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[ B Y O U R OWN C O R R E S P O N D E N T . ]

Two d«atlis cocnrred a t M i d S l e t n n cn Saturday, w h i c h remoyed t w a wel l -knowi ) "jrcotlPineD i n the t o w n . The firs1, was t b a t Ur John Thompson, » f Tov. i i Bud , aged a(i ve»r«, who bad been i n d e c l i n i n g hea l th for gome t ime. M r Thorn pscn need to be a blacksmith for the la?e L-rodim Le»d Company S Hnde Top , b u t r ecen t ly c a ^ i e d oa tba ))B6;oe5H ( f bn t f . - r f.nd r-g? df % . T r » vreond jf,%th was t h a t ef M r Oeorgo P i t k u e j , " f ^eeley-teracp, who was a j iner , and ca r r i ed gg hir-'irr'n c t R - . « r b « r / T . Mid<?'»ttoo. I t ic jbout ten soars sine.' »Sr Pinks-ey had bis first paralytic seizure, and since t h a t t i : r« he has yea frequei»"/y snbjacted to ice.au a t tacks, wb!ch have brrngh*. sh imt * gradnal flecliae. go was ft prcatlisent rremb^i- t i l the Bapt i s t Church at. MWdte t en , and e lao tor .k ^ gra«t jnttrest i r Band < i hope w c r k . He was jecretary for the M i d d l e t sn Gta Compauy for t comber of y«>ar8, b u i , o w i r g t o f a i l i n g h e : i t h , bad to reIioqf«i*ih t l . o D'-al, wc! wan succeeded h» his son, M i Stanley P i n k r e y .

* + * The q u a r t e r l y meet ing of M i d d l c t o c

ptimitiTe Method:s t s t a t ion toas h e l d c n Saturday afternoon i n t h e Bowlees Chapel. The Rer . C. Pe t t i e r presided, and there was a rood i'epreoentatir>3 of tt-o var ions societies |rese;;t. - T h e cnm^r ic . i? v e t n m showed ft ilight increase i c mnmbcrsbip. The o rd ina ry income w i s ve ry sa t is factory , bu t the expend i -tnre haJ been inereasod by t un repa i rs at the Mara?, wh ich c*uand a def ic i t oa t h e qa^r te r ' s working.—Arrangements were made fo t « p meetiugs to be held a t (be var ions p'sces i n the c i r c u i t . — The reqoestB from tho societies «ere rece ived sod s a n c t i t ' i f d . — T c s was nuvided by the society.

V Bowlees P r i m i t i v e Me thod i s t Snpd'.y school

anniversary was cs lobra tnd las t Sa tnrdsy and Sunday. On Saturday n i g h t a pub l ic meet ing was held, under the presidency of M r J. W, Kettlewell, of Romt t idk l rk . The Rev . C. Pettier gave an address, and a number of tho gocday soholars c o n t r i b u t e d reo i t a t iocs . The meeting was w e l l a t tended, and t h e supper, which fo l lowed, w..s ve ry i n rge ly patronised. - O n Sunday afternoon sad even ing special lemons were preached by M r Thomas Masou, of W i l l i o g t o n , and r e c ' t a t i o r s and special singing were again c o n t r i b u t e d by the c h i l d r e n . The choir assisted i u t h e s l n g i r g . The services were b r igh t , acd wero largely a t tended.

V The sad news t h a t Lanec-Cj^pors i R. L .

R c b s o f the 8 th Dn tbam L i g h t I u f m t f j , and oi e of the Bede College Compacy, had d ied of weneds i n a hospi ta l r.t. Rou 'ers V S H received a t M i d d l n t n n las t TLursd ' .y ramxiot* with the deepest regre t . M r Robson wtts assistant-master a t the Council School a t Middletcn. w h r r o ha I:-id farmed c a p y friondi?, and was h i g h l y esteemed noii only by the children bn t by the inhab i t an t s gent r a l l y . He was a keen spor tsmar , and entered into the pastimes of the c h i l d r e n , w h i c h made them lock upon h im as t h e i r el ampion Me v . Hr> an enthusiasiio golf pia>er t and was capta in of the local c lub . He wan a i iae figure, and h VJ ttroog eBdut-ince, and figured bijft'ly as a forward i n Har t l opuo l Rovers R u ^ b y Footba l l Club. The first i n t i m a t i o n of b is whereabouts was when be was wounded and t s k - . t i a prisoner a t Ypres , on A p ; i i 25rb. H A d i ed on May Hh. Lance-Corporal R -c-soa was 26 rears of age. Perhaps tbe beet idea can be formed by a l e t t e r w r i ^ i e n by Pr iva te Dunn to UrR .Nix3», Stock t«' .-rood, West Har t lepboL Hs s ty s : •' A W j s t H a r t l e o o o l lad of oars p u t up a grand fight on A p r i l '25th. He was badly wounded, b u t v>eat on fighting w i t h t h e machine gun n n t i l bo was b i t again. What became of him we don ' t know. He was very brave, arid f o t g h t the be*" of a l l . H i s n a x e is R. H. Rob:o.i , a good Kugby foo tba l l p layer . We called him ' B a r n e y . ' " M r Robsoa is the tiist Uitld'.*Hia man who '.-.a been k i l l e d i n th i s war. Mrs R)bson also los t a son i n the South Mrioau w»r.

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MrsG. W. Walton, of Wesley-ter-ace, go t word oa Saturday uiorr.iog t b a t hoc husband had besc s ' igh t ly w-.-.ucded i a aoMor.

*** The picture h a l l , Mldd i e t c : ' , --a" wa;5

patronised last week-end, w h a n s tmo in tores iog fi'nrsa were sbown. l a the faegs of the wolf" ws8 a wes te rn drama of u u o h interest. Other films of a hnmoions and instructive na turo were exh ib i t ed . The weekly exhibi t ions are b i i n g cont inued w i t h MSSBV.

*** Midd.'otoa Gas Company are increas ing t h e i r

price of gas from the 1- of Ju ly o w i n g to tbe rile in the pr ice of coals. 4«. 6 1 . per thousand cubic feet is the present ra te , and moter ren ts of 4s. a year are charged. Consumers t h i n k the price ia h i g h w i t h o u t t h i s increase. The price of m ' i k has also r i sen 50 per cent, t h i s summer. I t bas been the oustom t o r e t a i l i t at I d . par p i n t fur s ix i n - t the, «nd X^*.. par pint tor the remain ing s i x tnoctbs. T h i s year •he price bas no t been lowered , w b i o h bas caused a good deal of commeci' .

*** Snow fa l l i n Upper Teesdaie and Lacfuala

list Saturday. The h i l l s wore covered, and ihe weather was ve ry co ld .

The W a r . PLUCKY BftBNARO Cf tSTiE MFM.

LETTER • FROM THE F«0ST.

local Wounded Soldier's Experience. Pr iva te W. B r a w n , of the 6 th Ba t t a l ion

Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , who is i n the B r i s t o l Vard of t h e Sussex County Hospi ta l

at B r igh ton , w r i t e s t o his s is ter . M r f Jchn Appleby , 14, Tbornga te , Barnard Castle,

• ..'or da te 17th M a y , 1915. He says he has ' ieen wountled In t h n l e f t forearm, shrapnel i - e l l hav ing g o t o r i g h t t h rough , sod he has a obtained a cuprprn'-d f rac tu re of the botAo. He fears t 'cat iif w i l l h«3 i n hospi ta l for a long

