The Kington Times - August 1918
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Kington Times 31st August 1918 - Page 4
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| Date | 31/08/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 31st August 1918 |
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4 DEPARTURE OF THE REV . G. ELLIOT LEE . The Rev. G. Elliot Lee , who for the past four years has been in charge of the Leominster Section of the Herefordshire Wesleyan Mission , conducted his låst services in the Leominster Wesleyan Church on Sunday . Despite foul weather , there were excellent congregations especially 111 the evening , when Mr. Lee preached an appropriate sermon from the text " Therefore be ye also ready " Matthew 24 , 44 ) , his subject being the need of the church for being ready and equipped so as to command the -respect and adherence of the soldiers when they return . of of Mr. Lee , who has remained an extra year in Icominster , received three calls , one from a circuit in Cornwall , another from an important midland circuit , finally accepting an invitation to one the premier circuits in the north of England , namely Chesterfield , which in many parts Methodism is known for its foreign missionary enthusiasm , the yearly total approximating £ 700 . Mr. Lee came to Leominster four years ago from Ambleside , Westmorland . In the quiet way which is characteristic of him , he has done faith- ful service in the Leominster Section of the Here- , at fordshire Mission , which includes the church Leominster and a number of country churches . Mr. Lee has preferred not to take much action in public life outside his own ministry , though when occasion demanded he has had a to deliver on questions As a of national importance . message marked reviews THE KINGTON TIMES . LEOMINSTER RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL . MINIMUM WAGE FOR ROADMEN . HOUSING QUESTION AGAIN . Mr. J. M. P. Cave presided at the monthly meeting of Leominster Rural District Council on Friday , when there were also present : Messrs . F. C. Tomkins ( vice chairman ) , G. Butters , L. Evans , H. Langford , B. C. Ridzley , C. H. Potts , E. Gittens , J. Robinson . FINANCE . It was reported that there was a balance of £ 3,309 175. 8d . , cheques £ 236 6s . 4d . , leaving a net balance of £ 3079 11S . 4d . Sixteen parishes were in arrear with the calls and on the recommenda- tion of the Finance Committee it was resolved to give a week's notice . ROADMEN'S WAGES . TIMES , AUGUST 31 , graph linesman , of 56 , Old Street , was charged under the Military Service Act with failing to join the Army on the 26th of August . - The Clerk : Do you admit it ? -Defendant : I admit nothing Sergt . Williams stated that on Saturday he re- ceived communication from the military authori- ties at Shrewsbury that defendant was an absentee under the Military Service Act and had been notified on two separate occasions to join up and had not done so and he was to be interviewed . Witness interviewed the . defendant and defendant said he absolutely refused to obey military orders and refused to join up . On Monday evening he locked defendant up . He communicated with the military authorities and they asked that the man be handed over to a military escort , which would arrive at 11.30 . for defendant to be dealt with by the military authorities . - Defendant said he had no questions to ask the sergeant . He was being tried in camera and desired . a civil trial . - Mr . Evans This is a proper Court . - Prisoner : You are bound by it . It is a suspension of the Har- beus Corpus in a land fighting for freedom . You are afraid , you as Magistrates , and you are tied . You dare not think . You are only made slaves to it as anyone else.-Mr. Woodhouse : We fulfil it and do our best . - Fined £ r and to be handed over to a military escort . - Mr . Woodhouse : You were very silly not to have joined , as you could have been put on your own work of the telephone for the military . - Defendant : If I had joined up immediately I could have been left at the Post Office . This is nothing more than Prus- sanism . It is a farce . Several applications for increase of wages were received from roadmen in the employ of the Council . A letter on the subject to it . was received from the County Surveyor to the effect that the Main Roads Sub - Committee had decided that all able bodied men engaged upon main roads should be paid the same rate of wages and work the same hours as agricultural labourers , namely , of 315. per week , and hours as follows : 56 hours per week in summer ( from the first Monday in March to the last Sunday in October ) , and 48 hours per week for the remainder of the year . Upon this it was resolved on the motion of the Chairman , seconded by the Vice Chairman , to in leave the matter in the the hands of the Surveyor with instructions to pay to able bodied men the down for agricultural labourers , and wages laid in other cases to pay such increases as he might consider right and proper in the individual cases . CASE OF OVERCROWDING . The Inspector reported a case of temporary over- crowding at Brimfield caused by the tenant of cottage taking as lodgers six children sent from Birmingham on holidays . He understood that the children a preacher , Mr. Lee's sermons were by more than qrdinary literary culture and in this connection it may be said that the of leading books which have appeared " Leominster News " under his name have shown keen wide critical faculty and evinced a reading of English literature . Mr. Lee has for many years been a Freemason , mother lodge being the second oldest in Scotland , that interest in this being . natural , seeing many of his relatives have been of the Masonic Order , one recently being Provincial Grand Master of the important lodge at Northumberland . his interest his One his ordinary of Mr. Lee's interests apart from work was his keen in agriculture , es- pecially in pedigree shorthorns , his being county where that breed was first produced . the Mr. Lee is succeeded by the Rev. Wilfrid walter Ayres who has done a term of service in the Cinderford Circuit and by coming here remains in the Bristol and Bath District . Mr. Ayres will commence his ministry in Leominster on Sunday next when he will occupy the pulpit twice Burgess Street . al LEOMINSTER WESLEYAN CHURCH AND Oll A PRESENTATIONS TO MINIST CHOIRMASTER . pleasant little function took place in the Schoolroom of the Wesleyan Church , Leominster , Wednesday evening , when presentations were made to the Rev. G. Elliot Lee on his removal from the circuit and to Mr. W. F. Buzza , the choirmaster , and Mrs. Buzza on their recent mar- riage . The Mayor ( Councillor J. B. Dowding ) pre- sided gathering which fully represented every side of the life of the church . over a After the singing of a hymn and prayer offered by the Rev. G. Elliot Lee , as The Mayor in expressing his pleasure at being was not the first occa- present , remarked that it sion on which he had been associated with the Free Churches of the town during his term of office . He had incurred a debt which he would never be able to repay in the services which had been very cheerfully extended to him in more ways than one by the Nonconformists of 1 , comin- ster . He the members thanked of the Free Churches for their great assistance to him . Mayur and if he could be of any service to any of the churches he would be only too pleased to do what he could to further the objects they all had in view . His Worship then read an apology for absence from the Vicar , who expressed the hope that Mr. Lee would be greatly blessed in his work in Chesterfield , and remarked that that was as it should be - the mother church in sym- pathy with the Free Churches . He hoped the time was not far distant when they would have a wider generosity greater and in that respect . Before Messrs . E. Sheldon ( Mayor ) , II . Rickards , H. Lloyd , C. B. Marston , E. T. Evans , J. C. Gal- loway , E. S. Lloyd . Fee PLAYING BANKER . - Harry Francis , Rock Lane Oldgate Fee ( 17 ) ; ( 15 ) ; Harry Glaze , Arthur Weaver , Lower Broad Street ( 10 ) ; Harry Penny , Lower Galdeford ( 16 ) ; Jeffrey Roberts , Oldgate ( 14 ) ; were charged under the Gaming Act with playing banker on the Castle Walk on the 18th of August . Mrs. Francis ap - cared for her that son . - Sergt . Williams stated Mrs. Weaver , Mrs. Passey , and Mrs. Roberts had called at the Police Station and asked for the case to be heard in their absence as they were at work on the new Government works and the pipe track . The Magistrates adjourned the case for fortnight 111 order that the defendants could appear . be were leaving that day . The Clerk was directed to give the occupier notice that the practice of taking such children must be discontinued , otherwise he I would prosecuted . THE HOUSING QUESTION . Upon reports by the Medical Officer of Health and the Inspector on this subject a discussion took place in committee . It was eventually resolved to invite the opinion of the various parish councils and parish meetings in the rural area . ROAD WORK OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE . A letter was read from the County Surveyor in reference to the shortage of labour and suggesting that if any present roadmen should be called up for medical examination , application should be made for their exemption . The War Office had expressed the opinion that the upkeep of scheduled highways might be regarded as work necessary for the efficient conduct of the war . LOOKING TO THE FUTURE . was A ' etter had been received from the Rating Surveyor of the Great Western Railway Company asking whether the Council were making provision meeting the cost work ( such as cost of roads ) which would normally be carried out currently but which had now been postponed . If the Council had made provision he asked what the approximate amount of money in hand . inquiry was not made with the object of question- ing the legality or the policy of providing reserve funds for the purpose named but to obtain infor- mation as to the sufficiency of the present charge and the extent of the future liability for local rates . The The Clerk reported that he had replied in the affirmative to the question . The rates which had been levied by the Council during the past four years had been normal and at the present moment the Council held £ 3,100 of 5 per cent . War Loan Stock . DANGEROUS RUIN . The Brimfield Parish Council wrote caliing at- tention to the dangerous condition of the ruins of an old cottage near the smith's shop in Wyson The cottage was in danger of falling into the road . The Surveyor was directed to give the matter his immediate attention . Lane . a In a There were in all sects and societies those who took , narrow views , but to him it was always pleasu . to find members of the Church of Eng- land assisting members Churches . of the Free Fortunately in their Vicar they had a gentleman who did that and he thought his work and minis- try , in that direction should be encouraged ( ap- plause ) . The Rev. G , Elliot Lee proceeded to make a presentation , consisting of an armchair and hearth- rug , to Mr. and Mrs. Buzza In doing so . he dwelt upon Mr. Buzza's consistent and unfailing help to the minister and to the church in regard to the musical portion of the services . It could be truly said that he had been a faithful , loyal and enthusiastic captain of his during his four years , of ministry there ( applause ) . Mr. Norgrove in supporting said he had known Mr. and Mrs. Buzza for a long time and he was doing remind pleased they were something to them that their services appreciated , and Mr. Bufton spoke of Mr. and Mrs. Buzza as two very faithful members . were Mr. Harry Thomas commended the manner in which Mr. Buzza had held to the work of the choir and spoke of his willing services in prepar- ing the children for the anniversaries . Mr. E. Ross followed with a few appropriate re- marks , in which he spoke of Mr. Buzza's services in connection with the Brotherhood . very Miss Isabel Jones , on behalf of the choir , handed in a letter to be given to Mr. and Mrs. Buzza . Mr. Buzza , who was heartily received , briefly replied . He remarked that what he had done he had done willingly and in his work he had received much joy and pleasure himself . As regards the present , they would value and príze it very highly Mrs. Buzza also returned thanks . PRESENTATION TO MR . LEE . Before calling upon Mr. Ross to make a presen- tation to Mr. Lee the Mayor said he would like to thank Mr. Lee for his kind assistance to him . He had been unostentatious and had never as- sumed anything out of the common , but he had always done more than one could have expected him to do . He had learned to appreciate Mr. Lee's real worth ( applause ) . Mr. Ross spoke of Mr. Lee's four years ' minis- try as one of the most difficult periods any minister could have , but nevertheless he had managed to get through the work to the satisfaction of the members . For two years Mr. Lee was one of the most acceptable Presidents of the Brotherhood they ever had . With regard to country work they never had any one who had done more faithful service than Mr. Lee ( applause ) . As a preacher Mr. Lee was always interesting and he was sure he did himself not spare in preparation . He had always been consistent a visitor , es- pecially to the sick and those in distress and had himself interested in the men who had gone to fight our battles . They were sorry he was leaving them . They also joined Mrs. Lee in that presentation for she had always loy- ally supported her husband in his work . In hand- ing Mr. Lee a well filled Treasury note case , Mr. Ross asked him to accept it as a small token of their goodwill and best wishes for the future . The presentation was heartily supported by Mr. Norgrove , who said that the services of Mr. Lee had been altogether acceptable . He did not re- member any minister visiting more regularly , both in the town and country . B Mr. Bridge on behalf of the country churches said that good work had been done . Although the churches were small they had been built up . Other speeches in support were made by Mr. Harry Thomas , Mr. F. Larcombe and Mr. Bufton . The Rev. G. Elliot Lee in reply said that their life in Leominster had been very pleasant . He liked the town with its buildings reminding him of the past , and the Priory Church of which they were all proud . He appreciated .their kind words . The past four years had been strange ones . They in the town knew something of the difficulty and Mr. Bridge knew what it meant in the country . He had been able to get on as well as he had simply because he found the people good to work with . They took an interest in their work and in a county where nonconformity and certainly Wesleyan Methodism was not strong , he found some magnificent people who in season and out of season knew how to stand by their church . He thanked those who had made his work easier in the town and mentioned Mr. Bridge as an in- valuable friend to him in the country work . Mr. Lee went on to refer to a motto which the Mintos , the head of the Elliot clan used- " We forgive but never forget " -the clan being described by Scott in one of his poems . Though , their blood ran in his veins there was nothing in that cir- cuit he would like to remember unkindly . Speak- ing of the boys who were away , he said that among the reasons for which he would like to have stayed , the first was for their sons whom he had known so well . He only trusted that the peace he would have liked to have seen in his ministry would soon come , and that those who had left them would escape the danger and come safely back . For the kindness they had shown to Mrs. Lee , himself and the children , he asked them to accept their sincerest thanks and might God give his best to them and theirs . After a vote of thanks to the Mayor , Mr. Lee pronounced the Benediction . Before dispersing , the company sang a verse of " God be with you till we meet again . " Mrs. Paynter presided at the organ .. LEOMINSTER HOSPITAL SUNDAY . We have received from Mr. J. B. Dowding , Sec- retary of Leominster Cottage Hospital , the follow- ing statement of amounts received in connection with Hospital Sundays on June 30th . Hospital Boxes : Per W. G. Sims , 1 8s . old .; Miss Minton and Miss E. Beaman , at 6s . 