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T A B T E E 8 D A L K A 1 E K C 0 K Y - - W E D N E S D A Y , O C T O B E R 7, 1914.
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PATRIOTIC APPEAL BY LORD BARNARD.
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Laot of age t o se rve . I t w e a r e v i c t o r i o u s (ainot escape w i t h o u t h e a v y loss. E v e r y • oast lose, a n d I aak y o u t o sac r i f i ce f o r bake of y o u r fellow-men. ( app lause ) . T h e Uclass t ) w h o m I appea l a r e t h e lasses i n ifJcrions v a l l e y o f t h e Tees. Don ' t c i n s i d e r ^position l i g h t l y . I f y o u k n o w a n y y o u o g aeven i f he i s dear to y o u , fa o r i f i ce y o u r i M i o g s , sr.d say : " Go, d o y t n r c o u n t r y ' s IJ." My » " c . w h o i s i n t h e s p e c i a l r e s e r v e , uose to j in t h e Saoond B a t t a l i o n of t h e mm Lit.t- Reg imen t , r a i s e d i n t h e c o u n t y iDartao-. T h i s n o t e d r r g i m e n t m u s t h a v o tiich t e r r i f i c d isas ter . T h e casua l t i e s a re pbnwr, bua i t i s r u m o u r e d t b e y a r e a b o u t
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fatintain peace w i t h h o n o u r w e w o u l d h a v e ataioed i t . I confess myse l f , i n t h e c l o s i n g J " ' Ju ly , I occup ied t h i s p o s i t i o n I I a t i t *• t>e possible t h a t we as a n a t i o n w o u l d atain cur n e u t r a l i t y — p r o b a b l y because o f
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Enthusiastic Meeting at Middleton. Earnest Appea l by Lord and Labourer.
T h e second m e e t i n g t o c k place a t M i d d l e t o n , w h e r e t h e r e was a s t r o n g a n d p a t r i o t i c s p i r i t man i f e s t ed . L i r d B a r o a r d . M r A . Henderson ( Member o f P a r l i a m e n t fo r t h e B a r c a r d Cas t l e D i v i s i o n ) , M r G. H . R o b e r t s ( M e m b e r of r t r l i s m e n t f o r N o r w i c h ) , and M r W . F . W a l t o n ( j choo lmas t e r ) addressed a c r o w d e d g a t h e r i n g i a t h e W e s l e y a n s choo l - room. M r A . H o w e p re s ided . P r e v i n u s t o t h e m e e t i n g t h e s i l v e r band p l a y e d seve ra l p a t r i o t i c pisoes. T h e prooeedhogs commenced w i t h t h e s i n g i n g o f t h e n a t i o n a l a n t h e m , l e d b y t h e band-
T h e C h a i r m a n r e f e r r e d t o t h e o b j e c t o f t h e g a t h e r i n g . He s a i d t h a t t h i s was a w o r l d - w i d e w a r , a r o l l i n g u p t f the p l a n o f B n r o p e , a n d t h n m a k i n g o i a n e w map. M i l i t a r i s m was t h e p r e d o m i n a n c e o f force , w h i c h mean t t h a t m i g h t n o t r i g h t m u s t p r e v a i l .
M r W a l t o n e n t e r e d u p o n t h e s u b j s o t w i t h a v i g o u r and en thus i a sm w h i c h h e l d t h e aud ience spe l l -bound . A f t e r a c e n t u r y of pecoe t b e y w e r e n o w u n d e r a w a r - c l o u d , w h i o h W S B S O t b i e k t h a t t b e y o a'.d no t p e n e t r a t e i t . T h e y , as B r i t o n s , s» id t h a t t h i s w a r s h o u l d n o t csase i n t i l t h e K a i s e r had been c r u s h e d a n d HalRtum's n e u t r a l i t y r e -e s t ab l i shed . T h e B r i t i s h a r m y h a d g i v e n back-bone t o t h e F r e n c h a r m y , a n d he w o n l d v e n t u r e t o say t h a t h a d i t n o t been f o r t h e f o r m e r t h e Germacs w c u l d have been I n Pa r i s t h a t n i g h t . T h e r e ^ s s n o t a s i n g l e c o u n t r y o v e r w h i o h t h e B r i t i s h flag f l aw b u t w h a t h a d b r o u g h t i t s s u p p o r t i n men, o r money, o r subs tance t o t b e a rmies i n F r a n c e .
M r A . Hender son , M.P . , r e m a r k s d t h a t one o f t h e e a r l y ou tcomes of t h i s c o n f l i c t h a d been t h e p r o d u c t i o n of u n i t y amongs t t h e people o f t h i s n a t i o n . H e w o u l d g o f u r t h e r - o f a l l t i e e m p i r e , I r r e s p e c t i v e of p a r t y , o reed , o r ntas«-Some of h i s s u p p o r t e r s w o u l d p r o b a b l y be s u r p r i s e d a t h i s presence o n t h a t occas ion , as he had a l w a y s advoca t ed t h e p r i n c i p l e * w h i c h w e r o opposed t o m i l i t a r i s m . H a v i n g e x a m i n e d a l l t h e documen t s a n d cor respondence i n t b e w h i t e paper , he w o u l d say u n i t e f r a n k l y t h a t i f t h e r e was a human b e i n g w h o h a d done a l l be poss ib ly c o u l d t o a v o i d a con t l i o t , t h a t m a n was S i r B d w a r d G r e y , t h e F o r e i g n Sec re t a ry . He ( M r Henderson) h a d a l w a y s h e l d t h a t i f a d e f i n i t e a t t e m p t bad been made f o r an a r r a n g e m e n t w i t h Ge rmany , t h i s w a r , he b e l i e v e d , m i g h t have been avo ided .—(A V o i c e : N e v e r !) — D u r i n g t b e i n i t i a l s '»g< s he was e x t r e m e l y a n x i o u s f o r t h i s o o u o t r y t o r e m a i n n e u t r a l . N e v e r was m i l i t a r y o r g a n i s a t i o n so c o m p l e t e as a t p resen t . W h e n t b e y oons lde red t h e i m p r o v e d sys tems f o r t b e who lesa le d e s t r u c t i o n o f h u m a n l i f e t h e y o u g h t t o oocs ide r t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of r e m a i n i n g n e u t r a l . I f he was asked, a f t e r w h a t had happened d u r i n g t b e pas t t w o months , t o su s t a in a p o l i o y o f n e u t r a l i t y he c o u l d n o t d o i t . H e w a n t e d no man t o w h o m he appealed t o do so, unless be w e r o p e r f e c t l y s a t U f i a d o f t b e r igh teousness o f t b e cause i n w h i o h t h e y w e r e engaged . I f t b e y w e r e g o i n g t o c a r r y t h i s business t h r o u g h t b e y m a s t s u p p l y a l l t b e men t h e m i l i t a r y a u t h o r i t i e s l e q u l t e d , a n d he b e l i e v e d a l l these men w o u l d be s u p p l i e d on t h e v o l u n t a r y p r i n c i p l e . H a was opposed t o o o m p n l s k n i n any f o r m . He b e l i e v e d ( h a t n > e n p l o j t r s h o u l d t r y and i<o:npel h i s w o r k m e n t o < r l i s* . E a c h o u k n e w h i s o w n enc u m b r a ice s, b i r , he w o u l d appea l t o t b e y c u n g m e n uf these dales , w i t h t h e i r e p l e o d i d p h y s i q u e , t o aek themselves w h e t h e r o r c o t i t was t h e i r d u t y . (Cheers) .
