Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 16, 18 July 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

Entries for Messrs Gort«n and Son's sale at Awahuri on the 24th instant, are advertised today. The programme for the Band of Hope on Monday evening promises to be a really good one. All are invited. Additions are made to-day to the entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' sale at Mr Dnrling's farm, Ruamai. Owing to pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over a nnmber of letters to the editor and other matter. A new advertisement from Mr Carthew, containing a list of some of the latest and best publications, will appear on Monday. The football match Foxton v Palmerston will not be played te day the former team forfeiting. The Pirates also forfeit to Feilding. Charles A. Whale and Sarah Whale, of Marton, have been adjudged bankrupts. A meeting of creditors is to be held at Marton on 27th inst. Mr J. C. Martin presides at the sitting of the District Court at Wanganui on Monday, owiDg to the continued illness of Mr District Judge Kettle. It is stated that Mr Wood, the present Mayor of Palmerston, will contest the Palruerston seat at the coming general election in the interests of the Goteminent. The Rev J. Cocker will preach morning and evening in the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow. Strangers are invited. His subject in the evening will be " The glorious city of God." The benefits of advertising. Mr Simpson, of Colyton, advertised his dairy cows for sale in the Star, and in course of three days he disposed of nearly the whole of them at his own prices. Mr Pirani is urging on the Minister ot Lauds the necessity ef subsidising the local bodies for the erection of the lower Gorge bridge, which has been destroyed by floods, and will cost i-12,000 to reinstate. Mr Beckett's saleat Marton yesterday was well attended. Wethers were in large numbers, and sold freely at good prices. We noticed very few lambs, which appear to be much sought after. — Mercury. Mr Crowther stated it would pay the country to pay Sir Walter Buller's expenses to leave the colony, or at any rate the Minister for Lands and Sir Walter should settle their difference outside the House. The laying out of the gronnd at the Bowling green, and planting with ornamental trees and shrubs, is being rapidly pushed and in a couple of years it will be one of the best and most picturesque in the colony. Don't forget the popular lecture on Tuesday night in the Primitive Methodist Church by the Rev J. Cocker, subject " Popping the question." A social at the close, admission to lecture and social sixpence only. An error occurred in the advertisement published yesterday announcing the Presbyterian gift auction. The date should have been, and now is the 24th — next Friday. Country contributors and others are requested to kindly note the date. The usual services will be held in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow. The pulpit will be occupied in the morning by Mr R. W. Bishop, and in the evening by Mr Wm Dawson, of Otaki. Collections will be made in aid of the Foreign Mission Fund. Captain Russell wants the Minister of Lands to make further enquiry into the conditions of the roads leading to the Ruahine special settlement, and if he finds no works have been commenced, to cause such works to be carried out as will allow the selectors to get access to their selections. A Wairarapa man was prohibited recently, and on the same day his family, unwittingly, gave him corn beef for dinner and salf fish for tea I His tortures are said to have been particularly fine, and his language sulphurous enough to clear the codlin moth out of a Masterton orchard. — Wairarapa Star. News from Reefton states that eight contracts have been let by the Consolidated Company (Ziman's) in various mines, the work in which started on Monday last. Some of the mines are also manned by day labour, and there are over 150 men on the pay sheet. The labour difficulty has disappeared. — Wanganui Herald. Some years ago Dr Smiles, the author of " Self Help," wrote a most interesting book on the subject of " Thrift," in which be pointed out the duty of mak- j ing provision for the future and showed how this could be best done ky the con- j I stant practice of economy. Should any of our readers care to commence this \ practice we can confidently / recommend them to visit John Cobbe's store during i the progress of his colossal sale, when i they will be surprised to see the number i of useful articles they can buy for a little | money.