Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 80, 5 January 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr W. Trimble's stock sale at Haloombe has been postponed until February 8. The Feilding Masonic Lodge will meet on Monday, the 11th inst. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. Mr Low, Government surveyor, is now engaged laying off abroad from the Feilding Special Settle Went through the Po» hangina Gorge to Makitota. A general meeting of members of the Feilding Savage,, Glub will be held this (Tuesday) eveniflg at "the Club, rpoms at 7 o'clock. A iull meeting" of members is requested* and all others interested in the welfare of this 1 excellent institution are cordially invited. From Wellington conies the news that gentlemen sitting in the dress circle at the Opera House are frequently annoyed by persons in the seats behind them rubbing their feet against the back of those below. The greatest offenders are the fair sex. , : , : . ■■ „, . . ■ = The Wallace County solicitor (Mr W. Bussell; ,lms expressed to that body the, opinion that, when a road along the bank of a river is washed away by tfye river, the owner of the land is bound to give a corresponding portion of land for the purpose of a road. As the enrrent month, January, is appointed for recruits to join volunteer corps in the colony, the" Officer Commanding the Manchester Eifles. invites intend -j ing members to send in their names to himself, or to Lieut. Charles Bray,. who will also give all necessary information.: Mr S. Percy Smith, Suryeyor-»Generalj Mr John Holland Baker, Chief Surveyor, Wellingion, and Mr Lawrence Cussen District Surveyor, Waikaio, haye 1 , been! appointed Commissioners -tdclassify and: report to the Minister of Lands upon the rural land in the District 'of Wellington known as the Taharua South Block. A man who married, a. widow hits inyented a device tovcure her of ■" eternally praising" her former husband. ; When* erer she begins to descant on his noble qualities this ingenious number two merely says, " Poor dear man ! How I wish he hat] not. died !'*,and the lady immediately begins to think or something else to ttjlk about. ; ;/ ; The Mercury says : — Mr Henry's handicapping was- excellent, ; although in weather like that of Friday horses can hardly be: expected to be consistent to form. Mr Henry has now established himself as the handicapper of the North Island, and success has not spoilt him. He is always modest, courteous, and obliging. On Saturday last when Mr T. B. Tayi lor, the chairman of the Kiwitea Boad Board, was driving, accompanied by his wife, the horse's blinkers came off, and the animal became alarmed and bolted. Mrs Taylor, by the advice of her husband, jumped Out, but in falling she dislocated her shoulder. She was brought to Mrs Hastie's Feilding Hotel, where the dislocation was reduced by Dr Charlton. I Mr Taylor managed to stop the horse before any harm was done. The usual quarterly meeting of the Wesley an Methodist Sandon and Feilding circuit was held at Sandon yesterday, After the financial and other business had been transacted, the question of obtaining another minister to be resident in Feilding was brought forward, and after considerable discussion it was resolved that " the Conference be earnestly requested to appoint an unmarried minister to this circuit, to be resident in Feilding." A motion in favour of constituting Feilding a separate circuit was also brought forward by the Feilding representative, but was negatived by a large majority, Mr James Bowater was appointed Conferencs representative. A meeting of the Kiwitea Sports Committee was held at the Cheltenham Hotel on Saturday, January 2. There was a good attendance, and Mr Tappin was elected chairman^ The secretary informed the committee that he had received a letter from Mr Copeland offering to handicap for the sum of £2 2s. It was decided, however, that the committee should' do the handicapping. A number of gentlemen were added to the committee. The programme was then gone through, and it was decided to add to it a race for district amateurs only. The amounts of the various prizes^ were increased, and the secretary, was instructed to enquire' as to the cost of advertising. After transacting some formal business the meeting adjourned to Saturday, January 23.

The Feiiding portion of the San Francisco mail reached here on Saturday night. There is a probability, we learn from the Manawatu Times, that Mr H. M. Stanley will deliver two lectures in Palmerston North. It is stated in Dunedin that all corporations, borough councils, etc, are liable to pay under the land and income tax on the whple of money borrcwred on debentures, as they are not excluded by : definition of; coin, schedule GV section 2. if J > At the yearly meeting of the local Court of Foresters the following officers for the ensuing term were elected and installed* into their respective offices : — Bro. R. Bowler, C.R. ; Bro. F. Pethrick, S.C.R.:; Bro. W. Pearson, &W..; Bro. X" W. Foster, J.W. ; P.C.R. Bro. J, Fraser, &B. ........ , Reports had gained currency in London on\peceinber Ist that Government were considering the advisibility of dis-. solving Parliament in January! instead of waiting the opening pt the' session inFebruary, the object being to avoid the difficulty of a Conservative defection from the Ministerial party on the local Government question, which would mean a serious defeat for, the Ministry' in the House,. On Sunday morning a great sensation was created in town when it became known that Willie Porthonse had at= tempted self-destruction by cutting his throat. One of our staff waited on Dr Charlton, who was • attending Porthonse; and was informed that the rash act was committed while Buffering: from ■ melan- ■ cholia, the result of a severe attack of la grippe. The wound, although severe, is not likely to cause death. The usual weekly meeting of the Feiiding Mutual - Improvement Society was held last evening, when there was a good attendance. Mr Johnston read an interesting paper on " Education," which was freely discussed. Next: Mondayevening a lecture on " Mr John Bright " will be. given in cohae,ction with this! seciety by the Bey; Mr Birks,' of Birmingham; in the Wesleyan Chtirob, during