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A s shov / ing t'ue compos i t e n a t i o n a l i t y of t h o b r a v e B r i t o n i t m a y bo s t a t e d tha* aco ien t T e u t o n i c t r i b a l w e r e s* tk lod i n t h o south-east of B r i t a i n befona t h e C h r i s t i a n e r^ F resh eet t i e mas t s w e r e effected i u t h e mfddi« of t h o >,hlrd c e n t u r y , and t o w a r d s t h e o-.d of t h e f o u r t h c e n t n r y we find a iargs; p.>pulatl>.:>-of Saxons, or A n g l e s , c o m b i n e d w i t h F r i e s i * 1 : * , e x t e n d i n g f r o m P o r t s m o u t h to t h e Wash . T h i s d i s t r i c t was o f f i c ia l ly t e r m e d bv t h e Roman governmeo^ the " S a x >.i s ho r s . " T h o southern i n v a d e r s , h a v i n g adeptad t h e s a a n of Saxons e x t e n d e d t h e i r settlomeatA t a D -vo t i o^ l t o , and thus occupied Evaox, M l d d i - . s e x , Sussex, and Wessex.

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».'io k a d been brought u p i n N o r i r u n d y , X o r m m - F i v i eh became t h e l anguage of t h e K n g l i B h c o u r t . A f t e r t b e batt le of Has t i cga i t was t b e l anguage of t h e N o r m a n r iobles and t h e i r r e t a i n e r s t h r o u g h o u t the kit f.,d m A l l r n l i g l o u s and sacu la r instruct 'ooa, a-.d a l l jud ic ia l p r o o n e d i - g a w e r e coodoo ted ia F r e n c h ; b u t t b e uneduca ted , w h o o-jmprie^d the mass of t b e population, Adhered t o t h e i r u a t i v e A n g U a c . I n the yea r 1362 the E n g l i s h l anguage was f o r m a l l y WOOgtrleeJj by % a p e c i t ! enac tment , as t h e l anguage o t t h e E n g l i s h people. Bab a l i v i n g l auguago canno t b» abruotiy suppressed b y an Acs of Pariiameo-". F r o m t h o N o r m a n conquest to A D . 1297, al i pv-liAmentary enao tmenta are iu L a t i n f r o m 1297 i o 1457 t'-.ey are a lmos t wholly l a F r e n c h a f t e r tba- da t e l a E n g l i s h . T h e C e l t i c stock i s d i v i d . - d i ; . to t m » braaehea—taa C y m r i c o* Cambr i an , ar.d t h u B a d h e l l o off G W i o . T o t h e fo rmer b» lo : ig t h o W"«1B.>, tho C o r n i s h , a i d tho 13: e m i f B r t t k a a j i . ; Frauca . T o too laCi.or b l o r g the I- :«i i Ga l i - j , 6* E.*ao : l o o Sco t ch Pa-ihc : a i d th« M a n , o r Gae l i c of the I s lo of Maa.

DEATH OF MR HARRY WMGHTON, M.D.

Remains Gnmated at Darlington. W d regvo*i . toannounce t h« dea^.hof M r H a r r y

W a l g h t o $ , M . D . , a f t e r a b r i e f i l l ne s s , frrra p n e a m o o i i , w h i c h e v e n t t o o k p laco on Cnr :ntmf,s m o r n i e g , »<•. fiv.i o ' c lock , a t h i s rns idence , Daepd*:» V i e w , B a r u w ? C,astl3. T h e deceased g e n t l e m a n was l a s t o u t o n Tuosday eon., a'ld f r o m Wednesday t o the d a y of h i s d e a t h he was conf iaod t o b o d . D r . W a l d y , of D a r l i n g t o n , waa c a l l e d i n co&su l t a -ian on T h u r s d a y n i g h t . T h e l a t e D ^ .

