Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 165, 14 January 1897, Page 2

Local and General News.

— «. The members of the Feilding Fire Brigade will meet for practice to-morrow evening at seven o'clock. Acceptances for the first day's races of the Foxton Racing Club close on Saturday next. See advertisement. At the local tennis courts yesterday in the first round of the Gents' Handicap Single Brabant (30) beat Bryce tree _15) 6.4,3-6, 7-5. Mr R. Robinson inserts a notice of interest to tbe person who took a bucket from the water bole near Mr Camplin's, on Sinclair's line, Waituna. Mr W. Evenson, the present lessee, has purchased the freehold of the Cheltenham stove from Mr Fritz Gagern, who is leaving for South America. Messrs Gorton and Sou will hold a sale under the Chattels Transfer Act 1889, on Tuesday next in their auction rooms Feilding. For other particulars see advertisement. It was reported iv Palmerston yester- , day that the body of Mr J. I. Lawson, who was knocked off tbe train at tbe Pobangina railway bridge, bad been found at Stoney Creek. As tbe Rev W. S. Potter, of New Plymouth bas beeu summonsed borac from the Primitive Methodist Church on urgent business, there will be no magic lan tern in tbe Awaburi Church to-night, We direct tbe attention of onr readers to a land advertisement wbich ap pears to-day by which it is notilied tbat valuable leases of Educational reserves will be offered afc auction at tbe several places mentioned in the advertisement. The mixim " nothing succeeds like success " is very applicable to our en terprisiug fellow citizen, tbe well knowD ' proprietor of Sherborne bouse, who W now notifying the public in aUr«^er column of a fjreat clearing sale -vhich commences tomorrow. Mrs Coppen, fancy £ood.s^d ; atationery dealer, bas a fiae afl*-»- Anient of ar* tfstic and useful no v_Uier in fancy goods on view in her premises next to Messrs' Bramwell Bros, Ferguson street, Feilding. There-is an expensive stock to select from and cußtpflerß may depend on receiving satisff&'lon. At the pamerston El.M^Court' y ester & L. Kinti>ell- botelkeeper, a bankrupt, was cor^itted to stand bis trial at the ne xfc^it ting of the Supreme Court, Wel li^gtoa,,on March 17th, bail beiug allowed in two .sureties of LSO each, and accused in his own recognisance of Lt>o, for not keeping proper books. . The directors of the Feildiug Building Society held a special meeting to day to consider an application which was" granted. Tbe society has abund ance of money available, and as tbe interest basis is very low (only seven per cent) its prospects are very favorable and its terms liberal. Mr Marshall Law, of Edinburgh house, has an interesting notice in today's issue relative to his extensive stock of groceries and tea. He also do- ' sires to thank patrons for past favors and to state that he always supplies goods of sterling (juality. He ia now prepared to wait on families for orders and deliver goods to all parts of the town and district. , A meeting of those interested in the Cheltenham Sports will be held at Mr T. Ryan's Hotel on Saturday evening next at 8 o'clock for the purpose of appointing a committee to carry out the necess ary arrangements for fixing the date on which to hold the sports, and general business. Persons who were not on the committee last year and who would be willing to act, are particularly invited to attend. . The following cases will be heard before Judge Kettle in the District Court ! on Tuesday next: — Charles Vincent v. John Permain, an action for malicious ' prosecution. Mr H. S. Fitzherbert for plaintiff and Mr F. H. Cooke for defendenfc ; and Rev A. S. Innes Jonos v Mrs Evans, an action for slander. Mr C. P. Skerrett (instructed by Mr W. A. Sandilands, of Feilding), appears for plaintiff tiff and Mr H. S. Fitzherbert for defen- ' dent. Residents of the Pohangina valley will regret to learn that Mr A. E. Welsh, who has been in charge of the Pohangma school as head master for some years, will be leaving the district about tbe end of the present month. Mr A. E. Welsh, who has accepted an appointment north of Auckland under the Education Department, has decided on the change chiefly on account of his wife's bad health. Their many friends will be sorry to lose the services of Mr and Mrs Welsh, the former having taken an active part in public affairs tending to promote the prosperity of the township and was secretary to the Pohanpina Hall, Cricket Club and in other honorary capacities, while Mrs Welsh was organist in tbe Wesleyan Church and assisted on many occasions in arranging concerts and to some extent her illness is due to the overwork and anxiety in tbat respect.