I W F . He unde rwen t an operat ion i n France on t h e preceding F r iday , and he t h i n k s they iiU* some good. fJe v.as wooude6 on ' he previous Thursday, about t w e l v e o'cloek', w h i l e he was oil ' .rjg his> r l f l s . They wr r« i n tbo suppor t t renches t o tho Eesex Regiuif u t and tbe 18tb HuRsars. The Germans s ta r ted s^MltDg our •reaches a t 3-30 i n the S M i s i c g , a t Ypre?, s a d *-hey ware firing f rom tb rea sides, the posi t ion i - K t he shape of a horse-shoe, w i t h the Germans a i l a round (be outs ide, a cd the l i t t l e l in« of k h a k i ins ide , " Shells were flyinff abcut l i k e hailstorms. tr>d, whsn I go t taopod, I had the first fie'.! dressing p ru >>tj I bad c r a w l e d dewu the r a i l w a y a b t u - tbree sailea, wcon I fa 'nt t .d an^ ' e ' i ( iown. 1 rl-n'fc know how l ong I lay , b u t I soon found on'. lh*fc I was r.ot ou t of tbei? zone of fire, for s» * Jack Jobnsoc ' must have {bough t I was sharomiog, so ha ,-er. t ly sh i f ted mo dowr tho h i l ' . The shel l bu r s t j u s t about fi.o yards in f ron t of where I wxs l y i n g , w j set my a rm b lced icg . I t was a good j o b i t was M i n i n g bard a i l the t ime , on i t refreshed m<\ and off 1 wan t again for o ther t w o miles be! vo I found a r e l i e v i n g hospi ta ' . Wo were i.hen sent by motor-cars t o Ber lew Hospi ta l , where t h n doctor dressed rue t»p'*!>, acd we go t a cup of cocos and bread and j»m Of course I was amors hundreds of cu r lads of a l ! r : . ; . i t t ie t>ts .M'd a t ouo 'vaiook i.otb» morning we were seut to the citation, and t o " k t r a i n f. Boulogno. b u t the hospi ta l the re v i s so f u l l t h a t we had t o r e t u r n up Franca to a place ca l led Eiiaples, where I wen t s t r n i g b t t h ionga

y opera t ion , a b r u t four o 'clock i n i.ho after-Boon. They took seme shel l PUI', HJH? pu t :\

Khrough my arm. We should have noma ver t o E r g l a e d cn S-uurday. on ly there were

too marsy s t re tcher cases, ' . ; .d so we had to stop t i l l Monday. Wo go t we : l fed. There wore th ree shiploads cl M J-"icii d i n England on Monday. ' '

Staindrop Police Court. FRIDAY.—Before L o r d B»rn».rd (pr?nid ingl

Messrs H . L . F i f e , J . W. Har t l ey , acd J. W. " Davidson.

Keeping Dogs Without a License, James Darby, miner, of Cookfield, was fined

JJ t i l for keeping a dog w i t h o u t a license.— William Close, of S ta indrop , was fined 7c. 6d. w a s imiUr off aace.

The Motorist Case. John Stanley Alders n, miner, Wham, w*s

Joed ^t. fid. for noo produc ing bis motor ^irer'a license for endors-meat . Aldersoa *JJ flaed fll a t the A p r i l c o u r t tor r i d i n g "•tor b icycle a t Cockfield w i t h o u t h a v i n g a " f l i g h t . He d i d no t produce bis l icense as ' 'Hestod by the police, .»nd on a t t end ing tbe pjHttwas :»»ked t o g ive the l icense t o the Weir, of tbo Cour t for endorsement. T h i s ho wioised tu do tbe n e x t day, hnf d i d t o t do so, ? 6 "as thereupon summoned to appear ?«'nard Castle on Wedneodsy last , bu ^graao was sent b y h i m from Blackpool " " " E g tha t r,e was s t randed tbere w i t h J*a>hed machiue. Tbo case w j s r e m i t t e d

*lndrop Court.—Defendant cow appeared H a np iessed his r eg re t a t tbo d e f a u l t

8"gg ested Botanical Specimens for the Bowes Museum.

To the Ed i to r of the " Teesdale M e r c u r y atr E A R ^ I R > — h a s s t ruck mo as being ra ther JJ^ge tha t you have not , t o my knowledge *°'our splendid Museum a t Barnard Castle, i , " e «t ion of presserl local a lpine plants , some

"""San are ve ry rare . I t h i n k i t wou ld be anm y W e " s P e L t " i h " trustees a l lowed thS»°3? ° ' t b ? ! a r g ° amount they havo i gj* disposal every year towards such t ^ a t i v e o b j e c t T b o s tudy of botany is «armi 0g and h igh ly i n t e r e s t i n g pursu i t , and

m7 c! , t r i °fc i s * cent re of a t t r a c t i o n t o J2JJS of the h o r t i c u l t u r a l and other learned hl»k **' w h « s e researohes have proved nel»k5ine

0 1 t h e fl9'» a n d p l an t - l i fo of j j ^ n o u r h o o d . Specimens of tbe series rj?"*y noted wou ld be a s imple y e t valuable ^ • H l u o , i th ink , t o tbe ocs t ly exh ib i t s of tho

"»es Museum.—I am. f a i t b f u l l y , j B * ^ORB8T« lN -TEE8DALE R E A D E R . ' W e l i t , M B ,

nstructive Letter from Private Bailey. Tho " Teesdale Mercury " on the Western

Battlefield. Pr iva te J. B a i l o y . r f frha Gth Ba t t a l i on Durham i g h t I e f a n t r y ( T e r r i t o n a l s ) , w r i t i n g t o his

mothe? a t 51, Bridgegate , Barnard Castle, on May 15tb, 1915, says : " J u s t a few l ines t o say

I am ou t of hospi ta l , and am in tbe convalescont camp at Rouen. 1 expect to be sent to tbo basa la ."- d-.v or t w o , and got back t o the boys w i t h tbfs fits*, dr.-f . I hart v e r y fc*rd luck i c missing tbe best t(.r England , bn' . I was we'-i r-sated i n the fios^isal. 1 was very glad to hesr

Second-Lieut . Nichols^u had g - t t o England, for he led us a Slant, I got a parcel f rom M r Nevisarj to-day, snd I w r o t e a r ep ly t hnuk ing

iro. I have c o t r o c i v a d any w o r d f rom you or anyone elso ye t , bu t I expect tbs- S is due to be ing sh i f ted about so much. I dou ' t t h i n k t ha t thero i s aayone i n Englund -.vho can realise what the war ia l i k e over Lero. for there are tbousxnds of shells fired o?ery day on bo th eider. We happened to drop r i g h t acoosg the s t i l les t fighting there L...3 been sloee the war began, a r d i t speuk« volntnes for I he 1 T e r r i e r s ' hat tfcey ii?.vo he 'd c u t s o w e l l for fbe> first

t ime under h.^svy fire I t ia mmcvcilcus how one gets used to Seeks Sogd men, and nloo men k i l l e d w i t h o u t t«e\ii '•: norvous, aud i t is a p i t y t o soa the fino bu i ld icgs ^nd cathedrals leve l led to the g ronud w i t h G r r m s n snel l fire. The t o w n of Ypres i s abuclately wrecked, and the s t reets are ploughed up « i t h shells. W h r n tbe ' J a c k Jcbiison's* h i t tbe grouau they !e»ve

hclo itbout fifteen or t«reaty »eot wide , ar.d s ix or seven feet d^.ep, Wher, i gc t buck to tbe ba t ta l ion again I w i l l w r i t e a A ta'.l you . Y

n send o i c i ,«.' Teend«l» Meruury ' e v e r y week, for 1 got moti.- news of on? fol lows <.ut of the ona M r N a s ' s o i sent me t i :an I fcivo besrd since I go t h i t . " i ' r i v a t o Bailey adds t h a t inc. firs; person ho aj»w i n tbo eonvialesoaot cam;? was i t is uncle J i n ' a s.»s (Pred). who w^s wonaded w i t h shrapD©'. He is L O W progressing sasia.".c:. r i l y .

