Ross Gazette 17th December 1914 - Page 6
Ross Gazette 17th December 1914 - Page 6
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| Date | 17/12/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 17th December 1914 |
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of rsby's Price . combined with utility ; Pin- Needlebooks , etc. , in entirely ed Papanese Lamp Shades , andle Shades in infinite Boudoir " Series of Boxes , n Cases , and other recently- d Paper Chintz or Cretonne , tre Bags - new Patterns . nd Hair Ornaments . mbroidered Lawn and Muslin and Fronts . h Hand - Embroidered Hand- ad New Coloured Handker- bured Silk Handkerchiefs . Scarves , Evening Shoulder dies , Fur Motor Gauntlets , as , Hole - proof Stockings in Real Welsh Shawls , Black or ngths Now Crepe Delaine and British Cambric Dress handed with Seasonable selection . application . RSBY , SS . LIMITED ) , VALUE . LL , Ltd. , RS and CRS , ge , Ross . F ed and brought netos , Lighting tent Mechanics ; epainted in any rs requirements . Free . Send for particulare of the New Hundred Gaines Light Car , and arrange for a Trial Run . If the matches ad are made in tria , and other tries . USE MATCHES ou buy means ORK FOR VORKERS . LOUCESTER . BENEDICT PILLS Free to Ladies . Bays correct all irregularities and batractions ; also cure Anemis , and ry to the married or single are From most chemists , or by post , 1/1 or 2/9 , from Horton & Co. , hief Dispenser from Lying in Hospital ) , Dept. 10 , Aston ingham . Sold over 50 years . the late All send penny stamp for a free sample Improved Sanitary Towel , and in- let post free . CR'S FOOT - ROT CURE . m the World . Tins , 1/6 each.- ORTER , Chemist , Ross . d Published for the " Ross Limited , by GODFREY M. at their Offices , High - street arch - street , Ross , in the County ford . SDAY , DECEMBER 17 , 1914 . SECOND SHEET . J. Dessert . MUSCATELS . Choicest obtainable THE ROSSIGARETTEACHESDAY PECEMBER 17 , 1914 . Established 200 Years . BARNWELL & SON , Pudding Fruits . RAISINS . Good Fine Finest Good .. per lb. Fine Quality 1/3 " Excellent r " Fine Fruit off stal Bd . " CURRANTS . JORDAN ALMONDS . Finest Large Fine Fine Finest FRENCH PLUMS . SULTANAS . 1/6 each . 3 / - 1/41 2/9 ELVAS 1 lb. Bottle 2 lb. Bottles PLUMS 1 lb. Box 2 lb. Box ** 3 lb. Box DATES . Tunis ( Glove Boxes ) ... " 8 lb. Boxes Tafalat , finest Bussorah GINGER in Syrup . Small Jars Medium GINGER , 6d . 1/8 === per lb. 41d . per carton Crystallized . 1 ib . Boxes . finest Cubes Australian , Fine Fruit , Natural Colour Choice Extra Choice ... 5d . per lb. 6d . 7d . Gd . " 1 7d . " 1 Bd . " Xmas Puddings , In Basins , in strong Cardboard Boxes , ready for post . 1 lb. size *** 2 lb. size 3 lb. size 1 / - each 1/10 , 2/9 " *** 91d . each . 1/6 MINCEMEAT ( Chivers ' ) . " 1 lb. pot 61d . 2 lb. pot 11 . 1/6 1 / 3 lb. pot 1/41 9d . per lb. 10d . MINCEMEAT ( O. & B. or Lazenby's ) . 1lb . pot " 2 lb. pot .91d . 1/6 FRUITS . 11d . each 1/9 3 / 33- 1 lb. Boxes , Chips Chips , Loose Stem Green Ginger CRYSTALLIZED lb. Boxes 1 lb. " 2 lb. " FIGS ( Dessert ) . In Boxes , 1/1 1/6 1/10 2/3 2/6 In Layers 8d . per lb. 1 / - per drum Chinese Figs DRIED FRUITS for Stewing . French Plums Californian Plums *** 6d . per lb. 7d & 8d . " 9d . " 5d . " 6d . " 8d . " " 218 5d . " Finest Evaporated Apricots Evaporated Peaches " Fruit Salad Figs ( Natural ) Fruit in Tins . " Peaches " ** " HONEYSUCKLE " BRAND . Pears 11 d . per tin 10 d . " 10 d . " 11 d . " 61d . " Apricots Pine Apple SPECIAL OFFER- Pine Slices Letters From Our Soldiers and Sailors . SHELLED IN A FARMHOUSE . XMAS BISCUITS in Fancy Tins . · 1 / . , 1/6 . 2 / - , 2/6 each ' HERO ' SERVICE BOX of MIXED BISCUITS specially designed , splendid value , per tin 1/6 . Ready for post . THE " SERVICE " CARTON contains 1 Tin of Chocolate Biscuits , 1 Tin of Scotch Short- bread , well packed and ready for post , " each 2/1 SPECIAL CAMPAIGN BOX , containing 1 Plum Pudding , 6 Mince Pies , labelled and ready for post . Per Box , 1/7 . Tobaooo , Cigars , and Cigarettes can be sent out of bond - free of duty - to Soldiers and Sailors in France , Holland , and the North Sea . Particulars on application . CRACKERS . All our Crackers are this Season's , and have been carefully selected from the Stocks of leading English and French Manufacturers . We offer an abundant variety of New and Novel designs , 26 From 4 to 4 / - per Box +413 Special Showroom - First Floor . 