The Kington Times - March 1918
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Kington Times 9th March 1918 - Page 2
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| Date | 09/03/1918 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 9th March 1918 |
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1 11 2 New Year resolution Which should not be broken . TO HAVE YOUR FURNITURE , & c . Made or Supplied by THE KINGTON TIMES . MARCH 9. 1918 . PENNELL BROS . 47 , Duke Street , Kington . KINGTON UNION . Tsupply of the following Articles , delivered KINGTON THE GUARDIANS invite Tenders for the at the Union Workhouse , for the periods stated ( Chairman ) , Mr. E. below , viz .: FOR SIX MONTHS . BREAD , FLOUR , CAKE , MEAT , GROCERIES , COALS , PARAFIIN , FOR TWELVE MONTHS . Bird BOARD OF GUARDIANS . Tuesday last ; present : Mr. David Rogers ( Vice - Chairman ) , Messrs . J. A. Beebee , R. J. Edwards , T. P. ice , E. H. Greenly , E. Thomas , G. H. Jackson , J. TEA , Ratcliffe and B. Philpin ( Clerk ) . DRAPERY , CLOTHING , BOOTS & SHOES , MILK , EGGS . Tenders , which may be obtained at my Office ) to be delivered to me on or before the me on or before 18th inst . Clerk to Guardians . BERNARD PHILPIN , Kington . March 6th , 1918 . NOTICE . Miss S. A. PARKER , Deceased . II . Creditors or other Persons having The Master ( Mr. Griffiths ) reported tha : at the last meeting of the Board the number c inmates was 41 , admitted during the fortnight 2 , discharged 1 , died 1 , now in house 41 , cor- responding period last year 50 , decrease 9 ; vagrants admitted 20 , corresponding period last year 41 , decrease 21 . son . A letter was read from Talgarth Asylum stating that the weekly cost per inmate would be increased to 20 / - from 1st January last . It was resolved that the sympathy of the Guardians be accorded to the family of the late Mr. Jolin Welson who for many years ) had been Vice - Chairman of the Board and was never failing in his zealous efforts for the A Claims against the Estate of the late benefit of the ratepayers and the poor . Sarah Ann Parker , of Kington , Spinster , who died on 5th December , 1917 , are requested to send particulars thereof to us , on or before the 25th day of March , 1918 . Dated this 4th day of March , 1918 . Kington . TEMPLE & PHILPIN , Solicitors to the Executors . FUNERALS . MESSRS , J. MEREDITH & Co. Wish to Announce that having purchased the HEARSE & FUNERAL Equipment of Messrs . PARKER , SON & Co they are now prepared to undertake the charge of Funerals throughout and to give the same their careful personal supervision . HIGH St. , KINGTON S - B KINGTON RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL . Monumental Work in all its branches . Satisfaction Guaranteed . Graves Brloked AND Coffins Made op the Shortest notice . Jay & Storr - Barber , TOP Builders , Undertakers , & c . , OF BARGATES , LEOMINSTER . Dealers in all kinds of Grates , Ranges . Mantelpieces Baths & Lavatories . Fixing a Speciality . Sanitary Work carried out on the most improved system Detective Drains Tested and Re - laid . GARDEN CULTIVATION . INTERESTING LECTURE AT KINGTON . A rousing and practical lecture was given by Mr. A. J. Manning at Kirgton on Tuesday last . Mr. W. H. Banks , in the chair , opened the proceedings by reading the letter recently ad- dressed to local authorities by Sir Arthur Lee making an urgent appeal to them to increase the number of allotments " to meet the food situation re - doubled efforts on the part of small cultivators must be made and made forthwith . " A notice was also read by the Chairman of the proposed Herefordshire scheme for buying at fixed centres every week all the surplus fruit and vegetables of the neighbour- leod . Nothing must go unmarketed this year and as much as possible must be grown for those in the towns . KINGTON WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN . BUSINESS MEN'S WEEK . The result of the above effort for Kington and District up to Thursday night is as follows : - Monday Tuesday Wednes lay Thursday £ s . d . 271 16 1,450 10 1,449 19 662 2 6 £ 3,833 13 The above total for the first four days is decidedly encouraging , but if Kington and District are to contribute the full £ 5,000 asked for the last two days must make up at least A good start has been made , let £ 600 each . it be a good end . KINGTON POLICE COURT . Thurs lay last , before Mr. C. J. Gwyer and Mr. E. Bird . Albert Townsend , a lad aged 8 , of Floodgates , Kington , was summoned by John Hitch for torturing two fowls by throwing them into the river and there throwing stones at them . Mr. W. P. Levick , of Leominster , appeared for the defence . The fowls belonged to Hitch . When the case was called on the chief wit- ness for the prosecution , Jeremiah Locke , did not put in an appearance , and so the case could not be proceeded with , and the Justices had to dismiss it . NEW RADNOR FOOD PRINTING ! You will get GOOD WORK LOW AND PRICES AT STEVENSON'S 33 , High Street , Kington . Billheads , Statements , Memorandums and all kinds of Commercial Printing in well - arranged and up - to - date style . Ledgers , Day Books , Cash Books , Letter Books and all Office Stationery in great variety . Note the Address : 33 , HIGH STREET , KINGTON . THE SALE OF CATTLE BY DEAD WEIGHT . LUDLOW FARMERS ' OPPOSITION . SPEECH BY MR . E. W. LANGFORD . On Monday a mass meeting of farmers was held at the suggestion of the Live Stock Com- missioner for the county at the Feathers Hotel , Ludlow , to discuss the suggested scheme for the sale of cattle on , the dead weight basis . There was a good attendance . pulsory sale of stock by dead weight will strike at the root of meat production and will be disastrous to pledges itself to resist absolutely the sale of stock on a dead weight basis and recommends the continuance of the present grading system . and demands that the Irish cattle shall be placed on the same basis as the English scheme . " This was carried unanimously . A vote of thanks to Mr. Langford , the Chair- inan , and the auctioneers concluded the busi- the consumer . The meeting Mr. L. H. Davies introduced Mr. E. T. Evans ness . WIGMORE . Chairman of the Ludlow Business Men's Week ) and said the Government required a sum of £ 100,000,000 raised and Ludlow had been allocated a sum of £ 15,000 to be raised for six aeroplanes at a cost of £ 2,500 each . He asked Mr. Evans to address them . Mr. Evans addressed the meeting and ex- Messrs . G. H. Green , T. J. Nott and J. POLICE COURT . Tuesday , before Mr. L. L. Moore ( presiding ) , LIQUOR FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS . GIRLS FINED . The lecturer began by impressing upon his audience the importance of properly prepared ground . It was all very well to talk of early sowing , but that was of no use unless the It must be well dug and ground was ready . There was always one garden be- dug deep . low the one you were working on , and unless you got down to that you were not getting all you could out of your ground . A gardener needed two things - a spade and common sense . Dig three spades deep , but do not bring the raw bottom soil to the top . Sow when the soil will bind into a ball , but is friable enough to fall to pieces again at once . When you have burnt your refuse in the early spring be sure to keep it dry indoors . It contains 10 to 15 . The Master acknowledged gifts of illustrated per cent . of potash and is nearly equal to Kainit . It is fine stuff to cover carrot seed papers for the inmates from Mrs. James with . It keeps away fly . Also for drying a Meredith , Mrs. H. J. Oliver , and Mr. G. seed bed . Rake it into the surface and in a Davies , and a paper daily from Colonel Pear - couple of hours it will have made it fit to sow in . Air - laked lime , or newly - slaked lime , or soot , have the same effect , but keep soot away from the seed bed if it is for onions . Never NEW RADNOR . use lime and soot together above ground , work one in before adding the other , otherwise you lose the ammonia in the soot . Potatoes come Mrs. Duff Gordon presided at a meeting of an easy first for food value , but grow them the Local Food Control Committee , on Satur- well . Seven to ten tons per acre has been the day , and it was decided to prepare a local Herefordshire average . Aim at getting 16 tous . scheme for the rationing of the district in These are butter , margarine and tea ,, such scheme to Parsnips and carrots come next . particularly valuable just now , especially for come into operation on the same date as the children , on account of their sugar . We have meat rationing scheme for the district comes a definite promise from the Government that into operation in the county . garden produce will not be rationed and that our supplies will not be commandeered , though plained that they were required to get £ 15,000 Vaughan . from Ludlow and District . There is no prices will no doubt be fixed . He should like NEW RADNOR LOCAL Tuesday last ; present : Mr. R. W. Griffiths doubt that everything we can grow will be Ludlow to go one better than that and hoped TRIBUNAL . ( Chairman ) , Mr. D. B. Powell ( Vice - Chair- wanted and will be bought . We are now feed- they would obtain £ 20,000 . They had made a man ) , Messrs . I. H. Greenly , R. J. Edwards , ing half the French army and all our own , as good start and had been promised well into the Mary Turner and Rose Hotchkiss , two girls W. Davies , T. R. Bevan , J. H. Goodwin , T. well as sending it to Italy . Every inch of Saturday ; Ald . J. W. Stephens presiding . four figures . He was pleased it was for hailing from Leintwardine , were charged with Sankey , J. Ratcliffe , A. P. Owens , J. A. Bee- English soil is needed . Brussel sprouts are a An appeal by Mr. E. Jones , of Bestbrook , aeroplanes from Ludlow , as they had unhappy unlawfully procuring liquor for wounded bee , J. Williams , W. E. Morris , G. Jackson , most profitable winter vegetable to grow . If for his son , R. K. Jones , 18 , employed as a and also happy experience with them through patients at the V.A.D. Hospital at Leintwar- D. Rogers , B. Philpin ( Clerk ) , R. R. Morris you have no frames sow half an