Cheshire Observer

GRESFORD'S NEW CEMETERY, i A DETERMINED OPPOSITION. A Local Government lloard inquiry was con- ducted by Mr. A. G. Dewry, at Gresford, on Wodneeday, with reference to an application by the Wrexham Rural Di-strict Council for sanction to borrow £1,600 for the purpose of acquiring land to be converted into a oerne- tcry for the parish of Gresford. The Clerk to the COltooil (ylr. J. OsweJl Bury) informed the inspector that there had been a big outcry against the cost of the new cemetery, but argiaed that if the Board would consent to a loan for fifty yeare, tho principal and intorcst to be paid back would only amount'to £ 71. is. 4d. per annum, which was equivalent to 21d. in tho pound. The Inspeotor said he had received oopies a fCSStatiOTr piU; at a woerinTir ot~Ttte Gie«>ford Parish Council, and at a public meet- in ,Z of the ratepayers, protesting against. the scheme", so-lu; took u that the application ivas opposed. Mr. Bury: Oh. yes. Kvidertoo having been tendered in support of the scheme. Major G. H. F. Robertson, of Gladwyn, Gresiord, outlined the various objections to it. He said that in addition to the resolu- tions passed at the Parish Council meeting and the meeting of ratepayers, a petition against the proposal had been circulated in the district., and in two days it received the c,ignatti.rt, of 224 ratepayers who were opposed to the echeme The opposition was chiefly that the oot. of the land proposed to be acquired for the purpose was excessive, and that they would have to make an approach to it at an outrageous cost. Besides, they ooriteitded that the present churchyard, with proper super- vision, would last for another ten years, so that there was no hurry and plenty of time to took round for suita.blo and lp-e, costly sites. Mr. James Lee, the representative of Gres- ford on the District Council, said ho was en ti rely opposed to the schemo, and so were 95 per cent of the inhabitants, on the ground that its cost would be excessive. The inquiry was then concluded.

MOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL, T The monthly meeting wan held on Tuesday, Mr. Thornae Kf>borU> presiding. It was reported that in consequence of a couferejioo held on the spot, the differences as to Earl-road had been amicably adjusted and the plane had been paf)Hed prior to its adoption by the Council. Mr. H. J. Roberta moved that it bo an instruction to the surveyor to plant treco along the now road. It wai an oppor- tunity not to be missed, and would form quite a bouk-vardo in the centre of the town. The pro- position was seconded by Mr. lie reeford and supported by others. Mr. Thomas Price moved as an amendment that the planting of trees be deferred. The amendment found no seconder, and the motion W.'6 carried. The subject was referred to a committee, with instructions to plant the trees thÏd %immer.The General Manager of the L. and N.-W. Railway Com- pany wrote that the company were not at present prepared to carry out the suggestions of the Council. Mr. II. J. Roberts did not think there was a town in North Wales that had got Bitoh a (station entrance. The barricade of black eloepera was a disgrace. He suggested that, a petition be presented to tho L. and N. W. Rail- way Company from the townspeople, and. if this wao ineffective, that they ask the Great Central Company to meet them aii to terms. If they could get the Groat Central into the town *it would be the making of it, and the London and North-Western Railway Company would not be so independent if they had some opposi- tion. They were in a much better position to ,approach the Great Central than they were before, and in a few year* the output of coal from the town would probably be large.—The Chairman suggested that someone in authority representing the company be invited to come over in order to discus the requirements of the Council. The time had come when without arrogance they could "boom" the town. Mold unquestionably had a future, and the existence of the objectionable barricading for the paA 35 years proved that the company were not pro- gressing at the same rate. The chairman's sug- gestion was adopted.—The General Purports Committee had recommended that application be made to the County Council to substitute Saturday, April 4, for Monday. April 6. as the elate of the polling day in connection with the triennial election. Mr. J. B. Mareton said the proposed alteration of date was a matter of indifference to him. He proposed to offer him- self for rc-elcction, and he hoped to go in with an overwhelming majority. (Laughter.)—The recommendation of the committee wa& adopted.

