Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 145, 27 May 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Our readers are reminded of the stock sale at Colyton on Tuesday. Tho Gear Meat Company killed 150,000 sheep during last summer. Mr R. P. Greville purchased the Pahiatua Star for £225. Tho Feilding Masonic Lodge will be held on Monday evening, It was reported that a man had his pocket picked of £60 at the Otaki races on Wednesday last. The preacher in the Wosleyan Church to-morrow evening will be Mr Grant, of Palmerston. The members of the Feilding Small Farm Association are invited to meet at Short's Hall on Tuesday next. Mr T. A. Smith has boon gazetted postmaster at Colyton, and C. H. Tarrant, Awahuri. In future the Chess and Draughts Club will hold their meetings every week-day evening, except Saturdays, at Messrs Ratlift" Bros' office. A mooting wiU be hold this oyouiog at Colyton Public Hall in connection with tho proposed erection of a croamery in that rising district. At a recent public gathering Mr Duthie M.H.R.. said it was very improbable that he would bo a candidate at tho next general election. Tho Postal Department has recoived an announcement by cable that Mr It. J, Croigthorn, mail agent at San. Francisco had died suddenly, Mr J. R. Montague, the well known and popular auctioneer, will hold a sale of furniture at Mrs Galway's, Manchester street, on Wednesday tho 3ist instant. Nj reserves. We havo received tho initial number of tho Pahiatua Herald, published by Mr Aloxauder Black for the Pahiatua newspaper Companj'. Wo hope this now venture will prove a success. Mr F. C. Fulton has been struck of the Commission of the Peace for neglect to attend to his official duty at Court as a Justico when his turn on tho rota arrived. Napier Telegraph. To day Mr Gabites advertises in our wanted column that ho has opened up a number af ladies' silk dress laces, and many other fashionable articles suitable for tho season. Tho following Junior Cup competitions take place to-day : Kaiwhaka v Keakaha, and Feilding v Pirates at Palmerston, Palmerston v Bulls at Bulls, and Hunterville y Awahuri at Awahuri. By advertisement tho Town Clerk, Mr G. C. Hill, warns tho public against re moving clay, sand, or gravel from the streets or watorcourses without the permission of the council. Tho number of 3SO shares havo so far I been placed by Messrs Elkington anil Johnston in tho Longburn Freezing , Works. This is not a bad result considering they have hardly put in a whole weok'a canvassing. Mr A. D. Willis addressed the electors in Wauganni last night at a crowded ; mooting. At its conclusion, thoso piesi ont accorded Mr Willis a hearty vote of i thanks for his address, and pledged themsolves to support him at tho coming eloci tiou. Tho Palmerston papers complain that the train arrangements of the Welling-ton-Manawatu Railway Companv on the Queen's Birthday, were wretchedly bad. Tho changes in the running of the trains were not advertised, and the patrons of the line were treated with little courtesy and less liberality. There is now on view in Mr Parr's shop, an extremely well built light gig with a steel frame body mounted on three springs, with a sliding seat, the trimmings being in light maroon leather, and the body paintod wine color picked out with vermilion and white lines. The gig is one of the neatest turnouts we have ever seen, and is a most creditable specimen of the coachbuilder's handwork. A stag hunt was hold on Mr R. B. McKenzie's farm at Flaxmoor, Carnarvon, on Wednesday. Some stags were turned out a few years ago on tho Larkworthy Estate, and are now numerous enough to afford lively sport. Ono was beaten out of the scrub, and fell before fho rifle of Mr K. Dalrvinplo. In tho afternoon another stag was discoyorod, and aftor a splendid run was shot by Mr Bryco. — Manawatu Daily Times. Thero were quite a large number of excursionists went to Palmerston from here on Thursday evening to visit Fillis' circus. Tho advertisements announced that tho charges for admission would bo 5s and 2 6, consepuently groat aunoyanco wus experienced by thoso who would willingly havo paid tho lessor sum, being mulcted to tho tuno of os, ami then having to stand all through tho porformanco. On Thursday evoning last there was only a fair attendance at tho Foilding " Mutual " owmg to tho iuclomoncy of the weather, but thoso who wore prosont had tho pleasure of listening to an interesting and instructive paper on "F. R. Huver^al," which was road by Mrs Clemont. It was arranged to havo impromptu speeches and a spelling beo on Thursday next as tho essayist for that night had notified tho Presulout of hor inability to bo present. When Mr Clissold, of tho Harbor Board, arrived m town yostorduy, tho horse commenced to kick and plunge violently opposite the Manchester Hotel, it then made off on to the waste ground near the Hotel when it slipped down. A good deal of damage was done to the vehicle, both shafts being broken, the splash board and the woodwork below it smashed, but beyond the mishap to the buggy no injury wus sustained by its occupants, and the horse also escaped unharmed. Thero was united in the bonds of matrimony on Thursday last Mr Henry Adsett, a son of Mr H. Adsett, of Taonui, to Miss Amy Streeter, second daughter of Mr C. Streeter, of Makino. The Rev G. Clement was the officiating clergyman and the ceremony was performed at the residence of the bride's father. The happy couple left by the evening train for Wanganui, where they will spend the honeymoon. We congratulate Mr and Mrs Adsett on this auspicious occasion and hope they will live long to enjoy their connubial bhsi.

