Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 147, 1 June 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Volunteers aro reminded of tho parade this oyoning. Birmingham was en fete today, there being a double wedding there. Mr Martin, the artesian well sinker took up the paraphernalia for sinking n well for the Cheltenham Dairy Factory yesterday. Tho hearing of tho charges against Sn Matthew Dayies aud Mr Milledge oocupiod tho Molbouruo Police Court for 45 days. Iron visiting cards are now used in Germany. Forty of these cards placed ono on tho other are said to be only onetenth of an inch in thickness. Mrs Lissaman, who is shortly leaving Feilding, has accepted a lucrative appointment as canvasser in the Government Life Insurance Department, and goes to reside in Hawko's Bay. Wo have to thank the Commissioner oi Taxes for a copy of his memorandum ie reference to the Assessment of Income under the Land and Income Assessment Act, 1891, and its amendments. At Innsbruck an eccentric miser, Di Karl Beidtol, died on the 6th March*, havmg thrust a, rusty old sword into his body. Ho has left Innsbruck University 120,000 florins for poor students in his branch of science. A divorce was granted ill Sydney last week in a casoin which the husband, after two days of married life, had abandoned his wifo at a hotol, promising to come back in half an-hour, and, worse still, left nor to pay tho hotol bill. As tho ossayist will not bo ablo to attoud this ovomng's mooting of the " Mutual " in tho Methodist Church, there will bo impromptu speeches and a spelling b«e. Thero as no charge for admission and all aro invited. Several young men in the town are starting a series of " Pleasant Sunday Afternoon" meeting for men, and the first will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Sunday next at 3 o'clock. Mr Dixon, of Bunnythorpe, will deliver an address, and other friends will sing solos. Mr Baker, Chief Commissioner of Lands, aat at Wellington, yesterday, to hear claims of volunteers for land. lie will sit at Levin on the 12th of June, Feilding and Palmerston on the 14th, Marlon on the loth, and Wanganui on the 16th and 17th. It was at first the intention of Mr Tennyson Smith to roinain in Now Zealand in order to assist the Temperance Party at tho next general oloction, but that gentleman has a Herod his plans, and intends leaving for Australia and England in a few weeks' time. — 'Auckland Herald. On Tuesday evemug last Mr Hickford seated and catered for no loss than twenty four persons (including a large number of ladiee) in tho Indies room of his establishment, while in the oyster saloon a numbor of gentlemen visitors were haying their needs supplied. We must say this speaks volumes for Mr and Mrs Hickford and thoir refreshment rooms. On Saturday evening last a daughter of Mr Cossey, of Birmingham, about i fifteen years of age, was sevoroly burnt about the head, face, and hands. By somo means the girl's hair was saturated with korosone when it accidentally caught lire. Mr Oossoy was badly burnt about tho hands in trying to extinguish tho Humes. Dr Musson attended tho little | sufferer and entertains alight hopes of hor recovery. Our tradespeople still continuo to suffor from tho pro valence of "bad marks" — ( pooplo who map ago to get on the books aa worthy, substantial, and trustworthy customers. This plague (says the Wangaiuii Chronicle) is tho causo of more bankruptcies than anything else, and a remedy of some description should be attempted. We hayo previously suggested a kind of mutual protoction society, whereby a kuowledgo of theso shady characters may bo well circulated aud thoir misorablo ami fraudulent practicos offoctuallv stopped. Say, for instatico. that .such a society as wo suggest wore inaugurated, a reliable commission or financial agent might bo appointed, and to him mombers could send down a list of their defaulters, which could bo posted up in a reforenco book and bo on viow at stated hours. The expense in connection would bo nothing compared to tho socunty it would afford to tradespeople, and, if it did nothing batter, it would cloar out of thu town a class of pooplo whoso room, is undoubtedly bottor thau their company.

