Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 126, 27 November 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

The Banks in Feilding will be closed on Wednesday afternoon, and on the whole of Thursday, St. Andrew's Day. Thero are 174 newspapers registered in New Zealand. Of these 52 are daily papers, 15 triweekly, 26 biweekly, 59 weekly, and 22 monthly. The Feilding Races on the 29th and 30th instants promise to be well attended by the public, and liberally supported by the sporting community.

There will be no practice at the Rifle Range on Wednesday. The man W. Thompson, whom we reported on Saturday as having dislocated one of his ankles, was this morning forwarded to the Palmerston Hospital. A special sitting of the R.M. Court was held this morning. Only two cases were called and both were adjourned. M essrs Goodbehere and Sherwiil, J.Ps.' wore on the bench. Mr Spencer has imported from Canterbury two well bred Berkshire pigs from the establishment of Mr Rowe, who is the largest prize tnker .for pigs in the colonies of Australasia. Mr Charles Carr, auctioneer, advertises that he will soil tho privileges of tho Feilding Sports, in the Assembly Rooms on Saturday next. For other particulars see advertisement. Mr Joseph Darragh has a replace advertisement in to days issue, in which he announces that he has now on hand new season's fruits, teas, fancy goods, cuttery, etc., in greaty variety, of best quality, and at specially reduced priceß. This is positively the last day of Mr John Leydon'e great auction sale, and in closing his premises he desires to thank the residents of this district for the liberal support accorded him, and hopes on sorno future occasion to have the pleasure of placing fresh goods before them. At a committee meeting of the A. and P. Association on Saturday, prize money won at theshow amounting to L 456 ss, was passed for payment. Accounts to the sum of L 462 14s 6d, were also passed making a total of L9lB 19s 6d. The Association clear L3OO over the show, a highly satisfactory result.

A meeting to consider the proposals to raise a loan ot £7,472 11s 3d, for No. 1 ward and part of No. 8 ward, was held in the Pohangina Road Board's office on Friday last. The proposals as advertised were passed without alteration, and a poll will be taken on December 9th next, at the Board's office, Pohangina. There nre simple methods of disling., uisliinc between mushrooms aud toadstools. The mushroom has the neck solid, with a frill midway between the enrth nnd the head, whereas the stem of the toadstool is hollow; the mushroom has a thick, kid-like covering, which the | toadstool lacks, and salt has no effect upon the mushroom, whilo it turns the toadstool black. " You are depressed, certainly," said Lord Glasgow — sytnpthetically addressing Victorians at the Mayoral banquet on Thursday (says '" Orsel " in the Argus) " New Zealand has been equally depressed in the past, you must remember ; but, by the mercy of Providence she has pulled throufili." Whereupon Sir Robert Duff, sotto voce, yet still audible : — •' Providence, indeed ! you mean mutton." Tc morrow will appear an advertisement from Ready Money Collins, of tho Curiosity Shop, Manchester street, giving particulars of his immense stock of goods, which comprise aujtbiog and everything from a tooth pick to an American stove. The goods are imported from the priuci* pal manufacturing districts of Englaud, America, Europe, and Australian colo nies ; they are all new, and are to be sold at remarkably low prices. Says the Tarnuaki Herald : — A severe tliundorstorm, accompanied by a perfect deluge of rain, passed over tbo island portion of the Waihi North occupied district last week. When Mr Rolfe's children went to get their cows for milk ing, they found two of them lying dead closo to one another. The hair was singed alongside one side of one of the cows, and the ground close to the cows was torti up. There is no doubt but that the cows were killed by lightening.

Mr Charles Carr, Auctioneer, having severed his connection with the United Farmers' Alliance, has commenced business on his own account as auctioneer, valuator, Land, Stock and General Commission Agent, We congratulate Mr Carr on the fact, and feel assured that his large commercial experience gained before and during his term as agent for Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co in this district, will enable him to protect tho best interests of his clients, and give them the utmost satisfaction. Mr Carr has informed us that ho has leased the yards of the Alliance at Feilding aud Birmingham, whore he will hold sales monthly on dates to be advertised. His first sale at Feilding will take place an the 14th of December. We wish Mr Carr every success and prosperity in his new venture. Yesterday afternoon when Mr and Mrs Carthew were driving home to Feildiog from Sanson, on coming down an incline, the horse beonrae restless and beyond the control of Mr Carthew. It fortunately happened that Mrs Carthew had preferred to walk down and was therefore not in the vehicle. Mr Carthew jumped out and fell, with the result that the small bone of his arm was broken and he sustained several bruises and contusions on the head and body. Mrs Carthew came to hiß assistance, and they walked together into town, where Dr Johnston reduced the fraoture. In the meantime the horse made its way into Feilding, where it was secured to a fence by Mr Weightman. General sympathy has been expressed for Mr Carthew, and we are glad to know that his accident will not keep him away from I business. After the political meeting- at Mr Richard's house, Coal Creek, on Thursday last, matters of local interest were discussed. A committee consisting of Messrs Hugh Fraser, J. G. Browne, A Richards, C. Patterson and T. Hirst was appointed to prepare a petition and to take the necessary stops to obtain a mail delivery for tho Pohangina River and Coal Creek. Mr Mr Jas Stevens, who is at present on a visit to tho district, 19 of opinion thoro j should be no difficulty in obtaining the concession from the Postal Department. Another matter which 13 felt as a great mconyenience in the district is the want of a resident J. P. Persons requiring their servicos have to travel, some of them, thirty miles to Ashurst to get papers signed or forms witnessed. It was decided to forward the names of two gentlemen to the Minister of Justice for appointmont. An election took place and Messrs J. G. Browne and Hugh Frafier were proposed and unanimously elected, Mr Pirani undertook to forward tho namos. A hearty vote of thanks to the host and hostess and to Mr F. Richards for presiding was carried by acclamation. " Scrutator " in the New Zealand Times quotes a story from The Idler, of a New York reporter being " sacked" because in an account of a fire he had spelled the name of John Smyth as John Smith. We know of a case almost parallel which occurred in London a good many years ago. A young clerk in one of tho large private banks there addressed the cover of a pass book to Lady Smith, instead of to Tho Lady Smith. The woman drove up to the bank in a furious passion and demanded to see the principal member of the firm. As she had a large credit balance an interview was granted by this potentate at once. Her grievance was duly aired, and becauso the definite article had been accidentally omitted from her name and titlo she commanded the banker to discharge the offending clork instantly or ehe would " consider the position " and remove her moneys and socunties. Tho clerk was "haled " before the still irate dame, ignomimously discharged there and then. But; he was discharged into another private bank where he was none the worse off. The fact was that oyor fed and irritable people of tbo tho upper-middle classes sometimes wanted a victim slaughtered on tho alter of thoir imagined dignity— and these astute baukera were prepared for the occasion.