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P r i v a t e James E r n e s t Jones, o f B a r n a r d Cas t le , a n d f o r m e r l y e m p l o y e d a t t h e N o r t h E a s t e r n C o u n t y Schoo l , o f t h e K i n g ' s O w n R o y a l L a n c a s h i r e R e g i m e n t , w r i t i n g f r o m Sa lon ica , w i s h e s t o t h a n k t h e B a r n a r d Cas t l e W a r E m e r g e n c y C o m m i t t e e f o r t h e p a r c e l w h i c h he r e c e i v e d a b o u t t h e 4 t h J a n u a r y . A l s o B u g l e r H . Jones, o f t h e R o y a l M a r i n e A r t i l l e r y , w i s h e s t o t h a n k t h e above c o m m i t t e e f o r t h e p a r c e l w h i c h w a s s en t t o h i m .

O n Sunday a f t e r n o o n l a s t , M r J . G . B u r n d i s t r i b u t e d p r i z e s t o t h e scho la r s o f t h e B a r n a r d Cas t l e W e s l e y a n Sunday Schoo l . These p r i z e s w e r e a w a r d e d f o r r e g u l a r a n d p u n c t u a l a t t e n d ­ance d u r i n g l a s t yea r .

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£ 8 10s. 6d. , a n d has f o r w a r d e d i t t o t h e t r e a s ­u r e r o f t h e D u r h a m L i g h t I n f a n t r y P r i s o n e r s o f W a r F u n d , t h e p roceeds o f t h e c o n c e r t o r g a n i z e d b y M r s A d d i s o n a n d t h e G i r l Gu ides , R o m a l d k i r k .

T h e R e v . J . B . R o b i n s o n d i s p a t c h e d t w o h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y eggs t o t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s o f t h e N a t i o n a l E g g C o l l e c t i o n , lasjfc week , f o r w o u n d e d s o l d i e r s a n d sa i lo r s .

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T h e r e m a i n s o f t h e l a t e M r s l l a p e r , w i f e o f M r H u g h S. Rape r , w e r e i n t e r r e d a t t h e N e w C e m e t e r y , H o u g h t o n - l e - S p r i n g , o n i he 2 9 t h o f J a n u a r y . T h e R e v . — Symons o n i c i a t e d . T h e deceased was w e l l k n o w n a t l i a r n a r d Cas t le , a n d . a t t h e t i m e o f h e r m a r r i a g e , was l i v i n g w i t h h e r g r a n d f a t h e r , M r J . C l e g h o r n e a t t h e T u r k ' s H e a d H o t e l . She d i e d o n t h e 27 th o f J a n u a r y , i n h e r t h i r t y - f o u r t h yea r , a n d has l e f t f o u r c h i l d r e n .

I t i s t w e n t y - t w o yea r s s ince so m u c h s n o w has f a l l e n i u Teesdale as has been e x p e r i e n c e d i n t h i s s t o r m . T h e cos t o f o p e n i n g t h e roads has been enormous , a n d t h e e x a c t figures w i l l d o u b t l e s s be s u b m i t t e d t o t h e B a r n a r d Cas t l e R u r a l D i s t r i c t C o u n c i l b y M r L i o n e l S impson , t h e a c t i v e a n d capab le s u r v e y o r , t h i s a f t e r n o o n . T h e L a n g d o n B e c k a n d W o o d l a n d r o a d has been opened t h i r t e e n t i m e s i n s i x weeks . C o l l i e r y o w n e r s have been c o n t i n u a l l y a p p l y i n g t o have t h e h i g h w a y s k e p t open f o r p i t m e n t o r e a c h t h e i r w o r k , m a n y men f r o m M i d d l e t o n , E g g l e s t o n e , a n d R o m a l d k i r k h a v i n g t o t r a m p t o a n d f r o m t h e coa l -mines . - M r Simpson 's staff o f m e n has o n l y been ab le t o open o u t f r o m L a n g d o n B e c k t o R i g g s i d e a b o u t s i x t i m e s . T h e m o n e y o u t l a y i s s i m p l y a l a r m i n g . 6

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A spec i a l l y -made h a n d s l e i g h was used t o c o n v e y t h e coffin, c o n t a i n i n g t h e r e m a i n s o f t h e l a t e M r R u m n e y , f r o m M a n o r G i l l f a r m t o t h e A l s t o n R o a d , t h e i n t e r m e n t t a k i n g p lace i n F o r e s t c h u r c h y a r d l a s t Wednesday . T h e R e v A . T . R a n d a l a d m i n i s t e r e d t h e l a s t r i t e s , a n d M r T . F o r s t e r w a s t h e u n d e r t a k e r .

