Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 197, 21 December 1893, Page 2

Local and General News.

The South street bridge is now open for traffic. The Feilding Stab will not be pubtished on Monday and Tuesday (Christmas and Boxing Days.) Advertisers are requested to note this. The Waipawa Mail reports that two large whales were washed ashore at MeHardy's Blackhead Station, East Coast, on Friday last. It is stated that a movement is on foot to present a purse of sovereigns to Mr J. P. Leary, one of the defeated candidates in the Pahnerston election. A valuable thoroughbred colt, belonging to Messrs Heslop of Hawke's Bay, was killed by a stroke of lightning while galloping in a paddock last week. We notire that the Christmas decoration! of the places of business in Feilding has already commenced, Mr JohnCobbe leading the way. The meeting of the School Committee called for last night lapsed for want of a quorum. The next meeting will be held early in January. Mr J. Orr, of the Wellington City Buffet, has purchased the late Mr J, T. Walker's property, near Asburst, for £10 Ids per acre. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a neat illustrated Christmas card from the officers of the Department of Agriculture, conveying the compliments of the season and their hearty good wishes. A start has now been made at Ngawapurua with the Woodvilleend of the Eketahuna Eailway. The station site at Ngawapurua is fixed on the WoodviUe site of the bridge adjoining Holder's road, Mr Mortensen, of Makino road, gives notice to-day that a red and white steer is running on his property. Owner can have same on paying cost of advertisement. Mr W. Franklin-Browne will hold a sale of horses at Messrs Berry and Trer vena's Carbine stables on Saturday next, when some very powerful yonng draught horses will be submitted for public competition..