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A CAERGWRLE HYDRO. 1 —* —— A LICENCE REFUSED. I FIERCE LOCAL OPPOSITION. The Caergwrle magistrates were occup'ed over four hours on Thursday in hearing an application for the provisional grant, of a new alehouse licence, in respect cf the "Rhyddyn Hall Hydro," n course of erection at Caer- gwrle. Tho application mot a strenuous oppo- sition. The lna-gistrcl..t..eh on the bench were: Messrs. W. Oarstairs Jones (:n th.o ohair), I t. H Venables Kyrke, Wm. Davies, 11. H. Hughes, W. II Roberts, W. Fryer, and W. G Bancroft.. The application was made by Mr. J. H. Bates, solicitor, Wrexham, on be- half of Mr. Ilalph Nolan Woolet, 22, Gros- venor-road, Wrexham. For the opposition Mr. J. B. Marston, Mold, appeared on behalf of Mr. Eccloston, Derby Arms; Mr. F. B. Mason, Chester, for Mi," Usher, the owner and licen- see of t.ho Bridge Inn, Mr. Wm. Moses, the licensee of the Castla Inn, and the Birkenhead Brewery Co., the owne-ia of the latter house; while Mr. F. Llewellyn Jones, Moid, repre- sented a large number of residents in the Hope parish, the Caergwrle Free Qhuroh Council, the Donb'ghshiro and Flintshire Congrega- tional Association, the Flintshire Calvinistic Monthly Meeting, the Flintshire, Denbigh, Chcohire, and Lancashire Presbytery; seven Nonconformist fln.ces of worship, the Hope Parish Council, and two local county coun- cillors. Mr. Bates explained that his client proposed to put up a large hydropathic establishment, which they intended to conduct on high-class lines and principles. It would oompnso 32 uedroomti, and would give accommodation for 50 gnE.sts. Twelve of the bedrooms wculd be fitted up with a bath enclosure. It would stand in the centre of about 27 acres of land, of which his client had acquired the freehold, j He produced plans shewing the premises as they would appear when finished. He said there would be lar^e drawing, dining, smoke, writing and billiard rooms, wc., a feature be- ing Turkish baths. In close proximity to the hall would bo a. llirgÐ pavilion, and a licence was desired for this also. It would measure 40 feet by 25 feet, and the object was to use it for dinner parties, public meetings, enter- taintr.ents, etc. There would be ample stable accommodation. They had already built a watch tower for the lodge-keeper at the en- trance to the estate, and there wore stone boundary walls. On the estate th-e-ro were seven wells, and in connect on with these large bottling stares were bein erect-ed. There were also 25 men being employed in laying down what would bo the largest bowling groen for many miles around. The wells dated from 1660, and were very much patroniaed, many cures being- effected-, but tho owners when ex- cavating for salt lost the wells, and riie-y were re-discovered only abou.t. two years ago, ine-e when people had received considerable bene- fit. The hydro was already partly furnished, and fitted up in high-class style. There would be no vaults or tap-rooms. Dealing with the question of what a licence would mean to the district, he contended that it won id bring high- class visitors to the district, a.nd would mean advancement and development. They had spent, thousands of pounds already, and they intended io speud many more thol1"wd pounds. lie stated definitely, however, that ii they did not get a licence the plans would not be ca.r- ried out. People visiting tho district had stated that t.hey could not find the accommo- dation thoy desired, and they were endeavour- ing to supply a. want. The existing accommo- dation was on a lower class scale to that in- tended to be provided, and ho asked the rfx.-nah in the interests of tlie locality, to grant the two licences. Dani-I tjic and sur- veyor, who explained the plarw, said they would cost about £ 12,000 to carry out. Appli- cant said people came from all parts for the waters, and could not find suitable accommod a- tion in tho village. Ho thought the hydro, when hoansed, would be for t??e good of the whole neighbourhood.—Cross-examined, he said he did not intend to accommodate day trippers in the pavilion, which would be used for dinners, etc., but ho admitted that he would not be able to refuse trippers drink. He was at present ~i Vowwr" manager, and Mr. Bates. managing director of Messrs. Bates and Ltd.. brewers, was hia partner in the present scheme. The brewery had nothing whatever to do with it. Mr. Marston Are you doing it from philan- thropic motives?—For the general good of the district. Ami for profit too?—I hope so. It is a great speculation. Further questioned, witricrs &a:d a charge would be made to people entering the grounds. Mr. Davies (a magistrate) questioned wit- neSt" a;, to a. bridge which would connect, the grounds with the station, and when asked his object in putting the question, Mr. Davies an- 9wered: To ehfw that there is a oonnoc?i<M 1lwc.en the railwy company and thfa genttc- nian to I FLOOD TfIE PLACE WITH TRIPPERS. Witnor.: There is nothing of hc kind. Dr. D?i?':w.??,ot-. of Wrexham, supported th? application, and said he ??aj recommended several, of h¡ patients to t?' the r'p;wt'h I waters, with beneficial effects. There was not sufficient accommodation for visitors coming fiom a disvanco at present. There might be many cases where people coming to the hydro would need intoxicating stimulanis. Dr. Wnitclaw, Caergwrle, corroborated. Alfred Jones, a grocer, of Hope, stated that he was in favour of the licence bein granted, ;1, he thought it would be for rlie good of the district.—Cross examined, ho said he had a son working at Bates's brewery. Mr Marston. addressing the bench on behalf of his clients, described (the application as speculative, and pointed out. that it was not supported by tho villagers. His client had speat. about £ 1,500 on hi* premises, and could now Sit 200 people in one room. He contended there was an pie accommodation in Caergwrle for visitors. About two year., ago he made a similar application which was refused, it being shewn that the distr ct did not require an additional lioenoe. He thought the appli- cant's proy>er course would have been to ac- quire the Bridge Inn and transfer the licence. Mr. Mason -atso offered strong opposition, arguing that if the licences were granted the bench would be creating two new tied ho mm. There wafi no doubt the pavilion would be used for the express purpose* of catching rr ippers, and bringing in undesirable people. There were already eight licensed bouses and a number cf refreshment houses, providmg plenty of accommodation. If the licences were granted they would also seriously injure the trade of his clients' hoiiT-fs. Mr. William Moses --aid there were 1,400 people in Caergwrle and Estvn, which gave one lioenoe to every 169 people. It took him all his time now to pay his way. Mr. LI. Jones said the whole tendency now was to diminish and net to increase licences. He contended that the prwervt application was supported only by those pecuniarily interested. The license t hydro and pavilion would prove a signal disadvantage to the village. He re- presented é. lirge number of people interested in the welfare of the district, and they were all strongly and vigorously opposed to the ap- plication. Out. of ten members of the Parish 1 Council attending a special meeting on the subject nino wero opposed to the "granting of the HcencM, and 348 iosidenl.s, all ovor 21 years of age, had signed a petition against it. The magietrates should hesitate long before doing anything which would be a gross out- rage to the feelings of the pcoplt., of the dis- trict. Mr. Venables Kyrko: You have no right to make an observation about the decision of the magistrates being an outrage to the, leel- int? of the people of th? district. Mr. H. Jones: I haw a perfect right to r. Li. Jone-s a I> rf4ec t r I glit t?c, Mr. Venables Kyrke: I don't think you have. Mr. LI. Jones: I am sorry to find a magi- strate 1ms shewn himself to bo so prejudiced in favour of the licence. A host of witnesses were oaHod by Mr. Ll. Jones on behaJf of tho bodies he represented, the majority of whom presented petitions. All the ministers called said they were teeto- tallers, and wore against, the in of any new licence and in favour of the rod notion of others. The majority were temps>ranoe bodies, and believed the granting of a new licence would be detrimental to the welfaro and morals of the district. Sunt. Ivor Davies said the police considered neither of the two licences asked for were re- quired, and they believod the drinking facili- ties in tho village wore sufficient. The bench considered the matter in private, and on their return ;nto oourr, the Chuirmm said: "We have deeded not to grant a liconee for !h) present."

