Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 39, 14 August 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

I . m The Kiwitaa County Council will meet [ to-morrow. Mr C. Carr will hold a sale of stock at his Birmingham yards on Tuesday next. Mr S J. Carman, of Waituna, invites tenders for fellirg about 120 acres of bush. A noxiona weed known as the "fat hen" is becoming a nuisance in the Taranaki district. Mi J. Stevens, M.H.8., announces himself as a candidate for the new Manawatu electorate. A good supply of whitebait has reached Palmerston from Foxton during this week. The vendors of the diminutive delicacies appear to have done a brisk business. „

Entries are published to-day for Messrs Gorton and Son's Rongotea sale to be held on Friday, the 21st instant, The Ngaire Co-operative Cheese factory expect to pay 2£d per gallon of 11 lbs to suppliers for last season's supply. Mr T. Watson announces seed potatoes for sale in any quantity at wholesale prices. All the best quality and kinds, j The Eltham co-operative factory's | cheese made 445, equal to the highest , rates made for any New Zealand cheese this year. In another column Mr F. Y. Lethbridge announces himself as a candidate for the Rangitikei electorate at the coming general election. There was a very heavy fall of rain last night, and a considerable quantity of snow melted off the ranges assisted to swell the creeks and rivers. A meeting of shareholders (second and third issue) of the Longburn Freezing Company will be held in the Assembly Rooms, Feilding, at 1.45 p.m. to-morrow. According to the Hawora St&r, the Noruianby Horticultural Society have decided to urge on the Minister of Lands the desirability of subsidising horticultural societies. For general purposes the " White Elephant " is said to be a good variety as an early DOtatoe, and, also, for the main crop as they come to maturity early and escape the blight. On enquiry late last night we learn that Elian, injured at Tokomaru by a blow from a tree, was still in au unconscious state. There are only faint hopes entertained of bis recovery.— Standard. " Pukemau-kuku," which is said to mean " the place where they catch pigeons," is stated to be the suggestive aaruc given to some reeling country recently taken up in the Corotnandcl dis- I trict. At the Supreme Court at, Wellington yesterday Kirby, the ex detective, was found guilty. Sentence was deferred until the caso is settled by the Court of Appeal, to which leave to appeal was granted. A notice of a social at the Saturday Boys' Club appears in our issue of today. A new room in Glasgow House is being rented as a club room, and this effort is being made to raise funds for furnishing it. At the Police Court this morning, before Messrs W. A. L. Bailey and H. L. Sherwill, J.P.'R, William Joues (arrested at Peep-o'-day yesterday I was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment on a charge of liaviug insufficient lawful means of support. Messrs Wood and Judkins announce that to-morrow their large sale of fruit trees, <frc, will comnjencc at 10 a.m. sharp, and that the usual sale of sundries will be held afterwards at 1 p.m. In addition to the usual goods ten cases of ripe oranges will be offered. A sad fatal accident happened on the stage during a performance at the Novelty Theatre, London, when \V. France stabbed another actor named Temple Crozier, while acting, and cL.-n.th was instantaneous. The accident occurred through the spring of the dagger failing to act. On Tuesday last a live • year - old sou of Mr Thomas (dairyman) was crossing a paddock in which two draught horses ■wore grazing. Suddenly one of the animals rushed playfully at the lad and throwing up its heels when it came close enough, kicked him under the chin and laid him senseless. Strange to say the boy was not seriously hurt although the mark of the horseshoe was clear and distinct on the throat. Owners of unemployed dogs should be very careful to keep their canine pets on the chain, particularly at this time of the year, for they could do & great deal of damage if allowed to run amongst a flock of ewes. Besides the annoyance, owners of sheep are not so wealthy that they can afford to have their flocks decimated by " fancy bred " dogs. A few days ago two of these "curs" were caught in tbe act of worrying the ewes and lambs on Mr S. R. Turner's run. The Chronicle states that the police were notified yesterday morning that an elderly man named Thomas Tucker, aged 64, died suddenly at his residence, Ingestre street. He complained of being unwell on going to bed on Tuesday night, and died at an early hour yesfcerday morning. The deceased was an old Crimean man o'-war's man, and came to the colony about 35 years ago. He had only bsen in Wanganui six months. He leaves a family of three sons and two daughters. We regret very much to announce tbe death of tbe wife of the Rev. Walter Harris, which took place at Geraldine at ten o'clock this forenoon. The Rev. J. Cocker received a telegram to that effect. It will be remembered that the deceased lady conducted a mission in connection with the Primitive Methodist body in this district a few weeks ago. She bad many friends in Feilding, who will regret tbe loss of ono who was a good wife, a warm friend, and a sincere Christian.