FEATHERSTON.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1190, 21 December 1894, Page 18

FEATHERSTON.

Featherston, December 13

Our new Courthouse seems no nearer. Not a single tender for the supply of timber was put in out of the whole district. - The concert which was lately held in aid of St. John's Church building fund did not pay expenses. ~ . ~ At the usual weekly meeting of the Knights of Labour on Tuesday, it was resolved in future to meet at 8.30 p.m. One new member was initiated, and three more were proposed. . V , V On Saturday next our cricketers are 1 to play the Grreytown first eleven, at Featherston -and the match is being looked forward to with interest, as Featherston is to play with fifteen men. . 7 .. The wool is coming in fast from alt around the district now, several trucks going down every day. . Featherston, December 17. On Friday afternoon a man who was intoxicated was refused admittance to- the down train, upon which he sat down by the Post Office and refused to move, so our local guardian of the peace conveyed him. to- the Police Station in a wheelbarrow*

Next "morning he was brought up before Mr J. G. Cox, JJP., and was let off with a caution. ' Oh Saturday afternoon the Featherston and Greytown first elevens played their cup match-at Featherston, the game resulting in a win for the home team by 25 runs. The scores were—Greytown, 43; Featherston, 68. ' The Town Board has placed seats on the Cricket Reserve, and this improvement was much appreciated on Saturday afternoon. I hear that our local band is to be resuscitated and thoroughly reorganised. “ - Featherston, December 18. On Monday evening a special meeting' of " the Town Board'was held, there being present, Commissioner James Donald (chairman), J. Gl. Cox, C. Cundy, W. H. Nicols and W. Hodder, junr. It was resolved that the chairman should interview, the S.M. with a view to the Board obtaining the section next the pound on v which the old Courthouse stood. - - The following were the tenders accepted for the various Town Board sections: ; Town sections 158 and 160, W. Bock, £6 .;per "sdhurban section 122, J. Crawr -Education Reserves, J. Card, £lo'per acre; town acre 126, W. Buckeridge; 40a per acre ; part of Clifford . square, J. Crawford, 20s per acre; Dorset ■quare, '"WV Buckeridge, £4 per acre ; section 42, W.' Cundy, 10s per acre; section 37, W. Cundy, 10s per acre; town section 198,,F. G. Smith, £2 12s per acre; Recreation Reserve, 22 acres,. G. T. Stewart, <£lo . per .' acre; Domain Reserve, 57 acres, IV. Donald was granted an extension of his old lease fop -15 months at the old rental of JBI2 . Gn Monday evening Mr and Mrs Chas. - Elgar returned after a visit to the Old Country,. . At a meeting of the Knights of .Labour, h eld thie-evening, six new members were initiated, and several more were proposed. Mr G. Ryan, who has been some little time at the' railway station, has been moved'to the Wanganui section, and has been replaced by Mr G. Toogood.