The Kington Times - February 1917
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Kington Times 3rd February 1917 - Page 8
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| Date | 03/02/1917 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Kington Times |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 3rd February 1917 |
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8 LEOMINSTER NOTES . A pretty wedding took place at Leominster Priory Church on Saturday morning , the con- tracting parties being Miss Alice M. Préece , eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Preece , 43 , West Street , Leominster , and Lance - Corpl . F. Swaine , only son of the late Mr. H. A. Swaine , Secretary of the Bradford Exchange , and of Mrs. Swaine , 91 , Lawton Road , Waterloo , near Liverpool . The officiating clergyman was the Vicar ( the Rev. W. J. Nelson ) . The bride , who was given away by her father , wore a brown taffeta gown , hat of brown georgette and straw trimmed with ospreys , a set of furs and also wore a gold expanding bracelet - watch , the gift of the bridegroom . The bridesmaid was Miss K. Wilkes , a friend of the bride , who wore a blue cloth dress and velvet hat , and also wore a gold brooch , the gift of the bridegroom . Mr. H. Bays acted as best man . Lance - Corporal Swaine joined the West Yorkshire Regiment early in 1915 and has seen service in Egypt and France and was wounded on the Somme in August . The happy couple afterwards left for Blackpool on the 12.50 train , where the honey- moon is being spent . They have been the recipients of many nice presents . By the death of her eldest and only remain- ing child , Daisy , at the age of nine , Mrs. G. Rickards , Bridge Street , wife of Pte . George Rickards , of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force , has now lost four children in less than twelve months . The funeral of Daisy took place on Monday afternoon , the service being held in the Congregational Church , the hymns being " Rock of Ages " and " Around the Throne of God . " The Rev. Gordon Lang officiated and conducted the interment in the Cemetery . Pte . G. Rickards has been serving in Egypt for two years and his son , who was wounded last year , is now at the front again . Under the auspices of the Leominster Young Women's Christian Association , a public meet- ing will be held in the Town Hall , Leominster , on Tuesday , February 20th , at 7 p.m. Miss Barlow ( of London ) is announced to deliver a lecture , illustrated by lantern slides , the sub- ject being " Women's Work in War Time . " The Vicar will preside and will be supported by the ministers of the town . * Up - to - date and attractive programmes have been booked for the Leominster Picture Palace next week . On Monday , Tuesday and Wed- nesday the pick of the bunch is " The Queen Mother , ' a romantic drama in four acts , featuring Miss Gladys Mason , who plays the title role . " The Little Samaritan " is the title of a fine two - act drama . The programme also includes two excellent comedies , " Rivals and Horses " and " Bloggie , the Hero , " also Pathe Gazette . On Thursday , Friday and Saturday the programme is headed by a great film version of " Salomy Jane , " Bret Harte's famous story . Another splendid item is " The Price of Her Silence , " a Thanhouser produc- tion featuring Florence La Badie . Also on the programme are " The Fable of the Grass Widow , the Mesmerer and Six Dollars , " and the sixth episode of the new serial " The Red Circle . " * * The commemoration of the Jubilee of the Friends ' Foreign Mission Association , in con- nection with which a public meeting is to be held in the Hall , Etnam Street , next Monday , February 5th , at 7.30 , is of special local in- terest . Mr. Henry Stanley Newman , of Buckfield , was a keen and able advocate of missionary enterprise in the early days of what may be described as the modern mis- sionary movement . The committee appointed by the Society of Friends in 1865 owed its impetus largely to a pamphlet written by Mr. Newman , advocating the starting of missionary work . Mr. Newman was appointed the hon . secretary of the Friends ' Foreign Missionary Association when it was inaugurated , a posi- tion which he held uninterruptedly until the time of his death in 1912. Under his watchful care and able organisation the Association grew and prospered . Mr. Newman never lost his first enthusiasm for the cause of foreign missions . His forty - seven years of office was a really remarkable record of active service and his name will doubtless be in the minds of all during the commemoration of the Jubilee of an organisation to