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SONS, Hley, Galg,|„,

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[Old Gold Plush; l in ing Table, l e v e lve t ; • t r i p id Velvet, Vy sad 4 S n a i l l e d 8Se«l * u t } •atoh ; Pol l i \r i IskaiBlled C i s t -C a g e , i M ah :a. i » i r ; LStripsd Plush; Jta. by 4 i y d s . ; Blue and Rarf,

Hearthrugs, Jahogauy E t s v ( Table C n a i ' ,

• • Bedstead, B , Good Wool pea Bxlateads, | M *tL,reaso», 2 a, e to , '•

bom Suite, kh Mirror D o i r , Bbairs; Walauc

fcirror and Brass Ibaiaod, Marble • R a i l , Painted boom Crookery, boo Towel R a i l , llass, Bedroom Tales, m Drawers, ft. Combination rase Stair Rods, larble S lab and krpot, R a g s , 2 titoheu Presses, elves, Ki tchen llobes, Kitoheu •as , dongsettle, [Machine, Mall I Chair .

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lorn ing . * , > e d the

and b ^ . * traditions ° [Never w i l l »

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T H E T K B S D A L E M E R C U R Y — W E D N E S D A Y , M A Y 5, L915.

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

The » d death ot tbe ve ry brave M r Rhodes- ! Hcorhoose, brother - in- law of M r M o r r i t t ! Snkebj) is anncunred . M o r t a l l y woaodad, L'flew tb i r ty - f lve mi 'es, s f ter d r o p p i n g a bomb I ao the station at C o u r t r a i , back t o his base, ; iito his report, and d ied n e x t day. M r B a i l - i f-inp has a eonsin ( M r M . B e l l - I r v i n g ) flying I la Releium. a r d frtennnd-Lien- C. V. Pi«>rcy, j nephew ot M r J. J . B a l l - I r v i n g . ><« a t tached to tie Royal F l y i n g Corps, on p roba t ion .

o The Icapecfen'-Qpi-eral i l U f a n k r y c m e j

into h ' " " ' b o War Offieo < n Kr)d»? last , and j inspected t h e 17th Bat taUcn Durham Lighc latootry, whilst performing t he var ious i tems j |beir t r a i n i n g orogramm^. w h i c h inc luded eoaipany dri l l , r i f le exorcises, phys ica l d r i l l , wblatle d r i l l , haynoet f i ^ i t i o g , mnske t ry , ,.t«ck, trench digeipg, machine gua w o r k , gjMsUiag, e tc . We understand the Inspects i-gejeral was ve ry aaUstlad w i t h e v e r y t h i n g ho „ » , and complimented the officers on the (fljieooy of their men-

Mr I I . C. Pdok, President of the Scarborough pbilo*nPhical sod Arohaeologica l Socie ty , o( pHk V i l l a , the V a l l e y , Bcarborongb, who w i t h •0 Paok has been spending several months a t £!t»rd Cas t l r , sends ns h is read ing of t h e jjijjls aonlptured on t he noble font i n our rtid old church :—

I M . T . A . E. Maria te adoramus cternalis M a r i a Thee we adore e te rna l ly

the church be ing dedicated t o . t ho B . V . M . ) Ihese initials are on shields alter>i£(iQg w i t h iserohant's mark on similar Bhielde.

Lieut. A tk inson , o t the 18th Durham L i g h t Infantry, son of M r Q9orge Atk inson , of West ghiffs, who has been a t heme on a few days' leave of absence, re jo ined his reg iment a t ah'.trt notice on Saturday n i g h t The ba t t a l i on ia rationed a t Oooken H a l l , rizht opposi te Fiaobitla Abbey, Durham c i t y .

Yesterday morn ing a Belgian officer i n f o i l nniiorm travelled w i t h the Newcast le t r a in , retching Barnard Cxatle a t 10 44, c n Belg ian military service.

The Darlington T r a i n i n g Corps w i l l a r r i v e it Bernard C i s t l e w i t h the 9°15 ••.•-A<\ oc Sunday a raii'g, and w i l l m i r c h over she Stang to Kichmnnd, whore tbey w ' i i tm t r a in for Ditlington. The Teeedala C j r p s w i l l escort the visitors t b r j n g h t h i s t o w n .

— — o — The men of the N o r t h

Company Royal Engineers— fhe 114th Battn

WESLEYAH SUM&AY SJHOQL FESTIVAL.

Sermons by the Rev. F. G. Catohouse The services ia cwtnoc t ion w i t h tli*.- l oca l

'Vesieyan Sn^rloy eel« - ol " e r e he«l on Svbbath ' w s apaeUI pr^aeher for 65>e d»v being the i tnv . F . O. O i t t l i . u s e , nne o t tea popui..r n in is ie ra ot , t b » c ' ruroh. The m o r c i o g

.liaconrse waa bas td upon the n i n t h verse of chapter s ix i n St. John's g u s p s l : " T h e r e is a

1 i d here w u i o h ha th five bar ley loaves and t w o mal l fishes: b u t w h a t are they among so

,ny ? " H a v i n g br ie f ly ou t l i ned the o i renm-' Uooea a t t end ing tlfe miraonlons feeding of >bn five thousand, the preacher observed t h a t •VShrent men approached the aamn pxohlem • fooi different tmints ot v i e w . P h i l i p wns a t y p o o t the t h e o i i s 1 , who reduced the task to - t r i thmeUcal terms, nud g l o r i e d i n s t a t i s t i c s "••d tables, and, said the preacher, t he re a r e : hose who took up f i e same a t t i t u d e i n r e l a t i on t o the presant war. They ware ready w i t h t h e i r s tatement »a t.otr.e probable cr;st i u men acd money, the dura t ion , e t c , hu- t h e i r t heo r i s ing was no t uMlitariA«, and p rac t i ca l r f fo r t was a t a discount . A o d r e w w\a a type ( ' the more p rac t i ca l roan, w i t h bu t a 1'tnited v is ion . He discovered "necessaries," sad in tbe hands of Chr i s t those were snffiaiont, an j •a would ever b?. The preacher omphasiased the need of -m •» judgments as t o r e l i t t i ve values. O h l U r e n «.•»«•:•> no t t o be u u i o r - r v »ri b e o a u s 9 of t h e i r y o u t h . Toa ohi ldren p -eSi H <• ' tho necessaries—life, op t imism, enthusiasm, personal i ty—and i f they succeeded i n b r i n g i n g the young ouos t o Chr i s t He w o u l d inaUtpiy the i r qua l i t i e s and d i s t r i b u t e t h e n broadcast f j r t he enr ichment of the who'e wor ld .—The evening aubjact was the " Re-crowned C h r i s t " (Reve la t i on / x i x , 12). The preaoher'a points were—they discovered on the head c f Jesus ( I ) t he c r o w n of a perfect humani ty . (2) tbe c r o w n ot f a i l and essential d i v i n i t y , and (3) the c r o w n ot w o r l d saviourhocd.

