Local and General News

Feilding Star, 17 June 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

The Wellington Land Board will meet on the 27th instant. It \s rumoured, says the .Standard, thnt Mr Nation, formerly proprietor of the Grey town Standard, will shortly start a newspaper in the rising township of Manakau. Tho accountant of the Palmerston Branch of the Colonial Bank, Mr J. B. Henry, who has been promoted to a position iv the head office of the B.mk 1 in Dunedin, was yesterday presented with 5 a handsomely framed photograph group t of his brother oilicors. Tho manager, Mr J. P. Braudou, made the presentation.

Mr Grubb, Inspector of Post Offices, was a visitor to Feilding to-day. Tbe Kiwitea Road Board was sitting to-day, as we went to press. The show room of Mr Joseph Darragh was splendidly arranged today, and will be brilliantly illuminated this evening. The regular monthly meeting of tho Feilding Masonic Lodge will be held on Monday the 26th instant. Some sheep were stolen from Mr Robert Mcßeth's farm a few days ago, and the matter is now in the hands of the police. We have now a good supply of plans of the Pohangina Township which we will be glad to distribute to intending purchasers. The attempt to sink an artesian well to supply the Cheltenham Dairy Factory was unsuccessful. Tho pipes could not be driven more than 84 feet. A concert and coffee supper will shortly be given in connection with the W.C.T.U. and tbe proceeds will go towards the erection of a Temperance Halt in Feilding. The residence of Mr Hurley, of Kairanga, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Nothing was saved, the occupants barely escaping with their lives. Tho annual examination of pupil teachers in the employ of the Wanganui Education Board will commence on Tuesday by Mr Bindon the board's inspector. ( Non-commissioned officers of the I Manchester Rifles who have not passed I for and obtained their certificates, will be examined by Colonel Newall, assisted by the company officers, on the 27th of July. It is reported that an unfortuuate girl friendle&s and forsaken, was compelled to seek sheltor iv tho Masterton Park on Friday and Saturday nights, aud lay frozen in the snow for some hours. — Star. The Government parade of the Manchester Rifles on I hursday last was well attended. After the usual inspection, the men were drilled by Sergt- Major McMillan and acquitted themselves very creditablj. The Rev \\\ J. Watkin who will occupy the pulpit of the Wesleyan Church tomorrow night, will take the subject oi " The young man from Home " which should prove of interest to all young men, The first of a series of popular six penny conceits will be held in Short's Hall on Wednesday night June 21st tc commence at 7.30. Refreshments will be handed round by the ladies during the evening The following new Justices of the Peace have been gazetted:— Messrs J. P. Aid ridge (of Ohingaiti), J. Dixon and J Madden (Bunnythorpe), J. Laird and J Stevenson (Wanganui), A. E. Remington (Bulls), E. Snellgrove (Marton), aud S Ingram and T. Ri turner (Ashurst). Information was rcccired from Waitara that the railway station there was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning at two o'clock. Tho fire is supposed to hare originated in the lamp-room, but its origin is unknown, The building was burned to the ground, bu< the docu ments in the safe vrere preserved. An inquestjwas hf Id on Mabel He lander on bail on a charge of arson, who died at the Auckland hospital. The evidence showed that she swallowed 99 matel: heads. She left a pathetic letter toller mother, confessing the deed, and said she would die rather than go to the Police Court and bring disgrace on hei family. Owing to the large increase in his busi ness Mr J. C. Morey, of the Bou Marche Fergusson street, has found it necessary still further to extend the floor space oi his shop. The altoratious will be found of great convenience by hi 9 numerous patrons and customers, and will, at tbe same time, allow of tho better display ol of tbe goods. It has been proved by exact experiment that the keeping of apples depends upon tbe integrity and completeness of the natural varnish on their skins. When this was gently rubbed off in part the fruit soon lost 5 per cent more of its weight by evaporation than by sample* left intact but similarly stored. And apples with the waxy coating unharmed did not decay for a long time, although smeared witti mould and kept in a znoisl and warm place. At tbe Feilding Mutual Impiovemenl Society on Thursday evenmg last, Mr J, H. Blackmore gave an interesting account of his experiences in the army, from the time of his joining till the Crimean war, but was preveuted completing his eigbteeu years' reminiscences from tin shortness of time. At the close be wat accorded a vote of thanks, ou the motion of Mr Long, and also asked to complete the essay at some future time. Mr Cle ment was in tho chair. Tho subject foi next Thursday eyening is an essay or " Gideon " by the President. Mr Brabant heard a Maori Trust cas« yesterday between Cornish Bennett, Arats Pekama, aud Oeorge Dear. It appear* that George Dear gave a horse to a native I for a election of land at Awahuri some years ago but novor obtained a transfor. The samo section has recently been sold to Mr Cornish Benuett. Mr Prior stated that his clieut Bennett was disposed tc give Mr Dear £6 to forego his claim, and to this arrangement Arata Pehama wae agreeable. His Worship suggested thai a memorandum be drawn up aud signed by tbe consenting parties, which wat done, and the mattor settled. The Eumara Times reports a singula! accident at Larrikins. T*o miners were washing up in a tail race tunnel, and were ready to take the gold, when about 14 or 1G heads of water by some means or other were turned on at the flume. The huge body of water rolled in a wall down the jump-up and caught one of the men in the act of raising a block. As be put his back against the timber to resist the rush of water, it ran against aud right over him and then on to bis companion. 'Ihe lights were extinguished, the gold was swept away, and the men nearly washed into the tail race. Luckily some one turned off the water eventually. In connection with Mr R. J. Thompson who has entered into partnership with Mr J. C. Thompson, tbe Wairarapa Standard of the 14th instant says : — W© very much rogrot to report the approacbiug departure from Greytown of Mr R. J. Thompson, who for many years past, first as a successful storekeeper, and latterly as a retired business man, has resided amongst ua. Mr Thompson is in the prime of bfo, aud though ho has built a beautiful house aud has lovely grounds surrouuding it, inactivity has proved too burdou eotuo to him, and ho has resolved to go back to business, His removal will bo a loss to Greytown, and a decided gain to Feildiug. Bofore Mr Thompson left ho was eutertaiued ut a social by tho members of tho Preabytenau Church, in the Oddfellows Hall which was crowded. Mr Thompson arrived ia Podding yesterday aud we havo no doubt that ho will mako as mauy friouds hero as he did in the town he has just departed from.