000 : CONFECTIONERY & SWEETS . This Department is at No. 8 , HIGH STREET , where will be found a large Selection of Sweets , Chocolates , and Fancy Packages , including those of the well - known Firm of FULLER'S , of London , for whom we are the Local Agents . Choice Confectionery Daily from the Oriental Café Co. ( “ Cosy Corner " ) , Cheltenham . XMAS ICED CAKES A SPECIALITE MAS IOEL SAUSAGES . T Palethorpe's Royal Cambridge and Spear's Bath Sausages Fresh Daily . Orders , for delivery on Christmas Eve , can be booked now . WINES , SPIRITS , & c . PROVISIONS . THREE FAVOURITE DOD BRANDS : Rubicon Burgundy , 2/1 per Qit . Flagon " Three Geda " Scotch Whiskey , 3/6 per Bottle Alto Douro Port , 2/6 per Bottle All Popular Brands Spirits in Stock : BUCHANAN'S " BLACK AND WHITE . " BUCHANAN'S " RED SEAL " WALKER'S " KILMARNOCK . " DEWAR'S " SPECIAL . " DEWAR'S " WHITE LABEL . " GILBEY'S " GLENSPEY . " of GILBEY'S " SPEY ROYAL " ( recommended ) . " GLEN ALVA " and other WHISKIES . HENNESSEY'S and MARTELL'S BRANDIES , & o . , & c . Full List of Wines and Spirits on application . Bulmer's Herefordshire Cider . " The Wine of the Country . " Splits 16 per dozen * Half Bottles , Bottles 1 / - charged and allowed for Bottles . Special Price List on application . " Smoked Wiltshire Hams- 8 lb. to 12 lb. per lb. 1/3 Smoked Canadian Hams— 8 lb. to 12 lb. Veal and Ham and Pork Ples- Fresh Daily . English Pressed Brisket Beef- " 1 / - 1/6 per lb. New Zealand Butter . We are now selling our first delivery of this season's New Zealand Butter . The quality is superb , and cannot fail to please the most fastidious . Price 1/4 per lb. MARGARINE - With Butter prices ruling high and likely to remain so throughout the Winter , we have added to our Stock the highest possible grade of Margarine . This quality contains a good percentage of Butter , and can with confidence be recommended . Price 1 per lb. Other qualities at Whitbread's India Pale Ale , 3/6 per dozen pints Cheese . Pale 2 / - " London Stout , 3/6 " " 2 / - " Extra Stout , " " Oatmeal Stout , 3/6 " " pints pints + -pints pints pints Bass's Ale . Guinness's Stout . Schweppe's Malvern Waters . 1 , The Market Place , and 8 , High Street , that the Germans made themselves known . The conflict was really fearful for a time . Eight other fellows and myself formed the gun's crew in the lighter , and it was at this place where I had my first taste of shell . The HOW PTE . GRIFFITHS OF ROSS DIED . bullets were flying in all directions . For tunatley I did not get touched , but three young fellows close by me went under , and the poor nigger next to me had his head blown to atoms . How I got through I don't know , but I kept loading the gun as my part of the business . I also carried on the work with a rifle , and then did not get a scratch myself , thank God . Yet I can assure you I don't wish to get so near to their fire again . Nevertheless we won in the end , and I am glad to say this little colony is now no longer German . For my own part I wish the war was over , then we might have a chance to get home for Xmas . But no such luck . I shall have to spend my sixth Xmas with the Navy . If I do not have a chance to write again I will now wish you all at home A Happy Xmas , ' hoping to be amongst you all again soon . I know Mrs. Griffiths , wife of the late Pte . T. Griffiths , who resides in Brookend - street , Ross , has received a letter from a chum of her late husband's , giving particulars of how he met his death . Pte . T. Griffiths was at tached to the 2nd Gloucesters , and he left this country in September last . Letters were received from him until after the battle of Marne , through which he passed . Pte . Al- bert Barnfield , of the 1st Gloucesters , who was with Griffiths at the time , writes as follows : - " Tom got killed whilst he was resting at a farmhouse . While they were in one of the rooms a shell from one of the enemy's big guns was thrown right into the house , right and several others wounded . Pte . those who were Griffiths was