W e i g h t o n was a n a t i v e of F o r f a r s h i r e , Beotlaad, he b e i n g th.a s e v e n t h son o f t h e late M r W e i g h t i r , of B r n x , A r b r o a t h . S i x t e e n yea r s h^o D r . W e i g h t o n o.am'i t o B a r n a r d Cas t l e as an a s i i s^ao t to D r . Sev ie r , whose p a r t u * r he u l t i m a t e l y beoamo. T h ^ d e o a » « e d a c q u i r e d t b e f u l l p r a o t i o o w h e n D r . Sev ie r l e f t i n 1911, A t tbe b e g i n n i n g of t h i s year , D r . W e i g h t ec was j o i n e d i n o ^ r t n e r s b i p b y D r . L e U h m a n . T i e l a t e D r . W e i g h t o n >r»a mod ioa l < fiicer of ho V i t a ' o r Kaen• •.! C»s t l « D f h a n D i s t r i c t , a n d U S M I M S

the m e d i c a l officers i o t h e To«s;la'.e P >or-i-HW U n i o o . bosidaa h o l d i n g o ' iher p u b ' i o «ppointmsr.*s, a^d h a v i m ; an t x t ? .n s ive p r i v a i "

no t i ce , r b e deceased was a kird-h«ar 'e .3 (teaUacaao, .-'nd --JV-RS mnoh estestmnd, ho b e i r g a popn'r-r member o f t h e l o c u l g e l t c l u b , a n d a genu ine patco; i of a l l i ' g i t ' m a t o s o o r t He was a vice-prasidaofe of tfco l o c a l o h c r a l s o c i o i y . H o was 47 yea r s r;f sge, a n d ws.s u u m e r r t a d , i m i leavoa %ovon b r o t h e r s a n d one s i s t e r .

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V«eight(,n w a r t , i n consouaoce w i t h t h ' c-xpressc.'l ' v idh of the deoeasad, cremate-! i.r, D a r l i u g t ' C , ye s t e rday a f t e rnoon . T h e body wan c o n » e y f d fr;»a BarDard Gc.stl* t o t h e

-eaatoriaui hy hearse s u p p l i e d frc-.ra t h o King ' i* Hrstd mews . T h o m o u r n i n g cuacha j

•r? j i f n t l v p t o v i i j ^ i b>-" l! -e s » a n ps^.ablisb-mnnt , snd M r James Longsu^ff D a n i n g t o a .

Tt*o c ftii, w h i c h of pinvj, c o v e r e d w i t h o e o U a i a ' t . - . - . I p o r p i e , was bo rne f r o m t h e home of t h e deceased gentloabaa t o t h e betrti-< by the ( o i l o w i u g :—Ut«sars T . ArcUar . J .Ooul th»rd (Abbey B r i d g e ) , T . H . B u s t e r , a n d J„ W i l k i n s o n . B i i u d s v7»-o d r s w n as t ho m o u r n f u l p ' .oCOKSion, w h i c h . iocluaed a n u m b e r of B »y ^ C O U ^ P , w e n d e d i t s w a y t o t h e T o w n Head, ' i ' h i R<-.v. A. M o r r i s o n (curate of B a r n a r d Cast le) t U i da .ed a t t h e s e r v i c e a t t h e e n m a t t t r i u m ,

o c h i e f m o u r n e r i ware : Professor W e i ^ h -ft.-.n, t feweant l s ; M r D a v i d W « i g b t M , A r b r o a t h ; M r fames W e i g h t o e , Sc. A n d r e w s ; M r W i l l i a m W e ' g h S y i L i - o i l n s h i r o ; and M r A r t h u r Wel f . ; . . H a i l ( b r o t HHS>; aud Dr. ^e'.aUman.

T h e g e n e r a l m o u r n e r s i n c i u d e d D r . T . G. D Adams. D r . C, H . W e l f o r d , Dr . R ; )b : r sou , Messra J i h n 8ml th . , J.P.. C. « . M a r t i r . , J.P., J . G. H a l l J .P , M . J D i x o u , J.P , 0 . 8 . Sco t t , R.Samraerson, J . H . Holmes , G. W h i t e , J . G. Johnson, J . E . I ' i l b u r n , G. C. Lac , L y u d , G. W . M o s t o a , A . stBclp, OlarksoBi G. W. Jackson , E . B . 8oav tb , H . W a l k e r , J . G u y , R . Woodii:ams, C. H c d l e v , B . N . w e l i s , R . A r r o w s m H h , J . W i s e m a n , J . I . Dawflon, J . J . W a l k e r , U . E . R a i s e , W . Emerson , A. W i u p o n n j , W. J . Wiua roos , J . W a r d , EL D. iwa, T, B. F o r s t o r , G. C. B a r k e r , C. H . C^lbsok , T . B. H i t l e r , F , A t k i n s o n . E. H i s tg in -bothat.-j. A . V . HenuiAit'.i, Huntors Y o r k , L o u i s S m i t h , T . B a i a b r i d g e . T . Johneor , R . l a w c e t r , G. B . Wei l o r d , G. W. R i c h a r d s o n , and J . B . B r o w u , B a r n a r d C a s t l e ; J.iaeph A l i i s o a , S s r e e t Bead ; R J. B a i l e y , S k a r t f o r t h ; and o tae ra .

