Seagoe |p>atísb /Iftagaátne.J U N E J U L Y, 1921,

S E A G O E W A R M E M O R I A L .

î t ^ H E Memorial Pillars and Gates at Seagoe Parish Church were Dedicated on Sunday, June ’ 9th, 1921. 1 The Pillars are of Portland Stone, and in each Pillar is inserted a Tablet of Hed Granite, on which are

r carved the names of 51 men connected with Seagoe Church and Parish who fell in the Great^ War.The following words are inscribed on each Pillar “ These Gates are a Memorial to the Men from Seagoe Parish who fell in the Great War 1914 1918,” and at the foot of each Tablet are the words “ Their nameliveth for evermore.” The names of the men inscribed are as follows, 20 on each Pillar ; VV illiam James Allen, William H enry Armstrong, Thomas Joyce Atkinson, Robert Henry Brown, Samuel Clayton, John Collen, Thom as Cordner, William Cordy, Robert Jo h n Cordy, Francis Currie, David George Dunlop, T h o m a s Ellis, Thomas Flannigan , Samuel Fox, Willoughby l'razer, Francis Gillespie, Isaac Gilpin, John Girvan, Jam es Gordon, David Grac-y, Jam es Gracey, E rnes t Hall. Thomas Hewitt. Bertram Holland, Norman Sydney Holmes, Thomas Henry Holmes, Thomas Kilpatrick, Jam es Lam b. Joseph Malcomson,. William Malcomson, Edw ard Marshall, John Matthews, William Maxwell. Johnston M‘Afee, Joseph Henry M‘Ardle, Alexander M ’Cabe, F rancis M'Kerr, Thomas Mighton, William Milligan, Robert Taylor Montgomery, Herbert Moore Murray, Joseph Parkes, David Porter, Samuel Robinson, William Sharpe, Henry Sinnamon. Jackson Stothers, Joseph Stothers, Maxwell Stothers, George Weir, James Henry Weir, George Whiteside.

D e d ica t io n o f W a r M e m o r ia l _

T he Services in connection w ith the Dedication of Seagoe W ar M em orial w ere held on Sunday, Ju n e 19th, 1921. T h e Lord Bishop (Right Rev, O'. T . P . Grierson, D .D .), w as unfortunately p reven ted by illness from being present. H e sent as his D eputy th e Ven. H . R. B re tt, M .A ., A rch ­deacon of Connor. The A rchdeacon pireadhed a t M orning P ray e r from th e te x t inscribed on th e pillars, which occurs in th e A pocrypha—The Book of Ecclesiasticus, xliv.

14: “ T heir nam e liveth for everm ore.” The passage is taken from th e famous C hapter beginning ' ‘L et us now piraise famous m en .” T he passage ru n s :— “ All these w ere honoured in th e ir generations and were the glory of th e ir times. T here be of them th a t have left a name behind them , and. some th ere be which have no m em orial. T heir seed shall rem ain for ever ai d their glory shall n o t be blo tted out. T heir bodies are buried in peace b u t th e ir name liveth for everm ore.” The collection was for the

