Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 112, 21 April 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

The hanks will be closed on Monday. Mr W. G. Rohinson has beer, gazetted town clerk for the Borough of Foxton. The whole cargo of the Pleione will be got out next week, weather permitting. Sydney has now, in round numbers, a population of 349,000, and Melbourne 392,000. Mr G. M. Snelson has moved into his new auction rooms opposite the Club Hotel, Palmerston. If the Pleione is not floated off during the current month Bhe will leave her bones where she now lies on the beach. Thomas Barker was brought up yesterday and fined fis and costs 2b for being found drunk in a public place on Thursday last. We are glad to hear that Mr McMinn, editor of the Manawatu Standard, who has been ill for some days, is vow on a fair way towards recovery. We learn from the Manawatu Times that no license to sell liquor on the Foxton race course has been granted as the Licensing Committee are all teetotallers. Pocket pistols aud flasks will be the order of the day. On Thursday last a son of Mr James Norman, of Kimbolton road, received an incised wound in the face by being kicked by a young colt. Mr John Bartholomew was driving towards Feilding at the time of the occurrence, and very kindly took the sufferer down to Dr Johnston who dressed the injured face, j The lad, we are glad to say, is now doing well.

Mr F. Train inserts a notice to-day in which he informs his clients that ali outstanding accounts must be paid on or before May Ist, otherwise legal proceedings for their recovery will be instituted without further intimation. Mr Halhday haa just received a consignment of new saddles, bridles, and whips of the newest and most fashionable makes; also a lot of grindery of all kinds and descriptions. His new advertisement will appear next week. H£At a nieetiug of the directors of the Feilding Town Hall Company, held recently, it was decided to wind up the company. The insurance money has been paid to the directors, who, we regret to learn, have decided not to rebuilt the hall. The price of bread in Wanganui is vow 2Jd for the two pound loaf, cash; "Or 3d booked. We are paying 3d cash in Feilding for the same weight of bread, but as tho quality is fifty per cent, better than that of Wanganui we lose nothing by the difference. Ahem ! Our Marton contemporary gravely informs its readers that a meeting was recently "held in Feilding to consider what steps should be taken to prevent the numerous fires which had occurred in Feilding." Is this an unconscious '' goak ?" The Red House has a new advertisement in to-day which is worthy of special attention from those who are really desirous of obtaining first class articles at extraordinary prices which defy competition. Special lines are opened this afternoon. Our readers and the public generally are reminded that the gift auction in aid of the funds of the Church of England, Feilding, will be held on Thursday next. Those desirous of assisting are requested to send gifts to addresses given in the advertisement. Oyster pie — Grease a deep tin plate and cover the bottom with puffed paste ; lay on it a dozen good- sized oysters ; season with butter, pepper and salt ; spread over this an egg batter and cover with a crust of the paste, making small openings in it with a fork ; bake about 25 minutes. The District Court to be held in Palmerston North on Wednesday the 25th April has been postponed until Friday the 18th May. At that date will be heard the case G. T. H. Lyne v. the Kiwitea Road Board. Mr Staite will appear for plaintiff, and Mr 3oodbehere for the defendant Road Board. An advertisement appears to-day from Mr Carthew in which he announces that he has just received from his London agents a supply of African flowers and grasses of singular beauty and elegance, j Their various descriptions and qualities are fully set forth in the advertisement which appears in another column. A shocking affair happened at Palmerston North last Wednesday morning, when a lunatic, who was confined in the cell at the lock-up, pending his removal to the Wellington Lunatic Asylum, by somo means pulled his eye out. Medical attendance was procured, but the sight is irretrievably gone. The man was handcuffed, and it is not kuown how he committed the act. A meeting of the council of the Feilding Acclimatisation Society was held recently, at which it was resolved that the secretary write the Colonial Secretary to tbe effect that the season for shooting hares remain open for 12 months, and that a fee of £1 be charged for the same, to date from May Ist. The pheasant season will remain as in previous years, from May Ist to July 31st. The license fee of £1 will entitle the holders to shoot pheasants only during the three months named. Wokking»Men. — Before you begin your heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation, your system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of Ague, Bilious or Spring Fever, or some otber Spring sicknes that will unfit you for a season's work. You will save time much sickness and expense if you will use one bottle of Dr Soul's Ameri* can Hop Bitters in your family this | mouth. Don't wait " Buriington Hawkeye." Some miners engaged at Coromandei, in prospecting the mining property on the flat at the back of the Court house, purchased by Australian investors, were sinking through a deposit of gravel, evidently an old riverbed, a few days ago, when they discovered the complete skeleton of a Maori within three feet of the surface, and close by a fragment of quartz was found showing colours of gold. The miners (says the Auckland Weekly News) deemed the incident as a lucky omen, indicative of hidden treasures near. The details of the Customs revenue returns far the past quarter are just issued. They show that, compared with the corresponding quarter of the preyious year there has been a decrease iv the respective amounts of duty collected on spirits, wines (of all classes;, ale and beer, tea, coffee, cocoa, sugar, molasses, goods charged by weight, and goods ad valorem ; also in miscellaneous duties. On the other hand there have been small increases' on tobacco, cigars, snuff and opium. The Excise duties for the quarter showed an increase on tobacco and cigars, but a failing off on beer. — N.Z. Times. A Goon Housewipb.— The good housewife, when she is giving her house its spring renovating, should bear in mind that the dear inmates of her house are more precious than many houses, and that their systems need cleansing by purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bowels to prevent and enre the diseases arising from spring malaria and miasma, and she must know that there is nothing that will do it no per* fectly and surely as Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters, the purest and best of medicines. "Concord N- H- Patriot." A correspondent writes to tbe Australasian : -" It is perfectly useless to at» tempt beating out a dangerous fire in front of it, as it usually comes, like water from a broken dnm, with irresistible foroe, sweeping all before it, unless you can meet it with another fire. I once had six stacks bnrnt, although twenty j men were standing by ready to prevent it ; and had I then known what 1 am | about to tell you, I could have saved j them with two men. When a fire iB coming get a sheet of iron, a door, cr j eren a sheet of bark ; make a hole in one ! end, fix a wire to it. then lay it flat at ' some safe point to the windward of yonr house or stack, and then with torch or matches set fire to the grass on the safe : side, letting it burn out to meet the coming fire. A boy or even a woman can draw the iron along as tbe line is burnt, as the fire will not burn ender the flat iron, though it is safer to have one person behind with a beater or bag, ao as to be j quite sure. When the grass is long a weight may b<- put on the iiwn to keep it 'well dowu. The above wil) be a good way lo burn round stacks or buildings where furrows are not praetie&bic."

