Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 129, 23 April 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

The Oamaru Mail is responsible for the on (lit that Judge Edwards will claim .£20,000 damages if deprived of his office. A now paper, The Mercury, published in Marton, under the editorship of Mr C. 'Wilsuu, who for some years so ably filled the same position in the Napier News, issued it ihot number ou Aloudd.) last.

Punch says : The Cum ruing scandal is here ! We have received no exchanges from Nelson for many days. In a lawn tennis match hrlween Mis.---j Hitcliini-'s. die rlmmpion lady ployer of Hawke's Buy, «ud Mist, Mmvbi"ny, the Qliampion of Auckland, on the Parneii Club's lawn, Miss Hitcliin«£s won At a Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday it was decided to summon Parliament together on Thursday, 11th of June. The necessary visits to outlying districts by the Ministers for Lands and Mines, make any earlier date out of the question. Captain Edwin telegraphed to day: — Weather forecast for 24 hour.s from 9 a.m. to-day : —Warnings for northerly gales after from 16 to 20 hours have been sent to all places southward of Napier and Wanganui. We are glad to know that Mrs Oliver, the respected and popxilar landlady of the Empire Hotel, who has been somewhat seriously indisposed, is now in a fair way to recovery, under the skilful treatment of Dr Charlton. Dr Johnston has returned to practice his profession in Feilding and has taken the house formerly occupied by Mr Christopher Brown, but until that is renovated and furnished, Dr Johnston may be consulted at Mrs Hastie's Feilding Hotel. The Faust Family and the London Bellringers will give one of their popular and amusing entertainments in the Assembly Roonus to-morrow night. Reserved seats may be secured, without extra charge, at Mr Carthevv's. Says the Herald:— One of our dealers made a haul at the sale yard to-day. At vi essrs F. fi. Jackson and Co.'s last *heey> fair he purchased a line of about a thousand sheepand put them in the yard again to-day, with tbe result that he cleared £2<JO. The following gentlemen have been nominated for seats on the Awahuri School Committee, viz. : — A. H. Brisco, W. Bowater, A. Campbell, A. 3-ledhill, S. Knight Senr., G. Mends, W. Phillips, H. Stewart, P. Stewart, G. L. Worsi'olcl and J. Weightman. A man mimed Joseph Kronast, surface work contractor under the Rannitikei County Council, was found dead in bed, yesterday morning by his wife. He leaves a large family. The cause of death was no doubt heart disease, which it is said he was subject to. The other day one of the aristocrats of tie land, whose capital and stock in trade consisted of a swag aud a vote, called on a small farmer on the Awahuri Road and asked for work. " Well," said the farmer, " This is only a small place where there is very little to do." "That just suits me," said the man, but he didn't get the job. Fact. Tbe following team will represent the Feilding boys, in their match against the Excelsior Club on Saturday next, at Palmerston : — Full-back — F. Foster; threequarters—R. Parr, P. Geisen, J Mingins ; halves — J. Roache, D. Macfarlane; forwards — J. Robinson, W. Geisen, W. Smith, A. Newman, O. Poad, R. Arnott, H. Coombe, B. Parkes, J. Walton. Emergencies — J. Humphries, H. Parkes, W. Crichton, and A. Foster. When our friend the census collector, the one who was taken particularly for a " book fiend " went to collect the paper at the residence of a settler who is a bit of a dog fancier, he saw from the elevation of his horse's back two very open-faced bull dogs eyeing him with some suspicion. The lady of the house invited him to dismount and have a cup of tea after his ride, but he declined with thanks, saying " Madam, the pants I now wear are noi equal to the strain of those dogs," aud he rode sadly away. On Tuesday last in the afternoon, the stables belonging to Dr Monckton were burned down. The Feilding Fire Brigade turned out, but they arrived too late to save the building as the flames had a good hold before the alarm was given ; they succeeded, however, in preventing the flames from spreading to an adjoining building. The prop erty was insured for £65 in the Phoenix Office. In saving the vehicle* from the coach house, the servant girl was severly burned, but no serious results are likely to follow. Miss Campbell dis played the greatest courage and preseuee of mind, and deserves the highest com inendation for her meritorious conduct. The following are the names of the Fire Brigade who answered the roll call -. — Captain Bray, Acting- Forman Bray, Firemen Saywell, Nicholson, Collins (2), Shearer, Morey, Keen, Ranger, Cornis-h, Hodges, Wickham, T. Foster, Carthew, and S. J. Thompson. We are informed that Dr Monckton has written and forwarded a highly complimentary letter to the Brigade, and offered to give a substantial pecuniary donation should the Brigade require. In our correspondence column Captain Bray thanks the public who assisted.