inch apart in wagoner , was adjourned pending the result of two of their young men , the late Lieut . dine on the 26th of January last . ( Inspector ) , and F. Exton ( Surveyor ) . boxes , covered with calico coated with linseed an application to the War Agricultural Com- Hotchkiss who unfortunately lost his life in P.C. Tomkins , stationed at Leintwardine , de- The account of Mr. Rollings for work done oil and resin , or waste pieces of glass . Plant mittee . George Pritchard , Llandegley , aged the early history of flying , and also in Lieut.posed to seeing the defendants taking two at Pembridge Sewerage ground amounting to out before May is gone in well dug , well 41 , farm labourer , conditional exemption . Mellings who he was pleased to say bad won a bottles of beer from the Swan to a house where t 475. was allowed and ordered to be paid , and manured ground , giving one square yard to Henry Price , 30 , carpenter , New Radnor , in Bar to his Military Cross . They wanted them two men who were in hospital uniform re- his estimate for taking up gully for £ 3 5s . each plant , and you will get them 30 inches the employ of Mr. Lingen , temporary exemp - to do all they could to make it a success and ceived it on the day in question . The officer was accepted . high , with stems as thick as your wrist , and tion for four months . John Davies , Llauigo , he felt sure he would not appeal to them in stated that these girls were a nuisance to the Mr. Walter Goodwin's offer of 10s . a year crowded from top to bottom with firm compact threshing machine attendant , employed by vain . He asked them to help to see that Lud- village and were a source of annoyance to the for Pembridge Sewerage Ground for 5 years which had given him a continuous supply since result of an application to the War Agricul- the same size . They were not asked to give , plaints had been received as to their conduct . He had 96 plants of " Wroxton , " Mr. James Davies , case adjourned pending the low did not play second fiddle to any town of soldiers at the hospital , and numerous com- was accepted . Ground for The Clerk reported that he had received a October and if sold would have more than tural Committee . W. S. Meredith , butcher , they were asked to lend to the Government Defendants , who were attired in land work- complaint from Mr. Jackson as to the condition bought the ground they grew on . Onions will New Radnor , 35 , temporary exemption for six and every aeroplane would be named Ludlowers uniform , had nothing to say in answer to of Gigs Bridge , which he had forwarded to pay to grow , sown in boxes ; and so will early months . Mr. Joshua Evans , Tram Road and numbered . Their money would be abso- the charge and they were fined £ 1 each , to be the Surveyor , who had ordered it to be re- cauliflowers . He had 12 rows of onions 9 Cott , appealed for his two sons , George Her - lutely safe on the best security in the world paid at the rate of 6s . per month , in default yards flong and had got 3 cwt . 25 lbs . from bert Evans , and Albert Evans , temporary ( applause ) . 6 weeks ' imprisonment .. Mr. L. H. Davies said as junior member of them . That was on a piece of ground bought exemption for three months and six months a firm of Ludlow auctioneers he took the res .. for £ 43 . If he had grown , all the piece with respectively . onions and sold them at 4d . per pound one crop ponsibility of having asked them to attend the meeting to discuss the question of selling by would have bought that land twice over ! live or dead weight . They were not antagonis Sugar - beet for pigs - he did not , quite hold with tic to the meeting called a fortnight ago as that . You can grow 40 tons of mangolds to an acre and only 17 to 18 tons of sugaa - beet , and ou must pay twice as much for your sugar- beet seed and spend three times the labour in lifting the crop . Ordinary beet , yes , and it sells well . Sow , your seeds four inches apart . and then pull every other one and bottle them . WAR HONOUR FOR DILWYN Prothero and Lord Rhondda and asking them Act with selling bread otherwise than by weight Grow leeks - no winter is hard enough to kil them ! After potatoes are lifted fork , the ground deep and plant in rows 18 inches apart -plants 6 inches - using a blunt stick . do not pay . They are a luxury crop , yielding Peas too little for the ground they take up ; you are not using your ground to your country's advantage . By all means grow runner beans , but grow them properly , like show sweet peas , one line of sticks , one foot apart , and one bean to each stick . You will get 10 to 12 inch pods , in bunches . Lastly , don't have a weed in your garden ! There is one thing a gar- dener needs besides a spade and common sense and that is a Dutch hoe ! Sow your rows ab- solutely straight and directly the seedlings are through run your Dutch hoe between the rows . There will be very little pulling of weeds then , and if you have sown thinly very little thin- ning out either . paired at a cost of £ 3 10s . it to be The Surveyor stated that he had attended to the