Afternoon Sarvica of Praise. I n the af ternoon a service ot praiaa was

rendered by tha soholars, tas is ted by the choi r , under the able chairmanship of M r D. M . Bpence, of L a r t i n g t o n Hal l .—The Ch-.iraiso, i n opening the proceedings, expressed his grea t pleasure a t be ing there t ha t day, a l though i n sceapt icg the i n v i t a t i o n of the Wealey*n Sunday school a t B i r n ^ r i C»si io lie w*s fore­go ing the pleasure of a t t end ing the anniversary ot the Ragged School Union i n London, wa i sh ho had a t tended for over t w e n t y years.—A. very d e l i g h t f u l pa r t of the afternoon serviue ^ e r o tho special atualoal i t em* rendered by the cb i ld ran of tho p r imary dsparament who wove undo" the l a jde r sh ip of M ss Qreta

Our Territorials in Action.

TEESDALS

OF FiRE

M E M !V. " I ' M BAPTISM

MADE OF RIGHT STUFF.

GRAPHIC SKETCH BY LIEUT. HESLOP.

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Eastern R%ilw»y Parkinson, dangUtor of M r T, Parkinson, o.io taMafikm i o { t f c e enperintondor.ta of tha school, whiit>

- f ,«m Barnard Castle, l e f t b m g m o o r Oaaip, ! M , i a 9 B^iabr ldga officiated a t tho pUno. The Hints, for foreign service, on Saturday, M » y | ^ ' H o w i o g was £ • oomplete programme h ' . Among them are four townsmen, i n Happ*r ! ° P e n M i K h j m n - » w m the eastern m . u n t a i n s ; W. Po-nf-rt, S ^ p e r a. Dy,-, Sapp i r T. ( l a y , | Prayer,^ h y m n - H e loved the flowers l a the aid Sapper C. H i i l a r y .

A pony, yoked t o a c >uc> c i r t , be longing Ifr El iwood,gamekeeper ,Scargi l i , waan l i gh t l y j injured in an a c c i d e r t at the Si l l s , on Thursday I night. I t la supposed tha t a ou&in s u p p o r t i n g the shafts had snapped, and the animal baited and f e l l , sus ta in ing somewhat serious leg wounds. The pony was t akou t o the White Swan ian , where i t s t i l l remains, and where i t w a s a t tended by M r Phorsoo, veterinary surgeon. A buy. wh> w * i d r i v i n g , miraculously escaped u n h u r t .

By special telegram frcm King ' s Cross we are uked to say t h a t M i s H . C. Watson, of -ho Mount, Barnard Caatle, w i l l gra teful ly receive

I fisld; lesson—St. M a t t h e w v, , 1-16—Jim B a l l ; 1 CLairmac's r emarks—M" Spenoe ; r ec i t a t ion— j Life 's a r i t hme t i c—Annie I r e l and ; hymn— I Praise Cod for l i g h t ; r ac l t a t ioa—Mother ' s son

—Bate B u r n e t t ; hymn and chorus— Happy days—6 g i r ' s ; r e o i t a t i o i — A parable—Eva Richards m ; hymn—Where the flag of B r i t a i n flie?. Musica l i t e i u i b ; c h i l d r o n of the p r imary depar tment :— Hymn — Lest wo f o r g e t ; Ch i ld ren of th.^ y e a r - 6 boys s a d 6 g i r l s ; c l : - 3 i n g hymn—Teaoh ma to l i v a ; baned io t lon ; Qcd eave the K i n g .

Creditable Roll of Honour. A most impressive feature waa tha read ing

ot the r o l l of honour of o l d scholars who had answered the c a l l of " K i n g and Count ry , " a c d

I wba were now 3s rv iog w i t h the colours i n gifts of tobacco, c i g M o t t e s . matches, or "other j T a J . i o u g t t h e c o u n t r ? : _ R . a A tk inson , cumfnrta for t h o Bkh Batt&l ion D n r n a m L t 2 h t • n . . * .• m i .™ T>_ . v . comforts to r tho 6 th Ba t ta l ion Durham L i g h t Infantry.

o The names of C a p i ' . ' j Stanley E. Bir ieook

and uieut. Wal te r E. Badocck, of tho Uth Battalioa Durham L i g h t I u f a n t r y , BOOB of M r Bred Badoock, so l i c i to r . Bishop A n c k l a n d ; who la a native of Barnard Caatle, are i n tho l i s t of wounded k:\l offieera.

Three - hnodred - and - t h i r t y - s ix soldiers attendfld the parish church aervioo a t Barnard Cstl.o DO Sunday morning.

V r and M r s T . Wal toa . bmlde r , of Crook, whose Boo, Captain F red Wal ton , of the 6 th Dnrham bight I n f a n t r y , has been wounded i n the left knee, and la a t present In hospi ta l i n ,

P * i a ! ™H S M f ^ d « ' Nicholson, ; flaanv , r a g 0

Wewgate, Barnard C i s t l e , on Sunday, who also B a t i « f t e t r , r v have a son (Lieu t . H a r r y Nicholson) i n the ' •una battalio'i, and who w«s t w i c e his near Vprea i n the fierce engagement of las t week. Be ia also at present i n a m i l i t a r y hospi ta l w London, and oocupying the nex t bed to Ciptaia Waltoa.

F r e d A d d i i o n . T b o F . W. B r o w n , A. Roy Barn , J . H a l o i d Burn , B e r t i e C a a l t , A r t h u r Drumm-iui?,

| M a u r i c e Druosmond, Jack Emarson, Waldo Emerson. H a r r y ffo3t«r, Av thu r U a r r i B , W i l l U m Harr ie , Percy H e w i ' t . Sy ln- jy Hewitt--, Wm. Hodgson, Ra lph W. Jooe3, R'j'15. H . Jones, Jo 'on Eavanagb, Wm. N . K i p l i n g , Fred Mor tey , Wm. Nelson; Qao. W. N U o a , W i l l i a m N i x o n , Wm. ParklcsoiN Jo;. D. Rudd. Jamas Walker , Lea l ie Wal ton , Kiyra . -ud Wai-d, n*r.%uk Wiison , and Ceo. W. Wilson.— A t t a r reading the r o l l of honour, M r Gatehouse asked the congregat ion to r ise and s log '-&oi ba w i t h them t i l l wo meet a g i i u , " t ho render iag ot wh ich verses produoed profound icapro83 i .on t h roughou t the church.—The ..:-i>:i ;»l ^rrangomonts were i n t he cap^bln bnads of M r T. Parkinson, and M r J. W i g b t m * n presided 'iSe orgaa.—Tha

of tho ci-.y wore most

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The Headmaster and au thor i t i es of the N o r t h Eastern Couuty Schoal, as soon aa they were aware of the b i g loca l r e c r u i t i n g movement in tnod for Whi t sun t ide , at once postponed t h e Khool sports, aod, be fore the deputa t ion waited upon then:, bad already agreed t o co­operate with the t o w n i n b d t g i o g to a successful issue the f u l l programme w h i c h has heea drawn op by the sub-oommittaer