L o r d B a r n a r d s a i d he had been i n Ge rmany , a n d t b e r o w e r e c o n d i t i o n s t h e r e w h i c h w o n l d n o t bo t o l e r a t e d i n Teesds lo . L i b e r t y was a b s o l u t e l y t r a m p l e d m d o i - f . < t
M r K b : r t p , M P , also addressed t h e m e e t i n g .
Sargr . I n s t r u c t o r B j r t c n w , j c d w i l l a t t e i d a t M i i d l e t o " > , b e t w e e n t w e l v e at ,d t w o p . o , on Sa tu rday ne-x\ for r r c r u i M o g .
L i d B a r n a r d aad o t h e r speakers w i 1 address mec t t cga K i t r a a r d C.-sclo th iB a f t e rnoon aud <>veoirg.
Last Night's Meetings at Cockfield and Lands.
L a s t n i g h t c r o w d i d mee t ings w e r e h e l d a*. Cock t l e ld and L v d i A t t h e l a t t e r place L o r d B a r n a r d and He Henderson , M.P . , w o r e t h e p r i n c i p a l speakers A t Cockf i e ld , M r Pe rcy Widdaa was c h a i r m a n , K u d amongs t those p r e sen t w e r e M r J, I . D a w s . i r , *» r W . G. R o b e r t s , M.P, , M r D o w s n r , M r Hende r son , M . P . , M r Woodht a-\ M r i. Wiseman , Rev G r a h a m W h i t e , M r fc'rankron. D r . Adams, a n d G. i lour-Ssrgeant I a s j r u o t j r U a r t o n w o o L — M r R o b e r t s spoke o f u n i t e d a c t i o n t o p r e v e n t German l o i l i t a r i s m p a t t i n g an e n d t o a l l bopr.R o f f u t u r e p r o g r e s s . — M r H e n d e r a i u r e m a i k e d t h a t y o u n g men w h o o f l a r e d t h e i r se rv ices n o w w o u l d l ook back u p o n t h i s r s one of t h e p r o u d e s t moments of t h e i r l i v e r . —IK V o i c e : Here ' s o n e ) . — L o r d B a r n a r d a lso addressed t h e
Teesdale Heroism.
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Church on Sunday last were well attended, and the building was very tastefully decoratfd by Miss Gertrude Walton, Mrs Bell, and other ladies of the congregation, with tho numerous contributions kindly provided for tbe purpose by many friends. The Rev. J . B. Robinson conducted the services on each occasion. I n the morning he gave the keynote for the day's worship, " Praise for all blessings." The afternoon's discourse dealt with the divine wisdom and goodness manifested through the harvest, and the evening's sermon closed the day with devout adoration for the lessons of the harvest. *
Marwood Wesleyan Chapel. The harvest festival services in connection with the above
place of worship were held on Sunday last, when special sermons were preached by Mrs Bainbridge, Newbiugin, Westmoreland.—On Monday night a public meeting was held, which was presided over by Mr J . G . Burn, Barnard Castle ; and addresses wcte given by the Rev. J . P. Hodgson and Mr G . Forster. Large congregations attended all the services, and the outstanding feature of these services was the spiritual tone of worship and thankfulness for God's bountiful gifts and oarnest prayer for divine guidance, and comfort to the bereaved and wounded in onr national crisis.
