Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 97, 8 February 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr Daw's coach to the Ram Fair at Palmerston yesterday was fairly well patronised. A meeting will be held at Light's Hotel this evening, of gentlemen interested in the formation of a Tennis Club in Feilding. We are sorry to announce that Mr J. C. Morey is confined to his room owing to indisposition, which is, however, not of a serious nature. The District Court at Palmerston will not sit ou the 18th February, but will be further adjourned to Tuesday, 18th of March, at 10.30 a.m. At the parade last night, Lieut.-Col. Stapp complimented the Star on the accuracy of the information contained in "Volunteer Items." Heavy bush fires are now burning in the up, oountry clearings, and, with the steady breeze whioh has been blowing, some splendid " burns " must result. When Mr J. H. Taylor, of Makino, was driving, a mob of 100 pigs to the railway station On Thursday, SKKof ttoeltt dropped dead from the heat. - ; Ca^MV Eawiiif is^tftfiitoQ\ at 9 ftJn. to-da^^Warmn|» fot s&rtherly gales alter twerps' Boift» iMWe' tolft Benito all places. . One noble duke was "drawn" at tbe last meeting of the Borough Council as a defaulting ratepayer, and' ho will be "pulled" like a! 'decayed tooth if he fails Ito "ante up." l*! .

We are glad to notice that Mr Samuel Goodbehere was able to take carriage exercise on Thursday, and we" hope he is now on a fair way to permanent recovery from his long illness. At the Hunterville Sports on Thursday a Feilding "veteran," C, Hodges, won the "Old Man's" race, 800 yards. The prize was 82 gallons of beer. Charles sold out for cash "-Steye" Bailey won the high jump. We refer our readers; to ; a replace ad vertiseuient whioh appears to»day from Mr W. G. Haybittle to which -the atteri* tion,. of sheep farmers and gardeners is specially directed; Builders will find the principal of their requirements enumerated. We received yesterday, from Mr Clarke Lucas, some of the famous Admiral plums, which were the largest and best flavored it has ever been our -good fortune to taste; An idea of their size may be given when we state tbat four of these plums turned the scales at sixteen ounces. Mr V. W. Beere, C.E., of Wellington, gave a magic lantern entertainment in the School- house last night. As it was not advertised, the attendance was not as good it would doubtless otherwise have been, but the show was well enjoj ed by all those who patronaed it. On Thursday last when Mr Towlsr, the porter, was loading wool at the Railway '■ Station, he fell from the truck, and was injured so severely that he is now confined to his house under medical treatment. Although his hurts are painful we are glad to know, that Mr Towler will soon be able to resume his duties. ■An addition has , been made to Messrs Steven's and Gorton's land sale on the 13th instant. A corner section in the township of Halcombe will be offered on behalf of the owner Mr Rowley. As this section is without doubt the best in the township it should command tf good price. The letter from Mr Keeling, of Palmerston, to the Borough Council, re appointing a .delegate to attend a conference re site of a proposed hospital building for this district, was overlooked by accident. It will be considered at a special meeting of the Council to be held on the 17th inst. Mr Hare will deliver the last of his present Series of lectures in the Assetnbl Rooms on Sunday :.fterno< n n< xt. As the adyertisenieui indicates, tbe lecture wiil treat of the Divinity of Christ, and what atheists say of Him, Mr Hare ia well abe to handle this important subject, and we doubt not his lecture will be well attended. ; Well-died sheep are having a " boom " in the United States at preseut. Mutton is taking fahe place of beef amongst a large section of the community. And it is worthy of note that, a preference is being shown for mutteu for the best bred varieties of English sheep. A correspond dent of the Breeder's Gazette says that iv all his experience of handling shppp he has never before seen as quick sale for store sheep of good quality as at present. Many parties are anxious to buy good grade mutton ewes at good prices to use for breeding purposes, but cannot find them. His own rams— Oxfords, Shropshires, and Southdowns— have sold rapidly, and every breeder makes the same report. His Excellency Lord Carrington was not highly impressed with the aristocratic bearing of the "Hupper succuls" of Dunedin. The fact became known in rather an amusing manner. At one of the Governor's garden parties His Excellency of New South Wales, apparently under the impression that he was addressing a distinguished visitor from Australia, remarked incidentally that he had never seen a more common looking crowd than was there assembled in the Fern Hill grounds. Unfortunately the gentle man addressed chanced to be a leading citizen of Dunedin, and he did not appear much gratified at hearing His Excellency's opinion of the Dunedin upper ten.— Post. We notice that the Stevens Cold Vacuum process is gaining high honor in Victoria. We learn from the Melbourne Herald that on January 24th a test of preserved butter was made at the premises of the Fresh Food and Storage Company, in the presence of a number of farmers, s'l.vroholders and others, amongst the lat.< t being Mr D. Wilson, appointed by th..' Agricultural Department, to watch the test and report for the benefit of the department. The butter was a sample tinned by the Stevens Cold Vacuum Process, at Feilding, on 20th November last year, and sent to Melbourne by the Te Anua. When the tin was opened the butler was hard, cold, and a sweet as a. new nut, " la fact," says the editor, " while we have tasted as good butter, we can honestly say we have never tasted better. The test was in every way satisfactory." This is a high testimonial of the value of the invention, and a splendid augury of a prosperous future for this " local industry."