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I h a h i s a t t a ined P « l a tj j t h a* %

I*. aoagS. O i sg was he ld ,

I s a a e . 4 ram j . — O a S a i d a y fcervieas were • a r i a u s ga ther -

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p e a t empora r i l y i I t was dec ided p a g io iaBu a

• r e p o r t e d feu the Counci l ' s

JWgoi , s a d the fibers expressed

Shis' p rae t ioa Hped t o i n speo] Kt mee t ing .

i p i c t u r e h a l l at I drama, '• Saved

i l temperance Rood,' ware the

were rea l ly are also severa l 008.

ok the form of a ohucch war Jons

* i s n e l d i n seed ay even ing .

The du t ies u( feetcried o a t by

u, sad A . a J w e .

Ik Chapal t t an i -Sa turday and was h e l d oa

lidsoc y o( M r J . l addresses wero

ot M i d i l o t o n ; kfield. A p n b t i e Hied.—Mr Gao. sober on Suaday pre was a v e r y PJatberings.

ached I n the i t Monday, by

I * . - : , apart.

Ike soaaol-rouin, \ in a i d o t tha

large audiet io \ efforts o t uhc

sat s tz iog band 1 t w o pieces ia

i c o n t r i b u t e d by | B * i n b r i d g e , and l and M. Johnson toy Wa l ton sang Riompsen a n d J-ttal pieoes. A

as Hooker and our " and " Tbe •wo ch i ld ren ' s

rhich were w e l l aoat JohnsJO

U s were M r s fates Hooker .

the Primit ive on Wednesday , MoBay.of tbo

[also ot Roseria . anie Watson, ot ' ride, who was dressed in s i lk

blossom, and The Rev . . C i ter. The re

lads and well* srwards held a t

Miss Watson the Primitive

. taken a great •atioos ot t h a t ay sohooi and

j the, christ ian py couple lett by

rgh, where to* host ot friends ft, as the «rau> J iway statu° n-; in K i t c h e n e r " lidcUetoo, and,

l keen interest-

• ot the Middle-alved £ 4 , tbe

[Quod Tempi* ' 0 * two tamlliefl

l a n d M r W i l l * * into. Middleton.

^ great snooes* [p layed by tb« I game (500 «f> 1 by a larfff lorioui in bJ* a

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

B3Y FATALLY IHAPPtO AT A FALL OF TIMBER.

yesterday a mee t ing ot the commit tee ot the Greta Bridge Div i s ion ot the Soldiers and gators Famil ies ' Associat i -a was he ld a t

# k e b y -There arc no f ewer than t w >-hnndred-and-

thlr*/ m * n be longing t o the 17th Bat ta l ion nnrb^m t i g h t i n f a n t r y , now i , i ' r a i n i ^ c a t o,-n»rd Castle, who *ti«v u the Wesley an y-tbauist Church i n t h i s t o w n .

t ioot ' -nart tbe Hon. Ian 0 . M a i t l a n d , sun giVlwsonot Wai t l a r id , commanding effleer « f tha first Sportsman's Ba t t a l ion , and son-in-law ' j j j r }• J B e l M r v i o g , I .P . . of Rokeby H a l l . b a g been promoted t o a capta incy i n the 3rd -^jierun Highlanders .

The members c t the parish ehnrch choi r n t gurnard Castle ( w i t h t h o i r wivee, i n tbe case

I j u r i e d mec). we re en te r t a ined t o snpper . (be vicarage "n Thursf l" v n i g h t , on the kino"

imitation of the Rev H . W. H . Bircbam ( the 1 ] t t ! ) and M r s Bi roham. There were t h i r t y -,ij prt sect.

o Yesterday, S i r A r t h u r Convn Doyle insis ted

0 the average German has no more undor-jpdiag of c h i v a l r y than a cow has o l

Jr Reginald P. Den t , eldest son of M r aod to Dent, o t the R twes Mnseum, Barnnrd (j-tle ( formerly of tbe N ^ r t h E i a t e r n Couusy j^ool Cadet Corps), ia gazet ted 11 a saeoad 5jn»nanCT i n t h e 9 i h B a t t a l i m Dnrham L i g h t Ijiintry. H i s b r o t b e r , M r W i l f r e d P . D e r * , i s a t •i-serit t r a i n i n g i n the 2l9fc S a r v i o B i t t a i i o n , joy»l Fus i l ie rs , Epg-m.

The workmen employed a t Messrs Summer-m's Hol lymoor C i l l l e r y , C jck f l e ld . have labscribed £5—which is hereby acknowledged ij Mr F red Nevison, Bank, Barnard Castle— gwirds the fund beiog rais-id for tbe benefit o( Private Dodson. ot the 17th Durham Lfgijit ljlaotry, who accidenta l ly lost his eyes igh t . '

o The announcement of the r eg imen ta l conoar t

ul tbe 17 h (Service) B i t t s l i o n Darham L i g h t lolaotty, under the patronng» ot Colonel G. N Ctolleild, D.S.O, by the offioers and men, is idvertised i n column t w o of page tour i n t h i s day's issue. I t is q u i t e enough to say t h a t the jixcare is i n a id of the bagie and d r u m and fife land fund t o onsuro a bumper house. The date is Monday nex t , i u the V i o t o r i a Ha l l , and Siokets may be bad a t t h e " Teesdale M e r c u r y " OfOoe.

Dr. Taylor-Smith has le f t Gainford to r Wimbledon.

From s i x t y ta e i g h t y members of tbe Teesdale Volan tes r T r a i n i n g Corps assembled 00 the Demesnes, on Thursday n i g h t , under the command of Ma jo r 1. W. B . Heslop, and were smartly d r i l l e d at rhe i n t ake . The s p i r i t uioat iag these men i s beyond a l l praise.

Mr S. R . S. Ph i l l ip s , one of the assistant mutero a t t h e N u r t h Eastern County Sohooi, BIS lost a b ro tbor i n C-ne dev>qt?.ting war . The deceased gontlemarA woo i n tbe naval aCajr i t Aotwe'p, w i s taken prisoner, ao-i i n t e r n e d is Qermany, where he d ied .

Thi Rev. H . M . D i x and kha Rev. W. A p t e r l i fe arr ived a t Gainford .

Lieutenants R . J . B u n t i n g and S R . E .Ph i l l ips , 1 j l the N o r t h Eastern County Sohooi Cadet I Corps, have spent the Eaeter holidays i n [ drilling men for the army, and since then have I pat on t h e i r swords f - f a r t he r m i l i t a r y w o r k . I The Board of E iuoa t : ; ' i w i l l not scinction those I patriotic g-iatlemen j l i u i o g the foroes, i n v i ew

ot the urgent aoed of the scholastic t r a i n i n g j otthe coming race of Engl ishmen.

! M: ?. ... Young , of B l y t h ( the magis t ra te ' who idmonished the m i l i t a r y absentees), is t b o «sly brother ot M r J. T. Youog , of Greenwich Bow, Birnard Castle.

o Kiss Alexandra Morgan has l e f t Gainford

o The Zetland foxhounds w i l l meet on

Tharediy at S ta in ton v i l l a g e ; and on Saturday »t D&lton, each day a t 12 o ' c lock . '

o I t is urjdersr.ocd tha t tho sappers, i - i t h e i r

ne» ordnance survey, are spe l l i ng Catherston sith the final " e "—Cotherstone—aud t h a t

I the North-Eastera R a i l w a y Company have restored the missing l e t t e r , w h i c h had been Moted, on the i r s t a t ion s i g n - b w . i a t t h i s tillage.

o Mrs George Barnsley and M r s Gough have

"rived at Gainford.

Unce-Corporal George Graham Waine,of the Uth Durhams, who is s ta t ioned a t H i g h Wycombe (younger son of ilt Watson Waine, ol Barnard Castle), has been on a shor t v i s i t to •is parents i n t h i s t o w n .