I PATHETIC TRAGEDY, PATIIETIC TRAC-,rEDY. I I BICKERTON GIRL'S DEATH. Un Weanesrnay morning the inhabitants of Bickcrton district were shocked to learn that the body of a young woman had been taken from a pond in Clay-lane. Deceased wa* Margaret Dufcton, aged 21 yearn, who had been employed ad a domestic oorvant by Mrs, Singleton, Birkerton Farm, and whooe home is at Lower Heath, Worn, Shropshire. On Thursday evening the West. Cheshire Coroner (Mr. J. C. Bate) con- ducted an inquiry at t.ho Institute into the ca<?. sa i (i that w h ei Miry Dutton, 'h?ceascd'? sifter. &aid that when ?he saw deceas^ed at home about a fortnight ago she waa in good spirits and quite cheerful. Witness knew that deceased had bom keeping company with a young man named Percy Wailey, but her csister h.ad not told her that she had had a difiagreement with him. Hoth she and deceased had been employed together at Bicker- ton Hall, until September, by Mr. Wailey, for about three yeara. Percy Wailey had been then very friendly with her n:«ter, and they had kept company.—By the Foreman (Mr. A. Whitting- ham): Deocased had been depre^sc* and melan- choly after her grandmother died. Mm, Singleton said she had had the impression that the deceased was happy .wd contented. Deceased left the hou?o on Tuesday night.—By the Coroner: Deeea.ied at-<ked permieeion to go to Egerton GKHXI, where, ^he had an aunt.—Con- tinuing, witne^ said that next. morning some of the men brought her word that deceased was in the pond. Pnrxnlla Dutton, deceased's aunt, who resides at. Egcrton Green, said that deceased did not go to her housso on Tuesday night. Witness knew her nieoo and Percy Wailey had been on friendly tcrma The Coroner: Did alie speak to you about I Percy Wailey walking out with someone else?— Witness: Yes; aho wao speaking about it all along, and seemed ad if »h-»> could not help but talk about it. Did tf he speak about him when you saw her on I Sunday- The first word W8.t; about him. Witness said Wailey had eaid lie thought as much about her as ever he did. Deoeaced Was a very sensitive girl, but had never threatened to take her life. Clement. Bcbington, a Bickcrton youth, said he .naw .leoeased on Tuesday night about 6.20 going along the road io Cholmondeley. Deceased war, not going in the direction of the pond where she wa-, found. Questioned by the fore- man, witness aaid rleceaacd wail walking at a I fair rate, a,s if slie was going on a journey, and not- as if h-o was expecting to meet anybody. Haroid Ilarwall, a schoolboy, who rev-rides at I Egerton Green, corroborated the !u¡,;t witness. I Percy Waitey. who rffiido(; with Jiin* father at Bickertou Hall, said deceased and her Bk>ter had res'ded ar. his fathor',4 house up io September. In reply io the coroner. witue<*i i-aid they were not keeping comj-vany. Tlio C-oroner: When d:d you see her last?— Witness: On Tuesday night, by our gate. She juwt allied how mother was, and I told her. ¡ Those were the only words paè"&d. Did you meet her by ai,r.. Have you walked out with her7 Y<v before Chrit,tma?. We have parted compny. I oi{l. ¡-;ho say an.vhíng 10 you about walking out. with another girl?—No, no? to me. How long have you bc?n kœping company with her'—WitrMVB (after a long pause): Vie have been good friends for aboui two years. I-la.,6 she ever threatened to take her life?—I never heard her eay anything. John Vernon deposed to finding the bodv An Wednesday morning. The pond was covered with ice and the bodv was beneath the ice. Thomas Dutton, 82. Nantwich-road, Crewe, decea^ed'a uncle, said he received a letter from hi" niece, and she informed him how happy rt]10 was. Witness said the cheerfulnee^ of the girl on the night pointed to an appointment, and the reason why «he did not go to her aunt's wa. beeaus? ohe was afraid of missing Pcrcv Wailey. The Coroner: Have you any ground for sus- pecting that Percy Wailey was concernc-d in her death?—Witness: No. The C-oroner. addressing the jury, said there was nothing to whew that .-he was of unbound mind. If the love a/Fair WAS her only trouble, he considered if ei,!o comiiilttk-tl Miicide it. was a very raidi and wick-xl tiling to do. and deceased ouorht to have had better sense than to do it. The jury returned a verdict of "Found drowned.

I BARROW. CHILD'S FATAL lit,RNS.-The West Cheshire coroner (Mr. J. C. Bate) held an inquest at Barrow, on Wednesday afternoon, touching the death of Mary Spencer, aged one year and seven months, daughter of Albert and Mary Spencer, of the White Horse Inn. Barrow, in which house the inquiry was conducted.—Mary Spencer, the mother, said that on January 20th she was in the kitchen about 5.15 o'clock and the I deceased was with her eierht-year-old sister, Frances, in the bar parlour. There was a fire in the room, and she heard the elder girl scream "Mother, Mary is on fire." Witness at once ran *tne.-A 't one(, ran into the room and found the child sitting on the tloor with her pinafore ablaze. She immediately extinguished the flames. She noticed the child's ¡ f'<ce was burnt. There was a burnt newspaper on I the hearth, and from where the child had been sitting the paper might easily have got alight: as there was no guard around the nre.-P. C. I Whalley, who had been informed of the accident, rendered first-aid.—Dr. Foster said he saw the child about half-an-hour after the accident o-ei.rred.-The Coroner Were the burn" exten- sive ?—Witness: I did not see them. The child had been rendered first-aid so well by Constable Whalley that I could not have dressed them better myself.—Witness said he saw the child the next day and found that she was severely burned aliont the forehead, face, eyelids, lios, the inside of the mouth and tongue, left forearm, both hands, and the left leg. Death was due to menihgitis. set up aq a result of the burns.—The Coroner said P.C. Whalley was to be congratu- lated on being able to render first-aid in the way he had done. The child had received every attention and care from January 20th up to the day it died.—The jury returned a verdict accord- ing to the medical evidence, and expressed their sympathy with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer.

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NESTON. I ONE OR TWO SUGGESTIONS.—As will bo noticed in our report of the Urban Council meeting, tho Postmaster-General ha-j threatened tho local authority with legal proceedings unless thr-y give him permission to take up and carry oveihoad the telegraph wires at Ilinderton, which for a g.eat number of years have trav- ersed that district underground. In a neigh- bourhood whore the overhead telephone wires arc in process of being pl-aood underground, this, to the uninitiated at least, sterna a somewhat letrogrado movement, though the Post-offioo Oag-inoura inaly possibly ba able to advance sound reasons for too alteration. While his attention is being directed to (his district, how- over, the inhabitants might reasonably ask the Postmaster-General how it comes about that IU-swall and Bromboiough, pi aces of less im- portanoo thaai Nostoa and with a smaller popu- lation, have a much superior postal sorvioe thau thf latter, including one more delivery of lei- | tors daily. The Postmaster-General s <1.tt.euLion! might also bo callcd to the extraordinary loute j followed by a Neston telegram when it seta out for Chester, the capital of t,it), county. To j reach the old oity, just elevsn roi!cs> away, the iNestoa telegram first of ail presents itself at the Liverpool Po^t-office, and the operator's at- tention having b('C'n drawn to the fact, ho com- mits it to paper preparatory to dispatching it back to its native county. In due course the operator calls up his colleague at Chester, and the latter, having once more written it out, it is ultimately dispatclied by a messenger to its final destination. In the event of the proposed change being effected at Hindeitoa, the indi- vidlLa1 who will suffer the greatest hardship will be Sir Percy Bates, the new owner and occu- pier of IIincledon Hall. Having recently pur- chased tho hall and grounds with no telegraph wires in eight, he will now suddenly find a oon- oiderabli batch suddenly intruding themselves j between his residence and his princip* al outloQk over the Dee. I 6

