Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 25, 29 July 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr Pirani will address tho electors this evening at the Town Hall, Bunnythorpe. An English Mail arrived in Feilding this morning. The Beaconsfiold ladies gave a return ball to tho bachelors, in Mr Buchanan's woolshed, last evening. " Truth " says Now Zealand is sufferiug from too much politician and too little j statesman. Captain Edwin wired to-day :—lndications for strong south oast winds with rain ; glass falling. The second of the Foilding Assemblies was largely attended last evening in the ABsemblyß ootns. Mr K. F. Uaybittle's ; string band supplied excellent music. Tho usual Ploasant Sunday Afternoon Association mooting will take place in Shorts' Hall to-morrow. The secretary of the Palmerston North District Hospital, Mr Walter Rutherford, luvites teudors for the supply of blankets to tho Hospital. For allowing a game called " Yankee grab " to bo played, a Hastings Hotel keeper was fined aud the conviction en dorsed on his license. The Wellington Land Board has do* oidod to obtam tho opinion of tho Crowu Solicitor as to whether small grazing runs could be ox changed for leases in perpetuity. Mr Archibald Williamson has just received a large supply of English and Scotch cloths and tweods of tho very best quality to which ho invites tho inspection of bis numerous friends and customers. The English wild duck (mallard) brought out bjr Mr Purvis, in tho lonic, havo commenced to lay in their new home at Maßterton, Twenty eggs have beeu obtained up to date, and are being set under hens. With characteristic enterprise Mr Dugald Henderson, of thoUolyton Butchory, aunounces that not only is he supplying the settlers round about Colyton with good meat at cheap rates, but he has dow extended his operations to Foildiug and Makmo. A man named Richard Morgan was arrested at Pohangina yesterday bj Constable Minoguc and lodged at the fnlmerston police station on the charge of failing to comply with an order of the Wellington Court. The accused will be taltcn to Wellington this evening to answer the charge. Tho first of a series of Cinderolladancos j was held in tho Foresters' Hall last night about twenty couples being present. Mr Torroll supplied the music (piano) and guvo ovory satisfaction. AJr W. Bollvo made an efficient M.C. Dancing was kept up with spirit till about 1 a.m. It has boon found that tho Virginian quail, ordered by tho Acclimatisation Society soinotimo ago, cannot be obtained for some months, as tbo dealers can only procuro the live birds during tho autumn in America. Tho order has been renewed and a furthor sum of £20 yotod for the introduction of tho cunvus-backed duok. -Post, Tho editor's lot, hko the policoman's, is not always a happy one. An up-country oditor in N.S.W. is compelled, by his bettor half to make himself generally useful on the Sabbath. His wifo, good j woman thut she is, goes to church while her alleged lord uud master has to stay ut homo to cook tho Suuday dinner and mind the twius. Truly there is no rest for the wicked, and way of tho transgressor is hard. An unusual case came on at tho Dunodin Police Court, ou Wednesday last, when Geo. Morris charged the licensee of Waiu's Hotel with refusing to provide accommodation. It was shown that Morris, on a provious occasion, had misbehaved himself, and was ordered to loavo tho house. Tbo Magistrate dismissed the case, holding that if a man went to a respoctablo hotel he must behavo in a respectable manner. The funeral of Mr C. 0. Fischer's little girl took place in the Feilding Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The Rev. A. j Hermon conducted the service at the grave, aud Mr W. G. Shearer was the undertaker engaged. It is only when affliction tries a man that he then discovers who are his best friends, and Mr Fischer has met with many neighbours, and others, who have deeply sympathised with him and his wife in their trying bereavement, and have done all in their power to sustain the sorrowing parents in their great trouble. We notice that Mesßrs McLean & Bishop have moved into their new offices in the Kimbolton road, adjoining those of Mr Greenwood the dentist, who, we understand, will shortly be coming to reside among us, owing to the dissolution of partnership between Messrs Greenwood & Uooper. Mr Greenwood will, in future, visit Feilding every week from Thursday to Saturday, inclusive. Mr Hooper also notifies bis intention of coming here every week on Thursdays and Fridays, and may be found at his new office in the Square, next to Mr Cobbe's store. A (iood Templars Lodgo was formed in Awohuri yesterday evening, brothreu being present from the neighbouring lodges It was decided to call the Lodge, tho '* Pndo of Awahuri," and about thirteen members gave in their names. The following wero present from other districts : — Bros Rush (Palmerstou), Reid and Bowator (Sandon), Vet toe senr, and junr. ( Bunny thorpo), Fonwick, Downey, Burrows, and Eutwislo (Feilding). Officers wero elected, and it was arranged to moot weokly on Friday eveuings in tho Public School, Awahuri. The establishment of a dining-car in connection with tho express service on tbe Manawatu Railway has proved such a success that the company have decided to place a larger carriage on the line The new car, which will be twice ns long as the one now in use, is being fitted up at the company's workshops, and will be placed on tbo lino in about two months time. The internal arrangements are to be an improrement on those in the prosent cars. The passage is to be larger, and on one side a table will run the whole length of the car, while on the other side will be a number of small tables as at present. — Post. In the Noxious Weeds Bill, the definition of ' noxious weeds' has been Amended so as to exclude the plants mentioned in schedule B. Amongst these are burdock, piri-pin, dog-rose, American cress, oxeyo daisy, Capo need, Yorkshire fog, dock or sorrel I, ergot, wild turnip, burr clovers, but tho seeds of nono of these will be permitted to be sown, and any person selling hay, chaff, &0., infected with these seeds will be liable to a pen« ally. The Bill prescribes the de*truc tion of weeds on certain days to be fixed, and inspectors are to see that this work is done. The local authority in any dis» trict may destroy weeds on land at the occupier's expense, a proportion of the cost m certain circumstances to be borne by the owner. The residents of Bunny thorpe havo had quite a gay time of it this week. On Mouday evening the usual meeting of the Rose of Bunny thorpo Lodge wai held, at which soverul visiting friends wore pro»eut. Ihe opouiug of tho Anglican Church was celebrated on Tuosduv ; tho tollowaftoruoou Mr Oraco hold a singing practice, and lutor in tbo ovoniug tho Mutual Jniimu'tiajjont uieoliu™ was hold, whicn was very enjoyable. Papers wore read by Mrs Mathoson aud Mr Espiner; rocitutions by Mrs Little, and tho Misseo Olovoly, Aldrich, and Pope ; sougs and inuHical soloctions bomg given by Mrs MutlioHon, Miss Nolho Disou (harp solo), and Misa Little,