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Barnard Castle THE TEBSDALB MBBCURY—WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1910. The Show Day at FIRST SHOW OIF The Urban Counci .MES Cockfield. Horse MaHctrt, NEW AUTUMN MILLINERY, CONTEMPLATED GOVERNMENT SOLB AGENT| VILLACE EXPANSION: ENLARCEMENT INQUIRY. & A. Gill OF THE CHURCH. The ordinary monthly meeting was W, Celebrated Wti NEW AUTUMN COATS AND COSTUMES, Thursday night, under the presidency of y 1 The Antiquities of an Ancient Neighbourhood. Smith, J.P. The whole of the member J officials were present, including Dr. Welt, ,„ AXES in 6,8, and OALA DAY FORTVAST INDUSTRIAL NEW AUTUMN SKIRTS AND BLOUSES. and Messrs W. Emerson, J. G. Hall, M, J rjJ ' from la. per ga POPULATION. J.P., H. Walker, R. Robson, R. Woodh*2l L INDIAN PALE AJ Raine, R. Boardman, R. Wilson, C.JTSI fc?fHarp Label). In (BY OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT). J. I. Dawson (clerk), J. J. Walker The ancient village of Cockfleld stands in a clerk), A. H. Sevier (medical ofhceriTj"! aTTRTON DINNER L ^-7 l Pint Bottles, I somewhat bleak and exposed position, but, ROBERT ORD, BARNARD CASTLE. Stuart (snrveyor), and Vincent Ord (colle, a 7 from its elevation, commands fine views to the "ou>, v BOTTLE, NO south, including a great portion of the park Re-Asaessmsnt of County Property, and woods of Raby. Though the land adjacent The Clerk remarked that he had Wl to the village is not generally adapted for zeal and enthusiasm, the live long day, for the a superior class of animals, and the keenest communication with Mr Adams, bnt h« ated Waters of the agriculture, yet the working of the minerals good of the show. Many and oft were the BA.&3STA.SID CASTLE possible interest was evinced in this depart­ nothing definite to report on the subject! In Syphons and lying beneath the surface gives employment calls made upon Mr Heslop's time and ment of the popular show. Some really good contemplated joint appeal to Quarter Sesi to a busy population, and coal-mining has been endurance, but he was always ready, patient, quality was seen on the show-board, while the on the new basis of assessment fixed by j ant) Provisions, conducted here for more than five hundred forbearing and courteous. Had the early entries totalled about seventy-eight. In tne County Council.—Mr Emerson expressed^ years. hours of the morning been at all favourable SANITARY STEAM LAUNDRY produce tent a striking feature was the fine prise that action had not been taken btj Earthenwi Brief Historical Sketch. there is not the remotest doubt that a record PROPRIETOR - - - A. STEELE) array of sweet peas, while the vegetables newly-formed County Association of B 4ggortment of GC gate would have been established, so intensely were well grown and of good quality. Some Councils. The question of assessment, he* ^CHINA now in Cockfleld township is practically the pro­ popular has the gathering become. It should Is the Only Steam Laundry in Barnard Oastle & District. of the leading butter prizes came into higher was the most important matter that perty of Lord Barnard, who is also lord of the be added that Mr Heslop's efforts were ably Teesdale, and a most encouraging thing about arise during the Dext five-and-twentr JJ manor, and other owners were the Earl of seconded by a capable body of willing High-class Work in all its Branches. this tent were the wild flowers as collected and it had apparently had no consideration/ Strathmore, Mr William Copeland, Mr Walker, assistants. The entries last year numbered and arranged by coming florists and botanists. [JACKS! Mr Robert Alderson, Mr William Summerson 597. This year the figures were 623. Special Attention given to Household Work. Proposed New Sewer in Bridgegatt, and Mr Jeremiah Dixon. The manor of Cock­ The List of Judges. Plans for two new houses in Thongs J l9t PAINTER AND j fleld anciently belonged to the Vavasours, and The Luncheon : Make the Classes Suit Vans Collect and Deliver in Home District. The Judges were: -Cattle and sheep—Mr T. Mr C. Hedley, jnn., and on behalf of M, William Vavasour, in 1375, died seised of the the Stock. Harper, Sedbergh ; Mr T. Peacock, Spanham. Korster and Company, the owners of the ( and General Iron manor, with the advowson of the church, and A public luncheon was provided on the Steam Laundry Works: NEWGATE. BARNARD CASTLE. Agricultural, hackney horses and leaping — fellows' Arms, Bridgegate, showing alter; a certain mine, "Carbonum Maritimorum," in ground by Mrs Thomas and Sons, Redcar. Mr R. C Laws, Hunwick Hall; Mr T. Dawson, raised the whole qnestion of sewering HORSE the same manor. In Bishop Langley's time we There was a large and representative gather­ Gainford. Dales' ponies and black-faced gate, Mr Wilson contending that it was 1 find it possessed by Ralph, Earl of Westmor­ ing. Tho chair was occupied by Mr George sheep—Mr J. J. Dent, Eastgate; Mr W.fai r for tho Council to ask the owners tt] Barnard land, and in 1569 fifteen persons from Cockfield Bell, of the Home Farm, Raby Castle, and he Wearmoutb, Wolsingham. Produce—Mr J. in .pan-closets now and then ask them life followed their lord in the Rising of the North, was supported by Mr Percy Widdas, a vice- W. Smith & Co., Chisholm, Morpeth; Mrs Peacock, Spanham ; convert them to water-closets.