Beaconsfield News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 33, 3 September 1892, Page 2

Beaconsfield News

[fKOJI OUB OWJf COHBESPONDENT.] ■ I was very sorry to hear that a little son of Mr J. R. Davies had the ruisfor tune to get one of his legs broken last night (Tuesday). It seems that the poor little fellow, who is only nine years of age, was riding on an old horse to get the cows, when it shied and threw him offHe fell on his right leg, with the consequence that it was broken just above the ankle. Dr Johnston was sent for and set the leg of the sufferer. The lambing season is passing off rather favourably, in spite of the wet weather. There does not seem to be many losses among the old sheep, but there were quite enough among the hoggets to keep the farmers from being unduly puffed up with the pride of prosperity. Judging trom the look of the paddocks, I should say that most of the people will have a fanpercentage of increase in their flocks this year. The late heavy rains have brought down several slips in this district. One has come down near the Kiwitea river that covers nearly half the road. The sooner the roadman sees to this the better. I notice, too, in one place, that the riyer has been making further encroachments upon its banks. There was some talk a little while ago of getting up a concert here, half in aid of the school and half in aid of the Palmerston Hospital. Several persons who are getting up v farce to act in Feilding

kindly ottered to give it here also, if the concert were to be given soon. A meeting waß held to discuss the matter, but it seemed to be the opinion of the majority of those present that it would be better to give the entertainment in two or three months time, when the formers would not be so busy, so, for the present at any rate, the project has fallen through.