T h e c o m i n g " T a l k s " o n G a r d e n i n g b y M r J o h n S m i t h , F . L . S . , C o u n t y H o r t i c u l t u r a l I n s t r u c t o r , u n d e r t h e auspices o f t h e C o u n t y C o u n c i l o f D u r h a m , i u t h e W i t h a m H a l l , a r e a t t h i s m o m e n t o f sup reme i m p o r t a n c e , w h e n t h e n a t i o n i s i n a u g u r a t i n g a scheme o f w i d e r a n d m o r e i n t e n s e c u l t i v a t i o n o f t h e s o i l . T h e s y l l a b u s comprehends f ac t s o n t h e managemen t o f so i l s , f e r t i l i z e r s , vege tab le s , b u s h f r u i t s flowers, a n d t h e h i s t o r y , p r o p a g a t i o n , and c u l t i v a t i o n o f t h e rose.

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have r e sponded s p l e n d i d l y t o t h e c o u n t r y ' s c a l l f o r men. I n a d d i t i o n t o L o r d B a r n a r d ' s t h r e e sons, t h e r e have j o i n e d t h e Co lou r s 18 men o f t h e R a b y Cas t l e staff, a n d 38 f r o m t h e e s t a t e staff i n t h e c o u n t y . T h r e e have made t h e sup reme sac r i f i ce , five w o u n d e d , t w o d i s c h a r g e d , and one t o o i l l t o j o i n .

The W a r Loan Campaign.

ADDRESSES AT THE AUCTION MART. O n W e d n e s d a y l»Bt, t h e bus iness a t t h e

Barna rd Cas t l e a n d T e e s d a l * F a r m e r s ' A u c t i o n M a r t was suspended a t 12-30 p . m . f o r t w e n t y m i n u t e s , w h e n addresses, b y t h e k i n d p e r m i s s i o n o f t h e m a r t company , w e r e g i v e n t o t h e assembled f a r m e r s o n t h e ' n e w W a r L o a n . T h e h i g h m a r t r i n g was e r o w d e d , m a n y Using u n a b l e t o g e t w i t h i n t h e b u i l d i n g . — M r

H . L . F i f e , J. P., the c h a i r m a n o f t h e c o m p a n y , p r e s i d e d , and u r g e d the f a r m e r s t o C, t h e i r share i n h e l p i n g t h e G o v e r u m e o t t o end t h e w a r success fu l ly a n d q u i c k l y b y l e n d i n g t h e m t h e i r s u r p l u s m o n e y . — T h e R e v . H . W . H . B I r o h a m was the first speaker . He p o i n t e d o u t t h e i m m e d i a t e need of money t o c;»rsry o n t h e w a r , and t h e d«nirabi l i ty o f t h e i n v e s t m e n t —the floes- eve r e f fs red . C o n s c r i p t i o n of men had t a k e n p lace , t housands of l i v e s h a v i o g b » e n v o l u n t a r i l y l a i d d o w n , a n d c o n s c r i p t i o n cf m o n e y , m i g h t f o l l o w if t h e l oan w?s co t v o l u n t e e r e d , — M r J . I n g r a m D a w s o n ( c l e r k t o t h e U r b a n C o u n c i l ) , w h o f o l l o w e d , gave i n d e t a i l t h e WAys i n w h i o h money c o u l d be i n v e s t e d , a n d t h e advantages . H e s t r o n g l y n r g e i t h e aud ience t o g a t r t d of t h e i dea t h a t t h e mc <?y was l o c k e d op fo r eve r . O s t h e c o n t r a r y , t h e y b o u g h t s t o c k w h i o h was d a i l y sold a g a i n i n t h e open m a r k e t , and , as t h e G o v e r n m e n t w e r e s e t t i n g as ide a s i c k i n g f u n d of one-s igh t h of t h e w b o l a Ios,n to purohasa w a r l oan s t o c k w h ; n i t f e l l b e l o w p a r o n t h e m a r k e t , t h e r e was l i t t l e fear o f t h e i r h a v i n g any h>s« o f c a p i t a l , and t h e i r i n t e r e s t w o u l d be 5}- p e r c e n t . — T h e addrsaees w e r e v e r y w e l l r e c e i v e d , a n d i t i s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t , as a r e s u l t , t h e l u o a l banks w e r e b u s y i n t h e a f t e r n o o n r e c e i v i n g s u b s c r i p t i o n s to t h e W a r L o a n .