FRODSHAM. I SEW ERAGE.—Mr. Jamca Diggle, engineer. Heywood, reported at the meeting of the Run- corn Rural Council on Tuesday that fair pro- gress had been made with the sewage work", having regard to tho unpropitious weather and the bad condition of the roadn. MEASLE EPIDEMIC.—Both the Church- street Infanta' and the Girls' National Schools have been closed owing to the outbreak of measles in this locality. In addition to this epidemic, the dreaded influenza scourge prevails, a consider- able number of people being at present sufferers from this malady. THE AMBULANCE CORPS.-The local ambulance corps have at laet attained their wxh, and there ia on view in the large window of Meaera. Proud and Pollard, Church-street, a new two-wheeled, rubber-tyrcd ambulance cart. and all necessary bandagco and equipment for an emergency caee. BRADLEY-LANK—A letter was read at the meeting of the Runcorn Rural Council on Tuesday from Mr. Joseph Hall, of Cotton Hall, Frodfiham, complaining of the condition of a portion of Bradley-lane, owing to detective and iiusulficient drainage. At one point it wai not. passable. A committee was appointed to visit tho place. MEMORIAL HALL DANCE.-A succeed ball took place on Wednesday evening in the Drill Hall, Frodaham, under the aiwpioe?-. of the Overton Memorial Hall, the object of which was to endeavour to raise the nece^ary funds towards wiping off the deficit on the billiard tableo. The room was tastefully decorated. There were nearly 200 dancem pret<enfc, Mr. P. Jones making an efficient M.C. Mr. T. Turner presided at the piano. HOMING.Thc Homing Society held a meeting on Tuesday, Mr. J. B, Forster pre- siding. It was unanimouflly resolved "That the society hire four of the latent approved timing machines for the use of the members, stioli machines to be placcd at stations chosen by the committee, outlying members to be requested to either hire or buy a clock for their own uoe." The meeting was very enthusiastic over the ecLtiement of this great bone of contention. CC'NVERSAZIONE.-Tbo choral society, the president of which in Mrs. W. N. Hutchmgs, held their annual convorsazione last week in the Drill Hall. It was a huge success, there being an excellent attendance. The committee were the Misses Bessie Lewis (hon. secretary), M. Aston, Crompton, M. Heywood, Messrs. A. E. Kennerley (hon. treasurer), B. A. Rigby. J. Stor- mont, F. Hough, and R. H. Rowson. The initial portion of the entertainment was devoted to a woll-rendered musical programme. A sketch entitled Josephine, by Miss Turnbull and Mr. Rhodes, was well performed. The M.C.'s for the dancing were Messrs. R. H. Rowson and E. Fletcher. A whist drive was also held, the prizes being won as follows :—Ladies: 1, Mrs. C. E. Linaker 2, Mrs. McWaters 3, Mrs. W. Lewis. Gentlemen 1, Mr. Hemingway 2, Mr. T. G. White 3, Mr. C. E. Lmaker. CONSERVATIVE CLUB.-Ott Wednesday evening, in the ■ Frodsham Conservative Club, upwards of 40 members, including Mi'r». A. Thomas (president), H. Tiley, J. Ocklcston, C. E Linaker, G. F. Aahton (vioe-preeideute), attended an interesting ceremony, the occasion being the unveiling of a handsome large por- trait of the late Mr. Wright., of Castle Park, which bears, the inscriptionEdward Abbot Wright; presented to the Frodsham Conserva- tive Club, by the Mioses Wright. 1908."—Mr. A. Thomas, in unveiling the picture, which occu- pies a eop_p¡cnú1ó position on the walls of the club, opposite to a similar one of the late Mr. James Reynolds, of Fox Ilill, another grand old Conservative, referred to Mr. Wright Ha a. very highly-respected, good Conservative, and a straightforward, honest, upright English gentle- man. He was one of the founders of the Con- servative Club, and occupied the position of president of the Conservative Registration Asso- ciation. On behalf of the Miss.es Wright, he had great pleasure in presenting tho picture to the Conservative Club, which he hoped would prosper for many. m.any years to come.—Mr. C. E. L-naker thanked the Misses Wright on the club's behalf for their kind and generous gift. Mr. Linaker paid it was rather a coincidence that the (late on the inscription, 1908. was exactly 100 years after the birth of the late Mr. Wright.—Mr. H. Til-ey spoke at Jength of Mr. Wright, to whom he referred in terms of high praise. WORKHOUSE MASTER'S FUNERAL.— On Monday there was committed to the grave at Overton Church, Frodsham, the body of Mr. Joseph Cunnah, master of the Dutton Work- house, of Runcorn Union, who died on the pre- vious Thursday, after a brief illness. He was aged 52 yea-s. He completed 21 years' service as master in November, and his demise created wide regret. As the coffin w&3 borne from the house the inmates lined up uncovered. The cortege was met at Frodsham by a large number of guardians and (fficials and residents from the surrounding district, including Mr. T. Baxter, chairman of the guardians; Mr. Joseph Spruce, vice-chairman Mr. George Pilling, chairman of the Rural Council; Mr. T. Wright, vice-chair- man; Mr. C. E. Linaker, Dr. Burton and Dr. Selbv Alderman Norman and Mr. J. F. Awbrey. of Warrington WorklioiiFe, representing the Workhouse Masters' Association. The chief mourners included the widow and her son and two daughters, Mrs. Divison (sister), the officials of the workhouse, and the Rev. A. L. Temple, vicar of Little Leigh, chaplain.—At the fort- nightly meeting of the Runcorn Board of Guar- dians, on Thursday, the chairman (Mr. Baxter) proposed a vote of condolence with Mrs. Cunnah and family. Mr. Cunnah had been a most exemplary Master of the Workhouse. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Spruce seconded the motion and said that he did not think there had been a public lx),iy in the country that had been better served than that Board of Guardians by the late Master. Mr. C. E. Linaker (Frodsham), in supporting, said that he could speak with a longer knowledge of Mr. Cunnah than any man in the room. Mr. Cunnah eommencbd life in his (Mr. Linaker's) father's office at the age of 15 or 16 and from that) time until he was appointed Master, nobody could have conducted himself better than he did in his father's employment, and when he waa appointed Master in 1883 his father said he had lost the best clerk he ever had, and predicted that Mr. Cunnah, as Master, would leave nothing undone to deserve the thanks and credit pertain- ing to his office. Mr. J. H. Davies (Frodsham) j mentioned that he was at school with Mr. Cunnah for five years, and sat at the same desk for the last year of his school life, and genial as a school boy be was no leas genial as a man. The motion was carried by the members standing in I silence. I