There was a meet ing o f the Governors ot "owes Grammar School on Saturday after note .

Lieutenant M c L e l l a n , of tbe High land [ Infantry,attecded service a t the pariah chu rch , | wna rd Castle, on Sunday.

Captain M . M . Nevi le , l a te ot Baroard Castle * n d . Riobmond, whose se lect ion for ac t ive "Mice bas already been repor ted i u the

Tecidale M e r c u r y , " was oa Thursday Qzetted as aide-de-camp on the Personal

i J™. He oommenoed his career under t^e '«f B-ig>dier-General Wi l son , C . B , of Cliffs •»!}, oear Dar l ing ton , aod bas served i n five ^Siffleuts. He was mentioned i n L o r d ^itcheoer's despatches for the Boer War, and ??* * 0 °s good w o r k as a remount ufiicer d u r i n g *e present war. He is one of fonr brothers folding the K ing ' s Commissior, as does also ?* brother-in-law. Tho captain 's younger g ">tr, who is also oonnected w i t h the Green v j ? ' ° 8 ' D n 8 D e o a g iven a cspta inoy last jj - ' l i t e r less than e igh t years ' servioe. He ?* »eon do ing d u t y w i t h the 3 rd Special jf*f've Bat ta l ion on the Tees defences, and JJ™. the 10th (Servioe) Ba t t a l ion i n ^okin-jhamshire.

T , o »D« • W o l ' - { , n e n engaged i o res tora t ion J r& ions a t the Tees v i aduc t ceased work on ^ * t a y d u r i n g tha prevalence of a h igh

Scene .Near the Barnard Castle Gasworks.

On Monday - . f t n r n t M i r i . '."s the pol ice oourr , i tarnard Castle, M r Coroner J. T . Proud

i <ndactod an i n q u i r y r e l a t i ve t o the dea th of v 'toy, named W i l l i a m Bradley , e leven years of i ga, who resided w i t h b is parents i n Br idgogate . - d who was acc identa l ly k i l l e d i n the l i t t l e <>tutaMon s k i r t i n g the gaa-house bauk, on 'i-ursriay n i g h t las t , by be ing p inned by the

' - ' i n k of a fa l len t ree w h i c h had been cu t • ' v t i , and w h i c h , i t is conjectured, had moved

a f H W yards in the ^ t c i i v l t y . The j u r y sworn wore Messrs John Robson (foreman), T. Maloo lm, M a l c o l m B u r n , T . Brownless. T.Peat , (V W a l l , T . W a r w i c k , F . Kennedy, C. Pl immer, W. Stobart , C. Raise (Bcidgegate), and John Beacpsjrk.

W i l l i a m Henry Brndlay , labourer, 29, B-idgegate, father of tho d e c ^ s e d , the boy l e f t h i m at a q u a r t e r - p j s t a i x o n Tbnrsday r i -ht, hav ing asked permission t o go on- and play, and witness expected his son bask at e i g h t o'elook, the usual t ime , b u t he never r e tu rned . Tne UPX* t ime ho s*>w the lad he was f»8t underneath a t ree , s i the bo t tom of the gas-houso bank. When h<- was g >o ou t he eras dead.

Joseph W i n t e r Nixan , gamek<?pp3r, M « r w o o d cot tage—olcta t o the scone of the a c c i d e n t -said be saw tba deceased a t tbe place i;>di<utod at about half-pant, s ix or a qu-irter-tti-Bavoo l*st Thursday n i g h t . St>me treas had been fe; ' : ; d, and tbo lad v.\:« i n the midd le of them, sloae. Witness tbonghy ue was per fec t ly safe. He was ga the r ing s t i cks i n to a l i t t l e bag, and witness never ap .ka t o h im.

John Simpson, b lacksmi th , 5, Bal iol-s t reet , sMd he found the deceased a t naif-past n i g h t o'clock on F r i d a y morning , as ho w a s r e t u r n i n f ; t o the gasworks, af ter breakfast'. The lad looked as t hough he had been deaa Boms t ime. He ran for assistance, and r.:ie p >lioa weirjS iuformed. Tho body was cold . The opinion bo formed was t h a t the t ree had sh i t t ed , and the l ad was p inned bs tweon t w o trass, his body l y i n g backwards .

James Henry W i l l a a , S t ^ i n d i o p , - . s j i s t i r . N forester t o L o r d Barnard, who helped to e x t r i c a t e the body, said be l e f t the t ree per fec t ly safe a t four o 'clock on Thursday af i e rcoon . The deceased w l y i n g across tbo branches of the othor trees, and a t ree , w h i c h bad moved a few yn.rdt, possibly on the braucbes, was asross h im. The boy bad apparent ly been caugbt b y h i t s tock ing i n the branohes. There was no i n d i c a t i o n ot a s t ruggle , and be appeared to have been crushed and k i l l e d a t once. The t r ee w h i c h held h i m was tho smallest t ree wh ich t h e y had fe l led . W i t h a l i t t l e assistance the l ad could have been go t out the n i g h t before. Witness t hough t he had probably euffocated.

By the Coroner : He cou ld not have been placed there b y fou l means.

Sergt . Carr said he had examined the body, and there was discolourat ion i n the reg ion o l the viscera, bu t no bone was broken .

The j u r y **•• once found a v e r d i c t Acoiden ta l death."

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War Needlework : Greta Bridge Division (South).

Sandbags are much needed for the f ront , and are ba ing made 33 inches by 14 inches, when finished. Ta-.y aro Sewn s t rong ly w i t h s t r i n g . M r s B s l l - I r v i n g is s u p p l y i n g pa t te rns to !>ny worker . Socks are s t i l l needed, Parcels were sent las t wee!c t o officer oommandiag the depot at Wrexham, tat t be Roya l Waists Fus i l i e r s now prisoners i a Germany. Each man is to reoeive a parcul .

Fgglestone School Fund.

The f o l l o w i n g amt-unts have been generously c o n t r i b u t e d to rriia wefik's l i s t for ttte benefit ot tne B.ttg »-i refugees a-. M i d d l e t o u i o T e e s d a l n : - l d r s L Marsha l l , £ 1 ; M r s •» and M r s M B a i n b r i d g o , 3 i eaoh ; a i rs W. Emmersoa 3d ; M U s Ermine Adamsuu, 6 1 ; M r s W R Walker , I s ; M r John B n c b r i d g e , 3 1 ; M r s ffawcetr, ( i l ; Harold , Freda, and John S t tn l ey Bainbr iuge, :M <?•.• • ; L a v i u i a L ' idge, 2 i ; Breads "iud I rene Lcdtie , I d asch ; Mabel Lowfl , Hi ; Easiiaoe S.-Me, 2 u ; George K e t t l e wei ) , l i ; Eva Icetr.a, 3 i ; : l ..• aoe .G'adye.» -d Mabul Ioe ton , I d eaoh ; Claude and W i l l i e Coattt3, I d eaoh; Jack a d Frances A l l i a son , I d e.tsh ; Rober t and Ber t i e H or t o t , l i e ach ; A l f r ed K i d d , til; John Stanley and AiLed , Jonathan K i d d , I d eaoh ; W i l f r e d K i d d , l i ; '• Peggy " 8tepbensor>, 3d ; Jofca Maddison, I d ; George L i d d l o , 2 1 ; Percy Ingham, 3d ; J&mes Stephonson, i s ; Doris and Madge W:«tk«r, 2 1 each ; M a r y Crtul thard, 2d ; John La^so, I d ; W i l l i a m N i c h j l s o n , 2d ; Laura Dt - lk in , 2d M a r y Moore , 3 d ; t o t a l , £1 9s 6 1 . The sum of £1 0) 6d *8 been forwarded.

Barnard Castle Ladies' Association and the War.

