Rangiwahia Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 193, 16 December 1893, Page 2

Rangiwahia Notes.

[FROM OOfi OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Last Monday Mr Britain met with a nasty mishap while bushfelling near the Wairaki clearing. The wind was very strong, which broke off" an heavy branch from an old tree near where Mr Britain was working, which struck him on the head, inflicting a severe wound, and also bruising him on the shoulder. Ho was insensible for some time, but is now in a fair way towards recovery. Farmers are now very busy shearing, and every day dray loads of wool may be seen wending their way to Feilding. They all expect to be finished before Christmas. Mr Bielski had the misfortune to lose a valuable brood mare last Friday night. The cause of death was a rip or stake in her flank, which resulted fatally in a few hours. It is conjectured she was horned by some one of the cattle grazing near. The loss is greater because she had a valuable foal at foot, which it will now be difficult — if not impossible — to rear. General sympathy is felt here by the neighbors for Mr Bielski. I Bushfelling is now easing off, and the men are leaving for town to spend Christmas. Road work is being pushed on vigorously. Mr Franklin-Browne is making preparations to build a store and bakery. As the timber is now being placed on the ground, the building may be expected to be completed soon. Mr Moffatt is making additions to his business premises, and is also erecting a bakery. lie is also putting up a comfortable private dwelling house, which promises to be an ornament to the place. Considering the fine weather we have enjoyed lately, the roads are in a disgraceful state, and the other day Mr Daw, who carries Her Majesty's mails, had to make certain improvements to the road before he could get through. Last Monday Mr R. Ranger had an unpleasant experience in a bad part of the road known as " Bielski's Hole," and a lady, with her child in arms, was nearly thrown out of the coach, owing to the vehicle getting into one of these traps for travellers. It is no wonder, then, that the settlers' here think it is high time their require ments were attended to as regards road making.