Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 230, 3 February 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Captain Edwin wired at 12.40 p.ni today : — North to west aud south gales with rain aud glass rising. A plain gold padlock bracelet is advertised for. Finder will be rewarded on bringing same to the Feildinij Star office. A sou of Mr W. H. Franklyu, of Inglewood, recently caught 64 trout, averaging 2 jib each, in the streams in that district, as the result of eight days' angling. The Taranaki Herald states that it has been decided to close the Mount Eginout freezing works, aud a committee has been appointed to wind up the company's affairs. The stable at the rear of the Bank of Australasia in Foxtou was burned yesterday morning. Great difficulty was experienced iv preventiug the fire spreading to the Bank building. Tenders are invited for erecting 400 chains of wire fencing. Specifications may be seen at Mr Mansou's. the Pines, Feilding, at Mr Bridle's, Stanway, and at Mr Allan's, Edenkillie Park, Palmerston North. The claims in connection with the recent fire at Wanganui iv the Avenue have been settled as follows : — John Anderson, .£900 ; J. D. Tustin, .4:319 ; R. M. Gatenby, £690 ; Hauuah aud Co., .£2000 ; Fenton, .£250 ; total, .£4159. The South Canterbury Times has been informed that a farmer within twelve miles of Timaru has had a 40 or 50 bushel crop of wheat reduced to 15 or 16 by caterpillars, large ones, averaging 3k inches long. President Carnot has been informed by the cashier of a Paris savings bank that he has the sum of dOfr and a few centimes standing to his credit. This account M« Carnot opened in bis youtb, when be was a humble joiner's apprentice and then he forgot about it. An election to fill the vacancies on tho Wangauui Education Board, caused by the annual retirement of one-third of the members, will be held at the Board's oifice on Thursday, Ist March next. Three members are to be elected, and i the following gentlemen have been duly nominated ;— Messrs J. W. Baker (Fordell). G. A. Hurley (Manaia), H. Sauson iCanipbelltown), Rev J. Tread well (Wanganui), and Rev G. Wilks (Feilding). The most extraordinary derelict ship of which there is record is the barque Marie Celeste, which was found in the I middle ot the Atleufcic, deserted, with every sail set, dinner half cooked in the galley, aud not a soul on board, though I she had every appearance of having been occupied immediately before. The weather was fair, and there was a gentle breeze. She was towed into port, but no explanation of the mystery surrounding the vessel has ever offered itself. In to-night's issue of the Stak an inset will be fouud from the taleuted Payne Family, who perform here on Wednesday evening next. The programme for the occasion appears in the inset, and it should, as is always the case with this company, prove a most enjoyable one. The merits of the different members, and the favourite drawing room entertainments which they give, arc already well known iv these parts, so further comment is unnecessary. The family appear for one night only. At Marton yesterday, before Mr J. J. McDonald and Captain Johnston, J.P.s, a man named J. A. Peacock, on two charges of obtaining money on false pretences —£l from Mr Gibbons, hotelkeeper, of Marton, and £3 15s from Smith and Harrison, of the same place, both by valueless cheques— was committed for trial for the next sitting of the District Court at Wanganui. Bail was allowed himself in X'so and two sureties of .£'2s each iv each case. Sergeaut Villars conducted the prosecution. Quite a commotion was caused in the main streets of Nelsou a day or two ago. A horse, attached to a buggy in which a lady was seated, bolted, and after capsizing the vehicle — the occupant being Seriously injured - the animal careered around the town with the shafts ot the b lggy trailing behind at a groat pace, scattering the people in all directions. An attempt was made to check the animal iv Trafalgar street, but the horse, determined evidently not to be caught, rushed through the main entrance of Messrs Blain and Co.'s drapery warehouse, where after smashing a large mirror and other articles, and wrecking the nerves of a number of ladies who were in the shop, it was finally captured.

Mr H. Worsfold announces that he has accommodation for boarders at St Leonard's, Queen street, Feilding. Mr Turnbull, of Colyton, has effected great improvements on his property since be purchased it from Messrs D. and W. Manson. It is reported the seat of Mr J. C. Morey iv the Feilding Borough Council is now vacant, and that Mr Charles Bray will be a candidate for the position. We understand that Mr J. C. Morey draper and clothier, has found it advisable to assign his estate to Messrs Cook and Gray, accountants, for the benefit of his creditors. Owing to the storm of last night the Mahinapua could not land the Frisco mail at New Plymouth. It may be expected here by the 12.15 p.m train on Monday. Mr Hocking's residence, at Birmingham, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning at 3 a.m. Nothing was saved. The house was insured for il 7o and the furniture for .i'Bo. Yesterday Mr R. R. Curtis sold, on behalf of Mr Rathbone, a line of 900 lambs : to Mr Lewis who recently purchased oue of the blocks of land of Messrs D. and W. Manson, near Colyton. At the Wanganui Harbour Board meeting yesterday, accounts as forwarded in connection with the formation of a road in the Pohangiua township were passed for payment. A Bangor family lately engaged a girl who was a good cook, but was unable to read. She identified canned goods by the pictures on the label. But one day a can of desiccated cocoanut was brought to the house, and it bore the well-known trade mark of the monkey dallying with the cocoanut. When her gaze fell upon that can she was astounded. " O Lor ! " she ejaculated, "I have seen canned corn, canned peaches, and most everything canned ; but bless me, if this ain't the first time I ever saw any canned monkey ! " j We recently referred to a fine shearing tally made by a couple of Maoris using the Wolseley machine. We now have a better talley to record. Three Maoris using the Wolseley Machine at Messrs Mackersoy Brothers' Lake station made between then in oue day a tally of 740 sheep, the numbers for each of the three men being 254, 252, and 234. The full board of 16 Maori shearers on the same day sheared a total of 2849 sheep, or an ayerage of 188 per man. Two of the shearers averaged for nine consecutive days 207 and 285 per day respectively, while thejwhole board cut out 22,000 sheep, in nine days. We believe this to be the record for Hawke's Day. — H.B. Herald A charming " hunt wedding " took place a few weeks ago at Nether Wallop Church, whtn Miss Alys Canuou, daughter of Mr Tom Cannon of Danebury, was married to Mr Charles Compton Martiu, eldest son of Mr W. B. Martin, of Pauls grove, SHants. The bride wore a green habit with gold hunt buttons, a black hat, brown top boots, and a hunting tie fas tened by a diamond pin. Instead of the orthodox bouquet, Miss Cannon carried a gold hunting crop, surmounted by a bunch of orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were attired in covert coats and shirts, brown boots and spats, and soft felt hats trimmed with black toque feath ers. The bridegroom presented them with gold horn and foxhead rings and horseshoes of scarlet and white flowers. The bridegroom and the father and broth ■ ers of the bride also wore the hunt dress