Pohangina Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 142, 23 May 1891, Page 3

Pohangina Notes

(from ovr oww correspondent.) The warm spell of rain we had before tnelfrosts set iiLuiade a wonderful difterwnce'to "the^grass, bo.th young and old pasture. I consider* the abundance of feed is even remarkable for the Wanganui Harbor Board Block. There are -great numbers of sheep and cattle going from here to the auction sales at Palmerston North. Mr Holly has sold out to a gentleman, whose nan\e I have not heard, at a very lair price. He will reside on the reserye for a short time. Mr McDonald was lost on Thursday w«eh, tlie 14th ■ instant, and a search party went out under the direction of the •constable stationed at Ashurst, but did not succeed in finding him until to-day (21st instant).' McDonald was found lying in •a hollow tree, on fern leaves and otker -debris. He was very weak, and it is doubtful whether he had anything in the shape of food since ,he was lost. I believe his friends will take him on to Welling-, ton in a" day ,or, j-wo. This is very hard ■on McDonalds wife md children. The roadman has beirg doingMiu «y work in filling in tHe ruts on the Main roau, which were worn very deep by the 1 a -vily laden timber .waggons. 1, saw the i •warden,* Mr Lucas, round this way the I •other day and I hope he will get'this road re-metalled for I am sure he Would ace that it required looking to in that respect, because; if neglected now, it will be im'- " in the winter time.' They are cutting some splendid timber «t the Pohangina saw-mill, and a large quantity is being taken a good distance tip for building purposes, by settlers residing op the riyer. Pigeons are very scarce, hardly 'any to be eeen,tbut I expect the cold weather, "will bring them down from the ranges. It is a good Bign to see so much buildng and fencing'going on on all sides. . The long side-cutting on the Valley road is fenced now, close to the edge of the road, therefore it is much safer for travellers. Mr Bngg did the work 1 and has made a good job of it, he being the owner of the lection which the fence runs round. 7 . . Young Mr' Sinclair, who had his arm broken by falling off a trap, is now getting quite well. I notice the frnit trees begin to look winterly now, but this is a fine place for them. 'Some trees in the garden of Mr " Durling have grown., five feet since they were planted in last August. Many of these were from the nursery of Mr James Lagd, pf Wanganui, and haye stood shifting into this part of the country, remarkably well. Pohangina, May 21,1891. Ladies in the Country desirous of Jtnowmg the -best place' to purchase Underclothing and Baby Linen should at once communicate their wants^ to To Aro House, Wellington. We have an unrivalled stock of Ladies" TJnderlinen in Nightdresses, Chemises, Drawers, Combinations; and all our garments are guaranteed to be either lockatitcherlor hand-sewn, and include suchpopular; makes as the -" Hiberma " and " Sterling " at Te Aro House, Wellington. : All orders promptly executed, and "where Cash accompanies the order, the goods will be "forwarded free, by parcel Ttost, to' any addrSee, from Te Aro House,

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