Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 76, 27 September 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

•— : Messrs Goldfinch and Pringle each ran coaches to Bulls races thia morning, and , were patronized by several local sporte. A son of Mr J. Coyle, of Bulls, had his shoulder dislocated on Monday evening, through being thrown from his horse. The quarterly mseting cf Oddfellows was held at Glasgow House last night. A number of accounts were passed for pay. ment aud other routine busiuess was irapeacted,

The number of men employed on Government works is as follows : — Roads and Railways (co-operative), 1118 ; Public Works Department, 752. There was a largo attendance at Messrs Abraham and Williams' Colyton sale yesterday afternoon. The yards were well filled with both cattle and sheep and tho prices realised were satisfactory. At the drawing for sections in the Marton Small Farm Homestead Association Messrs Hickford and Sous wero foituuate enough to get sections Nos 4, 6, 7, and 8 combined, within fiye miles from Pomberton. The meeting of tho Mutual Improvement Society, in the vestry of the Primitive Methodist Church, will be more than usually interesting to-morrow evening. Mr J. Long will read an essay on " The pleasures of home," Mr Gillett " Advice," and Mr Carty " Sir Walter Scott." In reply to the question as to whether aperson who has sent in a claim for registration is qualified to witness tho signature of auothor claimant, the Rogistrer of Electors says "No person is an elector until 15 days after tho declaration is made." Yosterday Mr A. W. Reeve, a son-in-law of Mr Charles Roo, loft Feildiug for Levin whero ho will farm a section of iand not far from the property of Mr Petor Bartholomew of tho samo place. Wo wish Mr and Mrs Reovo overy prosperity in their now homo, The funeral of the infant daughter of Mr E. Donnelly, of Makino, who died on Friday last, took place from tbo residence of her grandparents, Mr 11. Holmes, of Makino road, on Monday afternoon. The Itev. Innes-.Tonos officiated, and Mr A. Eade was the undertaker engaged. The sacred cantata, " Under the Talnis," will shortly be rendered by the combined Priinitivo Methodist, Wesleyan, and Presbyterian choirs. Some of tbo choruses in this work are very fine, so an interesting musical treat may be looked forward to, when the eyent takes place, Tho following team will represent the Marton Club in the final cup match against Palmerston, to be played at Feilding on Saturday next : J. Robinson, Wilson, Bear. Ross, G. and W. Shaunon, Leys, Matravers, Smith, Aid* worth, Woon, Johnston, Iveson, Kilner, Stafford.The following new books havo boon added to the Feilding Public Library.— " The Wrecker," by Stopheuson ; "In God's Way," by Bjorason ; "The sm of Joost Avebngh," by Martens ; '• Grisley Ghiseli," by C. M. Young ; aud " Pietro Ghiston,*' " A Roman Singer," and " Doctor Claudius," by E. M. Crawford. Many of our readors will remember Mr W. Ballantyne, who was for a long time laid up at Glasgow House suffering from a complication of ailments resultiug from a chill caught while bathing. Mr Ballantyne was in Feilding yesterday and has quite recovered his health. Ho states he will never forgot tho kindness which was oxtondod to bim during his long illness, by the citizens of Feilding. Mr Ballantyne is now a resident at Waipawa. A little breeze occurred at the recent sitting of the Marton Borough Council, wheu several members took exception to a statement made by Councillor Humphrey to the effect that the cost of taking polls on two loan proposals, amounted to £40, which was not the case as only £lv had been expended, The Council passed a vote of censure on Councillor Humphrey, who at once withdrew and the subsequent business was carried on without him. The Woodville correspondent of tho Post writes : — One case hoard bj' Mr Turnbull, R.M., was rather peculiar. It was that of Scally v. the Waipawa County Council. Complainant tendered for two contracts, and sent in one deposit to cover both tenders. Both his tenders were accepted, but Mr Scally decided to only proceed with one of them. Therefore the Council forfeited the deposit. The Magistrate upheld tbe Council's action. Tho Wanganui Herald