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THE rT.ITHEROE- l]lMES, , FRIDAY,;, JUNE_ CVCLINQ NEWS & GOSSIP.


•22; i ,1 9 ®9 ' the resolution,


S U N I ) A Y C L O S I N G C A M P A I G N .


UNITED MEETING.


' In connection 'with the Clithcroc 'Temperance Council a united temperance incclin" w.as held in die Public Hall on Sunday evening last for the adoption of otherwise of resolutions in favour of Sunday Closing in Monmouthshire, ami the Bill which has for its objective. the Prohibition of the sale pf Intoxicating Liquors to Children under the nge ol i6. There was riot a large number present. The Rev. I '. Gtilpin presided and there were also present on the jilalform the Rev. J. 11 .aggoL Mr- P. II. KielUiiig, Mr. N. Aspden, and Mr. Geo. nargrc.avcs. A t the outset the Chairman npolol gised on behalf of the Revs. Robert Railton. IV. Murray, J. II. Hirst, and L . J. Shackleford,who were all unable to be present, each expressing Ins heartfelt symiiathy with the object for which the meeting was being held. The meeting having been‘ formally opened with


Mr. N. Aspden seconded, and whilst heartily , • . .


.anrccing wiih the object for which the meeting w“as being held ibally thought it was a superlluous piece of business to have to petition for a thing of that sort. He had no .licsilation! whatever m taking up that, position that evening but a .very serious thought came home to him that Uiosc evils a serious thing. There they were met that' even- log ,nnd^ allliotigh Oic announcement bad been made in'all the churches the hall was not half full on ah im'portant' subject like that, and just to be held nt a time when petitions, should go into the House ol Conrmons, so that if they could have any crtcct it must be done then. I t seemed to him it was something out of the ordinary that they should have a meeting to speak on what might .be termed a Home question. There had not been many lately. There had been, however, .any number of meetings both indoor and outdoor in relation to the w.ar which was at present waging in South Africa., (IIc.ar, hear). Meetings could be held on that subject ami packed, every one ol them, why could they not be packed on such an occasion? Again he asked what did the Church


stand for that such a thing was possible? He wns .. -t


hymn nnd prayer, the C>>a>r>"n'' offered a few re­ marks, in the course ol which he said he could not sec how it was jicoplc remained so quiet with reference to the drink question. IVc were suffer­ ing from its ellects continually, .and he could not understand why something was not done, or why some effort was not pul forward. Most temperance pcoi>lc were in favour of general Sunday Closing but this could not be obtained in n wholesale man­ ner. lYc should not get Sunday-closing for the whole of England before we got it for Monmouth­ shire. No individual, ami no family, knew what might happen to the home because ol these houses being open. Every nation, more or less, realised the danger ot this evil, and we as the English people, if we spoke truly had to confess lliat this


was our greatest e v i l; an evil which in its crtccts and consequences was greater than the evils of war, famine, |)eslilcncc, nml plague combined, .and which man himself could stop w*as he so iuc nice, All it needed was a removal of the tcmplalion. The peo|ile could not resist temptation ami when we jiraycd as we did every Sumlay, “ Lead ns not into icmplatioii ” we must see onr inconsistency,


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and this he urged ought by all means to on to sterner effort. With regard to the Clnld- ren’s Bill. IVlio could not vote lor that? Many people, and many good iicojilc too, partook of what was termed “ the dinner beer,” but he hoped that in order to obtain such they would not com­ pel the children to fetch it for tlicm, and thus expose them to all the dangers which was attached Ol the public house. I f people could not make


was indeed a serious matter, vxr.,_.


upon the Kcv. J. ^Vnggol to „ . . .


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little sacrifice tor the sake of their children it He then called


make .T resolution. The Rev. Mr. Waggot then moved the rcsolti- “ That as the Sunday-Closing of Piihlic-


llouscs has proved of so great an advantage to Scotland, Ireland, and 5Vales, by lessening Disorder, Drimkcnncss, nmd Crime, am. as both ReiKirts issne.l by the Royal Commission on the Eiccnsilig Laws recommend that simi­ lar Legislation should be given to Monmouth- >iK'irc, thi.s 51ceting earnestly requests Her Majesty’s Government to do all in their power to facilitate the p.assing ihroiigli Committee, and calls upon a.ll Membeus of Tarliamenl to support Mr. Spicer's Bill, xvhicli was rcail a second time on M>h -March, in all subsequent


sUges. “ And further llmt the Chairman be re­


quested, in the name of the Meeting, to sign a Petition to Parliament in the interests of the Bill, for jircsentation to the House of