—Mr Itary, Water and Ga three of whom died at the hands of the execu­ president of the society, and others. The LOW MILL FOUNDRY, Miss Dargue, Kendal. Dogs—Mr T. Ryder, moved the recommendation of the Works/i tioner, for high treason, after the suppression speeches were brief and to the point. Bishop Auckland. Trotting and scamper mittee that the plan be passed, subject tol Modern Desi| of the revolt. This estate, like the other handicaps—Mr D. Atkinson, Sedbergh. being substituted for water-closets fori Mr Widdas proposed " Success to the Show," BARNARD CASTLE, scent OPS Lights I possessions of the earl, were forfeited to the and remarked that Mr Bell, the chairman, and time being, until the Council's sewer is iJ crown, and in the early part of the reign of Mr Heslop, the secretary, had worked very Manufacturers of Ranges, Ovens, Grates, etc Agricultural Horses. able.—Mr Emerson observed that there | Outdoor Lighti| James I., was granted by the monarch to Henry Sole Makers of the Hot-air Range on an Foal, colt or filly— Peter Bell. Brancepeth ; 2 P Langstalf, certain pressing things which were ne industriously, and tho arrangements, as far as I (nr the Peveril Lidley, of Halden, a knight in the county of he could see, seemed to be perfect. The improved principle (patent). jan, Streatlam West; 3 R Hicks. Woodhouse Close Kami, to be done, but he did not think tho ( Kent. Cockfield Fell is about two miles in Ovens alone if required, all fitted with Steel Bishop Auckland. Yearling, colt or tilij—G Robinson, would be justified in imposing upon the i (ion Rroms, also weather, however, was not perfect, but Kamshaw; 2 .1 N Lamb, Cotherstone; 3 Atkinson Urothe's, otber Cooking S( width from east to west. The village has given neither the chairman or the secretary were Bodies. West Auckland. Two-}eara-old gelding or nlly—T B Earle, generation of ratepayers the whole of tbe« birth to two eminent and ingenious men, George responsible for the weather. He coupled with Also Glendinning and other various makes of Aldbrongb ; 2 Atkinson Brothers ; •'> ti Richanlson, Whorley of the work, which would stand for ever.- Bill, Winston. Gelding or mare, any age—U & Sutherland, Oil Lamps and and Jeremiah Dixon, who, on satisfactory data, the toast the name of Mr Hell. (Applause). Ranges. Morton Tinmouth ; 2 J K and J Turnbull, Wolsingham ; 3 T Dixon moved that this question of 1 . claimed to have been the first to have used The Chairman, who was most cordially Registered Mantels, with or without Tiles, B Earle. Brood mare, with foal at foot or stinted—E 8 loan for the construction of the whole oil kite Rose and other ] coal-gas for illuminating purposes. Mantel Shams, etc. Sutherland; 2 J K and J Turnbull; 3 P Lingstaff. jun. sewer, together with other matters, shouHl received, thanked the company for the way iu Foal, colt or filly V*y Raby Sires—J Thompson, Snotterton pine Paints, Oils a4] Present Day Improvements. which they had received the toast proposed by Hall; 2 Mrs Kitchiug, Denton Grange; 3 K Hodgson, Low considered at the next meeting of the COM I' • Mr Widdas. They wanted, he said, some more Sole Makers of the Patent Washing Lands. —Mr Raine seconded this motion, which) irhangings from Cockfleld is a long scattered village of people with sixpences to help the exchequer, Dales' ponies.—Foal, colt or filly, dam not excerding |X| carried, Mr C. J. Smith withdrawing hit • healthy situation, on the summit of the Fell. Machine. h h— Joseph lihickett, Butterkuowle; 2 M Maughan. Wham; and as long as they made the classes to suit the 3 R Neesharj), High Troucb. Copley. Foal, colt or filly, dam position that the surveyor prepare a plsj. WALE MERCU^ i It has been much improved of late years in its stock of the district so long would the success Wringing Machines, Improved Cheese Presses. exceediug 13§ b h and not exceeding 14$ h h—W Race, Park estimate for constructing the whole of | general architecture, while along the road of the show he assured. (Cheers). Portable Boilers, with either Steel or Villa, Hamsterley ; 2 J W Dent, Stanhope Gate, Middleton.
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