T o e f u l l o w i s g b e a u t i f u l 11 >ral t r i b u t e s wa ro s e n t : - F r o m h is s i s t e r a n d b ro the r s , D » . Le i shmac , M r »nd lira H V i a i d , t h e Misses Ra i . io , M r and for a Sca r t h , msmbfi rs of t ho Tee^dalo ;> !{ f C i u b , M i v r ^ a r o t a n d M a r y (housrke«;',-Jcc hr .d maid) , i l ? a n d M r s T , A r c h e r , M r a u d M r s S m i t h , M r aud M r s A t k i n s o n , S i r a^J M r s Johaso-.-, M r s R i l o y and Mine Hood, an i l ;vlr and M r u Dawsoa .

McH9r« J . H n t i t o r a n d 8 w »f©ro t ^e u i d s r -t ake r s . —The eshes of t b e dec•>atod g<«ctiamau were b r o u g h t t o B n r r u r d Ca-it lo last.^igM.»aJu4 w i l l be p u v a i f c l y depos i t ed i n t ho C'-i'ii-ch of Eagl i - . id oemikeiry t ' l l s m K.VLag ( W a d u i s a a y ) , a t 11 u 'o loek.

Inmates' Christmas Treat at the Toescale Institution.

T h o i,;mate» t .f t h a abjve InaWtaMnn had t h e i r u r u a l d W a o r of »ai*et hi|el and p 'Gm p a d d i n g on C ! u i s » m « R D.ty. Toe d i a l o g ha!! was g a l i r d«co-v**to-< fo» t i e occas ion, and i n t h e ineV of preparing t h » s u b s ' a i ' . i ^ l m»/.al t h a M t p - c r and Matraa 'J»i4l tbs aastataaoe o f t h e sraff 2Sr 3. S m i t h , J.l>. ( c b r i r m a u o t t h e Board) , I f f J . G. H .11, J . P , a u d M z N i x o o ( r e l i o v . o ? cf l i^er) riSsisced a t t h e c u r v i n g sad s o r v i c g of r.iie d i a l e r . M i s s N i x j a a n d M i s j S m i t h a i M p a i d a v i s i t t o t h e i n s t i t u t i o n w h i l e t b u i e m a t ^ s w e r e dteing. T b o f d l o w i a g lad ies aad g o n t l e m e n k i n d l y c o n t r i b u t e d presents to add t o t h e g e u e ' a l e n j-ayment : — M-.-s S u m m o n - : , t -yb ; Misa Nix to, cakes aud t o y s ; At la J Baaitb, s t >ckicgs ; tho M U s s s R a i s t o n , c r a c k o c s ; t h e E a r l of S : r» tbm u-e. C h i i s t m a s t r e e and evergresas ; M r J . G. Hal ! , t o b a c c o ; Ut F . E G ibson (v l ce -oha i rman) , o r a n g e s ; M r C r a i g , apples and n u t s ; W a r Dis t r e s s C j m m i t t o - , apple-'', ohocola te , a n d c i g a r o t t e s . T h e H i v. A M . u r i a m gave tea a n d t j b . e e : t . i t h e o l d people a t t h e h o a p i t a i .

Acknowledgmant.

T o t h e E J i t o r of t h e TsesSale M e r c u r y . "

D K A K S i u , -T s h a l l ba ftlad i ! y o u can fiad room fo r tu•> ei closed i s y o u r B A X I i s e a a - A o y f u n h e r g i f t s fo r t b i t r e g i m o n t o r o u r o w n Durhams w i l l be g r a t e f u l l y r e c e i v e d b y y c u r s t r u l y , S A R A H E . B I R O H A M , Lad ies ' W a r R e l i e f A s a j c i a t i o r , T h e Vi .a»rage, B a r n a r d Cast le , December 29t* , 1914

M Y D E A K M R S B I R U H A . M , — I hope y o n w i l l t h a n k t h e eemmi t t ee uf l v i i e s f r o m B a r n a r d Cas t lo a n d y o u r s e l f for t h o v e r y k i r . d i t f 5 of '10 s i i t s ai-d 20 pa i r s of socks fo r my men, 1 s h a l l be mos t g r a t e f u l f o r any more t h a t can be spared . 1 have p u t i t i n my r e g i m e n t a l o r d e r as a g i f t f r o m t h e lad ies of B a r n a r d Cas t le .—Yours s i n c e r e l y , G. N . O A U U ' E I L S , f ue Ba r r acks , B a r n a r d Cas t le , December 261b, 1914.

