LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 53, 20 December 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to acknowledge receipt of a member's ticket from the Secretary of Llie Manawatu Racing Club. The new volunteer rules .and regulations are gitzetted to eouie into force on January Ist, 18>s;i. The nnnual picnic to (lie Feilding slate school children will be held on the loth January. The sum of £"20 JO* 'Id wns collected by tlic school children for prizes for the Feilding state school. The work of metalling Bowen-street is now nearly completed.' (he dry weather having enabled Mr Smith, the contractor to push on his contract rapidl}*. Two seamen of the barque Kentish Ltss deserted at Helen«vil!e, Auckland, and in Kau'cnpakapa they attempted the rape of a daughter of .Mr John McLeod, a setller. Some one approaching the sailors fled. Mr Remmington, draper of Wanganui, has leased those premises next the Bank of New Zealand, Fergusson street, lately occupied by Mi* Nathan. Mrßemmington •will open his stock to-morrow, particulars of which will be duly advertised. It is denied that Priestly, arrested for the murder of Hamilton in Auckland, was a Presbyterian Divinity Student. It is snid that he -was studying with the Rev. Peter Mason to pass the art examination conditional to entering \ipon ministerial training. By Auckland telegrams wo le.irn that at the inquest on the body of Thomas Horton, who died on rcmcncl in the Mount Eden Gaol, while on a charge of attempted murder of Miss Rayner, the verdict was that deceased died from serious appoplexy. Deceased had been drinking. Mr "YVhiteombe, accountant and paymaster for the Patea-Manawatu railway line, was married on Saturday last in Wanganui, to Miss Annie Roe, a young lady recently from England. We wish the happy couple every form of joy and prosperity. Mr Svcndsen, bootmaker, has purchased a section of land having frontages to Manchester and Bowen-streets, on which he will proceed to erect a commodious shop and dwelliug house at an early date. Mr Stevens, tailor, will also erect premises on the same section. A romantic sequel to an outrage committed last year is reported from Limerick. Miss EUand.ayoungand beautiful lady, possessing large property, was fired at as she was driving along the road, and behaved with great courage. She was placed under the protection of two constables, and one of whom she has now married. We regret to draw the attention of our readers to an advertisement of the Bank of New South Wales, in which it is intimated that the Feilding branch will be closed on January 15th prox. We understand that Mr McDougal, the manager, will be promoted to a higher position in the service of the bank. He will carry from Feilding the hearty good wishes of the townsfolk. We regret to announce that scab in a very virulent form has been discovered in a flock of sheep running in the Wanganui district. We understand that its existence was known by the owners of the flock, but they concealed it from the Sheep Inspector for reasons best known to themselves. They will have an opportunity of explaining their reticence in the R.M. 'Jourt, within a very few days. If the parties nre found guilty it is probnble that the extremest penalties will veiy properly be inflicted. The Rev. Carus Wilson, of Palmerston, preached in St. John's Church on Sunday evening last. He gave a most excellent disconrsc on the mutual obligations entailed by the marriage si ate. He objected to the appearance of women in the pulpit or in any position out of their proper sphere. He admitted an equality with man but denied any superiority. They were better fitted for home duties than buff.etti.ng with the outside world, where they were apt to lose that softness and modesty which were now their principal charms. He deprecated the system of civil marriage at the office of the registrar, and considered fhnt the Act ought to be sanctified by the blessing of the Church. The sermon was interesting, and was listened to with marked attention by the congregation.

Mr Ifnstie. of the Feihiing l[otel, pur- ■ { chased the section next his hotel to-day for L3OO. t The privileges of the Palmerston Traces , on Boxing Day brought fair price i and , [ total up to £284. People who get. "elevated" should | avoid going to aueiion sales. On Saiur- \ day a party who was rather "foil" went to the sale of privileges and bought the cards and grand stand, giving good prices. He i.s repentant now. — Manawatu Times. The sale of the Marton-Rnngitilcei race meeting privileges, held by Messrs Stevens and Gorton, at Bulls, on Wednesday last, was very satisfactory, the proceeds mating a total of £647 10s. Our report of the meeting of the Mannwatu County Council held at Foxton sesterday is crowded out. It will appeal' in our next issue. The charge against Pat Gaughran, of Bulls, who was brought up at Mart on. : for having obt.ined money by false prcicnces from Mr Dona d Fraser, was dismissed. A meeting of t]ie Feilding Borough Council was to have been held in the Joum/il Chambers to-day, but lapsed for want of a quorum. The Councillors present were Messrs Leth bridge. Thomp- | son, and Goodbehere. The meeting %vas adjourned to J riJay, the 22nd instant, at 3 ji.tn. We hear that Mr Harbott, the leader of the Pahnerston Brass band, has been offered £50 for the services of himself and his colleagues at the festivities about to be held at Awahuri in honour of King Tawhiao's visit. We believe it is to be a cash transaction, and we congratulate Mr Harbott and the band generally on this substantial recognition of their talents by our Maori friends. We vndersl.ind that Mr Harbott has entered into negotiations with Mr Morphy of Feilding for the use of his brake on the occasion. The Wairarapa Standard says, the Railway line between Wellington and Masterton is probably the most wretchedly appointed and decidedly uncomfortable one to be found in the colony. The shaking, jolting, and generally tremulous motion of the carriages, would derange the biliary secretions and upset the digestion of a rhinoceros. Mr Hastie, of the Feilding Hotel, has made special provision for the Christmas holidays, by re-stocking his establishment with, the best brands of ales, wines, and liquors. Having inspected and sampled his stock we can recommend them as being of the best description, and have no doubt Mr Hastie's enterprise will meet with its due reward. Judging from the appearance of the shops generally in town, we s' ould say that Feilding will be well supplied with all the good things necessarj' for keeping the Christmas holidays. All our local tradesmen are making extra displays of their respective merchandise, and some of the windows especially have a very gay appearance. We shall probably particularise a description of the various displays in our next issue. The parents of Mr W. W. Corpe, the senior partner of Corpe and Son, of Makino, have just celebrated their golden wedding at Somerton, Somersetshire, and the event, as we gather from a Home paper, was the occasion of great family rejoicing. There were present several sons and daughters, also grown-up grandsons and grand-daughters, and we learn that it only needed the presence of the Messrs Corpe and Son, of Makino, to make the family circle complete. The party was photographed, and the group must form a very interesting picture. We learn from the Taranaki Budget that the Government intend sending to England shortly, specimens of the different kinds of timber m the Taranaki district, and some of the railway employees are at present engaged squaring off blocks of timber about 8 feet in length, to be sent to Wellington prior to their being classified and sent Home. Specimens 1 from the Manawatu have bepn forwarded by Bichter, Nannestad, and Co., for the same purpose.