Mr J . W. B. Heslop at the Wycliffe Hall.

S p e a k i n g o n t h e W a r L o a i a t t h e W v c l i f f a H a l l , o n T h u r s d a y n i g h t , M r J. W . B . Hes lop s a id he had been d e p u t e d t o address t h e m on a sub j ec t w h i c h was before t h e w h o l e of R a g l a n d . and t h e y k n e w w h a t he meant , f o r i t h ad bsen p r o p e r l y d e s c r i b e d , *s he hoped, as i ' n l o a n of v i c t o r y . H o b r i e f l f s e t i.nfc t h a t t u e m a n w h o had a b a n k i n g a c c o u n t and was ab l e t o i n v e s t £95 , t h i s s u m was a t onoe t u r n e d i n t o fi!00stock; a n d t h e man w h o bad £47 103, w o u l d i m m e d i a t e l y g e t £50 i n s t o c k oa i n v e s t m e n t . F u r t h e r , a person had t h e o p p o r t u n i t y o f b u y i n g fo r £ 4 15a, a s e c u r i t y w h i o h b y t h e a c t o f i n v e s t m e n t i t s e l f became £5 . T h e n an i n d i v i d u a l w h o c o u l d n o t do t h a t m i g h t pu rchase a 153, 61 w a r c e r t i f i c a t e , a » d d r a w £ 1 a t t h e e n d o f ' f i v e y e a r s ; a n d those w h o had n n t even 15s. 6 J. cculd g e t c u d s a t t h e post-office a n d p a t s t amps of t h e v a l u e o f s lxpenoe u p o n i t u n t i l t h e y made t h e 15s. 63., w h e n t h e y w o u l d r e c e i v e ona o f these c e r t i f i ­ca tes . A good n u m b e r o f t b e m , he k n o w , w e r e d e p o s i t o r s i n t b « o l d p e n n y b a n k , a n d t h e r e t h e y w e r e sa t i s f ied w i t h r e c e i v i n g fo r each £ 1 i n t e r e s t a t t h e r a t e o f 2} o r 2\ per c e n t . B u t , i f t h e y had 15s. 6 1 . i n t h e p e n n y bank , t h e y w o u l d w a i t t i l l doomsday and n o t g e t a p e n n y . I f t h e y w a n t e d t h e w a r end*d t h e o n l y w a y t o b r i n g i t a b o u t was t o he lp t h e G o v e r n m e n t . People a t t h e head o f affairs w e r e o f o p i n i o n t h a t t h e o n l y w a y t o w i n t i n w a r , a u d i t w i s sound a d v i c e , was t h a t t h e y m u s t have as many men as t h e y c o u l d f i n d , as m a n y w o r k e r s as t h e y c o u l d d i s c o v e r , a n d s » m u c h money as t h e y o o a l d g e t . I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e m o m y qU8BtIoo, t h e I m p e r i a l G o v e r n m e n t had made more t h a n a v e r y l i b e r a l offer t o t h e p u b l i c t o h e l p t h e m i n b r i n g i n g an h o n o u r a b l e peace. T h i s was an a b s o l u t e l y business t r a n s a c t i o n , and t h e man w h o d i d h< lp c o m m i t t e d no sacr i f i ce , b u t o n t h e o t h e r hand , he was t h e meaos o f b r i n g i n g a b o u t a rai l peace. T h e y a l l h ad husbands , sons, b r o t h e r s o r f a t h e r s i n t h e w a r , a n d he was so re t h a t w o u l d i c d u c e t h e m t o make e v e r y endeavour t o secure an e a r l y r e t u r n as poss ib le o f these m e n t o c i v i l l i f e , Those i n p o w e r s a i d t h a t h e l p i n g t h e G o v e r n m e n t was t h e o n l y w a y t o secure s u c h a o o c s u m m a t i o c .

