Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 44, 17 August 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Peach trees are now blos.soming in Pahiatua. Mr F. Pirani, M.H.It., has got his Pohangina County Bill through all its stages. From time to time wo will make reference to various new works as they are added to the Public Library. Of " A Marriage Ceremouy " it is said — a variation on the theme matrimonial of a sprightly and original kind to be one of tbe most readable novels of this season. Mr Spencer, chairman of the Cheltenham Butter Factory, is to read a paper on " The Chemistry of Milk," in the Colyton Hall, to-morrow evening, at 7.30 p.m. As the contents of the paper are likely to convey a vast amount of useful and instructive information to dairy farmers, it is expected there will be a large number of them present. To-morrow Messrs Gorton and Son will hold a special horse sale in their Feilding yards. Some valuable draught and harness horses will be offered on account of Mr Thos. Hoult, of Christchurch, and also a number on account of Messrs Hockeu Bros., the well-known horse-dealers, of Colyton. The sale will commence at 1.80 p.m. Miss Bacon, of Piilmerston North, announces by advertisement to day that ehe will hold a grand plfiin <xnd funcy dresa b*)l in the \ssemblv Rooms on September sth, at which all the modern and fashionable dances will be introduced. Miss Bacon held a similar dunce in Palmerston a short time ago end it proved an unqualified fuiccesp, and tbe one to be given in Feilding will doubtless meet with a large measure of support.

The Bessie Doyle Company will pay a return visit to Feilding on the 28th inst. The Bee Ointment is becoming deservedly popular in every part of the North Island. Captain Edwin wired at 11.40 a.m. to-day: W. to S. and S.E. gale, with rain, and very cold weather ; glass rise. The 'Frisco mail will arrive by the 4.6 p.m. train to-day, and will be sorted about 4.45 p.m. Letters will be delivered over the counter until 5.15 p.m. Tenders are invited by the New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union, Limi- j ted, for the creamery at Sandon. Plans, etc., may bo seen at Mr C. L. Anderson's store, Saudon, and at this office. A meeting of members and intending members of the Feilding Cricket Club will be held tc -morrow evening, at 6 p.m., in Messrs Halcombe and Son's office. The meeting of St. John's vestry which was to have been held yesterday afternoon to consider the matter of the appointmeut of an assistant curate, was postponed till to-morrow afternoon. The Feilding Mutual Improvement Society arc preparing a ruock " Trial by Jury " to take place on September 6th. The trial will be for " breach of promise," and the different characters have becu allotted. At the annual meeting of the Wanganui Gun Club on Wednesday night it was decided to hold a pigeon match on 17th October (the day previous to the W.J.C. Spring Meeting), at which it is intended to give away .£SO in prize inouey. A special general meeting of the Mauawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association will be held at the Occidental Hotel, Palineraton, to-morrow at noon, to confirm the action of the Committee in reference to the purchase of land, and revision of rules. An entertain rueut is to be given in the Bunuythorpe Public Hall this evening for the benefit of Mr Henry Jepsou, a well-known and highly respected resident of that place, who has for sonic time past been a patient in the Wellington Hospital. Mr Jepson's health is still in a precarious condition. The oldest man in the world it is believed die.) a fow weeks ngo. in Tifl.s. Asiutic Russia. His name was Mardftuon* his a.£B was 164 years, and ho left a widow 120 years old. Authentic recoids ahow ibat be was born in Wladikawkos iv 1728 !le hiid eighteen son*, and oi.o if them died in 1872, at iho ago of 95, An error occurred iv our report of the Feilding Jockey Club meeting, which appeared in last night's issue. In the statement with rogard to tho amounts received from the totalisators and amounts paid iv stakes for the different clubs in this district, it should have read for the years 1893-94 instead of 1892-93. Somo of the Bunuythorpo residents are agitating strongly to have the through mail trains stop at their station, and get tho railway crossing removed to a more convenient spot. It would be a benefit alike to tho residents there and the travelling public, and it is to be hoped that the wishes of those moving in the matter will be acceded to. A 6lecp walker numed James Dear, of South Melbourne, Diet with a severe accident last week. lie walked through ( he window of the upstairs room in which he slept, and fell into the street boiow, a did tanco of 15ft. Ho was removed to a hospital where it was found that ho had sustained an injury to the opine, and had also received severe scalp wounds. The Bush Advocate states that no bail has been forthcoming for F. C. \V. Bierre who was committed for trial on a charge of fradulently converting to his own use the sum of £165, belonging to the Daneyirke Road Board. When charged by the arresting constable, Bierre said : — •• Yes I kcow ; I've come back from Blenheim to face the matter out and give myself up but I've been misled, as I understood when I went away that I had five days to make the deficienc}' good." Further charges will be preferred against htm today. Michael O'Connor, of Wellington, is petitiuning, through Mr Duthie, for th» Now Zealand Cross. The circumstances claimed are that iv tho native attack on tbc Turuturu Mokai Redoubt, on Sunday 12th July. 1868, all ihe Officers and non» commissioned officers being killed, petitioner assumed command, and in spito of the desertion of some of the garrison, held an angle of the redoubt with four men till Major Von Tempskej came with reliefs Petitioner was wounded severely and he was recommended by LieutColonel M'Donnell for the Victoria Cross but did not cot it, as no Imperial troops were engaged on tlie occasion — Pott. From the Tarauaki Herald's report of the last meeting of the New Plymouth High School Board of Governors we take the following : — " Mr A. F. Halcombe, writing from Feilding, whore ho has taken up his residence, tendered his resignation as chairman and member of the Board of Governors. He expressed regret that he could not tender his resignation in person, but added that it was his intention to be present at the breaking up ceremony of the school at Christmas, when he hoped to have the pleasure of meeting them, as well as the Principal and staff of the School. — Mr Richmond moved, and Mr MacDiarmid seconded, That the Board accept Mr Halcombe's resignation as chairman aud member of the Board with deep regret, and desiring to mark its sense of the loss suffered thereby and of the value of Mr Halcombe's service.s now formally records its cordial appreciation of his long continued aud valuable assistance to the school aud to the cause of higher education in the district during the past four years. — Carried."