11d .; A. J. Morris , 18s . 2d .; Peggy Hammond , 16s . 6d .; Phyllis Stokes , 15s .; W. Vale , 13s . 2d .; total , £ 5 178. 1od . Church Collections : Eyton , £ 1 145. 6 .; Pudleston , £ 5 10s .; Baptist Church , ; Waterloo Rooms , 2 95. 2d .; Croft and Yarpale , 3 19s . 2d .; Lucton , 145 .; Hope , £ 1 16s . 6d .; Friends ' Meeting House , £ 2 4s .; Ivington , £ 3 ; Wigmore , 10s .; Leominster . Wesleyan , 1 11S .; Friends ' Meeting House , 2s .; Moravian Church , £ 1 1S .. 5d . Envelope Collection ( per Miss Sanders ) £ 17 15s . Church Collections : Hope Church , 5s .; Shobdon Church , £ 2 6s . 3d .; Kimbolton , £ 1 19s . 2d .; Middle- ton Church , £ 12s . 6d .; Hamnish Church , 1 38. 4d .; Leysters Church , £ 3 8s . 3d .; Humber Church , £ 4 14s . 6d .; Leominster Priory Church , 14 17s . 3d .; Eardisland Church , £ 6 6s . 1od .. Envelope Collections : Leysters , LL Waterloo Sunday School ; 1 138. 1d . SHIRLHEATH . 16s . 9d .; SUNDAY SCHOOL , ANNIVERSARY . - The anni- versary services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Sunday School were held on Sunday , the 18th . The new minister , the Rev. J. M. Ridge , conducted two services , his address at the after- noon gathering and his sermon in the evening being much appreciated . The scholars took part on both occasions very creditably . Mr. Charles . Morgan was in charge and Mrs. Morgan was at the organ . The children's hymns " I wonder what a child can do " and " I am Jesu's little lamb , " were rendered very sweetly and in addi- tion a number of recitations were nicely given . Those taking part were : Eva Strangward ( The Cost " ) ; Alfred Davies ( " Chums " ) ; Penelope Hicks ( " Snowflakes " ) ; Annie Chambers , Edith Hicks ( Sunshine " ) ; dialogue , Leonard Lewis and Alfred Davies ; recitations , Ethel Davies ( " The Ivoman who was a sinner " ) , Alice Watts ( " Is'nt it mother ? " ) , Leonard Lewis ( " Robert Raikes " ) , Dolly Davies ( " Only a tear " ) . TIMBER TRAFFIC AND DISTRICT ROADS . ' etter to the Council the County Sur- veyor , referring to the damage to district roads by timber traffic expressed the opinion that where it could be shown that the timber was urgently required in the national interests and that the roads would give way unless more material was available a further supply could be arranged for . LUDLOW . COUNTY POLICE COURT . Monday , before Sir W. St. A. Rouse Boughton , Bart . , Messrs . H. E. Whitaker and E. T. Evans . FISHING WITHOUT A LICENSE . - E . Phillips , 77 , Upper Sutton Street , Aston , Birmingham , was charged with fishing in the River Teme on the 15th of July without a license . Defendant said he was there . He had not got a license . He took one out the same day . - Edward Good , water bailiff , proved the case and defendant was fined 10s . ANOTHER CASE DISMISSED . - C . Bill , of 79 , Upper Sutton Street , Aston , was charged with fish- ing in the River Teme on the 15th of July without a license . Defendant pleaded guilty . Edward Good said the evidence in this case was the same as that in the last . They were both together and were fishing in the same hole . Defendant pro- duced a fishing license dated the 14th of July . Sir William : I think you should withdraw your plea of guilty . - The Clerk : Mr. Good you must now prove your case . - Edward Good gave evidence as in the previous case . - Sir William : Some people have all the luck . The defendant is charged with fishing without a license on the 15th of July and produces a license dated the 14th of July . - Case dismissed . The defendant in the first case said his license was dated the 14th . - The Clerk : You did not pro- duce it . The case cannot be gone into again . DISMISSED . John Jones , boat merchant , Linney , was charged with laying night lines in the River Corve and River Teme without proper licenses on the 18th of July at the parish of Bromfield . - Mr . W. P. Levick ( Leominster ) defended and pleaded not guilty . - Edward Good , water bailiff , stated that on the 18th of July he was on dut coming from the River Teme . He was about 30 yards , from the river bank . He went to Mrs. Bishop's fie'd and witness spoke to defendant and they talked about fishing . He noticed that in defen- dant's left hand pocket was a canvas bag such as might be used for carrying night lines or bait . Witness told defendant he was going down the river and defendant said there was a man there and it was cuite all right . This made witness sus- picious . He went down the side of the Corve and 116 yards from the mouth of the Corve he found a line fastened to a stick . He found there were six lines in the Corve and ten in the Teme . took possession of the lines . On August 6th he saw defendant in Linney . He did not say any thing about the lines . Defendant said " There are some fly folks about . " He mumbled something He and he asked him to report it and lefendant said as he went away " You keep out of my way , " conveying a threat . The lines had been newly baited and the worms were alive . - Cross - examined : He had every suspicion that defendant laid the lines . Why did defendant threaten him ? He did not see defendant lay the lines in the river . Why was the defendant there . Defendant was tres- passing . Why should he be on the land ? Defen- dant had a license for one line of 50 hooks , He could not say defendant put the lines in . He did not say anything to the defendant about the lines on the 18th . It was not for him defendant . What the defendant said three weeks after conveyed a threat . - For the defence Mr accuse Levick said there was no case to answer . The whole case was one of suspicion . It was most ex- traordinary that the water bailiff did not accuse the defendant of laying the lines , at the time . He only saw defendant near the place and defen- dant had a right to be there . He asked the Bench to dismiss the case . He called defendant , who said he did not lay the night lines . He had per- mission to be on the land . The reason he was down the river was because he I was after his duties . The Magistrates considered there was not sufficient evidence , to convict and dismissed the case . G a a at RICK FIRE . - On Thursday evening the Ludlow Fire Brigade received their third call within week , when they were called to rick fire Mr. Morgan's farm , The Dun Cow , Rocks Green . Information was received at 6.42 p.m. and at 6.55- p.m. the engine and brigade under Captain A. W. Packer were on their way to the fire . The fire rick of hay about 9 or 10 tons and was in the end bay of four in a French barn . There was a fair supply of water . The firemen suceceded in preventing the fire spreading to the other ricks and saved the French barn . The brigade returned to Ludlow after midnight . The cause of the fire The rick was in- was spontaneous combustion . was a sured . KILLED . - Mr . William Lloyd , the Borough lamp- lighter , Raven Street , has received information that Worcesters , his son , Ernest Lloyd , of the has been killed in France . The deceased was at one time a member of the Ludlow Company Church Lads " Brigade , and was employed at Mrs. Collings , Old Street . Mr. Lloyd has received let- ters from the only three men out of 85 , who were with deceased and who got through sate , from the company officer and the chaplain . BROMYARD . MEN'S OWN BROTHERHOOD . - A military meeting , at which the Volunteers , Cadets , Boy Scouts , and Girl Guides were present in uniform , was held at St. Peter's Institute , Sunday after- noon last . The hall was crammed , also the gal- lery , and the ante - rooms , with members , ladies and friends . A party had motored from Worcester to take part in the proceedings , comprising the Rev. W. H. and Mrs. Condy , Pte . J. Jones , L.R.A.M. , A.S.C .; Corpl . J. Cooper , A.S.C .; Sergt . H. T. Hughes , A.S.C .; and others . Mr. W. Lewis Frost , President of the Brotherhood , occupied the chair , and was supported on the platform by Miss Rose Moore , Miss K. Lewis , Rev. J. F. Stephen W. B. Pritchett ( Vicar of Bromyard ) , Messrs . Wilkes , J. Williams ( Whitbourne ) , E. C. Mason , H. Burrow , and others , in addition to the Rev. W. H. Condy and the members of the Worcester party . The Vicar read the lesson , and Mr. Condy offered prayer . Sergt . Hughes sang " The Flight Cooper of Ages , " Corpl . violin gave a solo , " Hearts and Flowers , " also selections from " Poet and Peasant " ( violin and piano ) , Pte . Jones ren- solo , dering the piano accompaniment . A cornet " A Dream of Paradise , " by Pte . Jones was ren- dered very effectively , Miss Lewis accompanying on the piano . Pte . Jones rendered also , by special request , a pianoforte solo , " Nearer , my God , to Thee , " with variations , Corpl . Cooper playing vio- lin interludes . Miss Frost was the accompanist for the hymns . Mr. Condy delivered an appro- priate and rousing address , in which he narrated some personal experiences of a visit paid to the seat of war . He also dealt with our responsibili- ties to the men to returning home civil life . This being the last occasion on which Mr. Condy would visit Bromyard prior to his departure to the his new charge at Rochdale , he was made recipient of a copy of the " Twentieth Century Testament . " A vote of condolence was passed to whose Mr. Kennard , killed in the war . New son has been DOUBLE TRAGEDY ON THE SEVERN AT BEWDLEY . A double tragedy occurred on the Severn near Bewdley on Saturday . Walter Beddoes . young man , of Hurcott Road , Kidderminster , had gone out in a small boat in the direction of Arley - on Severn , and when near Dowles railway bridge he invited Cyril Stooke , of Hurcott Road , and Dorothy May Bell , of Leowall Street , Kidderminster , into the boat . " They were seated in the stern when something went wrong with the rudder . Beddoes went to the stern , and at once the boat rolled over , and all the occupants were thrown into the river . At that point the currents are exceedingly strong , and there are shelving rocks causing , the water to be 15 or 20 feet deep . Beddoes got into one of these wells , and the body was not recovered till Sunday Miss Bell , who was unable to swim , got near the side of the stream , but became en- tangled and sank , the body being recovered some hours afterwards . Stooke , when rescued by a boatman , was in an unconscious condition . HEREFORD HORSE SHOW AND SALE . Nearly 200 horses were disposed of at the Here- ford Horse Show and Sa'e on Thursday , and ex- cellent prices were again realised . Mr. T. Haw- kins , Thinghill , the won the prize of £ 10 for best cart gelding or mare realising the highest price - viz . , 211gs . , for a bay gelding . Mr. C. Farr , of Haywood , was awarded the second prize of £ 3 for a brown gelding , which fetched 193 gs . , and Mr. J. Orgee , Much Cowarne , had the third prize of £ 2 for his grey gelding , which changed hands at 188 gs . Animals making over 140 gs . included Mr. J. Williams , Kentchurch , bay gelding , 146 gs .; Mr. H. R. Paske , Wellington , ditto , 154 gs .; Mr. J. Orgee , 188 gs .; Mr. Farr , 193 gs .; Mr. T. Hawkins , chestnut gelding , 182 gs . , bay ditto 211 gs ,; Mr. J. Rimell , Bosbury , roan gelding , 154 gs .; Mr. McCann , Malvern , grey gelding , 145 gs . , ditto , bay gelding , 149 , gs THE ALLOTMENT . SEED SOWING . Autumn Onions . - The time has now arrived to Sow autumn onions . Endive Make another and main sowing of this . in drills fifteen inches apart . So soon as the plants are large enough to handle , thin them out to nine inches , filling up any blanks that may occur with the thinnings . " Turnips . Make a sowing on any spare ground from which crop has been cleared . First stir the groin over with a hoe to level it and clear away weeds : then sow the seed thinly in shallow . drills , eighteen inches apart . Dust over with a sprinkling of lime . Other Crops . - Continue to make small sowings " of spirach for winter use where ground becomes available . A second sowing of cabbage for spring use should now be made , choosing as the seed bed for this crop a small plot of ground that has not been manured recently . Break down the surface fine and level , and sow the seeds broadcast but thinly . Afterwards give them a Arms , good dusting of fine wood ashes before finally covering the seed lightly with fine soil , as this ash helps to keep off insect pests . Some use mortar rubble finely crashed for the purpose . There is little to choose between the two . Take steps to protect the seed against the ravages of birds in some way or other -such as covering the plot with netting . Before Sir W. St. A. Rouse Boughton , Bart . , Messrs . Robert Marston and H. E. Whitaker . A DEAR RABBIT . - Charles Speake , junior , 86 , Old Street , Ludlow , a timber haulier , was charged with stealing a rabbit , valué is . 6d . , the property , of Harold Haywood , Aldon Court , Craven on the 20th of August . - Defendant's mother ap- peared and said defendant did not take the rabbit . Harold . Haywood stated that on the 20th of August he was cutting grain and put a net round the field . At 5.30 p.m. he saw defendant come into the field and take a rabbit out of the net and he went away with it . He made inquiries and found defendant had gone towards Ludlow . Witness came to Ludlow and gave information to the police . He brought the case forward because there was a fearful lot of it going on at Aldon and it ought to be stopped . - Sergt . Williams . proved meeting defendant in Corve Street and he stopped him and found the rabbit in his frail . Mr. Haywood was present and said defendant had no right on the land and said that if defendant had asked for a rabbit he would have given him one or even two . - Fined £ 1 . STEALING TWO PURSES . - Clara Emily Hyton , aged 19 , a smartly dressed young woman , of Whit- tington , Oswestry , was charged with stealing two purses containing 8s . on the 17th of August , the property of Mrs. Thomas , Commercial Hotel , Craven Arms . - Sarah Ann Thomas stated that she lived at the Commercial Hotel , Dale Street , Craven Arms . On Tuesday , August 16th , defendant came to her house and lodged there the night . She made a statement with regard to her father and mother . On the following morning she left the house saying she was going to the railway station for her luggage . She did not return . After she had gone two purses were missed from the bed- room . Information was given to the police . The purses produced were the pifrses that were miss ing . - Winifred Thomas , aged 12 , granddaughter of the last witness , proved putting the purses on the table in her grandmother's room . They contained 8s . - Arthur Harris , chief booking clerk at Craven Arms Railway Station , proved that onl Friday , August 16th , defendant came to the station and said she had no money and wished to communi- cate with her uncle who was a station master on the Great Western . The station master communi- cated with her uncle and witness took his answer . He declined to have anything to do with defen- dant . On Saturday morning defendant came and took a ticket to Oswestry , 5s.