The Fielding Star. Published Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1894. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 271, 24 March 1894, Page 2

The Fielding Star. Published Daily. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1894. Local and General News.

A popular resident of Feilding is to be married to a Palraerston lady to-day. Special Easter services will be held in the Birmingham Wcsleyan Church tomorrow morning and evening. The Primitive Methodist Sunday School, Feilding, hold their annual picuic on the Oval on Wednesday next. The cantata " Under the Palms " to be given in the Temperance Hall, GlasHouse, on Easter Monday night promises to be a success. Captain Edwin wired at 11.40 a.m today :— lndications for strong north to west and south-west winds after twenty hours from now ; glass fall. On Tuesday next the Colyton Primitive Methodist Sunday School picnic will be held on Mr Menzie's property adjoining the Oroua river. The picnic at Mr Hanabey's farm, Campbelltown, yesterday, in aid of Dr Barnardo's fund, was very successful, and was largely attended. The funeral of the late Mr G. R. Lucas took place on Thursday last, at the Palmerston Cemetery, and was attended by a large number of sj-mpathising friends. The Rangiwahia Sports, held on St Patricks day resulted in a profit of from .£lO to i'l2, which will probably be expended in fencing the recreation reserve. For some time past Mr R. Woods has been training a baud of Salvation Army lasses to play brass instruments. Great progress is being made by this unique band and they will shortly be heard in the streets of Feilding. Mr Spencer, chairman of directors in the Cheltenham Co-operative Dairy Company, has made arrangements with a Wellington firm for the sale of the Company's butter, through the coming winter, at a very satisfactory figure. Last evening the Salvation Army held a private soldiers reception taa in their ' barracks to welcome Captain and Mrs Reiuphaw who arrived in Feildiug by the midday train yesterday and will be in charge of the Feildiug station for a term. Services were held in St John's Church yesterday, both -morning and evening, the Rev Innes Jones, who officiated, preaching very impressive sermons. Tomorrow being Easter Sunday the church will be decorated, and the Rev Innes Jones will again conduct the services. Messrs Waruock and Adkins, drapers, open their new premises at the corner of Manchester and Fergusson streets this evening, and they invite the public to inspect their fine assortment of goods. 1 Special attention is directed to the display of dress materials. The contractors for boring the artesian well completed drawing the pipes ) yesterday, this step being forced on them as the first length became bent. ' A fresh start was made immediately, and at the time of our going to press to day they had a new lot of pipes down to a depth of 40 feet. The meeting of shareholders in the Cheltenham Dairy Company called for Wednesday next has been postponed ow- - ing to the indisposition of one of the auditors preventing the balance sheet from being printed and audited. Due notice of the meeting will be advertised. Mr John Cobbe announces that the " s.s. Doric," has arrived, and by her he has received his first consignment of new season's goods, consisting of the very latest in dress goods, mantles, jackets, etc. By receiving his goods direct from Home Mr Cobbe is able to compete with any drapery house in the colony. The annual banquet and tea in connection with the Feilding Primitive 4 Methodist Church were held in the Parsonage grounds yesterday. The attend- ■ ance was very good and the gathering resulted in a pleasurable outing to those who were present and profit to the church funds, between £13 and £14 being taken during the day. At the meeting in the church iv the evening, Mr J. Gould presided, and speeches were made by i the Revs. Greeuley and Clement, and ) Mr G. Adams. Mr Clement read a financial report of the circuit, which showed the income was £458 3s Od for ( the past year. , Last Wednesday morning Mr Hazell's residence on the Zig-zag road was burnt down, the house and contents being en- • tirely destroyed. It appears that Mrs . Hazell, who was engaged in one of the paddocks, suddenly noticed the house to bo in flames, and though every effort was made to save the place it seems the fiery element had got too strong a hold to be successfully overcome. The origin ' of the outbreak is not known, everything 1 apparently being all rig it when Mb I Hazell left the house in the morning to i proceed to his work. We understand the house and furniture is insured, though to what extent we have not i ascertained. The great success of Mr J. B. Hamilton's sale has induced him to give the public of Feildiug and surrounding districts another excellent opportunity of purchasing winter hi ppliesateven lower rates than ever. Ties ock to be sold is a heavy and valuable one, comprisiug every class of family drapery. Mr Hamilton being anxious to dispose of the whole of his stock of drapery and clothing at present on hand, will offer during the next few weeks some of tho most startling and geuuiue reductions the people of Feilding have ever heard of. This great sale of new winter drapery will start on Tuesday morning next. , Those settlors iuteretsed in the deviai tion of the Valley road are very ener- | getic in endeavouring to attain the desired object and the committee appointed i have interviewed Mr Milieu with a yiew to ascertaining what price ho wanted for the required land. We understand the price asked is considered exorbitant but the settlers are undaunted and a petition is to be circulated for signature • praying the Manchester Road Board to take the matter up. As some settlers in the Pohangiua district are also interested 1 a petition will be circulated amongst them asking their Board to have that portion of the district benefitted included ', in a special rating district, the required money to be borrowed under the Government Loan to Locals Bodies Act. | We would remind advocates of temperance of the Grand Demonstration to ■ be held on the Oval on Monday next. A procession, headed by a brass band, I will leave the Foresters' Hall, at 11 a.m., for the Recreation Ground. No charge will be made for admission to the Oval, all being cordially invited to attend. There will be various kinds of amusements for young and old, and refreshments may be obtained from members of the Women's Christian Temperance ' Union. A fine clay is all that is required to make the gathering a grand success. In connection with the Demonstration, the Cantata "Under the Palms" will ■ be rendered by a Feilding choir in the ■ Temperance Hall, Glasgow House, in the evening, commencing at 7.iio o'clqck, \ when two shillings and one will bo I ili&rgcd fur admi&tiiou.

In another column Mr W. G. Haybittle thanks the lady and gentlemen electors in the Rangitikei electorate who voted for him at the recent election. Entries for Messrs Abraham and William's Palmerston sale on 29th March and the Colyton sale on 3rd April are published to-day. A new advertisement from Messrs Davy and Mills, of the Red House, will appear in our next issue, announcing the arrival of new autumn and winter goods. The Feilding Primitive Methodist Sunday School Anniversary will be celebrated to-morrow. The Rev. G. Grindley is announced to preach. To-day's Chronicle says:— From tho latest inquiries we are glad to hear that Sergeant Villars is progressing, though he is not yet out of danger. A 20-mile cycling road race, held at Marton on Wednesday, resulted iv a win for Hunt, 3 minutes start, Finn, scratch, second. The time was 62 minutes. A meeting is called to be hkld in the Pembcrton Hotel on Friday, March 30th, at 11 a.m., of those interested in the establishment of a dairy factory in the Pemberton district.