To tho E d i i ' i r of tho " Tecsdaie M e r c u r y . " D I : A I I S I R , — A t a moot ing held on A p r i l l U i n

the f o l l o w i n g a r t i c les wore forwarded by the Bernard C.-.si-in Ladies ' Associat ion tos war r e l i e f : -To the B r i t i s h Red Cross—3 pairs of bed socks ; t o the Dowager Marchioness of Londonder ry for the " F a i t h f u l Durhams " a t the front— l u shi r ts , 21 bai ts , and 22 pai rs of m i t t e n s ; t o the A r m o u r y , bishop Auckland , for our o w n 6 th Ba t t a l ion Durham L i g h t Infant ry—52 pairs of socks, 40 pairs of mi t tens ,

helmets, and 62 muillors. A f a r the r sum of £12 was vo ted ao the meet ing to be spent chiefly on wool for sock k n i t t i u g i n the uear fu ture . Socks are always i n grea t request for our good soldiers, and add most considerably bo t h e i r wel l -be ing and comfor t .—Yours f a i t h f u l l y ,

S A R A H E . B I R C H A M , Chairman of the Ladles ' Association

The Vicarage, A p r i l 12cb, 1915. .

T H E TBKSDALR MERCURY—WEDNESDAY, AP^TL 14,1915

Social at Boldron.

r i ^ i , a ' 8 Clough, of the 17th Ba t ta l ion Durham , h

g n t . Infantry, s ta t ioned a t Barnard Castle, ^ l a a ve ry able local preacher i n the Frid ° ° D n e o t i n n > received a te legram on til,"*? morning t h a t bis b ro the r had bsen el. i o Sherburn Co l l i e ry . A pa the t ic * ° 8 n t i n the inc iden t is t ha t the deceased

S . r . n U * n e , d aloof from enl is tment , and his Pnrsnlts b M 1 ) 9 0 0 8 s o r i f l o e d ^ I n d u s t r i a l

loJS' Ernest W i t p e n n y , of 8 t o c k t o n , . ot the grand j u r y a t Durham Easter

retai H ^ t e r of the Teesdale Uniou Workhouse l laHk J * • a » « * J " " i on Wednesday, t h a t

• » had absoooded f rom the bouse on t w o bet^ and had been found sleeping tf-dnSf0 0 "oldiers a t the barracks, a t t w o • Wdier m o r n l n K - The bey wanted t o be

feMaSlf: w « * - o k , of t h e Second Battal ion »t ffwJ*' I n ' a u t r y , who la now stat ioned ^ n d n e t M " . " ' . " ^ ' e o « * " » d h i * Dis t inguished ^nonot Medal last week.

On Thursday last a sooiai was bold i n the above place, presided over by M r J . Pever ley The f o l l o w i a g programme was w e l l rendered —Piacof 'u- towloa and duets b:- Miss A.Furnass, Miss L . K y l e , and Mas te r J . Farnass ; songs by M r s Furnass, MissesS. T a l l e n t l r e , A.Shepoerd. A . Furnass, J- M i t c h e l l , V . Raine, and L . K y l e M r R. T a l l e n t i r e , and Mas te r J . Furnass ; and reading and reoi ta t ions by M r s Tay lor , M i s s V . Healop, and Mas te r T . Grady. Refreshments were handed ronQti, a l t e r widen games were i n d u l g e d . i o , and al together ••<. moae enjoyable evening was spent. Tho proceeds were handed over t o the Red Cross Fund .

M r W i l l i a m Nixon , gamekeeper, who knows every boundary fenoe on the estate, has res ided t h i r t y - t o u r years a t L a r t i n g t o n .

M r and M r s George Gore have re tu rned tc Gainford.

o The Ze t land foxhounds met a t Barnard

Castle ou Saturday. I n the number present were the Mas te r ( M r H . St raker) , t he Misses Straker , M r s H . Roddam, M r W. H . Rals ton, M r George Gore, L i e u t . A. T . B. Heslop, Captain French, M r G. Byers , M r s J . J, B e l l - I r v i n g , Dr . T . G. D. Adams, the Rer . W. A p t e r , M r s George Gore, M r R. Edleston, Miss C. Manby and M i s s H . Manby . T w o foxes were found.

o "Shakespeare belongs to Germany,"says the

H u n , " for the Engl i sh have shown tnsmselves u n w o r t h y of h i m . "

Vestry Meeting's. ST. MARY'S, ROKEBY.

Trse- •xnsr-ry meet ing if t h i s p.xrish wat' fe«..1d n E»st.-r Monday. In tho achr?n'-:w>m, a t h i l t *

rtast s i x o'clock aod resu l ted i n t b « f o l l o w i n g ppointmanrs being aaade. af ter l b * a a d i t of ccounts :—Churchwardens : M r J . 3. B e i l -

I r v i n g and M r A l f r e d Nicholson ; sidesmen : -St Bowlzer and M r Moss. The ves t ry mae t i cg was open-id and closed w i t h p rayer by the Hector .

WHORLTON. Ab a meet ing of W h o r l t o n par iah v j s t r y on

Monday, A p r i l 5 th , in t he school-room, t i e accounts for the year were presented, showing

baiauce of £ 1 6 15s. 3 1 . I n c l u d i n g last year ' s balance of £17 7s. IQ\£., the t o t * l r o o e i p t s were shown to be £85 (in. l j d . , of wh ich amount £13 14». 9d. was erivon to outside offertories, £4 9J. I d . t o the Vic . - r ' s Easter off-rinsr, aod he r«m*i«i?.«r ahsn?*'»vl by church oxp^nses

(£50 7s. Oi J.)—Tco Vlea* nominated M r John E .mnndsna as hit-: w.\rt?en tm the .V" 1??, a r i i the v ; ; s t ry r*r-eleo**»d Mi? J-<bu fi..-wman ss paris'a warden . — Tbero wss cansiderable

iscussion upon t he quest ' . ' ; i of the appoint­ment ot a new i i ; r i n tha plsce cf M r R. J W a l k t r , who has resigned the post,

ROMALDKIKK, e v«s t?y ma t t i . i g was he ld i n tHe school-

>om on Tuesday, the 6t.h l i s t . There was o iy a ntnsll r-.tjiontiapce. Tho Reotx" (kh«j R»v,

Q i i b o r i Ban!) p r e s i d e d . - M r W, Walton Dent- waa nominated Rsotor 'a Wardan, aud M r Rov Helmer w*a eleetad ofioplfi'3 " " > r d » 3 lo r R i m a l d k i i ' k . M r W i l l i a m D«Q(3 wn«wl«ntea church warden for Oothersivine ; M r V/iisr-n H--,ii;h for Laft icgton ; aad M r Thomas Say.eir, New House, was chosen for Hisnder thwai te . M r Kenn*><h H u t c h i i 'on s o d M r R. R*f ro v^cro ppointed sideemen for R o m a l d k l r k ; »•,>;! M r

Wm. Heslop » i d M r H . Not t l r .gham f o r i St . Cathb:'rt's.Oi'uh«rH!!one.--ThM Rector remarked

» i the v i s i t a t i o n o l the 6 lergy , and for the dmisainn r f the cba-ehwardrMt-t wnu ld be

held a t R i c h m ^ d , on Svvurda; , 15tb M a y ,

WINSTON. The ves t ry meet-in*" was held i . i i ue panah*

oom, on Eastar Tuesday. The Rac^a? presided and there wos-e also rreaenfc Mevers W. B r i t t a i n and S. Wal ton (c'nu-tshwaTrJeiif*!, Geo Hodgson (sidesman), E. H i r d y (urgania'.->, A . Walker (pos taas t ' i r ) , and C. E . Hardy.—The Statement of rece ip ts and expendi ture showed

ti- . f loi t of £2 17s. H a . Tne col lec t ions i n huroa showed aa Increase over tbe previous

year of £6 12). 5 1 , bu> outs ide calls , i m h i d i n g war funds havin« recoived t i te i t r .u tua i iy is,rgo amount of over £20, the incoma o! £59 9s. 5 1 . was no t qu i t e r q u a i t o che expendi ture .—Tho Chairman re fer red to the deores.se ot popula­t i o n consequent upon t h a c los ing ot t h e co l l i e ry , the figures ot the present year (Marah 31st) i n d i c a t i n g a smaller popula t ion thaa for v e r y many years .—Mr W m . B i i t t a i u was nominated by the Rector , aud M r T . Wal ton , Primrose, was unanimously re-elected by tbe pariahiouers for churchwardens , Messrs G. ( I . Hodgsua r,nd J . B . Wnlker sidesmen, F .

carth-Bavdon r eo re se r t s t i ve the Rurideoai'»l Conterencs, and M r E . Hardy aud i to r .

