Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 55, 2 September 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

« A Conservative is ono who thinks to reform is to destroy ; A Liberal is one who thinks to destroy is to reform. A meeting of the creditors of William Bollve, saddler, a bankrupt, will bo hold in the Court Houso, Feildiug, on Monday afternoon at two o'clock. Another roadstor stallion will shortly be travelling this district, as Mr Frank Gay, junr. oxpects a well brod animal in the course of a few days. Wo aro glad to know that Mr S. £trachan, the head teacher of tho Halcombe Stato School, has quite recovered from his attack of measles. The estimated population of Victoria at the end of June was 1,170,319, males numbering G08.556. Tho estimated population of Now South Wales at tho saino date was 1,211,630. The Town Clerk, Mr G. C. Hill, invites tenders for the erection of a forty feet truss bridge, South street. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Borough oflico. As a consequence of the withdrawal of money from the Auckland Savings Bank, a large number of new accounts have been opened with the Government Savings Bank. Tho two burning quostious of tho day in our Parliament aro " Wine and womeu," viz. tho liquor traffic and woman's franchise. The old. old story. Whether singly or combmed thoy hayo ruinod many a good man. Mr W. 11. Arnott, tho well known hurdle jumper, who has boon connected with tho tailoring department at To Aro Houso for several years, severed hw connection with the establishment on Thursday. Before leaving (says tho Wellington Post), he was presented by his lato fellow-employes with a uilvor mounted briar pipe, suitably inscribed, as a mark of their oateem. Tho presentation was made by Mr M'Hondry, tho foreman. The carrying trade is looking up in Foilding, as Mr 11. 11. Garlick, determined to be to tho fore, has received a new express, made to his order by Mr E. Jones, of Sydcnham, through Booth and Macdonald, of Christchurch. The body is painted chocolate, picked out with yellow, tho running gear being painted red, with black lines. Tho running gear is mounted on one of Gilpin's patent axles, with all the most recent improvements, and the turnout is a very creditable one. Mr A. L. Parr has jußfc coraplotod to the order of Mr R, F. Jlaybittle, a strong carnor's expross. Thn body is paintod ohvo groon picked out with light groon and croain linos, tho running gear in yellow picked nut with broad black and fino lined vermilion. Tho running gear is mounted on thrco springs, tho contro of I each boing strongly plated, tho hind axlo j is strengthened with iron stays, the axlos being mail patent, a vory unusual thing in this class of vehicle. Anothor noticeabloimprovement is tho turn-table, which allows of the oxpross being turned in a yery small spaeo. Tho vohiole is strongly built, aud capable of carrying two tons.

I Tram services in connection with the Eangitikei Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting aro published to-day. Captain Kdivin wired to-day : — 2N~orlheast to north and west gale, with heavy rain ; glass fall. Mr P. Boisen, of Colyton, intends erecting a blacksmith's, and also a boot and shoe shop in close proximity to the hotel. A performance in aid of the Feilding Fire Brigade will be given in the As* ' seinbly rooms on Wednesday next. For ! particulars see advertisement. j The Eov E. Walker, Tomperance loc- j turor, will dolivor an address in tho Foresters' Hall at 8 15 to-morrow ovening, also on Monday at S p.m. The ford across the Kiwitea stream, on the Cheltenham Cross road, is at present in a very bad state. We hear of several instances in which accidents were narrowly averted. There is no question but a bridge is badly need at this place. Two Timaru Justices have sentonced a man named Doylo to nine months' impnsorimeut with hard labour for tho use of obscene languago. Although tho language used was yile, tho extraordinary severity of the sentence has caused much adverse comment iv Timaru. Nominations to fill the vacancies made by the retirement of Councillors J. Gould, T. I\. Chamberlain and W. G. Haybittle, will bo received by the Town Clerk, Mr G. C Hill, before noon on Friday the bth instant. A poll if necessary will be held on Thursday the 14th instant. The concert held last week at Birmingham will benefit the School Building Fund to the extent of about £0, which the Government will subsidize to a similar amount, so that only another i."7 requires raising in order to pay the proposed additions to the school. Fishing liceusos for tho season beamuiug on tho 15th instant, may bo obtained from Mr H. L. Sherwill, Hon. Secretary of tho Feilding bvauch. of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. Tho feos are : — Men's liceusos, £1 Is; ladies' aud boys', as. A co respondent at Colyton writes : I noticed a paragraph in your paper of the ist September, stating that certain lambs on Mr Ooote's farm, at Wavertree, had had their tails bitten off by some t animal. If Mr Cooto wert to watch • carefully, he would find that it is the ewes that chew of the lambs' tails. Messrs Jackson and Warner, butchers at Birmingham, recently purchased from ' Mr Robert Hammond, of Sandon, aline of thirty fine bullocks, two of which weighed liJOOlbs each. The kidney suet (known to the trade as a balloon kidney) of one of these animals turned the scaie - at 85 lbs. A inau named Frederick Klink, mot with an accident at Messrs Adsott und Son's Sawmills, Furlong's road, on Wod* nesday last. Ho was driving some trol 1 lies, when ho managed to get in the wuy > and was pusned against a skid. His right • thigh was somewhat seriously injured, 3 but no bonos wore broken. 3 The Marian Willis Dramatic Com- • pany will appear at the Assembly Rooms, • on Monday evening next, when the sensa- ) tional American drama, " Enna " will be } produced for the first time in Feilding. 1 The Company have been well received during their present tour, and include 1 several names well known to New Zea- • land theatre goers. » A contemporary says : — " It is rumored that the Tax Department contemplate the " appointment of a mercantile accountant I to enable the department to be in a better ■ position to check the returns sent in for r taxation purposes." The next thing we 3 expect to hear of is the appointment of a mercantile accountant, who understands bookkeeping, to the Audit Department. r A private soldiers' tea and reception , meeting to Captain and Mr 3 Tremain, of the Salvation Army, was held in the Barracks last night. Tho tables were 3 presided over by Mosdames Douglas, 1 Glover and Lundon, and were bountifully 1 supplied with good things. The after , meeting was conducted by Captain liar- . low, in which he introduced Captain and Mrs Tremain, who spoke in very suitable terms on this occassion. To-night they hold their public reception at eight o'clock, and all day Sunday. AJI are cordially invited to attend. r With their usnal energy and commend--1 able forethought for the requirements of , newly settled districts, Messrs Gorton , and Son have purchased a section from b Mr Benseman in the Waituna township, on which they intend erecting sale yards, where the firm will hold periodical stock sales. Tenders are being called for clearing the sections, and the yards will be proceeded with immediately. This will 5 be a great convenience to the settlers in 3 blocks adjacent to Waituna and we have no doubt but Messrs Gorton and Son will 1 receive the support they deserve, • Our travelling agent and reporter reT ceiyed quito a shock the other day. Ho called upon v family in the ordinary rou« j tiue of his business, and was much pleased c with the cordiality of his reception, and 1 tho abundant hospitality tendered him. Prosontly the lady of the house referred to her visitor as a clergyman. Tho soft im- " peachraent was as gently denied, and the j position explained. The lady laughed and said, '• Well, do you know, that so many nowspapor mon about hero do t something m that line, I may bo excusod 3 for making tho mistake." She was ex- • cusod.