Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 3, 21 June 1890, Page 2

Local and General News

♦ The Kiwitea Road Board was sitting as we went to press. Mr Arkwright will address the electors at Marton on Monday night, Dr Johuston, who has been on a trip to the Home Country, will return to Feilding on Monday. Nature's Mysteries disclosed, and Wonderful Scientific Machines at Fire Brigade Concert. A meeting of the Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held in Mr Bray's office on Monday at 7 p.m. Bichard Matthews and James Pettengell will li^ht to a fiinish to-night in the Volunteer Hall, Grey mouth. We have received from Mr S. J. Thompson, of the Bed House, Arthur Yafces and Son's illustrated catalogue of vegetable and flower seeds. Mr A. Burns is tha new sub-editor of the Wellington Evening Press, and his predecessor Mr Bridge goes to the New Zealand Times. Giants and Dwarfs at the Specialty Show on Wednesday and Thursday, Assembly Rooms, Feilding. Chang and Tom Thumb. The auction Bale of furniture and other goods by Mr Trimble at Mr J. King's boarding house, Halcombe, on Thursday last was largely attended and passed off very satisfactorily. Mr Frank Gay, the proprietor of the Empire Livery and Bait stables, has a business announcement in to day to which we recommend the attention of the residents in the district as well as the travelling public. Mr Macarthur has given notice in the House of his intention to introduce the Palmerston North Reserves Bill. The Hon. Mr Hislop intends to introduce the Registration of Electors Bill and the Hospitable and Charitable Aid Bill. Mr Miln, the great Shakesperian actor, will probably open in Palmerston on Friday next with a large and talented company. Mr T. Horace Peatling the business manager went down last night to make arrangements. The company will not play in Feilding. Come and see the Old English Costumes and the Wonderful Donkey kindly lent by Mr Barnum, of Olympia, London, at Fire Brigade Flurry. We (Times) understand that Major Gudgeon haß resigned bis office of Commissioner of Police, and will shortly be appointed a Judge of the Native Land Court. Colonel Hume will, we understand, take up the Commissionership of Police, in addition to his other duties as Inspector of Prisons and his work in connection with the Volunteer service. The advertisement published to-day by Mr M. Keen, of Fergusson street, deserves more than a mere passing notice, because the stock he has now on exhibition is the largest, best, and most carefully selected which the proprietor has yet had to offer for the inspection of his clients. Among the chief lines are consignments from the best manufacturing establishments in the colonies which, with the fact that he is a cash buyer, will enable Mr Keen to sell at prices to meet and defy the keenest competition. Mr Knott held a second meeting in the Mtothodist Chapel last evening, which was well attended, and a great success in every way. Mr Knott has evidently got the attention of Feilding people on the temperance question, as the Mayor was prevented from being present, the meeting was in charge of Mr J. C. Thompson, who introduced the lecturer with a few appropriate remarks. Mr Knott kept the attention of the meeting for about two hours. This time it was not so much the racy anecdote as sound substantial matter for thoughtful minds, delivered with the lecturer's usual intense earnestness. His strong point was the duty of 6elf-denial for the good of others. The audience must have been conyinced, by the strong arguments nsed, that to a great extent they are " their brother's keeper," and responsible for their example* in private and public. Our millinery is really very choice and attractive and, without controversy, the best in the city. We have also an abundance of millinery requisites of the newest description, special attention having been giyen by our Home buyer to the exact matching of all. Ladies can in this re spect, therefore," depend ou getting their : wishes and taste 3 gratified at Te Arc House, Wellington.

