Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 109, 14 April 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

Owing to pressure on our space, our usual weekly weather report is unavoidably held over. We leara from the Manawatu times that, Mr Nye, of Fozton, overseer in Public Works Department, is to be retrenched after sixteen years' service. Some of our exchanges had a peculiar and fisk-hke smell this morning, owing to a package, containing medicine or something like it, having 1 exploded, and thus shaved its contents with the unoffending newspapers which were its companions in the mail bag. Mr Muealister, late Provincial Auditor, vrho hus been retrenched, but who refused to leave his office on the ground that the Government could not dispense with him, was locked out and evicted. His case is likely to come before Parliament. The charitable people of FeiHing are warned against giving aid in money or goods, to a couple of mendicants who are now " doing" the district. In case of need persons who cannot get rid of their importunity, should refer the beggars to Constable Meehan. The following tenders for lease of toll at Manawatu Gorge Bridge have been receired by the Public Works Department : — Accepted — A. Peters, Woodville, £'501. Declined — Jones and Hunter, Palmeraton North, £468; P. Scalley, Woodville, £370. At the meeting of the Land Board, held in Wellington on Thursday last, Mr Macarthur brought before the Board a letter from the Kiwitea Road Board complaining of the delay xn payment of thirds on special settlement blooks. The recoiver of land revenue stated that he had not had time to prepare the. necessary vouchers. [, Mr Justice Richmond remarked in the Supreme Court on Thursday, that legal authorities at Home were very much surprised at the length at which cases were iought out in this colony. ISot a stone was left unturned, but, added his Honour drily, there was often nothing under the stones, or so little that they might very well be left alone. — Post. Cobbe and Darragh desire to intimate that owing to the valuation of Mr Train's stock not being quite completed, they will be unable to open their premises today (Saturday). Their great cash sale of Mr Train's entire stock will commence on Monday morning next at 10 o'clock. The new firm's advertisement will be found in another column. There is a pet ram lamb cruising about the streets of the Borough just now, which has become an object of complaint by parents, who disapprove of the animal butting their children, and knocking them down. The owner will be wise to " accept this intimation," and make mutton of the beast with all convenient despatch. To-day Messrs A. and J. B. Pringle announce they have now got fairly started in the butchery in Kimbolton road, formerly so successfully carried on by Mr F. R, Linton. We feel quite certain that if energy of character, and a thorough knowledge of their business are the elements of success, Messrs A. aud J. B. Pringle can look forward to a prosperous future. We cordially welcome the new firm. We learn from a private source that the gentleman who was sent, on the recommendation of Sir James Hector, to report on the Maharahara copper lode, near Woodville, was very much pleased with the appearance of the lode, and was able to give a favorable report of it. If it turns out equal to what it promises it will be a good mine and will help the country wonderfully. He thinks it is in good hands and will be wisely and well proved. A Good Hovbkwifb,— Th« good house* wife, when she is giving her house its spring renovating, should bear in mind that th» dear inmates of her house are I more precious than many houses, and l that their systems need cleansing by ; purifying the blood, regulating the | stomach and bowels to prevent and cure I the diseases arising from spring malaria and miasma, and she must know that there is cothing that will do it to per* fectly and surely as Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters, the purest and best of medicines. "Concord .N. H. Patriot." It is with much regret and sincere sympathy with his relatives that we record the death of William Bishop, at the early age of thirty years. Deceased was a nephew of Messrs John and Peter Bartholomew, and leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his untimely end. The deceased had recently been working at Messrs Bartholomew and Dunn's new sawmill at Levin, and while so engaged contracted a severe cold, which led to some internal disorders, and terminated, as already stated above, in his early death. He was of a remarkably quiet and unassuming disposition and •was much liked by every one. Out of respect for his memory tie sawmill hands did not work to-day. Tne funeial will leave Mr John Bartholomew's residence to-morrow, at 2 p, in, Mr A Bruntoo, of Dunedin, a wellknown personage in religious circles, who leads a sect known as th« " Fruntonites, " is now a defendant in the Supreme Court on & charge of libelling a married lady. The plnintiff is a Mrs Dalbedyll, wife of a gentleman who was Formerly nn accountant in the Bank of New South Wales in Wanganui. The alleged iibel is contained ia a letter written to Colonel Leth bridge, nf Tasmania, n relative of the plaintiff's in whrch ho asserts that Mr and AJrs D.tlbedyll were not liTJDR happily together, and that this was owing to Mrs Dalbedyll huvinu had a child before her marriage to Mr Dal bed j I!, nnd insinuating that slu was not his wife and intent be sent to ji»ol for H)(fftmv. Danuges are claioe«'. fct £2000 —Herald. 1

New Zealand is being flooded with cir- ! culara from. James Wallace, of Sydney, \ the promoter of bogus consultations. ; We have before warned our readers the whole of these are rank swindles. We regret to learn from the N.Z, Times of the death of Mrs Allen, wife of Mr George Allen, one of the oldest settlers in Wellington. The deceased lady has several relatives in Feilding. No less than fifty-three certificates of . marriages were issued in Dunedin during I > last month. With one exception this is the ' best on record 1 for upwards of a dozen years, and is a certain proof " the depression" is passing away. I A large number of ladies and gentlei men were assembled on the railway platI form yesterday afternoon to bid good-bye j to Miss Ellen Atkins, who left for WelI hngton en route for Melbourne, where I she goes to fulfil an engagement with an 1 opera company. Miss Atkins has left a large circle of friends behind her in this district, who will always be glad to hear of her success in her profession. The purchasing public (especially those who pay cash) will be pleased to learn that S. J. Thompson, of the Red House is now marking off his first autumn and winter importations of drapery. Theeztentand variety has never been greater than at present at the Red House. It ever has and always will be the aim of the proprietor to make the Red House the cheapest Warehouse in Feilding. — Advt. So steadily hai the British death-rate declined during recent years that it is estimated that England and Wales contained at the end of last year more than 400.D00 persons who would have been de«d had the rate which prevailed from 1871 to 1880 been maintained. The total population of the United Kingdom in the middle of 1887 i« estimated at 37,091,594, of which 28,547,151 wee ia England and Wales, 3.991,499 in Sootland, and 4,852.914, In Ireland. ~ Fob the Autnmn and Winter Seasoas we have received the latest fashions in every department, which have just come to hand by th- steamers Cop'ic and Rimutake, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. We have for the last ten days betn busily engaged in opening oat and marking off many thousands of pounds worth of the choicest, freshest and cheapest lots of goods for Autumn and Winter wear, that it was possible to get for Jove ot money, at Aro House, Wellington. The contents of each case were nar» rowly scanned, and closely criticised as to weight, color, finish, appearance, &c., and we can safely say that no such ad* mirable selection aud no such first class value have ever as yet been offered to the public of this city by either Wholesale or Retail drapers, or even at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wk quite expect this display of Autuma and Winter Fabrics will cause a sens*, tion. as well it might. Indeed, we are certain that no one could look long at the lovely things that we are shewing without feeling an trresistable desire to purchase at Te Aro House, Wellington. Ocb time his been te fully taken up lately with preparing these new goods for sale that we are not just now able to enumerate the various items. Shortly we shall do so, but in the meantime we would invite all and sundry to come and we our display as a preparatory step toward! making your purchases for the Autumn and Winter Season at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro Hoase, Wellington. Patterns of the new goods will be forwarded free by post oa application to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington.