Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 266, 17 March 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Captain Edwin wired at 1.20 p.m. today : — North-west to west and south gale with rain, glass rise. Boring operations are progressing in the square, the pipes being now down to a depth of a little over 100 feet. The picnic iv connection with the Midland road Sunday School is advertised to be held in Messrs Dunbar's paddock, opposite to the residence of Mr Robert Currau, on Good Friday. Mr R. B. Smith, the Manager of the Bank of Australasia in Palmerston, has been promoted to tbe Napier branch. He will probably be succeeded by Mr Webster who was for some time iv charge of the Feilding Branch of the same bank. English papers disapprove of the permitted drunkenness of members of the New South "Wales Parliament when assembled for the transaction of business, as exemplified by the Copclaud incident. A meeting of the trustees for the Primitive Methodist Church, at Awahuri. was held in the Parsonage, Feilding, un Thursday night, and it was decided to take steps to erect a Church at Awahuri immediately. A day or two ago Messrs Barraud and Abraham received an extensive order for grass seeds from a farmer at Geelong, Victoria, which must be taken as a very flattering testimony to the reputation the firm has achieved as seed merchants. — Manawatu Times. Mr R. C. Templar,- secretary to tlie Cheltenham Dairy Company interviewed the Hon Mr Reeves at Birmingham yesterday with reference to putting on a butter train and to the rates charged for butter. Mr Reeves promised to lay the matter before the Railway Commissioners. Correspondents in several of our contemporaries are making lament over tho " fortunes made by the butchers and the bakers " owing to the cheapness of stock aud wheat. The fortunes arc in ninety nine cases either "on the books " or represented by bad debts. Few people look on it as a sin to " let in " a butcher a baker, or a printer. We would again remind our readers in Campbelltown and other districts of the opportunities which will be afforded them ou Monday next of procuring firstclass dairy stock, farming implements, furniture etc., at tha clearing sale on Mr Wilson Douglas' gropcrty in Campbelltown. Messrs Gorton and Son will commence weilding the hammer at 12 o'clock sharp, so intending purchasers should be there early. We regret to learn that Mr R. S. Abraham has been taken ill at Waugauui and his condition is such as to cause his friends much anxiety. Yesterday Mr L A. Abraham proceeded to Wanganui from Palmerston North to see the sufferer, and we sincerely trust we may be able to report better news, as to the condition of the patient tomorrow. Mr Abraham is believed to be suffering from tho effects of a severe attack of influenza. The Feilding Primitive Methodists intend holding their annual circuit gathering again on Good Friday in the parsonage grounds, Feilding. This gathering which has been attended by a great crowd of people each year, since it was established, will be made as popular and as enjoyable as ever by the large and energetic committee who have the management of affairs in hand. The Salvation Army Baud will render various selections of music. Luncheon will be supplied at 12.30 and tea at 4.30 p.m. A lady at Christchurch recently did a plucky thing. Mr W. W. Collins, M.H.R. lectured ou "The Church and Reform, or How the People have been Led and Bled." At the conclusion of the address we read that Mrs Cunniugton took the platform and eloquently defended Christianity anil the Church of England. While she agreed with what Mr Collins had said witli regard to the greed, corruption, and apathy within the church, she gave numerous instances of how the Church of England ladies were working to raise the fallen women. Her address was received with great applause. To-day there are on exhibition at tlie establishment of Mr T. R. Attwood, two pictures from the brush of that talented artist. The principal one is entitled " Christmas at Home " represents a winter scene, and is really a clever and artistic production. The other "Homeward Bound " is the picture of a barque nearing port after a protracted voyage and appeals to the instincts aud feelings of all Englishmen as members of a nation of sailors. We understand Mr Attwood purposes taking them to Wellington in a few days, therefore we would suggest that admirers of good artistic work should visit Mr Attwood at once. Messrs Spence and Speuce, the purchasers of Mr J. C. Morey bankrupt stock, have commenced a gigantic clearing sale in Fergusson street, in the shop formerly occupied by the bankrupt. In addition to that stock they have also just to hand a largo consignment of new season's goods, and the whole of this capital assortment will be sold at prices which must effect a clearance. In this issue of the Stau an inset will bo found giving a few of the most prominent lines and quoting a few prices, and these should be sufficient to give the publican idea of the almost unheard of reductions at which goods may be obtained from Messrs Speuce aud Spence, The privileges in connection with tlie Feilding Jockey Club's Easter meeting will' be sold by public auction by Mr C. Carr in the Assembly Rooms on Monday next, at 1.80 p.m. Immediately afterwards Mr Carr will sell several valuable town sections, oue of which has a new eight roomed house erected thereon, together with outbuildings, which will be sold by order of the Mortgagee, and the Deputy Official Assignee in bankruptcy. This opportunity of securing some rcaliy first-class building sections, and a comfortable dwelling house, will no doubt be recognised by the public, and competition should he very keen. The number of the seciious a,y/i other particulars will be found iv our wftvettmoQ columns,

( The Kiwitea Road Board and County j Council were sitting this afternoon as we went to press. , Mrs Oakley, a very old and respecied resident of Palmerston, died yesterday ! morning. We regret to learn that at Campbelltown yesterday, one of Mr Staff's chiidrcu died from bronchitis. A few days ago Mr Juggins, a market gardner in Feilding, found on his land ■ an English horned snail, the first he had seen in the colon}'. Another pest. The Sydney Bulletin says : — " Australians are now divided into two classes, those who have seen better days, and those who never will." Mr G. P. Donelly, of Hawke's Boy, netted 13s 9d clear of all expenses in the London market for a consignment of 998 wethers, the average weight ol which was 56jlbs. All the loan proposals of the Kiwitea Road Board, for which poll were taken yesterday, were carried, with the exception of that for Mcßeth's road, and the Junction road. On the fourth page of today's issue will be found the first portion of an article on " Pondoland " by a late resident in that countrj', also items of interest to faraiers, temperance people, and the general public. On Wednesday last Miss Anoie, the daughter of the Hon. J. Bryce, was mar« ned to Mr Thomas Currie. The marriage wai solemnised at the residence of the bride's parents, Brunswiek, by the Rev. J - ' rea dwellWe have been requested to supply an omission made in our report of tho proceedings in the S.M. Court on Thursday last. Mr L. E. Reade acted in conjunction with Mr Fitzherbert in the cases Burne v Jackson and McColley and West v A. L. Parr. In Canada the Independent Order of Foresters have decided— first, that no court of tho order shall hold meetings in a public house ; second, that wherever held no intoxicating drink shall be intro duced into any conrt meetiuc ; and third, that no one in any way. connected with the manufacture or sale of mtoxicating drink shall be admitted to membership iv the Order. Messrs Saywell and Scott members of the Manchester Rifles who went to the New Zealand Rifle Association mooting aud afterwards for a holiday to Dunedin arrived home by the noon train to-day, having enjoj'ed themselves very much. At the meeting Saywell Avon i; 43s and Scott i.*s ss. Both members speak in high terms of the way the meeting was conducted. The officers of the Manchester Rirles have arranged vvith Mrs Oliver, of the Empire Hotel, to provide (free of charge to the members) au early breakfast for those going to the Easter Encampment. The corps will parade near the railway station at oue o'clock a.m., and will leave by train at two o'clock which will give abundance of time. This should prove a great convenience, especially to those who have to come from a distance in the country.