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o n Wednesday , M r J o b n HraHb, J.P., p r e s l d l r g , t h e C l e r k r e f e r r e d t o t h e u e w War L o a n . So f a r »a fas» c o u l d m s k o o u t w h e n t h e ha l f -yea r ended on M a r c h 31st nbey w o u l d have a ba lance i u hand of f r o m £900 t o £1,000, b u t agaical i t h a t t h o r n w o u l d ba e pay b i l l a m o u n t i n g t o £700 o r £800. T h e y w e r e a l l o w e d t o I n v e s t t u t h e L o a n s u c h p a r t of t h e i r r evenue b i h n o e a as w e r e n u t U k e l y t o be F e q u i r e d i n t h e n*<ar f u t u r e . — M ? W, H . R« l3U : n moved t h a t £200 be a t onco I n v e s t e d i a t h e L . a n . — T h e m o t i o n was ag reed t o .

T h e f o l l o w i n g officers have been g a z e t t e d f o r t h e 4 t h B a t t a l i o n o f t h e D u r h a m V o l u n t e e r R e g i m e n t , o f w h i c h t h e Teesdale D e t a c h m e n t a re members : — T o be t e m p o r a r y m a j o r — H . E . H a r r i s ; t o be t e m p o r a r y c a p t a i n s — M a j o r J . W . B . Hes lop , o f B a r n a r d Cas t l e ( la te 6 t h B a t ­t a l i o n D u r h a m L i g h t I n f a n t r y ) , a n d J . J . W e d g e -w o o d ; t o be t e m p o r a r y l i e u t e n a n t s G. H . H a r r i s o n , L . H . B a r n a r d ( B a r n a r d Cast le) , W H . C o r l e t t , A . J . S m i t h ; t o be t e m p o r a r y second- l i eu t enan t s - T . H . B r o w n , H . G . T i v n a n n , F . C. C o w b u r n , J . J . M i d d l e t o n , J . W i l k e s a n d G. S i d d l e ; t o be t e m p o r a r y h o n o r a r y l i e u t e n ­a n t a n d q u a r t e r m a s t e r — G . D . W r i g h t .

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Y O U S H O U L D N O T E T H E F A C T t h a t y o u r f o w l s w i l l be h e a l t h i e r and l a y more Eggs i f y o u g i v e t b e m a s p r i o k l i n g o f O v u m T h o r i e y ' s P o u l t r y Sp ice i n t h e i r sof t food .—Sold b y t h e Successors o f A . E . B a r k e r , C o r n M e r o h a n t s , B a r n a r d Cas t l e .

An 3 g e d pe r son near Leeds has g i v e n a g o l d £ 5 p leoe t o t h e W a r L o a n .

LADIES! WOOD'S CHAILENQE REMEDY la guaranteed under the sum of £100 to euro when others fail. Far superior to Pills, Pellets, or any Continental treatment. For aU caces of irregularities, however obstinate, C H A L L E N G E K E U K I Y is supreme. Price 2s. 9d., 4s. fid. Special l i s . Stam > for Particulars and

Established ZQ yiars.

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20, LOUIS-STREET, LEEDS.

Death of Mr Thomas Blenkinsopp, of Raby Avenue.

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UPPER OAU MOTES.