killed , and he was burried almost at once . and six of the men there were killed out- among and I was present at the funeral . " you will pray for me , and then I am not afraid of any Germans . ROSS them ! There is one thing about which I should like to tell you . About a mile behind the German trenches there stood a large white house , and the German staff officers were just sitting down to lunch when one of our airmen got wind of it . Our gunners were given the signal , a shell came , and up went the blooming lot ! " A LONG WAY FROM BERLIN . Writing home from the front to his wife and children , who reside at Bromsash , near Ross , Gunner W. West , of the Royal Field Artillery , says : " Thanks for letter and photo . It is very good . I hope you and the little ones are still quite well , I am better now than what I have been this last day or so . My knee has been bad , and I could hardly walk about . But , thank God , we are now down from the firing line , having a rest . We are having winter out here with snow and severe frost . We are having a rough time this last fort- night , but the warmer weather is coming . We are the other side of Ypres now , but are expecting to go up again any minute , " As for the awful cruelties of the Ger- We are sleeping in barns .... I am afraid mans out here , I could write enough to fill a we shall have our Xmas out here . I wish A proper burial service was read over him , book , but I do not wish to turn you sick at you would send me a pair of socks , as I have the horrors of such terrible cruelty . Please none to put on ... It is getting dark now , remember me to any of my friends . Good- so I will close . With love to yourself bye for now , and God bless you . From your and the children . " . ever loving son , Ted . " A few days after this Pte . Barnfield was badly wounded , and now he is in the Red Cross Hospital at Malvern , but hopes to get home to his people this week , who also reside at Ross . IN GERMAN SOUTH AFRICA . ROSS MAN'S FIRST TASTE OF SHELL . Mrs. Gillett , of 29 , Old Gloucester - road , Ross , has received the following letter from her son Ted , who is on H.M.S. Challenger , MONMOUTHS AT THE FRONT . " Madam , -We , the undersigned 30 mem- luck to the movement . There is no reason bers of the National Reserve ( Hereford ) , why it should not be done . under the command of Capt . Cox , wish to express uor hearty thanks to you and the ladies of Ross for the handsome presents of Cardigan jackets and gloves . Being most of 6d . and 8d . " We hold a good Stock of prime Stilton , Cheddar , Cheddar Loaf , Double Glo'ster , Single Glo'ster , Gorgonzola , and other Cheeses . Bacon . Special quotations by the Side or Half- Side . Any Cut of Bacon at London Store Price . Here is a little item which we know will shovel each , together with full marching kit , be read with the greatest interest by our and in the words of one of them , it can be friends . Flight Commander seen that their life " is no picnic . " They Lydbrook Briggs , who has made his name echo start work before its light , and finish when Speaking on Wednesday to a large con- throughout the world as the hero of the it is dark . " It is all work and bed ; none us working men and called up at a few gregation of men , in London , on " The Gos aeroplane raid on the Zeppelin sheds at of your fancy parades with the band playing , pel and the War , " the Bishop of London Friedrichshaven , Germany , and who was but hard work . " hours ' notice to guard the German officers said this was a great war between two ideas wounded and captured , was & frequent visi- prisoners at Duffryn Aled , we did not come between Christian ideas and non - Christian tor to Lydbrook as the guest of a well - known with the warmest of clothing , and the ideas . What were the Christian ideas which local gentleman . weather up here in the mountains being were professed , and to a great extent prac very severe , these warm jackets and gloves tised by our nation ? He was not posing or Another item of great interest was the Aberystwyth . The men were all looking fit are to us quite a blessing , and were just speaking as if we were a nation of complete picture in last week's " News of the World " and well , and so well have the men behaved what we wished for . Again thanking you saints ; but there were inbred in the British of a group of " Boys of the old Brigade . " . themselves during the sojourn in Hereford , not only for the presents , but also for the kind thought that prompted the same . Then followed the names of the men . nation certain was that war was a On Friday , the men of the 1st ( Reserve ) Battalion Herefordshire Regiment , left Hereford for their new training ground at At ideas . The first In that group was the photograph of Sergt.