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Cross w o r k was h e l d l a s t F r i d a y e v e n i n g , w h e n t h e school - room was filled to o v e r t i m i n g Seve ra l a r t i s t i c f r i ends f r o m the n e i g h b o u r h o o d v e r y k i n d l y gave t h e i r serv ices , a n d d e l i g h t e d t h e l a r g e aud ience w i t h a v e r y c l e v e r a n d h igb-c lass e n t e r t a i n m e n t . T b e p i o g r * m m e i s g i v e n b e l o w . — A t t h e i n t e r v a l , t b e V i o a r , w h o p r e s i d e d , m e n t i o n e d t b a t i n a l l t b e r e s u l t o f t i e w o r k i n g p a r t y o f f r i e n d s b a d been t b e s e n d i n g o f 32 s b i r l s , 18 n i g h t s h i r t * , 13 bed j a c k e t s , 6 n i g b t i n g a l e r , 2 h o t w a t e r b o t t l e covers , 23 pa i r s o f socks, a n d 18 t r i a n g u l a r bandages, w h i l s t o t h e r w o r k , he lme t s a n d socks, was j u s t r e s d y t o be d i spa t ched . T h i s , he t b c n g b t , r e f l ec ted g r e a t c r e d i t o a t h e l ad i e s o f a s m a l l p lace l i k e Bowes . H e proposed a h e a r t y v o t e o ' t h a n k s t o a l l w h o h a d so k i n d l y ass is ted a t t b e conce r t , w h i c h was seoonded b y M r M e t c a l f e ( W h o r l s n d s ) , a n d c a r r i e d w i t h applause.—The audience t h e n s tood and sang t h e n a t i o n a l a n t h e m . T h e t n k i n g s , i n c l u e i o g t w o dona t ions , amounted t o £7 4s. lOd . P r o g r a m m e . - V i o l i n so lo—Mies A l l i s o n ; song—A l i t t l e I r i s h g i r l — M i s s L a w r e c i t a t i o n — A t t h e s k a t i n g r i n k — M i s s B . D u g d t l e ; s cng—A se rgean t of t h e l i n e — M r J«s. B r o w n ; song—John W i l l i e , come o n — M r W . G . R i c h a r d s o n ; s o n g — L a n d of hope and g l o r y — M i s s Dngda le ; song—A s h o r t c u t — M r Jas. B r o w n ; song—Tbe Englishman— M r Jos, Peacock ; p i a n o f o r t e s o l o — M i s s L a w ; scng— She ia fa r a w a y — M i s s A . W a l t o n ; v i o l i n solo — M i s s A l l i s o n ; s o n g — T w o I r i s h Bongs—Mr Jss. B r n w n ; s o n g — M o l l y M o l l o y — M i s s Lee s o n g — I s h a l l slei-p w e l l t o - n i g h t — M r W . G R i c h a r d s o n ( enco re—I w a n t t o s i n g i n g r a n d o p e r a ) ; s o n g — L i t t l e g r e y home i n t b e w e s t M i s s L a w ; a n d amus ing s k e t c h — T h e c r y s t a l g a z e r — M i s s W . Beal a n d M i s s B . Dugdale. M i s s i t . D u g d a l e a n d M i s s R a i n e ac ted as effioient accompanis ts .
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W a r w i c k , w h o res ides i n B a r n a r d Cas t le , has r e c e i v e d a l e t t e r f r o m t h e b r a v e s o l d i e r , w h o was i n a m i l i t a r y hosp i t a l i n M a n c h e s t e r . T h e mis s ive 1B da t ed t h e 1st of Oc tobe r , a n d t h e w r i t e r p u t s the a o t u a l fac t s i n a v e r y modes t and u n o s t e n t a t i o u s w a y . I n f ac t o u r h e r o i o townsman ' s n a r r a t i v e i s most commendable on t h e score o f i t s n a t u r a l s i m p l i c i t y and e n t i r e absence of bombast . He says : M a n y t h a n k s fo r y o u r l e t t e r and i t s con ten t s . I am g o i n g on E p l e n d i d l y . Please t e l l t h e boys n o t t o make any fuss, as I have n o t g o t t h e V i c t o r i a Cross y e t . Y o u k n o w i t i s o n l y a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , a n d I o n l y d i d w h a t any c f o u r chaps w o u l d h a v e dene. P r ay do n o t t a k e too m u c h n o t i c e o f t h e papers . T b e y are r a t h e r s t r e t o h i n g t h i n g s a b i t . T h e fac ts a re these :—We w e r e e n t r e n c h e d e i g h t y y a r d s f r o m t h e German t renches . W e w e r e t o l d t b a t , a t w h a t e v e r cost , w n mus t k e r p t b o Germans back , s n d M a j o r Robbv c u r major—snoh a fine chap— gave t b e o r d e r t o e b a r g e t b e e n e m y . W e d i d so. L i e n t e c a n t T w i s t w e n t d o w n , s h o t t h r o u g h t h e neck and shou lder . P r i v a t e H o w s o n , a D a r l i n g t o n obap, a n d I b r o u g h t b i m o u t of t h e firing l i n e . T h e n , a f t e r I came back , I saw P r i v a t e M a u g b a n on t b e c r e s t o f t b e b i l l b e t w e e n ou r fire a n d t h e German fire. He was sho t t h r o u g h t b e l o w e r p a r t of t b e back . I v o l u n t e e r e d t o b r i n g h i m i n . I d i d so, b u t I was v e r y l u c k y . T h e n w e f o u n d o u r M a j o r w a s m i s s ing . H e was such a b r a v e man . We t h o u g h t t h e w o r l d abou t b i m . So I w e n t o u t to find h i m . I o r a w l e d on m y s tomach , t a k i n g c o v e r b e h i n d t h e dead l y i r g a l l o v e r t h e place,
f o u n d h i m , sho t t h r o u g h t b e chest . T h e q u e s t i o n was , h o w w a B I g o i r g t o g e t b i m back ? I l ay d o w n beside h i m fo r t e n m i n u t e s . T b e Germans w e r e w a i t i n g of me g e t t i n g up , so I w a i t e d u n t i l o n r a r t i l l e r y s t a r t r r l t o s h e l l t h e i r t r enches . T h e n I g o t t b e M » j i r o n b i s fee t , a n d h a l f - c a r r i e d and ha l f -d ragged h i m ove r t h e c re s t . T h e n . t b e mus ic s t a r t e d . I t s i m p l y r a i n e d b u l l e t s . I g o t t h e M s j i r — w i t h t b e h e l p of a ccmrade , c a l l e d Nevison— t o w i t h i n fifteen y a r d s c f o u r o w n t rencbes , w h e n w e w e r e sho t d o w n . N e v i s o n , I be l i eve , i s dead. Poor c h s r , he was o n l y a youngs t e r , a r d I am, i n d e e d , s o r r y for h i m . I t is s i m p l y t e r r i b l e i n t b e f i l i n g l i n e , r a i n i n g a l l t b e t i m e . T b e papers s s y I b r o u g h t four men i n . I t i s q u i t e w r o n g . I g o t , first, L i e u t e n a n t T w i s t , s t i l l l i v i n g -, second, P r i v a t e M a u g h a n , s t i l l l i v i n g ; a n d t h i r d . M a j o r R o b b , w h o baa s inoe d i e d of b i s w o n D d s . Plesse remember me t o a l l t h e b o j s."