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SEAGOE PARJL8H MAGAZINECo. A rm agh P ro te stan t O rphan Society. D uring th e S e r­vice the Roll of H onour presented to th e P arish by L i.- Col. B lacker and th e Misses A tkinson of E den V illa was D edicated by th e Archdeacon. T he Roll contains the names of 264 Clhiiirdhmen from th e P arish who served with th e Colours during th e W ar. The Roll of Honour is placed in the Church below th e T ab let to tihe Memory of Dean Dawson. I t is on Parchm ent, rich ly engrossed, and chaste in design and illum ination. A t 3.30 th e Service for th e Dedication of th e P illa rs and G ates was held. The C lergy, C hurchw ardens, and Select V estry w alked in pro cession from th e School to th e Church, th e Choir near the gates singing m eanw hile th e xxiii Psalm . A way was k ep t for the Procession by th e P arish Scouts. An immense crow d, num bering some thousands, entirely filled th e roadw ay for a considerable distance. T h e Cor era in P rize Band (all Ex-service men) headed a body of Ex-Service m en num bering about 150 who m arched from th e Oramge H all in C arleton S treet. W hen th e Clergy reached th e gates tlhe Ex Service m en and Scouts k ep t a. space near th e gates. The R ector read aloud tlhe nam es of th e Fallen. T he T ab lets were th en unveiled by M ajor Gibson, la te of th e 9 th B att. R .I .F ., and who had been severely wounded in the advance cn Ju ly 1st, 1916. The M em o­ria ls were then solemnly D edicated by the Archdeacon, an d the R eveille and L ast Post, were sounded by Sergeant H am pton, of W aringstow n. T he Rev. F . J . H aJahan, M.C. (w ith Bar), R ector of D rum cree, who had acted as C haplain w ith th e 9th B atta lion in France, was present and joined in th e D edication Prayers. The H ym n “T here is a Green H ill fa r aw ay” was then sung, and du rin g the singing of th e H ym ns th e C lergy and people moved through th e gates and in to th e g raveyard , th e Clergy ta k ­ing up th e ir position at th e Church door. The Archdeacon having spoken briefly, th e H ym n “S tan d up, s tand up for Je su s ’ was sung. D uring th e H ym n a collection was taken up among those p resen t, am ounting to £ 1 5 7s. 8d., for the Ex-Service Meni’s Club in Portadown. The Hym ns “ Rock of A ges,” and “ Safe in th e A rm s of Je su s” were also sung. T hen followed th e concluding P rayers an d the Benediction. T he w eather was very fine th ro u g h ­ou t th e Service. A t Evening P ray e r th e Rev. F . J . H alahan preached on “ Hom age and Dedication. ’ ’ H e r e ­ferred in touching term s to h is experiences w ith th e m en a t th e F ro n t and to theiir nob ility of character and h e ro ­ism. D uring th e day large num bers [gathered a t th e P illa rs and gates, which were m uch adm ired. A laurel w reath was la id a t th e base of each p illar during th e day , and before th e unveiling th e T ablets w ere covered w ith U nion Jacks. A t both Services in the Church th e A nthem “ W ho a re these a rrayed in w hite robes’’ was sung by th e Choir.

The R e v . H. 6- d e L. S in g le to n «

The Rev. H . G. de L. S ingleton has resigned th e C uracy of Seagoe on his appo in tm en t to th e liv ing of A ll Sain ts, Fosdvke, Diocese of Lincoln. W e congratu la te M r. Sinigleton very h eartily on h is prom otion, and th e good wishes and p ray ers of m any am ong us w ill follow M r. and Miss Singleton to th e ir new home. M r. Singleton h as been C ura te of Seagoe since 1918, when he succeeded th e Rev. T. H. Scanlon, now R ecto r of Tem po, C ounty Ferm anagh.

S u n d a y S c h o o l E x c u r s io n .T here was an immense gathering of Sunday School

■Scholars, and T eachers a t th e A nnual Excursion th is yeatr— larger we thinlk th an ever before. Mr. Isaac W alker, of Seagoe Farm , had m ost k indly len t us two of his large grazing fields, and 110 more su itab le p lace could have been found. I t s nearness to Seagoe Church and School and1 i ts p re tty surroundings made i t an ideal excursion ground T he Superintendents, Teachers, and Children ga thered in th e P arish Church a t 2.30 on T hursday, Ju n e 23rd. A fter a sho rt Service 1 onducted by th e R ector th e children formed in a long procession., headed by th e Scouts w ith th e ir Buglers. Two large Union Jack s were carried a t th e head of th e Procession. The children m arched in procession by Seagoe Road, Lurgan Road, and Churdh Lane to th e fields. The procession was more th an a q u arte r of a m ile in length. Tea was dispensed by a largo band of helpers in Seagoe School for th e girls a t 4.30 an d for th e boys a t 5. Games, Tugs-of-W ar, Races, and all kinds of am usem ents were indulged in to a la te hour when all separated a fte r a m ost enjoyable day. Before leaving th e field th ree h ea rty cheers were given fo r Mr. W alker, and th e R ecto r on behalf of all p resent thanked him for- his kindness in giving h is fields for the excursion. I t is in teresting to note th a t A th letic Sports for th e pupils of Seagoe School were held in th e sam e field on Ju ly 6th , 1906, fifteen years ago.