Yesterday, M r and M r a Ratoliffa l e f t the Teesaale Union Workhouse for the overa ight of » limilar i n s t i t u t i o n a t Sedgefield ; and M r u d Mrs Warnes, Dar l ing ton , the i ncoming utater and mat ron , a r r i v e d at Barnard Castle, and took up t h e i r dut ies ,

On the oocasion of h is marriage, M r W . Robinson, postman, baa bean the rec ip ien t of a tandecme clock, su i tab ly inscr ibed, and a Putte-glaga mi r ro r . The presents were must generously subscribed by the inhab i tan t s « Bold.-on and S t a r t f u n h d i s t r i c t s . M r s woodham?,. of Boldroo, and Miss M i t c h e l l , of *°nnt Pleasant, k i n d l y under took to col lec t "Weubioriptlons.

o— * ewe belonging t o M r T i p l a d y , of H i g h

? j " t f o r t b , on Wednesday last , gave b i r t h t o a 1 W i' ^ D ' " W M l m m e d i a t e l y fo l lowed by the I two o ther lambs, w h i c h were p a r t i a l l y

"latd. The l a t t e r did not survive. u o

. . " r E r i o Dix n Dent, sesend son of M r W. D. of Blahup Anokland. has been gazs t ted

^ootd L ieutenant I n the 1 4 l h Durham L i g h t J°'»ntrj, end l e f t borne yesterday tor Glasgow, 5?. undergo special t r a i n i n g at Glasgow pB ,»»raiiy before j o i n i n g bis reglmenf . •^• ' • 'ng i n the ranks of t he 12th N . r t h u n b e r -

fnstliers i n September I R S ' , ho I a» b e t a jpliuoed m- st of the t ime h l t h o r t o i n T r i a g ,

He was q u i c k l y promoted t o lar.ee-Porporal and corporal , and, on ly four days " th is he was gazetted, bad agi i in r isen to tho ? ? * el sergeant. His p r i o r experience in the v&oers' Training Corps a t the N o r t h Eastorn ^nnty School placed him a t a considerable •wantage over these who, before en t e r i ng the " t r t is r , have bad no m i l i t a r y observat ion, and °* i l now reaping the benefit of the excel lent trainiog g iven i n the aohool corps Hia elder wotner, L ieu t . Wm. A. Dent , who was gazet ted 0 6 27th .March laat, t o be Second Lieu tenant

'we 6th Durham L i g h t In fan t ry , ia already "Oder orders for tho f ron t , a n d expaots t o H]»broad th i s week. He i s t ransferred tu tho U

A D»ri>am Light I n f a n t r y , to be one of thoeo replace the nineteen officers who t e l l i n t h a t

?*ttalion i n the severe fighting las t week pear 'P ' 9 *, when the 6 th a. d 7th BattaMuns also

h ° " e t e d so many casualties. L i k e bis bro ther n ,9 ** "Id County School Boy, and a member "•we Offloers' Training Corps. A f t e r l e a u o g n * ^ 1 be was in the ranks of the Border ^egiBent, and, since j o i n i n g H i s Majesty 's •oioea as a p r iva te i u the Nor the rn Cycl is ts , >» August s«euce

UPPER DALE NG.ES.

am Uncommonly Proud to Belong to Such a Fine Set of Men."

The f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r haa been addressed by T.feut. T . B. Heslop to his parents a t S t a r t f o r t h V i l l a : -- I t was on Monday, A p r i l 26tb, t ha t the 6fch B t t t a l i w i onrae i n t o r ea l ac t ion . »!tbnueh we had been w i t h i n range of German shells for a day or t w o .

I am able an g i v e v.->i no t a c t i c a l features of Monday , and no i nd i ca t i on of tho l o c a l i t y , because i t w o u l d be censored.

The ba t t a l i on was suddenly o&Hed upon to take a ce r t a in poai t ion, and i n five minntea we were doployed to do th i s , and c immenced to advance. We had h a r d l y s ta r ted when the "Bosohes" got nn to us w i t h s tronir a r t i l l e r y , nod tho b a t t a l i o n advanced in perfect order over some two miiea of oonn t ry under a most demora l iz ing fire of ' J t c k J n h r t c v ' " poison sheila and sbrapnel . The bombardment was continuous: d u r i n g tbe advnnce, and the d i sc ip l ine a a d b ravery of the t roops was per fec t ly sp lendid , and yon w i l l l earn tha t the g o i d o ld Gch won i t a laurels las t Monday, a n d proved i j was made ot the * i g h t stuff.

I am ui>c mmonly proud to belong S:o such a fine set of men.

I personal!? was l uck? w i t h my platoon, and had none k i l t e d , and on ly 14 wounded, w h i l s t I , by the help of Providence, came th rough uoHor. t chod .

I am not usually g i v e n to bragging, bu t r ea ' l y wba t i have s ta ted is only simple fact .

I t was Tuesday moro iug b . ' o r e i t w a s k n o n n w h e r e s i l the b a t t i l i o a was, and wt '&t a p r ice had boaa paid . W e lost ten officer i and about 140 non-socimi>'s:'H>f d t ftijers acd ir.en k i l l e d and wonnded Tho t w o c Seers k i l l e d were poor Joe M o n k h o i s e and L i e u t . K « i o c K T*ie wounded were 2 B»deook«, Ma^l iay , Wa l ton . Davey, Thorpe, Nicholson, » o d Kirkhouse . I t h i n k there sro o i ' y a b j u t 8 men k i l l e d .

The pri .H* was te rs ib ie toe oce day's w o r k . Since t ceu I have been i n a series ot dug-outs

w i t a C Company, of wbicn. I find myself i n command, w i t h R. N . Hare acd Geo, Angus as auVialteros.

Jack J j h n s o n s " a i d shrapnel flip abont a l l day long, b u t up t o now I have on ly had one man wounded. The amount of heavy ammuni t ion expended by bo th sides is p ro­digious , and heavy firing f requent ly cont inues a l l n i g h t long, b u t we get q u i t e used to i t , and are qu i t e a happy p a r t y , and get good ra t ions . Officers p i g i n l i k e the men, and I am qu i t e »n

x p o r t a t making soup ou t of corned beef and oxo cubes, and, of oourae, the j»m ra t ions s u i t me a l l r i g h t . We also get boiled beef, ti<sned bu t t e r , c igaret tes , tobacco, tea, and the good

Id army bisoui ts ( I am g lad I had my t ee th sef a to ) . To-day we ge t o rd ina ry bread.

Capta in JeffrioB baa assumed command, and tbo other three ba t ta l ions hav ing suffered p r e t t y badly, and probably for o ther reasons too, the 6 th is now p a r t ot the 11th I n f a n t r y Brigade, at' my address is now 6 t h Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , 11th I n f a n t r y Brigade, B r i t i s h ExDedi t ionary Force,

W h i l e I am w r i t i n g th i s my l i t t l o dua-cut in v i b r a t i n g every minu te to the concussions of

J.-ek Johnsons," wh ich are t r y i n g to Had one of our ba t te r ies .

The ba t t a l ion is moving bxck t ' l - n igb t . I •ope for a bin oi rest .

