Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 132, 30 April 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

The Manchester Road Board will meet on Saturday next. Mr Bruce has been elected chairman of the Kiwitea Licensing Committee. A meeting of the Licensme Committee was held to-day when Mr Sherwill was elected Uhiurinan. Mr Flysrer, tailor, has been in Feilrling for the last few days, and is doing good business. Dr Charlton has gone to Wellington for a few days and in the mean time his practice will be attended to by Dr Sorley. The Minnesota Legislature has recommended i he passing of aB 11 forbidding the appearance of any actrps* in tights. A meeting of rrerhtors of Mr C. L. Wildbore was held in the Court House this afternoon. Our report will appear on Saturday. Ib has been decided t> admit women -uidpnts of medicine into the wards (for instruction) at Edinburgh, subject to certain reasonable restrictions. Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day : — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day : — Telegrams to expect frost have been sent to all places. With a population of 110,00:* a nil males the total value of the exports of the colony amounted last year to ten millions. All sportsmen are requested to attend a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society I to be held in the Colonists Land and Loan Corporation's offices on Saturday night, at 8 o'clock. Messrs Stevens and 3-orton held a most successful stock sale here to-day. A full report of prices will appear in our next issu . The attendance was unusually large, considering the weather. Tenders are invited by Messrs D. and W. Manson, of the Pines, Feilding, for three miles of stab fencing on the Waituna estate of the late John Manson, Esq. For other particulars see adyertiseinent. Miss Johnston advertises that she has commenced business as a dressmaker in premises nearly opposite the State School, in Manchester street, and solicits a share of the patronage of the ladies of Feilding. Oil was found a Monday in the well of the Petroleum Company, New Plymouth. The bore is down 900 feet, but the ex ports think they will have to sink 200 or 300 feet yet before they get oil in suffi cient quantity. Mr W. Trimble will sell by public auction at his mart on Saturday next, May 2nd, the household goods and effects of a gentleman who is leaving the district. He will also sell a quantity of produce and other articles. For particulars see advertisement. A device for rendering the soles of boots and shoes waterproof is patented. The ri'suU of waterproofing and tii? prevention of squeaking is arrived at b-. placing a layer of linen or ol.ii< i r suitable material, saturated in a hoi bitumen «m( a fat oi!, between the two soles oi: th boot or shoe. The plans for Messrs Cobbe ami Darragh's new premises, on Manchester Square, are now nearly completed by Mr Bray, the architect. The design is very olegsmt and the structure when completed will be a ornament to the place. To day Mr Hamiltou announced that he will open on Saturday with the largest and cheapest .show of drapery and cloth ing ever brought into this district. Mr Hamilton has now settled definitely m Feiidiug with his family, and hopes to bo able to assist in the general progress of the town and settlement. Several months ago two sons of Mr Bennett, at Awahuri, reported they had seen the body of a man hanging on a tree in the bush. Search wat made by the Feilding constable, but the body was uot found. The story of the lads has now been conSnn d by Mxsssra Desmond who, when sowing grass saed, found a charred skeleton, on a pact of their land which had been recently cleared and burned. We observe from a late Gazette that the shooting season for imported ganucommences on the Ist of May (torn >rrow) and ends on the 31st of July, imported game includes cock pheasants, Californinn quail, and hares. It would be at'.v-s ble for sportsmen and others to aote Mat hares are again proclaimed game, and cannot be shot after the Ist of Mtvy -without a. license, iixe cost o£ which is £.1 and may be obtained from the postmaster. To day Mr Colville announcs that he has opened a branch of his business in premisos adjoining Mr Carthew's, m Manchester street. The stock of boots and shoes is new and well selected containing all the latest and most fashionable makes for ladies, and strong substantial boots and shoes for gentlemen. His prices will be in keeping with the times, and the quali y of his goods. As Mr Colvillw is already well and favourably known in the district, we have confidence in his success m Feilding.