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champion w a y , a n d hopes t b e *• b o v s " are a l l w e l \ I u q u i t e a commendable and v * r y sensib le s p i r i t M r W a r w i c k says t b a t before he accep t s t h e b e s t - i n t e n t i o n e d c n g r a t u l a t i o b s he w i l l w a i t t i l l he a c t u a l l y ge ts t h e d e c o r a t i o n , and t h e b r a v e s n l d i e r i s modes ty i t s e l f w h e n be sugges ts t b a t , perhaps , t no m u c h i s b e i n g made o u t of t h e i n c i d e n t s i n w h i c h he h i m s e l f is t h e c h i e f a c t o r . B u t he dec la res t h a t hn w i l l soon be throupca t o see a l l b i s o l d " pa l s , " and, e n c l o s i n g a pbo to t j r anh t a k e n t h e d a y p r e v i o u s l y , r e t u r n s many t h a n k s f o r t h e k i n d present of " fags," w b i c h has been f o r w a r d e d t o to h i m ak. M a n c h e s t e r .
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T h e t r o u t a n g l i n g seas-m i s finished,* r d t h o loca l fisherman say i t bas been m m of t h o w,-rs t t h e y have k n o w n . T h e «xa^pt ional ly d i o u g b t y w c a t b r r d i n i n g t h e g r e a t e r p*r+ of .'he year has k e p t t h e w a t e r s v e r y l o w , and i t was d i f l k u l t t o Tub, w i t h a n y suooers. RWmnn Boners have als.) bad pco r s p " r t , b u t t h e r e ure s t i l l t h r e e «">eks l e f t for t b e m fen make n p fo r lo s t t i m e . T b e Tees rcso a l i t t l e on S a t u r d a y af e rcooo , w h i c h was a p l easac te r o u t l o c k fo r l l cecse-huldors .
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ha rves t f e s t i v a l c e l e b r a t i o n s l a s t week e n d . Oa S ^ ' a ' d a y n i g h t t h e c i r c u i t m i n i s t e r ( 'he Rev. C P e t t i e r ) gave h i s popu ' a r l e c t u r e or.
BSlly B r a y , t h e k i n g ' s s o r , " w h i o h was l i s t ened t o w i t h k" iea i n t e r e s t b y s l a r g e c >i g ' e g a t i i - n . M r John Dickenson p r o s i d e d . Tbe R e ' C. P e t t i e r also p reached t w i c e on Sunday. The chape l was n e a t l y deco ra t ed fo r t h e ocoasion, t h e r e b e i n g a n i c e d i s p l a y of flowers, f r u i t s , e t c .
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have b»en g r a n t e d a concession i n t h e r e d u c t i o n of hours fo r t b e w i n t e r m o n t h s b y t b e direct-ore. Commenc ing on O c t o b e r 16 th u n t i l t h e end of M a r c h t h e snop w i l l be c losed a t 8 o ' c lock on F r i d a y and S a t u r d a y n i g h t / , Ins tead c f 9 r s a t pres»nt .
T h e Wes leyan harveec f e s t i v a l a t M i d d l e t o n to< k p lace l a s t week -end , a n d was a t t e n d e d w i t h g r e a t success. T b e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f baskets a t t h e Sa tu rday n i g h t m e e t i n g was a most i n t e r e s t i n g even t , and a v e r y l a r g * number c f Sunday sohola r r , oumb»r icg 81, to. k pa r t , some e x c e l l e n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s be ing inc luded . M r W. P W a i t o u p re s ided o v e r t b e g»tkaung. and addresses w e r e d e l i v e r e d by the Ri v . G Glandf ia ld ( c i r c u i t m i n i s t e r ) a n d tbe R - v . J . Penrose Hodgson — Oa Sunday t h e up- r i a l sermons were p r e a o b e d i n t b e m a r o i c g «nd e v e n i n g by t b e R e v J Penrose Hodgson — I n t b o a f t e rnoon a m u s l o t l s e r v i c e was g i v e n by t h e c h o i r a^d f r i ends , under the p r e s idency uf M r A. H e r d e r s o r , M P . T h e v a - i us g a t h e r i n g s w e r e w e l l a t t e n d e d . T b o chape l wss p r e t t i l y decora ted for t h e occas lo r , a ad ••a* n i g h t t h e vege tab les w 2 r o disposed of i n t h e school - room.
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Sa tu rday a t t e r c o o r , of M r John T o d d , aged 77 » e « f » . M r T o d d was b e t t e r k n o w n l o c a l l y as " O l i v e r T c d d , " He was a M i d d l e t o n mac, b u t l i v e d fo r a g r e a t number c f yea r s i n t b e I V 1 ton f e u d i s t r i c t , b e i n g a coa l -miner , l i e c t u i e back t o M i d d l e t o n a few j e & r a ago t > t o t i i e . Me wen a w e l l - k n o w n , cha r ac t e r , and d u r i n c his s i j j u r n i n t b e t o w n bo s e rved fo r t l i r e o years <n the Pa r i sh Ccu- o i l , b u t r e t i r e d a t (bo l as t e l r o t i o n .
