Sales tig Auct ion. UM» CASTLS * I D D U I .

AUOTIO* M m Co., L T » .

MM loos, Sonleby, K l r k b y t t e o h ~ . and # ^ n r *

l a Yum B u n i i M i A Son, IhMmm^

I A L H T B I 8 D A Y ;

W 1 D N B 8 D A T , JAITOAJ.T 16?a, Usual W 1 B X L Y S A L ! w i U h*

ben there w i l l be f o r w a r d the I of D A I R Y COW* and H E I P I R f t > R I O A T T L H and 8 H 1 B P ' , A - T

[ r i se of 4 1 w i l l be given for the p sank elaas. M » » 1

Judg ing a t 10 t .m. p rompt . Bale at 1 0 - 8 0 am.

Sale of V a t S tock ak 11 a.m.

F A T 8 TOOK. I O a t t l a - l f e a a r a G. A t k i n s o n A Bone I H e i f e r . - M r B. Robtnaon

— M r R. W. Bainbr idge — M r R . H. B r o w n — M r Joe. Mekealf — I x o r s . T . Bala b r i d g e —Another

i Bat Hoggg - Meter* a. A t k i n s o n 4 a. . . - M r H . J a s k s o T ^ * * «

I Sheep — M r M . Anderson - M r J . W i l k i n s o n — M r s Anderson

i » a t Hoggs—Mr R H . B r o w n Pat C a t t l e to be s ta l l ed by 10 am • to be graded. * **h > ehers w a n t i n g Fa t C a t t l e to have t h . i

g i v e n I n t o Office b y 10 a m .

L , - a . . . . TlSSkUi, keley , S t a lnd rop . P n *

T O 0 L O 8 B A T R U S T . " '

| B A R N A R D O A S T L I .

I B H O L D P R O P S R T T F O R S A L B .

T O BH S O L D B 7 A U C T I O N , IBS8RS J O H N P A R K I N B O N 4 BONS,

j CENTRAL 8 ALB ROOMS, BARNARD C A S K S r H U M D A T , 3 4 T H JANUARY, 1911 , a t S M Meet to the Condi t ions of Sale t o be thee 1) , khe f o l l o w i n g Freehold Proper t i e s -

COT I . T H A T F R B S r l O L D R B S I D B N O I

known as - M A T F 1 B L 0 V I L L A , " G e l g a u IOas t le , con ta in ing 1 Recept ion Roosts!

D , P . o t r y , and Soul ier? on t h e Ground I ; 4 Bedrooms and Dress ing Room, and bn the F l r a t F loor , a L a r g o Cel la r i n the

snk, and Stable, Cjaoh-honse, W a i t -. and the asaal Outoff loes , Y a r d and

Garden a t taehed. The P r o p e r t y was | i n the oeenpatlon of M r s B t l e n Hard ing ,

I a l l t h a t F R B B H O L D OLOSB O F L A N D . n i n g by es t imat ion * uf ar Aa re or there. i, a t present l e t I n A l l o t m e n t s , adjoining

bore Residence, w i t h uepa -ate entrance W l g a t e .

L O T I I . tha t S n b s t s n t l a i l y - B o i l t F R B I H O L O

UL1NQ-BOU8B, No. 11, Vie tor ta - to r raes , In ing Drawing- room, Dining-room, en, Soulier j , 4 Bedrooms, Ba th - room and ory , w i t h Cemented Y a r d , a n d Garden

| o r thereabouts i n l eng th ) , and m a i l lianees. Annua l r e n t BIO — Tenant

j ra tes . A t present i n t h e occupa t ion ot | C . M a r t i n .

f u r t h e r p a r t i c u l a r s and permiss ion to

J . I N G R A M D A W S O N , S o l i c i t o r , Ba rna rd Oastie.

PARKINSON & SON, L U O T I O N B B B S A N D V A L U B B S ,

C e n t r a l Sale Rooms,

Es tab l i shed 1876.

O M H A R R I S O N , A u c t i o n e e r a n d V a l u e r ,

MiddUeton-in-Teesdale.

WM. TARN, Auctioneer and Vainer.

o f a l l d e s c r i p t i o n a u n d e r t a k e n .

P r o m p t s e t t l e m e n t s .

H u n d e r t h w a i t e , R o m a l d k i r k .

TV'S T o b a c c o Powder * (Frtf • / Duty I » M US6).

I and al l Skin Troiblea in Cattle, Horsed, P i * * *£l ntins- F l j on Sheep, and Warble Ply i n Cattle, »*>

*, to., on Doge, Cats, Poultry and their nc«W-H O M . P O I S O N O U S .

fo r i s k from C H I L L as by Wash ing , sved by B o a r d o f A g r i c u l t u r e I n T in s , 1 / - and 2 / - ; also i n Bu lk -

l o r r y ' s Ringworm Lotion, Equissa M«"g8

Hie, Maggot Lotion, Foot Rat Lotion, « 6 . OLD BY A L L A G R I C U L T U K A L C H a M I * * 8 ,

m i t H C I V S I D l v

|UIY & Co . , L t d . , S h a d T h s * * ' ' LOHDON, S .E .1 .

BKSQN. W a t c h m a k e r , J e w e l l e r , OJ^* ' a n d M o t o r A g e n t ,

H , J f a w o A T a , BAJWAJU) CASTLS. » A N D S I L V E R B N G L I S H , W A L T H A 1 4

A N D SWISS W A T C H E S , ng R i n g s , a n d Su i t ab l e A r t i c l e s to* edd ing and B i r t h d a y Presen t s ,

j f o r Humber , S inge r , L e a y E r a n o i * H * * / ^ I R S . A „ Globe, M o n o p o l e , S t a r , a n d oe»

Cycles and M o t o r s . H u m b e r s f r o m £ 6 6s. i - L

k. S e w i n g Machines , A m e r i c a n O f * " * a n d Second-hand Cyc le s .

