Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 124, 12 April 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

The following interesting articles will be found «on our fourth page to-day,:-— Volunteer Items, importing, Stock Mar-.: ' ket, and Tragedies in Siberia, The Union Bank of Australia is about to open branches in Woodyille and Pahiatua. ' '• • ■ ;-■•■*» .^ ■• "•■• -.:;•■.-•■ The Herald sayii a number of farmers, who had promised to take shares in the" Wanganni Meat Freezing Company, are holding back. Quite right-^-farmers want all their money to work their farms. They have ho business to' take 'shares in! companies. '■ ''•' ; ' >v >' : " : .7 '"' ; ''.'•' . Feilding has been, gay this weekV Monday— Races and "Octoroon " ;^/3s : day— Cricket, banquet and " OotorbOTf-"'; Wednesday — Meeting of the. hounds'; Thursday— Cricket match, weddings and football smoke concert j Friday—Volunteers ; Saturday— Preparing fpr the spell to come on Sunday- : / . ;Mr Richard- Coad, • the celebrated and talented lecturer and evangelist, is to give softie of his stirring lectures and addresses in Marton to-night (Saturday); and tomorrow (Sunday). :We wonder 'if any effort has been made by the Temperance people here to induce Mr Coad to give a lecture in Feeding. ■. ; On Thursday afternoon St. John^s Church of England was filled with a large and fashionable congregation who had assembled to witness the marriage of Miss Violette Liddle, third daughter of Major Liddle, of Linton, to Mr E. Gibbons, of Inglewooa, Taranaki. The Rev. InpesJones was the ofliciating minister. The. bridesmaids were Miss Liddle, sister of the bride, Mißs Moore and Miss H. Moore. The groomsman was Mr W; Thompson, Ihglewood, After the ceremony was concluded the happy couple when they left the church wer6 ; pelted; with abundance of rice -ahd old shoes in the most orthodox fashion.- -They left by train in the evening for WangahuiV and went on to Inglewood yesterday. We wish them every happiness and hope they will live many years to enjoy the same. • SttJCIAJ, TO THE La»l?B.— S, Jl Thompeon has much plqaetfre in announcing that in view of the great increase of business in the Millinery Department | he has found it necessary to obtain; the aHsistance of a first-class Milliner. Miss Patersoo, well and favorably, known in. Feilding, 7 ,wili have full charge of the MilljLnery Department and Show Room -at the Red House, Kimbolton Road. All i,orderß entrusled to her will be artistic , ally ahd promptly executed.

I • The Ministerial tourists expect to reach Wanganui at Boon on Tuesday. The reason people are honest on Sunday is because the stores are shut. — ■American j>aper La G«p^?e,, or the influenza, is very prevalent in Bulls. Some appear to suffer more acutely than others. Mr Trimble's auction sale of furniture, &c M at the late residence of Mr C. Brown on Thursday last, was largely attended, and the sale was a great success. , ...... There are rumours afloat again to the effect that another paper is to be started in Mar ton in the liberal interest, either as .a.morning^or.^eveqinggpurnal. -,^ At the Palmerston Native Land Court judgment' has been delivered in the fforowneriua block, Major ICemp getting JQOp^acijejs^^nd^^mhana Hunia 6975 acres. '■■■'"'""**' ••-■--■-. .••■ v;- --«'? The Hon. Mr Pharazyn has purchased 'the ;properties of Meiars Maxstead, Thompson, Knight, , Bailey, and John" ston at Taonui, som'e*df the- land i being bought at £13 per acre. The cricket match between the tefutne&t footballers and the Grqua County Club resulted in a winjor. the footballers by 5 runs,, Parr -playing a god'd innings for 20 runs* J " ' :* ' ;i ■' ■* *'- ■' >'■■]' Recent ; adyipes from India state thatMr Jbho Stevens has J^een qn^ a" bip, to the ' Afghan frontier,' arid* therefore he may notf "fee 1 ejcpeotebr bacfcf'm New' Zea- . land for three.' or four months to come. - : 'our Bporting^gpntributor, , " Myles 8., Hynde," in hU/e]^klih?oiir last issue of the nieet of the hounds "at Pofatau Farm,"' omitted, the name of Mr J,.. Rutherford from tfce'Hst' of, those who followed <tie hounds creditably i ''' ' ; 'The anniversary tea meeting in connection with the Sandon-Feilding Wesleyan Church was held in the Sa'ndon Church on Good) Friday, being a great success. A number of people from Feilding droyjej oyer arid enjoyed themselves immensely. The balance; sheet,. as .presented by the-treas-urer,; showed in'e finances of the chnrch to be in a very healthy condition. Mr W. Tnmblehas remoyedliis auction mart from Feilding Chambers, Manches-. :ter street, to those more centrally situated and commodious premises next Manches-' ter House. We understand Mr Trimble intends "going in" for the business of General Produce Merchant, as well as •holding a weekly auction sale. Full particulars will, . however,; jbe ajdyerfcsed in<dur next issue. : There „is^ great.