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M i d d l e t o n school) I t f t l *n t Wedi:esdav, h a v i i g v o l u n t e e r e d for L o r d K i t c h e n e r ' s A r m y , and has j >ined one of t h e D u r h a m r e g i m e n t s w i t h t b e Bede Co l l ege O l d Boys . D u r i n g h i s s tay a t M i d d l e t o n M r Robson has been a most popu la r teacher . He t o o k a keen i u t o r e s t i n t h e o h i l d r t u ' s s p i r t s He WAS also a p r o m i n e n t member of t ho g o l f c l u b
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week-end . A t t h o l i t t l e B a p t i s t C r u t c h t h e r e i s a p rosperous soc i e ty , a n d a l l spec i a l p reachers c r ea t e a good amoun t c f l o c a l I n t e r e s t . O a S a t u r d a y n i g h t t h e r e wss a p u b l i o m e e t i n g , t h e B e v . W. Sumner ( M i d d l e -ton) a n d M r J . A . Hobson (Ksh W i n n i n g ) b e i o g t h e speakers . M r R i b s o n was t b e spec i a l p reacher on Sunday a f t e rnoon aud even ing- T b e r e was a fine d i sp l ay of f r u i t s , vegetables , e t c
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Hope was h e l d o n Wednesday n i g h t . T h e R e v C. P e t t i e r wss a p p o i n t e d p r e s i d e n t for t h e t e a r , a n d p r e s i d e d ove r t h e g a t h e r i n g . — T h e fioatcial s t a t e m e n t was p resen ted by t h e t r ea su re r ( M r H. P i n k n e y ) , w b i c h s h o w e d t b e i o s t i t u t i o n t o be i n a good financial p o s i t i o n . — I t was dec ided t o sot d t h o usua l s u b s c r i p t i o n to t h e N o r t h of fiogiand Temperance League . — A c c o r d i n g t o t b e c u s t o m of a p p o i n t i n g p res iden t , t h e P r i m i t i v e M e t h o d i s t m i n i s t e r was ohosen. T b e Revs . G. G landf i e ld a n d W . Sumner , w i t h s eve ra l o the r s we re a p p o i n t e d v i ce -p res iden t s . M r J Watson was r e - e l e c t e d s e c r e t a r y , and M r 8. P i t k i n y t r ea su re r . A s t r o n g g e n e r a l and e n t e r t a i n m e n t c o m m i t t e e w e r e a p p o i n t e d . —Tbe q u e s t i o n of f o r m i n g an a d u l t t emperance s o c i e t y was d iscussod a t some l e e g t b , and i t was ag reed t o f o r m a soc ie ty i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e Band o f Hope , t h e feo for m c m b e t s h i p b e i n g fixed a t 6d . pe»-season.
W a r Items. Dispensing for Soldiers' Folk.
The f g a r made on b e h a l f of doe'-org a n d pha rmac i s t s i s t b a t d o c t o r s s h a l l r ende r t h e i r se rv ices g r a t u i t o u s l y , a n d t b e o n l y charge w i l l be fo r d r u z s a n d app l i ances t o be p u n p l i e d b y Pharmacis ts a t cos t p r i c e ( w i t h o u t d i e p ^ n s i r g foes), and pa id fo r b y t h e P r i n c e of Wales 's F u n d . T h e d i s t r i c t o f M r T . B . I l l s l e j compr i ses P a r t i n g t o n , Bowes , R o m a l d k i r k , Bgg le s ton , Copley, S t a i o d r o p , W i n s t o n , O v i n g t o n , G r e t a B r i d g e , a n d B a r n a r d Cas t l e .
New List of Officers of Fourth Durham Light Infantry (Special Reserve).
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Local War Relief Fund.
Young Lady Sends a Cold Bracelet.
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on y o u r k i n d n e s s i n t h a n k i n g t h r o u g h y o u r co lumus t b e gece runs donors o f c l o t h i n g fo r Be lg ian refugees ? 1 have r e c e i v e d t w e n t y -t h r e e pa rce l s o f e x c e l l e n t g a r m e n t r , w b i c h have been l o o k e d ove r . I also r e c e i v e d t h e sum of£212i . 6d . fo r t h o same o b j e c t . B l a n k e t s — Blanke t s a re much w a n t e d f i r i i ' b r anches o f t h e a r m y , b o t h a t home a n d ab road . I s h a l l be g l a d t o r e c e i v e as many a s y o u r readers can spare . I have t o a c k n o w l e d g e t h e generous g i f t of a g o l d b r ace l e t f rom a y o u n g l a d y . T h i s has been B o l d , a n d t h e proceeds d e v o t e d t o t h e purohase c f b l a n k e t s a t he r r eques t . 1 s h a l l be g l a d t o accep t f a r t h e r c o n t r i b u t i o n s o f j e w e l l e r y o r a o y t b i n g else w h i c h oan ba c o t j v e r t e d i n t o cash. T h e Pdnnv-a-we<k L o c a l F u n d . — T h e W a r E m e r g e n c y C o m m i t t e e have d e c i d e d t o make a p e n n y w e e k f a m i l y co l l ec t i o n fo r a l o c a l w a r r e l i e f fnod . T h U fund w i l i meet maay oases w h e r e ra >ney can bn u se fu l l y spen t o a l oca l ob jec t s a t d oeeds w h i c n eoa ld n o t be ass is ted f r o m t h e Pr ince o f Wales ' F u n d , f o r ios tanoe , i a h e l p i n g t o c a r r y on % cafe f:>r t h e so ld ie r s s t a t i o n e d here d u r i o g t h e c o m i n g w i n t e r . E a c h f a m i l y i a t h e t o w a lb t > be r.sked t o g i v e r e g u l a r l y one penny per week . M o r e w i l l be accep ted , of cnurse , i f offered, i a t h i s s y s t e m a t i c way i t i s hoped t o ra i se a cons ide rab le sum. w h i l e t h e g i v i n g of t h i s s m a l l a m o n n t w e e k l y w i l l n e v e r be f e l t . T h o t o w n w i ' l be d i v i d e d i n t o d i s t r i c t s , and t h e members of t h e c o m m i t t e e w ' . i l ha the c o l l e c t ors . £1 a week s h o u l d be eas i ly r a i sed b y t h i s me thod—Smokes . C i g a r e t t e s , w o iden pipes a n d tobaoon ( In t i n f o i l ) a re m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d . C l o t h i n g . — W o o l l e n s h i r t s , s i c k s , a n d k n i t t e d w o o l l e n b e l t s a re g r e a t l y needed by ou r men . T h e r e i s p l e n t y o f s s o p « f o r those w h o a r o c h a r i t a b l y m i n d e d . I w i l l u n d e r t a k e t o see t b a t w h a t e v e r is s*nt t o me i s f o r w a r d e d to tbf» p rope r q a j t t a r — Y o u r s f a i t h f u l l y ,
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Octob3r Otb, 1914.
Re ladies' Association for Barnard Castle and District.