ST. GILES, BOWES. Ths V i c a r ( the Rsv. H . Strakss-) presided

ovar a smssll race";iog, on Tuesday ovisiiing «3n. —The church expenses' account showod a defi­c i t c t £9 16s. 5 1 , bnt th i s was explained t o

pper ta ia e n t i r e l y to the ra-opsning of the sou'ih porch and t™ isathz/ay to the cemetery. The of fs r tor t td a l t i -gethar were lowar then usual, p robably owing i n p-*rt t o the war , bu t " ad more th«n met the ord inary year 's expenses, i n c l u d i n g the new i t e m nf £1 10s.,

he parish qu->4» to the B o a r d ' o f FiKsoee. R^*;ret was e x p M s s s d tKa!s ?, morn generous r-wpup.sa had noo heon a-.do to t i ie appeal for sabsc i ip t ioss Vowa-^s the south porett, w h i c h is u - l i v e r s a : l r a ; ' . ? ' . to be •» ?o-y g rea t i tf i j j ruvsmont io a l l and especially wborj iu.-.•j.'s-.'.'j ara cj ; :dncted.— Phe maa* vo io* ut f . -.Qk.- wero pass ad to the church cfQesrs for t h e i r work d u r i n g the year, And tbo following anpoin^meniis w i r e maii ' j for 1915-1916: — Wardens—Mt-tws Ltsugstsffj ain<t L o w e s ; s idesmen—Moors Be l l , R. Bousfieid, I , B.

ant, Wm. Donald, T . Q i tbe r t Dugdaln, Wm. H i l l e r y , J naso. , J. Plows, J. Sayer, arid J . Tbompsi i>,

BARNINGNAM. A vestry meet icg w^s h t i i i ;u i.he vest )y on

Thursday ev?t i ing, The Rector (C.*,nou 4v«oc*sr G.'agh) preoi ' i -s .— The church aceOuoSS wero presented by the cburch-wacdoas, 1 hore .'sad boon tor Shu p t a t f.wolve years :. g r a i n * ! iaaresa j i n the nntEh.-sr of eains y,l »>.<•• I o 1904 there were 5,255 ; i n the p.<st year 6,410—an iccreaao c f 1,155—and i n t i i a t i i n i - . :-h;> amoant coo t r i ba t ed bad incre&sod from £52 2s. 7a. to £6S 7s. l i d . - a n increase cf £16 5*. 4 1 . There was a def ic i t of about £6 for the year ending M a r c h 31st, 1915, after c lear ing off tba adveiso balance of nearly £3, w i t h w h i c h t h * year b«-g •,«, bu t there had been a o r . s . d - *ibi«. W.U- a-, tl i n the amount con t r ibu t ed as special donatiocs. Four teen special eolieotions t j r vsr ious objeote were made, amount ing t o £19 9s. 2d. Niue ot these collect ions, to i ia l l ing £11 18s. 4 d , had been for the war funds. Tne churchwardens ' accounts for Barningham can a lways be compared w i t h other years, as the oustom was in t roduced 23 years ago of making the par ish church financial year end ou M a r c h 31s& instead of Easter, thus secur ing eaoh year the same number of months.—Tbe Rector agnin nominated M r J .G . Nichalscn, and the meet ing re-elected Messrs W. Juhuscn scd W . F . Thomas as churchwardens, and Messrs "', Psarson, R. Lowes, G. Brass, and Ed . Brown as sidesmen.—The church is insured for £5,000. The regis ters date from 1581. The communion pla te (one cc i i l ioe a a - s l 1671): the t e r r i e r , ohurchwardens ' bocks for 200 years, the offor-

r y books, g i v i n g the number of coins and the amounts col lec ted eaoh Sunday for 26 years,

parchment book con ta in ing a r ecord ot a l l events connected w i t h the ohurch, g i f t s , a t o , ; preacher's • • ok, and other documents, and the large valuable safe i a w h i c h tbey are deposited,wero inspected w i t h muoh in teres t .

ST. MARY'S, STAINDR0P. The annustl ves t ry meet ing was held i n the

sohool-roum at. Tuesday sen,, the V ioa r (Rev.

E . Phi l ipps) pres id ing . — The L o r d Barnard p/esented the churchwardens ' aooount for uhe past year, w h i c h showed t h a t the income inc luded offertories to r church expenses, £92 8s. l l ^ d . ; special expenses, £12 6s. 6 j d . ; L o r d Barnard's subscr ip t ion , £50 ; church box, £1 0s. B i d . ; in teres t , £1 4s.; and t o t a l receipts , £187 0s. OJd. Payments : Hsu t ing and l i g h t i n g , £83 l i s . I d . ; maintecaric?, £20 U s . 2 1 . ; organ and choir , £52 2s. 8 d , ; bel l - r inging. £16 4s. ; insurance, £6 ; soeciai offertories-, £42 6s. 6 d . ; and sundries, £14 18s. 4d. ; t o t a l , £235 16«. 0 j . —The present balance i u haad is £75 13s. lOd. The churchwardens were a l l re-eteeted » j f o l l o w s : The L o r d Barnard tor Langleydala and Shot ton, M r V . Hodg 'ou for Ra&y and Keverstone, and M r A . Grice for Staincirop. The fo l lowing sidesmen were chosen: Messis J. B r o w n , A . L . B r o w n , G. Copeland, J . Dicken­son, T . Dent , J . K . Johnson, T . F . McQueen, J. Mat thews , T . Ksc , T . Richaxdson, G. A. Walker , and W. Walker . Messsa T . W, Appiegar tn a .-d T. F . Krank ton wore appointed audi tors . Mesurs A . Grioe and T . Race were elected as repretientatives for the Rur ldecaual Conferenca. — The V i c a r expressed bis deep g ra t i t ude t o a l l t ho ohuroh-wcrkers , and t o i .o rd Barnard for the keeping of the church acconnts.—Lord Baruki 'd, upe i k i n g on church finance, and r e f e r r i ng to the Board for Chnrch f inance , expressed tbe hope for a r e v i v i f y i n g in teres t atu-.-ng tho l a i t y , p o i n t i n g out tha t •hu reh l i f e extended beyond tbe part isulai-parisk te wfai th we belonged, to the diosese aed even W y o a d to the poorer parishes w h i c h were ef necessity pre T i d e d i n grewieg centres.

QAIMHMH) At tbe ves t ry r reet iu- i . w h i c h wns ht- 'd a t

Gainford o n M c n d ^ y sen., t ho V i c a r , who pr«sided. ."g".in norasnir-"' <4" h is wardosi M r J. P. Oh-ti-ge. M r G. H . Richardsna was e'ectcc' chnrohwar<1nn for P ierosbr idgo in th« p1sc«-. of M r J. IT. Stephen ' ' :" , who is r e t i r i n g after h-IdJr-sr pfiice for five j«sars M r Buddy W » P acipnza;ed chu!'chw*rdisn tr.t f leadlsin, ».n<*. M r G. E. Tay lo r for Summerbouaea. M r R . H. Edleston was rtgain asked to represent G-.inford a t the Rnride-canal Cooferenoe. Tbe accounts of the Gainford Church showed an rnk lav for chnrch expensan and char i t i es of £162 0». 2d,, of w h i c h £14 On. 2d. was for His Roya l Highness tho Pr ince ot Wales ' Fund , and £4 17s. 2d. for the Red Cross Sooidty. Tbe d* l i c i t of tba previous vear was reduced by £C 0s. 5d. The. CoHectir-ns a>- the P ie rc - sb r idga Church amoucted to £32 4^. 5d., of wh ich £7 'it. 9d. --aa g iven to societies outside the par i sh .