-P.C. Palmer proved receiving information of this case onl the 17th of August . He made inquiries at Shrewsbury and other places and found prisoner at Whittington ,, Oswestry . He arrested her and she handed him the two purses . She said " What could I do ? I had no money to pay my railway fare to Oswestry and the police would have been after me for not paying my board and lodgings if I had not gone away . " He brought her to Ludlow on Monday , the 19th . - Prisoner pleaded guilty . - Superintendent Perry said defendant's friends would not have any- thing to do with her . She had this year been sentenced to three months in the second division and had also been bound over . Miss Bertha Lloyd got her a situation , but she only stayed few she left . - She was sentenced to a month's hard labour . PLANTING . a Continue planting out Coleworts , Savoys , etc. , and also lettuce and endive , on firm soil , so that the growth made may be sturdy . If liquid or poultry manure is available make full tise of it for all established and semi established crops . WORK FOR THE WEEK . Mulching and Watering . - With every appearance of a spell of warm , dry weather prevailing , spread of mulching between the rows of late peas and beans should be applied without delay . In addition to this they should be given a thorough soaking with water at least once a week . For mulching , here farmyard manure is not available , such things as leaf - mould , burnt refuse , or lawn mowings are good substitutes . The important point is to apply the mulch before the plants be- gin to suffer from lack of moisture . Hoeing . Keep the hoe going amongst seedling crops and others . Tidying up . - Take all potato haulms as the crop is lifted , together with weeds and any other rub- bish to the heap reserved for such matter , and burn during spells of dry weather . GENERAL , NOTES . 1918 . IN consequence of more members of my staff having joined H.M. Forces , I have decided to close my Business for the Dinner Hour ( 1 p.m. to 2 pm ) on MARKET DAYS , as well as other days . I am offering a lot of SHORT LENGTHS of CLOTH , suitable for BOYS ' KNICKS , etc. , at Clearing Prices . R. E. SCUDAMORE . Tailor , Hatter and Hosier , Old Post Office , Leominster . LEOMINSTER COUNTY POLICE Mr. T. COURT . Friday , before Mr. T. B. Burlton and Neild . BOY'S ESCAPADE . David Richards ( 15 ) , late of Lower Farm , was brought up on remand charged stealing a pair of cord breeches , a pair of socks , two collars and a tie , the value of 10s . , the prop- erty of a boy named Frederick Griffiths , an em- ployee with Richards of Mr. Powell at Lower Kimbolton Farm . Kimbolton with Frederick Griffiths said he was 14 years of age and worked for Mr. Powell at the farm . Prisoner was engaged by Mr. Powell on the 5th of August . On the 10th of August at about 5 o'clock prisoner asked Mr. Powell to allow him to go to Leomin- ster . He failed to return and he ( witness ) shortly afterwards missed the articles in question , which were now produced and identified by him . Police Sergeant Worthing stated that he received . prisoner into his custody from the Worcestershire . Police at Tenbury on the 14th and also the articles produced . He charged prisoner with steal- ing them and in reply he admitted taking them , but denied taking a purse with five ' pence in it , which Griffiths had also missed . On being charged prisoner stated that he took the clothes as he wanted working clothes . He expressed his sorrow for what he had done . The Magistrates having decided to convict , Mr. Herbert S. C. Rees , Governor of Bradwell Training School , Holmes Chapel , near Crewe , who had attended the Court to hear the case , stated that the prisoner was committed by the Tenbury Magistrates to the institution for four years for petty larceny . Up to July his conduct and be- haviour in the institution had been satisfactory . In July he was licensed to work upon a farm in the neighbourhood of the Training School , but on the 30th of July in consequence of some dis- agreement with his employer he absconded . consequence of this his license had been revoked and if released by the Magistrates he would be taken back to complete his sentence . to The In Magistrates decided to bind the boy over come up for sentence in that case within 12 months if called upon . Mr. Neild addressed the boy at some length , urging him to take the op- portunity now igven him of redeeming his charac- ter . had taken and left the Court with the boy . Mr. Rees thanked the Bench for the course they CORRESPONDENCE . THE EDITOR DOES NOT HOLD HIMSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED BY HIS CORRESPONDENTS . ALL COM- MUNICATIONS FOR PUBLICATION MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE SENDER , NOT NECESSARILY FOR PUBLICATION , BUT AS A GUARANTEE OF GOOD FAITH . THE CONVERSION OF MRS . GROUSE . and Mr. Drawing & Dining - room SUITES , In SOLID OAK and WALNUT , UPHOLSTERED in VELVET , TAPESTRIES and LEATHER . Bedroom Suites , In SOLID OAK , SATIN , WALNUT , MAHOGANY , & c . John Holmes , Corn Square ONLY , LEOMINSTER . LIST OF STOCK SALES . SEPTEMBER . 2 Worcester , Aynho , Charlbury , C'ster , Wrexham , Crewe , Abergele , Evesham , Ludlow , 3 Felindre , S'ford - on - Avon , Ellesmere , C'gleton . 4 Chipping Norton , Chun , Leamington , Hereford . Oxford , 5 Bromyard , Banbury , St. Asaph , Tewkesbury , Kidderminster , Craven Arms , B'ham ( H ) , W'ham ( 1 ) .. 6 Andoversford , Bicester , Kington , Leominster ( 11 ) , Clun . 7'Gloucester , Craven Arms ( H ) . 9 Craven Arms , Worcester , Warwick ,. under - Wychwood , Wrexham , Crewe , Whitchurch . Shipton- Abergele , BLACKBERRY PLANS . RULES FOR PICKERS AND FARMERS . Special arrangements have been completed for blackberry gathering throughout the country ; and the payment to all pickers will be 3d . per 10 . ine scheme provides for parties of School children , under teachers . Boy Scouts and girl guides under responsible leaders . It was Sunday , the 23rd of June , in this year , Grouse returned home from chapel to find that his wife had developed a bad cold and was even more depressing than usual . " It's time , they stopped the war , " she whined , " what with tish on Sundays instead of the joint , and the bread uneatable , the bacon so fat , and shopping so troublesome . I am sure nobody can be worse off than we are . " All day she grumbled , and only brightened up when , before going to bed , she made herselt some black currant tea for the good of her cold . Now the 23rd of June is Midsummer Eve , which , as our great - great - grandmothers knew very well , is one of the dates on the calendar when goblins ' and fairies are abroad , and it happened that a certain fairy , passing by , dropped a pinch of magic pow- der into the black currant tea , with the result that Mrs. Grouse , throughout the night , had a series of quite peculiarly terrifying dreams . The first started in a French , village which had Independent workers , adults and children , who been set alight by retreating Germans , while other all particulars from their Divisional villages blazed like bonfires on the horizon , and a Food Commissioners . flat , whitish Landowners and farmers are asked to grant per- smear upon a neighbouring . hillside mission to pickers going upon their landus . Where was all that the artillery had left of a town of 50,000 inhabitants . Mrs. Grouse , necessary Somehow , was oincial permits will be issued , an assur- Mrs. Grouse no longer , but a farmer's wife , and ance being given that no damage shall be done . Kules for pickers include the following : - she could hear the cattle bellowing with fright Don't gather immature berries ; they are ripe , and agony in their burning stall and the rooftree when easily detached from the calyx . of her home cracking over her head . Then in her Don't gather over - ripe berries . dream , she ran out into the street . blocked by refugees and hand - carts loaded with household gear , past the church porch where the Germans had crucified a kitten to amuse themselves , and on into the market - place where last she had seen her little boy at play . But she could not find him . So great was her panic that she was actually re- lieved when the vision dissolved as suddenly as it had begun , though she now felt herself being transported instead to far Roumania . were Her relief , however , was short - lived , for she dis- covered that she was to be one of a vast gang of slaves , old men , women , and children , who making roads and working mines for the enemy . There was no eight hours ' day in those parts ; on the contrary , a day of 18 hours ; and if people , weak through famine and faint from sickness , stumbled or slacked , they were prodded with bayonets . It may be that the dream endured a few seconds only , but to Mrs. Grouse it seemed that she was toiling in enslaved Roumania during three or four years at the least . Yet the horror presently dissolved as before , to give place to another . She was still in a mixed .. company of men , women , and children , but this time she was harvesting in northern Italy , and in the field where she worked the enemy , had put up a placard to say that the penalty for dawdling would be 80 lashes for a man , 40 for a woman , and 20 for a child . Thes people in the surrounding villages were desperately poor , living chiefly on chestnuts , and the harvest when reaped was to belong to the Austrian invaders , every grain of it . On one occasion Mrs. Grouse noticed great pile : of raw beetroot lying heaped on the platform of a little wayside railway station , but when the hungry Italians made frantic attempt to seize it , they were shot down forthwith . al THE NEW EDUCATION ACT . To the Editor of the Kington Times . Sir , Thoughtful and far seeing parents who de- sire the best for their children have reason to rejoice that Mr. Fisher's Education Bill ( one of Yet the last experience proved the worst of all , the great engines of re - construction ) has since she found herself in a deportation camp in passed into law . English people throughout their history Germany , amongst priests , laymen , women , boys , have looked upon education as their children's and girls of varying nationalities . Here were Bel- birthright , and now they are about to enter into gians , Poles , and Russians , Serbs and Montene- their own . Many of the provisions of the new grins , names she had noticed in the newspapers , Act ( 33 out of 52 sectio 1s ) became operative simu- only then they had mattered far less to her than the fact that the grocer had sold her plum jam taneously with the Royal Assent , others , including the most revolutionary changes , will come into since gooseberry was out of stock . Now she learnt force later on . Among the provisions now effec- what it fe like to hunt for bones in refuse heaps tive the following is of particular interest : The and to wait in rags and rain at the door of the removal of the limit of the amount that can be camp kitchen for dregs of watery soup or a few raised by a boiled seeds . County Council for higher education . She saw men beaten to death be- We may therefore expect to find the need of the cause they were too exhausted to lift huge barrels rural districts for better and more plentiful secon of cement ; she saw them compelled to stand at dary education will after the war be supplied . attention in the show for hours on end , without Section 24 permits the provision of maintenance overcoats and boots , because they would not make allowances to scholarship Extensive munitions for the holders . There enemy . were 15,000 powers are given to Councils by Sections 17 , 18 , graves already in that camp from consumption alone , not counting dysentery and to secure facilities for social and physical training typhus , and there were 2,000 in the day or evening schools . Medical inspection people whom the ill - usage of years had driven insane . and treatment are extended to Secondary Schools , One Serbian would tell her how she had lost all her children while through Section 32 we may expect a rapid development of central schools and classes , which in Belgrade owing to the milk shortage , when will have an important effect on every fair sized throughout the whole summer the supply worked Elementary School . Board and lodging may be out at a tumblerful between six persons - the sixth provided ( Sect . 21 ) for children unable - through of a tumbler to last you three months ! Another the remoteness of their homes , or other would describe how on excep- the Albanian retreat , tional circumstances - to obtain adequate elementary through 300 miles of ice and snow , she had left education . By Section 15 , on sufficient evidence , her baby stark by the wayside , with the ravens the Authority may totally prohibit the labour of plucking but its eyes , while couple of months children whose health or morals are evilly affected earlier she had been forced to look on at her by such employment , and who are thus rendered old father and mother being buried alive by the . Bulgars . " unfit to obtain the proper benefit " from their school life . Section 17 provides for penalties for illegal employment of children and young persons . A most interesting new departure gives power to establish nursery schools and classes for children between the ages of two and five years . Mothers who have to go out to work will no longer worry for their safety of their little ones . The first six clauses of the Act which relate to the formation of local education schemes will come into force at an early date . woman The husbands of these women were Serbian sol- diers , fighting for the Allies on the Salonika front , men who had seen no meat , nor rum , nor sugar , nor butter , since 1915 ; whose daily ration was a cup of tea at 3 a.m. when they went into the trenches , a slice of bread with a few beans or cob - nuts at noon , and ditto at 6 p.m .; who tore their shirts into strips to bandage their bruised feet , having no socks ; who could not afford cigar- ettes at 2d . a piece when their whole pay was a half penny a day . can get let . Don't pick fruit immediately , after rain , it first dry , otherwise , it becomes mouldy . Don't use blackberries for jelly making , as it is wasteful . In each county there will be about 100 depots - for receiving collections , with local agents 111 . charge ; and masters will so act where schools are used . An agent will take delivery of goods and forward these to chosen jam makers . Parcels of 5 cwt . and upwards will be put on rail by the agent and sent direct to a factory . Smaller quan- . tities will , be sent to central depóts . Damsons are only to be used for jam manufac- ture , and the grower's price is restricted to 40 per ton . on Mr. Prothero , Minister for Agriculture , presided Saturday over a conference of farmers and agricultural workers to consider the question of harvest wages . The farmers had previously offered 30s . for 54 hours per , week and is . Id . per hour . overtime , which the men refused . The whole ques- tion was thoroughly , discussed , and Mr. Prothero informed the men that the farmers had decided to adhere to their previous terms as a minimum , leaving them free to pay more to skilled men . Mr. Dallas , representing the workers , said there would be no further strike . HARVESTING SUNFLOWER SEED . In a fine autumn sunflower seed will ripen in the open , but care must be taken to protect it from birds and to prevent the ripe seed from falling on the ground . Tie a small piece of mus- lin over each head , if the planting is small . When the head shrivels and the seeds are ripe ,. cut the plants at the ground level , standing them with their heads uppermost like shocks or sheaves of corn . When the heads are thoroughly dry , cut them off and thresh out the remaining seeds by standing each head on its side and hammering it with a mallet . If the weather is dull or wet hasten the ripening by cutting , the plants , at ground level as soon as the seeds are plump ... Stand them shock - wise , if possible under cover in an outside house , barn or room . Later , when the heads shrivel , they should be cut and dried off in an oven . Place the heads in single layers on the shelves of the oven in the evening , leaving the door slightly open . Remove them when the fire is made up in the morning and replace them in the evening . When the heads are dry , thresh out : the seeds and store