FEATHERSTON NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 473, 26 April 1894, Page 3

FEATHERSTON NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Thursday. I am pleased to say that our reipected station master, Mr Smith, has so far recovered that lie left by this morning's train on a well-earned holiday, to recoup his strength. I hope that he may return quite strong and well to resume his dutie<.

Two marriages took p'aoe yesterday, ihe contracting parties being Mr 0. Benton and Miss Kate Yelverton, and Mr 0. A. Nicholson and Miss Henderson. Both couples have every good wish for their future happiness.

I hear that thore is going to be plenty of competition in the way of vehicles for conveying passei ger's to the Hospital Ball tomorrow night.

On Sunday night a fire sprang up over by Mr Nix's, at Tnuherenikau, during the heavy wind, and sparks were carried right over to Mr J. 8. Cundy's biißh j here a fire sprang up and swept on to Mr 0. • Phillips' property, andatoue timo his sheep yards were in great danger of being burned down, and but for the prompt measures taken they must have gone.

I There are a good number of unemployed knookiug about here now lam very sorry to say, and from ill appearances there is not much chance, of their getting work in (hi district, especially as wintor is now di awing near.

ft may be interesting to your read- ra to know that every day for twenty-five days next month, the Gear Company have vessels due in London with frozen meat, so thore is every probability of a fall in the price of mutton in the Home market,