Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 53, 31 October 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

[ Mr Greville, late of the N.Z. Mail, is , now editor of the "Paliiatua Star. , The contract for making uniforms for , tho local Fire Brigade has been taken | by Mr Wm. Stevens. Mr W. Bcllye's saddlery has been re« . planished with a large new stock of all i requirements. [ At Mr A. Eade's Corner Furniture i Warehouse there is -on view a very band- , some chefforiier with totara.knot front. This piece of furniture is well worth inspection as the beauty of the wood is brought out to perfection, and reflects great credit on the workmanship. The view from the railway station down the straight run towards the Oroua river, is very pretty jttsfc now. On eaeh side of the metals the exotic but ..prolific sorrel plant is growing in great profusion, and the rich red color is very beautiful when the morning sun is shining on the dew - bespangled leayes and fronds. The Feilding J?ire Brigade hope to send a strong team to the, Marton de« monstration on the Prince of Wales' Birthday. The caps and, tunics for the members of the Brigade are now being made by Miss Stewart and Mr W. Stevens respectively, and will be equal in utility and smart appearance to any others on the const. We notice that yestei*4ay the furniture was being put into the newly erected boarding hpuse in Kimbolton Boad. The contractor, Mr W. Heald, has made good progress with this work, which has been faithfully done. The building is an undoubted improvement to the towD, and the proprietor will doubtless be rewarded for hia enterprise. It will be seen that Mr Horace Chester, who has created such a furor by his maryellous performances in the Australian colonies, during bis numerous musical entertainment, will give an exhibition of his talent in the Assembly Booms on Wednesday next. His advance agent, the well-known Mr Harry Saville, was in town yesterday, and made all the necessary arrangements. The conference of bootmakers' employers, and the Unions terminated its sitting. The proceedings hare been marked by moderate and fair spirit, and an agreement has been entered into fixing the conditions and wages, which are reported to be satisfactory to both parties. Between the lst and the 27th October, 1672 acies 0 rood 9 perches of land were disposed of in the Wellinoton distriet, for which the sum ot £2283 5s 8d was received, making a total since the 26th March of 50,933 acres 3 roods|22 perches, for which the price realised was £34,766 19s 4d. A concert will shortly be given by scholars attending;, the Feilding Stale School, assisted by the teachers and members of the school committee. The object of the concert is partly to provide funds for the purchase of prizes for the children who were successful at the last examination, and also to add to the funds of the committee, whose exchequer is nearly always empty. General Booth's reception in Lyttelton, on Thursday morning was a brilliant one. On being interviewed by the Lytteltcn Times "(representative, the General said be did not think New Zealand would be the site of the settlement, but he liked the Colony and its climate, andcontended that his" scheme for placing surplus labour on the land would benefit the labour market generally by relieving the towns. He claimed to be the working men's friend, and whether he lived to carry out his scheme or not tbey would find it out. This morning when Mr Pleasants was driving down Kimbolton road his horse trod on a boulder and fell. Mr Pleasants and the lady who accompanied him were thrown out. Before Mr Pleasants could get hold of the animal's head it bolted fall tilt. It turned into Strafford street, where it again changed its route into Manchester street and then into Mr Worsfold's yard, at Buckingham Palace, and was brought to a standstill by a heap of firewood. The horse was badly cut about the legs, and the trap was considerably smashed. Fortunately no one was hurt. The Brisbane Courier in writing of the drink bUI in Queensland puts it down at -"1,800,000 or £20 per annum for every adult male in the colony. It concludes — " Let the unemglpyed and their champions look at these figures and they will discover their and the colony's greatest enemy. We spend every year on an article which at best is useless, and which for the most part is injurious, a sum which would give 8s a week all the year round to every family in Queensland, and which would keep the unemployed like princes. We, Hawera Star, regret to hear that a young man named Armstrong, a son of Captain Armstrong, of Tikorangi, has been lost .in the bush about _0 miles in» land of Stratford. It seems that he and a companion named West left Stratford about ten days ago to join a survey camp at the back of the Pohokura block, and missed the track, After four days Armstrong became weak and unable to travel ; West then left for help, but only got back to Stratford yesterday, six days after leaving Armstrong. A relief party was organised to look for Armstrong, but it is feared that there is little chance of finding him alive. On Thursday night in the Assembly Booms Payne Family gave a performance to a bumper house. In fact at eight o'clock the hall was so crowded that no further tickets for admission could be sold, and quite a large number of people, who arrived a little late, failed to gain admission. This is the first time such a thing has occurred in Feeding for several years. The singing and playing was really excellent, while the bell ringing was the best we have heard in the colony. No doubt the splendid assortment of new bells )»tely imported from Home, lent valuable aid to attain this result. Mr Steele on the musical glasses, was vfiry eflective. At the conclusion of the uerfprinance Mr Payne announced that the company would return in February next, and this was repeiyed with applause.