Commons.** That question was a very important said


the sjicaker, and one that dcejily concerned every­ one. He siqiposed it had met with great opposi­ tion and the oi»posilioii woiiid run in the shajic of a protest tliat Ihev were intertcring with the liber­ ty of the in.lividual. They were men of liberty and it was held that if we pressed tliis .piestion too far we shouM interfere, according to them, with the freedom ot the individual. Such an ex­ cuse would be all right if tlic question was an indivi.lual one but if it " a s a social one u was another thing nllogctlicr. It .lid not clTect this or that in.livi.lnal only, but the wliolc nation, nnd seeing that that was the case they, as Teinpcr.ancc J.coplc, claimed to have a voice in the matter, an evil which was present thrmighoul the National life. There was not a family, however sober, that was free from the biir.len of driiiikenncss. Each ha.l 1.1 pay its share ami that in the shape of rales and taxes for the accomodation of criminals, pan- and lunatics, that stron;


pe drink had ina.lc.


l ie would go in strongly for the |inssing ol the MonmoiilhsUire Bill simply because they had got it in Wales. He knew something about the advan­ tages of .Sunday-Closiivg in Wales and it scctncil very inconsistent to him for Welsh counties, some ot which were far more English than Welsh, to have Sunday-Closing, and yet Monmoiitlisliirc, which was far more Welsh than Isnglish, to go withonl it. The people ot Wales could easily' cross over the border and thus legally partake of as much think as they .liked. An.l so it was with all the counties bordering on Wales. IVhcu Sun. ilav-ciosing was pronounced in Moniiioiitlishire pcriiaps a few of the Welsh and Monmouth people would cross over into an adjoining cmmlj and thus escape the rigour of the la«, but to gam .1 coiiiily at a lime was good jirogress, and if they could not have it wholesale they would have it Jiiecc by piece. Then there was the question m whose interest were the |mbhc houses ojicii on the Stiiidiy? It was eerlamly not 111 the micrcsl of the Jieople, but those ivlio were engaged m the trade. He had the greatest pleasure in moung


inoiithshirc but in every shire, though he was one also who was willing to take the thing piecemeal, and thus would also come victory. H e felt it w.-ts high lime that matter was taken more to heart. He would never forget the result of the last Muni­ cipal election tor. that was fought la-gcly on the local option. He regarded such things as the in- dicators of the state and society, and he confessed he was very much surprised with the result, as indeed was everyone to whom he had spoken on the matter, to find that tlic drink interest had taken such ti power over the people..


favour of [Sunday-Closing not only in Mon- - * .


sI.A.wtIi lir* wnK Otic


Mr P. II. Fielding then moved “ That this Public Meeting of the inliaht-


tants of Clilheroc held on June lyll'i deeply impressed with the evils .arising from


the practice of permitting Children to he, served with Intoxicating Liquors, earnestly Ills


prohibiting


appeals to facilitate the passing into such sale to any under sixteen


to Her Majesty’s Covcrnmciit to Law of tl»c Bill


years of age,” “ And also that the Chairman ot tins meet­


ing sign a Petition in its name in support of such a Bill, for. presentation to Parliament. Stamlilio as we were on the threshold of the aoth


century, s^aid the speaker, with the boasted 19th with all its mqrkcd progress and civilisation be- hind us, it did seem a mockery that it should be nccessarv tor a meeting to be held for the object slated in that resolution. They had no selfish motive or selfish ends in the course they were taking. The Bill would not cllccl the children of any gathered there th.at night, for thcy:lovcd them too much to send them into ^ places ot danger, especially when that danger was one to their moral character. Whose children would it effect? Such a question brought before his eyes a heart-break­ ing picture, for it brought , before him tens of thousands of children in this glorious land of.ours


febosc parents were unworthy of the name. It was for the benefit ot those children they were


plc.iding that night, and benefiting those children meant the benefiting of the nation. Thus it be­ came at once a national question, for the existence of this niighly empire did not ilcpend upon our piiysical force nor even upon our Na\*y, but upon the character of its manhood. (Hear, hear). Tlic secret of England’s greatness was not in her guns but the char.acter of her jmanhood, ami the kc\, so the Queen had slatc.l, was the Bible. The question before them that night jWas a moral qucs- tion. If they wished the Empire to expand and Gwl’s blessing to rest upon it then he would ask them to siipiiurt tlie resolution before the meeting. Mr. Geo. Hargreaves, brictly seconded the reso- lution, and the resolutions on being put were both


jiasscd with unanimity. collection was taken on behalf of expenses,


ntler which the meeting was closed with hymn and prayer.