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w i l l a l l o w me t o arinounoe, t h r o u g h t h e med ium ef y o u r paper , t b a t d a r i r g t h e i» s t f ow days c u r assoc ia t ion uas d i epa tohed t h r e e cons ignmen t s c f ga rmec t s and r equ i s i t e s for t h e s i c k t o t h e bead q u a r t e r s of t b e B r i t i s h R e d Cross S o c i e t y , and bss r e c e i v e d a g r a t e f u l a c k n o w l e d g m e n t . T h r e e c o n s i g n m e n t s of b l a n k e t s , s h i r t s and a-joks have also been f o r w a r d e d t o t h e A r m o u r y , Bishop A u c k l a n d , f >r t b e see o f o u r r e g i m e n t s , name ly , She F o u r t h B a t t i ' l n n D u r h a m L i g h t I n f a n t r y ar.d t b o S i x 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 (!".j>-iritoriila). These g i f t s , too , have been t h a n k f u l l y a c k a o w l e d g e d . T h e c o u n t r y d i s t r i c t s h a r e sen t many g a r m e n t s , c . c , t h r o u g h t h e f o l l o w i n g l a d i e s : - M r s Head lam, W h o r l t o n ; M r s Beadon, W i n s t o n ; M r s H u t c h i n s ' i n , E g g l e s t o n ; a n d M r s R a l s t o n , S t r e a t l s m T h e f o l l o w i n g lad ies have l e n t g i f t s of b l a r k e t s : — M i s s Rogerson , C ; "Miss D r u m m o n d . 2 ; a i r s Eaoot t , 1 ; M r s J . Stokslf f , 2 ; M i s s M o s s y , 2 ; M r s She r lock , 3 ; M r s Heelop, 2 b l a n k e t s a n d C p i l l o w s ; M r s P j t t s , 2 b l a n k e t s ; M r s M e l l a o b y , 2 b l a n k e t s ; also g i f t s of s h i r t s f r o m M r s J . I n g r a m Dawson and socks f r o m Hiea M e i l a n b y . T h i s b e i r g a depo t , g i f t s c f b l anke t s , r u g s , s h i r t s , cocks e t c , w i l l be g r a t e f u l l y r e c e i v e d a t any t i m e . T h i s assoc ia t ion i s n o w engaged i a m a k i n g CO a d d i t i o n a l s h i r t s and more socks, fo r w h i c h a r t i c l e s t h e r e i s such g r e a t need .—I am, y o u r t f a i t h f u l l y , S A R A H E . B I R C H A M .
T h e V i c a r a g e , B a r c a r d Caetle, O c t o b e r 6 tb , 1914.
Harvest Thanksgiving Services at the Parish Church.
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M a r y ' s C h u r c h , B a r n a r d Cas t le , commenced on T h u r s d a y n i g h t , w h e n , i n a b e a u t i f u l l y deco ra t ed sanc tua ry , t h e R<»v. A . A . W i l l i a m s , M . A . , V i c a r of 0 ? m o t h e r l e y , p reached an i n s p i r i n g se rmon f r r m t h n w o r d s : " G o d w i l l p r o v i d e . " T h o s n t h e m , bv M a n n d e r , *• Pra i se t h e L o r d , O, Je rusa lem," wan w e l l r ende red , and t b e r f i e r t o r y was i n a i d o f t h e N e w c a s t l e I n f i r m a r y . T h e f e s t i v a l was c o n t i n u e d on Sunday, w h e n t h e V i o a r d i scoursed v e r y a b l y f r o m t b e e l e v e n t h verse o f t h e o n e - b u n d r e d t h -a n d - s i x t e e n t h Psalm : ' W h a t s h a l l I r e n d e r n n t o t h e L o r d f T a l l t b e bene fits t b a t He b a t h done u n t o me ? " A t bal f -pas t t w o o ' c lock i n t h e a f t e r n o r n a c h i l d r e n ' s s e r v i c e t o o k place, w h e n t b e ea rnes t p reacher wss t h e R e v . A . M o r r i s o n , M . A . I n t h e e v e n i n g t h e R e v . Canon Gongb, art.A., R e c t o r of B a r o i n g b a m and R u r a l Dean, p r r a c b e d f r o m t h e t w e n t y - f i r s t chap te r of I sa iah , and t b e t h i r d v e r s e : 1 1 Beau ty for ashes." T b e se rmon was most a p p r o p r i a t e l y i n s t r u c t i v e B r i d g e w a t e r ' s s e r v i c e for c s n t a t e and Deus M i s e r e a t o r was r ende red , a n d t h e a n t h e m was " Praise t h e L o r d , O, Je rusa lem." T b e o f fe r to ry was for t h e c u r a t e f u n d .
Rest K i t c h e n or C o o k i n g Coal , 17s. p e r t o n — W . H u n t o n Y o r k , 25, Horse M a r k e t , Ba rna rd Oastle.
Harvest Thanksgiving Services in Rokeby Church.
T h e e x c e p t i o n a l l y p r j s p e r o u s h a r v e s t c o m b i n e d w i t h more hopefu l r e p o r t s f r c m t h e seat o f war , he lped t o make t h e h a r v e s t home se rv ices i n t h e C h u r c h o f St . M a r v , R o k e b y , an express ion more t h a n ever , t b i a year , of d e v o t i o n and thankfu lness t o God T h e services w e r e h e l d on Thur sday l a s t , a t 3 p . m , and w e r e c o n t i n u e d o n Sunday w i t h m a t i n s and h o l y e u c h a r i s t at 11 a.m., a n d even aoog a t 6-30. O n T h u r s d a y a f t e r n o o n t h e R e o t o r had t h e k i n d assis tance o f Canon E . Spencer G o n g b , t h e Rav . A . L M a n b y , a n d t h e R e v . H . H u t c h i n s o n | R e c t o r o f W y o l i f i e ) , w h o preached t h e eermon. T h e m u s i c a l p o r t i o n s c f tho se rv ice were e f fec t ive ly r e n d e r e d b y a c h o i r care t a l l y t r a i n e d unde r t h e i n s t r u c t i o n of M r C a t t e r a l l , w h o p r e s i d e d a t t h e o r g a n . T h « r e was a good a t t endance b o t h i n t b e c h o i r and i n t b e r e s t of t h e o h u r o h , w h i c h was b e a u t i f u l l y deco ra t ed w i t h c o n t r i b u t i o n s f r o m t h e . par i sh ioners , u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of M r B o w l z e r ( b y k i n d pe rmiss ion o f M r J, J . B e l l - I r v i n g , of R o k e b y P a r k ) .