ECCLESTONE. T'se Easter v r s t r y ' ment ing w>.s b * i d on

Wftdoeatfay last , "-.p Kev, P<«mm«nt Ji>bnSotl (v icar ) i«t the ch-.jr. - U*, M a t t h e w Rai-.e (warden) s n h m i i ' e d tbf» &|fasiciai s-' >>rrcect, « h i c h showed t h e rece ip ts f ' j bo £4(i 2s. 2 d , aud, aft"? foil ar.cnnnts >̂ i r o p • i ' l . tbt-re remained a ta iance i n hand ot £4 18s. 2d. F rom Special pr-/i)™cHor.s and offertories f t the e-t 'Iv v r v ' o . a H , £17 7 * l i d . h i d be fn g iven t o v .fioas diocesan t.x.i. o ther sppsals aad societies.—Tha V i c a r d r e w r i l e a t t e n t i o n of those present to tba fact t ha t tbe accommoda-H'»> i n the chn*obyard was r,;<fc na r im : ^ed , R i d t h a t i t m igh t ' . " i advisable to economise spao* by tho p i r i s h i p n e r s - . r rang i rF to? tho r e s t i c g -piaces of t!'.oir d*a? ones to bo cu5 t-> in increased dep th , t o a l l o w o l t w o bur ia l s instead of one.—Captain W. R . Clau-in Uutcbinso-v., who is se rv ing hi? K i n e arid c c u n i r y a t t ho f ron t , ws? re-elected Vica r ' s warde-.'. M r M a t t h e w R*ir.e consented t o bi<s re-appolnt-maot for another j e t r as ps.op'e's ward«e. -Tho thanks o l the mee t i cg wera tendered to ihvi T s i T^r . t Cimmitueo f o ' *bei? annual viocat!on to the general e x p e n d s ' f u^d cf fcho p a r w h church .

PARISH OF KIRK8Y RAVENSWORTH. The annual ves t ry meet ing w i s he ld on

Easts?? Tuesday.—The accounts presented by tne churchwardens showed * s a t i . f N O t o r y balance t o thpi? credi t .—The V i c ? r (she Rev. L . Drnke tord-Lewis ) , after t j i ank tog the wardens f i x thei? Zbalons ae?Tices daring the past year, proceeded to the e lec t iou of offioers for t h e ensuing years. The r e su l t c f the v o t i n g r*ns t;s re-appoint n i l four wardens w i t h o u t i '•: i cge , v i z : Mossrs W. 3);evenS'>u, for Rave ' iBwor th -ud Whashton ; J J.-hu«" •:: to? K i i k b y H i l l and Dal tou ; A . Shipped, f o r Newsham and New F o r e s t ; and J. Powel l , for Gaylos, M r J. Johns >n W M rhosec t reasurer for the parish for the Ripon Diucssan Fu: .d.

1,500 Eggs for the Wounded Soldiers in Hospitals.

Barn ingh tm ' 8 Magni f icen t Effort, A v e r y i n t e r e s t i ng servico w»s held on

Suaday a!larcoo-> last , to g ive i epfici^l o p p o r t u n i t y for offerings t o be made c t m<w-I s i d eggs. I t was a t fi e. t hough t t h - - n weekly con t r ibn t io '* of about fifty eggs migh t be sent f rom the par ish, bn t the Rec-or, C.vnoi'' E. Spenosr G'^ugh, decided t-; ms-re one *pp.~»l for a large quan t i t y , aod, i f t hough t desis-iibie, another s imi la r appeal cou ld b? m-da luet- on i n the yoa?. The resul t , as w i l l be seen, t a l l y jus t i f ied th i s decision. Not ice cf tbe service ii>jd bean g iven a fortnight previously , and there was A ;<*»•; e congregat ion. D u r i n g the s ing ing of the fin-*, hymn (Bishop Boyd Carpenter 's) toe Sutiday ".chotfl ch i ld ren , ha->ded by the ReOtoc aud the teachers, wa lked up the aisle, b r ing i r -g eggs in a l l kir .ds of baskets, bags, boxes, e tcetera . Th? r e c e i v i n g them i t t he eh iuo&l serosa, ha.-den them to tho churchwards™ and Sldosmeu. The general cocgregat ion then fcllosved w i t h i h e i r offerings, wh ich were received i u the name way. The large qarsoeity preseniod q u i t e •* rf-.3!. i-kable s igh t i n the church . O p p o r t u n i t y Wsj also g iven for those wuo were uuable to g i v e eggs w con t r ibu to money for •he purchase i of some. Al toge the r , i n c l u d i n g wha t the iaoney offerings won'.:! buy, over

Fifteejs Hundred Eggs (1,518;—cquai "to a oontr ibut^un of 50 eg^s every wook for e igh t c ion ths !—ta t i - t o ba psckerl f^r London, and they prosontcid every appearance of having baeu 3!>refuliy selected, as a l l were unusual ly large. The parish of Barniugham consists only of ab^ut 400 inhabi tan ts sost tnred over a lavgo moorland ares, hut representat ives from *be d ( s t a r t par t s oi i ik—Searg i l l and Hope—cam* Lerwi'.y laden w i t h hundreds of eggs to the service, Eve ry house, i t i s bel ieved, ,sent offe?.-ings. Several war hymns were sung, and special prayers offered. Tbe Rector gave an addrss?, t a k i n g a t e x t from a shor t lesson he had read : " I f he sha l l ask an egg, w i l l he offer b im a s c o r p i o n ? " He also read v i s i t e r (anonymous), wh ich contained a c o n t r i b u t i o n i n « . • - , • f u m " a soldier who h»s hsppy memmies of Barn ingham ohurch and schools," *&d ho w i 8 h o d t o help the egg fund. Some of the smaller c h i l d r e n presented a touching s ign t as they ca r r i ed to the Rector ;.n egg i n each band. The nat ional " t r th^m was sung w i t h devot ional s p i r i t a n i enthusiasm at t h o end of the servico. .

NORTH-EASTERN CYCLISTS' MEET.

Langleydaie School.

Five scholars a t t end ing the ab • « . . school have made a house-to-bonao co l l ec t ion for ft:h« benefi'i of tho Russian Poles. The h e l d teacher s incerely thanks the subscribers for t h e i r con t r ibu t ions , la rge or smal l , and hopes t h a t the nex t co l lec t ion , w h i c h i s for the Serbians, w i l l ba l&rgor -iron the present . Tho

nn t r y Side bsu bo:«m d i v i d e d iu to 5 cu-wie-. . , aod the fo l lowing are the con t r ibu to r s :— («) Miss A M Wilson , Is ; Jessie Wilson, I s ; M r Jno. Wi l son , 2s 6 d ; M r W Beadie, 2s 6d ; M r A Koster, I s ; M r Jno. Ha l l , I s ; M i s s L Hal) , 6d ; M r R H a l l , 6 1 ; M r s W Wdtsoo, I s ; M r Jno. Port*?, I s ; Miss A Heslop, I s ; M r Jon. Porscr, I s ; M l A. BoMosoo, 1« ; M r K Nixou , 2s ; M * F H a i l , 6:1; t o t a l , 17s Od. (b) M r Jos. Wilson. I s ; M r K e l l e t t , I s ; M s G Be l l , I s ; M r s I T a i l e n t i r o , I s ; M r s Metca i fe , I s ; M r s Bay, 3d ; M r s Featberstoue, 2- ' ; M r s Richardson, I s ; M r s Walker Wi lson , I s ; t o t a l , 7s 5d. (c) M r Wil l ie . Wa l ton , I s ; M r W Park in , I s ; M r s Dunn, I s ; M r s Fsve t l , I s ; t o t a l , 4s. (d) M r s O L i t t i e f a i r , 6d ; M r s Hutchinson, 3d ; Mi s s Heslop, 2a 6d ; M r Geo. Ta l l en t i r e , 6d ; M r s Bayle«. 6a ; M r J Bel), I s ; * l r I Preston, I s ; M r s J B J . Bet.dle, 2a; M r s J TaUant i re , 6 d ; M r s Lee, 3d ; M r s Porter , 3d ; M r W H B e r r y , 2s 6d ; M r W i l t . Wal ton , I s : t o t a l , 12s 9d. (e) M r J 8 Metc* l te , I s ; Miss Robson, 6d ; M r s J Robson, 6 d ; M r s Thompson, 6d ; M r J Bentham, 6s. T o t a l , £ 2 4s 8d.