A case of diphtheria has been reported at Campbelltown. A meeting of farmers will be held m the Colyton Hall on Saturday next at 7.30 p,ta. to make final tU'rangeniQnts in connection with the creamery. It is proposed to send a team of footballers from Wellington to play at Feilding and Wanganui on June 23 and 24 respectively. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day-Telegrams to expect strong westerly winds have been sent to all places southward of Napier and Wanganui. A special meeting of the Wellington Diocesan Synod is being hold in Wellington to appoint a successor to Bishop Hadfield. The Synod adjourned yesterdny till 7.30 this evening, when the matter will be finally settled. A large mob of 1100 cattle are on the road from the north belonging to Messrs D. and W. Manson, ot The Pines, Feilding. One portion will be taken to Waituna and tbo other to Kairanga to be fattened. We learn from the Standard that a girl about 16 years of age, named Lucy West, i in the employ of Mrß J. Carmody, of Palmor s ton, was terribly burnt about the lower part of the body yesterday through her clothes catching fire. Mr W. Hoppy advertises a safe cure for 1 that scourge to all orchardists — the woolly apbis — as well as to the scale blight. The specific is known as a deadly enemy to these pests, and is harmless to the trees and human beings. Mr R. Shoohy mot with a painful ac cidont yesterday morning. Whilst worki ing at the anvil, a piece of iron flew off and struck him a severe blow on the under lip, the iron ponetrating through the flesh and breaking one of his teeth. The Colonial Dank of Now Zealand has leased tho building now occupied by the Borough Council, and as soon as possible ' will remove into these premises. The '. work of repainting, etc., has been ontrusted to Mr Tozer, and the necessary I carpentering work to Mr F. Pop©. > A petition has been prepared to be [ submitted to the various storekeepers in • Feilding. praying that all their places of [, business be closed at nine o'clock on the i Saturday nights, We hope that no ob » jections will be raised to Lhis very reason- , able request. 1 Tho popularity of the produce of the I famous Empire Tea Company continues , to increase. In another column we publish a replace advertisement in which the virtues of the Dragon and Koudaa brands 9 are conversational!/ expatiated upon, i Those teas aro undoubtedly pure and t well flavoured. t Twenty-three officers of the Town and s Suburban Racing Ci»b are to be served , with writs by Mr Robinson, known as 3 " Murrumbigee," as well as Constables . Harvey and Kennedy, for illegal arrest at 3 the last Town nnd Suburban races, where Robinson, it is ullegcd, was laying totalisator odds. Tho claim is for £500. Mr Cresswell is the solicitor engaged. — Napier Telegraph. One of tho most painful episodes of the ' want and suffering arising out of the stringency of tho times in Melbourne has j been brought to light by the suicide, on the 13th of May, of an oldorly couple at St Kilda. Their names are Thoma.? and | Mary Pauloy, aud they had until recently filled the positions of handyman and housekeeper respectively to a gentleman residing at Sherwood, out shrinkage d.f p his incomo forced the employer of the old " couple to dispense with their soroces. ' Thomas Paulej was 70 years old, aud his wife was 64, aud beiug past making a i new start in lifo they drifted into the I most acute distress, and both drowned themselves in the St Kilda. A match hns been arranged between J. , H. King, of Marlon, and A. W. Watts, ' the well-known local sprinter, to run ' three distances— loo, 200 and 300 yards I --for £25 aside. A. deposit of £10 has already been put up, and the race will be run on Saturday nest. The match is f creating a great deal of interest, aud no i doubt several sports will travel to Marton J from Feilding to witness the race. King t has only recently couqb from Australia, but since bis arrival he has won several races and is credited with having put up good time. At Fox ton on Queen's birth- ' day he won the four distances of the ! Handicap from scratch. At tho Marton Caledonian meeting Watts was beaten by ' King in the 100 yards^ but in the 220 yards the tables were turned. A social was given in the Birmingham i Town Hall last evening by Mr and Mrs Anvon, the proceeds of -which aro to bo L devoted to procuring a library for tho ' Birmingham Wesleyan Sunday School. There was a large attondauco of both ' young and old. The program mo con- ' sistod of recitations from Messrs Downoy • and Perkins, a vocal aolo by Miss Fraser and piano solo by Miss Chamberlain, these performers having gone up from Feilding. Mr Moss also gayo a iecitai tion and the remainder of the evening • was occupied with games, and speeches i by Messrs T. Bryco (who was in the | chair,) Birks and Anyon. The several items giyen by the Feilding contingent were much admired and woll received. Mr Birks proposed, and Mr Munro seconded a vote of thanks to the performers, • whiuh was carried. This is tho first of a 1 series of monthly socials.