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T AN AGRICULTURAL INEXACTITUDE.

WORK AND WAGES. I

LOCAL & GENERAL NOTES.

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LOCAL NEWS. General Baden Powell will visit Wrexham I on Tuesday next. The Earl of Shaftesbury, who has quite re- covered from his recent hunting accident, has been visiting the Motor Show in Dublin. Colonel and Mrs. Cornwallis West are arranging a series of concerts at Bournemouth in aid of the Winchester Cathedral Restoration Fund. Among tho patrons are the Princess of Pleas and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The; Duke and Duchess of Westminster are to go abroad some time this winter, before taking their residence at Groavenor House for the season. The Princess of Pk-t; returned to Lon- don on Wednesday from Eaton, where she had been on a visit to the Duchess of Westminster. There> are- 34 Cheshire members of the Poio and Riding Pony Society for the year 1908. They inelud:? the Duke of Westminster, Mr. Austin (1 Carr, Mr. J. W. Macfie, Col. W. Lüe Pi'ikington, Mr. T. A. C'laiko, and Mr. G. Nor- ris Midwood, who is a pa';t president of the eoolei y. At tho headquas-ters of the 3rd V.B. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), on Mon- day, Captain Herbert Davison, late of Chester, was installed W.M. of his regimental lodge (Royal Rote, 2565). Col. J. Austen Carpenter, Grand Sword Bearer of England, was Director of LORD GERALD GROSVENOR.—In Tuesday night's "Gazette." in the reserve of officere, Lord Gerald Richard Grosvenor, late lieutenant Scots Guards, was appointed lieutenant. MRS. HERBERT GLADSTONE.—Mrs. Herbert Gladstone on Tuesday underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Homo Secretary's official residence, 11, Downing- strcet. A bulletin issued by the surgeons in the afternoon stated The operation, though severe, has been Bncooful, and the patient's condition is as satisfactory as can be expected at the moment." We are glad to !eMn that the patient is still doing well. The King has been mformed, at his own request, of Mrs. lad8tone'8 PROGIOJS* The Earl of Crewe has returned to Crewe House, Curzon-street, from Crewe Hall. The death occurred last week, at the residence of Mrs. Bagot. Shamrock Lodge, Athy, Ireland, of Miss Jane Hughes, at the advanced age of 85 years. Deceased was a daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Hughes, a former rector of Cilcen, and cousin of the late Mr. H. T. B:own, of Chester. The interment took place at Fontstown, co. Kdelaie. Miss Hughes WAS the last member of a family which came down from Plan- tagenct times. Her father's estates at Whitfoid and Holywell were presented to his ancestors for military service under the Welsh princes of the time. The marriage arranged between the lIon. George C-olville and Lady Cynthia Crcwc- Miinej will take place Oil Tuesday, the 21st inst., at St. Marga et's Church Westminster, at a quarter-past TWO o'clock. The Duclle of Buckingham E nel Chan doe, Sir Harry Mainwaring, Mr. Ernest Leycester, Air Alan Svkc», Mr. Le cesler Warren and others attended a neeting at Knutstord on Monday night, when Lord Newtcn delivered all addrews on "National DEFENCE and National Servioc." Earl Egerton wrote thait it was the duty .}t every able-bodied citizen to qualify himself for the defence of his country. This was not militarism, it was simply patriot- ism. VICTORIA ROAD CHURCH.—On Tuesday evening, in the New Church, Victoria-road, the Rev. W. li. Horner, of Liverpool, gave a recital of Goldsmith's famous play She stoops to conquer." inlr. Horner is better known as a lecturer on ieligious subjects than as an enter- tainer. The chairman v. AS Mr. Harry Hopkinson. Miss Kelsall and Mr. Boulderstone rendered tongs between the acts. CHESTER PAXTON SOCIETY,-We have just received from the honorary secretary a copy of the syllabus of winter lecturer, which are to be given on Saturday evenings at the Grosvenor Museum. The first of these takes place on Satur- day, 18ih iust., when Mr. J. D. Siddall will ucuire upon "Springtime in the Underclitf district of the Isle of Wight" (with lantern illus- trations). The syllabus contains reminiscences of the autumn exhibition in the way of photographs of several of the PRIZE gtoups of chrysanthemums, ladies' table decorations, &c., which give it an attractive appearance. NORTHGATK TONTINE SOCIETY.