FEATHERSTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 96, 28 February 1879, Page 2

F EATHE RSTON.

(From our own Correspondent.)

The first sale at tho Wairarapa Yards, wa3 held to-day. There was a good attendance, but not very spirited bidding, and the stock was fairly represented. Some 200 lambs and ewes sent by Mr Fonwick were disposed of at prices varying from 4/ to 7/6 each. Five Lincoln rams were sold to Mr Liddey at, from, £3 to £5 each. Twenty-five Merino rams were knocked down for from 203. to 355., and a mixed lot realized from 7s. to 7s. Od. each. Some Lincoln rams belonging to Patchett, a farmer near Christchurch, were put up and withdrawn, I believe, at £4 A number of cows wore sold at about £9, and also somo bullocks; a mare and foal fetched £3O, and other horses were sold at lower figures. At midday there was an interval for luncheon. Honey, the man who attempted suicide on Thursday last at the Club Hotel, is remanded to Wellington. He assured tlio Resident Magistrate that ho would attempt the same thing again, so I suppose the authorities will take caro of him for some time. Ju3t before the attempt ho was engaged in an argument with one of like kidney as to the probabilities of a future state, and resolved to go in person and solve the mystery, I doubt not, from his contortions when only a short distance on the journey, but that he was very glad to be brought back from the "land of shadows," Mr. Hathaway, our ex-chemist, was very persevering in his efforts to relieve the sufferer.

Mr. Lee paid a visit to our public school on Monday afternoon last, Be-

tween 140 and 150 scholars were present, The course of lessons for the present year was examined, and he expressed great satisfaction with the arrangements. There is a little excitement in our sister village respecting a proposed line of rail to Waihenga from their grand centre We cannot say what the possibilities may be, but I should say the probabilities are against it, People are not likely now-a-days to lend money on a' wild speculation, and many years must elapse before the lowest interest could be obtained from such an undertaking, But, granting that it is required, why put our Waihenga friends 11 miles further from a market

than necessary, and giving them the satisfaction of paying so much extra carriage, If Waihenga is to be joined by rail to the Upper Valley, the nearer it can be brought to the capital tho better. This can only be accomplished by joining it to tho main line in our neighbourhood, which i 3 nearer to them than Greytown, and a saving of some dozen miles of travelling. However, if this idea should startle you, don't let it ."stop the press."