Presents to Soldiers' Children from America.

Local Youngsters Participate. F r o m t h o ca rgo of Chr i s tmas presen ts

b r o u g h t ove r b y t h e sh ip " Jason," and w h i c h have been dea l t w i t h and d i s t r i b u t e d to d i f f e ren t cen t res i u t h i * o o a n t r y b y t h e L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t Board , and l o c a l l y b y t b e Coua ty Comml t tous , t w o parce l s have bsen r e c e i v e d from D u r h a m b y M r OJ. B a i a b r i d g o ( the honor­a r y s ec r e t a ry i>f t ho i W s d a l e U n i o n b r a n c h of t h e A a t t o o a l R e l i e f Fund) f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n . Oao pa rce l was a l l o t t e d t o t h e Be lg ian o h l l d r e n who are a t Oa in f j r d ; t h e o the r , t o the c h i l d r e n of so ld ie r s or sailor's w h . i are or have been i n a c t i v e s e r v i c e and r e s i d i n g i n B a r n a r d Cast le , S t a i s d r o p , S t r e a t l a m . W h o r l t o n , and M i d d l e t o n i n -Teesd^le . T b e B i morary Sec re t a ry , assis ted b y hie soc, M r T o m tiaiobridge, Sergeant B i g g i n b o t h a m , and M r Joseph N i x o n , examined I k e a r t i c l e s , w h i c h cons i s ted of d i f fe ren t k i n d s uf c l o t h i n g , some t o y s , chocolates , a u d a book, These a r t i c l e s w e r e a l loca t ed t o t b e c h i l d r e n as s u i t a b l y as possible , and those i n the t o w n were banded t o t h e r e c i p i e n t s b y t h e sergeant , w h i l s t one l o t was t a k e n by M r N i x o n t o S t r o a t l a m . T h o o the r s a ro in coarse of d i s t t i h u t i o r , and a l l t h e donees a re pleased *it .u tbogiftM. T o M r Geut , of G a i n f o r d , t h o p a r c e l of a r t i o l e e for t h e Be lg iao c h i l d r e n waa scot tor distribution.