complaint of Mrs. Russell as to the con- dition of Letchmere Lane , Stapleton . A letter from the Lyonshall Parish Council was read asking whether anything could be done to improve the condition of the roads on the Holmesnfarsh . It was resolved that the Parish Council be informed that the Rural District Council accept no responsibility in the matter . The Surveyor's estimate amounting to £ 69 for the repair of Rushock Lane , and also an estimate of £ 73 10s . for the repair of a culvert at Hengoed Bridge , Huntington , was deferred for further consideration . A letter from Mr. Price Gittoes calling at- tention to the state of the road near Tuthill an occupation road only the Council could not undertake its repair . W. G. STORR - BARBER Farm was read . - Resolved that as the road is Sculptor . Sindio & works : Etnam Street . also Top of Bargates . FOR BEST The Clerk was directed to convey to Mrs. John Welson and her family their sympathy with them in their bereavement on the death of Mr. John Welson , who until incapacitated constant attendant at the meetings of the Council and ably filled the office of Vice - Chairman . MONUMENTAL WORK . by illness was a Established by J. Jay , 1840 . Satisfaction Guaran LIGHTING - UP TIME . RESTRICTED LIGHTING . LAMPS ON VEHICLES . Saturday , March 9th- Sunday , March 10th 6.21 6.23 7.51 7.53 Monday , March 11th 6.24 7-54 Tuesday , March 12th 6.26 7.56 Wednesday , March 13th 6.27 7-57 Thursday , March 14th 6.29 7.59 Friday , March 15th 6.31 8.1 The The Kington Times . SATURDAY , MARCH 9th , 1918 . KINGTON NOTES . A lecture on will be delivered in the Infants ' Schoolroom , Mill Street , on Wednesday , March 13th , at 7.30 p.m. , by Miss Dorothy Evill with hints on the use of potatoes and other vegetables , meat and butter substitutes , etc. , also poultry , rabbit and goat keeping . All who find house- keeping in war time a difficulty are cordially invited to attend . " How to Stock the Larder Two questions in reference to the important subject of pig keeping were put in the House OBITUARY . sprouts . The lecture was followed by discussions on potato - sprouting and other matters and then gave a few excellent bints . Mr. Roper Although himself a seller of seeds , he wished We regret to record the death of Mrs. Price , wife of Mr. William Price , of Lilwall Farm , Kington , which occurred on Monday in last week . The funeral took place on Saturday at Rhosgoch Chapel . The service was conducted particularly to emphasise the great importance by the Rev. Hawes , Baptist Minister , Kington , of sowing thinly this year , and not wasting a and the Rev. Hopkins , Congregational Minister . single seed , or there would certainly not be There had been great The mourners were : Mr. William Price ( hus- enough to go round ! band ) , Mr. and Mrs. Pugh ( sister and brother- waste last year . In the case of very small in - law ) , Miss Mary Price ( niece ) , Mr. and sons . seeds he advocated mixing the seed with three Evans , Perthycolley ( brother and sister - in - law ) , or four times its bulk of dry earth before sow- Mr. John Evans , Cardiff ( brother ) , Mr. and ing . وو Mrs. Richard Evans , Rhydlyddan ( brother and Mr. Bampfield then gave his experience of sister - in - law ) , Mr. and Mrs. Parry , Bryngwyn ; getting one or more crops , celery , onions and Mr. Meredith , Great Penlan ; Mr. and Mrs. parsley , off ground which had already given a Price , Bollingham ; Mr. Mrs. Price , Tre- crop of early potatoes , and ended with , the wern ; Mrs. Prosser , Hundred House ; Miss maxim , " Dig down if you want the stuff to Davies , Mowley ; Mrs. Price , Llatho ; Mrs. grow up Williams , Mr. and Mrs. Davies , Spond ; Mrs. James , Miss Lloyd , Empton ; Mr. W. Lloyd , Apostiles . The bearers were : Mr. Meredith ( Penlan ) , Mr. Price ( Bollingham ) , Mr. E. T. Kinsey , Mr. J. Prosser ( Brilley Court ) , Mr. W. Prosser . PROPERTY SALE AT KINGTON . On Tuesday last at the Oxford Arms Hotel , Kington , Mr. C. F. Blakely offered for sale ish of Kington Rural , containing 70 acres , 1 the freehold farm called Moseley , in the par- rood , 2 perches , of which immediate possession After some keen competition A lagre number of beautiful wreaths were sent by the following : Mr. William Price , Miss May Price Mr. and Mrs. Pugh , Mr. and Mrs. A. Evans , Mr. J. Evans , Mr. and Mrs. could be had . at £ 1,925 . R. Evans , Mr. and Mrs. T. Price , Mr. and Mrs. the property was knocked down to Mr. John D. Price , Mrs. A. Williams , Mr. and Mrs. Watson , The Hymns , Walton , Davies , Mr. and Mrs. W. Gittoes , Mr. , Mrs. Messrs . Temple aud Philpin , Kington , were the and Miss Hawkins , Mr. and Mrs. Samuel , eolicitors for the vendors . Mr. and Mrs. Boore , Mr. and Mrs. Price , Mr. Meredith , Mrs. Davies , Miss Randle , Mr. and of Commons on Monday . Mr. Parker , reply- Mrs. Parry , Miss Davies , Mr. and Mrs. Cow- KINGTON ing to Mr. Pennefather ( Kinnersley Castle ) , dell , etc. said there was nothing in the existing Orders relating to potatoes which prevented a farmer from feeding his own potatoes to his own live stock , and