M is s io n a r y C o l le c t io n s .SEAGOE O M.S. BOXES, 1920^1921.

Total, £14 12s 6 'd .

E denderry , £ 1 17s l i d . —M isses A tkinson, 4s I d ; Mrs. C. M agee, 3s 2Jd ; M r. W m . Tedford, Is 3 d , Miss A gnes Jo hnston , 3s 5 d ; Thos. and Jo h n M etcalf, 4s 7^d ; M rs. H . S toops, 2s 6d ; Mrs. Stevenson, 2s 5d ; Mrs. F lannigan, 3s l i d ; Miss I. A tkinson, 2s 6 d ; M iss G. A tkinson, 10s.

D ru m g jr, £ 2 3s l l£ d .—M rs. S. B est, 2s 6 d ; Miss M adge Gracey, I s 9 id ; Mrs. Hopos, Is 9d ; Miss H annah E . M artin , (3s 6^1 ; Mrs. W. Gracey, 2 s ; Mrs. M 'M ullan, 5s 2 d ; M iss Lizzie G racey, 15s H id ; T he late M r. J . L avery , 5d ; Mrs. Dickson, 7s lOd.

H acknahay, £ 7 0s 2 id .—M iss R odgers 6 d ; Miss M ar­g a re t E . Row land, 10s; M rs. Thos. Neil], 2s 7d ; M iss R achel Black, 6s 8d ; Mrs. N. E ngland, 7s ; Mrs. W m . J . C alvert, 3s 7d ; Mrs. B radshaw , 6s 3d ; Miss G. B est, 2s: 4 id ; Sam uel Je n n e tt , 3s 2^d ; Miss M. E ngland, 5s I d ; M iss A braham , 9s 0^d ; Miss Sarah Magirmis, 6s 3d ; M iss Ja n e O urry , 7s 10^d; Mrs. Neill, Is 3d:; Mrs. L ivingstone, 2s I U d ; Mrs. Craig, 2k 6d ; Mrs. H . Neill, 6s 7d ; M rs. Quinn, 9s 2d ; Miss M innie M 'Corm ick, 3s 3d ; M iss Rebecca C alvert, £ 2 4s Id.

Seagoe, £ 2 17s 6 jd .— Mis® Isabella Best, 3s lO jd ; M iss M aisie R uddell, 7s 4d ; Miss M ary Coulter, 2s 6d ; M rs. S. P o rte r, 3s 6d ; Mrs. Ram sey, 2s 6d ; Mrs. R ennix, 11s Id _ M rs. D ickson, Is 9j,d ; Mi’s. E phraim Collins, 4s 2d - Seagoe G irls’ B ible Class, 8s l i d ; Sagoe A fternoon Sun­day School, 4s 3d ; Seagoe M orning Sunday School, 7s 7^3.

C am e, 12s l i d .—M iss L avery , 2 s ; M rs. Andrew C ostello, I s 6d ; M rs. Price, 2s 6 d ; M rs. M urray, 4s l id . ; Mrs. M artin , 2s.

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P a r is h R e g is t e r —J u n e —J u ly , 1921 B a p t is m s .

The following were Baptized in Seagoe P arish Oh uTch o n M ay 7th, 1921 :—M 'C a n n —Mary Jane, daughter of Jam es and Minnie

M ‘Ca;nn of E denderry .Sponsor.«—Sarah Kane, M innie M 'Cann.

H unter—E sther, daughter of George and F rances H u n te r, of Portadown..

Sponsors—M argaret Thompson, Frances H u n te r Steenson—Alexander, son of George and Sophia Steenson,

of Portadow n.Sponsors—E lizabeth Shanks, Sophia Steenson.

Collins—Cecil, son of Joseph and M ary Collins.Sponsors—E lizabeth Crosslev, Marry Collins.

Sm yth—Aaron, son of Aairon and Sarah A nne Sm yth , of Edenderry.

Sponsors—E lizabeth Crossley, Sarah A nne Sm yth. Hick 111 nd—Lucinda, daughtei of Jo h n and Lucinda Hictk-

land, oif Breaigh.Sponsors— Anine Simpson, Lucinda Hioklaed.

Lyness—George K err, son of Jo h n and Alicia L yness, of Carne.