.ocal "Terriers" Behind the Firing line. Uodcr d t t o Msty o'.b, Prlv^t-o E Y: .uog, of

he locnl T e r r i t o r i a l * , i u a l e t t e r tu h is wife a t BaxnarK Cast l r , says they are now a shor t dis tance behind the firiog l ine , tmd are expect­i n g to ba moved fu r the r back s-till , where they can ge t » l i t t l e res t . There is ve ry l i t t i e chance of sleep w i t h shells eoostjaatly w h i s t l i n g overhead, t u t i t is su rp r i s ing bt w l o r g ona can keep fresh acd eyes open whon one i s compelled. He said i t wcu l t l osako some pnopla wonder i f they s^w wha t tho shells d i d w i t h tbe ru i lwnyp . TUcy t w i s t e d tho r a i l s a l l shapes. He w< u i d l i k a soma of the young fol lows who h*.«» no t y e t l i s t ed t o See wha t tho men out there are go ing t h rough , and then they would bo eager to g « acd help to finish i t . I t wou ld be a (rood j ob i f i t was a l l over. I t i s he l l i t se l f , at.d no th ing eise.

Private Joe Coulthard, of the Second Kite Balloon Squadron.,

A Plucky Abb y Bridge Lad. "v- to J. Oool thsrd , who f t ! Ketv iog w i t h

' bo B Itfah Expp.- 'iMonxrv i f "r s ; , • , t r r i t i c g f r i tn hfrance ' n Msy 21st to his .<»thor sod tnotht? a t the Abbey Br idge , Barnard Crtstle, sayo : I received your parcel safely, w i t h the ve ry welcome g i f t s inside. I m i g h t ment ion tba t chocolate is about the most useful t h i n g to rooeive, as we are ap t t o ge t our meals at r a thor i r r e g u l a r tiaae*, so a l i t t l e b i t of chocolate br los you ales?. Up to now, though, v,e have dene f a i r l y w e l l r s r»g*n?H our food. W?. h » v » got to otw he idqus ' t e r 1 ; by now. This is our t h i r d csrrp si;.Co ar r iv tc i? here, and w.-i are now "ermewbere In B? 'giou»," so wo a 'o seeieg a i i t t l e b i t i f thn; coun t ry . I m igh t mention tha t t h i s is our hach etcppicp;-p!s.ce.

a m Wl*ot« d i n R woodeo hot , " U h s t raw to ep o i , - , v i d s i u very eomfortr.hie, t s I s i i r i

b: ? .?«>, U i i l ' - r t 'o : ri•.•cu'.'|u(ir<rn:es. We > i v o t 'cs ic ©veiy day w i t h n g»«n»o|>ho»», wh ich keeps us qni<i> >ivc.lv and hp.ppy. Wn bad m%roh of abont ton milns last week-«wd. s tock i t a l r i g h t , bu t t b o m a i i o bore bra nwfa l to m t r e h 6r>. a t d ala,» b»d for the t»»i =,p.?rtr. They can baat the Abb*-/ »or-is. Th ia w u s t hsve besn a t e r r i b l e place i i n r i n g tbe w i n t e r •Jontk*. Our fire1 n i gh t here I bad the plpiMrure

'V l i v ^ T tig on ftu&'d i n a w o r d , and

The Versatile Private Harry Patterson. ti>e 2(lth of I f i t !

P i ivr . •: f?arr» Wriiin^T from the ba t t lo f lo l

V j t y , to bta r i s ee t,h- tow Patternno. of the Sod BnrhatDS, who bas beer ab»ra<J t i w w Augus t Ir.'Jt-- • ar - • •*F. i9a?lare<* by Ragland on tbe A b of t ha t mt'riMa—-says ; i r s t i l l i n the beat of heal th , and feels qui te ti i ; . We are h'.v^r;? " o b a m p i o n " weather nosf. " I n fac t i t is >'•••••> hot to do a n y t h i n g , " bn vows, and continues : " They are keepinrr yon w e l l guarded ut Bernard Castle w i t h fioHi»rs. I w o u l d i i k a t o hava c.!>rr'a to the old t o w n at Wbitsor<tido. bu t I oxpec'; I shal l tava t o s top where I pva u n t i l the war i s a l l over. I i i s s t range t h a t uncle Geoigo has enl is ted , bu t , i f be had :>ot they wonl-3 h a v i c a d e h im itt the ead. for I a n sure ooesf l r ip t i ' jn is eoming, sad then there w i n » o t bs aoy men k i t who w i l l make soldier •;. Wo are s t i l t hav ing % q u i . i t 'dmr, though there are p l en ty of a'.x-.'f) l lvi '- ig, bo th enrg and tho GerL^atif!, w h i c h keep us a l ive . v?s have beiea moving t ' v . n l : ! \ » f ' y f ' om ojrte placo t o «UO!.S:««B i n I'VftiJt^. !ieS;iiani, I *.zi b i l l o i a d U? c ... use w i t h l b reach people, v h o are v e r y r.ice l»lk, acd c<> R'.J tbov cat f o i as I doo ' t know h>«? t b e y l i l v e , for I never sea tham take ai>ything e x a o i c i r g reap i r coffee," .

of h l i m a i t .vr.s, fof t b e heavy rjnno * ? « constant ly got i ig . >:s.>'ll/ r*> opu-r 'or a <>»e- r V o noo'3 see t t e lushes, •*i«o the atar-ahsHfi, w l t i c h i l l umina t e a l l a t e and for f r r , ooogb. I t wss s v«ry good B t * r t for roe, bu t by bow I have go t "bou t us"..' so beav ' . 'B *n« shells explodieR. Last Sncda* w«ti t lovely :ls.y,aad our aircr?t!; was oc the " b u z z ' n i l tho wh i l e . Seeing them in t i e »ir , w i t h shells bu r s t i sg \\\ a r i f>".$, w r s rea l ly a p r e t t v rtight - ! i : t ! e .white pol ls w h i c h t iaug i n t t ie ^ i i ; >'or k n g eimugb. I aa> glad to 9%v toey d i d n ' t manage to b r i n g one down. Aeroplanes sra on tbe g o ev ry d a y . Tbe on ly t h i o g t h a t docs rea l ly stop thtsni ie mis t . Whi l e I &m w r i t i n g enver*) / r e up,. »u<! the guns ar» harS »fc i t again, i manaRe BO Bleep a l r i g h t at nighta through- ; t . 8inca a r r i v i K g here v.« l.avo been very eusy ever." day prepar icg th ings , a r d yesterday wo ijommersc-d cper i i -t ioos . Thay bis.''mVi beep up above t«n rnir'nt*s before the shells cama flying ovc!?, bun every­one was a miss, arid 1 hope they a l l w i l l bo i n t ' i ^ fu ture . Tha t o T - n ve ry oloaa t o hero is praoatnally deserted There is b r . fd ! ; ?. c i v i l i j ! ; i a the s t i o r t s , s i .d a l l tba &hcps . « « c loge i l IS l^as been slielJcd sevfii-al times, ar.ri is r"»lly a v c y funny s i g h t To buy acy'-bing here is f r . i r ly expensive, a lways a l i U i o t b o v e Engl ish prices- We are g e t t i n g used to tbe money by r o w . A t prescat I have ErE'-ish, F rench , and Belgiatt coins, so am g e t t i n g q u i t e r. m i x t u r e As I mentioned on my post-oard we sre ci^se t o tbe Duthams ' camp. J . Walker , when I Saw M m , vra<3 j u s t about l eav ing for the trenches. There are several of tbe Barney boya there, hu t Gregory and J. Walker were tbe only t w o 1 s-,w. I sha l l t r y ;«nd have huother t r i o . I wp.s teld T . Crof t was a t home oa tea sick-l i s t . T o - n i g h t I havo jus t received a l e t t e r fr< ra W i l l i e , saying be was at the br idge . I ^ i s h he h * d only been w i t h me. He hasn't; pu t any add;ens' on, aa he aaya they are soon moving agaio from Salisbury Plait , . He seems surpr ised to t h i n k I have beaten h im here. Jast a t present a machiue is up. Six shells bsvo baen firou at i t , w i t h no resul t . I t is w e l l ou t of range. A t oar las t , i< en we had a cqneert a t one of the oafes, qu i t e a mer ry t ime . There were B e v e n c u u n t r k s rapreeented—black and otherwise . I t e^ems strange to t h i n k i t is Whi t snn t ido at the week-end, bu t anyhow I t r u s t the we&thei is floe, ami t h a t you a l l have a nico t ime, No Hondon for me. Th i s t ime i t w i l l be out her r . I received your lus t l a t t a r whetl I was on fjuard, i a t b ^ wood, somewhere abonb m i d n i g h t . Sit i t qu i te l ivened or<« U P . I B,"O Georgo Nixoc l '»s t r a t s f e r r ^ d i a t d tbo Btg ineers , Tbfcre are p loa ty of tho boys' names iu tha papo»:s. Ptnased t o h o s i ithoy h c i a i iood eooeert ,wt Rokeb;