there was no intention of introduc- NATIONAL EGG ing any such prohibition . Mr. Prothero , in- COLLECTION . vited by Mr. Pennefather to instruct county agricultural committees to use their utmost in- Seventy - five eggs were received at the Depot fluence to induce all cottagers and other per- on Tuesday and 25 were bought , making a sons having sties to keep pigs , and thereby total of 100. Of these 72 were sent to the quickly add to the national supply of food , said Central Depot and 28 to the Kington Red Cross the course suggested had already been adopted Hospital . The eggs came from : - as part of a wider scheme for encouraging the Miss Jones ( The Tavern ) 4 , per Mrs. Wall , keeping of pigs . Captain Sir C. Bathurst : Mr. Blackburne ( Church Street ) 1 , Mr. G. Could not an attempt be made to fill every Davies ( Westfield ) 2 , per Mrs. Cornish Wat- North Herefordshire gentlemen then had certain information and the War . NO LIGHTS . Ellen Kirby was charged by P.C. Tomkins with riding a bicycle without lights on night of February 1st at Leintwardine . Fined 5s . BAKER IN TROUBLE . HEAVY FINE . the and acted upon it - that the dead weight basis , was a foregone conclusion . Since then there ' had been further developments in England and Mary Brindley , grocer and baker , Kingsland , resolutions had been passed contemning Mr. was charged under the Defence of the Realm evel to withold their hands . He had asked Mr. and also with selling bread not of an MAN . Langford , of Herefotd , to attend that day and number of pounds in contravention of the Or- address them . What they were doing was in der at Aymestry on February 9ch last . Sergt . C. B. Gough , of the Queen's Lancers , the interest of agriculture . He considered the tinguished service in the field . has been awarded the Military Medal for dis- dead weight system was going to benefit the proved thro case and stated that four quartern P.C. Albert Miles , stationed at Shobdon , He also has wholesale man . The farmers said they were loaves taken from the cart were 2 ounces each the Mons Medal , having been in France since satisfied to go on with the grading scheme and short in weight and one four pound loaf was the out - break of war . that the trade should not go into the whole- 4 ounces short in weight . Sergt . Gough is the second son of the late sale hands . Sergt . - Major Gough , K.S.L.I. , and Mrs. Gough , Mr. James Brindley appeared and stated that Bedford House , Dilwyn . brothers serving . He has three other One was severely wounded at Ypres last August , and is still in Ford House Hospital , Devonport . LEOMINSTER WAR PRISONER'S DEATH . Mr. and Mrs. Wall , 21 , Bridge Street , Leo minster , have received official information that their only son , Private George Wall , Border a prisoner of Regiment , has died war in Germany . He was apprenticed to Mr. John Mr. F. D. Bach , Onibury , was elected to the bread was 36 hours old and with the new the chair and said that if they sold the beef flour it was impossible to obtain the correct they were not told who was going to say they weight of each loaf . would have the money for the best beef and it Some of the bread being over weight , it should have been weighed a was quite impossible for any department to dozen at a time , when they would then have handle the beasts without a mistake . It was found the required weight . impossible to keep them separated and to the Amos Price , the carter , who delivered the benefit of all it was to stick to the way they bread , stated that it was baked that morning sold now and to say they would not sell them and he had previously complained that the at dead weight . If they sold them at dead bread given him was short of weight . weight they were going to take enterprise out of the business and there would be a drop in defendant would be fined £ 10 . the production . The Bench said it was a grave offence and EMPLOYER V. WORKMAN . Mr. Langford , Hereford , Prospective Candi- date for North Herefordshire , addressed the Richard Jones , Greenwood Lodge , Forden . Holmes , Corn Square , Leominster , and was with meeting and said the reason he was asked to Bridge , Welshpool , was charged with unlaw- him seven years as upholsterer and polisher come was because he was one of the deputa- fully quitting the service of Messrs . Ginder and afterwards worked on the G.W.R. under tion to Mr. Prothero last Friday on this vexed and Son , timber merchants , Walsall , without Inspector James up to the time of his joining question . Last Wednesday he attended the due notice at Lingen , complainants ' claiming £ 8 up with his group on March 2nd , 1916. He meeting of the Farmers ' Union in London . damages . was 30 years of age , and was taken prisoner After referring to the war he said they had in November , 1916 , at the Battle of Beaumont to consider the common question . Hamel . He died in February of this year . MAIL FROM THE EAST . A large number of letters from men in Arthur Hathaway , complainants ' foreman at They were Lingen , stated the case and defendant was proud of the position agriculture