Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 85, 7 October 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

The Manchester Road Board was sitting as we went to press this afternoon. I The time is rapidly approaching for the j committee to be appointed for the Boxing < Day Sports. The comedy of life begins in the cradle, tho drama at tho alter, and the tragedy ends at tbo graye. There was a fair attendance at Mr Franklin-Browne's inaugural fortnightly horse sale this afternoon. The Color-Sergeant ofthe Manchester Rifles requests that members who desire to obtain Martini-Henry rides should apply to him at once. Captain Edwin wired at 12 50 p.m. to-day . — North-east to north and west gale after 20 hours from now ; glass further fall ; indications for rain. 'I he shareholders of the Cheltenham Dairy Company will hold a special meet • ing at 7.30 aud a general meeting at 8 o'clock this eyening in the District school room. ' We understand that the Rev Mr Jones is to take the chair at the Band of Hope meeting in the Foresters Hall on Monday evening, and that a good programme may be oxpected. The funeral of the late Mr Ethan Everiss takes place to-morrow, the cortege leaving Beaconsfield for the Feilding cemetery at 11 a.m. Mr Alfred Eade has charge ot the undertaking. To-day Captain Kirton and Lieutenant Burlace, of tbe Manchester Rifles, received their certificates, from tbe Central Board, of having successfully passed their examinations for their respective commissions. We loam from the Manawatu Daily Times, that Mr D. A. Ogilvie has parchased tho ironmongery business in Pal* merston North, of Mr D. M. Hanna who is retiriug from business owing to illhealth. Tho Pohangina Road Board invite applications for the position of Hunger for the Pohangina Road Board district. Applicants ure to state the terms on which they are willing to undertake the duties. At a meeting held at Mr Ross' rooms I lust eveniug it was decided to wind up the ! Cinderella dances with a plain and fancy dress ball 00 Wednesday, November Ist, and arrangements are being made to bring it to a successful issue. A formal meeting, to consider the poposal to raise a loau of 1/2000, for completing road work in the Feilding Small Farm Block, was held at Mr Guy's store, Apiti, on Thursday last, when the schedule of works proposed to be constructed was passed without amendment. On Monday next Mr J. B, Hamilton. , commences a monster clouting sale, of j millinery, drapery, clothing etc., at re tnarkably low prices- An " inset " will appear in Monday's Star giving full particuhir 8 of the sale, and it will repay the ladies of Feilding and districts to read it carefully. The usual fortnightly meeting of the 1.0. G.T. Lodge was held at Campbelltown last Thursday evening, There was a large attendance, and after the routine work was gone through a social and coffee supper took place, which was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Songs and recitations were given during the evening Mr Dugald Henderson, who has just erected a new blacksmith's shop at Colyton, announces, in our advertising columns, that be has secured tbe services of a first-class shoeing smith, and general blacksmith, and that he is prepared to execute all kinds of general blacksmithing work. Horse shoeing will be made a specialty. Several members of the Committee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were unavoidably absent from the meeting last night, so it was decided to adjourn until Friday evening next. The committee are working in an energetic manner, being determined to make the Society a success, and have already about fifty subscribers on their lists. Christmas is coming ! Mr J. S. Milson recognises this fact, and he has displayed, in his show window to-day (wbich is very attractive), a capital assortment of Xmas and New Year cards, some of them being band-painted, and exceedingly pretty. Those desirous of sending something Home to their friends would do well to giye Mr Milson a call, where cards and Xmas presents of all descriptions will be found in abuudance. On Wednesday, the 18th instant, Messrs Gorton and Son will bold, at Campbelltown, a great clearing out sale of first-class dairy stock, the property of Mr C. Hopping, who is going out of dairy farming. The fullest details are given in the advertisement, which appears in another column, but we direct special attention to the dairy cows, |which are all of a high order, as Mr Hopping has been for years culling to get good milkers, and has even exceeded his own expectations in his success. Tenders are invited by the Engineer for tho Pohangina Road Board, to be lodged with the chairman of the Board at Feilding, by 2 p.m. on Saturday next' October 14th, for the following contracts ; — Widening 27 chains of bridle track, Taonui road ; forming and metalling 65 chains tbrough the Forest Reserve ; 14 chains siding on the Pohangina Valley Road ; and making bridge and approaches on Pohangina Valley road. The Engineer will be at Mr Palmer's store on Monday next to show contractors over tbe work. It was high noon. A warm sun was making balmy the air. They met at the corner. They were old friends of many years. Both were atbirst. They desired to invite each other to " moisten their clay." One thought the other a Blue Ribbon man, while the other thought his friend was a strong temperance man. They parted. One of them " met a mau " aud the two hastily interviewed the nearest host, aud prayed for " a mild Dunedin." Looking over at the " other window " of the bar, there was seen the man wbo was supposed to be a " Blue Ribbon " gently placing himself outside of I a " mug of ale " with a placid expression of mild contentment. Both roared with laughter. The Premier, in some appropriate words i yesterday, spoke of the good feeling with which members were parting on both sides of the House. A graceful valedictory speech was made by Mr Bruce, who apologised if, in the heat of debate in that Parliament, he had ever said anything calculated to wound or offend any of his friends sitting on the opposite benches. The Hon. Mr Reeves, replying in a similar spirit, said he did not think there had ever been a man in the House who had less cause to apologise than Mr Bruce. iHear, hear.) There was no man whoso absence from the House would be moro generally regretted, and the kindly spirit in which he had just spoken was cordially reciprocated, not only by tbe members of the Government, but by all the members of the House.