Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 125, 25 November 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr Joseph Darragh has a magnificent display of glass and electro-plato ware, now season's fruits, furniture etc., which he is selling at greatly reducod prices. An incident which cannot be regarded otherwise than as pathetic, took place at the Ptilaier-Beaumont Company's concert at Blenheim on Saturday night, when Mr Gee, after his splendid singing of Foniaiowski's " Yeoman's Wedding," received from some lady member of the audience a handsome bouquet of Howera —principally roses and spring onions A farm hand named Michael Cane, aged thirty. three, died very suddenly at the Empire Hotel, Waiinnte, the othor day. In the morning he got up, and when partly dressed vomited some blood. Turning to a mate, who was occupying the samo room he aaid, " Whateyerdoes this mean ?" and falling to the floor, died in about three minutes. Death wan duo to heart disnase. The Government have just decided' upon the advice of the Agent-General, to appoint an expert in London to watch the arrival of shipments of dairy produce from the colony. This step will tend to protect the honest shipper, and to maintain the high standard of New Zealand produce, and will at the same time engender in the English buyers a feeling of confidence in \ the dairy produce sent from this colony | to the Home market.

Cnptaiu ltd win wired at 12 25 p.m to- | day : — Strong east to south, and southwest winds and glass falling. James Smith, of Basingstoke (England) centenarian, formerly of the 66th Foot, whose regiment kept guard over Napoleon at St. Helena in February, 1819, died recently at Basingstoke, In Monday's issue will appear a re place advertisement from Messrs Bramwell Bros., in which they announce that they are now opening up, and have still to arrive, Christmas delicacies and novelties in great yarietv.

Messrs Allan and Co announce in our wanted column to-day that they arc making preparations for the Christmas season. Supphos of Canterbury hams and bacon have been obtained besides fresh consign., monts of teas, crockery, etc. The Feilding Cricket Club sent a team to Carnarvon to-day to try conclusions in a cup match with a team of that place. Tho other fixtures for to-day are Palmerston v Birmingham, at Folding ; and Halcombo v Marton, at Halcombo. Mr Fritz Gagern while riding from Feilding to Birmingham on Thursday, was thrown hoavily from his horse near Mr Biy-o's gate, on the Kimbolton road, and broke two of his ribs. Mr Gagern is under the care of Dr Mussec and is progressing favorably. We will have a busy time next weekMonday preparing for the general elections, Tuesday the elections, Wednesday the mayoral election, and first day of the Feilding Club's race meeting, Thursday races again, Friday and Saturday — reaction. A fine lot of pictures, really beautiful works of art, will be found on anyone paying a visit to Mr Alfred Ende's Corner Warehouse The engravings, which are by some of the best artists, are framed in English oak, with gilt edges, and are very handsome Sco Mr Eude's advertisement on Monday for further particulars. A man named Win Brighting was charged at the pjlice court yesterday afternoon, beforo Messrs H, L. Shorwell snd E. Goodbehere, J P.'s, with haying stoleu a horse,, the property of Mr M. Burko, of Marton. Accused was remanded on the application of tho police, to Marton and was taken up by tho C.12 last ovenmng. Tho purchasors of 1h; Choltonham Dairy Factory's butter. Messrs York Bros, havo reported to tho Secretary of tho Company that the produce of this factory is iho best tboy havo bought in tho North Island this season. This is highly satisfactory seeing that this firm have purchase this season upwards of one third of tbo total output in tbe North Island. A correspondent writing to n Wellington paper, says :— Sin,— Women, at their marriage, take a solemn vow of obedience Ito their husbands. Now, will you or any of your clerical readers enlighten me as to wbethor or not a married woman in New Zealand is bound by her vow to vote us her husband bids hor ? and if not, why not? The promise was giyen without restriction. Tbe Manawatu Herald says. — It is with much pleasure we learn that our obliging Postmaster, Mr Paul Curtis, has secured a well-earned and enjoyable holiday, having been offered and accepted a trip as mail agent to Han Francisco. We understand that there were a very lar<{e number of applications for a turn. It is probable that it will not be till near the end of January that Mr Curtis will leave.

The following thoroughbred mares have visited Mr 21. Stevens' thoroughbred stallion First King, at Palmerston, at one time champion of the Australian tnrf, this season : — Captain Russell's Katinka (^Foul Play — Katie Ferguson) and Aronoel (Apremont— Leonora) ; Mr D. Fraser's Josephine (St. George— Fleurangle); Mr Davidson's Barbello ; Mr Murphy's Cuddle Doon ; Mr Mcßetb's Porln, Pro* peller and Jenny Lind. This morning a man named W. Thompson, in the employ of Hamilton and O'Connor, contractors for tho bridgo over the Makmo stream in South street, while working on the bridge, slipped and fell on to the bed of the creek through a plank slipping. One of Thompson's aukles was put out of joint, and he was taken to Dr Charlton, who attended to tho sufferer, who was after removed to the residence of Mr Harry Worsfold. A canvasser for one of the candidates for the Palmerston seat had a warm time of it in the Pohangina district the other day. Calling at a settler's house there, he spoke in abusive terms of Messrs F. Pirani, J. Stevens and D. Fraser, and at the next house repeated his vilification. The reception he got at both places many be imagined when we say that the firm was that Mr Stevens' brother-in-law, and the person addressed was Mr Stevens' brother, Mr J. H. Stevens, and the second bouse was that of Mr Hugh Fraser, brother of Mr D. Fraser. To him now there is nothing exhilaratmg in election canvassing.— Standard. A French decision has set at rest a point which possibly is verbally argued every day, especially in holiday time, viz., has a passenger legally appropriated a seat in a railway carrage by placing his bag or portmanteau on it? It in so common and yet so convenient, but the mean spirited people who do remove such signs of appropriation will learn, in France at least, that it is illegal of them to do so, and that by such a placing of luggage on the seat a passenger who has paid his fare has in fact secured that seat. The first verdict was to the contrary, but the later and the more just one is in favour of the first comer. The social and coffee supper in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church, which was held in the schoolhouse at Makino last evening was a decided success, the attendance was large, tbe programme gone through was a lengthy and most enjoyable oue, and tbe supper, which was handed round during the evening by the ladies, was all that could be desired. Mr J. C. Thompson occupied the chair, and Miss Howker presided at the organ. Tho following persons took part in tho programme— Solos : Miss Hoald, < Rev G. Clement, and Messrs J. C.Thompson, McKenzie, and Bray ; recitations : Misses Eva aud Jessie Humphries, Miss Browning and Mr McKonzio ; readings : Mrs and Mr Flavall, Mr A, Shearer, and Mr J. C. Thompson. ; Duett : Misfos Terry; anto-harp solo : Mr Pearson.