Birmingham Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 135, 4 May 1893, Page 2

Birmingham Notes

0 I FROM OUR OWX CORRESPONDENT, j The Town \s still progressing and fresh ventures are being made to supply the wants of the settlers. We have now three neueral stores, one Hotel, boot and shoe shop, two butchers, two Livery and bait stables. Baker, coach buildes, hail dresser and billiard room, two black* smiths and farriers, harness maker, one tailor, two builders, one accommodation house, one galvanised iron worker and tank ninkey. No chemist, watchmaker, or Policeman. The Church of England people have made a start. They had a regular deluge of ram to greet them, some said it was throwing cold water oo the proceedings As there is a Weslevan Church here which has a great struggle to pay its expenses and could not keep on without it had a grant from the central body, manj people seem to think that Birmingham will not be able to keep the two denominations going with any sort of yigour, as when one place of worship has a large congregation the other must be yory poorly attended. The new members of the school coin • mittee have commenced to get on the road for spending money, and making alterations for the benefit of the children, Amongst other wants is a shelter shed for the boys, about £15 ; enlarging the school buildiug say £80. Where the lady pupil teachers class room is to be, none of the members. know. It seems strange to get a teacher and no place where she can properly attend to her duties. Plenty of " Game " here waiting to be shot. Sportsmen should first ask the owners permission before they venture on a person's land— or they may get •• bagged " themselves. Some thousands of feet of timber are being conveyed along the road to various parts ; also, tons of fencing wire so that there will be no lack of work this winter. Earthquake early Friday morning.