LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 61, 30 July 1879, Page 3

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

;'...:/,•;.-■ ; ■ „... ..» ■....■■... -■-.- ■.;••.. Thi Biv p BBS.--Owing ito the incessant rain of S aturday night and Sunday, there >rat a heavy fresh m the river on Monday, the Oroua^being unfordablt. ■ A Tbka£ .r-The L Choral Socitty-wiU giva their nexfy Concert on. Friday evening, when no doubt a numerous attendance will be attracted by the well-selected prp? gramme. .-•' . ■ ■ ■ ■ '■■ -■' "■-" •; -. . Pood fob Pot^bb.—- The last Government Gazette notifies the acceptance, by tha. Governor of the ••rvicea of the Feilding "Rifle Volunteers. Th# acceptance, datei from the 11th of June, • SALfe OP Stook-.-— Mr. J". Maysmor's sale of stock, ppstp^oed fopm the 29th instant, is fixed to take placVon Tuesday next, sth Augnst. A NbwV-bkttibe.— A shooting gallery* Las been opened opposite, the Denbigh Hotel, and notwithstanding the shortness of the range and the, present depression, the enterprising proprietor seem^ {$ he doing ft good business. ' "'" - - Station Ijcpboybmbnts.— A staging, has been erected at this end of '^he "Halcombe Station, and filled with six iron tanks, - all connected with one another. / This will give passengers coming this way a few min»te» more for refreshment, besides being a convenience m other respects. •••-,*• Game. — Pheasants are reported as becoming very, numerous m the neighborhood, and bid fair to become u,npleasaritlj so for fam^ers. '. Quail, too, are increasing rapidly ; while ducks are by no means scarce m several localities.' "Notwithstanding this, our local •portimefl itldom succeed m bringing-, home what may be termed a heavy bag, • : HcwEjCP— vThe frame w^rkof upper portion of the hotel was rawed, last week, and buihjiug now. affords % better idea of the' of ' accommodafe^TßftfWT* d «f " : tysft m 99°fid«able

number of men employed, and as the work is progressing rapidly, there seems but little doubt, that tins edifice will be finished by the contract time —tka first of October. Bali, at Haecombs,—We understand that a ball, will take place on it* 15th prox., the promts'accuririg from which are to Jbe devoted to the purchase of a school library. The Halcombo people know how to get up their affairs very well, as evidenced by the attention paid to matters of detail m connection with, the lafe. entertainment. c,The object being for so kudtrtup a nature, ■we feel certain thajb all who can make it convenient to attend will do co, and we feel equally certain that nothing that can mi* mater to tlieir enjoyment will be overlooked. The committee have our hearty good wishes for the success of their commendable efforts m behalf of the rising generation. Proposed New Ohttroh.—We noticed m a former issue 'an. elaborate set of plans for achurchwjiich bad been prepared by Mr. d« Clere^architeet, of this town. We learn that the plans, Sirith certain modifications, wore accepted by the; late Vestry. According to the modified plans, the tran•epts, chancel, and spire will be left for the enlargement of the church at a future period, the portion first to be built consisting of the nave only, with an ornamental Eastern window; so constructed that when the chancel is built it can be moved back from its position en masse. The nave will seat about 300, and the churcli-v-when completed according to the original design — furnish, accommodation for nearly 200 more. The rite given by the Corporation is m Camden street, adjoining the; rail way litje,-tf Bpotirom which the church will be seen to great advantage. . ! A Jptteket I^TBHBXTPTaD.—On Monday Constables Gillespie and M'lvor brought into town a man who gave the name of Williams, charged with stealing a goldc watch and chain. Information of the robbery, which took place at Foiton, having been forwarded to the police at Palmerston, together with a description of the suspected persons, the constables, having, engaged a buggy, were quickly on his trail, and overtook him on the road between Awahuri; and Feilding, for = which latter, place ha was making. When arrested the misting property was found on his person. He was forwarded to Palmeriton. by the afternoon traii;. Ctreat credit ir due to the police for their prompt action.in the matter. ; Cotjnciii Meeting. —The. next meeting of • the Manawatu County Council will be held on Monday, grievance mongers will do well to malice.a note of this.. '„ , ' |