Not ice t o the Pnbl ic of Barnard Castle and Neighbour ing Dis t r ic t .—Messrs Pa rk in and Company, Monumenta l Masons, have had landed i n t he i r ya rd , in Crnok-lano, a consign ment o l Marb le Cntk>, Combeioros, and Cresses ot various siza» sod a«eig<isfrora I t a l y , and are i n a pos i t ion to show to t n e i r customers the ac tual sizes and workmanship. Prices w i l l be tonnd most ru<-<3imable. They thank t h e i r patrocs for past f a v o u r s . - N o t e the s i tua t ion ot our yard—Crook-lane, opposite T e r r i t o r i a l H a l l , Barnard Castle.

Now tha t the Lambing season is here Farmers w i l l bo able t o ob ta in a good, fresh s tock of Swoet N i t r e , Laudanum, V e t e r i n a r y Hooc-eapathius, and Lambing Oils and Teats, a t lowest prices, f rom G. Clarksou Marker, Cfceiaie. (opposite Galgate entrance t u Auc t iob M a r t ) , Barnard Castle.

A Recru i t ing C r r n i v r l to bs H a t WhitguntirJe,

of rhe the

i part d i b c

Ti-e ' .hirtT-.-.iebtb >••: on ,1 niwatit.g N -rth-E^sty.•>.. Cvo l i s l s ' Mee t w»e|bold V i o t o r i a and Comei H - l e l , Kefrtuu Mont.a.v c i g i i t , M r B . B . J-llac. t . . - p occupying the chair .—Tho t reasur f l - ' . showed a balance i - i bacd af £5 9P. 0 North-Eaetern R a i l w a y Company, i t a . o . f . T e d , decl ined t o r u n ob< *p exnurs io t s t o Mi Castle on W h i t - M o n d a y M s j o r J . W. B. Heslop, commanding *he Tw*ida!e Volunteer T r a i n i n g Corps ; Mr H a r r y Walker , obairrysn of tbe local Urban D i s i r i c ; C o u n c i l ; and M r Counci l ior John W i s ^ m v 1 , vice-cbairman o* tho local Par l iamentary R e c r u i t i n g Commit tee , a t tended as a deputa t ion from Barnard CacSe.

The President Invlte.-l suggestions for cr ' . i^b ' f . t ing tho r.-iauicg Whi t sun t ide , and M r W*lkpr , on iw>bp.lf of t h i s t o w n , gsvs tliO i f e e t a c r . - i i s l i i tv i t -^ 'oo . to e mo to Barnard Oastle sgs in .—Mr Wiseman, ?•« soppcw-ti'.ig M r W a l k e r r e m ; . . r k s , said i ' ; w r s i b * i o u j t o most pe-'plo t'.iHt it y rss l 'nnd . i s i r sb o to h o l d a c r e i v a ! i n a s imi l a r form to t aa events of previous years, o w i n g t o the c r i s i s th rough which thu r a t i o n was passing, acd, w h i l s t t hey w r r e snxfous not to do a n y t h i n g t h i t would b r i - g me-! away fnuo vbeir da ' i e s i n o r - d u c i o g oio-i i . iont . of war , tne depu ta t ion tn^af, t i t w n l d be vo.\v desirable i f tbe North-EaHWrn Cyolisrd would come to Baen^rr! Castle and ass'Sfc she Parlfftmeotary Recrui t . io- 'Commit tee by h . I d i r g demi Jietra 'tiof, and enc'- - .v^ur ing bo ralah fu ,on for the T t e s d M e Volun tee r T r a i n i n g Corps.— Mej:-.r Heslop apht-ld th i s sontirof-nt, and po in t sd ou t tbe impurtar .co oi r e c r u i t i n g . W h i l s t Barnard Castle i t s e l f bid dona w e l l , s i i f . he, the a g r i c u l t u r a l d i s t r i c t s had not come f o r w a r d as one wou ld h i v e wished, and he thought t h a t a r e c r u i t i n g meet ing » t the wecV: end wou ld bsi p r o d u c t i v e c f vary good resul t s .v-Mt Woods moved thsc the Mee t be bdid a ' B j r c» -d O t s t b , t h i s y :. a r d he supported by M r Stefbensor , Ike s p o r t i n g ed i to r cf the ' Newcas t l^ JourcaV* who suggested the adv i sab i l i t y of h«viug m i l i t a r y sports c r an a th l e t i c tournament.— Th i s B » « fcgrr.••:'(?. upcu , and the de ta i l s were le f t for the Barnard C:.otle commit tee to manage — Tbo President and the w h o H band of loya l aad p a t r i o t i c ifBeials are goic*; to ac t again t h i s ye.tr, and i t is p ' o » s i c g to remember t h a t M r John M o r r s y , who le f t t h i s t o w n --shor t t i m e ago, spokn most favourably of the project i n i t i a t e d by tho gent lomuu i-otn Barnard C»sti«j.

MiLiTAHY iiiQma AT LOW FELL

A local Bridegroom. A wedding of local In te res t ie*ae s- . ' o i i j . i zod

a t 8 t . Helen's Churoh, L o w Fr - l l , oti Monday, the cont raoH 3 part ies be ing Corporj . l S. R. U»ll ( Is 1 . Liaii U.n Bat ta l ion rue Durham L i g h t I c f - n t r y ) , t h i r d sua uf M r s H a l l , Galgate, Barnard C°etlo, an-? Miss Mabe l C ' -ATton, on ly dsugater of M r ;«od M r s Rober t C isy toa , of l iockarb ie Honsc, L J W F e l l , The b r ide looked charming rircasoi i n a ^rey custuma *nd bisonit. **>*i t r i m m e d w i t h v io le t s and corn 'reads, 11 d ca r r i ed & shower bouqua;. fchn g i f t o l tbe bridegroom. Tho bridaemaid was \ i i s« A. Hall of the br idegroom; a:;dsbe was fttusfrd ir, a nr-uvo c:s .ame, W i t . ' u:. i o m a t c h , - n d oarrfed a bouqtset ot narcissi , the git.-, of her b i o t h ». P t i v a U J. 8. Harper ab iy fu l f i l l ed tho dut ies of »-'•':• man. A gua rd of hti.ioar, w i t a croesled bayonets, i a charge of L i e u t e r ; ' . , : t , : . l i , Nicaoiso;:, awai ted r.n? b r i d a l pair, and i'ae hfippy couple wa lked under t i , :s K ' i t t e i i f . . ' ' ."-vch of s teel . A iargo c rowd assembled to witnass th i s p r e t t y s igh t . I n v i e w of the f--.tr, t h a t Corporal S. R . B s l l 11 ibonl So go aesfve service, the honeymoon is postpou';. u m i i after the A l l i e s have r e t o r t e d ' r a n ' i . r i i - i . A recept ion was h e i d a t L o c k c r b i s H u s ^ w h o r ? maoy frian i s a t P e m ' a l e d to wish tbo naw:<r-wadded couple pr spericy and happiness. The 'presents were numerous and ooesly, and specie! mention should b« made of a marbla c l " c k end bronzes- a present t rom tbe platoon i n whioh the br idegroom is beiu io mncn esteem.