Visit to Hartlepool. WHAT A B O M B A R D E D TOWN ?GQK3

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t h e i f f e o t of a bombirrfrjjr-tifc u p o n t h e un fo r ­t u n a t e t w t i w h i c h sulI-.rB i t . F o r t h e first t i m e f o r o v e r 200 yea r s a h t s t i i e fleet has v i s i t t d E n g l a n d ' s shores , a n d l e f t an i m p r e s s i o n o f a mos t p a i n f u l k i n d . Oo M t i a d a y t h o w r i t e r w e n t t o BPQ t h e t c w o e of W e s t a t .d Eas t H a r t l s p o o l . B u t be fore i-oaching these t o w n s ev idence o f t h e Germ^o va ld was t o be fou- id , e v e n i a t h o o o n v e r a a t i o n of f o l i c w-paaseogers l a t b o r a i l w a y o a r r i t g e . T h e t r a ­v e l l e r s w a r e r« tu n i a g t o t h e i r r u i n e d homeK. One l i t t l e chap , • b r i g h t l an of saven years of age. had missed d e a t h by a m i r a c l e . He was s i t t i n g a t b r a a k f a s t w h e n a s p l i n t s ? ot shel-Kr«zad and g l - g h U y c u t h i s obeek, and b u r i e d i t s e l f ' t n th-N w a l l . F ro-n t b n mother ' s aooount I t e«<im»d t h« t t h e o b e l i e x p l o d e d i n s,ha aex-hotiso, w r e c k i o g a n d c i u i i r . g it t o f a l l on t h e hoase t h e y w e r e l i v i n g i n , w h i ; o spliateri*. ; : f nh f ! l t o r e t h r o r g h t h e w a l l . T h e firni o b j e c . t o be ing home to t h e t r a v o ' l s i " oa b i s a r r i v a l t h a t a b o m b a r d m e n t had t a k e n p laco was a l a r g a etrcatar hole , l c v - 1 w i t h the* sfcrt lnn p l a t f o r m , c u t o e a t l y t h r o u g h fehe st.asioti s ide w a l l . T h e d i i m e t e r was such t h a t a man c r u l d oomfort .ably 7/he.cl a b a r r o w i u r u u g b . T b e r a i l w a y H r" >? 1 hud be«n t<j»:aied o a t of r o c o g n i -t i o a ar, rai!«i whe re t h e s t i u l l e x p ' y . i c d . I had becu toid t he boat w a v t'» see I k e damage waa to t a k i a t r a m car t o E a n l B a r t l o p o o l . " 8 u - - i -nes» ua ueuai " was c l e a r l y fcha m o t t o o f t h e people , b u t t h a s i g h t s l e f t no d o u b t as Co w h a t had hapoened t h a da-" o f t h e boiabardm^ot . I n t b e ma in s t r ee t , oaar t b e c t a t i o r , b o R r d t d - a p w i n d o w s sho??ed w h e r e s p l i n t e r s of r.hsfHo had r . n c h o d . AS-^ng t h n t r a m r o u t e t h e s igns inc reased , i i o r c a l o o t eff, t h e r e a c o r a e r of a UOURO t a k e n aw.ay, a n d w h o r o v e r o, s b o l l b a d b u r s t e v e r y window w i t h i n i O O j a ' d . i was n!>.ft t teie J , ^ ^ d it- t h o i i r m e ^ i a t " v i c u - i - y * p l i n t o i s of s h e l l , even of t h e s.'z-j ot a marble-, bad been d r i v e n i h r o a g h * n i o a i a o h b^-ick w a l l s , a u d I c o n v i n c e d myse l f b y e x a m i n a t i o n . W h e n a s h e l l ext»! d.-id on a hoooe, i n v a r i a b l y the r o o f was b l o w n r f f , r-r.ii f^cqaen t ly she f r o n t o f t ho d w e l l i n g i - i e r f d i t l o c .

T h o g»a w o r k s had boon v i g c r o u s l y s h e l l e d , »nd th'.- Utg!-;, o r a m p l a j - u p gasora»tor , h i ' , »ind fired, l o o k e d % me lancho ly o b j e c t . A smr . i l s r gasomet«." had bsen r> is ' jud, b u t t h e s h e l l or spHote ra aad bou t oce of t h » legs or s u p p o r t s a o o u t t h e m i d d l e , w h i l e the s la te? of t h o w..-ik<s had b f Q a t r i p p n d b y t b e fo rce of the e x p l o s i o u .

A q u a r t o r - o f - a - m i l c f n r t b ? v t h e c h i m a e y s of t h e g l a s s - w o r k s h a d f i n n e d a t a r g e t fo r t b e r a i d e r s ' guns , and a s u h s t a u t i a l gap had been t a k e n ous nf t h e oor.-.i-r o f a l a r g e squa re c h i m n e y , l u t h e l i n o of fire one or t w o h r a i o s had been w r e c k e d . T u i e l e c t r i c i t y w o r k s a u d w s t e r w o r k s had a.lao i i i t f o r n d s«r ious iy .

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R o m a i d k i r k ; M U s H a Hornuby , M r T . W . Lamb, una Ht J . W. W a l k e r ( v i o i i n e ) , M r T . hdamson ( ce l lo ) , M r Goo. B a i o b r i d g e (doub lo (WITS'), a i r J . /La B a i u b r i d g o (co rne t ) , a ad M r s T . Adamsosi (p iano) . M r F r e d W a t s o n made his first appearance before aa Kgg les t a audience, at comedian , a n d w s i o u d ' y applauded . O u of t h e a t t r a c t i v e i t e m s was t> ;e s k e t c h by M r R j y Wal ton ' s pav ty ( t t o m a l d k i i k ) , w h i c h wast g i v e n i u g r a n d s t y l o , and th« f o l l o w i n g p rog ramma was rendered I : — i'h(< n a t i o n a l s s t b e m a n d B r i t a u n i a , the p r i d e of t b e o c c » n — b y t h o o h l l d r e n ; c o r n e t solo ( w i t h baud accompan imen t )—The t r i p l e t s — M r J o h n Ba i r / o r idgo ; sor-g—There i s a l a n d — M i s s M a r y beadle ; oonjr—The r a i l i r a y gu-*rd

