Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 114, 8 November 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Yesterday, the 7th, was thti date chosen by Eugene uud his idiotic followers for their celebrated earthquake A public meeting is to be held in tho Pobangina Township on Saturday next to devise means for raising funds to build the hall on the site obtained in the township. Mr Chas. Wickbam, carrier, announces that he will run his express on Monday next for tho bonofit of tho Wairarapa Relief Fund. It is to bo hoped ho will bo well patronised. Tho Salvation Army hold a picnic on the Oval to-morrow, and in the Barracks in tlio evening a special meeting will be held, concluding with a sixpouny coffee supper. An important land sale is to take place ou the liJth instant afc Levin, when the township of Wereroa, on tho Manawatu railway line, will bo sold by public auction by Messrs T. K. Macdouald and Co. To-morrow (Princo of Wales' Birthday) being a public holiday, the post and telegraph office will be closed. All mails for despatch will bo inado up this cveuiug at 8 o'clock. A young man named Charles Laug, employed at Fitohett's farm, Ohiro, Wellington, was riding up Willis street last uight, when he suddenly fell out of the saddle aud expired. The unusually dry spring is very bad for the crops about tho Awahuri aud Saudon districts. On the bills the oats are looking very poor, and unless we have rain soon farmers will be large losers this season. Tho grass, too, in many places is looking very brown. Holiday-makers will have various opportunities of enjoying themselves tomorrow. The Races at Marton and the Caledonian Sports at Palmerston will no doubt form the chief attractions, while nearer home there will be the Salvation Army picnic on the Oval, Good Templars' picuic at Awahuri, cricket match, polo, tennis, and rifle shooting. There will also bo a number of private picnics, i Iv a case heard at the Palmerston Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, His Worship disallowed a claim for interest, at the same time informing tho plaintiff that the announcement on a bill head was uot sufficient. That it was necessary for a tradesman to write to a customer and inform him that if the debt was not paid by a certain date interest would bo charged. This muttc}' had previously beeu decided ia Court. The contractors for the Awalmri I bridge have started on tho job. Until the piles come to band the men are raising the old part of tho bridge and removing the two damaged spans. The river has, fortunately, been unusually low this spring, and so has helped to lessen tho inconvenieuco caused by the wreck of the bridge. Awahuri has been very dull since the bridgo was carried away as people from Pulmcrstou cannot cross the river. Sonio little time since complaints were made of horses being released from their paddocks at night. The night-prowler is at work again, and last night he was caughjb by a resident on Kimbolton road in the voi : y act, just before midnight. Hearing the gate open, and a voice coaxing his horse-, the aggrieved oue sprang out of bed, ami gavo chase, b»t being devoid of covering for his feet ho was uuablo to ru#ke good, tfiue over the stumps, etc., Unt, l)Q managed to get near enough to idoutify tfra prowler, who will probably hear njyrc of the matter. An enterprising wool grower, Mr D, DM'Ken/ie. of Carnavon, Foston, lias con, ceived the idea of sending to the President of the United States, in recognition of (he i removal of the duty from wool, a very ap. j propriata present He haa had specially i manufactured to hie order a very fine rug and a suit piece of clothing. These, with samples of the wool from which they were manufactured, will be sent to the President by the next San Francisco mail, ' through the Consul for the United States ' here Mr W. Wilson, of Elalea, Waverly I has also sent to the United States Consul a very fine fjeeco weighing 201 b, the product of 0116 of li/fl Sfiid I;incoln ewes, j This also iv to be forwarded 'to t/io I/re^i i | dent. The fates have certainly been kind to Mr It. S, Ledger of late. Having had a narrow escape from probable death by drowning on the Wujrarapa through chanjjmg Ins passage to the Hauvoto in Sydney, he only escaped a more' terrible death sliortjy before jenying the Sydnoy I Wharf. While going 1 down to jom the j vessel, Mr Ledger etppped to buy a newspaper from a runner, ami did not observe a trniu coining at full speed toward 1 * him The train etnick the heel of one of his boots and completely turned liiiji round. A number of bystanders rushed to tho spot expecting to see his leg under the carriage, but singularly, Mr Ledger escaped with but a few slight bruises aud a ghakin£. -Post.

The Rev. J. Crump will preach in the Wesleyau Church this evening at 7.30. A gigantic mushroom was found this morniug on Mr F. Y. Lethbridgc's farm by Mr J. Taylor, which measured 29V iuches in circumference and weighed a , little over 21bs. j Mossrs Spence and Spence were the i successful tenderers for Mr Hamilton's : assigued stock, which will bo removed at once to the Bon Marche. A monster I clearing sale will bo announced shortly , I The tender of Messrs Berry aud Tre- j vena, of the Carbiue Stables, has been accepted for carrying the mails between Feilding and Birmingham. Mr S. Daw's tender for the conveyance of mails between Birmingham, Pembertou and Raugawahia has also been accepted.