Barnard Castle and District Rifle Slub.

The final 8 age ia the Y o u n g eup Oompati t ion vae reel a i.t; Moaday B S L . waen M r W. Ri-Js-

dale aghia proved tbe winner . Tho number ct entr ies th i s year has been vury good, aad the shooting excal lent , aUhoaga prac t ice for memberf! th i s season 30 far b s i boea liar tt :d to ovar>ings. The results leave- U a t e b de s in r ) . Wo oocgrstul,*;o i l r W. Ri./6-.tiie on bis eyieadid shouciug, and also on the fact t ha t , tbia be icg .'-.a t h i r d year i n BBCoessjoB i n wb ioh he bas .won tho oup, i t uaw becomes his . p roper ty . l i i s final score w .a a possible (100). W h i l e cocg ra tu i a t iog she winner , must c o i f j r g e t the w a r d of encour»gfc»iai.r, uua to M r B. Jackson far t ha splendid t-H r t he made to w r a s l the cup from iis!3 former, H ^ h»s proved huosslf w o r t h y of honour. L'hongh a j u o i o l nnd a new member bo h»s m?d.- gfaa t h-adway i n mia i a tu re shooting, and b u p n l l e d . i f more than o:.e ptiz.-., i n c l u u i n g tho j u n i o i cup. He kep t the lead i n the Youag cup ca.-upatitisn u a t i l the tho fiual ataga. Wo feel uuea i».aii he w i l l se-au beoome a shot af whom wa sha l l a i l be proud . The c 'nb has, ^'ais setson, obta ined t h i r d place i n the.. Teesdale league, »ad hope n e x t oas-..-». w i t h the : . id of '.he new members, so

head the i t s ra . - , The i a d u s ' seetioa is i s tp fov iag , aad i t e t r u s t » 6 i ! soon h*v« % compe.titiua for ladies only . The c l u b is cow without.•- cup for oompetl t ioE, and mual *eiy upon the geuercs i ty ef tin se friei .as pet roc a wb-.i have n.reaciy done 1*0 muc'-t tve the c lub, which can da w i i h mare mambers, tho suascr ipt ious bei>-ig:—Gent)e<n-.-a, 5/- ; ladies, 4 / - ; juniors , 2/6, Peraocs del i re J « of j j i n i a g ehaulu spply to at-y bf t h o o o m m i i t o o , or th« hooorary sociesnry, i l r i ' . 8. L i . t i e .

Belgian Refugees and the Frenoh Language.

To the B d i t o i of the •• I . i ] I d e r c u r f S I K , — hi A; I a g i i a t i es i^s - your spac J (.a

behalf af i,he Belgiau refugees, th i s t lrn t o b r i n g before tha uatiee of youe - -,v the desire of t w o of tne refugees a*. Catherscone to holp tha Calherstona c o m a i t t a e by g i v i n g French le«<iuns? They do aa.. propese a' present to form a class, but would ba prepared to g ive lessons to puptia ia Bernard C&stle at t he i r o w n homes. I shal l be ,:)*d to answer suy enquir ies ss t o terms or credentials.— Yours f a i t h fu l l y , J . I N G R A M D A W S O N .

Barnard Castle, 13th A p r i l , 1915.

Large , t regh stocks of Homoeopathic Medicines for Cat t le , Poet R o t L o t i o n and Ointment., B.?.aar Cure, Sboep Dips of a l l makes f a r , Gresfe, Machiaa O i l , ate., a t R. W tiaiae's, Chemist, l i ^ i •.•'..- Oastio.

Zemaliao 8 k ! j O ic tmon t is tbe Oin tmenr v l t h a lOyca re ' - naa - f a i i ue r epu ta t ion . 1/1J pet j a r , I r m M M O I . ' S Drug Stares, the ZesMtme Dep6% ii ' ,rna . -d Casile.

Best Ki.-aUae er C-iokinf; C i a l , 17s. par Si —W. Huc t rm Y o r k , 2fi, Horse Merkefc, Barna/ 4 Castle.

Photographers v i s i t i n g Barnard Castle w i l l find a t ReJoo's, the Chemist, an exaar t w i l l i r f to g ive advice, also frosh stocks of Plates Papers, aud e ther phatcp'raphio materials—R, W. Raina, Chemist, Barnard Castle.

l?or Hard Wear wa offer the WeUingtan Cover a t 8/-, and an lone r Tube of Stout Red Rubber at 4/6.—Teesdale Cycle D e p o t

SUCCESSFUL COKCfHT AT

LAKTIMGT0*. tnst tMl O T . r * i j > n-aeeW far t b • Belgian

retugses) M i ' f e w a t ;he i . n :Uag to i ; I n s t i t u t e rhuraday Iwst I t was a " e r y marked

•• H . ' - M I a v - r y p - i a i 1 f v i ;w. Tae race ip t s • D .ted to tha h a . r i i aie of £4. M r

i >h» S-Ki-.H. J."., li\t »rd C> , - i l . - , ae^sided, and ' ged tec dut ies af cnaiimai^ i n his usual

effit ' i *aan»:e?. Tbe aoncert opened w i t h a-*'*-* rior-s ••a f i a ao hy aiiss M 'Hie Smi th , t i t - m j i i i p o l a t i o a of the key-b <arc le f t no th ing : - '-• • -jessred. Sonut Cnaries b ta i tb , who i s an.v al'VSB yoats «*l agn, gave t w o d e i i g b t f u l

as - t l were very mash apprecia ted. H i ' brasher scants have every reason to be p i ud of h i m . ttifes Praea, of A n t w e r p , one of tS 1 . ^igian refugees, r e c i t e d i n Frenon far the i> c f fit » f t a n Beigi.Nns. She, taa, may w e l l be proud af ber e locut ionary t a len t , aad should c . . . ' .ia to c u i i i v a t e i r . Her father , M r Praet , aisa de l igh ted the audience w i t h a csinio s j n g ia French, e n t i t l e d , " Tha c a p t a i n * jacke t , " M r G. W. Richardson, of Barnard Castle, upheld ".a usual dUUa^uished .-eputatian ae a hum ar-is t , and was very much enj >yed. M r A. Lyons , :ram M a l t o n , a rch i t ec t ut the new ohurch a t Lar l . g o o n , also gavo same humorous selections tuat -.-vtre h igh ly applauded. M i s s Russell rendered a v i o l i n solo w i t h marked a b i l i t y . PI . .forte duets weco g i v e n by the Misses Smi th , aad by Miseem Statrh and Jackson i n m i e t a r t y s ty le . M i s s Eva Smi tn , who i s home oa ho ' id ' .ys t u r n i r- C :..veot ol M e r c y , Ban-Ietland, c.*naiA . ' .0 Htghhu id fling aad soar, dance w i t h a cha rming g r a c j aud exaeileoue chat speaks e l -quen t ly ba th for ber fc-aicirg aod ta laa t . au . i tue r ve ry d i s t i n -gaiahed fe*:u m at tbe concer t was the p'c&aace of the 1st Barnard C i s t i e C i m p a n y o f G i r l Guider -.-ita t h e i r captaia , Miss M , A . Smi th . They sang tha na t iona l antnems, four ot khem hu ld iug *. flag on wbioh the name of K i n g A ' b n r ; , r . a b ;avs bi'jf.- af the Belgians, sua bne r ibed , a . i to %cit»a his photo was a i l aohed . T n u r w i y happened ta be K i n g Albe r t ' s b i r t hday . Other i tems inc luded songs by Ata Beerowdale, Hist Lyons , Miss Manby , u r John Smi th (chairmau;, M r Louis Smi th , and ta" W i l f r . d Smi th , a l l c t wham a c q u i t t e d thamsaives w i t h d i s t inc i i o red i t , ana were loudly applauded. Mis s M o l l i s V imi l i b , Miss M . A . S o i i ' t , M I P S Suddes, a n d ' M i s s Lyons y .yod the acsompauimeats on tbe piano. —Father O'Leary p roposa l a vo te ot thanks to the Caairmau aud cha — M r S m i t h

sui tably r e s p a L d s i i .