- BAPTIST CHAPEL ANXIYEDSADT Tl»o in tlid Piiblio JIall last Suinlay, and


icwlobrated llicir nmii\'Cn>nr3* fav-


ourod with very jfood attriidanccs. There are always two fkratmos about ilic Baptist Aiiniver, HUiy i\-orthy of notoiuio i.s t l ia tau exceptionally fc'ood pieaohtT is sccurotl, nml the other tint the sin^rin^ is always of tho hitfhost possible order. The Bov. S. Hirst.


B.D., of


ton who jirciichefl inorninfi' land ovoning- was no exception to the rule; and his address in the riftornoon to iho pai^cnts, fio«ach\rns, nml scholars was above par. la the oveniug tho


rev. K^ntlcinau spoko c?i)ccinlly to tho young lucn, ami took for Iiis subject "Biwxciion 'sUic better partj of valour.”


'Plio prcttchcr urged


liis hearers to discrcUoii nnd laid givat emphasis on character.. He said the quality of a nation did not depend on tlik? Army or the Navy as many people liold to-tlay.. but upou its manhood.


Special music was rciulorod throughout the


daj' by the choir under tho leadership of 3lr. It. Btigdale, and too great praiso cannot


bo given to Mr. Btigdalc for its cxcollonee. Not only W.T9 tlio tiiiij^ing of the choir up to per­ fection, but the -scholarB in tho afternoon ex-, colled tliemsolvcs. I t i.s worthy of note that nt tho close of the evening servise the prcaoncr paid a Iribulo to tho singing as a whole, and also lo tho energy and cnihuiasm displayed by Mr. Btigdulo as (xmductor. Tlic morning nnthoni was Boebuc'k “ Tlio earth is tho Loixl’s.” In the afternoon, ^liss Slater rcu- dcrcil 7lio solo *'Tho ilawn of rodomption” aiuL the anthom was ** Como Christian youths and meudons,” A< ihn yiwcfinng noi>'ict% i lis9 Blctchor gavo n neat intorprotatiou of tho solo which goefi along with tho anthem, ” Oh. for a olosor walk with God.” and Syikuham’s niithoin -■ ^•flrcatV IS Tlio I#onl” wns also ilMidcrt^d. Tho collections,, which oinouniotl to .ClC 7s- wore XI lU, m advuucc of la^:t ycai.


Althongh tho free wheel appeals so stroiigly to


the nmlo cyclist, it shonld oiipeal still more strongly lo ladies, and that such is evidently tho case is borne out hv the nninhor of lady cyclists one now sees riding machines so fitted. Some objections have licon raised to tho freo wheel hccansoof thoimgnmly position of a man's foot when nt rest upon tho iiednls. Tills is surolv a fault discovered by a iivpereriticnl oh,«orver. hut oven granting that it is a'drawhack so tar as tho male ruler is concerned, it does not at all apply to tho lady cyclist, who when cveling on n freo wheel nmclmio is tho acme of grace Not only this, hut she is mneli freer from m ohahlc accident than, with ordiimry fixed cranks. One has often full a shudder when soemg a lady coasting down a hill, with the pedals threatening nt every revolution to gel eanght up with some part of the hem ot the dross. Tho freo wheel entirely does iiwny with nn.y such danger, and is thus


dosotvedly popular with latl)' riders.


That is, only a little a little soap ;


no less certain amount of allowanoo


than from aotiml convemonco or ' ’o.co^s'ty • but nmu iiu motor scrvico covers a route not


sooing present tram servico it is pretty


well snro to recoivo sustained support. Tlio, com- nanV I'AB t"-o reserved ears for pleasure purposes, and altogotbor should do well.


past few weeks, 1ms been particnlarly success ul Fn reducing tho classic raiddlo-aistanoo records, including all world’s bests from 10 miles to CO, is nf conrFe iiow regarded as a very dangerous opfio-


51 Batigo, tho Fronoh crack who, daring the


Peiit for the world’s middlc-distanco Tt is not very often that a rider can boast of hold • n Itm hour 50 and 100 miles world’s records at the same time ; but Baugo can, and on his Dunlop tvrod mount with good pacing on a favonrablo day


there is but little doubt that be will put 10miles tnsido the hour; for if n man can ride 39


miloV 1,111 yards in CO minntos on a crowded nillL » , •?, ___,i,i al,,,, AllsAr fn<


traoir sitroly'ho can add the other few yards to ms performontio with tho trock to himself.


The tenth annual Bordeaux to Paris road rtmo was decided over the tistml co'>rso on Saturday and


Stint av .luno 0th and 10th ; nnd despite the re- f.Frn to the old-fashioned stylo of paemg by sing 0 bievoles much interest was centred in the raOT. the on-lookers being particularly suited by the ohango ns they were able to follow and view the various competitors more closely.