- that the civilian population of the city ettable necessity . Major H. Andrews , of the South Wales greatly regret their departure . The Bat- We did not want war ; we looked upon it as Borderers , who is an old Lydbrook boy . His talion was given a most hearty send off , a thing which some day might be done away service is given as thirty - nine and a half while the men themselves acknowledged the with . The second idea was that when we years . He is very well known in the Ross enthusiasm in a true soldierly spirit . had to wage war we did so as Christians and Lydbrook district , especially among the Hereford the men candidly admitted that and gentlemen , There were certain prin- older inhabitants , and he is now landlord of they had been exceedingly well looked after , ciples which were observed by the country . the old Hostelrie at Goodrich . It has often and often wondered where they would be Among the last list of men to join the We had to shield women and children , and been Sergt . - Major Andrews ' lot to respond colours from Ross and district we notice the minister to the wounded of the enemy as to the toast of the " Navy and Army , " both well as our own . If mines were to be laid , at the Goodrich and Lydbrook dinners . names of the following : Trooper W. Brown , they should be laid only in certain areas , Cawdor , Shropshire Yeomanry ;. Pte . A. G. and not in the way of neutral shipping . Weston - under - Penyard , Grenadier Hall , Local War Items . News has been received that Pte . John moved to . But the news that they were to hailed with the greatest satisfaction . This reserve Battalion will be in training at Aberystwyth with the reserve forces of the go to this popular Welsh seaside resort was Welsh Border Infantry Brigade . The Ches- hires are already there , and it is under- has been wounded in action in Belgium stood that three other brigades of the Welsh Division will also be quartered at this quite recently . popular health resort . The men will be bil- leted out , and in their new and more ad- vanced work we wish them good health and for the festive season . very happy Xmas if they do not get leave Guards ; Pte . W. Tingle , Ross , Bantam Regi- There had not been one single allegation Morgan , of the Ist Gloucesters , son of Mr. ment ; Pte . F. H. Davies , Church - street , that our men had ever transgressed those Oliver Morgan , of the Mocrwood , Lydbrook , Ross , Herefordshire Territorials , Pte . R. principles . Howells , Ruardoan , Herefordshire Terri- torials ; Pte . E. P. Preedy and Pte . A. E. Preedy , Brampton - street , Ross , Hereford- shire Territorials Pte . J. Wilks , Ruardean , Herefordshire Territorials ; Pte . R. G. He Bridstow , R.H.G. Continuing , his Lordship , who is so well " A War Sale " was to be held in Mon- known in Ross for his plain speaking , said mouth this week , and in calling attention to that we did not claim that God was the this , the " Beacon " referred to the splendid peculiar God of the British Empire . We example set Monmouth by Ross , where , says was the God of all the earth ; the report , they realised over £ 200 . We GERMAN STAFF OFFICERS SHELLED scarf were so useful and keep one warm . It mans , Sellack , A.S.C .; P.C. Owen Preece knew that he was to attempt to con- should like to correct that error on the part AT LUNCH The following are some extracts from letter that has been received by Mrs. Fred . Lawrence , of Ashfield , Ross , from her bro- ther , Pte . Marcus Baldwin , who is at the the communication being written from Duala front with the 2nd Monmouths . He had October 25th , 1914. The letter reads : - and on his arrival he rejoined his old bat but it did not occur to