Private J . Gregory Wounded, tva te J . Oreeory, Of tbe 6 lb Ba t ta l ion

i m L i ' - : ~ I n f t r : t r y ( T e r r i t o r i a l s ) , w r i t i n g ia t r i f o />', Barnard Castle, under data

ufsday, May .27».b, otatas tha t b is - ^ g l m w t r e s t i og c . Wbi4 Sunday, bu*. sfc 3 o'clock o l l o w i o g morn iog they go t a taste of the tone gases wh ich *h>i G' j rm+rs are nsiag.

Pi D tc f i W/ .iO tb-i P"is I t made tho Ter r i tos ia la leave t b f i r pc i i t ioes , HoHever , they w s c t s t r a i g h t t o the f r o n t w i t h t b e i f moufcha covered, tuid on t h e i r way the

9:mo qne^r' gigbte. for i t was d a y l i g h t Wfc.'hi t hey roac ' ied the rreuch^s the anorny b " g f n to she'" then), aa«I i t Wiia h t l l on o

iddlesc-x reg iment w*8 i n .'the a-tia* erjehes. T t o y b » I t o make a bayonet oharge,

A reither br igade, howewttr, go t there batons tib^.ia, rod took a l o t of Qermtn oriaont-rs soma guna. Tho Middlesex v ' s t m e n t 'es t a g r e t t numbsr of oteo. I t wss 6 l o t qni-alor oa Tuesday. A t one o'clock yesterday moro iog , w h i i s t t t e t i eh-d igg iag o p e r a t b i u -*»ere 1»< progress, the Gerrr.aris ondried flee from i t . * of t h s r. M a x i m sues- »od too Tar»-itori*'n t S ' i to roi . i ro . Abou t 6-30 a.m. ito v . - s s i t t i n g i n a. l i t t a dug-out i n tbe, t r e o c t , w!t St a oi- c-t Of shel l otaiL' t h rough th« and aisrnck him i a the itfwet para of the back. He wan »okfu t o the bospi b u t hopes to be si i g h t ag • • ycon

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he Late Lieutenant Orde-Powlett.

Cerman Snipers are Real 1 Devils.'

Mr Hugh Salvin Baper Again Fighting for his Country.

With tha G.-ack Canadi rn Rsg imsn i .

P r iva te H . S . Raper, who is * n a t i t e of Barnard Cast le ,sod i*feo emlgrr.t: d t« f ^ w j e i r s ago, i s once more i c England, actuated by the h ighes t p a t r i o t i c motives. Ho t?a& wi naned i n the Beer War. fie ia a p r i v a t e Soldier fp the 24 th Bat ta l ion V i c t o r i a Rifles, Number 2 P I M O O P , 2od Oasadlan Kxpsd i t lo r ja ry P a t e s , «nd, w r i t m e from somewhere i n K e n t t o ^n o ld f r iend ia .h is t t i w n , says be is now o. i ly t h i r t y -s ix miles from the firir.g l ine . Ha c m n o t ye t s*y wbor';c»r he w i l l bo ftble t o come nor th , ssa t i i ey expect to bo sent abroad shor t ly . H>, procfcfcds: " W h a t fcrtl Seme. f u r . Tha 24th Ba t t a l ion V i c t o r 5a Rif iss are the crack regiment of C.'.aadB. Gsmo boys, everyone. Tbo wifa and c h i l d r e i i , ara coming to England next month t i l l the v>%t i? o v i " . I wonder i f I shal l get p lugged again. Wo (tho boys) go to Folke­stone every i i i g h t by motor-car for a; l i t t l e rec rea t i »n. Th is d i s t r i c t is i ove ly . Don ' t f a i l t o aond mo the r^dres* I want . I wou ld l i k o to 33a u im .>gaiu, j u s t for o ld t imes 'sake "

Sympt thy inm Teestiata, .sadannouno«anentthai L'eusei > • 1' cv P o w l i t t (4th Y i - r k f ) htB sjnt i i s -to-

ie i n ac t ion i n V IH>. o$ussd Kid&sproad sor row and oeep ' o r e 1 - He was " u ; : •ran »'f gresi; pre w i r e , beir.g fch*- sen • i she B . t i . W . G . A . O r d o - P o w l e t t , W.P . Io rR ioom r . i -shi re , a-icl grandsnh of L o r d Bol ton . Ho a t t a ined h i s ma jo r i ty OIIV- . few w . ^ k s ' f f e i b r i v e young ofiicer wt- b*s l a i d down bis l i f e for his K i c g »ud ecuu t ry , -wrs t;r»»tl> boibveri by fcbo p a t r i o t i c in.-; - 1 oommaudle^.

jfJandoience f rom Cathersroni, Unionists The fo l lowing tester raai seat t... his :

—MCotherstonc, 24ib May, 1915: P E A R K O B D E - P O W L B T T , - O a buhalf of tee botbets tune Coitservat ivo and TJ-'i^nist Assoeiatit r. w« Hag to assure yen of i h e sorrow w i t h which learn of the lefiS you havo sustsinesl' b j i h e death of yt;ue sou i n ac t ion Our deep -.••« sympathy i s w i t h y c u sod j o u r fami l? , •"•> d we feell t ha t your t rues t our.solation ia t b i t he d iod for hia oocnt ty .— We l i ro , youts f a i t h fn l l y , W.| J . F R A T E R , Preside:.! ; J . I f . BOUKMB, Secre ta ry ."—Mr Orde-Powlet t ' s r e p l y : " 2 5 Y o l k s , Regiment , Long B3 ' a to" ,27 tn May, 1915 : DflAR M R F R A T E R , — P i o s s a convey our rusce/1.: th»nks for the expres . ioe of sympathy i o yonr k i t i d l e t t e r . M y sou's death hss bet ; : a t e r r i b l e blow, bu t i t ia a grea t Onoaolatiuc «o know tba t ws have the sympathy of cc r frieona. —Yours s incerely, W, A . O R D E - P O W X E T T . ' '

Memorial Service, There wss a la rge g a t h i r i r g i o the Pariah

Church of Waneley, whea a mem ' r i a l service was be ld for the la te L i e u t . i ; ' m Perey Ordo-Prjwlot*, who w»a k i l l e d io F w - c » oa * i ; ; 17sb. Tho sorvioa was conducted by tbe Rev. B. Orde-Powiftct, i-«c6or of Wei-sley, Brookes p res id ing a t tha orgao.