held that day . ordered to pay £ 2 and 7s . costs , allowed a When Lord Rhondda brought forward . the beef month to pay . prices there was not a farmer that did not A similar case against Albert Roberts was know and did not say to him " You are mak - down for hearing . Defendant , however , wrote ing a great mistake . ' Practically every farmer to the Bench enclosing the 22 demanded , and asked him to remove the prices put on beef . the Bench ordered the costs to be paid in Egypt , Salonika and Mesopotamia were deliv- He went on to say that the farmers had no addition . ered in Leominster on Wednesday and Thurs- confidence . What had been done in the past The messages from Macedonia included Christmas cards posted on February 17th , the had lost confidence . The farmers were afraid Henry Smith , a travelling gipsy , for encamp- explanation being that there was delay in the of the change which was about to take place . ing on the highway at Leintwardine on June cards reaching the troops . It appears that Some people had made up their minds that the 22nd last , was fined 30s . P.C. Tomkins proved severe cold is being experienced , which must change was bound to take place . He did not the case . be a trying change from the extreme heat which agree with their jumping at conclusions .. generally prevails . the Farmers ' Union meeting there was a dis- day . PRESTEIGN . URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL . A meeting of the Urban District Council was against meat production and the farmers At GIPSY'S OFFENCE . LOCAL TRIBUNAL . Only five cases were down for hearing , three tinct voice against the sale by dead weight . of which were agricultural and were granted They were in favour of keeping the present system . Mr. Prothero said he was glad to . meet a deputation , of farmers . They had a right to be heard in these questions . They had been accustomed to seeing the cattle sold by live weight . The system worked tolerably well . They saw their beasts weighed and conditional exemption . The remaining were adjourned for medical examination . PEMBRIDGE . SUDDEN DEATH . two She was held on Wednesday , when there were pres- graded . The farmer wanted to know what he INQUEST AT TENBURY ent Mr. J. H. Wale ( Chain ) , the Rev. H. was going to have for it and he knew he was The death occurred somewhat suddenly on L. Kewley , Mr. S. Morris , M ... J. Powell , Mr. going to be paid for his own cattle . If they Wednesday of Mrs. H. Matthews , daughter of BOY SCALDED BY BOILING BEER . W. Bird , with the Clerk ( Mr. F. L. Green ) , did away with this system what did they get ? Mr. William Davies , Lower Staunton . She got Mr. H. T. Weyman ( Coroner ) held an in and the Surveyor . ( Mr J. J. Griffiths ) . They would get as much for an old cow that up in the morning and appeared to be much quest at Tenbury on Monday as to the death The Council accepted the tender of Mr. they had been milking for 10 years , and he better than she had been . of Albert Edward Gittens , who died at the James Powell for the haulage during the year asked if it was right and honest . They wanted chair , she said she thought she was going to Sitting down in a Cottage Hospital , Tenbury , on Saturday as a on the same terms as last year , together with to be satisfied and by the dead weight they faint and they need not be frightened . result of an accident on January 7th , when he the same rent for the hospital field . would not get satisfaction .. He was not satis- was severely scalded by boiling beer . Alice Gittens , Brickyard Cottage , Rochford , wife of Arthur Gittens , farm labourer , said de- ceased was her son and was 15 years of age . He was in service . She knew nothing of the accident until the following morning when she was fetched . empty pig - stye and form a pig club in every ( Rushock ) 1. Mrs. Price ( Rushock ) 3 , Mrs. Breadheath , Hanley William , kins ( Staunton - on - Arrow ) 7 , Miss P Bullock Ellen S. Haywood , living at the Fox Inn , A letter was received from Mrs. C. Fox Ed - fied in the point of identification . He wanted lost consciousness and passed away at about 3 wards asking the Council to secure for Pres- to be assured that there would be no loss in o'clock the same day . Mrs. Matthews , who was 61 years of age , had lived away for some teign a farthing currency , and the Clerk price to the farmer , and he was doubtful about explained that farthings were legal tender , that . He wished to be assured that if the years , but Mr. Davies having lost his wife , she but the difficulty was that there were no farth - system was changed for dead weight , that the had come home to keep house for him . ings in circulation in the district . It was re- meat trade of England was not going to get solved to ask the two Banks to obtain a sup- into the hands of great meat trusts . The pros- ply of farthings . peat of this was that it was going to do away EARDISLAND . DEATH OF MRS . BLACKMORE . Feb- Tran Grea JOSH A Discour Purcha to marked YOUR To Buy U and you s Hours of B J. THE 24 , Hig JOSEPH Wishes to thank hi ers in the town of surrounding district , support and patronag years , and hopes that and support will be g his successors , Messrs . J. F. to whom his business next month . 