Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 119, 13 April 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

Masonic Lodge and special meeting on Monday night. The Palmerston Standard intends to issue a weekly newspaper shortly. There will be a sheriff's sale at the Courthouse yard on Monday at noon. We Jiave to acknowledge receipt of the Illustrated Austr-alian News for April. Mr Carthew is the Feilding agent. J The priviliges of the Foxton races will will be sold by Messrs Thynne, Linton and Co., at Foxton, on Thursday the 18th instant at 1.30 p.m. The annual general meeting of the Fire Brigade was called for Thursday evening last, but as there was not a quorum the meeting had to be postponed. We are pleased to be able to inform our readers in the Mangaone and Ashurst districts that the bridge over the Oroua, known as Menzie's, is again open for heavy traffic. The Public Works Committee of the Borough have lost no time in having that portion of Fergusson street near the Post ! office and railway station, put in decent order. Mr James Caroll, M.H.E., has invited all native interpreters to assist in the formation of an association on a similar basis to that of the New Zealand Law Sooiety. The object Mr Caroll has in view is to raise the standard of qualification. The following extract is from the Napier News ; — Mr C. O. Montrose, who was at one time editor of the Auckland Observer, is now editing the Victorian Farmers' Gazette, a real live Eadical paper. [We are glad to know this, but although the paper may be "real live" Mr Montrose has joined the majority on the other side of the Styx for some years — Ed. F.B. What might have resulted in a very very serious accident happened to Mrs Thomas on Wednesday morning on the Valley road. This lady was driving to Feilding, and on coming to a steep part ot the road on the hill, her horse commenced to jib, and backed until the trap was brought up all standing in a deep ditch at the foot of the hill. Fortunately nothing was broken except a portion of the harneßß and Mrß Thomas escaped with a i fright only. On Thursday evening at about halfpast eight o'clock the husky clanging of the condemned fire bell and the wild cry of "Fire!" caused considerable alarm | around the Square. The originating cause of the scare turned out to be the burning of a large quantity of flax iu South street. No doubt some larrikinsstarted the fire for ran, but Messrs Gichard. Caldwell and Co., the contractors for the borough flax will not thank them for it, I as several pounds' worth of the valuabh fibre was completely destroyed. Apar< from other considerations the act was r. criminal one, and it is to be hoped the police will take such steps as may tend to prevent sitoh little games in futiure.

A meeting of ratepayers in No. 5 ward, Manchester Road District, will be held this evening in the Mangaone Schoolhouse. Two Bagdad Jews have bought the entire site of Babylon, with the ruins of Nebuchadnezzar's and other palaces upon it. Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day: — Warnings for southerly gales and much colder weather have been sent to all places. The Freemasons of Auckland district have agreed that it is desirable that a Unitod 3-rand Lodge of New Zealand Bho-ald be formed. We are requested to draw attention to the fact that the Rev. W. Pannell, newly appointed minister of the Feilding-San-don circuit, will preach at the Wesleyan Chapel to-morrow evening. We have received a copy of the first issue of the Manawatu Weekly Times. The publication is well got up, comprising 16 pages of well assorted reading matter, and a goodly array of advertisements. We wish our new contemporary every success. A preliminary announcement appears to-day from the Wellington Touring and Concert Party, who will give an entertainment In the Assembly Rooms on Easter Monday. Further particulars will be published in future issue. Messrs Brown and Finnis last season grew a few tons of crested dogstail grass seed on their farms on the Endowment Block. This was sold by Messrs Stevens and Gorton to some settlers on the Fitzherbert Block and the results were very gratifying because the locally grown seed proved fifty per cent, better than the imported article. The handicapper of the Feilding Easter Races, Mr J. E. Henry, is to be congratulated on the splendid acceptances published to-day. For the Hurdles 8 nominations, 5 acceptances ; F. J.C. Handicap, 14 nominations, 10 acceptances ; Hack' Hurdles, 8 nominations, 6 acceptances ; Flying Handicap, 8 nominations, 7 acceptances. Hack Flat, 21 nominations, 17 acceptances. These require no comment. Even the very ablest, most laborious, and most useful of men cannot afford to make enemies right and left of high and low. Virulent enemies are made by sharp words more than by any other means. If you allow yourself what is doubtless to some dispositions the luxury of an unbridled tongue you will have to pay for it. Some day the enemies you make will have their innings, and may trip you up. To-day Mr Robert Menzies, of Fairy Glen, on the Ashurst road has shown us some apples grown on the three year old trees from Mr James Laird's nursery, Wanganui. Their names are Prince Bismarck and Selina Pippins. Three of the Prince Bismarcks turned the scales at two pounds, two of the Selinas weighed one pound six ounces. The fruit is certainly very beautiful and are now on view at Mr Haybittle's, fn Fergusson street. A romantic story was disclosed in the Birmingham Police Court a few days ago on a charge of attempting suicide, preferred against Jane Edwards, being investigated. Many years ago her husband was sentenced to a long term of peual servitude. In the belief, as she alleged, that he was dead, she married a local publican, with whom she had lived seven years, and by whom she has a family Recently the first husband turned up, and there were passionate scenes. The publican turned her and her children into the street ; and, reduced at leugth to a shock* ing state of destitution, she attempted to poison herself. Cobbe and Darragh will be showing their now goods at the Cash Exchange early in April. Their purchases of general and fancy drapery for the coming season are, owing to their increasing tride, on a large scale. And as they have already established a reputation for the variety, excellence, and cheapness of their goods, we are sure the public will do well to defer making their purchases of Winter Drapery until they have inspected the new stock at the Cash Exchange. — Advt. Of the favorite plush jackets and paletots we have a superb selection, none better in the city. We have a full supply of ladies' mantles in Astracan, Matalass>e, striped cloth, diagonal oloth, seal cloth, &c, in all the newest styles at Te Aro House, Wellington. In Ladies' short tweed jackets we are showing a magnificent assortment, ranging in price from 5/6 to 21/6. In jerseys we have an abundant supply with brainded and smocked fronts from 3/11 to 10/6. We have also a very nice selection of Garibaldi jackets with belts in black, brown, grenat, navy, light grey and fawu, from 5/11 to 15/6 at Te Aro House, Wellington. No lady requiring either an ulster or a waterproof should pass Te Aro Houes, as we have them in large quantities of the most fashionable description and at the most moderate prices. For Ulsters, brand new styles and fabrics, our prices range from 6/11 to 37/6; for waterproof mantles from 8/6 to 18/6, at Te Aro I ! House, Wellington.