FEATHERSTON.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 94, 14 January 1908, Page 7

FEATHERSTON.

On Saturday morning a cow belonging to Mr. T. Lawry was run over by the 6.50 train at the; crossing in ' Fitzherbert Street, nefir the Bank qf 'New Zoaalnd'. ; Tho animal was to sevirdly injured it . had to be destroyed: " ' • ' \ ,■ Mr. W. Mason, of Featherston, leaves here this week for north, haying received an appointimmt at his trade in Hamilton-

A grass ftro started on trio roadside in front of tiio Feathorston' Cemetery on Friday afternoon and spread into the cemetery on the Catholic side. 'Fortunately the burn did' no liarm. A meeting of the Featherston County Council' was hold at Martiriborough on' Fridays Councillor A. Matthews'in the chair. The treasurer's statement showed. receipts £13-10 ,15s. 1(1., and accounts ambuntiug to £Gl2. 9s. wore passed for payniont, ; -.>Messrg. Furlong and Co.'s slaughterhouse lioenso was transforrod' to . Messrs. Shirkey. and. Homo. Tho 'Department of Lands and , Survey noti■lied that the Minister has dccided not, to take action undor Section 121 of' the Public' Works- Act, 1005. Mf; Gaylcr Galycr Waited on the Council asking for tlip 10 per cent, penalty to bo reduced'from his rates, and ho was informed that tho Council had no option. Councillor Matthews was appointed delegate' to tho Wellington Harbour Board. election. Messrs. M. lloss and J. W. Kershaw; on behalf of tho Martinborougll Town Board, waited on tho Council in connection ivith tho proposed stock road, and Councillors-. A. O. Considine and A, .D. .M'Lco'd, were appointed to coiifcr with a committee from tho Town Board. A mcetirig of tho Feathorston Fire Brigade v/as hold: oil Thursday night, Captain Rottcr in .tho;chair. . Lcavo of absence for three months was granted Fireman Heald. Mr. W. Barton was accorded a vote of-thanks for his donation of a ladder. Lioutonant S. Check , was elected - delegate to tho .conference at Mastortou in March liext. It; was decided to purchase 100 ft. of hosp and two pairs of couplings. v ... ■ .'At tho Magistrates' Court yesterday Aug-, ust ;Nitz, licensee of tho Tauherohikau Hotol, was fined £5 and 7s. costs for selling bottle liquor oil' Sunday, December 22. The cace of Sinclair v. Fugo, a claim -for £20-value 'and damages for a sheop dog run over' by. defendant's son, the verdict vr6iit_ for defendant. Hapi Tanari. was..committed,for trial to'-the. Supremo Court oil t'nreo charges of forgery. ', . .. ■ "' ... ■