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T h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g I n c o n n e c t i o n w f t h t h e M i d d i e t o n S i l v e r B a n d was h e l d o n Tuesday n ' g h t week , p r e s i d e d o v e r b y M r J . H , AUioaXW. T h e fl"».ncUl shea* s h o w e d a b j ' a c o i n b » o d . T h e cffic f l r«i w e r e e l e c t e d as fol low," . : P r e s i d e n t , D r . J. C. N i ' i g ^ n ; v i c e - p r e s i d e n t , D r J I : •s.t'Jr.; s e c r e t a r y , M r 6 . A , T h o m p s o n ; t r s a a u r ^ r , M r J H A H i u s - n ; l i b r a r i a n , M r F . Baam ; a u d i t o r s . MAcars W. E l l i o t t a n d G. G. M o r t o n ; t raste-rg, Rr,v. P. Y , Rt iok«r , M e s s r s R W . R a i n e . J.P., W . O d d i e , W . C o l l i n g , L . S impaon , O. H N i c h o l s o n a n d R . J . S m i t h ; w i t h a s t r o n g c o m m i t t e e .

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m e e t i n g of t h e M i d d l e t o n P a r i s h C o u r o l i r n Wednesday n i g b t l a s t . A r e p o r t b y t h e sub­c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d t o c o n s i d e r t h e q c « s t i o r of a l l o t m e n t s s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e w e r e s s v e r a l appl ioa&iops fo r g a r d e n g r o u n d , ?.nd i t w « » d e c i d e d t o isoua n o t i c e s a a k i r g t b n t a l l a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r a l l o t m e n t s a n d seed po ta toes be Bent i n b y F e b r u a r y lb>h A c o m m u n i c a ­t i o n wss r ead f r o m t h e C o u n t y W a r A g r i c u l t u r a l C o m m i t t e e s t a t i c g t h a t t h e p r i c e o£ s»ad po ta toes w o u l d be 2s. p a r s*qae, a n d woul r f be s en t in f o u r t o n l o t s . — T h e C l ^ r k ws>s i n s t r u c t e d t o have the t r e e g a u d s i n ttn t ; / .v; . r e p a i r e d .

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C o m m i t t e e w s s h e l d i n t h n T e m p e r a n c e H o t e l o n T h u r s d a y r . I gh t , M r W . F . W a l t o n p r e e i d l o g T h e t reasurer ' ; ) r e p o r t wag enbca i t t*d , aud passed as mos t s a t i s f a c t o r y . T h e f o l l o w i n g were t h e effioers e l e c t e d :—Pres iden t , M r F . J . S m i t h ; v i c e - p r e s i d e n t , D r . B e a d l e ; t r e a s u r e r , M r W . F . W a l t o n ; and s e c r e t a r y , M r J*a W a t s o n . T h e o o m m i t t e c a re e n t i t l e d to e i ee t t h r e e g o v e r n o r s fo r t h e N e w c a s t l e R o y a l I n f i r m a r y , and Meos r s W . F W a l t u n , G L u o g -st«ff and T . A . W a l t o n w o r e o h r s s n . A a t r n i t g c o m m i t t e e was a p p o i n t e d , a ad i t was d e c i d e d t o ask eaoh r e l i g i o u s d e n o m i n a t i o n t o <-Kc<-r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s fo r t h e oommi&t'ee. J n « e 2 j d and 3-d wer& fixed fo r t h e « n-. u«1 d e m o n s t r a t i o n , h u t r.he f o r m w h i c h i t ia t o t a k e wg>.3 i t f i o v e r t i l l a l a t e r m e e t i c g ,

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t h e l a t e Mi' Jona than Morton, Bugles•>•••«. w h o was w e i g h m a n a t Blaokfton S m e l t H i l l s fo> o v e r t w e n t y ye&rv , c e l eb ra t e s he r e i g h t i e t h b i r t h d a y to-morrocv ( V h u t a d a y ) . M r s M o r t o r . oama t o r e s ide a t Middl»fc"n a f e w weeks a f t e r h e r husband 's d e a t h i n 1802.