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CALVELEY. A LUCKY CHURCJH.—Through the muni- ficence of Mr. and Mrj. Jersey do Knoop, of Calveley Hall, Calveley Church has benefited very considerably. They have recently presented the church with an installation of electric light and heating apparatus, and tho choir with cassocks and surp lices. On Sunday a new organ, blown by electricity, was opened. This is also their gift, and is a splendid piece of work. The instrument was entrusted to Mr. Charles H. Whiteley, Victoria Organ Works, Cheater, and rf flects great credit on tho builder. There was a good congregation at the opening service, and the singing of tho choir was all that could be desired. Mr. Samuel C. Whiteley, of Chester, gave an excellent rendering of Gounod's "Nazareth." Mr. S. J. Moore (llte organist of Christ Church, Chester), who has now taken up his duties as organist at Calveley, presided at the organ with ability. The Rev. E. Stockdalo preached an excellent sermon.

INCE. INDUCTION OF NEW VICAR. A faith t?rgo congregation assembled on Thursday evening ar inoc onuroil, !o wthtn??Ut?rrMjittMton of the Rev. F. C. Slater (?te of ('?penh))?) io the liviiig of Ince. The. opoenin part of tho. service wa3 taken by the Rev. C. A. Griffin, vioar of Dunham Ifill. while the lesson was load by tho Rev. J. H. Toogood, vicar of Plomstai!. The Von. Arehdoacou of Chester performed fihe induction ceremony. He men- tioned that, he had been present a.t several in- dtict, n-) in that church, and iu tho 22 office of his archdeaconry there wcn out of 150 incumbcncio* in lite dioceses only 27 in whioh there wss no ehang-e of ministers. Among tliorse p-esont wore Mrs. Park- Yates. Miss l<ongland, Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Griffin, Mis. Toogood, Mr. C. E. Linaker (Frodsham), the Rev. W. E. Co leg rovo (vicar of Alvanle-y), etc. Th3 organ was presided at by Mr. Guy (Runcorn), or- -all

TARPORLEY. FUNERAL OF MR. JOHN STUBBS.-It is wit.h much regret we have to record the death of Mr. John Stubbs, of the Crown Hotel. By his death Tarporley loses one of its most promi- nent- buein-eas men. Ili, kindly and courteous d:t?pofl'tion made him many friend*, and many were the e\'prer*jions of sympathy when it became generally known thM "<.had parsed away. Mr. Stubbs was a keen I:;I");).rt.m1311. He was the founder of the Tarporley Homing Society, and by his untiring effort* it ",JOn became a flourish- ing institution. In former years he was a mem- ber of many committees in the town. For the last eighteen months he suffered ft'om a eeriou^ complaint, for which he underwent several operations. He leaves a widow and two chil- dren, for whom much sympathy ir; felt. The interment took place at St. Heieriri Church on Monday, it being attended by nearly every tradesman of lIot. in the town. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. O. M. ITughew. A — —————

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2TOOT AND MOUTII DISEASE. -6 1 ALARMING T OUTBREAK. I In reply to Lord Onslow, in the House of Lords ) on Wednesday, Lord Carrington confirmed the re- port that there had been an outbreak of foot-and- mouth disease in Gorgie in Mid Lothian. The movement of the cattle had been prohibited pending full inquiry. On Thursday Sir E. Straehey stated that there were on the infected premises 110 cows and one calf. Five fat cows had recently been removed from the premises, and had presuniably been slaughtered. Inquiries were being made as to that. Three cows had recently been moved on to the premises, but they did not appear to have been the original cause of the outbreak. It had been ascertained that manure from the dairy had lately been sent to two different farm premises in Midlothian, and inquiries were being made as to the manner in which it was dispoaed of.

DODLESTON. I WEDDING.—A very pretty wedding was solemnised at the Parish Church on Wednes- day afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr. Harold Weaver Samuel, third son of Mr. E. 13. Samuel, of the Darland, RosweU, and Mias Helen Jones, only daughter of Mr. Joseph Jones, of the Now Fa.rm, Dodleston. Much local interest was centred in the happy event, quite a ple.irant exoitNlloClLt pervading the whole neighbourhood, and a largo, congre- gation of relatives and friends assembled to witness tho ceremony. The chancel of the beautiful old church was decorated with palms, arolias, and other foliage plants, and white flowers wore placed or; the altar. At tho lych- gate an arch was erected, bring the words "Long life and happiness." During t.he assembling of the congregation tho organist playod a selection of appropriate wedding music, the bells ako ringing at intervals. The brid-ø was esoorted up the aislo by her father, by whom she was given away. She wore y. charmingly pretty dress of chiffon taffetas with train, the bod ee being tastefully t rimmed with old tacc. ?ho aJ?o wore a tulle veiL with 11 spray of orange bh«w>in, and carried a !ovely b)uquet of whit orchid?, liliœ, roses, hyacinths and Mii?H of the valley, intermingled with awparagus and maidenhair ferns, the gift of (lie br:d?groom. Her ornaments wnsis-ed of an opal bracelet and pearl brooch, also the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridesmaid was Miss Edwards, cnly daughter cf Mr. P. Ed- wards. She wore a very pretty dress of ercani serge, lightly trimmed with gold, a &ilk hat 9,?rp.o, I I I with shaded ostrich feather, and carried a splendid bouquet of pink carnations, the gift of the bridegroom. Sho wore a3 an ornament a gold curb bracelet, which wa« also the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. J. D. Parker acted aa best man. The Rev. A. P. Wood, rector of Dodleston, officiated, and the hymn, "0 Father .111 creating, was sung by the choir at the close of t.he service The organ aaill broke forth into joyous strains during the signing of the register, and as the bridal procession pa.ssod down the church Mendelssohn's "Wed- ding March" wan played, and the church bells rang out a merry peal. A reocption was after- wards held at the New Farm by the bride's parentis. T'ho bride presented the bridegroom wit-h gold cuff links, and tho bridegroom's gift to the bride was a. sUvcr card ease. The pre- sents, numbering over eighty, were both hand- i y -,voro lian?,-I some and costly. Tho lovely bouquets were supplied by Messrs. Dicksorr>, Chester, and the bridecake was supplied by Messrs. lio!lands, Chester. The chappy pair subsequently left for London for their honeymoon. Tho bride's travelling dre. was of goblin blue cloth, I trimmed with ruE»ei silk, with hat to match. A ——————