Offleiml R « n » ( r » r t o t h e C-T .O- — -

K s T A B U B H S D 1 8 6 4 .

federick Metcalfe •It, Flower and Potato Saloon*"'

Nuraory and loodtmtn, S, BANK, BARNARD CASTLE. B V a r i e t y o f E n g l i s h a n d ^ r f J * « i 0 « r . •era and Vege tab le s a l w i . y s » "^Uet , W r e a t h s a n d Crosses a i s 4 « * ° ^

> ldea tand M o s t R e l i a b l e *^*J?MpO. I tor Good Seeds of e v e r r d e * 0 ™

land tor Garter , and P a m Pro 0 1 1*"'

T H E T S E S D A L E MERCURY—WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16. 1918.

WILLIAM I IITTAIN, Winston, DA&LLKQTON,

raral Bnglneer, I m p l e m e n t M a k e r , and t, Shoeing and General S m i t h . Mowaaa, and a l l k i n d s of " F a r m

K J ^ ^ e B ts Repai red and dons up as new,

and Plough F i t t i n g s ot a l l Lead ing M a k s s I n S tock .

Pr ion Mats of Implements on A p p l i c a t i o n .

geesdole (Detrcuny C A S T L E , J A N U A R Y 10TH, 1918.

JjJELOPMENT OF FOOD CONTROL. .p R H O N D D A claims that the Food

poller's work is not second even to ' w o r k of conducting the war at the . and the statement is correct.

more or less stringent continue issued, the object being to curb public appetite. I n a " Survey of

L j d Controller's Work in 1917," it . ieted out that it would be difficult

any k ind of legislation jble in a civilised state which would A more criticism than that which rferes with the food of the people. [Wing with so vital a question as

the high importance of avoiding Ciuternieddling with trade and the

that is not absolutely necessary fjficient control must always be a \ « principle. T h e national rather

A strictly local outlook largely opts the fram'ng of the multitudinous [s which are reaching the district

j Committees, and, in a word, these -pts at rationing are a direct appeal

Ije patriotism of the people by asking ilic to exercise self-sacrifice. T h e

jian philosophers taught us the (moral truth that consideration for

5 was indeed true gentility, while •ping selfishness is the antithesis of j generosity of spirit which invokes

jisation and goodwill even in dire sty. W e live in changeful times.

the authority of the Food jster, at the present time, every

jtial article of food, whether, as we ftminded, for man himself or for the j o n which most men in civilised mtries largely depend for sustenance, [been brought under control. T h e slaid down with regard to the prices

live-meat are a chief source of dry, we are informed, largely owing

[fee withholding of stock from the as is affirmed. T h e main

ation for such a course (put Bd officially) by those who adopt it

lie high price of feeding stuffs and aaximum prices for live-meat ^ s 1 by the order. Necessity, which 5 no law, wi l l assuredly solve the

sUem- A n d meanwhile we are in with the determinatioiyvof the

Bid Castle Rura l Food Committee in i meeting trouble half-way—that is,

[Mining to adopt the more drastic Hires until there is proof that the aon has actually arisen and become Sent.

L O C A L A N D O T H E R N O T E S ,

F o r t y lamps, l i g h t l y shaded, are t o be l i t a t Ba rna rd Castle, t h e L i g h t i n g Commit tee of t h e U r b a n Counc i l h a v i n g considered a scheme, l a r g e l y b rough t about by Super in tendent R i d d e l l , a t a mee t ing he ld on Thursday n i g h t , under t h e pres idency of M r F , J . Wi l son . Needless t o say t h e pub l i c w i l l be g r a t e f u l for t h e concession.

The cases of three farmers who appealed against t h e decis ion of t h e S t a r t f o r t h T r i b u n a l , imposing t h e c o n d i t i o n of Vo lun t ee r T r a i n i n g Corps, came before t h e Appea l " t r i buna l , a t R ichmond , on t h e 5 t h ins tan t , when a l l t h e loca l decisions were upheld .

i t i s unders tood t h a t t h e new appointment of t h e Rev. J . B. Robinson i s cen t red a t Hapton. near N o r w i c h , t h e t r a d i t i o n a l home of Hugenots . There has been a U n i t a r i a n Church here for a v e r y l ong pe r iod .

To-day, L i e u t . H . U . Nicholson, Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , who has l a t e l y been i n oharge of headquarters , Bishop A u c k l a n d , leayos t o t ake u p du t ies a t K ing ' s College, Cambridge. He i s t h e son of M r A . H . Nicholson, of Barnard Castle, and has been t w i c e wounded.

M r A l m e r i c 11. Paget, l a t e Unionis t Member of Par l iament for Cambridge, a n d who i s fifty-s i x years of age, i s one o f t h e newly-c rea ted barons. I n 1SH 6 he exerc ised shoot ing r i g h t s on H o l w i o k Moors . He is a governor of Gny's Hospi ta l , and , w i t h M r s Paget, founded a massage corps w h i c h renders sp lend id servioe.

o — £ M r John B r o w n , of Bowbank, who is ba i l i f f i n

Lunedale fo r t h e E a r l of St ra thmore , has had a s l i g h t s t roke . Under the care ot Dr . Beadle t h e esteemed official is somewhat bet ter .