CominnnicMting w i t h h is father ( M r Wallace Gregory . Bridge-end), P r iva te J. Gregory, of the 6th Durham L i g h t In fan t ry , says : We bava j u s t come back from the f ron t for a well-earned rest , af ter hav ing been amongst i t for a week, dsy and n igh t . The German snipers are real " dev i l s , " and very ^ood ehois, too. I t is awful hem, and i t is a good t h i r g i t has not happened i n England, I am sorry t o say t b a t Thomas Barwood bus besa s l i g l i t l y wcurjded i n the head. I myself nave hsd t w o nar row escapes. — I n a no re addressed t n h i s l i t t l e b ro the r the same w r i t e r s d d s : I eaniiot t<-!' you a l l y c u wan t to know. When w n are i n the trenches wo stay tuero we t or fixe. Y o n would l i k e t o S E O tbe b i g spoils bu r s t ing , bu t you mt 'st bo n long way off. I t is jus t l i k o fire­works nloi>g too German tnraioaea at l i g h t t ime . They send up a l o t l f sUr-abel is , which l i g h t up a l l tbe place, W. Brown has been wounded, and I t h i n k ha hso lost pa r t of his arm,

Private B. H. Seniles, of the 5bb Ba t ta l ion Durham L i g h t I n f an t ry (Te r r i to r i a l s ) communicates w i t h his father under «"at« A p r i l Gib. H e i ' t y s : " I received your small parcel •»;th t b s t k p . L e t me Unow i f you have g e l tho photographs- I f you have do not dispesa of them n o t i l you receive my ins t ruc t ions . Have you bad aoy word f i o m Torniay ye t ? I haven' t . A u n t i e s t i l l sends me papers. We are no t a l lowed to t e l l you where we are, or wha t wa are do ing , so you muBt w a i t t i l l I come back. Y o u migh t g ive Wi l f . Robinson my address, and t e l l h im t o w r i t e t o me. Also g i v e h im my heart ies t congratula t ions " — W r i t i n g on A p r i l tbe lOcb, Rober t Henry Smiles said " they seem to bave oarned a good rest, and are now a good way from the trencbes. He says he r ea l ly cannot t e l l bis parents i n a l e t t e r wha t is happening ou t yonder, so tbey mnst w * i t pa t i en t ly t i l l be re turns . He hopes they l i k e tee photo of bis company, ?..d dues c o t i . lvk the war can possibly las t much logger." [Unfor tuna te ly t h i s v i ew is by no means shared by older h e a d s . - B D . J

Gunner Richard Watson in France. Nephew of ths Teosdale Poet and the " Good

Old Barney Paper ," K r Clarkson, d l i v e r , K i n g ' c Head . H o t e l ,

Barnard Castle, has bad a l e t t e r f rom Gunre r R icbard Watsoo, la te 'busman a t t h i s hote l , who is now i n Franco. The good-natured acd j o v i a l soldier, i n bis charac te r i s t i c way , says : Y o u w o u l d t h i n k I had gone dead by mo no t sending y c u a Hoe, b u t we bave been hav ing a p r e t t y rough t ime of i t . I got yeur " Teesdale M e r c u r y " a l l r i g h t , and was awfu l ly g lad to Bee a bits looal news, aa there i s p o t h i n g I ecjoy bet ter than a looir ?,t t he good o l d Barney paper. I got » l i t t l e surprise tbe other day. I was a t . and the first one I met was D ick CcuHhard , and yen can guess how pleased I was to meat h i r r . I also saw Walker , the sweep, and Hofana Beer. Thoy hsd boen i n " d o c k , " bu t they looked ex t ra , and tho first t h i n g I asked for wsa the " Teesdale Hexcury . " Tbey said they had j u s t l e f t Joe Ashmnre, and hleo had seen Ted Procter . D i c k toll? ma t b a t p o o r " K e l l y " Walker had been k i l l e d . W a l l , o ld pal , remember mo to ' B i l l y ' B a s i n * a " acd Wi.'t.oe, and t e l l thorn I am go ing to send them a l e t t e r soon—that is , i f I am spared, and I hope I may be. The Germans are ve ry d i r i y fighters. The i r gas bombs are awfnl , Tbey know tha t t he i r "number s ara up ." and they are t r y i n g to do as much h a i m as they c a r , b a t they find there a m somn plucky lads wbo '-!<w« come from Barnard Castlo. Wo go i n to act ion l i k e a thousand men. Don ' t forges to lemembor me to M r and M r s Atk inson , aud t o Tom R i i - \ , J im, atid tho f»>-mor ttsid a l l . Wo hro hav ing love ly weather out bero—quite a charge fn>m England. Tbe only t h i n g teat beats ma is tbo t a lk of the French people. I don ' t understand a word they say, so I have got a French bock, and, when I havo got a b i t o f t ime to spare, I read i t .

Sergt. T. Smiles, of Barnard Castle, Wounded.

" Just a l iue t o l o t you know I am feel ing a l o t be t te r , " w r i t e s Sergt. ' ihomas .-Sioiles, i f the 6th Durham L i g h t I n f a n t r y , from Franca, to his patents a t Bernard Castle. Ha ?.dds : " I was wounded reoeat iy , and I am cow i n hospi ta l . W r i t e back s^d t e l l me i f you have had any word from H a r r y l a t e ly . "

The French Wounded Emergency Fund-Monthly Collection Around Somas ri Castlo Mis s Be l l - I rv in f r , who, looal a c o r c a r y

fop tbe abova fund, has to co l lec t monthly towarois t ho groa'o need an-3nr»3t al? t t o poorer F r e r c h hospltalB, i s v e r y pleased, to r epo r t bav i sg beon able t o sand £ 7 col lected d u r i n g M a y , £ 5 l o s . h tyuog b e e n oiestred— after al l exrjcasea hag been paid—nt r.fce concer t i n Bokeby sc»,o -J-rccm C B May 7to, and the f o l l o w i n g gcnijrcco r loeat iooB received; M r s Pul le ino, Richmond, 10s.; RSrs Peacock, Sp 'nham House, HarnipghajJ ( c o l l e c t " i n Spaucam orid Hope), 10-. ; J. ~ Alexaodor Adams, Skreatlam, 5s.; ? « w,?1 as raost acceptable par cole of work , frcaa Miss Ra>ioe, 27, Newgata ; »ad Mies Harr i s , i ,Horsa-rfisrkeS. Bernard Castle. Th&t oon t r i bu tb ns r-rw badly noedt t i and vary gr^ ;efu! iy received !>y t«bo F rench ia shewn i u teo t o l l o w i o g i r i L t ? fjrem one of the reprf i tentat tvea of the fuat) d i a t r i o n t i r - g parcels i n France :—Rockafo t t en Ter re , M a r c h o t b . - W a bavs joe's re't!~-«a f rom Brest , wh ich compsetes onr iong tour of more than 2,500 k i lometres end 64 hospite'ts. I t i a l l cr.nm tee hospitals are de l igh ted w i t h tjhe bales, ar.«2 beg oE us to ci nt tr ine t h n good * o r k . Tho B6pi t»! M i ' i t t i i r o a t Gour ia is ve ry poor. I s is rccst miserable, but s.oe doc tor anri towsnpeople pro very proud of i t . A l l the be*s, aa we l l as o lbor fure l ture , wore g iven by t t « people in the t own , so xcu can Imagine how the v? >rds »<a>l*. Tfcry toed eyecytldiiy—frotj nocks to oWorofona, «*t |*onb!vy s rere avo Several t o t y t t a l s badly i n peed of help . Hdpi ta l Tesspoi sire No. 18 (505 beds) is ve ry I w g e S i d w e l l k i p t , hu> poor. I t bas a very fit.o snrgeon (Cicttrdet, o l N«otr&), who has s^veei many l ives , bub ho has >'u use his own lDStrnmonts, f t d the operat i ' ig- room Is very p r i m i t i v e . I t i3 a ve ry deserving bospi te l acd full,\nd i n need o f w a r m o l o t c i c g , sheo's, a i r c u s h i o M ' , as d hot wa te r bot t les , besides medical stores. A t Bop i t a l des poa tag ioux t he s i s t o rn s r e u s i r g pork M a d d e n for ice-bags, »s?d said they wco ld not he co b a d if rbey d i d co t smcl i so dreadfully Thore is only one a i r Cttsfclon, a'od they to ld us how fcwo t y p h o i d pat ients bad a fight over i t one day. Tbe Hopt ta l & i i x t e 's ve ry po:."". and jtbere ara ir.so.v soldiers from Nor thern France kvho h a v o r,o una t o send tbem t'oit>tp, sud no p e w e f r o m tfceir peopio. A t Baud there is » hosp i t a l for oonvaltacect", w h i c h U-. a meat cheerless hole. Do send tho pu.ir th ings s u m o t h i c g to choor them up . I t tons so d i r t y and diurnal. Mists P e l l - I r v i n g i s o o w appealing for a I s co l lec t ion for the fund tr-is month , and wou ld bo ve ry gra te fu l i n d e e d for coBtributSi.'uo of l a . otsly c u r i o s J u t : .