CONNAH'S QUAY & SHOTTON, LOCAL QUESTIONS. I Another euigo been reached, after three months' interval, since the Assessment. Com- mittee sat hero to hear appeals against the new and higher rates imposed on the parish of Connah's Quay. Thili parish alone of the ton or diozen parishes comprising the Holywell Union has been singled cut for rc-aesessm-ent, while ali the remaining pariahes continue to bo charged under the old and very much lower assessment This unfairness has been pointed out very fully in these columns, and as time went by it was hoped that the appellants, fibrengthened by the resolution paeeed at the indignation meeting, had succeeded in con- vincing the Assessment Committee of the righteousness of the opposition, and that tho new assessment had boen abandoned. The aggrieved parities have, however, at. last been notified of the decisions of the com- mittee, a.nd the result ie, to put it miklly, very unsatisfactory. Various reductions have been maclc. and there are. in.dividual cases where justice has h'3en done—that is if it is assumed that it was rig-fit. to te-asscss at all--but the nett. result, as far as can be gathered wit-hon,t tho actual ifaiirct4. leaves the grievance sub- stantially where it was. One satisfactory result, however, has been achieved, viz., in deferring the putting of the new assessment in force for the simple reason that. it In LIS. be republished in- its amended £ o-»*rr%, fxrwl t'hon n.D(.')t..l,01"" opj>o*~cf\«i! ifcy will LIU given for further objections, which will have to be heard and adjudicated upon. It will be romembered also, that when the now and re- vised valuation i3 published a very formidablo obstacle to its being put into forte still exists in the notice of appeal to the whole assessment by the ovrseer not having yet boon dealt with. A short time ago a rumour was current to the effect that the overseers had abandoned all idea of prosecuting this appeal, and it was brought up before the Urban District Council, when the overseers "nailed their colours toO t.he mast" by saying most emphatically t-hat not only had they never etated such an in- tention, but, on the contrary, the whole busi- ness was so groeely unfair that in the interests of tho ratopayers the appeal must go on and it would be carried to Quarter Sessions. This statement was made in good faith by the overseers and gave groat S:1t :sf:action, not only to the Council, but also to the ratepayers gener- ally. Some timid ratepayers fear that, more I of the ia.ee*> will be expended and thrown away on this appeal, a.nd that it will be better to bow to the inevitable, but the following- figures will prove how absurd it would be to abandon tho appeal The new assessment, lit, compared with the old one, shews an additional ratable value of £7,000, and, assuming that tho Assess- ment Committee have been good enougi to reduce ths (0 B5,000 additional a/v»er»;nent, this latter sum at 4s. in the £ ineatie, £ 1,000 more rates to be collected in the parish for one year, which must come out of the peckers (-If the ratepayers, plui, f250 for additional land- lords' property tax, a total of £ 1,250. The prosecution of the overseers' appeal can not mean one-tenth of this sum in coats, and even if unsucoesbful the effect will b a gain of ^sufficient time to make Ü. impossiblo for the new rate to lie put in force until, ar the earliest, the May rafe next year and the £ 1,250 (whioh, if no appeal was made at all, would have to be paid this year) would be sub- ject to the deduct ion of, say £100, the costs of t,lile appeal. This, in itself, is a very strong reason for carrying on the appeal, but when one takes into consideration the probability of the appeal's being successful, especially en the point 'hat the Quay is being forced to pay eo much more than its fair share of the main- tenano" and up-keep of the union, there can bo no passible doubt of the wisdom of the appeal. Many expect i Jiar Lor only tho overseers, but also the Urban Council, will leave no stone unturned in fighting this assessment to a fin is h. What about the public market which was re- ferred to a fortnight ago in these columns? It was pointed out. that an opportunity to scoure a building and Lun-d suitable for the purpose- oocur", and the local authority might securo them for the benefit of the place. It would be a great pit-y if the matter were al- lowed to drop because such a market would in I many ways supply a long-felt, want, and would undoubtedly be a paying investment. One is uncertain ao to whether the town ia so unique as not to possess that meet detsirable thing, a little bit of freehold. We have no evidenco that such is the cate, and for once our Council could, for the benefit of the local community, exeiofio a spirit of enterprise. For the last, three years rumour has been persistently re- vived to the effect that a playground was to be secured for the vast number of children we have here. but nothing has yet been done in this direction, although it will be generally conceded that this is a crying want. A piece of ground off the highroad, im me- d iately behind the Wepre Presbyterian church, belonging to the railway company, could, one would suppose, be uecurod by the Council at a nominal ront, and would make an ideal play- ground and if it can be rented a very small expenditure only would be necessary in the shape of a barrio.- along the railway embank- ment to make it perfectly safe, and its capacity is sufficient, to accommodate all the children in the Quay. There is no doubt tha.t subscrip- tionB "ould be oaeily raised for its equipment.

DROWNED AT Sf,,A --l.pon the arrival at this port, on Sunday last, of the sohoooer Nellie By water, of Millom, the captain, J. II. Parry, of Connah'a Quay, reported the drown- ing of his mate. Captain Parry stated that he sailed from Ducdon, laden with iron ore for Connah's Quay, on Thursday morning. The -a was very rough, and nearly a gale blew, when liis mate, while attending to some rope*, was precipitated into the water by a swinging bocm, whereupon Captain Parry throw an oar out to his a»jsifltanoe, abouting "Hold on until I steer the vessel round." lID clung- to the- oar until the vessel wa.s turnenl within thirty yards of him, when the unfortu- nate man became exhausted and sank beneath the waves. The inato was about 45 v('ar:; of age, a.nd a native of Dublin. — A

SANDYCROFT. PULPIT v. PRESS.—On Monday at the Presbyterian Chapel an interesting debate in connection with the Young People's Society was presided over by Mr. 'Ihomaa Roberts (Mon.). The subject for discussion was" Which exerts tho greatest influence for good, the Pulpit or Press ? Mr. J. Hughes, of Connah's Quay, read a paper advocating the claims of the pulpit, while Mr. J. A. Wright, of Mancott, in a powerful paper upheld the claims of the press. A spirited dis- cussion followed in which Messrs. Jno. Jones, W. Derbyshire, Jno. Woodcock, Herbert W. Jones, M. H. Lewis and W. Hooley and the Chairman took part. Upon the vote beine taken 20 were in favour of the pulpit and 12 for the press.

