Our Feilding Letter.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 379, 6 October 1883, Page 3

Our Feilding Letter.

There is but little of any interest' • stirring m Feilding &6 the ? present time. Everything is. particularly quiet, and m that respect, noidoubt, ; your township is m much the: same condition. ■ :"■ The collectors fbfc ibuilding fund of the new Catholic Church. Have met witH; great success whilst canvassing the town and district for subscriptions. The building is estimated to cost w £3oo. and it has been wisely determined not to commence « it" tiU at least half the amount is, actually m the hands ;bf Ac jTreass nrer. .The proposed building, -will certainly be an ornament to «he town and the manner m which the v plansLave been prepared reflects the . greatest credit on the Architect, Hr E.H. Wright. } ,"-/■ I hear that, the railwayaiathorities; are'about to carry out - considerable irnprbvements to the I'eilding . Btar tion. The amount of; trafficj both passenger and goods, which- daiiy- ■-" leayea this station, »hpws the need of more accommodation thaii is at present provided. .' - ? ~ ; '" The T town bandi under the; con- ; ductdrship of -Mr S. Daw- p rapidly progressing, iand ehbuld shortly - 1 be* able to appear before the public. ."? The man Weils, wtpwaß recently injurcdiby a filing tree is getting on capitally. lam glad ' to f nofice that, a subscription, pn his behalf has •. been; organised., !:r ".!-.< ■One or two trifling- bankruptcies f have occurred herelately; .but none of any importa'nee. The 'last "victim" l^Mr T. Gordon, blacksmith.! r f ThJo latest • noveliy ''which has reached Feilding, is a tricycle, im- ' ported by Mr SSherwill. This afternoon a tumber of gentlemen were . *?trying" the machine itf Manchester Stfeetj.when Mr Mai-arth^ir, staking -:'*', » rather iharp turn to wind up his trial trip, managed "^ev concern, falling^ rather beavilyi .•'■•"■ *6n his arm. Beyetid^spme ; ratner l^yere bruising, ne^ :| beliey^f 'tiOTrtT-tHe • -worse f or^hi§. jacpideitv "'■ The trieyp lelooks a very safe and ■* - easy ; iqode bf convey a'ricei =and '.-will' doubt become a great fayourite- -\ with many. .' „ •...'■,^ ; . '■-.. >"^' £~l tn. aU probability;: a meering will Wi ihortly be held to make: arirajige^ ■A meiifiP/fpT the I . annual Boxing' Bay v Spprt^ * 'iLaft yearj the|J^e^e »ucceSßful, and i will no 'doubt ; A^y[. ' v\^miilis^in?thieii;;6^n. . ' j * Mr Inspector Foulis arrifeii- •m .•/■ I > eildingto-da/t;o;imake"his lanniial- •'.'■ examination of the surroundiog v' : '■ ;#eb.<liol«. ;:.,-> ■■- '.:.'. 'x\-^<-\:k \ , v --,;i The bounty Council met hereto"' diy but no business of; any.; great im^ portance was transacted, except the .-T striking of a county rate of fd m . .thejr;; -;.:.. r:, ;.::;; ~~-'- \ : ?.-jj ■?- : iprpfe|s.pr Rowley has,: J ap glad '• j ; ty:pay^ ? tepidecL to again iaikekp his ife^^ prbfessor and Mra ; Rowley fare i certainly looking uncommonly we|ll, J and show, by their return here, their, perfect appreciation of what is good/ A good bai ber is much wanted m Feilding. •■■ . *■ jThe= co-operative : scheme is - still, believe, m statu quo. ■ Feilding, October 2. ;