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M i s s A n n o i i A d d i s o n and M r A l l a n Stephena> son ; song—Under the c i r cums tances (encore) M r F r e d Watson ; s k e t c h — B a v i n ' t h e i r f o t t y -grafis t akken— b y t h e Misses L i l y F o r r o a t , I v y B a i n b r i d g e , Dora B a i n b r i d g e , L o t t i e B a i n -b r i d g e , F l o r r i e H u n t , and Messrs R j y W a i t o u , R e g . L o w s o n , P a r k i a L o w s o n , and C e c i l F o r r e s t . T h e aooompaniets w e r e M r s T . Adamson a u d M i s s A . E . A d d i s o n . A f t e r t h e c o n c e r t M r J . W . W a l k e r a c t e d as salesman for t h e p o u l t r y fe te , w b i o h h a d been g i v e n i n a i d ot t h e abuve f u n d by t h e f o l l o w i n g lad ies a n d gen t l emen , a n d r ea l i s ed as f o l l o w s : — M r s J . A l l i s o n ( F o g g a r t h w a i t e ) , t n r k e - y , 13a. 61 - ; M r T . H e t h e r i n g t o o , c h i c k e r , 3* 6 U . ; M r s R a l p h B a i n b r i d g r , ch icken , 3a ; M r T . L U e t h e ; i o g -t o u , pigeons, I s . i i i . ; M r H . Baadln , ch i ckens , couple of aabbi t s ( t w i c e reso ld) , 4a, 6 d . ; a f r i e n d , coup le of r a b b i t s , I s . Cd. T a k i n g s a t the c o n c e r t amounted t o £6 13s. 9d . ; sale of p o u l t r y , £ 1 7s. O.i. ; aad houue-to-hoase c o l l e c t i o n , abou t £8 , T h e r e w e r e also g i v e n 3 pa i r s of socks, 2 pa i r s of m i t t e n s , and 1 p a i r t cuffs The s e c r e t a r i a l du t i e s were a b l y d i scha rged b y M r J o h n Lodge , and M r J . Stephensoc, H i l l House, i s t h e l o c a l t r easu re r .

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l o f a n t r y wo.<» r ega led t t t h p l u m p o d d i n g o; C h r i s t m a s D a y by t h e people ot Baru*.i -3 Cas t le a c d n e i g h b o u r h o o d , rvnd, as many of t h e b a t t a l i o n as w e r e i n t h a t o w c , a t t enr i . -^ d i v ' n e s e r v i c e a t S t . M a r y ' - C h u r c h , tbr , Wee leyM: C h u r c h , a c d S i : . M a r y ' s R ~ a u C a t h o l i c C h u r o h . I n t h e e v e n i n g & r e a l l y enjoyabU-tnisoel lanecns e n t e r t a i n m e n t t. ' iok p laco i- -*. ' b o V i c t o r i a B a l l , t h n first house beifcg ;->sckec; to t h e doo r , and th« second bouse I w e l l a t t ended .—Tho C n a i r m a a of t h e W a r E m e r g e n c y C o m m i t t e e , a t t b n o p e e i a g o f (fca p roceed ings , gave a h h o r t address . Ho sa i : i i fcnt p o l i t i c a l s t r i f e i a t b e s t a t e was i .ur .ned :