Captain Edwin wired to-day : — Same indications as yesterday, glass further faU. We have to thank Mr C. C. Miles, the courteous Secretary of the Manawatn Racing Club, for a complimentary ticket for tbe meetings to be held on the 26th and 27th instants. From the barque Lutterworth. which arrived at Wellington on Monday, there has been landed the new patent bedsteads for the Palmerston hospital. They are expected to arrive in Palmerston this week.— Standard. Nominations for the Hack meeting of the Foxton Bacing Club close on Saturday the 28rd instant at 9 p.m. The Foxton Telegraph office will remain open until 8 p.m. We notice that the prizes are on an unusually liberal scale. The next Melbourne Cup has already arrested the attention of backers, one tickler in Adelaide bavin fif lmd 1000 to 30 against Light Artillery for the big handicap. Carnage has also been asked for, a backer offering to take the same price about the Derby winner. Captains Kennedy and Wheeler, who have been engaged in intercolonial trade since 1854 and 1858 respectively, have been retired from the Union Steam Ship Company. Captain Kennedy can claim to be tho oldest steamship commander in in the Australian colonies. A correspondent writes:— As at this time of the year ringworm is prevalent among dairy cattle., farmers can take it away by washing their cows, when in tbe bail, with a very strong solution of common washing soda (clean). Wash tbe beast as often as possible, and the ring* worm will disappear. This Christmas promises to be exceptionally dull at Marton ; in fact the most depressing ever experienced in the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The tradespeople cannot muster sufficient energy to decorate their shops with a a few bunches of evergreens, and there are no strangers " to be taken in." F. W. Boweu, the champion walker of New Zealand, who is to compete in the walking events here on Boxing Day, has arrived. J. Lyon, the well-known walker, is at present in Marton, and is training hard. The walking races aro always interesting here, and the meeting of Bowen, Leslie, and Lyon, nicely handicapped, should make them exceptionally so this year. Complaints are being made as to the dangerous state of the Spur road, at places where it is not fenced. While driving along the road on Monday Mr H. Doreeu narrowly escaped serious injury. One of the wheels came off, and he was thrown out, but by holding on to the reins managed to prevent the cart and horses going over an embankment. A man named l'eter Thomas died very suddenly at Kaikora on Monday. He spent the forenoon walking about tbe township with another resident, and at noon ate his dinuer as usual and made no complaint of any ailment. He then laid down to take a nap, and some time after* wards bis wife heard him make a peculiar noise and went to see what was amiss when eho found he was dead. Mossrs Berry and Trevena, of the Carbine stables, Feilding, have acquired from Mr Bradford his interest in the morning coach and mail contract between Feilding and Birmingham, and will convey passengers and mails accordingly. Mr Bradford will run Ins usual line of coaches starting from Birmingham for Feilding in the morning, and leaving Feilding for Birmingham in the afternoon. For full particulars see advertisements. Anyone who has books and periodicals to spare are requested to send them to the Palmerston North Hospital. It appears, says the Manawatu Times, that the patients have nothing to read, and as time drags wearily with them we hope this paragraph will have the desired effect. Any parcels containing literature may be sent to the Feilding Star office, which will be acknowledged and duly forwarded to their destination. Manchester square presented quite a lively appearance during the early part of last evening. A number of country people and visitors are already in town, and theser&s well as the town folk, were drawn out into the open by the melodious strains of the Feilding brass band, which was rendering some excellent music in the rotunda. Added to this the Salvation Army band marched through the Square, pouring fourth their Christ, mas praises, and across the square, quite a little crowd had gathered around the shooting gallery erected there, enjoying a little innocent amusement. A paragraph appeared in this morning's Standard to the effect that the Feilding goods shed is full of wool, and the authorities had refused to place any more wool in the building, and suggest ing to put on a special train to relieve the pressure. The fact is that although the goods shed is full no one has ever been refused permission to put wool in, and the ordinary train servioe is quite sufficient to take it away providing there ware enough truoka, and tarpaulins to cover them, the principal trouble being the scarcity of toe latter. There were several loaded tracks at the station today, but covers have to be provided beford they can be sent away and the consequence is some of the wool has to be left in tbe shed to wait its turn, but no one has been inconvenienced in the Binallest degree. Last night the Salvation Army held a meeting in their barracks to raise some funds towards the relief of the Hawke's Bay sufferers. On account of other attractions the meeting was not so well attended as was expected. Captain Hill, before asking for a collection, spoke most feelingly with regard to the sufferers of the late flood in Hawke's Bay, and he was sure everyone present would do what they could to relieve the distress. A collection amounting to £1 4s was then taken up, and Captain Hill said a subscription list would be open till Saturday at his quarters, where any donation for the above sufferers would be thankfully received. On the arrival of the 8 p.m. train at the Feilding station last evening, quite a crowd was attracted to the windows of a first-class carriage. What wan to be seen? Only a bride and bridegroom who were wending their way south from northern climes, and who, naturally, were looking sublimely happy in their solitude. The " pigeon pair " looked consiberably disturbed, though, on another couple entering the same carriage, but when a handful of rice was fired after them, they at once saw that the new arrivals were in the same predicament as themselves, and their countenances beamed once more. But what a trying time for the poor guard ! A quiet wedding took place yesterday afternoon in St. John's Church, the Bey. Inues Jones officiating, when Mr W..H. Kuowles, eldest son of Mr H. H. Knowles, of Makino, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Mary Lousia, third daughter of Mr W. B. Betemeyer, of Feildiug. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very nice iv cream uunu veiling, trimmed with cream silk, with hat to match. She was attended by seven bridesmaids — the Misses E. and K. Betemeyer, Misses Knowles (4), and Miss May Taylor. The bridesmaids, who were all dressed in cream costumes, looked very well. Mr E. Knowles, brother of tho bridegroom acted as best man. After the ceremony tho bridal party adjourned to tho residence of tfte bride's father, where they were most hospitably entertained. Mr and Mrs W. Kuowles proceeded by the evening train to Palnjerston, '

To-day we publish an inset drawing attention to an auction sale in the Assembly Booms on Saturday. The Feilding Band will play iv the , Rotunda on Saturday night, com- ( mencing at 9 o'clock. Mr George Banian, junr., offers £1 re- i ward for the recovery of a bay mare. J See advertisement. ! Among other items Mr Charles Carr will submit at his auction sale in the 1 Assembly Booms on Saturday, fifty ( cases of fruit. Wo havo to acknowledge receipt of a ( complimentary ticket for the performance and dance in the Mangaone Public Hall, Colyton, this evening. Mr Kenneth Wilson's High school, : Palmerston North, broke up to-day for the Christmas holidays. The scholars celebrated the occasion by a picnic at ( Ashurst. Tho Manchester Rifles -will hold a , muster parade this evening- Lieutenant Colonel Newall will inspect the corps which will fall in opposite the Assembly ' Booms at 7 o'clock sharp.