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The Urban Council. WATER PROBLEM AND THE MILITARY.
A spec ia l m e e t i n g o f t h e members o f t h e abov • C o u n c i l was h e l d o n M o n d a y n i g h t i n t h o C o u n c i l chamber . M r H . W a l k e r cha i r -mai I p r e s ided , and t h e r e w e r e also p resen t Mess r s J . G u y , C. J . S m i t h , R . Wondhams, T . Thompson , R. A r r o w e m i t h , F . J . W i l s o n , J . L U s - n ( c l e r k ) , J . J . W«!ker ( a s s i s t a n t - c l e r k ) , and i i . E , R a i n e ( s u r v e y o r ) .
The W a t e r Supp'y. , y ;'.h r e g a r d t o t h e s h o r t a g e o f w a t e r a t t h e
r e s e r v o i r a t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e , t b e C l e r k s t a t e d t h a t d u r i n g September , 1911, t b e r e s e r v o i r r e g i s t e r e d 7 fee t . I t , h o w e v e r , decrr>;.sed t o 6 fee t 10 inches , a n d i t was d e c i d e d b y t h e C o u n c i l t b a t t n e w a t e r shou ld be t n r n e d off d a i l y f r o m 9 p .m. u n t i l 6 o ' c l o c k t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i o g . I n O c t o b e r t h e same year , o w i n g t o t h i s s r r a n g e m e a t , t h e d e p t h o f w a t e r i n t h * r e s e r v o i r s t e a d i l y bagaa t o r i s e . I a A u g u s t , 1913, i t was also v e r y l o w . D a r i n g t b e past m o n t h t b e r e s e r v o i r had d i m i n i s h e d f r o m 10 fee t 2 inches t o 6 f -et 8 inches—a decrease of 3 fee t U inches ~ A t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e i t was f a l l i n g a t t h e r a t V o f b e t w e e n 1 inches and '2 inches per day . He e s t i m a t e d t h a t i f t h e p r e s e n t r a t e of deerease c o n t i n u e d t h e r e s e r v o i r w o u l d be p r a c t i c a l l y e m p t y i n t h r e e weeks t i m » . T h e r e w e r e 600 so ld i e r s t o be b i l l e t e d i n t h i s ' t o w n s h o r t l y , and t h a t c u m b e r m i g h t r i s o t o 2,600. He advoca t ed s t o p p i n g t h e s u p p l y o f w a t e r f r o m 9 p .m. u n t i l 6 a.m. t h e f o l l o w i n g day as here tofore . I a h i s o p i o i o a t b o y w o u l d be ab le t o save b a l f - a n - i n c h o r t h r e e - q u a r t e r s - o f - a n - i o c h d u r i n g t h e n i g h t . T h e ave rage d a i l y cons u m p t i o n pe r head was 25 g a l l o n s . — M r Wocdhams q u e s t i o n e d w h e t h e r t h e r e was a n y s a v i n g h a v i n g t h e w a : e r t u r n e d o i l a t n i g h t s , o w i n g t o people filling t h e i r bathe, a n d u s i n g i t t o r o t h e r p u r p o s e s . — M r S m i t h : O u r expe r i ence of 1911 p roves t h a t c o n c l u s i v e l y . — M r W i l s o n : I n d e p e n d e n t of any was te i s t h e r e a g a i n ?—The S u r v e y o r : I u m y o p i n i o n i t i s d i r e was te . I t we t u r n off t h e w a t e r i n t h e e v e n ' n g t h e r e is a s a v i n g i n t h e l o w e r p o r t i o n of t h e t o w n . W i t h r e fe rence t o t h e avnrage s u p p l y o f to g a l l ons per head per day , be s a id t h a t i t compared f a v o u r a b l y w i t h o t h e r t o w n s . I u Richra^Ld t h e ave rage d a i l y c o n s u m p t i o n was 25 g a l l o n s ; Hexham, 2 9 ; P e n r i t h , 30 ; a u d A p p l e b y , 45 — M r S m i t h : I n s e v e r a l d i s t r i c t s w h e r e t h e r e i s an u n l i m i t e d w a t e r s u p p l y I bave p r o s t of o n l y 15 ga l l ons pe r day h a v i n g baea used.—Tne S u r v e y o r : O a Sep tember 11 th t h e average c o n s u m p t i o n i a t h i s t o w n w o r k e d o u t a t 15*5 ga l l ons p e r h e a d . — M r S m i t h s a id t h a t t h e r e was u n d o u b t e d l y a was te somewhere , and t h e y o u g h t t o a p p l y a r emedy . — M r Thompson asked I f t h e r e was any means of t e s t i n g t b e pipes.— T h e S u r v e y o r r e m a r k e d t h a t he used an i n s t r u m e n t fa t h e va lves i n o r d e r t o t e s t t h e m . — M r Thompson : Have we any ag reemen t w i t h t h e S t o o k t o a and M i d d l e s b r o u g u W a t e r Boa rd w i t h r e g a r d t o t h e u s i n g o f t h e i r w a t e r ? —The C l e r k Bud t h e cos t was p r o h i b i t i v e , i t b e i n g £5 d a i l y . — T h o S u r v e y o r : I f people o n l y uaed t n e w » ; e r for s t r i c t l y d o m e s t i c purposes o n l y , I h a v D an d o u b t t h a t a good dea l of w a t e r m i g f bo saved- D u r i n g l a s t m o n t h 1 have s e r v e d 50 no t i ces u p o n persons who had d e f e c t i v e t a p s . — M r Tnompson i n t i m a t e d t h a t anyone f o u n d w i s t i c g w a t e r s h o u l d be p rosecu ted .—Tho Cha i rman i n q u i r e d i f t h e S u r v e y o r h&d k»p t a r e c o r d of h i * in spec t ions . —The S u r v e y o r : Y e s — A f t e r f u r t h e r d i s cuss ion . M r Thompson moved and M r W i l s o n sec .aded t h a t t h e w n t e r b-< t u r n e d off t b e t o w n »jvory day f rom 9 p .m. u~i i . i l 6 o ' e k e k t h e f . j i l o w i u g m o r n i n g , a ad t h i s was agreed t o . — W i t h r cg - . rd t o a s t o p - t a p b? i ag p l aced a t t h e S p r i n g Head w a t e r i n g t r o u g h s t h e m a t t e r was r e f t m a to t h e W o i k a ' C o m m i t t e e .