Ma jo r Green, o f the K i n g ' s O w n Y o r k s h i r e L i g h t I n f a n t r y , f rom Ca t t e r iok Camp, inspected t h e R o m a l d k i r k con t ingen t of 2/3 Y o r k s h i r e

PALESTINE AND THE JEWS. [to fact that the cities and temples p Holy L a n d escaped bombardment

s given immense satisfaction to the Catholic community in this

try, and their delight was voiced the might by M r John Smith at the

[«dale Institution, he having visited alem and other historical eastern marks in years long gone by. let emphasis were given to the

W of the Jews in a scholarly address ifred by the Rev. Robinson L a n g

Re Primitive Methodist C h u r c h on lay morning last, and both speakers

" e reminiscent the spectacle ot the I* looking towards the Ho ly L a n d with jjjtts love as his true home. I n what-I7 country residing, the Jews have |*5s exhibited an aversion to engage I-^cultural pursuits, or to invest their la™?1 in land. Faithful to the scripture B*K of some day being restored to |!^ountry, and united again as one

J^Uhey have ever held themselves jNbess to depart from the place of

Present sojourn at the shortest Most of the property they

ajk^date is either readily transport | j t t

, ( ' r ' s convertible into articles which wj^ftent coin everywhere—such as Lyilver, and jewels. T h e y are seldom J ' ^ i t s m e n , artificers or artizans, pjJNly of arts peculiar to their

. ^ P l a c e s . ?.bttlk of the Hebrew

The rooted aversion nation to

'.any country as their permanent 's, of course, a bar to their civiliza-

j a n d advancement, and, many years J .several benevolent persons, with S ir i T 5 Montifiore at their head, found

W>t of the difficulty by proposing 4 'Rat ion of Palestine by the Jews | L j n ° e t of Jews accordingly estab-kort • m s e ^ v e s i f l Jerusalem, and an E 1 ? a s n i a d e to introduce manufacture Nui*. <%. T h e enterprise, energy, M p - ? d e n c e of the Jews are proverbial,

l^nde- a ^ t e r nineteen centuries of H l a s t

n n 2 and persecution, they should K ? return to the home of their • S t h e > ' wil l surely excite the fyjij 1 a °d good wishes of the whole

*abbis W o r l d - I n a n y e v e n t t h e C h i e f

'lie D

a r e not unnaturally exultant at ? sPect, and Mr L a n g named the

*as tef C e t n a t t r i e l i r s t time Jerusalem N w e d t o i n l h e b i b l e w a s , 9 l 7 £ V a e C n r i s t . and its actual

Mat!° e t 0 0 k P k c e 1917 years after t f l t of the Messiah

T w e n t y - f c i i r degrees of frost were reg i s te red a t the CouuJty School bn Monday morn ing . \ goat and a :dog have been trov 11 to dent ! i .at S t a r t f o r t h . l

I i . - o --- I Jfl* A cable Witis r eco ivod on Saturday by Mrs* ( J .

M u r r a y . S, K d w a r d Terrace, saying tha t her husband, Sapper George M u r r a y , of the R o y a l Engineers, has a r r i v e d i n Egypt . P r i v a t e J . l t u t t e r , fo rmer ly of t in s office, is now i n Salonioa.

1. 8 " — The w h i s t d r i v e and dance he ld r e c e n t l y tor

funds t o send postal-orders t o loca l sa i lors and soldiers , t h r o u g h t h e War Emergency Com­mi t t ee , rea l ised £26 0s. 6d , and the rece ip ts of t h e cinema show he ld a t the Wycl i f fe P i c t u r e H a l l , tor t h e i a m e object , we re £11 18s.

M O . Nurse Nelson, of Guy's Hosp i ta l , w h o has

been s e r v i n g i n the base hospitals and casual ty c l ea r ing s ta t ions w i t h t h e B r i t i s h E x p e d i t i o n ­a r y Forces i n France almost s ince t h e beg in­n i n g of t h e war , was specia l ly ment ioned i n Si r Douglas Haig 's despatches of November 7th . Nurse Nelson's parents are now r e s i d i n g a t Cotherstone-

Volun tee r Reg imen t on Sunday afternoon las t . — - 0

Woodland Beagles w i l l meet on Saturday, January 19th, a t Cotherstone, a t 12.

Accompanied b y a New Tear ' s H y m n tor 1018, and w r i t t e n b y h i s fa ther ( the Rev . W . Darwen t , fo rmer ly of t h i s t o w n ) , t h e Rev. C. E. Da rwen t , of U n i o n Church , Shanghai, has presented to t h e members and a l l his f r iends a p o r t r a i t of himself , on his first b i r t h d a y , and h i s fa ther and mother , i n 1858.

Near ly four-fifths of t h e area in t ended for w h e a t has a l ready been sown, whereas a t t h e same t i m e las t year o n l y some t w o - t h i r d s o f the whea t area had been*got i n ; and t h e t o t a l a re a c t u a l l y under whea t a t t h e end of 1917 was f u l l y 15 per cent , g rea te r t h a n a year ago. I n Y o r k s h i r e alone ne a r l y 20 per cent , more l a n d has been sown w i t h whea t than t w e l v e months ago.

o I n t he ma t t e r of s a lu t ing , paragraph 1787 of

t h e K ing ' s Regula t ions calls upon a l l officers to acknowledge a l l compl iments p a i d t o them by men i n t h e King ' s un i fo rm.

o -A Teesdale officer has been honoured tor

g a l l a n t deeds, and i n speaking of! t h e award of the M i l i t a r y Cross t o Ac t ing -Cap ta in R o y Helmerow Helmer , i n a t h i r d ins ta lment of a Supplement t o t h e " London Gazette," t h e

Times " of Sa turday says : " He has w o r k e d c o n t i n u a l l y w i t h indomi tab le energy and courage under she l l fire, super in tend ing t h e l a y i n g of cables, a w o r k of excep t iona l d i f f i cu l ty and danger o w i n g t o t h e cables be ing con­s t a n t l y broken b y enemy s h e l l ' fire; b u t i n sp i t e of t h i s h i s efforts have m e t w i t h success o w i n g t o h i s g a l l a n t r y and perseverance."