end e v e r y B r i t o n wan c o n c e r n e J -.b„u.. t h a w>»r a n d t h s sa fe ty c f t h o m o t h e r l a n d . L o r d K i t c h e n e r , i n w h o j o -.Js wes ceLtre-3 t h e w o ' k r f m i l i t a r y organiaa t fmt , had ^r-ked t o r mor« K i e o , c;.>jd t o a c c r i a i . i BKtnnt t h o y w i t i : e s a e i t h e r*«aH o f thai appeal i n vhir l a r g e n n m ! c r o f h e a l t h ) y-' .uag mon t h e y K » W before thero t h a t nigh*-. T h e i r a a l i e i m e a t w?,a t o t h e i r c v e r l a s t i r ^ c r o d i r . sod he h-iped tb-i'c it w o n l d b? t o t b r i r p leasure aud yiy, i . i a f t ( ^ l i f e , t h a t t h e y r e f l ec t ed en t h o p a t r i o t i c fsc ' j c f h a v i n g j o i n e d t h e co lours i a t h o b<>ur of t h e i r c o u n t r y ' s need. H o i m p l e a d t t c r a nr>t t o l o o k upon t h i s w a r too c h e t p i y , '.in.-j aeke. i t h : m all t o r ea l ine t h a t t b e y all b e i o r g r d t o ? u e m p i r e w b i o h was w o r t h pvese rv iug . (App l suse ) . T h e Ch. ' . i imac a n n o u L c ^ d t h a t t h e r e v o a l d b- c o nncoree, and t h e !->rogiamtna prceeofled, t h o first i t f ' m be ing a fine d i s p l a y of i-iccurea b y M r " r a c c e . The>j f o l t o w a d a neg ro s >ng w i t h t . a r j j a c o o m p a c i m u t t t a — M r J . J . W a i k n r ; duos, ;-nd song, a n d dance—Misaos U a i n e ; s e c g

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' l e s p resea i t ' J t - r o f t n e F ree Sc i iuu l C h a r i t y m .- ' .ej r,t t h e C o u n c i l School has d e v e l o p e d i n t - ' e iui tc a p o p u l a r e v e n t w i t h t h e scho la r s a n d paror i ta a wel?. I t t aken p lace a n n u a l l y Kfc t b e br«. ' - \ - iL-g-up f . -r tUc C h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y s , a c d on Wedtieeday a f t e r n o o n t h e r e was a g o o d a t t endance- The e l d e r s»s-. ' s ra a r r a n g e d t h e f o l l o w i n g p rogramme, t ?h icb was weU r e n d e r e d : — C a o r u r - R u l e Britadhaia—by t h e g i r i s ; so lu —The m i n s t r e l boy—Annie M o r t o n ; l e c i t a -t i m . - 3 . W a l t J I ; ; d u e t t — F . T h u n p s o n a n d A . Mc- r t on ; school sol g - by t h e c h i l d r e n ; r e c i t ^ c i o . . —A A a d o r s o r i ; s o l o—F . T h o m p s j o ; M o — T h a mdd ie i ' i ) f a r e w e l l — t h r e e g i r l s ; Behoof 8-;.-g ; d u e t t — L a r b o a r d w a t c h - G . W i l on i a d D . W r r d ; r e c i t a t i o n — L . W a l t o n ; d u e t t — H . Coll i . iE r. aud A . M o r t o n ; school r.xig ; a c d r e c i t a t i o n — A n n i e H a r r i a o n . T h e R e v . W. F . Y a t e s R o o k e r ( r e c t o r ) add.cased the gathering, and M r James W a t s o n p r e sen t ed ohe mouoy p r i z se . T n o c o m m i t t e e t h i s j e a r have inc reased t h e n u m b o r , m a k i o g i n a l l e i g h t scho la r sh ips . T h e w i a u e r s we re Connie T h t m p s o n , Lily K i x o c , George S e d g w i c k , W . V a l t o v , Ambrose R e d f e a r n , T . W. W i i s o u , M a r i o n Her -, a- d Z'nia Q i l L

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billiard h t a d i c a p t e r m i u a t e i . l a s t w o e l c T h e p r i zes wore , ..a utu*2, n u m e r j u s , h a v i n g beuu mt<stly cootr ibui ic-d oy f r i e n d s . T h e f o l l o w i n g w e r e t h e firs ' ; t o u t p r i z ^ - d i n n e r s :—Messrs Joe Be'.l , Thompson G r i e v e , George B e l l ( H i l i j , and B o b e r t G r i e v e .

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patnialaati U a t m e k > e a # , whoa some o x o t l i u u t films were acteene . l . T a e p i c t u r e . ' , e n t i t l e d " T w r e c k " a u d • T h r o w n t o t h e l i o n s , " c a r r i e d s r i t h t h e m g o o d less ins . • L o r e a n d d y n a m i t e "and " T i u y T i m ' s N e w Yea r ' s p a r t y " were amongs t t h o . e. . l .y humorous p i c t u r e s .