us In another letter Gunner West says " Thank you so much for the paroel . I was so glad to receive it , for the gloves and is bitter cold out here , and worst of all , quer France , Belgium , or Holland . We were of the " Beacon , " for by the Ross War Sale you have to stand still sometimes for days A smoking concert is being arranged to be in conflict to day with a totally different over £ 850 was cleared for the Territorials . and nights.ata stretch . For three weeks we were in one place keeping the Germans held at the New Inn Hotel , Ross , on Friday set of ideas . The idea of Pan - German We hope Monmouth will do the same . back . But we are having a little rest now . evening next , to do honour to those men Empire throughout the world was an appall- This is the place to come if you want to from Ross and district who had been out in ing danger . Referring to statements as to soldiering . Here the Jack Johnsons tyy the thick of the fight in France and Bel- eruelties by the Germans , he declared that ' As a result of the lecture , " Why We Went to War , " given at Longhope last week , the local Habitation of the Primrose League has sent a cheque for £ 2 17s . 4d . ( the net proceeds ) to Princess Mary's Fund . Among the latest commissions granted in The result is very gratifying and reflects in German South Africa , and dated Sunday , only recently returned from South Afrioare flying around you all the time . When aium , and who are now at home wounded . they represented not war , but murder . He the 1st Herefordshire Regiments is that of great credit on the organisers of the meet- " When we left England at the beginning talion . He was in training with the Here the ground it makes a hole large enough to Mr. S. Greatrex Yates will preside , and did not condemn the whole of the German C. C. Kelly , son of Major J. Kelly , Ross , to ing . shell from a German Jack Johnson ' strikes place four or five horses in , and those large guns carry some ten miles . This is where We want strong healthy young men . thinking of Little We I am of August we visited Queenstown , Maderia , fordshire Regiment at Northampton . He good programme will be arranged . All people , but the people who ordered and be second lieutenant , and Clement W. Parish In the window at Messrs . Butcher and Las Palmas , Bathurst , Seirra Leone , Accra , writes : - wounded men are particularly invited to at planned such cruelties had disowned Christ . to a similar post . Casson's , Brookend establishment , is a Ger- Lagos , and arrived here September 25th . " We are having some extremely severe tend . Ross has always been a patriotic We were fighting to - day between the Chris- In the list of recipients of the Distinguish - man soldier's cap , which has been received Then we lightened ship about two feet so weather - snow and frost for about a week . little town , and we are sure that good , true , tian idea and a people who , for the time at and loyal spirit of patriotism will not be least , were animated and dominated by ed Service Order published on Thursday ap- by this firm straight from the front . that we could pass up the harbour .. The Last Sunday afternoon I spent most of my shall soon have Xmas here now . birthday . Will you He asked pears the name of Capt . D. K. L. Lucas- Germans here were expecting some big time , watching the shells bursting . And it ships , so they had sunk about nine big pas - is really surprising how cool the French buy her something from me and tell her lacking on this occasion . We hope that the Pagan and un - Christian ideas , very few men who are left at home to carry the people of the nation to fight the battle Tooth , 9th Lancers ( deceased ) , second son of Sir Robert and Lady Lucas - Tooth , of Holme During the present week there appears to senger boats and colliers to bar our way ; people in general keep when the Germans Daddy wil bring something when he comes We are a good way from Berlin . on the business of the town will join in this in God's power and spirit . Lacy , Herefordshire . The decoration was be rather a slump in the recruiting through- but the small cruiser Dwarf had been busy start shelling . I have seen them put a awarded for gallantry in action against out