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Manawatu Herald, 11 April 1895, Page 2

Messrs Westwood & Co. state that they are offering the best and chpapest stock in the district at sppcial bargains. They have also a lot of rough timber on sale. A new trial has been applied for in the case in which Sir Walter Bailer sued Mr Jillett for £1000 damages done to the Papaitonga Estate by fire. Accpp»ances for the Foxton Racing Club's Au'umn meeting must be in by Thursday night. N°xt Thursday Mr J. R. McMillan will sell by auction the privileges in connncion with the meeting to be held on the 24th last. Service will be held by tho Vicar in All Saints' Church, to-morrow (Good Friday) evening. The B>shop of Wel ing'on and Mri Wallis left by this morning's train, and I many parishioners were present to see them off. The Manawatu County Council passed resolutions .yesterday recommending that Campbelltown should be known as Kopani, and protesting against Palmerston being permitted to assume the name of Manawatu. The next English and European mai' via Rio de Janeiro will c'oso at the Foxton Office on Tuesday, the 16th insiant, at 3 p.m The San Francisco mail closes at 8 p.m. on 17th instant. '• There will bo no masa in Foxton on Easter Sunday, but the Sunday following. Mr Botam, the Wellington manager of the N Z. Insurance Company came up to Fox'on yesterday to inquire into the fire at Mr Bnrd r's hotel. He was fully satisfied that the fire was wholly accidental, and at once gave a cheque to Mr Border for the loss he sustained, and also ordered the damage to the building to be made good. Mr John Whyte caught a pole-cat at Tokomaru this week, after it had destroyed many young ducki and chickens. The animal measured nearly two feet in length, and was dullish grey in colour. Mr and Mrs Gibson left by train this morning for their Easter holidays. They purpose taking a trip up the Wanganui River. We have received a replace advertisemem from Mr Osborne too late for insertion in this issue. It will he found in our next, and will be of an extremely interesting oharacter.