the progress of which the Wesleyan choir will give musical selections. i Says; Saturday^ , Post :— As Mr "Walter Haybittle and three ladies were drivy ing in a dog cart from Lowry Bay on Friday afternoon, the axle snapped and the vehicle capsized, precipitating the occupants on to the road between the bay and the Lower Hutt. Fortunately all of them escaped with only a few bruises. It is a remarkable thing that Mr Hay bit tie's brother in Feiiding was also connected with a trap accident on the same afternoon. The Auckland Concert Company, which will appear in the Assembly Booms on Friday next, have scored a big success up north. The Taranaki Herald says : — " It was admitted by one and all that the members of the Company had upheld the reputation for merit and ability which had preceded their appearance here. An idea of the enthusiastic way the programme was received might be formed from the fact that almost every number was encored." The Palmerston Times, referring to the various amnsements provided on this coast during the past festive season, says : — "Lovers of athletics had the opportunity of enjoying a couple of outings at Feiiding and Shannon. The Feiiding sports is one of the best, if not the best, athletic gathering in the colony, and it is worth going a long way : to see. This year the number of contestants was,: if anything, larger than usual, and the sport was of an exceptionally enjoyable character;" . ■ . : , Under, the American law which . requires (hat all executions shall occur in private between midnight and dawn,' William Rose was hanged at Minnesota on the evening of October 15, And thus ended one of the most romantic an i sensational cases in Western crime. Hose was aged thirty. He fell in love with farmer Lufkin's daughter. The farmer drove Hose from his farm: Hose shot the farmer dead, the young lady corn* mitted suicide by cutting her throat with a razor, and Rose was hanged. The Otago Daily Times says it was rumoured m Dunedin on Tuesday last that eleven now members had been called to the Legislative Council, including Mr J. A. : Tole, Auckland ; Mr W. C. Smith, Hawke's ßay ; Mr-W.'C. Walker;Ashburton; Mr John Macgregor and Dr Fitchett,;Ofcago ; and. Mi>. H.Feldwick, Invercargill. It states, however, that the appointments are not to be definitely settled* until the 14th inst. Mr A. Guinness* 'Grey mouth)- and 1 Mr vTellicoe,* Wei-, lington, will probably also be called to the, Council. I : -:• ,/ / It is with feelings of regret that we announce the - death, on Sunday, 3rd January, of Mrs Johnston, wife of J, R. .Johnston, Esq., of Cheltenham. The deceased lady had been ailing for some time, but no' one suspected that the end was so near. Mr and Mrs Johnston ar-rived-in Nelson 'in the early days of the colony, whence they removed to Christchurch, where Mr Johnston was in business for many years. In Canterbury the announcement of Mrs Johnston's death will bring sorrow to many of those who so often enjoyed' the naver-failing hospitality and kindness for which the deceased lady was so well known. Though she had only lived in this district a short time, Mrs Johnston had. already won a large number of friends by her unfailing kindness and cheerful manner. We desire to express our heart-felt sympathy with the bereaved family in their great loss. Mr Alfred Eade, the undertaker, notifies that the funeral cortege will leave the residence of. Mr Johnston at 2.30 p.m. tomorrow for the Kiwi tea cemetery. Friends are requested to accept this intimation. Captain Kerr, author of a book on horsemanship lately published in England, prefers the Australian stockman to any other horseman in the world. He says: — " We have seen exhibitions of horsemanship by the Bedaween of the desert, by the famed Turcustanee horse, by the pick of the Maharatta and Mogu lai sowars, fantasias executed by the swarthy riders of the Snhnra ; we have witnessed feats in the saddle by the Gaucho and the cowboy, but, with the exception of our own colonial kith and kin, the Australian stockman, none can compare with the finished horseman of these isles." In the chapter on " Feeding" Captain Kerr has a good word for New Zealand oats. He says :— " The late Mr Hannington, of Brighton and Portsl&de, once showed me some marvel lously neat, short, and almost round New Zealand oats, weighing forty-eight pounds to the bushel, which in a very short time wrought wonders on a couple of scarocrow tvro-year»olds he had re* ceived from, the then, most fashionable and successful training stables at New Market."

Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — , Warnings for southerly gales and colder weather have been sent to all places. During the thunderstorm this forenoon the hail stones which fell were really small blocks of ice. The heavy rainfall did a good deal of damage, especially in those houses where the sparrows had, by nest building, stopped up the water pipes.^. „ - ... ' The following team, has been chosen to represent- the Feiiding Fire Brigade atf the forthcoming Fire Brigade Demonstration at Christchurch next month : — Branchinan Bartholomew, Secretary W. A. Collins, Firemen Kitchen, Newman and A. Collins. The delegate to accompany the team Will be chosen nest Thursday. A gardener who has tested it for three years, says that broken pieces of bone are much better than broken pieces of crockery for draining flower-pots. The plants suck the fertilising quality out of the bones and. make such a vigorous growth that tne plants in pots supplied with bones could be told at once* Following are the vital statistics for Feiiding, for, the' quarter ending 31st December, 1891 : — Births, 17 ; Deaths, 17 ; Marriages, 7. It is worthy of note that during the previous nine months only 16 deaths were registered, as against 17 in the past three months. Total births for the year are 110. - - ; The '"following new books haye been added to the Feiiding Public Library :— 'Three ' Men in a Boat,' ' Path Finder, 1 1 Two Girls in a Barge,' 'A Colonial Beformer,' ' Stephen Archer,' • Folly and Fresh Air}' 'Contraband,' • Katerfelto,' 1 The Talisman,' 'Edgar Allen Poe,' 'Adventures of Mr Ledbury,* 'American Humour,' 'The Witch of Prague," The Old Curiosity Shop,' • Khaled,' 'Byron's Letters,' ' The Phantom Ship."