which he contributed so much . of the best that was in him . Mr. Newman , who was the first editor of The Friend , also wielded his pen in support of foreign missions , and he wrote several books on the subject . In reviewing the early days of the Friends ' Foreign Mission Associa- tion , other local figures must be mentioned . Nr . Josiah Newman was the first Treasurer of the Committee and Mr. Henry Newman was also a member . It is also very interesting to remember that we have in our town one of the earlier missionaries of the Friends ' As- sociation , in the person of Mr. J. H. Williams , now living at Corris , Leominster . Mr. Wil liams is also well known on account of evan- gelical work in the town . He and the late Mrs. Williams went out to India from Leo- minster in 1878 and spent nearly 20 years in faithful service in our Eastern Empire . Miss Pumphrey who expects to take part in the local meetings , particulars of which will be found in our advertisement columns , has been closely associated with the work from its be- ginning and has been a member of the Friends ' Foreign Mission Board and of many of its sub - committees since 1888 , when ladies were first appointed as members . Miss Pumphrey will represent the home side of missionary work , while the work in the field will be described by Mr. H. T. Roper , who has recently returned home from Ceylon . * * The Matron of the Leominster Cottage Hospital would be very glad of potatoes , vegetables and eggs . She returns thanks for the following gifts which have been re- ceived during the past fortnight : cigarettes , Mrs. Atherley ; eggs , Miss Wood ; rabbits , Mrs. Evans ; bottled fruit , Mrs. Burlton ; socks , Miss Sharpe ; apples , Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Yeld ; vegetables , Mrs. E. P. Lloyd ; vegetables from Mrs : Rome , Mrs. Walters , Mr. Boulton and Mrs. P. Jones ; magazines , Col. Davidson ; sweets , Pte . Hinton ; eggs , Mrs. Coates ; eggs and fruit purchased from proceeds of concert at Eye , per Mr. Bishopbrigg . Trooper Reginald Freeman writing to his mother gives an account of an exciting scrap with Johnny Turk " as our eastern enemy is nicknamed by our men . " He describes a thrilling ride over the desert while machine- gun fire was throwing up the sand . All his regiment came through safely , however , ex- cept that a few were wounded . The death occurred on Monday afternoon of Mrs. Sarah Parsons , who passed away at 36 , Broad Street , Leominster , in her 82nd year . Mrs. Parsons was the widow of the late Mr. Henry Parsons , whose name will be well known in Leominster as having for 30 years held the position of manager of the Gas Works , in which he was succeeded upon his death by the present manager , Mr. Eastment . The funeral of Mrs. Parsons will take place on Saturday . # An attractive musical event has been fixed for Wednesday , next , at the Wesleyan Church , Leominster , at 7 p.m. , when Miss Mason , L.L.C.M. , will deliver an organ recital . Miss Mason , who is well known as the organist of St. John's , Ludlow , is performer of excep tional ability and will play pieces to suit all tastes . The programme will be inter- spersed by vocal items . His worship the Mayor ( Ald . H. Gosling ) has kindly under- taken to preside and it is hoped that many will avail themselves of this opportunity of enjoying an evening of good music . We regret to announce the death of one of the oldest natives of the town in the person of Mr. Henry Beard , who passed away on Wed- nesday at III , Etnam Street , at the age of 75 , after a short but painful illness . Mr. Beard was a Leominster man born and bred , and at the time of his birth his grandfather carried on the bakery business at 22 , School Lane . To this his father succeeded and later Mr. Beard himself carried on the business for 40 years . He was greatly attached to out - door life and for many years carried on a small farm , having land at Poplands and The Pools This he relinquished at the same time that he retired from business , six years ago . leaves a widow and two daughters , Mrs. Yates and Mrs. H. Blomer , with whom much sym- pathy is felt . The funeral is on Monday next at the Cemetery . He THE KINGTON TIMES . FEBRUARY 3 , 1917 . You may rely on getting Full Reports of Kington and District News in the KINGTON TIMES 33 , High Street , Kington . ALLEGED MURDER PLOT . AGAINST THE PREMIER AND MR . HENDERSON . ACCUSED BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES . The sensational conspiracy case in which four persons have been arrested came before the Derby magistrates on Wednesday - The defendants are Alice Wheeldon ( 50 ) , Harriet Ann Wheeldon ( 