Tho weather now is jus t perfect , g lor ious sunshine a l l day. I hsven ' t see;' ray val ise again yen, b u t hope to come np wi r> i t in a day or t w o i f we go bask for a rest . I t a w i n d e r f u l how you ge t used to sluepiot; i n your boots,

t ce t ra , and how e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y fit yon ifeep oa t here. O K n i g h t the ba t t a l i on had to sleep i n the open w i t h no blankets or waterproofs , and, of course, i t WSR a beastly eold n i g h t . Tao officers, howe.ver, a lways oeem to manage o a l i t t l a ex t r a peraonal comforr, and tha t

L i g h t , w h i l e the men s lep t i n a ploughed field, r?a alept on a midden—for wa rmth—we 'd none

us had a wash for about t w o days, so comparat ive ly spoakicg tho bed was n ice and clean.

I must s t o p o o w as I am ra ther buoy, being n command of the company.

Local Officer Twice Wounded.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT NICHOLSON'S

THRILLING EXPERIENCE. M r A r t h u r H . Nicholson, i;ian»ginc; c l e r k for

Messrs Watson, Watson and Wel ls , sv l ic i to rp , of t h i s t o w n , and secretary t o the Barnard Castle A g r i c u l t u r a l Society .received a te legram on F r i day , from the Record Office at York, t h a t his son, Second-Lieut . H a r r y Nicholson, of the 6 th Ba t t a l ion Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , had been somewhat seriously wounded. Th i s young man, who is a most popular officer in h is ba t t a l ion , obtained 1 his B,A. degree a t Cambridge, and w h i l e a t the u n i v e r s i t y ho became a member c f the Officers' T r a i n i n g Corps. Las t October he jo ined the Durbams, and was gsze t t ed second l ieu tenant . A f o r t n i g h t las t Monday ho l e f t Gateshead w i t h his regiment , »nd r . v i v e d i n Franca tho f o l l o w i n g day. Abou t one-bnndred-si td-f if ty n i fn from Bernard Castle, Sta indrop, CrekfiaJci, B O W P P , and M i d d l e ton, i n F Cosnpsny, are •with the 6th Ba t t a l ion . Second-Lieut , Nicholson, who wsa a Couot4SSohor.il b ry, and a member of the Cadet Corps, irs ve ry nice. nnassnQiijjg young fe l low.

The Ski l fu l German Sniper. The rpteaoaed Second-Lie ' i t . Nic ' io lson.who is

now in V i scoun t RirMej 's Hospi ta l , 10, Car l ton House - terrao , Loncior.,and who is progressing very favourably . U' l l s a t h r i l l i s g na r r a t i ve of bis bapt ism of fire. " W " wero soon pushed up to the f ron t , " 8 F . J 8 he, •' and on Monday, A p r i l 26th, a t noon, I wav h i t behind tha knee. Whi l e t r y i n g t o t i e np the wnnnd I WAS badly h i t i n the bu t t ock by * o iecec f abrapnei, wh ich is s t i l l in my back. W L m e v e r I looked up I was p rompt ly rewarded by a sniper. Th i s happened three or fonr times— missed by thou­sands of shells and bulIotR. K I*y alone under fire u n t i l 9 p.m , when I s t s r t e d to c r a w l away,

[ B V OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.J

r i v e r ha* go t somewhat l o w for The Fmocess fu l ang l ing . T u e r j were a good many fishers t o be seen >:n Saturday, and a tow t r o u t were creeled w i t t i the fly. A good fljod w o u l d be W3lcoaae.

A jumble sale was held at the oohool-room, UiddletOD, W i t S i t u r d a y n igh t , i a a id c t tha local Red Cross Society. Tne 8-»?a was on a very l a rga scale, and, aHhnagh I t was Rot up i n a v.-ry shor t t ime , i t wsa an immense sneatiss. There were goods of every descr ip t ion g iven by friends, r.nd a ready sale was offeoted for the greater p a r i of them. The s a l together w i t h some subscript ions, realised £9 I s . 64., a l l of w h i c h was c ioa i prof i t to the loca l fund.

V The fifty-seventh anniversary ce lebra t ion of

M i d d l e t o n P r i m i t i v e M e t h o d i s t Sunday school is t o be held t h i s week-end. M r J . W.'Kobson, of Bishop Auck land , an o l d scholar, Is tho speoiaL

The taneral of W i l t A r t h u r Dant , of Hudegate, M i d d l e t o n , took place on Thursday ot last week. He was the eldest son of M r and M r s George Dent , and was on ly ten ; ears of age. He was only i l l for t w o days, and i t was no t considered tha t he was ser iously affected. H i s mates i n the same class a t school a t tended the funeral , and a memorial globe was sent by t h e teachers and scholars ot the P r i m i t i v e Me thod i s t Sunday schnol, of w h i c h he was a scholar. M u c h sympathy is extended to the bereaved patents , who have other two ch i ld ren i l l .

Bombadier M a t t o l l , whose wi fe is l i v i n g a t M l d d i e t o n , has had another v e r y narrow escape at the f ron t , h is hotse hav ing been k i l l e d under h i m . There are other four M i d d l e t o n men i n the war, a l l ba ing w i t h the ga l l an t Ter r i to r i a l ? , The i r names are W. M . Watson, 8. K l d d , G. W Walton, and R. G i l l .

last, has been engaged i n work in Northumberland,

Net ted l»at March.

coast u n t i l

Coal was quoted a t over tb i . - ty sh i l l ings ton a t tha N c r t b - E t a t o r n Rai lway depot a t Sarnatd Castlo, on Saturday. I t is rumoured that a coal seam at Blu^stone may s h o r t l y be W O l k R i J .

o M r Thompson, of Jook House, B jwos , has

lamb w i t h five legs and s ix feet.

L i s t WednesJay, the 28th u l t . , the soholar a t t end ing Langleydalo School co l lec ted , and forwarded to M r s Phi l lpps , the vicarage Stalndn-p. s ix dczen ben eggs for the Nat iona l E g g Col lec t ion Fund . The soholars are co l l ec t i ng donations tor the Serbians th i s week, and i t is hoped there w i l l be a good response,

Swit..u, common sandpiper, house and sand mar t ins and "ch i f f -chaf f " (iate t h i s season) were observed on Saturday, May 1st, in Teesdaie.

o - -The snow-whi te bloss.im of the black t h o r n

is a conspicuous feature of the oountry lanes in Teeadale at this moment.

