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r>. l i o o d b i i r i i P l a c e , MiddEMou-in-Teesdaie, i c ' V.t- M a r g a r e \ : : u Alt lHsoi l t h e wife of M i l a m e s A i i i n - . n M i - Vi l inspn w a s (is y e a r s o f a g e a n d had h a d a s e r i o u s s e i z i n e e a r l y the s a m e d a y . A tragic seiflietiee w a -t h a i M r A l l i i i s o n . w h o has r e c i n i t l y nnder-g o n e a majo r o p e r a t i o n a l N e w c a s i l e - o i i -I ' v n e . i c t u i i l e d h o U l e r.y a m b u l a n c e o n l y about a n h o u r a l ter t h e death o f I n s w i f e . M r s A l h n s o n w a s a T e e - . l a l o w o m a n , t hough t fu l , and a k i n d a n d in i p i i d neigh­bour. H e r h o m e w ; i s a l w a y s o p e n i n h e r m a n y t p p e r Dale f r i i i e l s . a t B O n g w h o m s l i ? w a s h i g h l y reapeetefi The i iue r inon t t o o k p l a . e yesterdaj ( T u e s d a y .

' I h e d e a i h t o o k p l a c e o n S a t u r d a y o f M r Ambrose Redfearn, of T o w n H e a d , Middle-t o n - i l l - ' l e c s d a l e . \ . o i i i i i a r a ' i v e l y y o u n g i n a u M i l b d l c a r i i w a s o n l y 15 y e a r s o f a g e . f o r some years lie had been u i i u -d i f f H I . h al tb, b i l l h i . - l a s ! i l l n e s s h a d b e e n it ' l v o f short l i n t s i o n . A son o f t h e l a t e M r l l o l e i r Redfeart) a n d M r s l i e d -f e a i n . ol Sp r ing H i l l , M r l i e d f e a r n d i e d a i (he h o m e o f h i s mother a t i v y H o l m e . H e wa. - a M o t h e r o f (he St. J o h n .Ambulance Br igade a n d the Hospi ta l C a r n i v a l s p o r t s Committee, a n d h a d been i n Ine o m p i o y -i n e i r . o f t h e A l l u d e & . A l l e n C o m p a n y at L i i l i e h e i i d . H e i s s u r v i v e d l i v ft w i f e and y o u n g daughter . T h e f u n e r a l w i l l t a k e t o - t l a v Wednesday^ a l St. M a r y ' s C h u r c l i -y a r d .

the adopt ion of t h e b a l a n c e - b e e t . i n . D a w ­son c o n g r a t u l a t e d t h e c i i i i i i i i i i u v o i l t h e i r w o r k , and s u g g e s t e d t h e proceeds d e r i v e d f r o m t h e s a l e of the stage of t h e Tee-dale P l a y e r s . be e n t e r e d a - a g t t l f r o m t h e P l aye r s . ' M r s T . A . S i n i t l i Seconded t h e a d o p t i o n . ' IT io election by the publ ic o f l i v e c o i i u n i i ce r e p r e s e i i t a i i w s f o l l o w f d . T h e r e w e r e several n o m i n a t i o n s r e f u s e d b y res

the p e r s o n s s i l g g e . - t e i l . and e-ClKuaHy s c v e i n a m e s w e n l f o r w a r d for vo t ing ; Each pe r - st* son p r e s e n t w a s a l l o w e d l i v e votes, h u t B i t there a p p e a r e d n o m e a n s o, assur ing thai a n y o n e v o t e d f u r m o r e t h a t i he r. i | i i i s i ' e i i u n i i i e r . 'The elected w e r e ; M i - A . l o h i i -s o n . M i s - K . F l e m i n g , M r T . B e l l a s . M ' \ \ . t i r i e v e , a n d M r J. B e a d l e : no.' e i . , • . e i - - M i W a l t o n and \ l r E. M a - i . i i . M r B . S p r a g g ' J p r o p o s e d tha i t h e l i v e be du ly elt.-ted,

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