Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 151, 14 June 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr Grant will preach in in the Wealeyan Church to-morrow forenoou at 11 o'clock. Nature's Masteries disclosed, and Wonderful Scientific Machines at Fire Brigade Concert. Mr Macarthur will address the electors at Hal eo ia be this evening, and at Sandon on Tuesday evening. The Feildmg Lawn Tennis Club has been formed and the ground is now being put in proper order. The Rev. Mr Ross, of Turakina will preach in the Presbyterian Church tomorrow morning and evening. Marwood, the popular Engliah hang inau, died a bankrupt. Alleged causes of bankruptcy — bad speculations and falling i off in trade. Mr Macarthur will address the electors in Palinerstou on Monday next. He spoke at Makino last night and received an unanimous vote of thanks and coufi dence. Found — a sum of money. Will be returned to the rightful owner at the Feild Fire Brigade entertainment on Wednesday and Thursday, July 2 and 3. ' .

Entries for Messrs Stevens and Gorton's Awahun Sale on the 17th Instant, are advertised to-day. The Taranaki Licensing Committee has decided that th« price of a pint of ale shall be (id and of half a piut 3d if drunk at the bar. All drinks 6d if takeu in the parlor. Tenders are invited for Tapuae Ridge "Road Contract No. 83. Plans and «peci fications may be seen at the Post Office, Feilding. Tenders will close on July 3rd 1890. 1 and .2, who have just arrived from Japan, at the Assembly Booms on Wednesday and Thursday nights, July 2 and 3. See them. All the Bills to be introduced by the Government next session — about 26 in all- are now ready, and notice will be given of a number of them on the first day of the session. Ladies or Gentleman having copies of Cantata " Nativity " in their possession will kindly return them to Mr R. F. Haybittle. Mr J. E. Montague, auctioneer, Palmerston North, has removed to the Central Auctiou Mart, formerly known as tha Bank Chambers. The Manawatu Times complains bitterly of the Welhngton-Manawatu Railway Company and says the state of affairs at Lougburn is simply disgraceful so far as facilities for loading produce are concerned. A man named John Derham, a surveyor, of Wellington, who has been mis. sing since February 22, was found dead in a well on Thursday last. He had told a gentleman he intended to drown himself about 12 months ago. We have to acknowledge receipt of a pamphlett by Mr G. W, Russell, entitled '' The N.Z. Railways ; Effects on Trade and Progress," being a paper read by Mr Russell at the meeting of the Canterbury Industrial Association on May 20th. Messrs J. 0. Morey and Co. haye Beyeral interesting notices in to-day, to which attention is directed. This enterprisingfirm has made a specialty of blan- . kets and ulsters, suitable for the winter season now close at hand. All the other lines in drapery are of special yalue. A replace advertisement from Mr R. R. Collins, saddler, appears to-day. Mr Collins has now on hand a well selected stock of saddles, harness, &c. &c, and is prepared to undertake work in all branches of the trade and execute the same at moderate charges to the satisfaction of his customers. There is great excitement among the upper circles in Wellington because the Governor has reduced his expences by giving up some of the pews rented by him in St. Paul's Church. It is feared that as His Excellency has military tastes, he and his household are about to join "The Army" to follow the drum and banner. Mr William Steyens has left at this office a sample of silo from maize. It is sweet and good, the cattle being very fond of it. The mode of preparation was simple : the green plants were cut and placed in a section of a shed framed off ; on top were placed several cases filled with sand, by which the mass was pressed down until it became almost solid. We regret to announce the death of Mr Thomas Crane, which took place at Stanway on Thursday last. The deceased was a victim to La Grippe, and his death will be a severe loss to the Primitive Methodist connexion at Stanway. Mr F. Pope, the undertaker, gives notice that the funeral will leave the deceased's late residence to-morrow at 10 a.m. The new editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph will (says the Bulletin) be selected from the following gentlemen : — Mr E. T. Gillon, editor of the Wellington Post, who, if he comes to Australia, will haye to wear hats less shockingly bad ; Mr R. A. Louhgnan, the scholarly exeditor of the Lyttelton Times ; and Mr Thomas Leys, of the Auckland Star. A meeting of the Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade members was held on Wed uesday last. The following were elected as a committee to make arrangements for the celebration of the anniversary of the li.urade on the 2nd of July. Messrs Biav. S. J. Thompson, F. Keen, B. J. Gosin.r, J. C. Morey, with power to add to thtur number. A meeting was held last night and a programme drawn up. Sir Robert Stout has been at loggerheads with a South Dunedin paper called fche Otago Workman. After sundry threats of libel, &c, Sir Robert ordered the paper to be no longer sent to his address. If he go no further than that but little harm will done. The Workman replies that it knows Sir Robert will bor row the paper from one of his clerks, and read it all the same.— Christchurch Telegraph, i Mr J. G. Wilson's prize of £10 to the best school cricket team was won by the Sanson School, and Mr Wilson paid over the money, stating that £5 was for Mr Grant, the popular schoolmaster, and £5 for the boys who took part in the game. Mr Grant has good naturedly given his £5 for a croquet set for the school girls, while the boys have deposited their £5 in the Savings Bank to be used for purchasing cricketing materials, &c. At Christchurch yesterday afternoon, Detective O'Connor arrested a man named Albert Norman on a charge of robbery ot Palmerston North. On August Bth last the pawnbroker's shop of Solomon Abrahams in that town was broken into and a number of watches, alberts, and rings stolen, value £100. Suspicion was directed to accnsed. who has been in Christchurch about three weeks. The police believe that accused disposed of most of the jewellery in South Canterbury. Another pitiful case of destitution was discovered at Christchurch yesterday. A woman, nearly 70 years of age, a cripple, i and her daughter, aged 40, an invalid, were found in a cottage with no furniture except an old bedstead and a few rags of bedding. They had no food, and had not tasted meat for two months. The landlord turned them out for not paying their rent, but another woman allowed them to occupy a small cottage. They stated that they had applied for charitable aid, but had not received any. Certainly the best medicine known is Sander and Sons' Eucalypti Extract. 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Giants and Dwarfs at the Specialty Show on Wednesday and Thursday, Assembly Booms, Feilding. Chang and Tom Thumb. A rich reef has been found in the Golden Terrace mine, Keefton. It averages 3ft in thickness, and is said to yield results equal to any thing yet found in the district. It is probable (says the Post) that the first regular quarterly communication of the Grund Lodge of .New Zealand will be held in Wellington on Monday, 21st July, when a lar^e gathering of distinguished brethern from all parts of the Colony may be expected. Charles Stewart Gordon, a young man of 24, was committed for trial at Christchurch on Wednesday on six charges of larceny as a servant. He was clerk to M. Karris and Son, financial agents, at £9 a month. The defalcations amount to £726, and extend from July last to the time of his arrest. He had been gambling and drinking, and his emplojers, though warned of this, had not discovered his defalcations before. A prolific ewe, owned by Mr Biakeman, of .VI arket Drayton, recently gave birth to the unprecedented number of seveu lambs ; four were born alive, the other three being dead when lambed, and the ewe, which is a very fine and large Shropshire, is attending to the cares of maternity on the behalf of tbreo herself, while the fourth is «iven over to the charge of a foster-mother. This ewe was the tenth up to that date of the flock which had lambed, three of the others having brought triplets, and the remainder doubles ; the ten ewes having produced twenty five 'ive lambs, besides the three born dead out of seven at a birth.