S E C O N D - I I E U T E X A N T H . N I C H O L S O N . 1 t h i n k I fa inted, bu t swoks about midnigi tb to find some officers nr,ar tee, who ca r r i ed me to t h e i r trend). They t i e d me up, b u t oouid net ge t a s t re tcher , and bad to leave me about 2 a.m. A b o n t 4 a.m., when there w i s a l o l l i n the firing, I s ta r ted to wa lk baok to the field dressing s ta t ion . I sna j u s t about done again when I met t w o a r t i l l e r y m e n , and s h o r t l y af terwards np cstno

Colonel Wataon, Major Hawdon, Lance-Corporil Watson, Privates Ridsdale,

Hrass, end Others of my Men, who ca r r i ed me off, 1 w> - not a p r a t t y s i g h t . As I was h i t ear ly i n tho ac t ion, I do no t know how our boys fared, b u t several officers were wounded. Ait is a l r i g h t , so far as 1 know. I a r r i v e d a t ——, after cont inuous and p s i r f n l jonrneyinga i n s t re tchers , horse and mocrr ambnlances, and tra-op. I expect the doctors w i l l poke out the pieces to-morrow, and then I shal l be probably sant across to Eogiand . I l e f t al l my possessions, when I era-,-led a w a y to sitfety, in Belg ium,

We are Treated Exceedingly Well. N o t h i n g is spared for our comfort , and the sisters, doctor?, and medical order l ies ars kindness i i so i f , I t h i n k the sisters dc hard and noble w o r k unceasingly," W r i t i n g la ter . Second-Lieut. Nicholson states t b i j " the officers of the r.tb have go t h i t bad:;-. Your : : Stokald was w i t n me when 1 was s t r u c k , and must have been h i t too, bu t I do not know for ce r t a in . "

OTHER SOLDIERS' LETTERS. Pr iva te A l t . Pa rk in , of the East Y o r k s h i r e

Regiment , who was former ly employed by Mest ra Dowo, Newgate, Barnard Castle, i n a l e t t e r t o bis parents a t L a r t i n g t o n , nnder date A p r l i 28tn, says tha t his reg iment had j u s t come ou t ot t h e trenohes after sevan days c f ve ry severe fighting, w h i c h was s t i l l go ing on a t the t i m e of w r i t i n g , a l though, he thought , the enemy were then safe i n hand. His regiment made the a t t ack on F r iday , A p r i l 23rd, when a bu l l e t p ierced his pack, but , f o r t u ­nate ly , h is s h i r t and some ar t io les w h i c h were ro l l ed together p reven ted i t f rom do ing h im any barm. His haversaok was r i d d l e d w i t h holes by shrapnel . The doings of the Canadian cont ingent had already appeared i n the papers. Perhaps the i r s w i l l be published sho r t l y , as they " s tuck i t l i k e men." W h i l s t his reg iment were marching to meet the enemy, the Canadians shouted : " Good o l d East Y o r k s : g ive 'em i t . " The colonel was ve ry p roud of them. They had been i n the v e r y t h i ckes t ot the fighting, bu t he was sor ry t o s tate t ha t no t many men of his company were l e f t . They were exper ienc ing v e r y ho t weather , w h i c h made i t r a ther uncomfortable for soldiers who were marching . The Germans are s t i l l us ing poisonous gases. The fumes near ly b l inded some of his comrades w h i l s t i n the trenches.

W r i t i n g t o his parents a t 27, Queen-street, Barnard Castle, under date A p r i l 28th, Pr iva te R. Deacon, of the 6 th Ba t t a l i on Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , atates t h a t hia oompany had already been i n aot ion. L i e u t . H . Nicholson led t h e i r p la toon, b u t go t wounded badly, aud the las t words Deacon heard the officer Bay w e r e :

Come on, lads of number 12 p la toon," and they wen t brave ly i n t o i t .

P r iva te J . W. Nelson, 6 th Ba t t a l i on Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , w r i t i n g home (21, Bridgegate , Barnard Castle), says he got wounded i n his l e f t hand on Monday, A p r i l 26th, near Ypres, and w<>s on boar4 the hospi ta l ship, " O x f o r d s h i r e . " en route for Dub i l c . - W r i t i n g l a te r from St. Magdalon Ward, Mater Inf l rmorum Hospi ta l , Belfast, P r iva t e Nelson speaks of the k i n d t r ea tment of the wounded and adds t h a t he is going on al r i g h t .

P r iva te N . Bur tonwood, also of the 6th Ba t ta l ion Durham L i g h t , w r i t i a g to a f r i end a t Barnard Castla, says they have been I n the trenches four days w i t h o u t baing re l ieved The S ix ths have made a name for themselves, Goiog up to the f ron t trenches under very heavy shel l Are no t one man " tu rned t a i l . "

W r i t i n g to bis parents a t 51, Bridgegnte Barnard Cas&lf, f w w N.- . 3, Stat ionary Hospital Rouen. Pr iva te J . Bailey, 6 th B a t U l i o u Durban L i g h t I n f a n t r y , states tha t ho has been s l i g h t l y wounded i n the arm, and also goesed w i t h M o l o n i t o fume*, bu t is goiog on a l r i g h t now The i r whole d iv i s ion was i n act ion five days after they landed. L i e u t . Nicholson led the i r platoon, bu t he bad heard tha t the officer had since beeu wounded.

Cl ipper A i r Tuhen, 2/6; Bast D J . Tubes, 8/6 Ships' Cover, 4/6; Cl ipper Company's, 6/6 M i u h e l i n , 8/-.—Teesdaie Cycle Depot. .

Another Successful Concert at Lartington.

One more most successful concer t vtan he ld i n the I n s t i t u t e , L a r t i n g t o n , on Thursday sen., i n a id of the loca l Belgian Re l ie f Food . The arrangements were i n the hands of M r S t o d d a r t (the fifth of a series promoted by the committee) , and were of a ve ry sat isfactory on^racter . The Chairman of the oominit tee ( M r R icha rd G i l l ) presided i n his u s n r l good s ty le , and M r V i c t o r Schooneknaep and his daughters took pa r t i n the programme, wh ich naa as f o l l o w s : — Pianoforte dues—Miss R i d l e y aud Miss K i n g ; song—Miss Lea Schooneknaep; song—Miss S t o d d a r t ; song—Miss E i i z i Scu-x-nefcnac-p ; duet—Life ' s dream—Mis« W a l l and M r 6. Hodgson ; song—Miss Kin!{ ; comic song— Ladles ' h a i r — M r V i c t o r Schooneknaep ; v i o l i n so lo—Mr Wm. H a i l ; eomie song—Mr S. Hodgson ; 8 o v g -Mies W a l l ; song—Poor o ld Joe—Mr Jack Hodgson ; song—Mr Joshua G o n l t b a r d ; duet — V e r y suspicious — Miss R id l ey and M r S. Hodgson ; song—Miss K i e g ; r ec i t a t ion—Through tbo fields of bar ley—Miss Coul thard ; comic song—Mr S, Hodgson; song —Miss W a l l ; comic song—Mr Jaok Hodgson; duet—Sweet and l o w — M i s s W a l l ami Miss K i n g ; v i o l i n so lo—Mr Wm. H a l l ; s k e t c h -Blunder ing Barney—Cotheretone Sketch P a r t y The sat isfact ion of the audience wr.s f requent ly manifested by rounds of npplans^, and numerous encores were accorded. Votes of thanks and the nat ional anthem concluded the evening's enjoyment, '('he proceeds of the concer t amounted to £3 6' . Si. ne t t , w h i c h speaks h igh ly for tbe ecergiex of the coma i--i.ee, and the handsome way i n wh ich tbe • y ' j l i c respond t o t h e i r endeavours. We cannot fo re t e l l the fu ture , bu t whatever may be the fate of the t w o families now i n residence, they w i l l c a r ry w i t h them p)e?.sant memories of t h e i r s tay i n the Yorkshire v i l l age L a r t i n g t o n . of

Paid Labour for Women and the Startforth Meeting.