For H a r d Wear wo offer tbo W e l l i n g t o n Cover a t 8/-, and an Inner Tube of Stout Red Rubber a t 4/6.—Teesdale Cycle Depot.

langleydale School Collections thn editor f ft-,e

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Vcm tho Serb) 'a C :n i 4 ' > i Lend leg '>> r'",\ r-j for su ' i c r i p t t n r B ; • fr-.m t oo Cor-ra-ioo." i : , O'ii - • • ' Wo I N

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you t h i c k best? O.o the 19th May IS %R , nn tbo 26t'o May 40 eg^s woro ae " t rn Philippff. S ta indrop . for the N s ! Col lect ion Fund . D u r i n g t h e n«x t waek . col lectors ui.!i c a l l m Sh<o residonttt for oua acr ipt lona to the Bufier irK B o l g i ? - - ; i R e i g i u m ami during: tbe f o l l o w i r g weekan eggoolleet lcm w i l l bo rnad'i f-»r the Jfewcaatde M I H t a r y Hospi ta l for t'.se u lck n i ^d .wcap i ed Boldierss,— I am, do t s Sir , yon/- ; t r u t j . W. H . B E R R Y .

Lan« 'e?d&ie"School , Barsa rd Csstle, S la t H a y , 1915. '

aToIlpwingifl the t e x t o f tiaeleejte \ r«cv ivad : Mt»« Maagrave Watson, f e n ? ' R l

s e c r e t i n t o ifc • Ra-.'b'an R r i t e f F^ - : 55, BercefB Street. Oxford S t ree t , •". Kih i l a y . 191 i>. D E A R f - i R , - - Y o u w i l l h . K f - -receiver i h s • ffiiiial r e c s l p i for tho £2 10c. w b i c ' i j on kscdly r r i i i to tb i s t t ted. Pleass thank the c h i l d r e n to r '.ho t t o n b i o they have raksn iu co i l ec t l . i ! ; t i>s . acd w i l l yon k i n d l y Convey to the subscribers my c-oimiftee 'o E r « ; f f & ; s.jank* asid r e r T . - i ^ i i o ; : ?"— F ; o m Lteut T . G i b b e : " - ' r m s t r B « C l iege Hospi ta l , N«wcast>e-i«j-Ty <>.May 2".r», 1915. S I R , - I » Q d i t 'cued by the • fe-.«r ccmt.-i<'. g t o acknow­ledge tba rece ip t of eggs col : o ted by tbe ohlldeen of Laogleydaln sc ' iool , d to conve; to t t a donors, t h r c n g h yoa r i . ; ' f ; h ie apprEcia-t i o t i (4 the g i f t * '

a f r aB l iMao ,<3au«n Faraa; « i » «l Wi ••• r o o t M ' - a Lndgj , BtMieawa ;• - fii?e>r.t:; t 0 , - , ;k-er , aod •««

Wir.stors r.nd District's econd Qenerous • fgg Contribution.

f u r t h e r c r s t r i b u ' - i - , 9s0 e ra hr . s bocn «• d u r i n g Vf-iy . . .\ - • i h * C l l e a t i o n

t h n fjli '•-»'!•,-;: "-<r» Hlcholso. i , r ' i r s t o u ; . y ; hfaa '1 M g M k ,

a tec A r u i a ; m T i -

U ' u o l u : v ; Mit Jtatst , dedgt'boiata F a n o ; wp b>. H i ; ! T.-p ; BJruOoete- , n l M i s

Wal > . "v- ' i at •-, ; "xiisa B . i t t a i r . M r s c : , .M>--8 F . W»ika~, r - d ^.'iss K i r k u p , Wl?»s - ; K M Km . . I he K - e . > ry ,Wios rec ; M- ' r ' t nwvl i . L - w B i r r , - ? ; M r s E- rkup , M r s 8. K I up, i M r s Brow , N e w s h ^ m ; M r s

sham H - i l ; M r s Eggiastooe, The C •»!• f: s, Sttt'oa H--uao ; Art P.»r '. The Lodge, b U u b b K r a a e ; ' M ' . S P-t- a-yt, TUe S*-cda ; M r s Smi! i.Oass i n i l u i u f t ; U r u S w i n b a c k ^ c d M r s R.

b^«>k, Hia;bcl!il»; M - s W. k i u j o o , A l w ? r t ; Hts W f l i . ' , p, i>j:- as H i l l ; >drsC>oper. • M i o H ; c h ; r U B . « j , Walker H a l i ; Usa a rd ion , Who* >y B i l l ; M » w O. S tan ton ,

i U ; n o ; w.i M r W. F . l c t - f f , s t . n ,

8 v "

N i R'e!

Btut Girls'

!he British Tied Cross Societies.

To tho Eds'or ot the " T e c e d » l a r.iercuTy." D E A R & I R . A S local secretary c i the'-PfiOay

Fund :. tt our Sick » c d V. 'oucdid SoUQeM tr .d Ballots " 1 akonld l i k e , t h roug i : ihe medium of your v A l u a b l a ^r.f.er, fca i;.-.->ok ovsryone wf.o neiued to maka fee '.encfir. (or the above d ' Betjrint; aocieties each »i gre-.i- sunnean lasii Thuraday u^euif ig, VJZ . : tbo p r c p r i e t o n ut too "Ga lga t e Fancy Fair *n;l Cftt.-,ivti?," who generously gavo tiseir es-'ire t f t k iogs ; ha public, srhc;» - mlaed I be s h o ws ; the meabors of ou:«Urban D i e t . , i t C o a x c i l ; t i o t ? a r S u r o y o ? ( M r R, E. B«,iot;>, v h o mane tbe rocessary a r r s i t i tmente . The h»odaome aum of £14 9s. 6d. v a s rea ' isetl aa follows:—A. Newaoate ( large t e d srj5.*H juiopi ' j^ Lcrscs l r.d 6m^l l swizgs) , £8 14s. 6i.; J . Smith (lot -ia and d Hy si ) £212E.; W.G.F i rmac (aoco-- u ' B O v,£i0i.9.; C. Boh30U • )•!<;••;-• s«- g > 1 ' s,.& s '.;i'8/, £ 1 ; Wm. Hughes (stal ls) ,7s 3 . j Roo t . C l a m (eiat i) . 5H. ; Thos. Refcajn (eo«t ;M .u e shiee), 5a.; O. B i ' i . i B ' 1 ( swl i j . 3s ; t o t a l - r e e i v - d , £14 9.'. 63. I n sttkooarleajging th i s &m-nr.* Sues 5, B I g r t . - J v p i t . c f , as js : • •"""so «o»<v,-,y t o 6h»i owners a r»uct i-obeat | at-u si»,li» the> ooamltteaVaastl] gra teful ' n v j k n fi v .o so iecdid asm t.f m .oey | t! .cr r.-.s j oonftribntad totrncds t i t s fund. The j moi .Kj « i co i loot ia t o bo squally d i v i d e d I between ths Bt . John's &b.^ th<» U./ . i iah R v a j Cr;,us S ic io t i ea to bo used toj &<j\i parpoasnk j ar.d TI -w v& have i» i macy srssiea in toe I vo-' i U3 pr .v .a of t i . . ' , wo t lo I Kure tha object j w i i l :• r>pesi to ove.-yooc, sia there are iow who j

Boys' Country Work Society Liepartment.