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M z s Na t t r ae s , Hol«?ick, as f o l l o w s : I t g i v e mo t h e g r e a t e s t p leasure t o w r i t e these fc-v l i n e s t o l e t y o u k n o w t h a t I was t l :« r ece ives oi one of you? soarves , w h i o h w e r e g ivus away on our d e p a r t u r e fo r t h e f r o n t . 4e t h e w e a t h e r o u t he re i s v e r y b i t t e r , I can t e l i you t h a t I had i t a God-aend t o have such n brRuJi ful saa r f i t i m y possess ion ; t h e r e f o r e I thaDk y e n e n d » P of y o u r s fo r t h e g r a & t k i n d n e s s to vae and a l l * h o have been t h e r e c i p i e n t * o f your g i t t e A s j o n can see, I made i t m y business to k eep t h e l a b e l i n m y possession so tb-st I c o u l d w r i t e t o y o u as o&tlj as poes ibta t o t h a n k y o n for y o u r k i n d n e s s . T h e w e a t h o r on' he re i« l o v e l y . B r i g h t sunsh ine w i t h b e a u t i f u l HgUt n ' g h t o , b u t w i t h i c t e n e e co l e , w h i c h alm-.:st freezes one o u t o f e x i s t e n c e , *v<?a i n b e d . I * w i l l be a b l e s s i n g t o a l l w b o u t h e w e a t h e r g •• u w a r m e r , w h i e h I hope w i l i not be v « r y l o n g n e w .

Grateful Letter from lieut-Ooionel H. M. Allen.

Mrs Birctum W a r m l y Thanked, . T o t h e BcSitor of i a e Teesds le M e r c u r y . " D E A R M R E D I T O R , - I sha l l be m u c h o b l i g e d

i f y o n w i l l k i n d l y i n s e r t i n t h e ' T c e o d a l e V e r c u r y " t h e l e t t e r w h i c h I h s v n ju"*t rr.3^siv<-!d f r o m t h e C o l o n e l o f t h e 6:h D u r h a m L i g h t I n f a n t r y n o w a t t h e f r o n t . I have t h e V i c a r a g e d e p o t a p l e n t i f u l s u p p l y n f w o o l f o r any w h o w i l l k n i t socks fo r o u r 6 h D u r h a m L i g h t I & f a n t r y B a t t a l i o n . T h e r e i s mos t u r g e n t need fo r socks b y those a t t h e f t or,*-, w h e r e t h e c o l d s o d damp are mos t i n t ense . D u r i n g t h e m o n t h s of J a n u a r y and Febm? . ry , t h i s year , w e have f o r w a r d e d f r o m t h e B.-,runrd Ci ts t le L a d i e s ' Asnno ia t ion , 157 pa i r s of - s-;fks, 11 mufflarn, a n d 7 p * i r s o f m i t t e n a , bub t b e g r e a t need i s f o r socks . W i l l a l l w h o re&d t h i s send a t l e&st one p a i r c f socks, o r u n d e r t a k e t o k n i t a t l eas t w a p a i r t o be sen t t o o u r b r a v e D n r h a m s a t - he fronS?— Y o u r s f a i t h f u l l y ,

8 & R A H E. B I R C H * M , C h 2 ? r m ' , n of t b e A s s c o U M c n .

T h e V i e * r a g e , B a r n a r d Oast le , 124h o f F e b r u a r y , 1917.

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y o u r v « r y k i n d g i f t o f Roeko, w h i c h a r r i v e d safe ly y e s t e r d a y . M a y I r epoa t , on beha l f o f t h e b a t t a l i o n , my moa t g r a t e f u l shanks t o y n u and t o t h e B a r n a r d Cas t l e L a d i e s ' A s s o c i a t i o n fo r t h e i r mos t we l come and accep t ab l e p r e s e n t ? — Y c u r s t r u l y , H . M . * L L B N , L I E U T . -C O L O N B L , C o m m a n d i n g 6*h D u r h a m L i g h t I n f a n t r y . - 7 t h o f F e b r u a r y , 1917.