-Theo mcmbera of this SOCIETY held their annual din- I ner at the PiHl Bull Hotel on Wednesday. About 50 members and guests SAT down. After- wards a smoking conceit took place, at which Mr. E. Wat kin (the president) preeickd.—"Tno No.thga.te Tontine Society" was propoeod by tho PIES-idcnt and icsponekd to by tho socre- taiy, Mr. J. Cotgre&ve; "The- Artists" by the Socretiery, and responded to by Mr. Loui Parry 'The Host and Mr. E. T. Dean, and rcspaucled to by Mr. Pettit; and "The Piesieksut" by the Secic-tary. Songs and reci- t-at-ioils wc-re given by Mr. Loui Pairy, Mr. W. Hopton, Mr. J. C. Noblet, Mr. Tomlinsori, Mr. J. Ciunan, Mr. J. S. O Rcillv and OTHERS. LOCAL RAILWAY APPOINTMENTS.—On Thursday Mr. W. Lambert, who for the past eight or nine yearn, HAS been night stationmaster and afterwards assistant stationmaster at Chester, left the station to take up his new- duties a;? stationmaster at Barr' Court Station, Hereford. Mr. Bradley, who has been con- nected witJi the goods department of the Joint Lines at Birkenhead, has come to Chester as night stal ion master, and the assistant station- master's duties will be performed by MI*. Ratcliff." who has been stationed at Chester for two yeans. Mr. Pinches, the stationmaster at Halton, near Frodsham, will succeed Mr. Bradley at Birkenhead, and his position at Halton will be taken by Mr. Harvey, a relief clerk, of f.'hosier. DUKE AND THE M AURETANI A. — The Duke of Westminster, accompanied by Mr. George Wyndham and Mr. J. H. Wels- ford, motored from Eaton to Manchester on Saturday to attend the Council meeting of the Cheshire National Union of Conservatives. His Grace remained at the meeting an hour and forty minutes, and left only in order to catch the last train connecting wit.h t.he Cuiiar(I M-auretanii, xvhleh left- Liver- pool at five o'clock. His Grace made the passage to Queenstown in order to make a thoIough acquaintance with this new naval and commercial acquisition of our mercantile marine, anJ to familiarise himself with its method of construction and operation. On landing at Queenstown the Duke motored with Colonel Laycock from Cork to Midleton, where he lunched with Captain Collis, master of the Union Hunt Foxhounds. Subsequently the party visited the kennels. The Duke hunted with the United Hunt Foxhounds, Midleton, co. Cork, on Monday. He was excellently mounted on an Irish hunter placed at his disposal by Captain Collis. master of hounds. LOCAL WEDDING.—The marriage of Mies H. Kathleen Lunn, eldest daughter of Mr. John Lunn, of Parkgate-rond, to Mr. C. Trim John- son, youngest son of the Rev. C. Trim Johnson, of Cheltenham, took place on Monday at the Grosvenor Park Baptist Chumh, the ceremony being performs! by t'he Rev. J. J. Har- greaves, assisted by the Rev. J. Brown Mor- gan, of Bradford The best man was Mr. F. Parry, of Whitley Bay, and the bride was given a.way by her father. The bride's dress was of white silk trimmed with lace, and she wore a white crinoline hat, with ostrich feathers, and carried a bouquet of ohrysantheniums and lilies. T'he bridesmaids were her two sisters, the Misses Dora and Florence Lunn, who were attired in white oet-ge co-Atimeo, with silk facings, wearing hats of white silk, trimmed with pink loses, and carrying bouquets of pink carnations and lilies of the valley. They were accompanied by their sister, Muriel., who car- ried a basket of flowers. Later the newly-mar- L'ied pair left for London, on loute for the St IF. it, Set-t-lements, w-h-erc, they will make their future hotne. The presents were- nllmcrou. [ PRESENTATIONS AT SALTNEY FERRY. —Interesting presentations took place at the Saitney Ferry Church, the- mission ohureh for St. Mark's parish, on Wednesday evening, when Miss Hay, who has been a faithful church- worker, regular attendant at the choir, and a Sunday school teacher for several years, WAS the 'I' l x- Pcv. T. P. D i niond recipient of two gifts. Tlie Rev. T. P. Dimond Hogg presided. Miss Hay is LEAVING the dis- trict to be married at Cardiff shortly to the son of Mr. Hail, the local manager for the L. and N.-W. Railway at Mold Junction. Tho Vicar eulogised Miss Hay's work, and on bc- half of tho Sunday school class and choir and a few friends presented to L?r a silver set of salts, a silver muffineer, and a eilver-plated cake stand. He added that tho Rev. G. Ilindhaugh was prevented from attending.