Sponsors— Anne K err. Alicia Lyness. jRobi'.ison—R ichard W ilson, son of Thomas George and

M argaret Jane Robinson, of D rum nagoon, wasBaptized p rivately on M ay 7, 1921.

B A PTIZED ON MAY 18th, 1921:Porter—Robinson, soo of Jo h n and Jane P o rte r, of Lower

Seagoe.Sponsors—M argaret P o rte r, Jan e Porte r.

B A PTIZ E D ON J F N E 4th, 1921:M 'M urrav—Thomas, son of Joseph E dw ard and Rebecca

M ‘ M miTay, of Lylo.Sponsors—M artha Thompson, Rebecca M M u rrav .

W righ t—K athleen Frances, d au g h te r of Jo h n H enry and M ary E lizabeth W righ t, of E denderry.

Sponsors—M argaret Agnes Donaldson, M ary E lizabeth W right.

M a r r i a g e .Topley and Maxwell—M ay 18th, 1921, Jam es Topley, of

P o rtadow n , “ A ” Special Royal Irish C onstabulary, to M argaret M axwell, of Edenderry.

B u r ia l s ,Livingston—May 1st, D avid L iv ingston ,-of U pper Seagoe,

aged 32.A ustin—M ay 2nd, Jam es A ustin , of E denderry , aged 68 Sherm an—M ay 2nd, George Sherm an, of E der.derry , aged

42.Ross—M ay 22nd, «Sarah Anne Ross, of U pper Seagoe,

aged 24.Stevenson—M ay 31st., George Stevenson, of E denderry ,

' aiged 6 5 .Campbell—Ju n e 5th, E llen Campbell, of K illicom aine,

aged 72.Magee—June 14th, E dna M agee, of B allynaghey, aged 3

days.G i l c h r i s t J une 16th, M artha G ilchrist, of E denderry ,

aged 42.W ilson— Tune 22nd; M ary W ilson, of E denderry , aged 80.

O u r Losses-Sinice our las t issue we have lo s t b y death some wïsœ

w ere very well know n ill th e P arish . D avid L iv ingston , at m em ber of th e C hoir, and a form er Sexton of Seagoe, passed aw ay suddenly a fte r a long strugg le ag a in st i l l h e a lth on F rid ay , A pril 29th H is death was deeply' lam ented. So gentle, lovaible and C hristlike a n a tu re , niurtuired by a deap fa ith in th e U nseen, d rew to him m any closely a ttached friends H is F u n era l o n Sunday, M ay 1st, was a ttended by a g reat crowd of people who (fiiiit” filled the Church. George M agee, out off in th e p rim e a t life by a m otor accident, was very popular. H e h ad beei* fo r m any years a m em ber of E d en d erry B ible C lass, a n d was an a ttach ed m em ber of Seagoe Church. He w as an en th u siast in football m atters. E very one who knew h im liked him . H is Funera l on May 2nd w as very large ly attended- Jam es A ustin (or E rsk ine), who died on M ay 1st, was well know n in th e P arish . H e and h is fa th e r before him had been employed a t Seagoe R ectory. His-’ k ind ly , qu iet m anner gained him m any friends. M rs. Ross passed aw ay on M ay 22nd a t an early age. She b o re a tedious illness w ith w onderful courage. O th er nam es follow—George Stevenson, a b rig h t and haippy little child ; E llen Campbell, Edtna M agee, and M ary W ilson. T o fh e sorrow ful and bereaved we offer our sincere sympathy:.

S e a g o e G i r l G u id e s -F irs t Seagoe G irl G uides a re to foe congratu la ted oir

g e ttin g F o u rth p lace in th e C om petition for th e Countese of Gosford’s Challenge Shield a t A rm agh on Ju n e 25. W e congratu la te E d n a A llen, Isa B est and S arah M ‘Dowel?., who gained Prizes for N eedlew ork; a n d H annah R ainey. L ilian Sands, and Sarah M ‘DowelL, who go t P rizes for B aked B read.

S e a g o e in U .S .A .41 C h estn u t S t., S. M anchester,

Conn, U .S .A ., 9/4/21.