27 ) , of Peartree Road , Derby Winnie Mason ( 30 ) , and Alfred George Mason ( 24 ) , of Millbrook Road , Southampton . The allegation against them is that they had conspired to murder Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Arthur Henderson . THE CHARGE . Mr. Pearce , as soon as the defendants had been publicly charged , informed the Court that the proceedings were instituted by the Director of Public Prosecutions , on whose be- half he appeared . The magistrates had heard . the charge read by their clerk , which was that defendants had conspired together to commit the crime of murder in regard to the Prime Minister and Mr. Henderson , another member of the Government . He only proposed . to offer evidence of arrest , and then ask the Bench to remand the defendants until Sat- urday . Inspector Higham , Derby Borough Police . was then called , and stated that in company with Scotland Yard officers , he arrested Alfred Mason , Alice Wheeldon , and Hetty Wheeldon . ARREST OF A SCHOOL TEACHER . Detective - Inspector McCorman , of Southamp- ton Borough Police , deposed to arresting the defendant Minnie Mason at Foundry Lane Council School , where she was employed as a teacher . She said " What is it all about ? I don't understand it . My husband has left on his bicycle for Derby ; he is a chemist's assistant seeking employment . I know how much I am in it . ' Witness brought her to Derby . He also visited her house in South- ampton , and took possession of certain docu- ments . " A TRUMPED - UP CHARGE . " . Asked if she had anything to say , Alice Wheeldon , the eldest defendant , said , think it is just a trumped - up charge to punish me for my lad being a conscientious objector . You punished him through me while you had- him in prison last time . " YARDE And Co's Gold Medal SEEDS Early PEAS per pint . PILOT , 10d . ( Best Pea in Cultiva- tion ; similar to " Gradus , but 8 days earlier , and much more hardy ) . LAXTON , 9d . DAY'S EARLY SUNRISE , 8d . SHERWOOD , 9d DAISY ( new ) 6d , Main Crop Peas . When Furnishing Buy from the Maker .. Largest Stocks in North Herefordshire OF Furniture , Bedsteads Carpets , Linoleums AND China . FREE DELIVERY To any part of the Country . Duke of Albang 9d SPECIAL TERMS Enormous cropper , 10 to 12 peas in each pod . To those Furnishing Throughout Gladstone , 8d John Holmes , AUTOCRAT , 9d . Stratagem , 6d . Broad Beans . EXHIBITION LONG BEAN , 8d . GREEN WINDSOR , - 6d . EARLY LONG POD Onions . Defendant Winnie Mason said , " I think it Rousham Park Hero , 10d is an infamous concoction agaist my family and niy husband . " Defendant Alfred Mason said , " I have noth- ing further to say . " The Mayor then formally remanded defen- dants in custody until Saturday . PRISONERS COMPLAINT . Mrs. Mason , complained that , they had to sleep in a place not fic for animals to sleep in . Mr. Pearce said he was told everything possible was done for the defendants ' comfort at the lock - up . TO INCREASE HOME SUPPLIES . HELP AND PROTECTION FOR THE FARMERS . A complete survey of the food production in this country is now being taken by the War Agricultural Committees appointed by , the Board of Agriculture . It will enable them to lay some definite proposals before the Depart- ment of Food Production , which , under the direction of Mr. T. H. Middleton , is preparing its plans for assisting the farmers by supplying them with German prisoners to work on the farms , with motor tractors to assist in the spring ploughing and sowing , and with the necessary seeds and manures . Some of the problems which confront the Board of Agriculture will require legislation for their solution . What , for instance , will be the position with regad to rent of farmers with guaranteed prices and in receipt of assis- tance from the Government ? It is obvious that they must be protected against the arbit- rary raising of rents . on LIEUTENANT'S REVOLVER . CHARGE OF THREATENING HIS SUPERIOR OFFICER . Complete House Furnisher , & c . CORN SQUARE , LEOMINSTER . OPTICAL DEPARTMENT . - - 6d . per oz . DISTANCE NO 9d 10d . NEAR BROWN GLOBE- NUNEHAM PARK AILSA CRAIG , 1/8 . 