Board of Trade Scheme. A meet ing w i l l be bold a t S t a r t f o r t h M o r r i

Memor i a l school on Saturday, at 3 p . m , to consider and explain tbe Board of Trade scheme for paid w o r k for women. I n ag r i cu l t u r a l w o r k there are several braneh.ee, i n c l u d i n g m i l k i n g , da i ry work , care of l i v e stuck, l i g h t farm work , marke t and ord inary gardening; and p o u l t r y work , bu t there are many other br^ i jo l ipf , snob &e c lerks in c i v i l service, U atber s t i tcs i" !* , brass making', and c l o t h i n g machinery. Women are needed to take the places of men requi red eieowbare and they w i l l bo p a i d for the w o r k . ? w o ladles are ac t i ng aa postmen a t Hawick , soma d r i v e cars, others become l i f t -men and messenger boys, A l l women Bhould , i f possible regis ter , and say i f they are free for the whole t ime or pa r t t ime, and i f w i l l i n g to leave home i f the pay is sufficient and housing sat isfactory. Among those who have promised to bn present are Viscountess Mainland, M r s J. J. B e l l - I r v i n g , the Rev. Dr. Haadlam, and the Rev. F . Graham.

BARNARD CASTLE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.

105th Half-Yearly Meeting. The 105th *>!-lf-year;-» meet ing of tha above

S ' -c ie ty was b^d! i n t.'uf> fo ra i tu re - ro i m of t ho stores on Monday e i g h t , M r J. W. W h i t -I president) p res id ing over a good a t t e i d»ae.o of members.—The Chairman, i n pre* n t fng the repor t , said ho was pleased to s tate t ha t the sales for the past half-year were on the increase. Tho amonnt of eoodn sold d u r i c g t h a t per iod t o t a l l e d £10.276 4s. 64., or an average of £9 spent per member, w h i c h , for an a g r i c u l t u r a l d i s t r i c t l i k e tha t , was v e r y good. The prof i t for the las t s ix months had no t been eo large as the previous half-year. I t was a ve ry di f f icul t ma t t e r a t the present t ime to earn b i g profits unless tbey placed exhorb i t an t prices upon t b e i r goods. Consider ing tbe s tate ot the marke t he though t they were s e l l i ng t b f i r f f« d-atnffs, e t c , a t a reaor.able pr ice . They had t a r o e d a d i v i d e n d o f l a . 10^1. i n the pound, bu t the c n c o i " :•••.< had taken the course of ra i s ing i t to 2s. in the pound by t a k i n g £48 16a. 54. f rom the reserve iund—a oourae they wore r a tbe r r e luc t an t t o pursue. Al tbuugn they had d r a w n t h a t sum from tbe reaerve fund tbey s t i l l had a ba lnrce c f £636 9?. 81.j or 8 per cont, of t h o l i a b i l i t i e s of tbo society, wh ich was v e r y sat isfactory. The

n v e s t m e R t s account had iner»»sed by £146, r d the bunking ^ooount was £104 la rger than

5! e preceding s ix month?. The fixed s tockand p roper ty account was lower than t h o previous half-year o w i n g to deprecia t ion , and the horse account, w h i c h had been reduced by £2 10a, now stood a t £66 As regarded tbe grocery depar tment the goods i n s tock represented £891 15s. 54.. r.nd i n tbe d rapery depar tment t h r y had £1,750 9s. 5d. w o r t h of goods s tanding ' o t h e i r c r e d i t . W i t h respect t o the former branch tbey tu rned t h e i r goods over every three weeks ; ar.d, ss regarded tbe l a t t e r , o ld stoek bad been disposed of a t considerable reflect ions, i n order t o m i k e room for new goods This par t of tho business, he was sure, w t i s also i u a fl rarishing oondi t iou , Tbe ixpn an scoonnt had s l i g h t l y increased, one o i the eausea being h igher t axa t ion . A f t e r perus ing several i tems i n the balaace-gheet tbe Chai 'man remarked t h a t a tew members ha:i Complained ab:<ut t b e amount of money owing*.., the society. The outs tanding accounts wereaiot so h igh as they rent ly appeared to bo i n tr.e repor t , owing t o tbe fact t h a t some of

r i E i r m rubers pa'<i f o r t n i g h t l y , w h i j « 2 o thers pr.id r j i o n t h l j . Ha asfiurfd (.hem t h a t t ho

uey wh ich v?a« B ' . i l l c a l l } l a g Has p rac t i ca l ly secure. Tfce onts tanr i ing arcou-.its worked ou t a t £1 per a i < j m h j r . W i t h t he i r loya l C'voperat io ' i he bad no hes i ta t ion i n saying t h a t these »'ccur,*s conld bo reduced to an s v " I 15>. p e r meaiou*. I t th<-y b .vi r o t e:-r ' -.I g i - * » s p rof i t* t i i - y g o t t he i r a r t i c les cbesi't." i n t b e i r oet - .kiy purcii:>3ee. D iv idend , i n that s tore ,was p a d nn e v e r y t h i n g . T a k i n g

•Into c-ro. id; r a t i >n tho present na t iona l cr is is an4 tbo h igh OJSt of l i v i n g , he though t tbe balance-sheet w s s ve ry sat isfactory. — M r Baicfcridge then raised the queatioo about tbe ba^l dr.bra.—Tho Chairman n i d tha t 2^ per cent, 'vas set a s i d j t ima a l t o r t ime to meet ' h a t deficiency. — M r Baiubr idge : W i t h regard to in 'raberg who are p i y i n g f o r t n i g h t l y or Btonthly. \ t h i n k I t ia no t fa i r to tiio.se who pay weekly , a l l s a n u ' d be made ulik->.—The Cbs.ire...l : I f we bad to r e l y no ready money our t r i l l s w i l l fa l l i ff c . u i B i d c r a b ' y . A l l persona are not iu the s a m e c ircumstances. Besides, somo of tbo outlys^af c « r » was owir .g by a number of Inf luent ia l geatiemen wbo nad go t p l en ty of m<-ney.—££r Joseph Ch i l t on said t n a t the reduc t iou of 2 j per cevt , w s s d e t r i m e n t a l o bis H l o w - m s m b a r s and M i a * I I wao were

regular p tye rn . Ho was i n favour of a b igger d i v i d e n d beit-g pa id . Als ton co-operat ive socio"y were pay ing a r t iv idend of 3s, 94. i n the pound . ' V,r,'.a i t b 3 o e f i a i a l to the s o c i e t y to depreci'vtt) t a « p roper ty £50, tbe horees £2 10s., ana w i t h d r a w Over £48 from the reserve fund? —The Chairmsn : I f they valued the proper ty , fcay, a t £4,000, a t i very bai t -yearly mee t ing of t h a t concern, and i f an any t ime tha society w i ' i wound np, and the I O O V O sum was no t real ised, or the horses were no t w o r t h the amount s ta ted, he considered tbey w o u l d then be i n a sor ry p l i g h t . I t was to t h o i r o w n in te res t t o lay aside a cer ta in sum tor deprecia t ion every s ix months — A t i e r fnrtther discussion, tbe balance-sheet wad adopted on tbo motion c f M r Stoddar t ( L a r t i r g t o t ) , and aeeonded by Air George A l l i s o n .