Boys' cream drill " sailor" suits, collars trimmed blue braid, gilt buttons, from 5/6 eaoh at Te Aro House Wellington.

Bush fires hare been started in in the Wailuna. Lieutenant-Colonel Hcwett, the lnst of the English officers who saw the fight at Waterloo, is dead, aged 96. It is reported that a Scotch railwny pool is being formed to absorb all the lines in Scotland. " The little man" box at Mr Carthew's was opened this morning and 13s s£d was added to the Dr Barnardo fund. We regret to learn that Mr A. Mcßeth, of the Kiwitea, is not in the enjoyment of robust health. [ Mass will be celebrated in St. Bridget's I Church, Feilding, next Sunday and Monday, at 11 a.m. on each occasion. A petition is now in course of signature asking the present Mayor, Mr W. G. Haybittle, to allow himself to be nominated for a second term of office. We are glad to notice that the Palmerston people are in earnest in the matter of pushing on the erection of a hospital in that rising township. Augustus Ironmonger, arrested at Waipawa on two charges of obtaining money by false pretences, was on Thursday, in Wanganui, admitted to bail, himself in £50, and two sureties of £25 each. Messrs Huddart Parker's steamer Googee defeated the Union Company's Botomahana in a run from Launce3ton by fire minutes. There was great excite ment on both vessels. Train services for -the Prince of Wales' Birthday, are published to-day. It will be seen that on Monday, the 9th Noyember the north- and south mail trains will stop at Bunnythorpe and Taonui for passengers. ; The Woodville freezing works will be ready to commence operations on the Ist prox. The -capacity of the works is esti» mated at 800 sheep per day, and to kill this number pudiem twelre slaughtermen will be employed. This week Mr M. Belfit has turned out I two complete sets of nickel-mounted trap harness, of excellent workmanship. Mr Belfit has now a first-class stock of saddlery, &c, on hand, and is working hard to complete his orders. At a well-attended meeting of the Fire Brigade, held last night, Lieut. Shearer in the chair, a lot of general business was done.. The appointment of Delegates for the Marton demonstration was held over until Friday next. The public are reminded that the new Telegraph forms come into use on Sunday, 1 prox. Copies of the forms can be obtained on application at the Tolegraph counter. The existing forma in tho hands of the public should be returned to the office. A sailor named John Taylor, 25 years of age, who arrived at Christchurch last voyage of the Coptic, while engaged fishing in Lake Taumatu, was , drowned through his boat capsizing and being unable to swim. Before the diyision was taken in the London County Council on 'the question of the proposed purchase of the city tramways, the Tory members withdrew in order to prerernt a statutory majority, but failed. Lord JRosebery yofced for the motion. The Bed House will hare in a special re-place advertisement on Tuesday next anent a new lino of straw hats, which are being sold at thirty^five per cent less than regular prices. A large consignment of fancy-ware will arrive in a few dnys, of which due notice will be given. The following interesting advertisement appeared the other day in the Collingwood paper: — Matrimony — Wanted a respectable lady to correspond with a gentleman, with a view to the above. Apply ' Billylid, 1 or '6 x B,' sharp." To live in a6 x 8 tent arid boil the billy with a good mate would not be such a bad life " for a respectable lady" after all. To-day we publish the intimation that Mr Bichmond, of the firm of Goodbehero and Richmond, solicitors, Feilding, was married on Tuesday last, at Napier, to Miss Bochfort. We congratulate the newly-married couple on the auspicious event, and hope they will enjoy many happy years. We have* to thank the courteous secretary of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association, C. C. Miles, Esq., for a press ticket for the show on the 11th