’Thoro is not mnch


chance of viewing the rncors when they nro tucked in behind largo road cars travollmg from twenty to thirty miles an hour, so ns far as tho notnnl racing wns concerned more intorostmg results wore ob­ tained through relurmng to the old fo r a of single imoiiiC. The winner famed up m J. Fisohcr, the Germau crack, who eovcre.l the 691 kilometres m Ol hours 58 mins., tbits reducing the single paced Record by nearly tour boms.


One would have thought that with the many daiver boards which liiivo been erected by the


N C'Yl and C.T.C., especially on tlio well-known ro'adsnround London, accidents caused by maclmicB


running away With their riders downhill would bo almost unheard of evenUs. Of course when acei- deiits do occur there nro often good oxciiscs, hut.m tho following case tho extenuation does not appear


to apply.


that at tho top of Anorloy IliU, a 'Voll;k«own spot iust outside London, there is an


Tho circumstances of the latest accident reveal danger


board. The hill itself is a dangerous lull, aiid many riders in the descent tind it is too steep for them to get down in safety, even with a brake on, and have taken a turning to the left m order to, as t)»cv think, got on to a safe gradient. >.ow, the danger board in question distinctly warns cyclists not to take this turning, beennso ns a matter of fact, although apparently safe, it is in itself quite ns dangerous as, if not more so, than the direct road. Tho declivity is bad, whilst at tho end is a railw.ay station and a row of shops standing at exact right angles across tho road.


ITenrvKnstwood, who. since bo resides at adjacent


Dulwich should be aware of tho danger lost con­ trol of his machine on tho Ancrlcy Uill, and did what HO many before him have done, ic took the llrsl turning to tho left, with the result that the machine got thoroughly out of hand, ho charged


on to tile kerb—was violently thrown on to his head nicked up unconscious, and hail to be con^ voved homo in a cab. Fortunately tho accident is


without fatal results, but it should surely act as a serious warning to that section of cyclists who are verv mtioh given now-a-daye to consistently dis­


regard caution and dungor boards. 3fr C. Wheelwright, of


writes'as f o l l o w s M y colleague ‘ Itinerant* has ridden his motor trioycle. fitted with Dunlop tyres, adistiuico of more than six thousand iniles, and I believe I am correct in saying that he has not NDcat a single penny on them smeo ho first lm<l tho machino, and they do not show any apprecia­


ble Bigns of wear.” l^roc-whccl contests look liko becoming recog­


nized items on our Bi>ortH programmes. On several occiwions the events have proved diatmctlv interesting, not onlv from a competitive ixnnt of view but sliowing as they do to what long dis­ tances machines will run, even on level surfaccii, with tho aid of the device which is now so popular. At a cycling tournament held at Birmingham a few weeka aao, tliowinnerof a trco-wheolaoutest


covorctl no leaa titan t3b yards. Tito motliod bv which these races are run is ns


follows •—The coinpctilors have a certain short dis­ tance allotted in which they can pedal, but as soon as thev roach the starting lino all work ls to ceaio, and tliov nro thenceforward not to a,ssist the nmehino' in any way whatever. I t will he satis- factory if this class of contc.st continues to he (avottrahly received, hcc.niso EiiRlish sjtorts pro­ moters are i>ow-a-days sadly at their wits oiid to know what to do in order to attract gates.


and nothing more.


This Simple Way Makes Washing Play.


Soiipinakers to the Qiueit.


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Port Suulight. Cheshire. Al tub, a little water, and And Nothing More,


No nostrums, overtime;


boiling, no soda, no powders, no no scrubbing, no labour, and no


only clear water. Mt-, I'|¥-'= S


a n n u a l o u t in g O F TH E


ST. M A BY ’S U- 1 S’ A DEL IGHT FUL JAU N T .


The annual outing ot the memben of the St. The destination was Shaidhurn, vi.s -


lic.ans and tradesmen", whilst John dcllgfilcil ;sVt j.; at the throne of Gr.acc, Willi.aia preferrH ts r,-. ship at the sliiine of B.iccluis, the caj oi it g b e in g 'th a t the Quaker figured ia the Hc-,ae Commons whilst imor IVilliam figiirc.1 in thtl:-.ts tv


of the Cltthcroc Union. There pa-sscil away within the l.rit tao or tht: years two brothers who resiilcd .it Nntl.-ia, r.:ca;