Tea and Concert at Winston.

The annual taa a r d c j u c o r t was he ld on F r i aay last . The a ay was doe, and there was a oapi ta l at tendance, fables were p rov ided by M r s Hughes, tba R?otnry ; M r s T . Wal ton, Primrose F « r m ; and An R. W. Simpsou, Cbu-ch Farm. Subscr ipt ions were announced ItOSB tire Caau*e3s Brow:>iow, 21s.; M r s Stctntoo, 10s.; U i s 1'homps in, 2 l s . ; and M r s Beadoa, 10s. Kt the caacr-tc l a the eveaiag tho Reotor taasidad, aud the school-roam was c rowded t u the a j a r . A n exce l len t programme had bee.i ar-angad by M r E . Hardy , and a must •c ,-eatbie eocia' event and t r ea t i t proved. I 'Le f a l l o w k g ar : i« 'es c o u t r i b u t a d t o the e l i r a ' s narmauy :—Insrumaataiists— piano, Mia". Hardy ; i n M i d a l i n , M r * if »nnie, Sander-l a a d ; v i o i i o , M»srer O. l"s r , . i . , , D a r l i n g t o n ; v..'0'.i.sts, Rav. C H i l t a n H u c u . i .sao, Wycl i f ie R to iory ; M r Pl-.ce, G . t n f c a ; Mi»s Pat t iason, j i i a s E. Patt iosori , and Miss W a l k e r ; the jun ia r ohoic g i r l s , hi sic C U R : - , Gladys aad M a r y S a w u r b j , Etamr> uauxb, Anu ie E^glus tau , hud l n a Diokinso i : . T w o very amusiag caj-e'Sju:-.-, —^te w n i i ru tderaa , n a m e l y : "Taa o atraals " (by psrmiesiaa of ULaasrs A o e l H a y w w d aad sws- i>iati.oheaK*r), oy M u s e s i t . r t ' y aaa Etat t ror G a l i l e e ; and " D a r u t b y ' s vies >ry f " by -Jiua-s A . a n i E Pastiasaa. Miss Hardy aooaut^anisd t h n W h m t , and a mast e x i i i r r ^ t i o g e v e n .g was broasjfel to • oioso w . t b the usual v . oa af Jj...e.a aud the n o-.nl aatfc6m.

Funeral of the late Mrs J. T. Young, of Barnard Castle.

" h e d e a t h co.k ulace >a Vr.it.%y last ot M r s Yv.uag, wi fe nf ait J . f . Vauug, j - ' w e i l e r , of .•"i^euwioh U O U S J , u ^ r . c L - p i - , - , . , Barnard C .title. Vbe de-CcAsed H a y * » « very w e l l k cowa ar i c iga iy respected Tha funeral tcok place on M i d . ; wttptaooa, as Mary ' s Parish Churab. Pes is t s ty , Barcara Castia, r.t/iides every tokea nf tc.e deepest raepeci . P i sv iaus i a tbe i a t e i m - u t a shor t sarvice was e .uduc ted a t Greenwiob Housa by the Rsv . J . Pf-aro-.e ile-. g- : (>uperiuteadea. Weeleyan j i i a i s t e r j aaa tba K e v . F . G. Gatehouse, who

iao ctliciatea h t ahe gravecidc. Bl inds were Ui '.'./a as ta. i mournfu l procession t a i k i t e way to khs pssoa o( sepulchre. Xbe raser ip t ion on the brea>' .ylat . ef tua o.r'.i , wil. 'ch w a s ot fumed ask, wi„u b.-aas m . u n t i c g s , was as fo l lows :— - - i j o i o Young , d i ed A p r i l 9 th , 1D15, t?;'id 66 yei.-s." Tho grave was b - a a t i . u l l y l.uod w i t a e . a i g r c e o o . i'be p i i u c i p a l moaraeis

; r e : — M r J . T. Yaaug (<r iduwer) ; - rs C. Cocuraue, Wast Derby , <:• u L i v e r p o o l (•- 'augbteri; M r and M.« a. J . Y ^ u a g , Barnard Qaatta , 1 * aad daa*dkaOf-iti-iaw); »i Lain A . ae<i M i s L i t a a , G. ^ to r th , Maweastie (*an-in-la-v aad daagu .e i j ; l a i M r add M r s b . K . Young , B i y t b fjfeBBtwMSriasi and s i s t e r - ia -) i w ) . Tho genaral m e u r u - r s iac'.udea t h e Reve. J . W. Eoeatt , T . L - K - 1, *i,a Spencer Wnde, u i e s s r s i i . J . D i x o u , J I t , C. B. a l a r t i a . J.t»., Wm. H u t o a i c s j c , J P., O. 8. Scot t , W i Hadgsuu, Geo Whi te , J . G. J i*haa> e, J . c l a r k s o o , J . L y u o , Staif,; , J . w> Haetar , K . A r r u w s m i t h , J. G. B a r r u , J . T . Pearson, T . Dtai (Bawes .Uusnum), J . G. Jaoksuc, R. B. Gent , J . E . Dent, f . Ba iab t idge , J . R . A r r o w s o a i t b , E .

abasa, P. Hunter , P. o. L i . t ie , H . £ . Ra iue , and Miss Drummanu, Barnard Castief; and ambers. The fo l i awing gect iemeu acted as b->* •(•• *:—Messrs J . G. Burn , J . Guy, Hodgson Xbompson, G. Craig , h l j u a t Winpanuy, and G. C. Ha ike r . L i v e l y 11 oral t i i b n t c s were sent, namely :—" From ber l a v i n g hacbaad and c h i l d r e n 5 ' ; ' ' W i t h love ana sor row," from Win i f r ed aad Sejmour ; " W i t h l o v i n g b y m p a t b y , " l r„m a l l pit Melaaa House ; " W i t h l a : aui i M r s M . J . D i x o n e deepest sympathy," Woudleigh, Paryn* a C - s i . e ; " W i t h deepest sympathy ," t ram M r A . i a d a and fami .y , a ieapham; " W i t h deepas^ eympatby," f rom Mr a n d M i a U.»-b SS P. VrJaad, Gaigate, Baraard Cas-la; ' W i t h deepest sympathy ," t r am M r a n d M i s A t k i n s o n ; and M r T . G. Uaiuetr , Biiaaingiiam, M r Janatban Brown , at the Bank, Barnard Castile, was tho uauei takar , aad tea heane aad mourn ing coaches were suppl ied f tam the K ing ' s Head am.

IMOTjit- MAttjABEt, A » 0 DfcATMS.

0*ath8. YOL'Nr..—Oa A p r i l 9ah, a t Greenwich House,

Barnard C i s t t e , Annie , the beloved wi f e ot James T . Yauug, aged 66 y oars .—Interred a t St. Mary ' s Parish C a r ah Cemetery, Barnard Castle, on Maaday, A p r i l 12th.

HESLOP. - A t 195, Eastboa.-ue-avenue, Gates-Lesd, M a r y Hannah (Pol ly) , beloved wi fe of 'ynomas Heelep, et te<red i n to rest A p r i l 6 t h , 1915. " Peace, perfect peace."

h i Memoriam. P A R K I N S O N . — In l o v i n g ar.d Effeatioaateremem-

eicuee of Annie , the beioveii wife of George Parkinson, who d i e d a t 21, Bal lo l -s t ree t , Barnard Castle, oa A t - r i ! 12tb, 1913.—Ever remembered by ber hnebacd and family ,

L'R'ii n.wiT. In ! v i n g memory of Jane Urqahar t ,who died A p r i l l l t b , 1914,-Motber , we have missed you .