S ir,—I hope you are in good health . W ell, for m e f ami in th e best of health , a fte r selling th a t large bundle- of A lm anacs, 50, b u t g rea t c red it is due to M iss Alic« H opfner, th e young Am erican girl. T here was a d u ty o r

th e A lm anac 99 cents to be paid before I could g e t th e parcel. A ll parcels th a t come i n t i th is country are tax e d , so I had to pay a lit t le over five shillings in E nglish m oney of diuty. 1 am enclosing a posta l o rder for omh

p ound five shillings fc r 50 A lm anacs received and sold,hoping you will get th e m oney safe, a s I h ear th e Sin,"F einers a re doing d ir ty work. W ell, I still like A m erica ; i t ’s a beau tifu l country. The good w eatner seems to !)<■ com ing n o w ; a lthough th e w in ter was no t so se v e re ; Ï enjoyed it immensely. I was th rough a L ib ra ry ill th « c ity of H artfo rd , and I saw some very beau tifu l old p ic­tu re s of g rea t m en, and some very old stones which w ere v e ry in teresting to m e; so you see th e re a re g reat a ttra c ­tio n s in America- I th in k I have exhausted a ll th is tim e, saying again I shall be very glad to h e lp th e old C hurchin any wav T can, is th e closing words of your old frien d .

D A V ID W EB B .W e h av e received a fu rth e r sram of £ 1 15s from Mi..

D avid W ebb, of South M anchester, Conn., fo r K alendars; and A lm anacs m ost k ind ly scld by him in Seagoe-across- jfche Sea. a s we m igh t term S o u th M anchester.

SEAGOE PA RISH MAGAZINE.

WITH THE “NINTH” IN FRANCE.B y Lieut.-C ol. S. W . BLACKER, D.S.O

(C ontinued from A pril—M ay Magazine.)W ednesday, February 16th. — W e have h ad five

ifflsualties. B ull w an ts m e to go dow n early and g o ro u n d th e line w ith him , w hich m eans I shall have to go down comm unication T rench instead of going o n top a fte r d a rk , an d th e T rench is over lj-m. long a n d over knees ins slush and w ater. The D um p where ra tio n s an d stores a re b rough t by ou r T ran sp o rt a re •2 m iles from th e line, and every th ing has to b e carried in b y hand from th ere , an d now th ey say th is dum p is in th e n e x t Div. area , and we can only use it, by courtesy, amd betw een sta ted hours, which adds to th e irksomeness. G re a t efforts to p rev en t frost b ite , every m an has

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fo r h a lf an h o u r fo r 2 days previous to going in to th e line, a n d fo r an h o u r on th e diay th ey go in. Q uite necessary, I ’m su re , in th e p resen t conditions. A D ra ft of 50 men lias a rriv ed a t th e Base. I don’t know when i t will m ate ria lise heire. A ll quiet here to-day. O ur Heavies fired a little , b u t we got no shells back here. Various colds, expect th ere will be m ore before the 6 days a re up. H ad m y h a ir c u t close to-day. Now going to ru b in a n ti­fro st b ite grease. Thursday, Feb. 17th—B rig h t day after ra in y n igh t. W a n t all socks sent. H ave w ritten to C.B. T h e men are sho rt, and w ant them badly , to p reven t T rench feet. (3 prs. p e r m an), and they have only about 2 pr. C andles a re also a g reat w ant for th e Dug-outs. Friday, Feb. 18th—W e got th e relief over w ithou t m is­h a p , and i t was com pleted b y 9 p.m . A very clear moon- light, n ig h t; s lig h t frost, and drizzling io-day. The T ren c h es a re shocking, and the 12th m ust have had an a w fu l week, and worked very hard to keep them Ujp a t .all. Some are collapsed a ltogether, and new ones will b a v e to be dug a t n ight. I w ent all ro u n d them this m orn ing ; from 5.45 a.m . till 8 a.m . i t took me to get round. T hey are exposed in m any places, owing to falling in , and of course in some places knee deerp in slush, and -crum bling o.w»y. I t ’s disheartening w o rk ; as fast as you Clean u p one p lace you h ear and see o th er p a r ts fa lling in. T h e re ’s such a lo t to be done. W e m ight have another cake. ,It was a qu iet niight as fa r as wo were concerned,

