6 THE TEESDALE MERCURY Wednesday, 11th May, 1983. f LANDS i ART 1 WOMEN’S INSTITUTES T he monthly meeting was held WEALTHY SQUIRE OF STATELY OLD arrangements were made for the in the village hall, presided over ON S t Our 67th birthday was celebrated outing, mystery trip, -farm walk by Miss I. Parr. Mrs D. Aldereon, when 47 members and guests had and money making effort, and also secretary, read the county letter AM a most enjoyable evening. Before for the group meeting to be held HALL GAMBLED AWAY HIS FORTUNE and business was discussed. A special t the festivities there was a short at Cotherstone. One new member, Mrs R. 80th birthday) business meeting. The supper of home-made meat Johnson, was welcomed. Miss Parr Collections I To many people, Larting­ •the Hall was that of the prodigal It was announced that Mrs Bessie Some of the intriguing men who have been masters of pies and peas with -trifle to follow introduced (Mrs M. Winley, of The IV ton Hall is associated with I son. Rhodes was to be (trie delegate for Hall in the past and are described here by was next on the agenda, and after , who showed some The fund i the Field family who The Durham Chronicle wrote: Cotheretone and ait the Robin Rackham, the present owner, who has been all the good food everyone manag­ colourful slides of a touring hol­ the museum’s purchased it and its estates “On Saturday Jast, the family of A.G.M. in London. Members were ed to enjoy the programme of iday spent in Norway, only did it j researching the history of the building. Henry Witham, Esq., who had pleased to learn that the parish in 1917. But it was the seat games which followed. Winners of the competition for it came the been, for some years, absent from council had voted to be instru­ for nearly 300 years of one prettiest jam, dish were: 1, -Mrs R. (be most In High Sheriff of Northumberland top but received no reply. He later has seat a t Lartington, returned mental in entering the tidy village Mrs Nan Hamilton won the com­ of the north’s most colour­ Johnson; 2, M rs F. Watson; 3, iuential art i and was appointed representative was to comment: “The mission at to their residence. This event had competition next year. petition for a baby’s knitted gar­ ful Catholic families. Mrs E. Gibbon. Other prize­ The fund’ to the Holy See in Rome. Hardwick has been from time to long been looked forward to with The drama group was congratu­ ment. The next meeting will be winners were M rs J. Hodgson and operation T h e M akes, Si lvex tops and Harry, by contrast, was the time immemorial and Harry anxiety by -the inhabitants of Bar­ lated on their performance at the on 26th May when Mrs S. Tock Mrs C. Sanderson. Velasquez’ fa Withams were really one family. black sheep of the family although Witham*s extravagances forced him nard Castle and neighbourhood, festival at , and further wild be talking about crafts. Miss Parr read a report of the j s The Rok The name was to change as there he enjoyed immense popularity to sell it to Lord . by whom the family had been held spring council meeting at Spenny­ I National Ga were no male heirs, and much with the public. Lt was said that “George Silvertop, Harry’s in great esteem and regard. Their lived in 77 yards: nearly 1,500 -in No record exists of the cost of moor. The report had been written takes its uami wealth was brought into (the family he was distinguished for his kind brother, had the management but reception, -their ‘Welcome Home’ 360 tenements sharing 33 privies. building at L&rtdngton, but it must by Mrs M. Graham, who had which had be by marriage settlements. and generous spirit and active made no provision to continue the on this occasion, must hav