Local option polling in Feilding ou Thursday next. We are glad to learn that Mr Oliver, of the Empire Hotel, is now rapidly recovering. The annual meeting of householders, for the purpose ef electing a School Committee, will be held at the several schoolrooms as already advertised. Messrs J. C. Morey and Co. have now received a second consignment of dress tweeds, which are now so fashionable, j They are now on view. New advertisement on Tuesday. The special train for the Foxton Races this morning took down a number of passengers from Feilding. Among others we noticed the members of the Makino Brass Band, Mr C. Henry's horse Spray also went down. tn the case Henry v. Northern Assurance Company, the special jury of four will fee taken from the following eight : — J. Morgan, C. M. Richards, E. Howe, F. M. Spurdle, H. Sarjeant, J, K. Sommerville, H. N. Harrison, and T, F, Drummond. Owing to pressure of other matter, Mr Haybittle's advertisement is unavoidably held over for to-day. In the mean time we direct attention to the fact that he has opened up his new goods, a portion of which are now on view. Colonel Gorton has kindly undertaken to sell at his auction on Thursday any live stock which may be sent in on account of the Church of England gift auction . After the stock sale the other gifts will be sold in Stevens and Gorton's auction rooms, Fergusson street. Fob the Autumn and Winter Seasons we hare received the latest fashions ia 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 been busily engaged in opening out 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 love or money, at Aro House, Wellington. The contents of each case were nar» rowly scanned, und closely criticised as to weight, color, finish, appearance, &c, and we can safely say that no such admirable selection aud no suoh first class value have ever &s yet been offered to the public of this city by either Wholesale or Retail drapers, or eyen at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wk quite expect this display of Autuma and Winter Fabrics will cause a sensation, as well it might. Indeed, we are] certain that no one oould look long at the lovely things that wi» are shewing ! without feeling an irresistible desire to purchase at Te Aro House, Wellington. Oca time bis been so 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, hut in the meantime we would invite all and sundry to come and see our display as a preparatory step towards making your purchases for the Autumn and Winter Beason at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.