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Hg . - a t sended w i t h success. A sale of w o r k t o o l : p lace on F r i d a y • t h e r m i o n , a p u b l i o t e a oe iag p r o v i d e d i u t h e Assembly H a i l . A n -opeu meettog waa bold a t n i g h t , a t w h i c h addresses were g i v e a by tha R e v s . W . M a y a a r d , o f N e w c a s t l e ; a n d C. P e t t i e r • -_d W. Sumner, of M i d d l e t u u . Tae & u a b * i s u p p e r was a f t e r w a r d s aerved, muBic b e i n g s u p p l i e d by a s pec i a l o r c u o t . r o . - Uo S a t u r d a y e v e n u i g ,. misoa i* : .auwus co'oc. •.» waa g i v o u i n t „ e ouapul , under t h e p r ea i cency of :ae R e v . W . Sumner . T b e o h o i r contributed s e v e r a l ii<ems, and songs weio auag by M r s F . Wat son , M i s R . B r i g n a i , und M r I f . Thompson . A q u a i b u t t o was r o n d e i c d by Misacs A . D^baun a L d G. Jaoksou, aud M e « « u R. Etabinaa i a i d » . P i r .kney . M r i .nd M r a i i . - igaal eang t u u e t t , and c l a r i o o o t t e f.o: a Wore g i v e n by M r J . J . i ' ho tups j i j . M i s s H . Dobsoa guve a ~- « 1 i : g . - -On Sunday m o r n i n g aud e v e n i n g the R o v . W . b u m u e r was t h e •fcMon p roachor . l u i b b a l t s i n o o n t he r e waa a y o u n g people ' s a s rv ioe . T h e c h o i r a n d q u t r t e t t e p a t t y c o u t r i b u t e d speo ia i pieces. Solos w e r o a U o r s n d e i e d oy M r s V.. Pu ikney , o t Redca r , The Sunday s c n . i a r s gave r e c i t a ­t i ons aod d ia logues , an.j ;->ng i u e x c e l l e n t s t y l e . M i s s L . Piaite.-y - o i j u io i a t ed a t t h e o r g t t i a t t h e v a i i o u * t > . t r w . ^ s , t he c h o i r con w i n u s i n g s e l ec ted u t t o .

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hot b r o t h e l ( M r J <ui .b*a H u a . , ; f L a n e S ide , M M M I n t n a ) . oa S a t u i d a y l a s t , a t t ho a a v a u c e d sC> o f 87 yean, • t M r s M a r g a r e t W i l k i n s o n , wno was a v e r y ciovout l ady , and a l w a y s sympathetic t o w a r o s a l l rcUgfcMM u o v t m e n c s . She spent taa-jy yean a t R i c h m o n d . T h e i a t c r u i o u t i O , a pl^ce yes t e rday .—On Aiuuday aen. t h a mu rtsl romaius of the l a t e M i s J aue T e m p l e , sf Maorbiggia, w e i o coua igued t o t h e i r iabt luatiitg-place i a A l i d t t i e t o n o h u r c n -y - r a amids t eve / y iu»Liif ' ;e.atieu o f r e s p e c t . T n e d-iC-.-.t.-.c i i i t ay w>*s SS y v a r s ef age . A t a r e c e n t b i c U d a y p a r t y glvea ay t h e I n t o M r s T e m p l e t h e r e wore pres- io t M r # ; t t sou , M r u Gar gate , M t u BnaJlo, an<i M r W . Baad ie , whose agea were i-eapectiveiy 75, 65, 30, u- id 80 y e a r n . Tao. c .mbie t . - . age of t-.e p s r . y w-*s 411 j o ^ r a . Cfela spvbks w a l l io* t h e Loug u « i ty o f f e u s u a i o po, p i e .

l a r g e , f resh s tocks of Homo.- >pathiu MeUic iuee io i - C a t t l v , h o o t R o t L o t i o n aorf O i c t m c - r t , S c u r Cure , b l e e p D i p s of a l t makes , Car, G n a s e . M a c h i n e O B , etc . , a t R . W . Uaine'a, Chemis t , B a r n a r d Cas t l e .

Silver Wedtiing.

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t i e a l r . 5 .

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uitiu.N. — A . Corner House, B g g l e s t o u , o n December 29tb, aged 71 y t s r s , Jane M o r t o n , t h e w i f e o t t h e l a t e John M o r t o u . I n t e r r e d a t Egg lee ton , e n F r i d a y , J a n u a r y 1st, a t 5 p.m.

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