Miscei aneous. M r Bainbridge 's not ice of mot ion t h a t i n

fu tu re nominations for t&e commit tee of t h a t society be handed i n t o the stores at least a tno-,t'a before tho half j o a n y m c e t i o r r , nad D o m i n a t i o n papeta he issued" to eaca member s week or t w o prev iou* to tho e lect ion, w i t h the names of the o w d l d a t c B npon toem, and tha t tbey be coHected the Saturday preceding the ha l f -year ly meet ing, and t i i c votes counted by scrut ineers was oarr ied by 21 votes agaiuat 3.—Messrs W. Hawman, f t . Parkin , T . Robinson, and T.

e'aud were appointed on the commit tee , U r Walker Wuine hav ing r e s i g n e d . - M r Bain-br idge also moved tbac any mot ion wh ich was bvonght fo rward *5 r, h>l f -year iy meet ing should appear i n the agenda ot the f o l l o w i n g bslance-sheet wss agreed to .

COMING W H I T S U M T i D f c F f S T i Y A L .

Cas in the Stomach is Dangerous.

Phy&icians fiecommend the use of Magnesia. Sufferers from indiges t ion or dyspepsia

should remember t h a t the presence of gas or w i n d i n the stomach i n v a r i a b l y indicates t h a t t ho stomach is t roub led by r-xesssive a c i d i t y .

Thiu aeid causes the food t o ( ensea l , and the fe rment ing food i n t u r n gives r ise fo noxious gases wh ich dis tend toe stomach, hamper the normal funct ions of v i t a l i n t e rna l organs, cause acnta headaches, in te r fe re w i t h the ac t ion of the heart, and oharge tbo blood stream w i t h deadly p o i s c i r , wh ich i u t imo must r u i n tha heal th. P i y s i e k o B pay tha t to q u i c k l y d ispel a dangerous accumulat ion of w i n d i n the stomach, and t o stop the food fermenta t ion w h i c h oreatea the gas, the acid i n the stomach roost be neutra l ised, and t h a t for th i s purpos-3 there is co . tL i rg qu i t e so good as haif-s-teaspoonful of r u r o b tsumted mags.esiv taken lo * l i t t l e water immsdisitely after m e a i a . »"ias in s t an t ly nt-u' .ralise* tha acid, thus a toppiag t e r m o r ; i'.uia and tha format ion ot gas, ami CBjab i i cg the iu t l i i ued , distended stomach to proceed w i t h i t s work under na tura l condi t ion*. Bisurated magnesia ia obtainable i n powder or t ab le t form from G. Clarkson Barker , The Ba l io l Pharmacy ; T . B. Uleley, Marke t -p l ace ; Mason's Caah D r e g Stores, 8, Horee-matket ; R. W. R t i n e , M a r k e t ­place, and Miudlc ton- in-Teesdale ; and other high-class chemists and stores everywhere , but as there are macy different forms of s/i«™r.esia i t is impor t an t t h a t the btsni-at-ed w h i c h tbe physicians prescr ibe should be d i s t i n c t l y asked for .

North-Eastern I yc iate' Meat io be a Recruiting Event.

A tt-ee'-icg of t l — lijiiv-rd Ca f i i e D iv i s ion Piir l iamortar.v U ;C<u i . r r c Ooawf t tae was beid *< the Coi.aer- .- i iv.- C u b , B ?>srd Omf.'.o, on W t - ' n t o d j y af tontooi ' , to o i L B i d e r a r r M j g e -rno! ' 9 tvr celebra l og the N i r t h - S i a t e r o Cyc l i s t s ' Wb ' . : su r t id? Uc-et as a r e c i u l t i n g oan paign. Tbe programme, 80 far as i t has bee i shaped by a sub commit tee wh ich met on To ' . -sday, is g iven b e l o v . M r J, Wiseman, J P. v ice-chairman of the commit tee , presided a t v^cdnesday'a meet ing, acd there were also pre, - o t L o r d Barnard , M r W. H . Ralston, J.P., M r J. Smi th . J P , Major J . W. B. Heslop (late of ti>e S i x t h Ba t t a l ion Durham L i g h t l o f a c r r j ) , Cat sale Myers-Way man (of tbe 17 th Durham Light I n f a n t r y ) , M r T. Boardman, M r J . G u y , L i e u ' . T . D. Kenion !->f the Officera' T r a i n i n g Corps, N o r t h E t a t e ru County School), M r W. Wo; dbet-d (Oniocis t ageot) , and M r T . W . D J V B in (Labour agent ) .—Mr Woodbead, who i s (Heohargiog tbe secre ta r ia l dut ies j o i n t l y w i t . M r DOWBOD , read voluminous correspond-euc->, w h i c h inc luded a l e t t e r f rom tbe London Par l iamentary R e o r u i t i n g Committee, s igned by M r A r t h u r Peters (the seoretary) , who ' t t nl t h a t t hey w.:u!d be pleased to aecd t w o » r * . kers for W h U week-ecd ,acd t o con t r i bu t e £ 5 towards the expenses c f the effort.— Cap rain Myers -Wsymnn said he though t that m i l i t a r y spu i t s won ld be very enjoyable for tbe men i n W h i t week-end and Colonel Caul -foi l . - ( the commanding officer) had i n s t r u c t e d him to say tha t he w o u l d suppor t tbe commit tee i n ove ry way p iseible.— Maj . i r Healop: We ..re face-to-face w i t h ra ther a kr,uok-ont if the N o r h Eastern County School a ie hav ing their sports t h a t day .—It was agreed that Lord Barnard, M r Smi th aad M r Ken ion from a deputa t ion t j t he County School w i t h a v i e w to tbe pos tpoeerafLt of t o o pebool sports.— Cap.ain Myera-Wayman smd t i i e ooramandicg officar would piece at the disposal of the commit tee as a - - n j of h i d men aa poaaible for demnnstra t i i ic purposes. The m-.n wou ld be abl* to have a route march to M l d d i e t o n oc tbe Saturday, and to g ive bugle cal ls acd phys ica l displays, the ba t t a l ion band accompanying.— I t was considered tb- . t . Capta in Myers -Wa: man's eugKeBtions eoeld be adopted for the Midd ta ton por t ion of the d i s t r i c t , and that tbe o ther speaker ' could addreae meetit.ga at West Anckia- 'd and b u i i n d r o p . le was decided to hold a concert i n the castle grcuada ou tbe Mor dav mori- icg i u Hen cf tbe u>uai dramat ic aketcoeB, ana to arreogo fur an address on the n e e l o f ' m ire w o r , acd s t i l l nn,.e men."—The d>scu8:<ioa wss amplo and >.-.. c g b t f a l , and compretenced t- complete g f o o t tne s i t ua t ion . A sub-oommittee, w i t h power t c c s r r y out the w h lo arraegomerjts, w*sappr. ' l-;.fd,consisting of t h r o rep-e&ee! ativeo Jr. ID the Parl iamen­t a r y R e c r u i t l o g C>mmlt tef , three from the 17t! B a t t n l i m Du- i i*rn L i g h t l o f a n t r y , th ree f roc i the O r i e l . . t Club, acd tbree from the K x e c u l i v o i f tbo North-1at>te 'n Cyc l i s t s ' Mee t .