—Mr. Charles Wright, the Sunday school superintendent, as- sociated himseJf with thin Vicar's rcanarks, STATING that in Miss Hay's class five scholars had obtained full mark s, and four others were excellent seconds. lie presented to her a book. -Misis Hay feelingly replied', and expressed her THANKS to them all for tlieir generoeity. She wished the Sunday school every success in ttie future. MISCHA ELMAN.Pliis musical genius will give a recital at the Music Hall on Tuesday next. His tour on the Continent, which has just been completed, has been one series of tri- umph?. At Leipzig the public were so en- thusiastic that after he had given six encores, at the end of tho concert the piano had to be locked to shew that he could not play any more. But the public on SWING him again, and he had to appear in his overcoat before they would disperse. At Konigsberg ho liad to give eight encores bel,or the public would bo appeased. At Warsaw, where he made his first appearance in Russia, the en- thusiasm of the audience was boundless, and the concert wa.s prolonged nearly an hour be- yond its nauiia.1 time owing to tho number of encores demanded. In Berlin, where lie re- appeared after an absense of abotit a year, the whole Press acclaimed him as "Meister," the highest, title that can be applied to a violinist, and at present only applied to Ysaye and Kroioler. This will be the last performance of Misoha Elman in this town previous to his Visit to America, where he has been engaged for a. scries o:f orchestral concerts at a fee hitherto never paid to any artist for a first appearance j in that country. His last performance in Eng- land will be on February 17th with the London Symphony Orchestra. at Queen'S Hall, London, when by the special request of Dr. Richter lie will re-pcat hi) extraordinary performance of the Brahms' concerto which last year made so deep 1111} impression on the musical publio of London. Plan of seats may be seen and tickets secured at Messrs. Phillipson and Goider, Eastgato Row CHESTER SPIRITUALIST CHURCH.—At the weekly meeting of the Debating Society on Tuoxlay a paper was read upon "The Cultiva- tion of Alcdiumatiip," being iollowed by a di. CUfision. ACCOUNTANCY SUCCESS.—Mr. W. S. Stockton, aitioied clerk to Air. C. G. 1 las-well, Formate-street, Ctiester, has had the pleasuro of leociving a notification to the effect that he iias passed the reccait intermediate examination of tiuc institute of Unaltered Accountants. CHESTER LADY S DISTINCTION.— CC-strians will be interested to observe that the Geoiogical Socieiy of London ITAS decided this year to award the Murchison Fund to Dr. Ethel Gertrude Skeat, in recognition of her contri- butions to geological science. Mite Skeat, who is a daughter oi the well-known Reverend PROFEWJOR Skeat, Litt. D., of Cambridge, ia ►second m.stress at the Queen's School, Chester. J. Lawson prcr-idod. and made a few remarks on the "Blessing of Opportunity." Tho Rev. R. WormweJi gave an inspiring address on "Earnestness." Mies Nellie Laing effectively rendered the solo.; "Cry of the Children" ami The Heavenly Song." Mr. Sheldon acoom. paniod. Messrs. Haigh, Pullen, Marriott and the pastor also took part. Special reference was made to the great loss to the city by the death of Mr. J. Thompson and Alderman Dr. Roberts. PEPPER-STREET P.S.A.-Last Sunday Mr. VV lllianicon presided, and in a brief address brought greetings from Queen-street P.S.A., which were reciprocated. The Rev. G. Jobling led the devotioiis and gave an address on "Tho Importance of Life," referring to tho loee to the city by the death of Dr. Roberts. Mr. Campbell read the Scripture lesson. Miss Rowley sang "The Mission of a Rose" and "Children Asleep, accompanied by Mr. Watmough. The Rev. G. Jobling distributed the quarterly prizes at the close of the scrv ice. TEMPERANCE HALL P.S.E.-On Saturday evening a good concert was provided by Mr. II. R. Bullen and friends, and was presented to a large and appreciative audie-nee. Songs were ICTWLE;ed by Miss Ford, Mess.s. Arthur Ross, A. Fo:d and A. Thompson. Recitations were given by Mr. Walter Lea, and humorous char- acter songs by Mr. C. II. Iliii. Instrumental muoio was provided by a email string band, under the leadership of Miss Rowley. The accompanist was M r. Hudson Edwaids, A.R.C.O. The chairman (Mr. H. R. Bullenj travc UJl ADDRESS. DR. ROBERT'tfS FC);IŒ,AL.A report of this funeral appears on p-ige 5. It sboulel be mentioned that Mrs. Roberts, being a con- firmed invalid, and Dr. Robert Roberts, of Blaneau Fietiaiog. eldest brother of the de- ceased, who WAS confined to his bed through illness, were unab'e to attend. Messrs. Wm. Ephiaim and