> ..'g • t h e g r . - oca-.'-.!'.•- ' owut foe fa rm w i >k t * « B . y c ' O o u r t r . Work S j c i a t y are ptoviareji t j plase g ' t l s n r . d you ,g womet: aa t '~mhouso iiei|rfu Ph* t . t r i a w-: ;. •• l i v e i n , " and w i i l 1- -ro da 'vy w . r k .ou p o a i t r y kcepi i .g . aa areH t n p e l p L ^ th»- term-.r's wi fe H c t o house. Tfcej w i l l he under t o oara o l too oocorary c ^ f j i ' ;a _ . H - . i v i s i to r s as the bays *ro . uao w . l l o i . Iy t i e p l i e d w i t h fa tmera ' w i r t s sfbo s.-o i i k a i y i.c l e t k c t r e l u ' l y a f t e r tiho gsrjV,-.,jd g i v . r / , | . ' ; ' :- G.r ls taunt Im h-Trlahy ai-.d of good c ' aracber. Forms t. d fn r ihe r t -,~tleola:s C ;» bs eotaiued f r j m thn honorary a s c r o ' - y , Boys' Country Work Bod * y i 7, Jobc Bare >< i , W C ; or the local iae -•• i " : . ten 1 J, !&>..:-Irving, Kokoby , Barnard Cassia.

Teesdale Volunteer Training Corps. 07 : 100 fPiubor? i e seo i . i od o.: Sacdsy

• , ' t i • • ion i u the c r i c k s ; flei.l for clti':', a cd is ia '• * g ra . f ; i - g to are r o c r n i n coming f j r v s r d alanJtw nvory week. Thtavajh t be HsBJUTtt'T - * f - " - f -f . eN. - r . t K t a t e r a C u t - School 30 ; if i?s a placed ttt t he ctiSi-.r-sV: i f <he e r ; a , a :r> f o i l ^dvaotaga is i . \ . g -,btu ••' i'-..a k i - d ffer. T i • Uy n o d ' l a u t day eve.o.-r-a' o i l i s *TQ • I ' t H l f t . k e n ua v i t h t i l s InsUooti i , and Kraut progress l a e r a i a i a ha.,g mad.-. Tho volun'.eer corps ess beccme v d i y *c t i ve , acd » . H J va ry popular , aud i t is hoped tha t a t a . ea t i f data an a;nbuiau:-o e o c i i . : aio 1 s n a i l .»:-d bugle basal may b« i o r m < r d » . r . y membarn wou ld '.ska a

~H~,•"'y.z-'y ' enured p»rade. W c y n-.-i nave r. parade on a j " g T , - _ \ Pac-u »y afters on ? I? s !•> eaa bs arranged the

f tfco i «KWP9 / . ' i l l c e r t a in ly ae i n c e a:>r.'y p- pular .

KAAWOOU MOTES. L : s ^ t u . C i y P iOj -^ fng Teesdalo paouia

s-woke^io c ,\~;-'. <n,sc.ow O i i t ' g f rom t w o t j t h r c o h n h e a .oto'i i c the Settle. Ic ia about fifty vt »«g ai^co t. s iu i i l -A event occur ;ed on tha S B M tfap.

lis tl-.o paatah - t Foresb-aud- F r i t h tb«re are

10th Leicester nogiment ai Oeorbolt Camp.

rJack. Thi'i > » l co • • • » ! amoog Mac u ; ouug t : J .c« " . [ s c r ip^ ic - , ;. . e m a i i a.*iec<i. | i J we.i ojser '

ttofl i n t'eesdalo : " d i v e us c in-

d l e t ua ge t the

f r r i v a l i f : n - ' Boyai l i g e r s " from ; fledtfation Oay at ^tarifoith Church. r* . r^ i i am. r j s _ f ni t ig tho 10th Lsicebic; ' j Suuroy i i f i t wan sot cpar t aa ded ica t ion day

c', a r r i v e d .'u t h i n t o w n by j „ t S i ' j r . f j r t h Pnrah Chu .cn of 8-i Michae l and e troopa eotrr.iried on tbe j s layf l^ ty Tr in i ty . Ao 10-30 o 'o lo tk »hc-rn were

:.s.

R*>1

Ye&t»> day (Ki tchener ) apaeiat t r .* in . (-•eat ' Centra l E - j S t Le igh pad P f i g h t about six c'clock The Njr th-Sswtor R a i l w a y Company w. eca.-.uulec to j<?ka up the t r a i o a t Meajooreug*! I n a c t i o n at 4-10 yesteidtv; morn ing I t v / ja l i m j d t o a r r iVi i o Y o r k at 5 1 , and .. 'esve LWliogt -1 at.7-4 bat started 19 mlnu O J Into f r o m the l a t t e r t o w

t 'CO as a1: Fsteham, bs-wcoa ! o u r u-g Vr^jr :• • . c •< U~>IIA- c f t '-e ho ly

nehflTnttta, o n M c c d a ^ j eoatauualoo. l a I k e afjeru-Htn, a t 2-30, n e h i i d f - f V l o w e r aervice t o fc t l a t e . The flowers p.-^r « i t - . ».s/t}*t so.-.t tri the N o r t h K i r i > f ; l i f t - m:^ y, M d . ' , . o r . . u g o IraineaiStte! • a l t e r the evening se tv ica a n org reoi ta ' was g i r e a t y M r S iowar t , of E . t k b y . j . p; oa. Good

no » ^ .- • ba s.trvioea. for Barnard C * f c * . a n d pwcjeclcd the or btkaocger ;>ai'- by u f e w l a i n u - o i oc ly i t e t roop t r e i i : , wh ich ca r r i ed aevoral harass, wsa a v e . y loop; one, audi wsn r,, v n by two l u c m o i i v c - f . Oslono; C&ul ' t - i td , D. ' iO. ,Ca;-and .U ' ju taua Mye<a-Wjijr;«. o, Quarterm L i f u t e n . i c t R . W " r d , and Ba t ta l ion Bargoant-

le 17.-.

re co. g toga t ioos w e r e p r p t . . 1

' ." i f U s d i i l - S t i o . v/ , - o o i ; 8j . . . o i e .

••- aalf of i h e 9und*y

O J i O , 1 i (Barv lc t )

Large , frosh afcocks i , f Homcoopr.i.bic Medicines for Cattle, Foot R o t L o t i o i i end Oin 'meo t , Scour Cure, Sheep Dips of a l l makes. Tar, Grease, Msch loe OD, e t a , at R. W. Raice's, Chemist, B a r ^ s i d Castle

A good s tock of a l l tho most noted Sheep Dips a lways ou hand, a t the lowes t yr ioes , f rom G, Clarkson Ba rke r , Chou.ist (opposite Calgatc eaiarajMe to Auo t ioo M a r t ) , U&rnarr? S ' l s r ' e . PaU t K t i c t * , R o d , Ta r , arid Oouper Kemp'a Sheep M a r k e r .

Estaoaa DurDcta L i g b t I t f a i . U y , wore t •: the p I to receive tha reajmsnt . Colonel C t r l •., , eommaudlcg the 10th Lei&eatere. >• t ig pa r ty f rcm the 17th Puvhac:^ w.«a a l , • <.<..,.. t o :».srisc i n A ; - : «r,,:, i . , ; t ha baggage, the } . . ; -,im? hav ing t . r eady prepared tno { r e ' s t n d rativ, 3 a t I be Ds'-rbio'lt C:»sn-,t. T w o t rocp tr&ios nniv'A I n ^ - . r H c g t c u about t ea same tiue.. i- s.htr«. C>S«-J n o r t h to Harrogate .

fb- . rd id ; j -a > fit'- »••••« • i x'-it 17 h Durham L i g h t jef i ts - y , o - i r . the ti u ; io of the ever-pi pui.tr - M a u u i i i l a i t o " ;.<f cu r heroic f.\litn tea F r r i i n c , the t ronpa atarehied t h rough t h e t o w n to Deerbolt Camp I ia m; r t i a l s p i r i t had enthused thai bthabifaMto t t a c impnra t ive ly ear ly hour, and tha progress of t j o troopa was aratCbed w i ' h t ho kbencst Interaat . The eelcteri", wr.o . . - » » . i c e t i gu t f i i • o i i i e . * on t o e i r caps, bave »-xciating.>» & k..ca wa ten or- the 8t;'.ent l o r the b r c t z y hi! la of ? : e » ' l i e , sod the cbaage wi l ldoub t loas iy ba intoueely re l i shed by

libaratirg Homing Pigeons. Two ttt'~n Fined at Hexham unco; the Oafance

of His tfsa m Act. Yeajtstday n. • •:!•>„ i c •> .Hexaam P e t t y

ocssblsuvPe*. r •-„mb. d r v j c i - . / f H9,H»irvey-s r c o j , "Newc^ari- 1, wj.6 cang . - .d ucdor tbe Daie j - .e of t i i o Rec . l . n ^ c t w i t o Navtng n-. law-f u l l y I 'j ,inte v -'.»i.-3 ' -jar , .a. r s witt.,u»; a p e r m i t a t f i : x . o , 5 i , sod T l r i l l i »m Or-.bhaai, l icecsed v r . e tu : : lUr , of 315. Soie 'da -roaC; Newc;»i . : i" -vae ebairged ,vi i .a h f v i n g N i d e d a«id abi-itcO Lamb.—The defendants w o r n es.ci: •fiecu 5 : . . > ^ e

Generous-Hearted the E d i f o i . 1 t t

•"iiidieton.