and 12th November. We have been requested to state that entries for the show (including those for the hunter and pony competition) will close on the 6th November at 9 p.m. A local appeared in our last issue to the effect that Mr Jackman bad dis* .located his ankle, and in consequence had gone to the Wanganui Hospital for treatment. Mr Jackman called yesterday and informed us that this was an error, because he was well and hearty. We regret the error, because Mr Jackman informs U3 the report had put him to some inconvenience. It is said that a Feilding gentleman, anxious, of course, to serve his country, offered his yaluable services as one of new batch of Legislative Councillors. His offer was somewhat peremptorily declined, and now the disappointed applicant feels that life is not worth living except for the opportunity it gives for howling at the Premier, both out of his own moutn and by the pen of his scribe. — Adrocate. Mr William Trimble reports having held a stock sale on Friday at his yards at Halcombe, when the entries were fairly good for this time pf the year, The bidding for young cattle and forward cows was very spirited, all the lines being cleared at considerably oyer the reserves. Two pens of shorn wethers were disposed of at satisfactory prices. Several pens of wethers m thp wool were passed in, the re? serves not having been reached, Weaners, 26a ; yearlings, 36s ; forward cows, J-3 12s ; forward wethers (shorn), 10s 6d to lls ; saddle and trap horses, no demand. Of Mr Knott's rendering of " Enoch Arden >! the Wah'ayapa Observer says : — "Mr Knott told the tale of ' Enoch Arden ' in a manner in true sympathy with the pathetic words of the author. His elocutionary powers are a true gift. The descriptive power of the reciter, in telling of the hopes, the longing, the fears, and ultimate joy of the rescued castaway, kept the audience at the highest tension ; but the heart-broken grief of the husband and father at finding his wife married again, and his children lost to him, as depicted by the reciter, is beyond description and must be heard to be realised." It will be seen by advertisement that Mr Knott is to give the piece in Feilding on Tuesday night. An elderly respectable person advertises for a situation as housekeeper. The Town Clerk inyites tenders for public works. Mr James Scott advertises for sale a good hunting watch, stem winding, with gold chain and pendant.

Mr Parnell left littlo besides bis estate in Avondale. '. " ; About 50 summonses arc to be issued at once against defaulting subscribers to the Picturesque Atlas nt Mastorton. Tlio attempt to establish a Stockowners' Protection Association at Timaru (against steal ing) has been dropped for lack of support. For tin keLtling and throwing stonos i upon the house of a newly-married ! couple at Woodstock, We3t Coayl, three j young fellows were fined in all £11. . Captain Edwin telegraphs :—Wenthor forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to< dayTelegrams to expect strong westerly winds have been ssnfc to aft places. It is stated that two new special se^ tlemcnt associations arc being formed in the Forty Mile Bush, .-and tho application of one for 2,000 acres, it is said, has already been granted. At a meeting held at Palmerston N. of delegates from the local bodies in the new hospital district on Thursday, it was decided to call for competitive designs ■ for hospital buildings costing about £1,500. A woman and her children were murdorcd under atrocious circumstances in Texas, and a Degro who was supposed to hare committed the deed was captured 1 by a mob numbering a thousand people, and burned olive at the stnke. An accident happened to-day to Conrad Saxon, son of Mr John Saxon, of Potatau Farm. The lad was'riding, and through some means or other was thrown from his horse and sustained a fracture and dislocation of the left eldow. Dr Johnston attended to the sufferer,.who.is now progressing as satisfactorily as possible:...