Church Social at Eggleston. T h e ab ve 3oe i* l was h e l i i n t h e E g g l e s t o n e

nehoul-roun!, i ; n F r i d a y , c o m m e n c i n g a t 7 30 p . m . Thf» p r o m o t e r s r a v e e v e r y r e s son f o r b s i c g sa t i s f i ed w i t h t h e i r e f t ^ r t f . F a v o u r e d w i t h a fiu-3 tt!g>t, a l a r g e e- m p i n y was p r e s e n t , a c d a t h o r o u g h l y e r j y a b i e e v e n i n g was Kpetit- D j n c h i g a n d w b l s t , w i t h M M a n d c o m p e t i t i o n s »fc i n t e r v ' B , w e r e p r o v i d e d t o eceuro amusemen t f o r a l l . 'Av Jo f o r t h e d a n c i n g was k i s d l r p r o v i d e d b y l o c a l m u s i c i a n s g r a t i s . S i n g s w e r n r e n d e r e d b y '.be R e v . E . O B u t ' e r ( V i c a r ) , M i s s W a l k e r , M r F . W a t s o n , M r s B u ' l e r a n d M r s Adamson (due t ) , M r s M o o r e , M i e s M . Beadle , M r L o d g e a n d M r S r . n l o . i n f ine s t y l e , a n d d e l i g h t i n g e v e r y o n e . T h e good 1 s u p p e r p r o v i d e d v>ns g e n o r c u s l y g i v e n b y t h e p a r i s h i o c e r e , t o those w h o w e r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t b e m a n s g t m ^ n t o f t h e anpnor t a b l e g r e a t p r a ' s e i s dun . " God save the K ' c g . " s'« 8 a.m., b r o u g h t t h e p r o c e e d i n g s t o a c lose , o n l y t o be c o n t i n u e d oo S a t u r d a y n i g h t f r o m 6 t o 1 1 . T h e w h o l e »ff*lr

a n e n t i r e success, t h e p roceeds f r o m w h i c h w i l l be f o u o d of g r e a t v a l u e t o t h e afcarah f t iuda . T h e a r r a n g i n g a n d r e a r r a n g i n g of $he sohoo l - room was done b y w i l l i n g bands , * n d a l l w h o c o n t r i b u t e d i a a n y f o r m a re h e a r t i l y i h & . i k e d .

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Y O U N G . — M a . * * Y o u n g , d a u g h t e r o f t h e l a t e R o b e r t E l l i o t t , d i e d F e b r n s r / 10?b, 1917, *yg?d 50 — T o be i n t e r r e d « t B a r n a r d Cas t l e , vi ^oirx^dnyy F*brua»y 14 th . c o r t e g e t o be n? i Town -.if ad. a t 2 45 — F r i e n d s please accep t t h i s ( the o n l y ) i u t i m « t i o » .

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O f e s a m W n i u e , d ? a r l y b e l o v e d son o f M r ?• r> l i k e W a t s o n VTaioe, T h o r n g a t e , B a r n a r d OaoaJe, who W M k i l l e d i c a c t i o n i a F r a n c e o n Vabraatf 13 h . 1916.

Oh ! sad were our hearts when the news reached home We should sec our dear son uo more; We loved him most dearly, and hardly could think He had gjne no more to return. He w s s ro thoughtful, true and kind We can not blot him out of mind ; Hard was the blow, the shock severe The loss of him we loved so dear. Put the hardest part ia yet to oome When the warriors do return, And w» miss amongst the cheering crowd 1 he face of our dear son.

— E v e r r emembered by b i s s o r r o w i n g f a t h e r , mothe*\ s i f t e r s and b r o t h e r .

A I D E R S w . - I-s l o v i n g m e m o r y o f E l i z«be th A i d n r s ' j n , w h o d i e d o n F e b r u a r y 19 :b , 1913. — E t e r r e m e m b e r e d by h e r i , husband , d a u g h t e r , son - in - l aw . and g r a t d s o n . — 1 , Peel -l o n a c o , B a r c ? r d Cas t l e .

T E M P L E — I n ' o v l n g memory o f H.»pry T e m p l e , of Newhifc-fclrj-iD-Tee«d&if,wh<.>d,ed F e b r u a r y 12t'-', 1915 —K?-.r r*. mcmbered by h i s b r o t h e r , J o h n .

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R E L A T I V E S , d-^cire {so ' i n r l r a l l f r i e n d s fo r k l u r t f r q u i n r s l e t t e r s ot s y m p a t h y d u r i n g t h e i r ead be ror . r ement .