the district , but this stump is accounted st work and had cleared a passage for us . of food in a wrapper and leave their homes I have not received the cigarettes yet from concert , and so enake it a success , and so I have no more news to tell you this let our fighting heroes see that we appre- We got through all right , and started bom- just as they were . Some houses were very time , but hoping to meet you again soon , ciste their gallantry and services for King unbroken infantry at Andregnies , Belgium , for by the fact that the young men are not at all anxious to leave home before Xmas . ear the fring line , and just as the people barding their forts , but we got no reply . near the and that you will all keep in good health , and Country . While in conversation with the Recruiting . Then we flew the white flag , and asked them left them they were all shattered . to surrender . They would not , so we gave bit home . WINTER CLOTHES APPRECIATED on August 24th . " 18 Lydbrook is now doing nobly in the find- ing of men for the colours , for in addition to the first two lists which contained the The men of the 1st Herefordshire ( Foreign Officer at Ross we were informed that there " I am pleased to say that my regiment With reference to the formation of a bat- names of over seventy men , here is a list of them some more shells to go on with , and ( the 2nd Monmouths ) has been in the fight- talion for the Forest of Dean , we under- additional names of villagers serving in His Service ) Battalion , which includes the Ross would be a large number of young men.com this time into the , town . As a result they ing line , but we are out of it for a rest stand that a communication has been receiv - Majesty's Forces : Jonas Hillman , Glouces- B Company under Capt . R. Greatrex Yates , ing forward after the festive season over , as several papers had been signed to gave in . This was on Sept. 27th . But now . At night , whilst we were in the we found it was only the townspeople who trenches , the bullets whistled over our heads AMONG THE COLD WELSH MOUNTAINS ed suggesting that this battalion should be ters ; Samuel Jarrett , Royal Navy ; Richard have been having good spell of trench If you hold your cap above Mrs. Stanley Cox , wife of Capt . W. § . R. forined . Mr. Harry Webb , M.P. for the Magness , Royal Horse Artillery ; Frank digging at Woodbridge , Suffolk . Evidently , that effect . Taking the Ross Union as a gave in , for the German troops , when they continuously . left Duala , went up the river on both banks . the trench almost immediately there is a Cox , has received the following letter , signed Forest , and Mr. W. Herbert Drummond ( the Magness , Motor Dispatch ; F. Niblett , Glou- it is the intention of the authorities to pre- whole , which has a population of 16,376 ac- And , again , when the by thirty members of the National Reserve prospective Conservative candidate ) are in - cesters ; F. Woodward , Percy Minchin , pare them thoroughly for trench work , cording to the last census , there had been , Learning this , we rigged up a lighter with hole through it . The men are marching about four district to serve with the colours a 6 - inch gun , and pursued them . At a shells come over , they whistle like steam en- from the Officers ' Internment Camp , Duffryn teresting themselves in the movement , and Ralph Howell , Albert Kear , Sydney Jones , which is proving so important in the present up to the present , nearly 800 men leave this Aston , Frank Lansdown , ( National war . place called Jabasse we had a good battle . gines , and travel so quickly that you can- Aled , Llansannon , Abergele , thanking her Mr. Drummond announces that if it is de- G. 90 rounds of ball cartridges , a pick and sand neighbourhood may be proud . Here we found them entrenched , but it was not see them . But should you be within for the gifts of warm clothing . The letter cided to raise such a battalion of Foresters , Reserves ) , Leslie Powell , B. Parry , E. miles to their work every morning , carrying grand record , of which the people of Ross he will apply for a commission in it , Good Watkins , not until we got almost right upon them 100 yarde when they burst , you soon feel reads : This is n |