24 , High Street , Leominster . February 22nd , WEOE FUNE The funeral took plac week of Mrs. Sarah Ro at the age of So , at Ridge , Stroud , where sh years with her daughte Rogers who had been some years formerly liv husband , Mr. Aaron Rog a well - known family yhi with Weobley and th generations . Aniong th funeral were Mr. and M Hill , Castle Frome ( nef and Mrs. Carter ( son - i Mrs. Frederick Hope , W Pearce , Hereford ; Miss etc. There were man Mrs , Rogers was interre at the churchyard . CONFIRM Bishop Fyson conduct vice at Weobley Parish of last week . There w There we of last week . dates from Weobley and gation . PRIMITIVE METH The 12th annual " g effort in aid of the Cir at the Primitive Method on Thursday last . Mr. William Morris w proceedings commencing recitations were given by hampton , and a dialog friends from Norton's George , of Hyard , Sar undertook the duty of its fruit and was assist Mrs. Samuel Davies and opening the envelopes , and announcing the an collection was also taken amount realised by the an advance on last year On the proposition Circuit Steward , second Warcup , a vote of thank George , Mr. Gregg , who others , who had assisted ing . The singing of th National Anthem brough a close . The quarterly meeting the Weobley Primitive . held on Thursday after the Manse , Weobley . H coming quarter was tran statement was fairly sati ship being stationary . circuit fund the circuit nexional Orphanage Preachers ' Aid Fund A Society £ 3 135. 1d . , Gen sionary Funds £ 22 135. , 1 an increase of 6 gs . a previous year . The delegate elected at Blackheath is Mr. Tillington , the vice - d Warcup . LUCT ST . DUNSTAN'S HOST SOLDIE Mr. J. Simpson gave Speech Room at Lucton of last week , a large au Mr. V. H. Pitt , Headm presided . Mr. Hooks , a staff , ably acted as lante sion of the leature Mr. S cal entertainment , which ated by the students of tion was made , the amou age of 77 . She was the widow of the late 3d . Mr. S. H. Blackmore , who pre - deceased her Mrs. Blackmore was well known The proceeds of a whis added to the collection village ? Mr. Prothero : Pig clubs are being Davies ( Hergest ) 1 , Mr. Preece ( College ) 2 , said deceased A letter from the Royal Commission on waste with the family butcher who had been the formed in the villages already . Whether you was in her employ and had been since June . paper was read asking what steps had been greatest friend to the farmer in the past . can fill all the pig - styes in the country depends Mrs. Evans ( Downfield ) 1 , Mrs. Drew ( Glades- He lived in and did general work . On Mon- taken in regard to the collection of waste They had the family butchers with them to a upon the sows ( laughter ) . Replying to further try ) 3 , Mrs. Price ( Cross ) 2 , Miss L. Watkins day , January 7th , they were brewing . De- paper and pointing out the importance of man . He considered that the live weight sys- We regret to record the death of Mrs. Alice questions Mr. Prothero added , in regard to the Miss Prosser ( The Oak ) 3 , Kington Girls ' ceased was going to ladle the beer out of the this . tem was the best . They had to consider not Gregson Blackmore , which occurred on bye - laws , that he did not think there was any School 7 , Kington Infants School 2 , Mr. furnace into the cooling vat . He had done The Rev. H. L. Kewley explained that a only the present , but after the war . If the ruary 26th at Arrow Lawn , Eardisland , at the Price ( Burches ) 2 , Mrs. Morgan ( Huntingdon ) it once before . He got on top of the furnace , collection was at present made by the two dead weight system was adopted there would real practical difficulty in the rural districts , 15 , Miss Price ( Lilwall ) 4 , per Miss Jones , Mrs. which was three feet nine inches high . Wit schools , the National and Greenfield , and the be no work for auctioneers , they would not be .and they were endeavouring to get the bye- laws modified in the urban rural districts where Duggan ( Lilwall Green ) 1 , Mrs. Duggan ( Wood - ness told him not to begin ladling until she proceeds handed over to the Red Cross . - The needed . The trade would be in the hands of by 24 years . they were more stringent . lands ) 2 , Mrs. Hicks ( High Street ) 7 , Mrs. Lil- had opened the window to let the steam out . Clerk was instructed to explain this . in Eardisland and the surrounding district . the trust and it would be an evil day when wall ( The Wood ) 4 . She turned her back for the purpose when the A letter was read making an urgent appeal such a thing came to pass They had seen The funeral took place at St. Mary's Church . Cash donations came from : per Mrs. Cor- lad stepped on to the narrow part of the fur- to local authorities to increase the number of something of the sort in other industries and clergymen being the Rev. P. A. II . Bir- Eardisland , on Saturday , the officiating The Rector of Kinnersley , who has been nish Watkins ( Staunton - on - Arrow ) 6d . , A nace to do the same thing , or at least she allotments , and the Clerk mentioned that he small businesses had gone under .. unable to officiate since last November , is Friend Gd . , Miss Bodenham 1s . ( per Mrs. Wall ) , thought that was so . She heard him call out had had one or two applications for gardens . the farmers to hold their hands until they ey ( Vicar ) , and the Rev. F. W. Wor making steady progress . At present he is Miss Roper ( High Street ) 1s . , Mrs. Chambers " I am in the furnace . " The beer was then No action was taken in the matter . undergoing spécial medical treatment in Lon - Beaches ) 1s . , Mr. W. ' Lloyd ( Bridge Street ) 1s . , Mrs. Lund ( South View ) 1s . , Mrs. Stephens ( Wozencroft ) 3s . , Kington Girls ' School 8d . , Kington Infants ' School 10d . , total 10s . 6d . don . NEW RADNOR PETTY SESSIONS quite boiling . COOKERY LECTURES . , He urged ex- The bearers were : There were , muffled He asked sey ( of Bodenham ) . knew what was going to be done . Before she could turn round Messrs . John Taylor and G. Gittins were them not to make up their minds that it was Messrs . J. Powell , T. Amos , J. Roberts , G. E. he was out and on the floor . Her daughter appointed Overseers for the year . bound to come . If the Government had not Roberts , E. Parry , W. Williams . was in the kitchen and she called to her for a number of floral tributes . muddled the scheme at the start there would help . She found the boy was severely scalded have been enough to go round now . They said In the evening the ringers rang a about the legs and feet . She wired for a doc- The series of cookery lectures under the there was no necessity for it . He urged them peal . tor and sent for deceased's mother . The boy auspices of the Radnorshire Education Commit- to oppose the dead weight scheme ( applause ) . At the morning service on Sunday the Vicar was removed to hospital as quickly as pos- tee , given by Miss Fry , of Llandrindod Wells , Mr. Winder said as one responsible for the made suitable reference to the loss which the KINGTON COMFORTS FUND . sible . was continued on Wednesday last .. There was meeting a fortnight ago he should like to parish had sustained by , the death of Mrs. Mrs. Cousins , Matron at the Hospital , said a fair attendance . plain that they had information that the dead Blackmore .. The third of a series of dances , held fort- deceased was admitted on January 7th suffer- weight system was bound to come and what The nightly at the Oxord Arms Ball Room , took ing from scalds right up to the knees . The license of the Radnor Arms Inn was place on Tuesday last , when again a large com- body was not touched in any way . they did was in the interests of the the far- The case transferred from Mr. George Lingen to Mr. pany was present . The floor was in splendid was considered hopeless from the first and de- with the Wesleyan Church took place on Suntrust The Home Missions anniversary in conection mers , to help the meat out of the hands of the Meredith , the Executor.gen to condition , which added greatly to the enjoy- ceased died at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning day last and was well attended . The renewal of the licenses of the Crownment of those present . Mrs. M. G. West's from poisoning from the wounds . The prea Mr. Kilvert and Mr. J. Mellings also ad Inn , Walton , and the Forest Inn , Llanfiangel - string hand was again in attendance and ren- ers were in the morning Mr. G. Bullock and dressed the meeting . follows : -Ellen Bigglestone and Evelyn A verdict of " Accidental death " Nantmellan , which had been adjourned pend - dered an up - to - date programme , which gave turned . in the evening Mr. J. Oliver . On Monday a Mr. L. H. Davies proposed : " That this Edwards , 11s . 3d .; Edith Watson and Daisy ing the appearance of the licensees , were popular lecture was given by the Rev. W. H. meeting of breeders , graziers and feeders of Stant , 7s . 1od .; Violet Newman and Bertha great satisfaction . We understand that the The deceased boy was a grandson of Mr. Rolls entitled " John Slack of Paisley , from live stock representing South Shropshire and Tomkins , 135. 6d .; William Powell and Lionel granted . next dance is on Tuesday , March 19th . and Mrs. Fletcher , of Ebnal Cottages , Leo - the Racecourse to the Pulpit . " North Herefordshire is convinced that the com- Greenly , Ss . 1od . Saturday ; Before Mr. J. W. Stephens ( in the Chair ) , Dr. Harding and Mr. T. J. Meredith .. minster . was re- HOME MISSIONS . STOKE PRIOR . The individual amounts collected by the scholars for Dr. Barnardo's Homes were as at the School , amounting raised being the handsom NEW REGISTER AN INTERESTING An Order in Council 1 special dates relative to Voters . The dates are as Last day of qualifying Publication of first lists ' Last day for objections to Last day for claims , Jul Last day for claims as Publication of lists of ob Publication of lists of cla Last day for objections . A list of objections to lished as soon as poss The new Register to be into force on October |