FEATHERSTON NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Monday. .On Saturday, afternoon. Mataraw and Peatherston cricketers;'yjlaye another of the Cup matches the gam resulting.™ a' win for thevisitors b; 13 runs, The weather was anything but favoarable.tiie bales being blow: off the wickets every few minutci Eeathorstou went in first and onl; scored 41 runs, the fielding of th Matarawas being exceptionally gooo a thing in which the home team i very weak,.as they never practice i( The highest score for Jeathersto: was 9by A. Burt, Matarawa pu up 54 runs, 24 of which were scorei by A. Knowle's, and 12 by G. Tice hurst. For Matarawa H. Ticehurs took 6 wickets for 21 runs, and li Biddle 3 wickets for 18 runs. A usual for Featherston Sussex did no do so bad, taking 5' wickets 1 for li while A. Burt took 2for 12: J. 1< Tocker's underhand bowling did no have its usual luck, ho only, takinj 1 wicket for 17 runs. After th match tea, cakes, etc., were kind! dispensed by ; Mr T. Bennett, fo wliom three hearty cheers we'r given. Showing the smartness of som people, recently a petition was lef at the Empire Hotel for signatures to be forwarded to the Knilway Com missioners asking (or an accelerate! train service. Quito a number hni signed, when recently the potitioi has mysteriously disappeared, am no trace of it Ims been found. '• With the tenders' for the suppl; of timber for our court house, ar the plan's of the building whicl from . all. appearance' will be ver ornamental. I notice that there i every allowance for .bench derli prisoner, witness, and counsel, bu there is not a sign of any allowanc for. the members of the Press, notice that there is a room for th Magistrate witnessGS,bnti seems a pity, that one moro roor had not been added, namely a rooi: behind the dock so that prisoner need not be brought through th public and the body 'of the courl but brought through a room with a out-let behind the dock, which woui save having to suspdud business while bringing or removing ; prisoner to or from the cells.' ' On Saturday morning; 17 truck of sheep went from here by : th morning train, and during tho pas week Mr Stefferthas taken over th hill 1100 freezers and was tbtaki over again yesterday, -1300. moro o Messrs Bid will Bros'. A special of 1! trucks wentfronv here: to Welling ton this morning.' Oii Saturday, afternoon the mill suppliers' of tho N.Z.BJ.U.' hold ai indignation'' meeting. in' the Odd. fcllo.w'B -Hall,.there being a full meeting '.of' suppliers,. 25 being present. Mr J. S. Cundy was voted to the chair.' 1 Thomectiug whs owing to 1 /general dissatisfaction with the rthe>; shareholders .hi last grasping tho fact that'they must look aftor;;their;owil interests..,T)le x outcome of tho meet ing was that'if',was. resolved'to form Committees' :to look after the local interests arid niauagoment and test! ing of the.milk, for which Messrs Ji S, Cundy.and Vicary worpappointed i Committee to look after: the: Kaiwaiwai.CramQry,and Messrs Walter Uodder junr. and J. Murpliy'were ippoihfed to'iobk after affairs at th? t'eathorston Creamery. As the suppliers wero of an opinion that tliey ire riot treated fairly as regards the -esting, it was unanimously resolved a'purchasou milk-tester amongsl hcni&elves. Afterdealing with some nino'r business the meeting terming. itcd. ■/' <:■'•,: :
To-morrow evening an assembly of the' Knights of Labour is to bo opened by Mr Pirani,' M.H.R., who will give an address in tho Oddfel: low's Hall first. ' : •' ■' ■''
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4887, 27 November 1894, Page 2
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585FEATHERSTON NOTES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4887, 27 November 1894, Page 2
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