LITTLE NESTON. A LOCAL WEDDING.-An interesting local wedding took place at the parish Church, Nekton, on Wednesday. The bride watt Miss Elizabeth Bushell, second daughter of Mr. Jam-eft Bushell, of Dee Cottage, Burton, a mem- ber of a very old local family, and the bride- groom wa.s Mr. Spark Thomaa, of Birkcnhead. The Rev. H. J. Graham oiffciated. The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very charming in a drews of brown nilk. trimmed with lace, and hat to match, while her sister, Mv*> Louisa Bushell, who attended as brides- maid, wore a pale blue crepe tie chine dree* and hat to match. Mr. Iball, of Birkenhead, acted as man. A hou t. forty gue»t« attended the reception which afterwards was held by the parents of the bride.

MALPAS. PARISH COUNCIL.- The monthly meriting T h rnazitlilv was held an Tuesday, Mr. Danily pr,Gl 'di,- The Postmaster had enquired from the chairman wbother the lamp near tho Post-office could be moved tX) t-ha-t the Posloffioo clock could b, seen at i) Council wene of opinion that they oouid not make any alteration, but suggested that the clock lie removed to tho other side of the window.The estimate of Mr. J. Eaion (tho only one sent in) for painting the firo engine was accepted Rt JB5. It was aborted that the ongine had been in work 15 years, and nothing in the way of painting had been done to it. Chaw. Lloyd, Wig'aud. wrote icq nesting to lie provided with a small holding.—Tho Council referred tho app'icant. to his own authority, the WiglaiLd Ptri-,Ii town'.i ooil;tlillp- tion of water was reported to h: on the in- crease, attributed chiefly to the recent oocupa- tion of formerly empty and new residences. A

ELLESMERE PORT & WHITBY. P.S A.—Sunday's meeting was well attended. Mr. Worser presided, and presented the book prizes. Mr. R. Howard recited "The Road to Heaven," and M is3 N. Laing (Chester) rendered two solos. Miss Parsonage accompanying. MYSTERIOUS DROWNING CASE.-On Saturday a mystorious drowning case took place in the Ship Canal. From the scanty information obtainable it appears about noon three men were waiting for a tug to take them to Latchford. By some means the small beat, from which they were attempting to board overturned, and the men were precipitated inio the water, one being drowned. Grappling operations were com. rnenced, and on Sunday the Runcorn Grappling Corps were at work, but up to the time of wiiting the body had not been found. On Sunday the Board of Trade representatives were down taking reports. The identity of the missing man il a mystery. SUCCESSFUL CONCERT.—On Thursday a successful concert was given at Whitby in aid of tho Chuwh Mission fund. Mr. A. F. Dumorg presided. Miw L. L!o?1 gavi t>vo nMmdoiin? solos, and the Rev. W. Jamca in- cited "Tho Alarm." The following gave songs: The Vicar, Mr. H. a.nd Miss Coleman, Mr. Wal- 101' Davies, Madame Violet. Monk, Mr. L. Jones. Mr. W. If. Alleiron, Mr. Syd Sprang, an.d Mr. J. Bu'.ice. Ni r. J. M- wards efficiently nccompanicd. M»s» Gc>r- rard had charge of the arrangements, and Mr. F. Egginton rendered valuable help. P.S.A. SOCIAL.On Wednesday the annual social meeting for the o'eetiou of officers was hold in the Co-op. Hall. the president piesiding. The present officer-? were re-cleoted for the coming year. Refreshments were provided, in charge of Mcsdanies Worsev, Southern. Wil- liamson, Price, Sp'noe, Ward, C"halloner and Bradshaw. The decorations were carried out by Mrs. Broodon and assistant*. Games and competitions indulged in, and all en joy- able e vening wao spent.. RAILWAY TEMPERANCE UNION. Un der the auspices of the L. and N.-W. Railway Temperance Union, a meeting was held on tho Shropshire Union Company's premise on Wed- nesday at noon, when workmen belonging to tJ0 carrying and engineering departments were prc-srnt. Mr. C. Whit ridge pr^side-d, and was supported by Mr. B. IIu?o a.nd Mr. e. MÜ!N, Aecraliary of tho Shiopshire Union b ancih of tho North Wa'« districts. Mr. Whitridge ex- p'ained that the object of tho meeting was to gather in members to the Union. Mr. Hulse gave an offeetive address on the principles of tiie Union. Mr. Miller atao spoke.

[ BUCKLEY. COSMOPOLITAN SOCIETY.-On Tueeday evening Mr. T. Gwyn Jones, Mold, delivered his lecture on "Daritc Aiighiere, tho great Italian poet. Mr. G. A. Pa:ry presided. A discussion fo'lowed, in which ihe following took pa; i: --Mi,s< Lamb. B.A., and Messrs. Eo Ellis, Ivlward Roberts (Co^y), Cropper, Wilcock and T. Ernest Roberts. CRICKET CLUB.—The annual meeting of the Buckley Cricket Club was held cm Wednes- d:ty evening at. the Leathers Hotel, when Mr. n. Newton presided. From the accounts it, appeared that the amount received during (he seaten was £ 41. 13s. C(I., and there was a small ?[iuiw in ha.nd. M?-?ta. P. T. D?v'iwCook (M?'t? and J. W. Summers (Rossett) wel" &dd<i to the list of patrons. Mr. G. A. Parry was iv o ected president. Mr. Iiiigh Moore was p"ide-iit. i'v r. unanimously reelected captain of the ÍÎrtlt. e.evcn, with Mr. Joseph Peters as vice-captain, and Mr. IIe-my Davison wati edcoted captain of tho second eleven, with Mr. J. H. Belli, a.s v iec- captajn. Messrs. Herbert Pieney, John Litidop and William Newton were* le-speot'ivedy re- elected hon. secretary, lion, assistant SKX.retary and hon. troaauier. It was decided to agaiu join ('he Flint County Club.

| QUEENS FERRY, nAUJNbil.-Ihe G urnet., a steel vessel of 350 tons, was launched by the Dee Shipbuilding Com- pany on Tuesday, and was immediately towed to Lirkenhead, where sho will be engaged in cross rtver traffic. The builders have two small twin screw steamers for Egypt on hand, and have just: secured orders for a large screw tug and several barges for South America, which will provida work for well through the summer. CONCERT.—A cooeert was held on Wed. nesday in tho Decside Institute, when tho Rev. F. Partridge presided. Tho Rev. J. F. South am proved an able aeoompanest. Tho proceeds v,ere in aid of the parish rcom fund. All the arrangements wore in t.he capable hands of Ali-. The following wn- tributcd to the programme: Mr. n. Bairistow (Chester), Mr. Richards, Mr. Pierce's Quar- tette party. Miss F. Robinson, Mr. C. Baxter (Shotton), the Rev. J. F. Southam, and Miss F. Moore. PARtSH ROOM FOR SEALAND.—The a.1"- rangements for raising money to complete tho sum required for the erection of a parish room arc making sat-islactory progr; llw ladies' working party, wit-h Miss A. Podaioro as secretary, is now in full »wing, and the first, inoot.ng bps just been held at Thornloigh, by kind invitation of Mrs. Carner. A few davci ago a successful shi/oting match, arranged by Me»*rs. W. II. Fox, W. Milligan and^O. T. Ell wood, was held ar Ferry Bank farm for the benefit, of t.he fund, and a nett sum of 1;7. 13s. realised. Moftjrs. W. LIoyJ (^neeii's Ferry*, Robert Lewis (Lower Ash), and W. II. Monk (Chester) kindly gave the prizes for oompoti- lion, and Mr. 0. Ell wood gave E2 to the general fund.

