The Feilding Star. SATURDAY, MAEOH, 28, 1891. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 118, 28 March 1891, Page 2

The Feilding Star. SATURDAY, MAEOH, 28, 1891. Local and General News

« Mr 0. D. Macintosh will preach in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow at 11 a.m. A store and bakery is about to be opened at Apiti. Biickmaking la now an established industry at Apiti. Our readers are reminded that the Band Contest will commence this evening at 7.30 sharp. On Monday night the Feilding Dramatic Club will give one of their popular entertainments. The bill of fare will be a liberal one including farces, stage novelties, songs, solos and duets, all by well-known and clever performers. Everybody should go as the fun will be genuine, and the music good. Mr McConnell, of the Canada Geological Survey;, has returned from the Lake Athabasca region in fche ' far North; West, and reports the existence of petroleum beds| of vast extent. Above the Athabasca river there are beds of sand 250 ft thick quite saturated with oil, and running for hundreds of miles. •{This promises to become the richest oil country in the world. When Professor Archibald was fixing up the phonograph in the Assembly Booms on Wednesday afternoon it was found that an accident had happened to the batteries, which rendered them quite unuseable. The services of our local machinist, Mr D. Praser, were requisitioned, and he effected the necessary repairs in a thoroughly efficient and satisfactory manner. The trucks on the Wellington-Wai-rarapa line, capable of carrying 3000 sheep, have been running night and day since October, so great has been the demaad for them. In 24 days of the last month (February) no less than 21,000 sheep pns-sed through Featherston, and the increase in the trade may be gathered from the fact that m 1881 only 30,000 sheep were trucked during the whole year. A very plucky action was performed this afternoon by Mr Coombe, one of our staff. A horse attached to a buggy belonging to Mrs Duncan, bolted from Hobson street. When the vehicle was passing the Stab office, in Manchester street, Mr Coombe jumped on behind, seized the reins, and soon brought the animal to a standstill. Mr Coombe thus prevented the usual smash, and at the same time obviated a possible accident because a considerable number of persons were in the.streets. It is reported that a case of blood poisoning occurred at Apiti, a few days ago, under somewhat singular circumstances. It appears that the liver of a newly killed beast was washed in a bucket. The water used for that purpose was left in the utensil, and later on a man drank a cup of it. The following morning his arms and neck were much swollen. He went to Dr Mussen who treated him for blood poisoning, and the man is now getting well again. The completion of the Methodist Parsonage was celebrated yesterday by a banquet and tea in the Parsonage grounds. Visitors from far and near, to the number of about two hundred, sat down to the banquet, which was partaken of under an awning to the leeward of the Parsonage. The spread was in every way a credit to the piirveyors; the same may be also said of the tea in the evening. After. the banquet most of the younger people indulged in various games, including the inevitable Kiss-m-the-Ring (without the kissmgj which was considered rather " tame" by some colonial youths. To finish the day's outing a meeting was held in the Methodist Church, when the building was crowded. The affair was in every way a success. Tbe following appeared in the Wellington Press of Thurdaylast : — " The Evenin? Press, and the business connected with it, has been disposed of to Mr John Law Kirkbride. The same policy which the late proprietors ever had in mind, namely, the fearless advocacy of what is considered the right view on all public question?, and the providing for the reading public of a thoroughly reliable and readable journal, will be maintained by the now proprietor. The late proprietor and founder of the paper, Mr W. F. Roydhouse, while giving, up the responsibility of proprietorship, does not sever his connection with'the business, but will still take an actiye part in both the literary and commercial working of it." We congratulate Mr Kirkbnde on his enterprise, and fell assured that he will achieve the same succeuß in. Wellington us he did in Marlon, '

. The B.M.S, Alameda arrived in Auckland yesterday with the 'Frisco mail. The train for Palmerston this forenoon was well filled with passengers going to the races. Yesterday there died at Campbelltown an old 'settler named Angus Cameron, aged 54 years. He had been in bad health for some time. .The football match, Wellington Navals v. the Feilding Club, was proceeding on the Oval this afternoon as we went to press. The Navals arrived by the noon train to-day. -^ We are informed by Dr Charlton that he has strong hopes of effecting a cure in the case of young Schwass, of Halcombe, who waß so terribly injured by a horse kicking him on Saturday last. The Autumn meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club, which will be held on Monday next, should prove one of the most successful events. The Stewards, and officers of the Club, have spared no pains to make the affair attractive by leaving nothing undone to meet the requirements and conveniences of the public. The following horses are at present in Feilding to take part ia the meeting : — Pyramus, Ealmea, Fleta, Angler, She. Musketeer, and Eos. Dressmaking— Our two large and commodious dressmaking rooms are still under the same efficient management, and can guarantee m this season, as in all past seasons, instant attention, prompt execution, faultless finish, and perfect fit. Ladies who want their dresses early should at once place their orders j at Te Aro House, Wellington. I Dresses — In the limited Bpace at our | command, there is not room to give anything like an adequate description of our new autumn dress goods, but it is sufficient to say that they are of excellent Value, of superior finish, -well assorted in styles and colourings, well adapted to meet the tastes of our numerous lady patrons. We solicit an early inspection of these, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Jackets, Manti«eß and Ulsters--We have opened out a very fine assortment of these, in all fashionable makes, styles, colours, shades and sizes. Our mantleroom is sow filled with all the latest novelties, such as should induce an early visit to Te Aro House. Well ing ton