them in bags in a dry place . If you have a large plantation , scare away the birds by any of the usual methods . When the seed is plump cut the plants at ground level and stack in shocks : sheaves with the heads upper- most . If the weather is fine the sheaves may be kept in the open ; if wet , under cover in a well- ventilated place . If a kiln or op oast is avail- . able , it may be used for finishing off the drying , but if the seeds are exposed to a high tempera ture they will be useless for next year's sowing . THE CULTIVATION PROBLEM . STEAM , TRACTORS & HORSES .. The steam tackle organised under the auspices of the F.P.D. cultivated over 23,000 acres last week , nloughed upwards of 2,000 acres , harrowel between 800 and goo , and mole - drained close upon 250 - a total of between 26,000 and 27,000 acres . The tractors are chiefly engaged at the present time working with the binders on the harvest . The Department has supplied just over 4,100 trac- tors to Agricultural Executive Committees for hire to farmers and has further arranged for the såle direct to farmers of more than , 2,000 tractors . Amongst the horse - drawn , vehicles consigned by the Department to last week - end were 2,575 carts and lorries . Over 5,000 ploughs were supplied in conjunction with the tractors to prepare the land the present harvest and , a slightly larger i number for use with the Department's horses or for loan to farmers using their own horses . All the Department's horses at present are engaged on harvest work . to for Section 32 , referred to above , is of outstanding importance , because through it the provision of Yet Mrs. Grouse discovered much to her . sur- a higher top " to any elementary school may prise that not one of these sad Serbian women be assured , thus providing for those scholars who was a pacifist . All they wanted was a war are unable to pass the finish , and to hammer the on to a Secondary School . enemy fully and " Local Education Authorities finally . " Our trust , " they said pathetically , " s are required make adequate and suitable provision by means of in God and Britannia , " and it was with these words . central schools , central or special classes , or ringing in her hears that she at last woke up otherwise , for organising in again public elementary on Midsummer morning , in peaceful , pros perous England . to schools courses of advanced instruction for the more intelligent and older children in attendance at such schools , including children who stay at such schools beyond the age of 14. " The payment of the new Supplementary Grant also depends upon this being carried out , and particular atten tion is being paid to this section by all education authorities that desire to fall in with the new condition of things . Warwickshire has already made a start . A special Education Act Committee has been formed and among other conclusions they consider that the teaching should be more pràctical in these later years and have a bias to- wards the prevailing industries of the neighbour- hood ; it should teach a boy the use of tools and train a girl in housewifery . It should aim at developing a child's resourcefulness , his power to think and act for himself , his sense of duty and loyalty through the prefect system and organised games . Here it may be mentioned that by Section 17 ( b ) power is given to provide playing fields ( other than the ordinary playgrounds of public elementary schools ) , school baths , and school swimming baths , which have hitherto been denied the elementary scholar , Durham Education Com- mittee has been considering the question of " higher tops " and the Director of Education in his report expresses the opinion that there should be no attempt to give definite trade teaching , but rather that the curriculum should be designed to widen the mental outlook , and to impart that kind of knowledge most serviceable to the pupils in their practical experiences of life . The subjects to be taught should include English language and literature , mathematics , elementary practical physics geography and history , one foreign language , drawing , class singing , physical training , nature study , gardening , handicraft , household management for girls - and civics . The education of children between 12 and 15 may be carried on ( 1 ) . by transferring the majority of elementary scholars to Secondary Schools at the age of 12 . ( 2 ) by establishing special intermediate schools ( 3 ) by retaining the scholars in the elementary school and widening its scope . All three methods will probably be made use of . It will thus be seen that the future . of the elementary scholar is full of promise because of these reforms and he may look forward to advan- tages which have hitherto been enjoyed by the wealthier classes only . But these reforms will demand more teachers , well prepared professionally , and smaller classes , healthier schools and adequate equipment . It is not possible to teach profitably gangs of scheiars in classes of 60 , 70 and even 80 , which were quite common in many elementary schools and have not been unknown in Leominster . The chief re- sult has been the undermined health of the teacher so employed . Elementary classes must now be mare nearly approximate to the 30 scholars . of Secondary Schools .. I have never yet seen any adequate reason put forward why there should be this difference in the class numbers of the two types of schools , but happily the new Act breaks down the class barrier which has too long ex- isted between elementary and higher education and at last the Cinderella of the educational system- the elementary school - is to receive the recogni tion that she is " part of one stupendous whole . " It is for the parents to see that they reap the benefits of the new Act . Thanking you for inserting this letter . I am , Sir , Yours faithfully , HERB . G. HANKINSON . British School , some Autumn Cauliflowers . - Strong sunshine following upon dull wet weather has a tendency to cause the protecting leaves of Autumn Cauliflowers to droop just as the heads are forming . To over- come this disadvantage gather all the outer leaves of the plants carefully around the centres to a point and lightly tie them together with such soft material as raffia , so as to protect the heads from the sun . Much better heads will re sult from this simple practice , and the season of use will be consequently prolonged . Second Early Potatoes . - These should now be lifted without delay . CHILDREN DROWNED IN POND . At Belfast on Saturday Margaret Hamilton , wife of a shipyard worker , was committed for trial charged on her own confession with murdering her two boys , aged five and 18 months respectively , whom , it was alleged , she drowned in a public park pond on August 5 . In a statement to the police the woman said what she had done was due to her husband's violent temper . 22/8/18 . Leominster , BREACH OF THE CATTLE SALES ORDER . WELLINGTON BUTCHERS HEAVILY FINED . Fines and costs amounting in all to 73 128 . were inflicted at Wellington on Monday upot William and Harry Bostock , brothers in partner- ship as butchers , at Admaston and Wellington , for offences under the Cattle Sales Order of buy- ing cattle or meat in excess of the quantity allowed them , and buying a bullock for slaughter otherwise than in a market on May 27 . It was alleged that . they purchased a bullock , which was said to be in a bad way , for £ 10 10s . from Mr. Thomas Marsh , the Wrekin Farm . The purchase was not reported to the authorities , but Birmingham . days . - Defendant said she was ill , that was why Cheney's Eczema Salve the beast was slaughtered and half of it sent to BOROUGH POLICE COURT . Tuesday , before Messrs . E. T. Evan's and G. Woodhouse . A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR . - Walter Charles Smith , ged 28 years , single , a Post Office tele- ANTISEPTIC . HEALING . For all kinds of Sores and Irritable Conditions of the Skin . PRICE 1/3 , Postage 3d .; SAMPLE BOX , 9d . , Postage 2d . CHENEY , CHEMIST , LEOMINSTER . Mr. William Blakeman , divisional inspector , said the side of meat sent to Birmingham realised £ 10 6s . 