Robcit Jones (nephews) were among the mourners present. In addition to tho list of wreaths given, floral tributes were also semi by Miss Nicholas, Miss A. A. Franke (Paris), and Mr. and Mrs. Good. CYCLING ACV DE-N'I*ui unfortunate ac- cident occurred on Monday afternoon to a youth named William Dickers, aged 17, who ie«sides in Egerton-street, Chester, and is em- ployed by 1111'. Brickland, Bridge-street. About fou:' o'clock he was cycling along Liverpool- road, when ho collided with a motor-car be- longing to Mr. F. B. Summers. The unfortu- nate youth was immediately conveyed to th Infirmary, where it was found that lie had sus- tained a fracture JU«t below the knee. Tha machine on which he was riding was -ry badiv damaged. He is progressing favourablv. CITY-ROAD WESLEY AN P.S.A.-Ljit Sunday the president, was chairman. An ad- dress on "The certitude- of leligious know- ledge," applicable, to the new year, was de- livered by the viex:pre>->i<jent (Mr. D. Dickin- son). Miss Atherton fcv^iingly rendered tho solos "Only tired" and "There is a green hill," and tho choir "Peaoe. doubting lieart" and "Lead, kindly light." The organist, Mr. R. Butterworth, accompanied, while other helpers were Mr. G. Janes (choirmaster) and Messis. Meadows and Price. AfUn- the service, pre- eontations were made to the viec-presidvnt and to Mr. Ben. Jone-S, the treasurer. CHESTER AND DISTRICT AIR GUN LEAGUE.—The following matches have been fired during the week on tlie first-named club's Jan. 9, Shakespeare 523, Carnarvon Castle 313; Jan. 9, Dublin Packet 301, Saddle 317; Jan. 13. Harp 317, Market; Tavern 314; Jan. 14, Coach and Horses 317, Watergate (11 men only) 269; Jan. 14, Sliakcs- pearc 315, Royal Standard 320; Jan. 15, Uni- versal 294. Golden Eagle 296; Jan. 15, Market Tavern 313, Carnarvon Castle 317; Jan. 15, Bouverie 283, Red Lion (Saltney) 283; Jan. 15, Shropshire 300, Durham Ox (9 men only) 217. 2nd Division: Cheiry Orchard 24S, Noithgate Arms 232; Red Bull 240, Roval Oak 245. NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY. -On Thursday evening, at a meeting of the micros- copical section, Dr. Elliott. B.Sc., lectured on Micro-photography by tho new Lumiere Colour Prooc6s. The lecturer gave an interesting and lucid description of the process, pointing out the considerable difficulty of producing colour micro-photography in the absence ofny guide to exposure. The success with which he had applied himself to the study of this special sub- ject was happily shewn by the projection on the screen of atyveral DIDTE representing his first practical experiments, which were remarkable" for their brilliance of colour. Dr. Eliiott a'so gave in the coursc- of the evening a snecessiul demonstration by the jiroduction of a micro- photographic slide. A GROCER'S AFFAIRS.—The first meeting of tho creditors of Mr. Thomas Thompson and carry- ing on business at 52, BR00K-street, Chester, grocer, etc., was held at Crypt. Chambers, on Monday, tho Deputy-Official Receiver (Mr. Tobias) presiding. The unsecured liabilities amounted to £ 1,027. 15; M., the assets (sub- ject to realisation of rca.1 property; being esti- niatcd to produce £ 709. 9s lOd. The debtor at- tributed his failure to "borrowing money at high interest, small margin of profit owing to competition, and pressure by creditors." On the proposition of Mr. H. D. M'Auslaud (Liver- pool, representing the numerous trade credi- tors), seconded by the Chairman, Mr. S. M. Hughes, Pfrrr, Bank-chambers, Chester, was ap- pointed trustee of the estate, with a committee of inspection. CITY SOUP KITCHEN.—On Wednesday tho Mayor (A!d. John Jones ) president over a meeting of the subscribers to the City Soup Kitchen. The old committee v-ere re-elected, and the following Were added:—The Mayor, the Rev. C. Tansley, the Rev. Fr. Dominic, Dr. Fitzgerald, Messrs. R. Lamb, W. Vernon, J. Williamson, R. H. LanecJey, M. Gibbons, F. Lloyd, W. Johnson, and E. T. Hallmark It was decided to close the Soup Kitchen on Sat- urday, after an opening for twelve days. This week the Duke of Westminster has again sent a gift of venison. The total subscriptions have been about JB80, and it was estimated that thilt sum would be sufficient to meet the expenditure during the time the kitchen remained open. It was decided to consider at a further meeting a recommendation of tho Chester Education Committee that a dinner should be given to children at the Soup Kitchen.

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