Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 50, 28 August 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

A number of blackbirds are reported to haye beeu seen in tho Pohangina valley. Letters of naturalisation have been granted to Wilhelm Thim, settler, Bunnythorpe, Messrs Abraham and Williams will hold a stock sale in their Colyton yards to-morrow. A reward will be paid to the person ' who took away by mistake on Saturday i the flag from Mr Franklin»Brownc's | Auction Mart on bringing the flag to Star Offico. Messis Davy and Mills, of the Red House, have just received, ex the Ruahine and the Taonui, largo importations of general drapery, mantles, millinery, etc., for the coming season. Mr Ivoss, oue of tho candidates for tho Rangitikoi seat, will address tho electors j in Birmingham, Feilding, Halcombe, j Bulls, and. Marton during tho socoud week io Septembor. A writer tn the Prairie Farmer says : — " We hare found out this season thnt one tomato plant, properly set, staked, and pruned, is worth a dozen cultivated in the ordinary way. They bear more bountifully, have more perfect fruit, ripen earlier, ond arc more free from rot " There was a good attendance of young men at tho Ploasant Sunday Afternoon meeting yostorday iv Short's Hall, when Mr Pajno prosidod. Au ablo address on " Character," was delivered by Mr Low, of Sandon, who was heartily applauded at its conclusion. The champion snorer has been discovered at Aston, Birmingham, England At the Police Court, a man named Groves was charged with sleeping iv a van, and, according to the Magistrate's Clerk, " disturbing the whole neighbourhood with his mighty snore." The accuse! was sentenced to sit weeks' hard labor. Mr Chodowski, tho Jewish rabbi in Christchurch, declares, from his personal expononce, that tho people of Now Zealaud are moro sober than those of other countries ho has visited, and that it is a well known fact that tho rising gonora« tion in this colony, who are being woil educated, are growiog up to be moro sober than their oiders iv many instances. Lovers of good music will have a rare treat provided for their delectation tomorrow eveniug at Palmorston, when Handel's chof d'ocuvro ** The Messiah," will bo rondorod. Tho priucipal soloists uro Messrs Lucas, Prouse, and Madam Thompson, and tho chorus will number orer 100 voices, with a full orchestra. A special train will leave Foilding at 6.40.. returning at 11.30 after the performance. Mr B. Poole, the proprietor, has the Apiti Hotel fitted up to suit the requirements of those persons whose vocations take thetn throngh the Block, as well as those of the settlers there. It is the object of the host and hostess to make everything as comfortable as possible for the weary traveller, and iv this respect they succeed admirably. The building has been newly erected and is very commodious. The funeral of tho late Mrs Charlotte P. Scott took place in the Parawanui Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The funeral left the residence of Mr 11. Burne, of Birmingham, at 7 a.m., and it was not until 3.30 that the long journey of 42 miles was accomplished and the Cemetery reached. A large number of friends joined tho processiou at Bulls, and also at Parawanui. The Rev. Mr Doull, of Bulls, performed the last sad rites at the grave, and Mr W. G. Shearer, of Feildiug, carried out the undertaking arrangements. Mr F. Pirani had a very successful meetiug ct Bunnythorpe on Saturday night aud at tho conclusion of his address Mr Tromewan moved and Mr Jopson sec* o ruled, a vote of thauks to Mr Pirani for his address, which was carried unanimously. Mr Nisson thon proposed that this mooting has full confidence in Mr Pirani as a fit and proper person to roprosent the constituency in Parliament. This motion was seconded by Mr Ficard and carried unanimously. A voto of thanks to tho chairmau terminated tho meeting. Tho Foxton pooplo have boen having " experiences " lately in eonneetiou with licensing matters, thoroforetho Mauawatu Herald thinks tho Prohibitionists had bettor be in good lighting trim, for if tho Liconsmg Bill doos not pass, the election w:ll be brimful of whisky v water. If tho Bill doos pass the local bodios will bo seokiug all Prohibitiouists to wieak yeugoauco ou them for loss of rovonuo, as tho costs of au election will bo vory great tho House having refused to allow of its beiug hold ou tho satno day as tho general election. Old cows aro not all profitable, it is truo ; but, novortboloss, it is a fact that many of tho deepost and richest milkers aro found among tho older animals. From data recently collected it would appear that of tho animals subjected during the last oight or nine yoars to public tost of agricultural shows iv England, thoso that wero ovor six years old gave from 20 to 2o por ceut. moro milk aud from 20 to 25 per cent richer milk than tboso | undor that ago. From this it will bo seen that the practice of many dairy farmers to fatten good cows for the butcher when tbo animals aro only 7 or 8 years old is a mistaken one. — Hawora Star. A new metthod of buttermaking is thus described by Harper's Weekly :— lt is reported that the nutter secret has been discovered. Dr Vaughn is the man who is credited with having found it, and it is regarded in scientific circles as perhaps the greatest of his discoveries. The thing that he is represented to have got at is the alkaloid, which, being created in mdk or cream by churning, produces butter. Dr Vaughn, it seems, takes a can of fresh milk, drops in some alkaloid, and presently dips out the fully developed butter without further ado. It is not oleomargarine, or any illegal- unless labelled substitute, but real butter. Au incident occurred recently at & parish in Penzance. A maiden lady owned a parrot, which had acquired the habit of observing : — " I wish the old lady was dead." The curate ofthe parish thought he could rectify the matter and said :— " I also have a parrot, a righteous bird, I will lend von him and trust his influence will reform your depraved bird " The parrots were placed in the same room together, and as soon as they became accustomod to each other, the bad hird remarked — " I wish the old lady would die." Whereupon the curato's bird rolled up his eyes, and iv solemn accents added — " Wo beseech thoo to hear us, Good Lord!" The Btory got out in i the parish, and ior several Sundays it was necessary to omit the Litany at the church services. The accomplished American woman is nothing if not ingenious. A Now York journal states that a society lady residing in that city has mvonted a number of in* tricato puzzles which sho always takes to tho theatre with hor. Hor husband, poor man, is afflicted with an uucontrollablo weakness for going out during the intervals "to see n man." His wife, artful soul that sho is, now givos hor fominmo companion tho wink and tho puzzle is at onen produeod for tho unfortuato man to solve, which ho attomptß to do by muddling hia alroady bowilderod bram ovor tho cou founded thing, till tho curtain boll rings. No doubt tho puzzle idoa succeods iv dtddliug this poor man out of his giucock tail revivor, but it would require sotnothiujt moro powerful to provout tho ayorago Foilding mau from going out during the iuteryal te got the desired refresher.

A portion of a brass tap, found ou the Awahuri road, has been left at this office. Wo are glad to learn tbat Mr Wakelyn, of The Colonial Bank of New Zealand, has so far recovered that he was able to leave, by carriage, for Palmerston yesterday. This morning Mr G. P. Church sent us down several Stunner pippin apples, which had been put in a pit (in the same manner in which potatoes are sometimes stored) some time last May. The apples are fresh and good— in as prime condition, in fact, as when they were taken off the tree. Wo regret to hear that Mr Green, of Makino, lost his oldest son William, 22 yoars of age, on Saturday evening last. Tho deceased who had only been ill a few days, contracted a severe chill through sitting in damp clothes, and we understand that inflammation of the bowels was tho complaint which carried him off. Tho fuuoral took placo this afternoon in tho Feilding Comotery. and tho Rey G. Clomon t performed tho ceremony. Mr A. Eado was tho undortnker ongagod. Tho deceased was a fine promising young man, and widespread sympathy has been oppressed for tho bereaved parents in their trying affliction.