Local and general News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 146, 2 June 1891, Page 2

Local and general News

«, There was a very severe frost this morning. There Was a smart earthquake felt here this morning at 4,25» Oa Saturday Mr Trimble held a very successful sale of produce, butcher meat, and dressed fowls. The Feilding Borough Council will meet on Thursday evening, and the Manchester Eoad Board on Saturday afternoon. A plain and- fancy dress ball will be held tomorrow evening in the Mangaone Public Hall in aid of. the funds of the Mangaone Cricket Glub. ( The last trip -of the Hon. Mr Seddoh from Auckland to Wellington cost the colony as much as would maintain a country, school for one year. We have been informed by the Clerk of the Court that Mr J. C. Thompson has withdrawn -the petition lodged at Palmerston N. against the election of the Feilding Licensing Committee. Sometime on Saturday night, or on Sunday, some evil-disposed person smashed one of the large panes of glass i m Mr Haybitile's shop window. The I value of the. glass was about two pounds. , Since Mr J. B. Hamilton opened in Manchester street, his very excellent stock of entirely new goods has gained him a considerable share of public support. Mr Hamilton has some new lines now opening to which he invites inspection. •Mr W. L. Sherwill has been appointed District agent for the Phoenix Insurance Company, and iv order to meet the busi ness requirements entailed thereby he will open a branch office in the Htm kin's Buildings, Palmerston North. Yesterday the following nominations were received by the Returning Officer of the Kiwitea Koad Hoard, Mr li. Goodbfihere, for toe vacaucv in the Ongo Ward ; Messrs Johu r Wesley McLaren, Frederick' Richardson, and Hugh Graham Shannon. The.--- prill -will, be taken at Mr Crabb's Storo, Waituu'a,, on Monday the Bth instant. As thore is iTgood deal of . being saken interest in this election, the ooatest will be a keen one,

