Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 187, 11 February 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

«. There will be a meeting of the Cycling Club to-night, at 8 o'clock, in the clubroom. Significant report of the Wellington horse market :— " The bicycle has killed the demand for hacks." M. De Mey, drill instructor to the WaDganui Education Board, has resigned the appointment. The statistics of life insurance show that in the last 25 years the average of man's lift) has increased 5 per cent or two whole years. It is found in Nelson that the codlin moth has affected plums as well as apples. Ie is stated that more than one orchardist has found that the keeping of poultry will prevent the codlin moth proying a serious affliction. The jingoistic prayer of the chaplain of the United States Congress, was referred to in our cables was as follows :— " Let peace reign throughout our borders : yet may we be quick to resent anything like an insult to this, our nation !" Mr T. Watson wants nine purchasers for 500 acres each, being sub-division of the Waiakake Block, North Island Main Trunk line of railway. The terms are exceptionally easy. He also offers 100 acres at Apiti, which he sets down as being exceedingly cheap. News was received in Napier on Saturday that a young man named G. J. Oswald has been burned at Akiteo. He was engaged in burning off bush, and became hemmed in by the fire. His body, very much charred was found next morning in a heap of ashes. From a replace advertisement which appears on our first page to-day from Mrs Coppen, it will be seen that she is local agent for the wonderful Wertheim Sewing Machine, Dresden pianos. Wea- { ver organs, kerosene gas stoves and Eureka charcoal filter. The Primitive Methodist Sunday School picnic will be held to-morrow iv a paddock belonging to Mr Desmond. The paddock is off the Kimbolton road in the neighborhood of the racecourse. All friends are invited and an enjoyable bime is anticipated. At the Police Court, JDanedin, Elizabeth McDonald, registery office keeper, pleaded guilty of making an over charge to a domestic servant, and of not keeping proper books. She was fined 40s on the first charge and 20s and costs on the second, both convictions to be endorsed on the license. The following ore the handicaps for the shooting competition, Martini- Henri rifles, ranges, 500 yds, GOOyds and 700 yds, to be fired at the local range to-morrow : Lieut. Barltrop, Sergts. Parker and Aitken, Vols. Richards, Scott and Saywell, scratch; Vol. E. Wilson, 10 points; Vol. McMillan, 18 points. The programme of the CheltenhamKiwitea Sports, to be held in Mr J. Bruce's paddock on Wednesday, March lltb, is published on our fourth page today. Good prizes are to be given, and providiug the weather is fine the sports should be a decided success. We have been requested to state that the events will be regulated by the Feilding Athletic Club's Eules. We regret to announce the death of the wife of Mr James Hugli, of Palmerston North, which took place this morning. The deceased lady was Sarah, the fifth daughter of the late Mr John Bartholomew, of Feilding, and leaves a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn her demise. We deeply sympathise with Mr Hugli, and. bis five young children who have thus suddenly lost a kind wife and an affectionate mother Our sympathies are also extended to bereaved relatives one and all of whom enjoy the respect and esteem of every resident in the district. The funeral will take place in Feilding. On Sunday last Mr and Mrs Hosking and a daughter were driving from Palmerston to Feilding along the railway line and when nearly opposite Mr Hazell's, Leamington Farm, a trace broke. This startled the horse, which bolted, but was stopped by Mr Archie Campbell and brought back. All the occupants of the vehicle were thrown out and considerably shaken, but Miss Hosking, who had been a» invalid for some weeks, suffered the mos? and fainted several times. They were taken into Mr Hazell's residence where Mrs Hazell showed them every possible kindness and attention. The trap was knocked about considerably, a shaft and the splash board being knocked to pieces. At Woodville Methodist Church the Rev. Mr Wrigley preached a sermon on horse-racing. He said that horse-racing was one of the moat demoralising things of modern times, and the vact spirit of gambling that accompanied it nowadays | was responsible for its demoralising effects. Horse-racing as now carried out was nothing more nor less than a large engine for gambling, and he considered that if the gambling were removed from , it the sport would be a dead letter. He j advised the young men and young women to keap away from the races — the latter to take a firai stapd, and say they would have nothing to do with young men that attend the races. Mr Berry, of the firm of Berry and Trevena, the well known coach and livery stable proprietors, has just returned from inland Patea, where he has been buying up some splendid coach horses to run oia the Feilding-Rangiwahia line, which they will i*un fj.aily. Mr Berry has also made arrangements with Mr Peters, who is running bis qoacb through to the Hot Lakes, to connect with him as soon as the roads are complete, aud also with Mr Batley to connect with the Napier line. Messss Berry and Trevena started their through coach %q Rangawahia on Monday, and while thankjng the public for their past support hope by strict attention bi»4 civility, to gain the confidence of the public &nd their support. Their coaches will bp JSQown by the name of the Carbine coaches. The regular monthly meeting of the Feilding School Committee was ht^_ last evening. Present — Messrs H. Wors" fold (chairman), A. W. Parker (secretary), W- Carthew, W. G. Haybittle, J Gould, C. Bvay, ji;nr., R. J. Thompson' W. G. Shearer and J. Taylor. It" was decided that this committee should vote for Messrs F. Pirani, F. Y. Lethbridge, and B. C. Bobbins to fill the vacancfes on the Wanganni Education Board. Mrs Turner wrote complaining of the way Miss JH^ynes treated her children. It wa_ resolved thai this complaint, with that of Mrs Barker against jbbe sa.me teacher, should be referred to th.c head master to enquire into and report at ng^fc meeting. The chairman reported the average atsepda.pce for the past two weeks was 310 and was (S2B on one dav, tjje largest attendance yet registered.. " '

The date of Mr R. E. Beckett's annual Ram Fair has been altered to Tuesday, February 25tb. A ready money sale is now proceeding at Sherborne House, and will be continued for another fortnight as the proI prietor, Mr J. B. Beckley, is desirous of 1 making room for new goods. The second annual stock-taking sale I will commence at the Bon Marche on Thursday next, when astounding bargains will be offered by the proprietors, Messrs Spence and Spenco. A match will be played on Saturday next between the Feilding and Rangitikei Polo Clubs, at Bulls. The former club will be represented by the following players : — No. I team — No 1, Lewis ; No 2, Gorton ; No 3, Giesen ; back, Pickering. No 2 team — No 1, Lance ; No 2, Cooper ; No 3, Saxon ; back, Elkington. The ponies will be sent over to Bulls in the morning, starting about 7 o'clock, and will be put up at Coughlan's stables. Luncheon will be provided for the visiting team at Mr Hathaway's Clifton Hotel. A meeting of the Band of Hope was held in the Temperance Hall, Campbelltown, last evening, the president occupying the chair. The following officers were elected for the ensniug term: — Working aud managing committee — Messrs Alderson, Tompkins, Tucker, Harper (senr.), George, Clover ; president, Rev L. S. Harper ; vice-pre-sident, Mr Alderston ; treasurer, Mr G. S. Harper ; secretary, Mr Langley ; organist, Misses Hunt and Harper. It was decided to hold the anniversary social for children on February 25th. A vote of thanks to the retiring officers concluded the meeting.