1s . INVINCIBLE , - P.S. - All Carrots , Parsnips , Beet Root . Cabbage , Broccoli , Sprouts , & c . are practically the same price as last year . Postage Paid on 4 / - Ordere . Call and secure a Catalogue , and DISTANCE NEAR We make up all Prescriptions for Glasses from Medical Men or Eye Infirmaries and Undertake all Repairs to SPECTACLES & EYEGLASSES . ELLWOOD & SON , Chemists , we shall then secure your Custom . Drapers Lane , LEOMINSTER . HARRISON TOBACCONIST , ( Sole Agent for Leominster ) , BRITISH ARMY READY . " EVERYTHING WE NEED , " SAYS GEN . RAWLINSON . Paris , Jan. 31. - In the course of an inter- view , published here , General Sir Henry Raw- 2 , SOUTH STREET , LEOMINSTER . linson is reported as speaking as follows : - ELLWOODS , PIG POWDERS . These Powders are the best article known for Laying on Flesh , At a general court - martial at Westminster Improving the Condition Wednesday , Lord Cheylesmore presiding , Temporary Lieutenant William Edward Cor- deroy , A.S.C. , was charged with offering vio- and increasing the Appetite . They have been lence to his superior officer by pointing a used many years with great success by several leaded revolver at Captain Keith Trevor , Assist of the most noted Breeders in the West of tant Provost Marshal , whilst accused was be- ing placed under arrest at Crown Office Row , Temple , on January 7th . England , and when given in the usual feed from time to time are a most Reliable Remedy for WORMS , COUGHS , COLDS , COSTIVE- It was alleged that on January 7th Captain Trevor and Captain Gough , another Assistant Provost Marshal , went to Corderoy's chambers NESS , FITS , INFLAMMATION , RETEN- in Crown Office Row . to arrest him . Captain TION OF URINE , MILK FEVER , & c . , and Trevor entered , and met Corderoy , who imme- diately pulled out a loaded revolver and pointed it at him . Captain Trevor endeavoured to get the revolver from the accused , who backwards into a chair . A police sergeant was called to effect the man's arrest . Lieutenant Corderoy said he was on sick leave when arrested . He had been unable to sleep and was extremely nervous and suffered from lapses of memory . He could not tell why he pointed the revolver at the captain , but had he wished to fire he could have done so . Being in an extremely nervous state , he supposed that the instinct of self - preservation caused him to put the revolver up . The Court's decision will be announced in due course . FROM PICSTYE TO PRISON . SEQUEL TO A MOTHER'S NEGLECT . At the Worcester Police Court , on Wednes- day morning , before Messrs . , J. S. Cook , J. Ward , and A. Morgan , Ellen May Taylor ( 31 ) , married , no fixed abode , was summoned for a breach of recognisances entered into by her on November 20th , 1916 , in respect of a charge of cruelty to her box . Mr. W. W. A. Tree prosecuted on behalf of the N.S.P.C.C. , and explained that the case came before the notice of the Society in May last , when the inspector found defendant liv- , ing with a Mrs. Cole , who had several young children , and the defendant used to out drinking at night , leaving her boy in charge of these children . The Society lost sight of her for some time , and she was ultimately found living under remarkable circumstances in a pibstye at Fladbury with a man named Skarratt , who had a wife and family Worcester . The child appeared to have a cough , and the inspector advised her to see a doctor . The Society then again lost sight of her , and found that she had left Worcester , where she had been living with a Mrs. Bridges . She had contributed nothing to the mainten- ance of the child since last October . The child lod been in the Workhouse Infirmary ever since . at The woman was brought before the Worces- ter Bench in November , when she was found living with Skarratt at Stanford Bishop . She then promised to reform , and the Bench put her on probation for six months . She had , however , gone bock to Skarratt , and had been . working with him near Bromyard . She failed to let the Inspector know where she was , this being one of the conditioos of her recognis- ances , and she had never taken the slightest the interest in her child , who was still Workhouse . He now asked the Bench to deal also with the breach of recognisances and with the original offence . Inspector Stanton gave evidence , stating that Skarratt had a wife and four children in Worcester , and he had been neglecting them and supporting this woman . His wife would not give him away , " and could not be in- duced to proceed against him The Bench said they had given the defen- dant an opportunity to reform , and they now sent her to prison for a month . Mr. Tree applied for the child to remain temporarily in the Workhouse , and the Bench . agreed . A TRAGEDY OF A STORMY NIGHT . Two soldiers , walking along the path from Tenby to Penally , heard groans coming from the direction of the railway line . On making a search they found Private J. Joshua ( Welsh Regiment ) lying dead between the metals , and Private E. Alcroft ( Welsh Regiment ) alive , but terribly injured . It seems that the men lost the train for Tenby and started walking along the line . A high wind was blowing , and