3d . , and about 281b . of it was bruised . It was a first - grade beast , and in all made £ 25 135. 3d . On behalf of the defendants it was pleaded that there was great complication in the Orders , and leniency was asked for . Mr. Grouse sat down to his breakfast with a sinking heart , for he had just received a message from a friend inviting himself to dinner , and he afraid lest his wife might resent the extra trouble . " How is your cold ? " he began , in conciliatory voice . was " Better , a thank you , " she replied pleasantly , so pleasantly indeed that Mr. Grouse made haste to break the news about the unexpected guest before his courage should have oozed away . " Very good , my dear , " she answered , beaming , " we shall manage finely , with the rations as plentiful as they are . It's precious little we've got to put up with , that's what I always say . And I am sure we have a great deal to be thankful for more than most people know , dear , more than most people know . " So , you see , it was a good fairy after all who came from Fairyland to earth on Midsummer Eve . [ The above article is reproduced by request from the " Gloucestershire Echo " . ] FRUIT PRICES AT EVESHAM . There have been rather larger supplies of apples . and plums in the Evesham market during the past week , and prices have been a little easier . Quarrenden apples have made from 35s . to 40s . per cwt . , Worcester Pearmain of good quality from 35s . to 48s . , and some small 20s . , and other dessert apples from 30s . to 48s .; small Grosvenors and Suffields have made about 20s . , and good quality . from 30s . to 40s . Fine clean Warner's Kings have . realised from 40s . to 48s . , and other cooking apples from 18s . to 50s . Plums have ripened quickly , and Pershores , which have gone to the jam- makers at 30s . per cwt . , are now over . Small lots of coloured plums of many varieties , have sold as follows : -Victorias 9d . to Is . 9d . per lb. , Orleans Is . to is . 6d . , Belle de Louvaine 1qd . to 1s . 6dl . , Monarchs 1od . to Is . 8d . , Gages is . to 18. 8d . , Jimmy Moores 8d . to Is . 4d . , Pond's Seedling is . to 1s . 5d . , Diamonds 1od . to 1s . 6d . , Magnums 8d . to Is . 3d . , Coe's Late Red is . to 1s . 4d . , Damascenes IS . to 1s . 3d . per lb. Supplies are now getting smaller ' Ware ' Boot Is simply the logical conclusion of Superior Workmanship and Best Matérial To Produce FOOTWEAR taat completely satisfies all the demands of COUNTRY WEARERS . Waterproof Leather with or without Nails . BINDERS FOR THE HARVEST . Up to August 17th the F.P.D. had provided over 4,000 binders for use in this year's harvest , as well as 220 combined mowers and reapers . SEED WHEAT . Recently representatives of the 1.P.D. have in- spected growing crops of wheat with a view to selecting the best of them for seed purposes . Ade- seed of " Browick , " " Little quate supplies of Joss , " " Rivett " and " Yeoman , " have been secured and will be available in due course . THE FEEDING OF LAMBS AND HURDLE SHEEP . The restrictions placed upon the use of the limited supplies of feeding - stuffs available , and the exclusion of all classes of sheep from the list of animals for which oil cakes , etc. , can at present be obtained , are causing much concern to those who have been in the habit of feeding lambs and It hurdle sheep . may not be generally known that the use of oats , beans and peas is not res- tricted . Useful mixtures for the feeding of both lambs and older sheep may be made from these , and it will be found that such mixtures form valuable and effective substitutes for the feeding stuffs commonly used for this purpose in the past . It is much to be hoped that every effort will be made to prevent any serious . reduction in the number of sheep fed during the coming winter . The difficulty anticipated by sheep feeders in fat- tening their stock next winter may be largely overcome by the skilful use of those home - grown foods upon which no restrictions have been placed . During the week ending August 17 there were 723 food prosecutions in Great Britain and Ireland , with 665 convictions . Printed and published for the Proprietors by A. T. Southall , at his Offices , 27 , Drapers Lane , Leominster . No. 1 , Drapers Lane , and Weaver & Son , Market Place , Leominster VOL . X SALES BY . By Me EDWARDS , RUSSE LEOMINSTER HOR NEXT OF VAL HEAVY and LIG Leomin Friday , Oct. Entries Close Wed Schedule and Entry Note . - All Farmers get a Permit to Sell County Agricultural Ex Horses of 5 years now be sold to ge of Hereford . Auctioneers ' Offices : and Tenbury . LEOMINSTER ST FAT TUESDAY , SEPTE NAT Cattle and Shee 11.30 ; Store Cattle Entries kindly solicite EDWARDS , RUSS Leominster , Hereford By Mr. R. H. R. H. GI Auctioneer , Valuer and Su PROPERTY & TIMBER SE BROKER , VALUER and Agricultural Holdings Act , 190 and SURVEYS carefully atte HOTEL and PUBLIC HOU VALUATIONS FOR ES GAGE , ASSESSMENT APP PERIODICAL SALES OF Prompt Settlements in all ESTABLISHM Offices : - Croftmead , Kingsland Leominster Office - By Messrs . E. HAN E. Hammo Auctioneers , Valuers and Insuranc Conduct all classes of S VALUATIONS FOR PROBA BOOK DEBTS COLLECTE Prompt Settlements . ESTABLISHE Offices : Highbury H " IVYDENE , " LE FREEHOLD VILLA ESSRS . E. HAMMOND with instructions to Talbot Hotel , West Street , L THURSDAY , SEPTEN M at Four o'clock in the aftern Substantial , Newly - Erected , D DENCE , known as " Ivydene End of the Borough of Leomi The House , which is exceller ing Room , Sitting Room , Thre Room , Kitchen , Bath Room wi and w.c. The Cellarage is dry , and con house is ample . There is a with an entrance from Pierre has been in the occupation of t is in excellent condition , and n is situate in the most healthy of the town , and a good ten The Frontage is 26 feet , and a depth of 137 feet . Further particulars may be EERS ( who will arrange for in TEMPLE & PHILPIN , Solicitors , Ki BROAD STREET & VIC LEOMINST MESSRS . E. HAMMOND offer for Sale by P Talbot Hotel , Leominster , on THURSDAY , SEPTEM at Four oclock in the Afternoon , DWELLING HOUSES , situate Vicarage Street , in the Boroug Lot 1. All those Two Comm being Nos . 28 & 30 , Broad Str and for some years past in the E. , Wood and Mr. Geo . Child . Sitting Room , Kitchen , Back K Four Bedrooms and w.c. , with No. 30 contains Two Sitting Ro Bedrooms and Two Boxrooms . Kitchens , Wash - house , Workshop and the usual out offices . and dry . Th There is an excellent Garden , from the Forbury Walk . The The p is 31ft . and depth 260ft . for business purposes and were total rental is £ 32 per annum . Rates .. Gas and Water are Lot 2. All those Thee N COTTAGES , situate and bei Vicarage Street , in the Boroug Houses are exceptionally well bu covered with Broseley tiles an ranged . They each contain Fr Two Bedrooms and there are Property produces , at a low r The Frontage is 38ft . and the Ga of 84ft . Gas and the Town W For further particulars apply t to MESSRS . ROBINSON & SON , S EMPTY JA EV VERY HOUSEWIFE who back into use will be stocks of jam . Tons of fruit summer unless the jam jars National Salvage Council appeal in the country who is not in a to hunt up all available jars for The demand of jars is so gre difficulty in disposing even George Hinton , Drapers Lane , L MARKET- Ludlow , Monday , General 6d . to Is . 8d . per ib .; dressed per 1b .; ducks , 1s . 6d . to 1s . ducks , Is . 8d . to 28. per lb. butter , 2s . 2d . to 2s . 4d . per pigeons , 1s . 6d . to s . per cou lb .; cabbages , 2d . to 3d . each 6d . cach tomatoes , IS . zd . 1od . to 1s . each ; marrows , 6d berries , 4 per 1b .; lettuce , 6 leeks , 2d to per bundle ; plums , rod . to rs . 6d . per lb. apples , 6d . per lb .; carrots , per lb .; kidney bean 4d . pe 7d . per lb. Ludlow , Monday , Corn Ma No altecration in Government ~ |