The dea th occur red i n France on Chris tmas Eve of Marmaduke W i l l i a m S m i t h , the second son of t h e l a t e M r Joseph 8 m i t h , of Park Terrace , Ba rna rd Castle . The deceased gen t le ­man was a d raper i n B i rmingham, and jo ined the colours under t h e De rby scheme, and has been i n France tor t w o years. Ho was a t his home in -Newcastle, whe re h i s wi fe and daughters are r e s id ing w i t h h i s mother , a month ago, and was expec ted home again v e r y sho r t l y t o t ake up h i s commission. Death was duo to sickness, accelerated b y exposure i n t h e t renches.

Ea r l Brownlow and L o r d Barna rd vo ted i n t h e b i g ma jo r i t y i n t h e House of Lords favour of women's votes.

o — -A t Y a r m o u t h , 011 Monday n i g h t , d u r i n g

naval bombardment , the Germans k i l l e d th ree persons and i n j u r e d ton .

— o — M r s Jane Alderson, Thorngate , acc iden ta l ly

broke her r i g h t l eg a t Ba rna rd Cast le R a i l w a y S ta t ion , l a s t week. The unfo r tuna te l ady was removed t o t h e residence of !her mother a t H i g h S t a r t t o r t h , she h a v i n g been a t t ended b y t h e s t a t i o n ambulance staff. Dr . Adams is i n a t tendance.

The estate i n the U n i t e d States of the l a t e M r s Almer ic Paget, whose husband, M r A l m e r i c Paget, as we have already said , has been crea ted a baron , has been s w o r n a t about t h ree m i l l i o n do l la rs . M r s Paget, before he r marr iage , was Mis s Paul ine W h i t n e y , daughter of t h e l a t e M r W i l l i a m C. W h i t n e y , Secre tary of t he U n i t e d States Navy , a n d w e l l k n o w n i n Teesdale.

Second-Lieut . W. H u n t e r , of Thornaby , g rand­son o f t h e l a t e M r and M r s J. Hun te r , M a r s h a l l S t ree t , Ba rna rd Castle, has d i e d f rom wounds rece ived i n a c t i o n . L i e n t . H u n t e r j o ined t h e ranks as a p r i v a t e i n t h e t h i r d week of t h e w a r , and a f te rwards accepted a commission i n t h e R.N.D., l e a v i n g for France abont t h r ee months ago.

— o — a M r W . H . Ra l s ton app l i ed a t t h e R ichmond

Appea l T r i b u n a l for exempt ion for a ba i l i f f on t h e W e m m e r g i l l es tate o f t h e E a r l of S t r a t h more, w h o was 31 , s ingle , and passed for genera l service . The official had 50 mi les of landed estate t o look af ter , 2,000 p i t props mon th be ing supp l ied . The appeal was dismissed, exempt ion b e i n g g ran ted t o F e b r u a r y 14th.

F o r whee l i ng a b a r r o w on t h e foo tpa th E d i t h S ty les was o rde red t o pay four s h i l l i n g s costs a t t h e B a r n a r d Cast le Pol ice Court , on Wed­nesday, t h e case b e i n g p r o v e d b y P.C. Glover.

Corp l . J . W . Guy, R a i l w a y B a t t a l i o n ; Gunner T . Spencer, R o y a l Gar r i son A r t i U e r y ; a n d Pr iva tes C. A t k i n s o n . H . Evans and E. M c C o l l , Du rham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , are a l l a t home on sho r t leave f rom t h e f ron t .

W i n s t o n has again come f o r w a r d i n a i d of t h e R e d Cross Socie ty , w i t h t h e r e su l t t h a t over £70 w j U be haaded o v » r to t h a t moat deserv ing fund .

DEATH OF MRS H. L. FIFE, OF STAINDROP HOUSE.

AN ARDENT CHURCH-WORKER AND FRIEND OF THE M E D Y .

The death ocom rad on F r i d a y morn ing las t of M r s F i f e , w i f e of M r H . L . F i f e , J .P , ot S ta lndrop House, ch ie f agent t o L o r d Barnard . The deeeased bad o t l j been i l l for the spaoe of about th ree days, and her death waa q u i t e unexpected. The la te M r s F i f e was a lady of many aoonmplishments, and of 4times assisted in en ter ta inments w h i s h were t o r a n y deserv ing cause, and, as r soen t ly as F r i day , the 4 th ins tan t , she organised and took an ac t ive par t in a dramat ic t k e t o h wblcb which was g i v e n at I a g l e t o n for the Sai lors and Soldiers ' Fund . Then , again, M r s F i f e waa responsible for a r ea l l y exoe l l eq t performance no t long ago whloh had for i s objsot the reduc ing of the deb t on t h e c h o r o ' . And hers i t was t h a t the deceased lad] k ohief in te res t oent red . She loved her chnr<' :, and was a most enthusiast ic and ardent t o l l r for I t s welfare . A conscientious and r e g u l ,r a t teoder , M r s F i f e was present on t h r <e

eeaslons op t b e Sunday previous t o h >t demise. She also took an ao t ive in teres t I n the Sunday school, and had r ecen t ly t sk ' tn over the superintendeney. The l a t e M r s F l i e w i l l be g r e a t l y missed i n many capacities, snd her kindness t o the needy I n the v i l l age was w e l l known . She was tbe f o u r t h daughter <t M r H . J . T o u i m i n , of K i n g s b u r v Lodge, St . Albans, and was mar r i ed in 1897. On t he death of her brother - L i t nr. P. M . Touimin— in France, las t September, M r s F i f e composed some rea l ly beau t i fu l l y t ouch ing verses. Much sympa thy i s extended to M r H . L . F i f e and the t w o daughters who s u r v i v e .

The Funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the coffin being borne t o St . M a r y ' s Church , w h e n t h s Rev. J. B. P h i l l i p s (Yioar) read tbe servioe appointed for the b u r i a l c f the dead. The h i s t o r i c t«ns waa well filled by a so r rowing congregat ion. As t h e cor tege en tered the sacred edifice the choi r chanted t h e 38rd Psalm, w h i c h waa a special f avour i t e w i t h the deceased, and also fee l ingly sang the h y m n : " Father* let me dedicate a l l my l i f e to Thee." Tbe Y l o s r read the 90th Psalm, and also the 15th chapter of the 1st E p i s t l e t o t h e Cor inthians , f rom verse 20. As the mournfu l t h r o n g l e f t t he church , the ohoi r saog the Nunc D i m i t t i s . The l eng thy oortege, beaded by the Y l o s r and the surp i ioed cho i r and Sunday sohool ohUdren, weeded i t s way s l owly t o the p laoocf sepulohre, when the Rev . J. K, P h i l l i p s r eve ren t ly pronounced tbe c o m m i t t a l sen­tences, and the oboi r again saog. The g rave was nea t ly l i ned with flowers and evergreens by M r H . C a y g l l l . M r T . 0 . F r a n k t c n v e r y ab ly presided at t he organ.

The Chief Mourners w e r e : — M r H L F i f e , w i d o w e r ; Mis s Dorothy and MJss* M a r j u ie F i l e , daughters ; Miss Gladys T o n l m i n , s is ter ; Colonel R. d* Arey F i fe , C M . Q , D.S.O , and Capta in R i c h a r d Lawsoo, brothers- in-law.

In the L a r g s Body of General Mourners were L a d y Barnard , represen t ing L o r Barnard ; M r C. T . Fogg-E l l io t , p r i v a t e secretary t o L o r d Barnard ; M r s M i l l a r d , housekeeper at Raby C a s t l e ; Messes J. Faweett , c l e r k of works ; I . T o w a r d , d r a i n i n g bail i ff ; T . Bewick , fo res te r ; O. Hodgsot , fa rm b a i l i f f ; H . Buckle , gamekeeper ; i. T n l l e t t , ga rdener ; T . W. App lega r th , obief c l e r k and J . S. Watson, J A l l i s o n , M r s App lega r th and Miss A l l i s o n , office staff, a l l employees on the Raby Esta ta ; Mir and M r s A l l i s o n , M r s Etart, M r s Whi te , Miss Newby , Miss Lowsoo, k l r sad M r s Clark and M r T . Smi th , house­hold servants of S ta indrcp House ; Dr . Hiekey, medical a t t e n d a n t ; Messrs W. H . Rals ton, J P., 3. W. Ha r t l ey , J P., oupfc. R i d d e l l , repre­sen t ing tbe Obief Cons tab le ; 8erg t . D i x o n , Sta indrop ; Messrs C. H . Dent , Snow H a l l ; B. T r o t t e r , G a l n f o r d ; Dale T r o t t e r , Lang tnn Graoge ; I . H . Holmes, J . I . D i w s o n , T. 0 Nicholson, represent ing Messrs W. J. and H . 0. Watson ; T . W r i g h t , T . Tarn , T. W. Bat .bridge <i lerk) , L . Simpson (surveyor) , snd R Brown (inspector), of the R u r a l Counci l ; E. O. Surtees, P. Widdas, Coekfield ; J . L . We>dy, schoolmaeter, Hsrwood , D . Smi th , H i g h Force H o t e l ; G. B e l l , secretary of the Tees-dale Farmers ' A n o t i o n M a r t ; I. G. J ibnaon , 8. Storey, Barnard O a s t l e ; R P. Heft , R J. Heslop, W. Heslop, Rev. R . W. Young , Congre­g a t i o n a l M i n i s t e r , S t a l n d r o p ; Messrs M . Watson, Y . Hodgson, G. E. Fors ter , M r s Fogg-E l l i o t , M r s McQueen, M r s Waters , Misa N ixon , and p rao t loa l ly t h e whole o f tbe t enan t ry on tbe Raby Estate , ss wel l as several inhab i tan t s ot t h e v i l l age of S ta indrop .

Exquisite Floral Tributes were sent by tbe w idower and c h i l d r e n , ber devoted sister , L o r d and Lady Baroard , Lady Legard , Raby Estate Office Staff, Indoor and Outdoor Servants of Stalndrop House,?Mrs O. Fogg-E l l io t , Oaptaln and M r s T r o t t e r and fami ly , of the D e a n e r y ; M r W . J . and Miss Watson, Spr ing Lodge ; Lieut . -Colonel and M r s H . C. Watson, ot the M o u n t ; and D i c k and L i l i a n . . '

The Bearers were as fo l lows :—Mess r s A . H u l l , T . N . Rsyson, L . Wearmoutb, A. Robson, J. H, Wl l l ans and T.- Rlohardson.—The coffin was o t p l a in , unpolished oak, w i t h brass shie ld , bear ing the fo l lowing i n s c r i p t i o n : " Florence Josephine F i fe , d i e d January l l t b , 1918, aged 45 years." M r George Oopeland c a r r i e d ou t tbe funeral arrangements.

Rural Pood Control Committee.

FOOD ORDERS GRADUALLY TIGHTENING. A meet ing was he ld on Wednesday afternoon

ot t b e Barnard Oastle R u r a l Food Con t ro l Committee. M r R . W . Ra lne (obalrman) prealded, and the re were also present M r s B r o w n , a n d Messrs f .Thompson,B O . A d » ? s o o , J . W. I . Davidson, Q. A . Thompson, J . V a n , R. P. H e t t , G L i n s l e y , J H . Por ter , T . W . Bain-b r idge (execut ive officer), and R . B r o w n (inspsotor) .

