The Feilding Star. Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 242, 13 April 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1895. Local and General News.

Mr T. Watson has £1000 to lend at 5\ per cent. Mr R. E Beckett's nest stock sale at Martou will be held on Friday, 19th inst. The Polmn-ina public hall will be opened whh a concert and dance on the 10th May. Mr A. Laing's coach will not leave for Birmingham until after the races on Monday and Tuesday. Tcmlers close on Tuesday next with the secretary oi the- Cheltenham Dairy Company for cutting firewood. The Stoucy Creek School Committee have decided to support the candidature of Mr F. Pi rani, M.H.R., for the Wauganui Eclucatiou Doaixl. Lovers of good music should not forget the sr. creel concert to be given by the Napier Garrison Band in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow night. Captain Edwin telegraphed at noon to-day:—N orth-east to east and south gale, with heavy rain, and glass further fall but will rise after twelve hours. The residence of Mr William Hammond at York Farm, was burnt down yesterday afternoon. The origin of the tire is not known, but it is thought that it was caused by a defective range in the kitchen. The service of song in the Salvation Army Barracks last evening was a great success, the building beiu.^ packed, a very largo number of Volunteers being amongst tho-c present, and who, it might be mentioned, joined heartily in the service. Holiday makers on Monday should rc-mciubc'i.' I he- Temperance Demonstration which takes place on the Oval. The procession from town iv the morning promises to be a very imposing one : while on the grouud, in addition to speeches by various prominent gentlemen, thove"will bo games and amusements for old aud youug. Mi- Buick, M.11.R , has m'-'Scnff-d to the Education Hoard of Marlb jrough two silver nifdals, to be awarded to the boy and girl milking lho highest percentage of ui.ii-kd vi (he finnurcl Standard Examinations. He will give Uu in eac'i year so long as he hold.? cilice as member for Wnirau, and calls them " The M.11.X. Medals." A special exclusion tv&in in (o leave Feilding at 5.15 a.m. on Wednesday next for Wanganui, stopping at all stations between Fciiding and Halcombe. The lares will be— adnits 2s. and children Is. As n hr;iss baud will accompany the excursionists a very pleasant outing will doubtless, he enjoyed hy those who avail themselves oi the trip. It is probable that the Napier Garrison Band will play a few selections on the Rotunda in the Square to-morrow afternoon, should the weather bo suitable. This baud, we understand, has just imported new instruments from Engat a cost of ,t"200, and have only used them on one occasion previous to the band's arrival in Feildiug. The Hawke's Bay Herald of April 11th, in its report of the recent race meeting at Waipawa, speaks of Mr Mr Murtagh'ts portable starting machiuc, which was used for the races there, as follows: — "The starting was done by Mr Mnrtagh's new machine, and the efforts made won golden opinions from the public. From beginning to end the fields were despatched in perfect order." Mr Alfred Morgan, of pork sausage fame, notifies by advertisement to-day that he has commenced business iv praxi'iacs opposite Mr W. Carbhcw's, iv Manchester street. Mr Morgan intends keeping nothing but the very best of goods of English aud Continental make on hand, and, in addition, he will have for sale prime shoulders and legs of mutton from the Longburn Freezing Works. Special services were held in St. John's Anglican Church yesterday, both morning aud evening. The morning service was takcu by lay-readers and the Rev. InnesJones officiated in Die evening. The services wore appropriate for the present season. Tomorrow being Easter Sunday services will be held at 7.90 a.m., 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. ; the Rev. Inues-Jones preaching at each. The church will be decorated for the occasion. The wrestling match for the lightweight championship of New Zealand between J. Sutherland (present champion), and J. W. F. Halcoinbe (of Feilding) will be held iv the Feilding Assembly Rooms this evening, commencing at 8 o'clock. The styk-s to decide the contest are the Catchas-calch can, and GnccoEoman. Both men have been in I raining for some time, and being in sp'endid f rm, a fine exhibition of wrestling should be the re-t-)i)i Jjelwccn l)ie honifi, whi)e the contestants in the wrestling match are having a spell, there will be exhibitionsof boxmg and single sticks. A concert Has given in the Assembly Rooms last evening by the Wellington Garrison Band, when a number of hiuhclass selections were played, and those present were afforded a musical treat The attendance was only moderate, and nothing nearly so large as the quality of the music deserved, counter attractions and threatening weather, no doubt, being responsible The music was exceptional p.ood, being by far the best that has been played in Feilding since the band contest here somo few years ago. Mr T IJcrd, the bandmaster, conducted in a very able manner In i espouse to a petition from a number of Sandon settlers to the Manawatu County Council that a road, if practicable should be taken through Messrs Stewart and Hunter's properties at Mount Stewart the County' Overseer, was instructed to j make an estimate of the cost of the pro- | posed road and submit it to the Conucil. The following are the items of estimated cost : 256 chains of wire fencing, including ten gate?, posts, etc,, at 18s per chain, £ - Z4Bs ; bridge and culvert, £'30 •, formation. 188 chains at 5s per chain, .£69 ; metalling, 18S chains, 14 yards to the sham, £2 per chain, £276. Total— L64B Yesterday the annual Banquet in xmneefcion with the Primitive Mefcliolist Church was held in the Parsonage Grounds. Owing to the attraction of ;he Volunteers, etc., the attendance at ;he dinner was scarcely as good as usual, jut at the tea the attendance was renarkably good, a number of the Volunteers putting in appcarauce. Iv tlie affcerioon a religious meeting was held in the )pen air, conducted by the Rev. J. Jocker. A number of members gave ihorfe addresses, and the meeting was narked by much enthusiasm. Afc 7SO ).m., an evangelistic service was held iv he Church, when addresses wore dolvered by Revs. J. Cocker and Grind ley, ,nd Messrs A. Linton, R. Curran, and G. ulains. The day's gathering was, on bo whole, a successful one.