Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 310, 10 May 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

The report in current that Mr Troup, of Woodville, has come into a fortune of • 1-30,000. Captain Edwin wired at 12.15 to-day : ' North-east to north-west gales with I heavy rain within ten hours from now ; 3 glass fall soon. To meet the wishes of the banking and commercial people, mails will hence- : fortli be despatched from Feilding twice | daily to Bulls, namely, at 7 a.m. and noon. A man named Cochrane was kicked by a horse at Pohangina on Monday with the result that two of his ribs were broken. He was taken to the Palmerston Hospital for medical treatment. At the Mutual Improvement Society r this evening the lady members will ? have charge, and musical items are to 5 be the chief feature. The meeting will commence at 7.30 sharp. The Rev W. E. Birks, who has been • stationed at Birmingham for the past three years, left Feilding yesterday, en > route for England. Mr Birks hopes to return to New Zealand about next Christmas. At the request of the settlers, Mr A. H. Wilson will lecture at Birmingham, Pernberton, Apiti, Sanson and Awahuri, on the subject of Butter and Cheese Factories, on dates which will be duly advertised in our columns. We notice that Mr Allen, Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, has removed from his late residence in Warwick street into a new house which has • been erected for him in the upper part of Manchester street. At a meeting held at Birmingham on Tuesday last of ratepayers interested in the Junction and Mcßeth's roads, it was resolved— the schedule of works as advertised having been approved — that a poll on the proposed loan be taken on the 21st day of May. Wo are informed that Mr S. R. Turner has sold a section of twenty acres out of j his property adjoining the Feilding borough to a local tradesman. The section fronts the Awahuri road, and the price is slightly under £"20 an acre. We learn that Mr C. Matthews has disposed of his interest in his bakery to Messrs Franklin -Browne Bros., who have recently arrived in this district from Napier, where they have had considerable experience in the business. The new proprietors have lea.sed Mr Matthews' premises for a term of seven years, and conmeuce operations on the Ist of next month. The following very significant paragraph appears in the New Zealand Times of this morning : — A telegram received in town yesterday contains the information that Sir Patrick Buckley is deriving benefit from the ltotorua baths, though still in great pain, that he is determined to be in Wellington shortly, and that 'when here he will bo heard of to some purpose: Messrs Linton and Mowlein, of Palmerston Nort i, report the sale of the following prop2rties : - Mr Neil Olsen's highly improved farm, situated on tho Bunnythorpo road, containing 40 acres, to Mr J. O. Snow ; Messrs Richter, Nannstead and Co.'s valuable dairy farm, on the Buunythorpe Railway Line, to Mr Herbert Woodham, of Pohangiua ; Mr Christian Jensen's improved farm of 230 acres, Colytou, to Mr Fenuell. We would remind our roaders who aro ratepayers in the Oroua Riding of tho important meeting to be held in the Kiwitea Hall this evening. The object of the meeting is to consider a proposal to make a new road from Perry's line to Mackay's line, to connect Haines' line therewith, and to close Taylor's road. All Kiwitea County ratepayers interested in tho matter arc invited to attend. The meeting will commence at 7.30 o'clock. To-day's Chronich3 says: Mr Valentine, the chief Government dairy expert, has met with a very gratifying reception from the settlers on his trip down the 1 Coast. At New Plymouth on Tuesday afternoon he lectured to a well attended meeting; while at Stratford iv the ; evening of the same day equal interest was exhibited in his meeting ; a success which was repeated at Hawera yesterday, and in a modified degree at Wranganui last night. This aftoruoon he will will lecture at Woodville, repeating his lecture at Palmerston in the evening.

There was not a quorum at the special I meeting of the Borough Council called for noon to-day for the purpose of hearing objections to the burgess list, and the meeting was adjourned till 11 o'clock on Saturday morning. The Mayor (Mr Carthew) and Crs Sandilanda, Bailey and Fowles were the only Councillors who attended. As Mr A. Bosher was riding into Feilding from Birmingham last night his horse fell with him while travelling at a brisk pace, with the result that the rider was thrown heavily to the ground. Mr Bosher received a severe shaking and one of his legs was considerably strained, but he was able to remount his steed and ride into Feilding. The accommodation in their private residence being insufficieut for their increasing number of pupils, the Misses Goodbehere decided on having a school erected on a section in Manchester street almost opposite tho private residence of Mr S. Goodbehore. Mr James, architect, was entrusted with the preparation of the plans, etc., aud now a neat, roomy little building, 20 x 30 feet, with a porch added, is nearing completion, Mr R. Heald having the work in hand. Referring to our remarks a few days ago regarding the exceptionally good priced received by many of our local sheepfarmers for their wool this season, the Manawatu Daity Times of yesterday says : We have since learned that Mr Cobb, of Raukawa, has topped the market with 10jd. During the past five years the clip fi'oni his Romney Marsh stud flock has realised from 9|d to lid, giving him the handsome average of lOd for the bulk of his wool. The advantages of high-class breeding on good pastures are therefore very apparent. Mr Hutchison, M.H.R. for Dunedin, intends to introduce an amended Municipal Bill, which defines householder to bo every adult who has continuously resided within anj' borough for at least twelve months, or the occupier for four months, whether as owner, leaseholder, or tenant. Every householder is to vote for a Councillor according to wards, but for the Mayor a separate rate roll is to be prepared embracing householders, as just defined, whose names appear on the Parliamentary electiou roll. When oue depends ou the regularity of a certain thing, it is astonishing what an amount of confusion is caused if anything occurs to interfere with it, for example, the non-appearance of the butcher or baker on his appointed day. Through a " batch" of bread failing to vise yesterday, "probably through tho dampness of the atmosphere," oue of our local bakers did not perform his usual round, and as a result when tea time arrived, and no bread, there was great consternation amongst housewives. " Borrowing" was resorted to by many, while a few of the sterner sex were sent off to town to secure bread somehow, and some of the fortunate ones might have been seen staggering home iv the dusk with about a week's supply in their arms. Another of the series of Bees and Social evenings which are being held by the ladies of the Wesleyan congregation took place yesterday afternoon and evening at Mrs W. F. Bramwell's residence iv Eyre street, and proved in every respect quite as enjoyable as any of its predecessors. A large number of friends sat down to tea and many came during the eveniug. Songs were rendered by Mrs Bramwell, the Rev. Judkins, and Messrs Spence, Milson and A. G. Carty, and parlor games were indulged iv at intervals. We are informed that tho financial result is also very satisfactory, and Mr and Mrs Bramwell are to bo congratulated on the success achieved last evening. The Feilding School Committee are urgently in need of funds, and it in evident that something will have to be done to " raise the wind." The committee of tho College Street School in Palmerston North were at one time in a similar plight, but the teaching staff came to their assistance and worked up a series of entertainments, the children attending the school being tho performers. These entertainments proved most enjoyable, and were the means of making substantial additions to the school fund. Iv a report of one of these concerts, given last night, the Standard mentions that the gem of the evening was the " Ten Little Nigger Boys," by the infants in Miss Watts' class, dressed in appropriate costume. As there is considerable talent amongst the Feilding school children, no doubt similar entertainments could be got up amongst them, by which not only the school funds but the scholars themselves would be benefited.