property at Awahuri— about 1000 acres. Mr John- \ ston intends to build and reside there $er-j ■ manently. ; : "**■ Mr Saywell has just finished a Whitechapel cart for Mr Humphries of Makino. It 18 almost needless for us to say the vehicle is everything which could be desired. Sportsmen who commence operations on Friday next must not forget they may only shoot native game. Phea^inta and hares have yet to be proclaimed m the Gazette. There is nothing so economical as economy. Some of the old timber from the building which has just been pulled down at the Feilding Kail way Station has been taken to Palmerston to help to build the new post office there. Birmingham Small Farm Settlement is going a-head. Mr Lowes has growing in his garden the largest cabbages probbably ever seen in the colony. Green peas are in abundance, while every other kind of vegetable grows with the utmost profusion. The late improvements made to the saddling paddock of our local racecourse, by the Jockey Club, will be a great convenience to the public on Monday next, the day of the races. The platform is most convenient and will supply what has been " a long felt want." Bef erring to the action of the Feilding Jockey Club in sending work away, our contemporary the Manawatu Standard Bays — The Feilding Club are surely following the example of the Palmerston Borough Council in sending as much money as possible out of the place. That is a fashion now-a-days. Mr Haybittle's shop and dwellinghause at the Upper Hntt were destroyed by fire on Friday night, only a small portion of the contents being saved. The buildings were insured in the Colonial office for £450, and the cause of the fire is unknown. A shop next door, owned by Mr Barber, and a store full of hay, was destroyed at the same time. The Inspector of post offices, in company with the Feilding postmaster, made a tour of inspection of the post, offices in this district yesterday. We understand the former gentleman expressed a high opinion of the future prospects and present prosperity of the Kiwitea district, which he characterised as the finest, without exception, in New Zealand. \ There has been a separation between a Palmerston young man and hia Bweetheart. She presented him with her photograph, which he, on his bended knees, swore he would always wear next to his heart. While making his last Sunday-evening call he pulled his handkerchief from his back pants pocket, when lo the photograph, fell at his lady's feet ! She says now that he ie either a liar or his heart is not in the right place. We learn that Mr F. T. Cowper, who has for a long time past been connected with the Palmerston Post Office, is to sever his connection with this district, and will proceed to New Plymouth next week, his place being taken by Mr Wells. During his stay m palmerston Mr Cowper has taken a prominent part m'athletic matters, and doubtless his valuable assistance will be recognised by those with whom he has been connected , before his departure.— Matawatu Times. Mains News.— Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our columns, are a sure care for ague, bili* ousness 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 become thereby enthusiastic m the praise of there curative qualities. — " Portland Argue." A private meeting of ratepayers in No. 5 ward was held at Taonui last night to discuss the subject of taking a second poll for the loan which was rejected by the Government on account of an informality. The attendance was small, only a>out thirty ratepayers being present, owing to the inclemency of the weather. The Press were not lhyited as the ratepayers merely wanted to talk over matter's among themselves. As some ratepayers in the ward were not invited or, if they were— did not receive their invitations. More may be heard on the matter. A case interesting to members of Friendly Societies has just been heard and determined in Chnstohurch. A man named John Hill sued one of the Trustees of the A.O.F. Lodge, for sick pay alleged to be due. Plaintiff bad been seen going into an hotel, and his sickpay was stopped. The plaintiff said that he had received permission from the doctor to drink. The magistrate hejd that he. must nonsuit the plaintiff on the ground that he had not complied with the Society's rules. If he were dissatisfied with the decision of the Court of the Lodge, this course was clear. He had, by Bule 80, to go through certain forms to get his case considered by the arbitration committee and until he had done this he had no claim to appeal to a court of law. — Chronicle.