Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 135, 14 June 1888, Page 2

Local and General News

Messrs W. Clark and Co. will resume their great cash sale, in Glasgow House, to-morrow morning at ten o'clock.

Upwards of twenty thousand acres of land were felled, burned, and grassed on this block last season. The outlay in cash would be about £35,000.

A lecture entitled " Common Mistakes" will be delivered in the Methodist Church on Saturday night at eight o'clock, after which a coffee supper will be held.

Mr Ballance in asking the Government if they will introduce provision in the Land Bill to establish special settlements in connection with the small grazing system.

A trap has been completed in Feilding by a local coachbuilder to the order of a gentleman living in Nelson. The sterling qualities of the vehicle will more than compensate for the extra railway and steamer freight.

The pnncipal Masonic lodge in Italy has communicated with the leading lodges of Europe, praying all Masons holding high state positions to do their utmost to bring about a general disarmament in the interests' of peace.

We are glad to know that Mr M. Keen has now quite recovered and is able to give his individual attention to business. He has a number of interesting paragraphs in our Wanted column to-day which, are well worthy of attention.

Respecting Sir Julius Yogel's movement's the Otago Daily Times special says :— I had a chat will Mr H. Yogel this morning relative to his father's movements, and he informed me that Sir Julius Yogel will probably return to this colony about the first week in September.

Thus the Observer. — One result of the opening of skating rinks in Auckland has been a crop of engagements— matrimonial engagements, we mean. Those who has tried to say that popping the question is as easy as shelling peas, while gliding round with your girl's hand snugly in yonrs.

We must apologise to our readers for the non-appearance of Captain Edwin's weather telegrams during the past eight or ten days, but the fact is they have not come to hand. We suppose either the PreßS Association is overworked or lazy, or that the Clerk of the Weather is either dead or retrenched. It does'nt matter much which way as we have plenty of weather of our own.

The public will be pleased to learn that S. J. Thompson, of the Bed House, has just opened up 20 cases of winter drapery (latest fashions), comprising dress materials, trimmings, hosiery, laces, gloves, men's clothing, Crimean and woollen shirtings, etc. For cash the prices are lowest in town. — Advt. Evangelistic services were held in the Presbytexian Church on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings last. The attendance on both evenings was somewhat poor, owing, no doubt, to the inclement weather. Impressive addresses were delivered on both evenings by the Rev. Mr (iordon of Marton, the Eev. Mr Wright of Palmerston, and by the Key. Mr MurJcay.

Dinne service will be held in the Hall at Eawitea on Tuesday the- 19th instant.

A meeting of the Feildmg Fire Brigade? will be held at Mr Bray's office, at eight o'clock this evening.

A meeting of the FeiMing school committee will be held at the school room this evening, at 7 o'clock.

Considerable interest is being manifested in the marriage of a well known known and highly esteemed settler on the Ashhurst road, to a Palmerston lady, which is shortly to take place.

We publish with to-day'B issue an interesting "inset" from Messrs W. Clark and Co., the well known drapers, giving particulars of the new stock just opened up by the firm in Glasgow House.

We are glad to learn, from the Manawatu Times, that there is some prospect of the Insurance Companies reducing the rates in Palmerston, to more reasonable figures than those levied at present.

On a Victorian station recently an entire horse pulled a man off the horse he was riding, took him up with his teeth shook him' as a terrier would a rat, biting him severely in five places before he was rescued.

The firebell will be rung out this evening, so timid or nervous people are warned that there will be no occasion for them to be skeared as the alarm will be a false one, and only intended to give the bell a last trial.

Given up by the Doctors.— *'ls it possible that Mr Godfrey is up and at work, cured by so simple a remedjP" " I assure you that he is entirely cured and with nothing but Dr Souie's American Hop Bitters ; and only ten days ago his doc* tors gave him up and said he must die ! " " Well-asday ! " This is remarkable ! " 1 will go this day and get some for my poor George. I know hops are good. "Post. "

Referring to the Bate trouble at Haw* era the Star on Saturday had the follow* ing: — Accounts were presented at the Country Council meeting on Friday sb owing a deficiency of £221. The balance sheet was initialed by the Audit- Inspector, but has not yet been passed and signed by the Auditor-General. It is understood that tbe fidelity bond executed by the late clerk covers any deficiency up to £200. *