The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1888. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 52, 9 October 1888, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1888. Local and General News

_ — -^ Mr Livingstone, of M«naia, was in Feilding to-day. A quantity of reading matter is un« avoidably held over from to-day's issue. The New Zealand football team beat Northamptonshire on Friday by two goals and four tries to nil. Owing to the very heavy rain last night the Makino stream had a considerable fresh in it this morning. Given an absence of frosts, this should be the finest season for fruit the district has ever seen. Mr Owen Pleasants brought in to ton n yesterday a cauliflower weighing i.B£lbs, grown on his farm. Mr C. Simpson, who has been to the Hastings show as a judge of cattle exo hibits, has just got back. It is said that a requisition to Councillor Seed to stand for the Wellington Mayoralty is being numerously and influentially signed. On Sunday — says the Standard— Messrs Thompson, Bell, and Skerrett were at Awahuri in connection with the Macdonald case. In consequence of the entertainment in the Foresters' Hall ot Thursday next the library committee will meet at 7 p.m. instead of 7.30 p.m. Cobbe and Darragh have a good selection of garden tools, consisting of spades, rakes, hoes, and trowels. They also hold a large stock of Yates' renowned garden seeds, A popular entertainment by the Feild-mg-Taonui Minstrels in aid of tbe public library, will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Thursday next at 8 p.m. The Manchester Rifles will parade for inspection on Friday next at the usual hour. The uniforms ordered from England arrived per Tongariro and will be issued shortly after receipt. Professor Borreson, the emmenent phrenologist, lectures at the Foresters' Hall this evening at 8 o'clock, on phrenology. A large attendance may safely be predicted. Mrs Lambert, the wife of our respected stationmaster. returned from England per Tongariro, and arrived in Feilding to-day. We are glad to learn she is quite restored to health by her trip. Owing to the inclemency of the weather on Saturday night th * Feilding Band were unabe to play. However, they hope for better luck next Saturday and will play the programme already adver* tised. Mr Grant, of Sanson, preached at the Wesleyan Church on Sunday evening last, the subject of his discourse being " Satan's temptation of Christ." The discourse was a most impressive and eloquent one, and was listened to with marked attention by an appreciative audience. The proprietor of Manchester House, Mr Christopher Brown, announces on our third page the arrival and opening up of his spring goods this year. Tbe list ts very comprehensive and should prove attractive in every way. We are desired to state that an early visit is advisable as the various items are in few cases duplicated. John Olhvier, R.M., and John Holmes, of Chnstchuch, have brought an action for criminal libel against Thomas Bain, alleged author of a leaflet containing verses insinuating that Mr Ollivier, who heard and dismissed charges of inciting to drink brought against the licensee of the City Hotel, had been improperly in* fluenced by Mr Holmes, who was counsel for the accused. Our friendly contemporary the Napier News says : — We are glad to notice that our West Coast contemporary, the Feeldwg Stab, has been enlarged. The Star is one of the best country papers in New Zealand, both as regards the "get up" and the freshness and excellence of its literary matter, and we are pleased to notice a new sign of its prosperity. May it long twinkle. Tbe N.Z. Times says :— We understand that several District Engineers are shortly to be dispensed with, but it appears doubtful whether so large a saying can be effected by the Publio Works reductions as was talked of, vis., £10,000. — The rumour is revived that on the abolition of the Public Works Department the Engineering hief, Mr J. Blackett, will retire on his well-earned pension, and that the Undersecretary for Public Works, Mr C. V- O'Connor, will be one of the new Railway Commissioners ; but at present it wholly lacks official confix mation. Mr W. B. Retemeyer's inaugural sales on Saturday were a pronounced success. The attendance at Daw's stables was very good. A number of horses were entered, but only a few found purchasers at fair rates. The new auction room upstairs at Mr Retemeyer's Pi o luce stores, was crowded with buyers at the sale of furniture crockery ware, &c, which was held in the afternoon. Nearly every lot was well competed fo~, and the prices realised were satisfactory to the vendors. Mr Retemeyer is very well satisfied with the results of both sales, and the next will be held on Saturday the 4th of November, particulars of which will be duly advertised as entries are made. Visitors to Palmerston are respectfully invited to inspect the display of new goods just received and now opened out at The Bon Marche\ Embracing what is admittedly the largest stock between Wellington and Wauganui, of mantles, millinery, straw goods, dust cloaks, sun shades, cotton and stuff dress materials, and fancy and general drapery of every description. The firm being direct importers are in a position to give their patrons equal value to anything obtainable in the colony, they invite inspection and comparison of their season's imports quite independently <f any purchases being made. C. M. Ross & Co., the Bon Marche, Palmerston North. - Advt. "Rough on Itch." "Rough on Itch." cures skin humor*, eruptions, ring worms, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, Itch, Ivy poison, barber's itch.— ADvr.