Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 105, 31 October 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

! Thero was a large attendance of child | ren at the Band of Hope coffee supper in the Foresters' Hall last evening. Thero will be no meeting of the Foresters' Court to-uiorrow as tho Hall is en- ! gaged for a Cinderella dance. I The trustees of the land purchased as i n Mto for a drill hall for the Manchester i Rifles in Stafford street, will be gazetted i .".hortlf. I An error occurred yostcrday in our rej port of the Feilding-Carnaryon cricket match, Mr Stineon's respectable score of **() being omitted. I Wo have to acknowledge receipt of a press complimentary ticket for the Spring meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club from the secretary, Mr E. Goodbehoro. The Telegraph Department at Palmer's •on North now remains open for press j work daily from 8 pm till 11 p.ni i i hi uughout the year. We regret to learn that Mrs Stevens, wife of Mr John Stevens, died at Carter* ton at 2 '60 yesterday morning, after a lingering and paiuful illness. A young man named Andrew Hill, 20 years of age, was crushed to death on Friday by a tree falling on him at Stirling Special Settlement, near Eketahnna. Truly this is a funny world — at least some of the people are. A gentleman the other day complained to his neighbor that | cutting wood before breakfast annoyed { him. Poor fellow ! Tho Agricultural Department is issuing a leaflet containing illustrations of the '• beer weed," introduced into Wellington hist year in oomc ballast out of tbe barque Silverstream from Buenos A} res. The weed is spreading rapidly throughout the colony, and is very poisonous to live stock. A re- place advertisement appears today f .nn Mr John Cobbo, of the brick store m which he announces that he hns imported a varied assortment of novolties in dies* good-". Ladies should glaucc at Mr ( "ohbo's advertisement, and having done so thoro is not tho slightest doubt but what they will then be inclined to visit his establishment. At Cbadwell, Dear Melton Mow bray, a goat having molosted a hive of bees, the infuriated insects first attacked the goat, which took refuge in eome rank undergrowth, aud then set upon some geese, one of which they killed, leaving hundreds of stings about the eyes. Two horses were next attacked, and so severely were they punished that tho veterinary surgeon daclared one of them was not likely to recover. Tuesday, 17th October, was one of the worst days ever experienced at Broken Hill, N.S.W. A dust storm raged unceasingly all day, and business people were compelled to close their shops, The wind raged with the greatest violence, and at the South Mine it was found necessary to chain down large tanks full of water to prevent them from being blown over the verandahs, and several wood and iron houses were blown away. Telephone lines were mixed up, and all surface work at the mines had to be suspended. Last evening the Young Peoples' Christian Eudeavour Society held its fort, nightly meeting in the vestry of the Primitive Methodist Church, a good num. ber of young people attending. Mr J. <J. Thompsou introduced the subject for discussion, namely, " Friendship," and made some very appropriate remarks ; several othor members also speaking m the same strain. It was decided to hold weekly meetings of the society in future, commencing from Monday next, when the meeting will be conducted on " consocrated " lines, led by one of the vice-presi-dents of the society. In connection with the Jubilee of the Primitive Methodist Church in New Zea land. The Rev W. S. Votter, of Auckland, will dclirer his popular lecture on I the pioneer Primitive Methodist Mi?&ionary, Rov Robert Ward, in the Primitive I 1 Methodist Church, Feilding, to-night at 7.30. Tbe lecture will be Illustrated by lantern viows, specially prepared, com* prising early preaching places and fellow workers besides many places of iuterest throughout tho colony. Tho lecture will bo repeated in the Temperance Hall, Cuiup. bolltown to morrow night, andatColyton on Thursday night. | A meeting of the Birmingham branch of tho Raugitikei Liberal Association wus held on Saturday evening, the 28th mst Mr T. 11. Taylor in the chair. The late secretary, Mr A. Reid, having loft tbodistrict, Mr Sandemau, solicitor, was elected iu his place. The meeting was unanimous in approving of Mr John StevuriN as tho candidate to contest tho Rungitikoi electorate, aud a committee was formed for the purposo of assisting his candidature at tho forthcoming election. It was also resolved that steps bo taken to get as many women as possible in tbe district on tho electoral roll. This being all tho business a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded tho mooting.