FP A rREE. I FOX UP A TREE. A remarkable incident wao associated with the operations of Sir Watki'i* Ilound.s one day thia week. A fox had been ospied safely ensconced in a high tree, up which it had climbed by by nioati., of t-lie ivy on the tree, nor far from Ash Grove. The Master, Sir Watkin Wynn, was apprised of the fact, and a determined attempt to dislodge it wa^ made. Eventually the fox was forced to nhift its epiarterrt, and although little law waii given, he made straight for Pttitord and succeeded in saving his brush.

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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS. BIRTHS. MARRIAGES and DEA TIIS are charged at he rate of 20 words for l?. (prepaid*  .tf —t i— i ?.?M wm be ?s. od. 'he annoNnt???t't must W authent icated by tho Signature and Addiess of the Seader. MARRIAGES. JACKMAN-BROWN-On the zTth January, at St. John's I Church, Chester, by the Rev, J. Phillips, Christopher William i ackiiiat), of Hackney, London, to Elizabeth (Fji vzie) Brown, only daughter of the late Frederick Brown, i9, Crewe-street, and grand-datighter of the late Richard Foynton, of Liverpool-road Mews. I MOORE-CLEGG-On the 5th of February, at St. Paul', Church, Bouffhton, by the Vicar, the liev. 1", Eówardil, Thomas, second son of Mr. T. Moore, to Eniilv only ) daughter of Mr. W. Clegg, both of this city. I DEATHS. COOKE-On the 1th February, at 4, James-street, Chester, Adelaide Mary, the dearly-beloved wife of Thomad Reynold Cooke, aged 27 years. [A loved one lost. I IIA YORAFl'-On the 3tst January, at M.inley, Ilelsby, I Klizabeth, widow of the late William R. Haveraft, of Manlev, ill her 66th year. I ROBINSON-On the 4th February, at the Royal fntit mary. Manchester, after an operation for appendi- citis, Amy, third daughter of Owen Robinson, t'ptoa Park, ajjed 21 years. IFuneral at Upton Church,3p.m.. Saturday.] SALMON—On the 23th January, at Boston Spa, Yorks., aged 71, Alice, youngest daughter of the late John Salmon, of Chester. STAGES—On the 2nd February, at IIS. Prook itreet. Cheater, Philip Albury Stubbs, in iiis 29th year, IN MEMO 11 [AM. I REKNETT-In loving memory of my dear husband. Charles Bennett,, who departed this life February 2n(1. 1905. (Fondly remembered by his wife and sons.) IUGNETT-In lovsnjr memory of our dear mother Hannah, the beloved wife of Edwin Ilifjnett, who died February tjth, 1907.-25, Beaeonsfield-street. WAINWRIGHT—In loving n.emory. of our dear father, the beloved husband of Mary Wainwrijfht, 5, Vietoria- terrace, Saltney, who entered into rest February 10th. MM. Mourn not for him, whom God hith blest, And talien to His heavenly rest; Free from all sorrow, care and pain, Our loss is his eternal guill. (Wife and family.) I WATSON-In loving memory of Eldred (Eddy), who died February 7th. 10.1. Sharp and sudden was the call, To him so dearly loved by all; I God called him home it. was His will, But in our hearts he liveth still. (Mother sister and brothers.)

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IIUNTING. ♦ (See also page 3.) CHESHIRE HOUNDS. One of tho hardest day's hunting ever ha.d this I season took place on Thursday, the fixture be- ing Duddoa Heath. Hounds wore taken to Sfcapicford. After being in for somtime with- oiit a whimp-r, hounds were just about to be I t.a.k.Oll out when a. fox wa? disturb?. They hunted him pa?t lluxley, and then pcintmg for tho hills he turned aharp to the right between the oanal and railway. Closing the Burton- Brook, hounds raji straight for Crow's Nest. Leaving TaUerthall Station on their loft, and turning again to the right, they ran past Hux- ley Hall and back to Stapleford. t.ho fox going to ground fit some; big sand earths b?Low Burton village. Altogether hounds hunted their fox for 50 minutes. Another nice hunt took PJacc from Hoofieid with a. fox which took the field pasrt Huxley cover to Iddenahall Rough. Hounds oairied th > line through the cover and then down to Cotton, where tibey cros-ed tho roafl for the Willi rig tons. Turning- to the right be-- low tho hall, they ran past t he Ox Pastures over the lower side of the Tc.rporle-y st.cepleoha-re eourac and back to Huxley, where they ehanged on to a froah fox, after hunting for an hour and fifteen iii-iritileg. Among tthose out were (ho Duke of Westmin- ster. Lord Cholmondeley (driving), Lord Inges- tre, Lord Enni.-jkilkn Mr. Hugh Wilbraham, Mr. T. Titislr'y, Major Drury, Mr. Lee Towns- hand, Mr. and Mrs. Litt.ledale, Miss Holland, Mr. John Birkett, Mr. Dickson, Mr. Arthur Brocklohurat, Mr. Haughton, Mr. Georga Wynd- bam, Mr.. Mrs. and Mists Tyror. I BLIECAP.

| LATEST MARKETS & FAIRS (See also Page 5.) CHESTER CATTLE, THURSDAY.—At this fair supplies were about the average, buyers were not so numerous and trade was much quieter. There was no specially strong demand in any class, and prices were unchanged from last week. Prices :—Milch cows, fe 1G to 221: barrens, 1;10 to £ 13 calvers, £ 9 to E14 stirks. £ 5 to E9. CHESTER CHEESE WEDNESDAY.—At this fair there was a large attendance of buyers, and a pitch of So tons. A good clearance was made. Finest lots found a sharp market at price3 from 70s. to 74s-, medium lots being sold at 643. to (j" while lower grades were down to GOs.