The Local C h a r i t i e s . T a c Cha i rmaa t m d C i e r k , and t l o s s r s Wise
man a n d G u y w e r e a p p o i n t e d U r b a n C o u n c i l ' s r e p r e s e - j t v i v e s • on t h e L ;oal C h a r i t i e s ' Commi t t ee a t a n i c q u i r y t o be h e l d a t 10-30 o 'c iock t o - m o r r o w (i 'ou.-sd*,;) m o r n i o g , i n t b e W i t b a m T e s t i m o n i a l .
County Council of Durham Oairy School.
M i s s M a i d m e n t commenced a course o f i n s t r u c t i o n i n cheese-making and p o u l t r y -d re s s ing on M o n d a y las t , i n t h e M a s o n i o H a l l , B a r n a r d Cast le , w h i c h w i l l ba c o n t i n u e d f o r t en days. T h e course of i a s l r u o t i o n i n o l u d e s Wens leyds l e cheese-making aad F r e n c h c r e a m cheo-if.s, m i l k t e s t i n g a n d o t h e r e x p e r i m e n t s i n w h i c h no expens ive appl iances are used b u t t h e v o r y l a t e s t a n d most asiectifi-s p r i n c i p l e s , a n d w h i c h are c a r r i e d o u t w i t h q u i t e s i m p l e and eve ry -day u to- - . : i s . T h o i n s t r u c t i o n i n p o u l t r y - d r e s s i n g i n c l u d e s t h e best methods of k i l l i n g , p l u c k i n g , and p r e p a r a t i o n of b i r d s fo r t h e m a r k e t a n d e x h i b i t i o n , a n d also t b e bes t methods of d r e s s ing f ee r o a s t i n g aad b i i l i o g , l a r d i n g , a n d b i v . i a g . A r t i f i c i a l i n e n b a t i o u w i l l also be s h o w n i n ac:u«l p r a c t i c e . T h e fee for t h i s v e r y e x h a u s t i v e c u r s e o ! i n s t r u c t i o n is o n l y oa 6.1., a n d n e w s t u d e n t s can j o i n a n y d a y , a t one o 'c lock , a t t h e Mason i c H a l l . A c lass fo r i a s c r u o t i o ' i i a b u t t e r - m a k i o g a n d m i i k -t o s t i i ' g a n d c h i c k e n r e a r i n g w i l l commence o n O c t o b e r 19th . I n t e n d i n g s t u d e n t s for t h i s clase shou ld g i v e i n t h e i r names a t once t o t h e honora ry s ec r e t a ry ( M r i. Bill, M a r * o o d ) , o r t o Mis s M a i d m e n t , a t t h e Mason ic H a l l , a s t h e c lass ia n e a r l y mad.a u p . A course of s i x l e c t u r e s o n p o u l t r y - k e e p i n g w i l l b e g i v e n b y M i s s M a i d ment . on Wednesday oveu iags . i n t h e M a s o n i c H a l l , c o m m e n c i n g on O c t c b e r 11 th .
Yesterday's Winners and Purchasers of Rams at Hellifieid.
Yesterday* Mr Joseph Thompson, of SuoUurioii. -o. " ^Dot tcr ton Special for £13 at the fJellitield Auction Marl —the fhow and sale of the Incorporate*! Wcnsleydaie Hluu-favoed p Breeders' Association and i leck Society. There were 1-W exhibits in the ram lamb classes for huv- brccdur&t
and Mr Joseph Thompson wou t h e silver challenge priie, value pis pruinoas. for the best animal in classes 3. 4. and 5 . l ie also won • pold medai for the best ram lamb iu the show, and afterward*, sold tbe lamb for L'21 Mfc Mr Bain-bridge, of (i-ayles Field, took third prize in the small breeder*, and t*old the animal for t i * . Mr John Thompson, of Stotley, bought a third prize lamb belonging to Mr John Uoggartli t
tilyne, Lancaster, for *;L2.
The Dramatic Event of the Season. O n M o n d a y n e x t , O c t o b e r 12cb, a t t h e
V i c t o r i a H a l l , B a r o a r d Cast le , Mies M a g g i e M o r t o n w i l l p r e sen t W i l l . H . U I I Z O ' B L o n d o n Company, i n t b o g r e a t d r ama , " M a r y L a t i m e r , n a u . " T h i s d r a m a was first p r o d u c e d i n September , 1913, i n M a n c h e s t e r , a n d i s a d a p t e d f r o m a most successful se r ies o f s t o r i e s a p p e a r i n g w e e k l y i n t h e " Hear tsease L i b r a r y . ' ' T h e p l o t i s a v e r y m o r a l one, a n d i t d e p i c t s t h e do iegs of a k i n d a n d l o v i n g woman . Don 'c mias see ing t h i s g r e a t a t t r a c t i o n . Beats may be b j o k e d a t t h e " Teesdale M e r c u r y " Office, B a r n a r d Cas t le .
ilRTHS, MARBIACES, AND DEATHS. In Memoriam.
S A V E R . - I n l o v i n g m e m o r y o f J o h n Sayer , o f W e s t N e w Houses, Ba ldersda le , w h o d i e d o n t b e 4 th day of Oc tober , 1909.
R e t u r n Thanks. M R and M R S J O H N W A L T O N and F A M I L Y
des i r e t o t e n d e r t o t b e p u b l i c t h e i r deep a n d h e a r t f e l t t h a n k s fo r t h e i r s y m p a t h y , a n d e spec i a l l y t o M r S tokoe (schoolmaster ) , t h e teachers a n d scho la r s ; and also t h e t eachers i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e Wes l eyan Sunday school and i l l o t h e r s w h o sen t flowers a n d w r e a t h s as tokens of s y m p a t h y t o t h e f a m i l y i n t h e i r t i m e o f t r o u b l e and b e r e a v e m e n t . W i l l t h e p u b l i c kindly accep t our t hanks ?