The Sports' Programme. A sub-committee meot iog w i s held on

Thursday, when M»jor H-uIop ( late 6 th Durham L i g h t l e f a n t r y ) , Captain Myers -Wayman, C a p t l i n F a r r e l l , and Capia in Daviev , of the 17th Durham L i g u t I n f a n t r y , L i s u t . Kenion , of the Officera Trai t . ing Corps, -N r . 0 Eastern Couoty Schoo l ; M r Dock r i l l , M r Fred Board-mar . and M r Wiseaiau, obalrman, wore preaeot. — M r T . Ble&kicacpp, seoretary to tbe c r i c k e t o idb, was also appuiat<.-d sacrecary to the Sports ' Sub-Commii tee . - -A programme of sports for W h i t - M o n d a y was ou t l i ned aa fo l lows :—100 y a r d s flaS race, and where not otherwise mentioned tbe cvonta are open to a l l men ee rv iug i n any branch ot His Majesty 's forces ; quar te r mi le flat race, mi le fiat race, obstacle r t c e , futer-coinpany tug-of-war, 17th Dot hat-- L i g h t l e t ancry ; re-l< y rnee, 17th Durham L i g c t In fan t ry ; fire miles serosa oount ry race, 17th Durham L i g h t I a f a i i t r y ; an event for the i ff icers ' t r a i t i c g corps, to be decided by the tr l ieers of t i n . corps (present County Sc to . i boys ) ; c i <:vent for boy scouts, and other c i n p e t i u o u B whioa. wiii bo decided •a or. I t is proposed to h ^ v e a procession i n connect ion w i t h tbe aporte, s t r - r t ing a t 1-15 a t the T o w n Head, i n wh ica niembere of the Counci l and i fficiaia i f i h ^ Meet w i l l take pa r t , and also a detachment ot tbe 17th Durham L<ght I n f a n t r y , w i t h t ue i r d rum aad fife b a n d ; Hogget t ' s M i l i t a r y Band, tne C-'.'e; Corps from the Couuty School, the V o t M t e e c T r a i n i n g C c r p j , and Boy Scouve. The procession w i l l move by Kiug-s t reef , Q u e e L - s t r e e t , Newgate , and the M a i ket-place to the c r i c k e t field. On tho Saturday previous there w i l l be a

Recruiting Meeting at Middleton, at tended by a detachment of the 17th Durham l u i g b t In fan t ry ; a r e c r u i t i n g meet ing a t West Auck l and , w r e n the Execut ive of tbe N o r t h -Eastern C> o r i t u r Mee t w i l l bo m e t ; and a s imi l a" gs-therint: a t S t? iod iop The Newcastle ufficia's w i l l be received a t the Head a t Barnard Castle, a i d aTeeeptkxi ami r e c r u i t i n g me ' i t iog m i l a f tu iwarus be held io t t e M a r k e t ­place. On Sunday the ru w i l l ba the usual me-j t icg a t Rokcby , a t which r t c r u i t i c g speakers n i i i a t t end . A n afctn c t i v . programme has been arranged to take pUce i n 'he Inner Bai'.ey a t 10 - ' c lock on Vi/hit-Monday morn ing , i n c l u d i n g a ocucerr, a r racged by M r J . B l o w n , and a gymcsat ie dfspir.y >.> the 17;h B a t t a l i o n Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y .

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Arouunvai lwlfor al l Trriv«laritlaR, etc. They ApooaiiJy atiotii ralkf, aTitl never tail to allovuto a l l . uili'i iuo.

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Large , fresh s t i c k s of Homoeopathic Medic iues for Cat t le , Foot R o t L o t i o n and Oin tment , Scour Cure, Sheep Dips of a l l makes. T a r , Grease, Machine O i l , etc., a t H . W. Raine's, Chemist, Barnard Castle.

Somo years w i l l elapse before i.-.o dup l i ca t e l i n e of pipes w i l l be l a i d f rom tho dale reservoirs to Midd lesb rough by the Tees V a l l e y Water Beard.

A good s tock of a l l tbe most noted Sheep Dips a lways on hand, a t the lowes t p r i c e s , Icon O. Clarkson H a r k e r , Chemist (opposi te Gatgate en t rance to A u c t i o t Marc ) , Barnard Oasale. Pa in t Bt ioka , Rod . Tar . and Cooper Kemp'n SheoD Marke r -

miW, MARRIAGES, AND rFATBS. Marriage.

T H O R P E : T H O M P S O N — O n A p r i i 28tb, a t A l l Saints ' Church, Margare t - s t ree t , H u l l , by the K ' . v . A . E. Small wood, M . A . , v i ca r , assisted by the Rev, J . T , H e l t o n , v ica r ot Paui l , George Jrmes Thorpe, of N e w t o n Gar th House, Uedon, East Yotbs . , to A n n i e Howsoc, youngest daughter of tbe la te M r ; nd M r s James Thompson, b t a n f o r l h Bank, Barnard Castle. A t home, May 26th and 27tb.

Deaths. WiNi'SNNV.— On the 3rd I t iS t , a t 64. Arnol i f fe

Uardeu?, Weat Har t l epoo l , Lucy M a r y , r e l i c t i f tbo la te Joseph Winpenuy. I n t e r m e n t a t S t ran ton Cemetery, c i :ege leav ing tbe i-bsve rddiesa ou Thursday, a t 2 p m., for St . George's Church.

in Memoriam. P A T T E R S O N - I n affectionate remembrance of

my dear husband, W i l l i a m Pat terson, Newsham Lodgo. u b o depar ted th i s l i f e i n ;>eace o n May 5tb, 1914.

llaye of com,: laat tue, Tears at sorrow ofuu i!ow.

When 1 th ink of the loving hutljand Whom I lost a year ago.

I think of him iu — i - . No eye may see me wefp,

Vet deep witbiu my bosom His memory 1 null w i l l keep.

Peace be thy rust, dear husband "J sweet to breathe the name.

I u life 1 loved you very dear. I n death 1 do the same.

He was a huabaud kiDd and dear, A father's love had he.

A friend to all wbo knew him here, A brother kind and free.

You do sot know, we canuol tft-U. The loss of one we loved so well.

—Ever remembered by hla wife , son, and daughter- lc law, M r s T'ou-aa and M a r t h a Patterson.