Entries are published to-day for the Palmerston sale of the United Farmers' Alliance. A social will be held by members of the Wesleyan Church, and their friends, in Short's Hall next Monday evening. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 21 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Telegrams to expect frost have been sent to all places. Owing to pressure on our space Birmingham notes, and other interesting items are unavoidably held over. Tho sale of jewellery at The Other House is still going on, and buyers are well satisfied with the cheapness of the articles. Tho quarterly and annual meeting of the Feilding Licensing Committee will be held iv the Courthouse on Thursday, June Ist, at noon. The first horse was shod all round at Apiti yesterday by Mr Rankins (from Timaru,) who has commenced business as a tamer and blacksmith in that rising settlement. We hope he will succeed in his enterprise. Notwithstanding the bad roads the contractor (Mr Buckman) for Mr Ben Poole's Hotel at Apiti is doing his best to get in the timbor to complete the building within contract time. Mr Buckman deserves credit for his pluck and energy. We have to thank the Government Printer for a copy of an Index to the Principal Resolutions passed by, and Motions negatived, withdrawn, and lapsed, in the House of Representatives, 1854 to 1892. Owing to the daily increasing traffic, the road between the railway station and the new bridge at Aorangi, is getting very much cut up. A few loads of metal could be placed wich immediate ad vantage on that portion between Eyre . and Gladstone streets. There can bo little doubt but that the handsome prices obtained for sheep at Messrs Gorton & Son's stock sale yesterday, may be attributed to the knowledge among buyers that tho Longbnrn Freezing Company would again resume operations at the proper season. Tho champion hospital story is related by tho Melbourne correspondent of the Tsion Advocate. A hard -up journalist. ' lay at Reach's door at consumption, in l)io Molbourno Hospital and a heretofore boon companion dropped in to see tho last of him. " Havo you got any money loft, > Dick?" asked tho visitor. "I've ten » shillings, I think, Tom," faintly returned tho sufferer ; " it's up on tho shelf over my bend. Why !" "Oh nothing ; but | look here, lend us fiyo bob of it ; you won't want it, you know." "Right, 1 \ said the moribund ono. Then tho nurso went out to stick pins into herself to restrain hor oinotiou. ', Tho Crood Samaritan Yarioty Company • gavo a free entertainment in the Assembly Rooms last night to a crowded aud:euco. Tho vontnloquial powors of Mr J. C Bry- . ant are of a high order, and were cnpi--1 tally received. Mr J. Cullen who claims to ho tho fuunicst mat", hi tho world, is undoubtedly very clever, his topical songs ' nro good and his drolleries are sidesplitting whilo frco from vulgarity. Tho ' second part of the entertainment is do- : voted to business, und servos to bring l into prominence tho virtue of a medicine . callod tho " Oood Sauisrituu." Every purchasor received a present, some of the . articles boiu^ valuable, for lustance, Mr t Somervillo received a stop watch, Mrs i foster a cruet acid fruit dish, Mr Walter s Giesen an elect ropkfr tefl{>»t, Mr Barry a watch, and mauy other valunblo presents were distributed. Tho company np 1 pear again this evening. On Monday ' evening the performance will be varied ' by a baby slnw, first prize ouo guinea.