LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 244, 17 September 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERA L.

We notice that ihe hop gardens, on' the Awahurif Feilding road have been largely extended thisseaabn, and 7 fh'a^he poles are now being made for the coming crop. The Awahuri bridge is' m anything but a safe condition. Drivers of vehicles crossing should take particular care to go over steadily, as the temporary,. structure ( on the FeiMihg side is very frail. j . ■ Messrs Steven^ and Gorton, report that the attendance at their sale on Saturday was small owing . to the • other, , sales held the same day. The bidding was not brisk, |ajportipn of jthe goods were sold, 'though realizing indifferent" prices. ' At the seventh annual re«union of the employees of the Dunedin Evening Star,* the proprietor, .Mr Bell, being unable to be present through. illness,. forwarded an address ; 'to themi m. which a good deal bfls^und^.^se.ns.e,V.esp > eoiak^y- m that part referring to Dewapa'pera.-;. ,H| says: 1 c ,The . absurd system ; of' tendering, r ipv f advertisements Ihas induced our codtdm* poraries 1 to strive which, can Jive upon nothing. .' iCreininds "one of the. did don* ,key race m which, the last was the winner. 1 It J . 1 ' : howeyer t .y^ra''/^ueß'tioii;," : wliwti is the donkey— the newspapers or the ! adver«, •tisers. If all had equal circulation, the. lowest price would be the cheapest, but .cirpulatesrthrlcJsTas many as -another,~eßpecialiy r m populous districts, it is cheaper to the advertiser, even if the (price w.ere tiverjfdld. Time will' work the . ; ■:. ,-;■.•,:■• .■ ■„ ; . •■•'-(■ ; ■ ■ ?'• On a visit to Napier ilaat week, we saw Mr J. Ci Fowleri '; lately ' of; s the j Reidy Money Stove and Bon 'Marche, byi which latter name his place of business in^Napier is also 'known. Mr Fowler informs as that ibis business is succeeding very w£\\ ; and has more than realized his anticipa : ' rtions; He desires [ to] be remembered to all! bis « Palmerston > friends and ac quaintance* We hear that Mr James Linton and family are. about to leave one, summer' tour to. Tasmania, and that their.' trip will probably extend over several months. ••■■ 1, Mr Harper occupied the pulpit of the Wesley an Church^ last evening, and de-« livered a very impressive sermon. ! 0 , There will be no Jess than four creditors' meetings' held to-morrow ab the, Courthouse, Palmerston. James. Weight,, 'at 2 pin). I Ge&rger 1 Wayward';' 1 at 3 p.m. I Frederick Sykes and Frederick ; Webb, at.3.30p.m. ; ''.'[^..r, : >.^ \ ' '',"' There were largely. .attended services m ,St Patrick's chufch yesterday, both •morning and eveningi Father Care w is evidently gaining rapidly m the; esteem of his congregation, as he becomes better^ bn6w'n among them; > '■"■*■' Those . who . are inclined to find fault 1 wUh the Halcoaibe Refreshment ;Room, (and we iriu'st say b'onestly there is no legitimate f cause ,tq do so), should travel Dy the tNapier line, and ' see what the Te Ante refreshment room is^like. The hoW^ry traveller can get a 'few biscuits, a cup of lukewarm dish-water tea, or some ive'ry 'inferior 1 spirits, but nothing else. It .is the most miserable apology, for a railway refreshment ' room we' remember to have come across m out traveK ? - The proposect sacred concert m aid of funds for building a residence for Father Carew will take place m about a month. Some outside musical talett of a^superior order has already I been. ; pr6;mi»ei. ■ rt "#e hear that the Rev Mr Griffith. is r abpu t seceding from the Wesleyan ' body , . and 7 joining the church of the Primitive [ Methodists. „,-„, •,,., ■. •"•-"'■ Breeders intending to send mares. to shbuld bear m mind that his list is near.ly : full, and prompt application "is' 'Itherefofe'neoessarv. i ' After evening service at St Patrick's 1 ; Church yesterday, ■ there was a meeting oE the Building Committee, and the offer of Messrs Richter, \Narinestßd & Go,, to erect a priest's residence was accepted, being considerably under the lowesjt tenderer. ■-••-•• j Various petitions are |m course of Big« nature urging the retention of Mr Foulis >as jSchopl .lnspector ; , r) ir \ A notorious old offender, named ' Julia ,McGonagle, againßt whom there , were iraAscorelQf? previous convictions, was to- ! day sentenced to imprisonment for 14 days with hard labour on a charge of ,yagranoy. f ■",-■'■