says: — Mr J, Humphries suffered a severe loss through tbe death of the cross-country gelding Allegretto, who succumbed to an attack of inflammation of tho bowels, the result no doubt of a chill following swimming exercise. Allegretto, who was by Papapa— Jenny Lind, gave every promise ol furnishing into a first-class jumper, and bis valuo may be estimated when it is stated that his owner four days ago refused A'2oo for him. An English cleric named Baxter has fixed up the end of the world for March sth 1894. Subscribers will therefore kindly remit all arrears at once to save unpleasant complications. We felt uneasy at first, when we read Baxter's prediction, but were somewhat reassured when we remembered that prophet Cummings many years ago prognosticated the immediate ending of all things one day and took up a 33 years' lease on tbe day following. — Truth. Following is the statement of assets and liabilities in the estate of Sven Bengston, sawmiller : — Liabilities — Palmerston North : Mrs Cliflord, L 4; G. Kitchen, Ll 8s; Manawatu F.C.A., 10s; Baker & Cooke, L 7 2s. Bunnythorpe : J. Thomas, L 8; Stead, L 2 15s ; A. Fredsburg, L 4 ; C. Olsen, L 8 ; J. Jopsen, L 8 ; W. Eyenson, LlO ; A. E. Jensen, L 226" OslOd. Taonui: Hill, L 9. Wellington: W. Brown, L 2 10s. Total, L2BB 14s lOd. Assets — Share in tho late partnership oi Bengston & Co., sawmillers (unascertained) Deficiency, L2BB 14 lOd. The third quarterly Committee meeting of the Foxton, Wanganui, and New Plymouth Railway Employes Siok Benefit Society was hold af tho Masonic Hotel on September 24th. In tho absence of the President, Mr Ewing, Vice-President, took the chair. Tbe Secretary and Treasurer's reportß showed the sick and accident expenditure for the quarter to be very heavy. There were : — Payments to members as sick benefit, i.'6B ls 6d ; accidents, L 57 0s 6d ; total, L 125 2s. After dealing witb the correspondence 12 new members wero proposed and accepted, making a total of 280, and 3 honorary members, Messrs Boyle, Gowor and Gatonby. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. — Chronicle. According to tho Daily Graphic, there is now living in Basingstoke an old soldier who kept guard of Napoleon I, at St Heloua. His namo is James Smith, and ho is now in his 102 nd year, and ho is still in full possession of ajl bis mental facultios. Ho was discharged from tho army as unfit for further servico more than seventy yours ago, and for twentyone years he acted as a rural postman after working ou tho turnpike roads for a period of twenty-six years. He is now existing on a compassionate allowance from the Post Office of 3s (3d a week, as he is not entitled to a pension, having tho limit of age when ho was appointed. A fund is being raised for his benefit. In commenting on tbo caso of T. H. Coltman, in wbich tbo Official Assignee had reported that thero was no profit aud loss account shown in tho books, Mr Justice Richmond, on Monday morning, re--marked upon tho necessity of trado™ ascertaining thoir position. A bankrupt's balance-Bhoot, ho said, in his conscience, and ho cautioned the bankrupt in caso ho wont into businos again to keep his books so that ho could sco from time to time, and pro'tty frequently, how ho stood. Some extraordinary casps had pome boforo bim whore peoplo who did kr^ow hoy/ to keep accounts apparently determined not to face thoir position. Tho Assignoo (Mr ABhcroft( remarked that ho know of a caso some years ago whoro a firm failod for £120,000, and its books had not boon balanced for three years. Hib Honor said that casos of tho kind had come before bim which had made him absolutely shudder.— Poet.

I Captain Edwin wired today :— North to west and south-west gales with rain j within ten hours, glass falling. The Rev W. Watkin will lecture in tho Wesleyan Church on Thursday ovoning ou his " New Zealand experiences during the past fifty years." Members of the Salvation Army will be glad to learn that a deputatiou yesterday brought under the notico of the Premier the refuge work done by tho Salya^ tion Army, and asked for a grunt in aid of the rescue work earned on by this and other bodies. Mr Seddon replied that it was intended to place a sum on tho Supplementary Estimates for the purpose.