^trouble among -the. Presbyterians in the United States 'regarding a propoa'iouJio liberalise the,, creed of that seek | The? advocates of thej change and thaselwhof reailt 'it ;&idia^ loyalty, are alike firm in their respective positions. A sensation, was caused by "thie^ Ee^l^oi^^hil^, o^B^itiaip^eV; Bteppitfg out of the contest anfrdeciding the question to his own satisfaction by joining the Episcopal phurch,; I • : \ A correspondent, "Turfite," writes to us as follows: — "Sir, — Would it not be advantageous, both to Jockey Clubs and the public, to have all jockeys licensed? If some such rule were adopted a stop would be put to foul riding, jostling, and "sharp tricks" at the starting post, by the several Oluks haying power to disqualify a jockey by taking, his license away from him.", We ' commend the^ above suggestion to the consideration of our local Jockey Club. At the quarterly meeting of 'the : SahdoriFeilding Wesleyan circuit, held at Sandon &• few days, since, a clean balance sheet was presented— rather the exception than ' the rule in such cases. The FeUding congregation contributed very handsomely to the funds, and it is anticipated tha,t at some' future 'time there will be a Wesleyan Minister stationed at Feilding. • The Chronicle informs us that the Wangauui timber merchants have raised the pntje'df^mßer. This course, we understand, has been rendered necessary by an amalgamation of the interests of most, of the Manawatu sawmillers, who have formed a union and issued a scale of prices. In justifioition of tho saw* millers we are assured that the prices that have for some time past prevailed haye not been profitable ; and .< an increase Ws^purid to 1 come v sopkier or 1 later. '•'.■'■. ) '.'. i > ' A meeting of the Feilding Amateur Dramatic Club' was held last night at the Empire Hotel for the purpose of: squaring . U]p accounts Of the "Octoroon?* on Easter, Monday! and Tuesday nighty. Mr R. F. . Haybittle occupied the chair, and presented ari account of the receipts and expenditure, showing 1 -^ very satisfitctory balance. It was decided to play at Palmerston at an early date to be fixed upon. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to $fr Haybittle fof-his valuable services in connection with the show. r „; ;^Mr Christopher Brown and>fanifly will leave Feilding next week ,for the Australian colonies, wEere Mr Bfown will again into business... Mr Brown has been a resident here for nearly six yearß, and has been moderately successful in business; Mrs Brown has officiated as organ, hit in St.'Jphh's Chu^c|i 'forf sorne considerable time, ~ L ' rind •as Treasurer of the Feilding Public Library since its inception, where her valuable services will be much missed. We wish them every prosperity in their new home. I- On Vhm&yf^^.WM?S&^'cTiwi,) eldest daughter of Mr F. Train, late of the Cash Exchange store,; ■JFeUding,' but, now o! Marto'ri arid Waitotara, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Mr, John James McDonald eldest fsdn bf the 1 late Mr Jas. McDonald and the principal in 'the well known firm of McDonald; arid Son. merchant tailors of Marton. The •marriageweesejmfin^^ JBey. W. Gorton, Presbyterian minister, at the residence of the: bridegroom's mother, ? Marton, early in the .morning, after which the happy couple le%by train for the Wanganui Headß, where they will spend tHeir honeymoon.,^Mr^McDon^Jdj althougb| very unassuming, ie the popular secretary of thefMarton Caledonian Society, a Borough Councillor, and takes a •great interest in the prosperity of the . town audjdistrict. Mr McDonald received hosts of congratulations. .