Sugar Dis t r ibu t ion . Tbe C l e r k remarked t h a t so t a r as t h a t

commit tee were ooneerned t h e w o r k was p rao t loa l ly finished. They had f i led t h e whole of t he envelopea oon ta in iog the declarat ions, snd eve ry re ta i l e r w o u l d now be d i s t r i b u t i n g sugar on the basis of the new scheme. He ss ld t h a t they had had most valuable he lp in t h a t d i f f isul t ma t t e r f rom tbe r e t a i l dealers, and he was g lad o l the o p p o r t u n i t y of expres­s ing a w o r d of thanks.- -The Chairman aaid be knew i t had been a v e r y ba rd t i m e for shop­keepers, and he hoped tbe eoheme waa i n order , and t h a t n o t h i n g f u r t h e r w o u l d be Wanted.

Beware of Losing Your 8 u g a r Card . There waa an app l i ca t ion to replaoe a loat

sugar card, and t he mat te r w - s considered — The O l e r k : I t Is q u i t e an a l a rming basinets In g e t t i n g a new ca rd . Tbe app l i ca t ion muat go up t o London, where it w i l l be filled.

Bread Prices Order . The Clerk read a l e t t e r f rom the Aasis tsnt

Fond Con t ro l l e r a t Newoaatle s t a t i n g t h a t the committ« e were a t l i b e r t y t o p e r m i t tbe p r i ce of bread bought f rom t h e bakeries t o be r e t a i l ed a t 5 ) . lnatead ot 411.

Supplying Customers In A'vsnoe. M r Batubr ldge informed the commit tee t ha t

they h j p power under one of the i o s t ruo t lons to g r a n t an a u t h o r i t y t o a r e t a i l dealer to a n p p l i customers fortnightly I n advance, The appl ica t ion must be genuine.—The Chairman added t h a t a t present they were band-to-mouth, and many re t a i l e r s were t e chn i ca l l y l i ab le i n g r a n t i n g a week's eupply. He instanced the inconvenience occasioned t h e Midd l e ton Co-operative Society 's t r a v e l l e r go ing I n t o Harwood, where under o rd ina ry circumstances he sold a mon th ahead.—Mr H e t t : H a w about those people g e t t i n g the i r g -ooer i r s f rom London every month ? I know they are do ing i t .

But te r Prioes Order. The December order appl icable t o I r i s h ,

blended and impor t ed bu t te r , did no t apply t o f reah b u t t e r , said the Olerk , and the on ly b u t t e r w h i c h M r J . T . Hornby , tbe stores manager at M i d d l e t o n , had been h i t h e r t o g e t t i o g was farmers ' b u t t e r , b u t be waa unable now to get ooun t ry or loca l b u t t e r i n any q u a n t i t y . T h e Olerk added tha t i t wss v e r y ev iden t t h s t a l o t of looal b u t t e r wss go ing away from the d i s t r i c t a l together , and henoe re ta i le r s wanted t o buy m a r g r i i n e , I r i s h and blended b u t t e r . He added t h a t M r Hornby had now appl ied for r eg i s t r a t i on for the sale of foreign but ter .— The C h a i r m a n : The supply of loca l b u t t e r i s exceedingly s h o r t . — M r P o r t e r : I t w i l l be increased i n the oourse of a month , or s ix weeks. Oows were beg inn ing t o calve.— M r H e t t aaked I f i n any appl ica t ions w h i c h were made guarant ies wou ld be g i v e n no t t o buy fresh b u t t e r s t t he same t ime ? — M r P o r t e r : They oannot ge t i t . - M r L in s l ey moved tbst t he cer t i f ica te under considerat ion be endorsed, and t h i s waa agreed.—Tbe C h a i r m a n : There is a shortage of da i ry e n v i , and tha t ia the fact .

Or. Barnardo's Homes: a Pound of Butter Realises £ 2 8s. 3d.

A w b i a t d r i v e and dance was ar ranged by some members of the o l d commit tee of the Y o u n g Helpers ' League, and was he ld on F r iday las t on bebalf ot D/ . Barnardo's Homes O w i n g to tbe s tormy weather many people were prevented f rom a t tending , b u t those present spent a v e r y pleasant evening . The masters of ceremonies for tbe w h i s t d r i v e were Messrs H . Hobson and F . HedUy . D u r i n g tbe i n t e r v a l for supper, M r T . Pa rk in ­son offered t o r sale by auc t ion a pound o ' b u t t e r w h i o h had been g iven . This , af ter being resold several t imea. waa eventual ly knocked down t o Dr . Lelshmao, af ter hav ing real ised the sum ot £2 Ss. 3d. T b e p r i c e l o r t he w b i s t d r i v e were presented by M r s H . O. Watson t o the sooae««foi players Ladles : 1. Miss M . E. Cowper, 177 ; 2, M r s H. Jackson, 176; 8. Mlas A . B.iardmao, 136 Gen t l emen : 1. M r L Chat t , 173 ; 2, M r J . Turne r , 183; 3, M r J F r a n k l i n , 143 D Leishman proposed a vote of thanka to M r s Watson, who, i n r e p i y i o g , spoke of tbe good w o r k ot the homes sod the pleasure i t gave her t o assist. D m e t o g , for w h l o h M r J. Wiseman and M r Y a i t o h efficiently soted a> masters of ceremonies, was kep t up w i t h great energy t i l l 2 a.m., tbe music being suppl ied by M r J . T . Wigb tmsn . The whole tff«ir wss q u i t e i n keeping w i t h the r epu ta t ion gained in pre-war days. The commit tee w i s h t o thank a l l those who i n any way o o n t r l b u t e l t o tbe success of tHe evening , the gross proceeds of w h i c h were £16 10* 8 1 , l e av ing a balaooe of £14 9*. «fter deduot iug the expsnaes, wbleh were £ 2 10s. 8!., t o bo fo rwarded to D r Barnardo's Hom< s

P O U L T R Y KEEPERS SHOULD W R I T E to Joseph T a o r l e y L t d , King ' s Cross, London, who are the manufacturers ot O V U M , Thor ley's P o u l t r y Spies, fo r Thor ley ' s P o u l t r y Keepers' Aooonnt Book, also book g i v i n g useful H i n t ! to Poul t ry Keepers, Both t e n t free,

f fe.