they did not hear the approach of an engine , which ran into them . Joshua was apparently killed instaneously , the wheels passing over his head . Alcroft is not expected to live . The accident happened a short distance from Tenby Station . indeed for all the Ailments Pigs are subject to . Sold in Packets , 4 d . , 9d . , 1/6 . PREPARED BY- " I am aware that German officers are in- stilling into their men the hope of taking the lead of us in the attack , but I doubt whether our enemies have already forgotten the lesson of Verdun . " If , however , they care to lose to no pur- pose some more hundreds of thousands of men , we have no objection . Quite the contrary . We have everything we need , whether for their reception by us , or our reception by ' them on the day we choose . ' THE DANCER ZONE . A MATCH IN WAISTCOAT LINING COSTS OWNER £ 25 . For smoking a cigarette in a highly danger . ous part of a factory a workman was sentenced a North to three months imprisonment at Midland Court on Wednesday . Another who had a match in his possession was committed for a month , and a third was fined £ 25 , a match having been found in the lining of his waistcoat . He pleaded ignorance . IRISH POTATO PRICES . The Irish Department of Agriculture has fixed prices to rural and urban councils un- der the compulsory tillage scheme as follows : Seed potatoes £ 9 5s . , manure £ 8 , and oats £ 16 13s . 4d . per ton . A deputation of the Royal Dublin Society . headed by Lord Rathdonnell , waited on Mr. T. W. Rusell , M.P. , Vice - President of the with regard to the enforcement of the tillage- order . ELLWOOD & SON , Department of Agriculture , on Wednesday Agricultural Chemists , 25 , Drapers Lane , Leominster . Printed and published for the Proprietor by A. T. SOUTHALL , at his offices , 27 , Draper's Lane , Leominster . THE " Ware " Boot regd . Is simply the Logical conclusion of Superior Workmanship AND Best Material To produce FOOTWEAR that completely satisfies all the DEMANDS OF Country Wearers . 14/6 Per Pair Tan Waterproof Leather , with or without Nails . Weaver & Son , No. 1 , Drapers Lane , and Market Place , Leominster VOL . X. SALES BY By Messrs . EDWAR BALD LEOMINSTER HOR NEXT Of Valuable Heavy Consigned by Farmers On FRIDAY , MA , 240 offered Schedule and Entry F EDWARDS , RUSSI Leominster , II LEOMINSTER ST TUESDAY , FEBRU AT Cattle and Sheep FAAT 11.30 ; Store Cattle Entries kindly solicited EDWARDS , RUS Leominster , Hereford a ACCOMMODATION BOROUGH OF L EDWARD MBALDWIN have b structions from the Tow Auction , at the Town FRIDAY , FEBRU at 6 p.m. , about 27 Acres LAND , with Shed , ku Rauge Lands , " well wate situated . The Land w 2nd February , 1918 . The Purchaser will be agreement , a copy of w any time before the S hours , at the Office of whom any further part tained . By Messrs . DAVIES UPPER HOUSE , The Representatives of Thomas have reserved THURSDAY , FEBRU for the disposal of the FURNITURE and Effects ticular : Cutlery , Glass , Brass Fender , Overmante Occasional and Dining Mahogany , Antique Wh Old Sheraton Sideboard beautifully inlaid , 5ft . gi brass furnishings ) , Set Chairs ( leather seats ) , the including Iron and Bra Mattresses , Feather Bed Set , Wardrobe , Mahoga Chest of 3 Drawers ( old Collection of Out - Door Ef Machine by Humphries . 9 years old , 13.2 , quiet to Varnished Governess Car , Black Harness , brass mo of other effects to be sold premises by M ESSRS . DAVIES Sale at 1.30 o'cl Auction Offices , Ludlo View morning of Sale . By Mr. R. H. R. H. GE Auctioneer , Valuer , and Surv PROPERTY and TIM MORTGAGE BROKER , TRATOR under the Ag Act , 1908. REPORTS , R VEYS carefully and per HOTEL and PUBLIC I VALUATIONS for EST GAGE , ASSESSMENT A PERIODICAL SALES Prompt settlements in ESTABLISHMEN Offices : - Croftmead , Kingsland Leominster Office By Messrs . E. HAM E. Hammon Auctioneers , Valuers , and Insurance Conduct all classes of SA VALUATIONS FOR PRO and BOOK DEBTS COL Attention , Prompt Settler ESTABLISHE Offces : Highbury Ho RAT MISCELLA ATS , MICE , MOLE and BEETLES g SON'S " RELIABLE R and Dogs will not touch and leave no smell . P and 3s . 8d . Postage 2d.- Chetuist , Reading . Sold for Leominster , J. W. Row Chemist , High Street . Kyour pals " ILL THAT INSECT out yo HARRISON'S NURSERY be very acceptable : Wh to wash there's a big " companions , " A 1 POMADE KILLS EVER and body . Insist on h POMADE . " Tins of co gd . Sold by all Chemis HARRISON , Chemist , R Leominster , J. W. ROWE High Street ; Kington , J. GREY HA restored to its original HARRISON'S Hai Colo It is not a dye , but acts natu Price 1/6 . P G. W. Harrison , M.P.S. , Agent for Leominster : J. Street . |