b u t. th e re was a terrific bom ba”dm ent fu rth e r no rth from ■about 1 a.m . t il l 4 a .m ., and again ab o u t 5 a.m . D on’t Jcnow w h a t i t m eant. I cam e in a fte r lunch yesterday to fo lk over th ings with Bull* The long com m unication T ren c h w as in, a n aw ful condition, in' places u p to and •over th e knees in gluey d a y . Colds are p revalen t. I l a v e escaped so fa r, th an k goodness. I have b rough t in f a r less kit th is time—blaruket, sleeping bag, b o th coats, w ashing kit and p u tte e stockings. Coming in a t n igh t one can come in overland, n o t in th e trench , w hich is a boon, b u t th e ground slopes tow ards the H u n Trenches, and is b a d if th ey should fine on th e chance of th e re being a relief on. Of course th ey can see nothing. B oth sides have a h a b it of tu rn in g M.G-. on to th e road and village a t nigh t, wlii el I is disconcerting.

(*Bull Commands 12th K .I .R ., was in 1st R .I .F .)

10 p.m.—-Such a wild, w et day it has tu rned out. T h e Trenches a re roaring rivers, and every one wet through..

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in th e line a re bo th doing well. The 2 in M. (the wounded one has since died) were h it by a 5.9 shell which landed.1 in th e yard by th e cookers. No fau lt of theirs, poor fellows- One wounded in leg by a sn iper to -day ; n o t bad. These Tren/ohes a re quite good except one bit, b u t of course th is w eather b u rs ts any sort of Trendh. Owing to w et we w ere unalbile to dlig our new Trench to-night, and worked on m ain comm unication, which is falling in. The men are- splendid, never a com plaint, and always cheerful. Satur­day, Feb. 19th .—F ine a t last, and: a wind, b u t very w atery looking sun. Mild quiet night. W en t round at 5.30 a.m.^ a n d found miudh w ater about, and Trenches fallen in in m any places. A dug-out fell ir. abou t m id-night, burying. 1 m an, b u t h e was got out u n h u rt. A sniper ju s t been located, and P ra t t is off to see if h e can snare him. W e downed 2 H uns yesterday. One of our snipers got them a t about 400 yards. I t blew hard all n ight, and th e w ind is g e tting uip again. Socks and candles are our w ants fo r th e men. Padre goes off to-morrow evening for th e leave. W e shall miss h im sadly. B ed T — tu rned up th e day we came in to th e line. Yes, send handikerohiefs. Our mess cook has gone on leave, M cNeill, from Meadbw Lane,. Portadowm, and Dodd, th e mess w aiter, has taken h is place and cooking qu ite well. H ooper does waiter. 4th Div. and H an ts resting. 36th Div. tak en over th is line pem anentlv. Am reallly qu ite comfy. 9.45 p.m.—A tre ­m endous o u tb u rst of fire ju s t N. of us from 6 p.m . to 7 p .m ., b u t noth ing happened. W e all stood to arm s for 2 hours. I t has been an anxious evening w ith disquieting, reports from Patrols. I have taken various precautionary m easures and am now aw aiting developments. D on’t be alarm ed. You will know by th is tim e to send sodks ; still to send socks, candles also, b u t no m itts or mufflers yet.I believe th e m en a t th e Base have a mascot, bu t don’t know for certain. F ine to-day except for drizzle th is evening, w hich has now stopped. The sleeping acommo- da tion a t M —— isn’t bad. P ra t t and I share a room of sorts.

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and B erry and P ad re double up. I shall only lie down, to-n ight, no t go to bed. Sunday, 9 a.m.—N othing has happened, during th e n ight, except a Zep. came over a t m id-night, b u t d id nothing. A bout 150 m en live in some deep caves cut into th e hill, and sounds of m ining under i t hav e been heard . P a tro l has discovered m en working a t w hat looks like a shaft, ab o u t 1.50x in fron t of us. I cleared all th e m en out of th e caves back to th e village. An expert m iner is coming to-day to examine. W e passed an anxious n ig h t expecting a n explosion, which would, of course, have been th e p relude to an attack . C lear frosty m orning. Such a heavenly spring day , suinniy and w arm , and a peaceful day. V ery l ittle shell fire, and only occa­sional M.G.

(To be C ontinued.)