A Clever Repartee: An Ovington Incident.

Apropos ot tbe O v i n a t m reminiscence i n las t week's ' 'Teesdale M e r c u r y , " w i t h o u t g i v i n g • ffsnco t o absentees, the following t rue s tory can be re la ted hav ing referenoe to the aame l o d l v l d o a l , as t o l d by himself t o tbe w r i t e r On one oocasion i n the e ight ies the former was proceeding down tbe v i l l age road towards his house from the " Four A l l s , " when the Roman Catholic Pr ies t happened to be e n t e r i n g the v i l l a g e a t the h i g h end, and not iced bis some wha t unsteady ga i t . A t e w days af terwards the Pr ies t met h i m : " W e l l , W l l l l s m , " he said, " I saw yon go ing down the road In t h i s so r t ot fashion "—here fo l lowed an i m i t a t i o n of tbe prooess by the Pr ies t himself—" wha t bavo you go t t o say for yourself ? " He qu ick ly gathered bis thoughts tr gather and rep l ied " W e l l , your reverence, I hard ly know wha t t o say about i t , b u t t h e faot ot the mat te r is t ha t I have been pay ing h ighway ratea for the last t w e n t y years, and I t hough t I was e n t i t l e d t o a fa i r ah t r e of the rosd 1 "

P I Q S A R E O F T E N T R O U B L E D W I T H W O R M 8 : Thor ley ' s Worm Powders w i l l olesr same. Sold i u Cartons oon ta in iog 6 powders 5d. by Agenta i n a l l parte, or by poet paid 12 powders 1/1 f rom Joseph T b o r l e y L t d . K ing ' s Cross, London .

" T T ' S gra«d," says one user ot Kar snood I P o u l t r y Spice. Ho often go t five eggs

d a i l y fcum five pul io ta i n dep th nf win te r .— 3d., 64. , 1/- , from HosesoN, Poultry Food BpteUUit , Cctberstoee,

UPPER BALE NOTES. [ B Y o n OWN o o R R B s p o K D B j r r . ]

P r i v a t e M . Watson, Mldd les ide , M i d d l e t o n , who Was wounded to Pranoe some t ime age, and has s ince been l o hosp i t a l , baa Just been a t home on leave Corpora l 8. Watson, Newblf fg ln , and P r iva t e J Raworof t are also a t boats on leave from France.

The re was a la rge saary for t h e C h r i s t c a l M i l l a r d ha rd leap i n oonoeet ion w i t h the M i d d l e t o n Mechanics ' I n s t i t u t e , w h i c h was b r o u s h t t o a elosn un Tuesday e igh t , tbe resu l t be ing—la t , M r J. Parker ; Sod, M r 1. B e l l ; S d and 4 h , d i v i d e d , M r I . Wataou and M r J . R Watson.

s* The e M l d r e n l a t h e i n f a n t depar tments a t

tbe M i d d l e t o n Counci l Schools we re enter­t a i n e d t ) tea on F r i d a y af ternoon, f rom the proceeds o f the oo l l ee t loo t aken a t ths Chris tmas eonoert .

*•* As w i l l be seen by o a r adver t i sement

columns there Is t o be • g r a n d nooeer t i n t h e Lunedale school-room, on Jacns ry tttb, and the 1 o i l f r iends are a r r a n g i n g a v a r i e d and tnterssMna' n r " j» .mn ,« .

I h e Lartington Bale* Dsspl te the s tormy w e t t h a r and u c f o r t n o a t e

r a i l w a y l ao l l l t i e s , t ; -,?e was a large assembly gathered t u wl lceas the disposal uf a ch loe co l l ec t ion < f t u n l i a r s , c « - p e ! » , and w u i k e o l ar t , tbe p roper ty . I M r D. Magi .cs Speoee, who n n t l l q i i t e recent ly b»a been toe owner and occupier of 'bat Sue residence, L a r t i n g t o n B a l l . M i sins J Patkioson sod SJOS were the auctioneers. B idd ing waa b r i sk , prioes r a n h igh , t h i n g s many ba rga i t a were ob ta ined . A haoda me g l ided m i r r o r <h> Ru ' e t t l ) waa kooeked foia t o a b i d of £87 10* ; a t y p e ­w r i t e r b rough t 10 guineas ; brass b o S s r , 4 gu ineas ; o i l p . l - t i n g . £ 1 1 ; e*rpet», f rom £4 15s. to £ ' 6 ; o > k d i k i n g table, £ 6 ; mahogany osbloet , £10 ; b i l l i a r d t ab le (by Uurroughaand Watts) , £ 7 0 ; oak aol te , £11 10*.; » . k a i d e -bo »rd, £ i 7 1 0 i . ; b -d room su i t s , £ 1 0 ; o a k dresser and r sok , £12. Buyers were present from l o n g dls-sorns .

Barnard Castle Dispensary ; Appeal for More Subscriptions.