We hear from Newcastle that Mr \V Wrightson, formerly of the Herald staf: iias secured a good appointment on tin Newcastle Evening Call. A meeting of shareholders and othe; interested in the Mangaone Public Hji' i will be hold in the Mangaone Scho. I House on Wednesday eveuiug. 1 and 2, who have just arrived froi; Japan, at the Assembly Rooms on Wed nesday and Thursday nights, July 2 am 3. See them. The Examiner states that a f rrue with 50 acres of land in the vioinit\ o Woodville has been turning in €300 vt-ar from his farm, or at the rate ot £l per acre per annum. Mr Macarthur inyites those ratepayer of the Kiwitea district who consider the\ haye a grievance against him re th< Cheltenham Cross road orrthe Ouepuh Bridge, at the School House, Cheltenham on Saturday next. Messrs J. C. Morey and Co., of the Bor Marche, have two new advertisements ii> to-day's issue, announcing the arrival oi a splendid assortment of ties, handkerchiefs, shirts, kid gloves, dress materials, of which they invite inspection. The Wanganui foreman ol works wem to look for an escape of jjas in the roadway the other day. He struck a matcli ami f.iund it without difficulty, as thr j Chronicle relates that a violent explosion took place which almost lifted him from iiis feet. The evening train from Palmerston on Thursday ran into a mob of bullocks at or near the Bunnythorpe station. Two of the bullocks were killed, while the engine received some considerable damage which caused a delay of upwards oi an hour in the running. A notice is published to-day by Mr Donkiu, stating that as his lease of The Ready Money Establishment has almost expired, and the owner wants the premises, the stock must be sold, and a great cle iring sale will be started on the 23rd instant, which will be continued till further notice. Found—a sum of money. Will be returned to the rightful owner at the Feilding Fire Brigade entertainment on Wednesday and Thursday, July 2 and 3. At the half-yearly meeting of the local Court of Foresters held on Wednesday evening, the following officers were elected and installed in their respective offices; Bro. M. A. Belfit, C.R.; Bro. A. E. Foster, S.C.R.; Bro. J. Fraser, S.W.; P.C.R. Bro. T. Hall, J.W.; P.C.R. Bro. H. 0, Fowles, 5.8.; P.C.R. Bro. S. W. Fowles, J.B. A tragic story comes from America. At Kilimazoo, a Mrs Jells lost her reason through domestic troub.es, and while in that conJition set fire to her bouse. Site •at in the burning dwelling holding her two babies in her arms untl all three were cremated. The neighbours shouted to her to save herself, but she paid no heed, and never moved from her seat Madam La Crosse, the greatest fortuneteller ever known, now travelling through the colonies, will make her first appearance on the 2nd and 3rd of July in the Assembly Rooms, Fire Brigade Entertainment. See press notices for this living wonder. At Messrs Stevens and Gorton's sale at Awahuri on Tuesday there was a large quantity of stock yarded, and there was a good attendance of buyers present. All the cattle were sold under the hammer, moving off freely. Fat sheep maintained previous values, but for store sheep of all kinds prices showed a slight decline. Some pens were withdrawn during the auction, but were all quitted after the sale. The new regulations for return tickets on the Railway are published to-day. It will bo seen that they will be issued daily, and for distances of twenty miles they will be available for return next day, or from Saturday to the following Monday; over twenty miles they will be available for one month. This coucession is the most liberal yet made in the history of New Zealand Railways. Sir Edward Watkin not content with discovering coal mines in unexpected quarters and designing towers to scale the firmament, is projecting another tunuel, as a counterpart of his Channel ■ me. This is to connect Scotland and linked, and is to ruu from Portpatrick in Wi^toushire to Lam in Antrim, the distance being less than from Dover to Calais. Richardson's Show, with the celebrated de Castro Family, will appear for two nights in conjunction with the Feilding Fire Brigade Concert on Wednesday and Thursday, 2nd and 3rd July, Assembly Rooms. There was an exhibition trial of a Reid and Gray digging plough on Wednesday last at the farm of Mr H. McLean, near Gore. The Mataura Ensign states that there was a fair attendance of farmers, and the trial was a successful one. The plough worked on stubble only, and completely pulverised the soil, covering all growths, and leaving the ground ready for the drill. So satisfied was the owner of the land with results achieved that he bought the plough. No lea land was available to test the plough, but most satisfactory reports are to hand from others who have used it and found that it could do excellent work when there was a thick matting which had to be placed " under the sod." The ordinary double-furrow ploughs can be converted into diggers at a small cost and used in either capacity.—-Otago Daily Times.