.-t'.lS

a " Tc - sSain -j<- c a n D E A R S I R , — A S -iroady repor ted I .

coluiacH. see waa Ptovi t tod f - » who Casus to toe r e c m i i i c . c ^fficj; kl MiddletoB-in-Xoeadala, bn 22.-.-.'. fhe L a d l e s ' W o r k l o g Par ty were requested by ton Roet u i t i i i g Commit tee t o make a l l t . ece^ary Rirr'(,r^;oaie''.tfl, and s-ocorai-i^'.y th'. t o w n was est.v.-seed for anbeeripiioca, tho ot i leecota everywhere c t e i i - g . t i a s u e . B g e a M a w Ceapocso that!, '.-.'.-a.- a<! BXpersea had b •• •;• paid, a rub.' t ' . t l »o?;.lus remaiha #* *he;r banre. This th< y have decided to t.op^sit, to tfeSurs Bai-c 3 . i L k ea a reeorve f n t provide Us» *» . a.-»y fntaw« utaa - Ittieca may v i s i t ?.ii.lnietoc.,ai)d thoy take t: aoppc : -t u o i t y So tbaok » ! • who g*v«s so l i b e r a l l y , bora i n men ty ;i:.d p-t ,vis!on3, as.d also al t wiio worked so he rd t o tntUt the effort o««.c .. . Tho f o l l o w i n g is aatateoteutof accounts, whieU bss been k i n d l y auo.iced by floieSi-s A . i l o w e and J. Wataoc. and wh ich we sihail fos l g roa t iy oh l igcd i ! you w i l l inser t i r . your nex t issn^ of t he "Toesda lo renry ":—Subacriptiorse, £S 13*. I d ; s*!e of a r e i d &cd c i k e , £ 2 8s. &sa ; t o t a l receipts , £11 I s . Paid tor hacts :>zo cakefl jscd other i«cit.'<?atai expenses, £4 I t s . I d . ; bt lsncrt io bank, £6 10rf, d\ '•• 1.4 may bo well to i x p i & l o t h a t ' ba reaaoa why so mucu cus. cake Waa lef t ever wna tha t ba oommitceii were s.stta to i . «.c ; . i t , 150s..-ioiaig.ando&!< 109 ar r ived.—Yours v ry t 'u 'y ,

• J ' . N E • D B N T , 1 Q , -it r i Y S U i P , / 0 " c t 5 ; i ' s

j . P. ' .UK1N, Treaanmr. Middloton-in-Teeadala^ l i n y 31st, 1915.

Raice 's F, o t Ro t i j c t i . n Ic g xid. I ; eonidu't ve ry w e l l be b : : .«r . WV fov tbo saka of conveBicac-.- wo no*' mnko i t i n tbo fos-ai of an ointateot . I T I S A L S O OOOD, T R Y . I T . l a Una at 1 / - : aob from Ralaaa, Chi o is,,

PuBt-card Maps, showing each Theatre pi War i n d c t - i i l . I d . o.-iob, to bo i ••: " ' f ceadale M e r c u r y " Office, Ba roa id Cas t l t .

An)o.- i . icg i' tho L \ D u . J Pi .ogt t8sivo AB2c«ir.ticr, , { the B r i m n * Ciiaaja Div i s ion was b e ' d : , p l u ^ a i . c , , Saianln; . , fur ska BBrp-.be «.f *. • -p l og V •• A H M U He: d.-t»jn os aSsdl ' a ta ir . t^a by t -e i :o t lo« enured hy his j o i a U g iataa>w MattonalMini r> s a P r e a i d i o t of tab Bo.»,i6 nf E J u c i t l A . V . Hon.o pre­sided, a : r t, ; :u ie.-c o r e c ^ a r t i l y ooi3gia>u.-'o..g M r HticceiBi . i i • I h i s promot ion to C a b u i . i r.-.-.k, acd te-sffictctiig ccttfideuoe i n h i m .

Trie " D i r l i e g t o n Mercu ry " for Jun? 11th , 1773, - O a F r i d a y l i s t , be i i .g His j a a j - B ' j ' s Goo.-^d 111 '"u D u r b a n reg.-tsaes of milUiA VJ-a r ev iewai l on Barnard C-«" .o moor by l o o R i g h t Honourable the Ea<l ot U t r i u ' g t ' . u and the C>iecel . The men

•pa r fo rme i taei? a r i i i c-o the ^abiataotiou of Hia Lordship uod a l l tho c p e c U t o i a areaeot. I n ihe ev«ui:.g they srere up in i he M a i k * -where f^ree c x c a l l o . t vo 'V .^g were fi aev . - iAi l oya l toastfi were ( t ruck , an.-. Ihaaa was aiao s b r i l l i a & t - . a rb . j a t the C i d B u l l i n n I n hoan uc *t the day Hia Lordahip , t.s a mark c i mrts's cor.uuo., gave them t e n gu io i t t s to d r i n k . ' '

Ph»«ograp»ors v i a l i i f , ^ B - r c a d Caa^te w i l 1

fict' at R i i n e - ' i , t he Cheiuu.. , au expe r t w i l l i n g so f i v e Bdvhaaj »iso frchh Btecks o l Plates , P?p.-ra. a^d o thar i ihotograpr . ic mater ia ls—R. V. Ri t joe . C h u a i ' i t , B a r c c d Car.cle.

mT"l< mhM'.t-l:^, d»*e l i f r V f f i S .

UtiB^S TAi-bt-NTiRK.— > % Gri-y Scar. S p i i a l , Bewea, t n

•jy - S . - ; 1915, Isaac TalbMstits), aged 63 year.'. — WaBiute r red r i M *re, oa T c - s d t y , Juae lsc.

l a •asmor iam. B R O W N . I c ...vie.g macior > ot our dear raoiher

l a n e B.o.vn, Fo l lv , Bgglentobe, who d i s a o n -.i.e 30th i l a y , 1914 . -Eve r icmembered by he* aoi.4 acd daughters .

Do not uit I U I I we tui^ bar, Tbure U i i i c h a vacant plaee.

We c a n never t o i l e t her preaenoe. Nor her dear Lamil iar tacc.

rtetura Thanks . laRZ T E M P L E A N L - F A M I L Y , T o w n H^ad,

S iud le to i r . be • -U .- 9 i r i t c d a for t ab k i H i c c s a &•. u i ,ympr!t.-y shown to them i i , t h e i r recent 6at. b.:rcavemer.t.

MB' biAVV, S i . v t : t < u s o ; s q d M R S D E N T , i . o g i i i U i U S t . ti.i.-f. , wjab t o e x p r t s a

b--*t ua- . . i« to ?!l t r i o r .-a tor t he i r k i h M axaMaatona of ay t o pa thy i.i,d floral t r i bu t e s d u r i t g Uaeit st>d b e i c a v e m . c t .