A t the annual moot ing uf tne suppor te rs of this i n s t i t u t i o n he ld on t be 4 b lost . , tbe Chairman ( M r O B M a r t i c ) d r e w a t t e n t i o n t o the decrease in the balaooe in hand, as shown by the Statement of ace mats presented by the Honorary Treasurer . I t was also poin ted ou t tha t there was a marked inorease in t be prioes paid for drugs and ohemloals, w h i c h i s doubt­less due t o present war eoDditioea, and the upward tendency of th inga i n general . T h e l ao t t h a t so few < f onr o w n tradesmen and new residenta appeared on t h e l i s t o f subscribers was commented upun .aod surpr ise expressed t h s t so smal l a number of these townspeople should deem i t necessary l o suppor t the dispensary w i t h an annual c o n t r i b u t i o n t o the fucde. W i t h a v i e w t o b r i n g i n g the c la ims of t h e i n s t i t u t i o n before the p u b l i c i t is hoped tbeae remarks w i l l hsve t h e desired effsot, and secure aha neoessary help, M r R . T . Richardson , aha treasurer, w i l l be g l ad t o e n r o l any n e w subscribers, who , for sn annual subsc r ip t ion of t e n anillicgs, w i l l rece ive t w o t i cke t s for d i s t r i b u t i o n , e n t i t l l o g t w o pa t i en t s to medical attendance.

should asnd two itamps for our 32-page Ultutrated Book oontainirg valuable information bow a i l l irejroiarit iet and •mppreuiozu may be entire!; avoided or removed bj ample meant. Recommended by eminent Phviiciaiu aa tbe only •afe, •ore, and genuine remedy. Never f a i l i . Thotuanda of

testimonial*. Eatebluhed 1869.

M l M i l l BLANCHARQ, OLARRMOST HOnan n»i.»wiv r.ASB, LOHDOB.

L A D I E S . BLANCKARD'S PUIS

^euurivaUedfor a l l I rmralar i t iee , etc Tney ipoedUy afford relief, and never fail to alleviate a l l Buffering.

Chey •nperaede Pennyroyal, P i l Ooehia, Bitter Apple, ate. dLANOHARXt'e are the beat of a l l P i l l s for Women told In boxee. I t . ' , d , by BOOTS' Branebea, TAYLOR'S Drug Company Branchee and al l Chemiita, or pott tree,

«ame price, from LESLIE MARTY It, Limited, Chemists,

4 DA.LBTOS L A N K . L O H n o w . r H W M I * valnable BJW.VI** n w t *r*m 1*. f tamp.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, A « P DEATH*.

Roll of Honour. COIXTNSOS .— K i l l e d in ac t ion , on December 16th.

P r iva te G. Gibson C o l l i n s n n , Nor thumber l and F i i M i l i i T s , aged 3:1 years , dea r l y beloved h u s b a n d of A n n i e Col l inson, H o l w i c k , M i d d l o t o n - i n-T< ei-d;iIe.

I>u y c * h p d nod tie * « R tb"rr . i o d'» tun b>t H n d t -i - p hie .hare:

Pi*, fttr »v-ny ffrwv,. w t h e Hu^rost blow N'nn* ha* BCMi a he^.t* <V-TI * n"W

— Deeply mourned by his wi fe and c h i l d r e n , fa ther , mother , s is ters , bro thers , and mother-in- law.

S M I T H . - O n Chris tmas Eve. i n France , of sickness. M^rniaduko W i l l i a m Smi th , second son of the la te Joseph Smith , of Park-tarrace, aged 3i; years. - 1 ><•• pi y ni ' -nrned l>y his w i f e , two daughters , and mother iof Noweastle')-R. I .P .

n e t fit H U S B A N O . — M a r y Husband ,suddenly), a t R a c k

Bu l l Farm, W b o r l t o n , on January I 4 ( b . 4 g e d 68 years. To be i n t e r r e d a t \ \ t torlt- n . on Fr iday , J; inu;iry 18th, a t p.m.

M l l A v R . A t I i f o r d , on January 7 th . Joseph M i luer , aged 70 years, formerly of Eirglestop Abbey.

lo M » m i e i < n t . E L U O T . — I n l o v i n g memory o f my dear stater,

Sarah A n n E l l i o t , w h o d i ed Jannary 12th. 19 4.—Ever remembered by her s i s ter and b ro ther . M r and M r s W . K i p l i n g a n d f ami ly , 232, M i l l Lane. Xcwcast le-on-Tyne.

P F D K N . — I n l o v i n g remembrance of Robe r t I 'edcn, beloved husband of Sarah l 'oden, who f e l l asleep January 13th. I U I 7 , and w a s l a i d to res t a t the Church Cemetery. Barnard Castle, on January 18th.—Never fo rgo t t en b y his w i f e aud f ami ly , and son - in - l aw. — " Teach us t o say, ' T h y w i l l be d o n e . ' "

S W I N R A N K . I n l o v i n g memory of Thomas Watson Swinbank . of H i g h Skoers Farm, Middle ton- in-Toosdale . who d i e d January 13th, 11)17. — Ever remembered by his b ro the r and sisters .

W K L L M A V . — I n l o v i n g memory of Stafl-Sergeant F. Wcl l iuun , H E . , acc iden t ly k i l l e d January 14th, 1016.—Never forgot ten by his w i f e and ch i l d r en .

RstUVi Th«eks. M R A N D T H E MISSES F I F E des i re t o most

s incere ly thank t h e i r innumerable f r iends for the k i n d a n d sympathe t ic l e t t e r s t h o y have n-c i ' ivt -d d u r i n g \ '...>• Is-c few days, and w h i c h t k u y UUA>«> M * * * U J i u d i v i d b s D y u i t i n s