* Mr Bindon, Inspector of schools in the Wanganui Education Board district, is at present on a visit to this district. - A true bill has been found against Coleinan Phillips for breaches of the Land Act. * Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to- day — Warnings for northerly gales have been sent to alljplaces. - It is stated that the net profifs.aristng from the exhibition of the phonograph in New Zealand so" far amount to £5400. On Saturday night the shop windows of Messrs J. 0. Moiey and Uo in Fergus, son street were very well lit up. by lamps suspended under the verandah which had a pleasing effect and attracted much attention; Mr Noble, ,who has been for some time a cadet at the Feilding railway station, has been promoted to the Wanganui traffic office. During his Btay in Feilding Mr Noble has made many friend's who will alwayß be glad to , hear of bis success in. life. -, The census returns of the Maori population are all in. The figures, subject to revision, are : — North Island, 39,452 ; South Island, 1860. Total, 41,312. The census returns of 1886 were' 41,432, so that the quinquennial census just taken shows a decrease of 120. There has just arrived at Mr Eacle's Furniture Warehouse a lot of novelties in ,the,way-of children's chairs, cradles, perambulators, &c, which will amply satisfy even the most exacting parent. We refer our readers to a replace advertisement which appears elsewhere. Mr A.' A., Browne, Secretary to the Wanganui Education Board, announces that the examination of cuudidates for scholarship": offered by the Board will be conducted at the State School in Wan* gHnui, : Pulmerston North, and Hnwera commencing on Tuesday, the 23rd of June, at 9 a.m. On Wednesday, the 10th instant, Messrs Sfceyens and Gorton will sell at their auction rooms, Feilding, on behalf of Mr James Mitchinson, a consignment of fruit trees, shelter and- ornamental shrubs, &c, from his celebrated nursery at New Plymouth. He sat and Talked to the busyeditorfor about fifteen minutes steadily. Pinally he yawned sleepily and remarked : '• Tliere are. some things in this world that go without saying." --"I know it," snapped the editor ; but "there are too darned many ,tkiugs_ that say'a good deal without going." The Duchess of Montrose has a keen eye as to value of th<* good work of her servants. She pays her chaplain £100 a year and her jockey £1500. The-chap-lain should, when no racing is going on, swop billets with the jockey for a while and thus swell his stipend. It is to be hoped that the chaplain's worth will be better recognised in the next world. " A Press Association wjre' from Wellington states that at a meeting of the C'lmmittee ox Privileges of. the Wesk-yan Church, v was unanimously decided that , steps be taken to' secure an" Amending Act to the model deed of the church, so as to enable ministers to regain five years in a circuit instead of three, as is the law at present. The other day when some of the young sters were practising football in the Corporation paddock, one of thorn in the excitement of the moment was swearing like a pirate. A passer- by spoke in reproof, and when the little offender lifted up his I head he disclosed a face as beautiful and ■ innocent as a cherub. The " passer-by " ' murmured softly to himself " I pass " ' and fled swiftly away. . ' 1 "A newly married woman, the bride of a ' fortnight, named Priscilla Petrich, com- \ rnitted suicide in Sydney a few days ago because, poor soul, she couldn't cook. If 1 all other wives similarly situated (bints the Napier Telegraph) were to follow her sad example there would be a terrible number of gaps in this year's census papers. The danger is not imminent, however. At the Resident Magistrate's ' Court this morning Hans Madsen was charged with haying deserted, his wife and family. On the application of Mr Prior, who appeared for the defendant, the case was adjourned to Palmersfcon North, on Thursday next, at 3 p.m., when it will be heard and decided ' by the Resident Magistrate. Messrs W. G. Haybitfcle and G. Kirton, J.P.s occupied the Bench. A little bird whispers that the convict j ,Chemis, who was sentenced to penal servitude for life foi" -a murder committed at j Wellington, and now an inmate of Mount ,Eden prison, recently attempted suicide. The prison authorities are extremely reti- : cent, but it is ■ said Chemis managed to secrete some sharpjnstrument and opened a vein in his arm, and -when discovered had almost bled to death. — Observer. "It is not intellectual vrork that injure*) the brain," says the London Hospital, " but emotional excitement. Most men Can stand the severest thought and study of which their brains are capable, and be none the worse for it, for neither thought nor study interferes with the recuperative influence of sleep. It is ambition anxiety, and disappoinmeut, the "hopes and fears, the loves and hates of our lives that wear out our nervous system .and endanger the balance of the bi'aini" A book agent in tliis district, .who was also connected with a Wellington artist, unexpectedly receiyed an order from a natiye lady at Awahuri, which has opened otlt visions of profitable business, such as to induce him to renounce the wicked calling of the now despised "book agent." The order was for nothing less than a lifesized painting of herself and others of her children, for which she paid seventy-five , guineas on receipt of pictures after duly approving. The pictures are on view at Robert Drury's meeting house at Aorangii Our Kiwitea correspondent writes!-*-* Air Lowe, suryeyor, has just completed laying off a portion of the road through tile Coal Creek Block. The Government intend -sending a detachment of the un-' employed, numbering 50, -to worit on til is rjad. Some people are complaining about the Koad Board not getting the rotida metalled during the dry season. JSo doubi, it is very distressing to be compelled to journey for hours tii rough a sea of mud, but patience— may bo in the sweet by-and«by we will get a .Road Board that will send us a dry season wheu tequir*?a.—Advocate. "Oh, the rarety of Christian charifcyi" We learn from the Oainam Mail thai early on Saturday morning the police received information that a young girl was being confined on the door-step of Miss M'Loughlin's house, Thames streets The police procured an express, and, on the way to the Hospital, the girl pave birth to a male child. We understand that the girl is from the Industrial School and, after having been placed with several people, she got into trouble with a.young man at Knrow. She then came to Oaniaru and stayed with Miss M'Longhlin, intending to proceed to the Hospital when. -her- confinement came due. On Saturday" morning, about 2 o'cJock, her condition became such that Miss M'L'oughlin- refused to keep her any longer in the house, with the«reauU as above stated, >< •> ■