5 Iary's M.I.S. look place on 'saturdny last, and Joseph Hodgson and ..........


Whitcwcll, and the p.arly made uji of 33 individ- luals left the School ,in .two of Mr. Garlick’s


wag'nineties, about ttvo o’clock, the drivers being Mr.^Wm. Smith .and Mr. Wm. Marslond. -Mr. Althain, ornithologist, of B.oshidl Eaves, accoin-


panicil the party. The route lav by Bnshall Faves, Cow .\rk, ami


Mitiaic I.ccs, to WKitcwcll, the sccncn* cn route being such as to call forth frequent comment. Large quantities of hawthomc were noticed a* nlao frequent .bunches of chestnut nnd other blooms. Arriving at ^VhitcweU about three quarters of an hour was spent here viewing the most interesting sights nnd objects, and having again taken pos^cssion of the vehicles the next stop was Dunsop. Here the members were allow­ ed to view Townely Chajicl, which highly delight­ ed many of the party. Once more moving on, Knowlmerc Manor was the next interesting spot calling for ulicntion, and the vehicles being left l>chind, Mrs. William Teel most kindly escorted


^eic. Having accorded .Mrs. Peel ,the hearty thunks of the members for her kindness, Knowl- mere was left in the rear, Newton being rc.acbcd shortly before siv o’clock.- Here the party spent an interesting qii.artcr of an hour ins]>ccting Mr. Thistlcthwaitc's small but splendid collection of living foreign birds, the collection inclii<ling cock- alooa, macaws, love binU, and other minor species. His aquariums, which were well-stocked with gold fish and other interesting sj<cics, were .also viewed. The Quakers* Chaj^el was then adjourned to .and on inspection the members were gratified to fin 1 on a form in the gallery, evidently executed with :i small knife ,lhc letters


” J. B . iSj6,” Mr. S. Clarke, the senior secretary, was at


7*his juncture preptcrod 'to trclatc an Jnlcrcsttng sketch of John Bright, the Illustrious scholar whoso inliiali wc have just quoted, but time being fully spent, he suggested that the information enabled to publish the brief sketch which is in be suspended. Wc arc, however, enabled lo publish ihc brief sketch which is in the follow­ ing terms; *‘ John Bright w.as born at Grccnbank, Hoch-


tlale, on i6tU iNovcml>cr, iS n . His father, Jacob Bright, was desccnclcil from a Wiltshire family, who settled in the 17th Century in the neighbourhood of the village of Lyncham, in the County of Wiltshire. He was sent early to the Boarding School of Mr. William LiUlcwoorl, of Townhead, Koclulalc. Jlc was a clever though not a precocious boy.


was (H lions. f lo u red with lilcasanl meteorologic.-il con-' were fellow scholars of John Bright nr.d trjopi


the privilege owing in the town and township of .Newton were eili’-X |


to free education. In February, iSi7, when John Bnglil w;i irt


over 15 years of .age he finally left i:hool aed turned to business. His time prUy ct?:!t divided bclnxcn business and study. He r.na'fd his father in the business of his


cur.'jhc;:i-


ics ami in his leisure read and keealy rcliAd _ numerous volumes. loiter in life he derated h.=*


; self to a stmly of I’octry, English Uwer;. -rd ^


English Politics. He W.as not only n brilliant orator but a statesman, and best of all a true Christ'm ..


whom we could truly s a y : “ I venemte the man whose heart is warn, \Sliosc conscience and whose life, (Coincident, exhibit luciil prftof


That he is honest in the sacred cati^e." His start in life was humble but be d..' f i |


despise the d.ay of .small things. He auy a i • j Iv remembered those who had been his ..vs.-* t


ibc company through the ground.s, summer houses, in his humbler walks of life even when lu t'


cd 10 hU grcalcst eminence. In anticipation of the General nicctiun i-u''* .


the Liljcr.aU sought Rd. Fort, Liq., of L ..... 1 | 05 .a candiilaie but he being then hc.iura ) y ^ of age it was feared bis youth mouM 1 . prospects of success.


The then


of the Liberal Club (.Mr. Jus. Robinvui. hinds) wrote John Bright desiring hu <t ujicn a candidate of sucli un .age. J''ka h.*;-- replied in the following terms:


Birminghan:, March


vanced in years, if he were 34


Dc.ar Sir.— IE your candid.atc «Trc hu r- 44


or jq years of age, your opintncnls wr>' cover fault in him. E\Try day -La- over him he will improve, if age ''*** ncctls to make him accept.iblc to


stitucncy. It i i well for young men the Hou-ic of Commons; they gam and make the most useful nieuibcis ai


a«lvancc tn life. I have rc.atl Mr. Fort's ‘■ jx-rch


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fortunate if they entrust their party rt'pu Qtion lo him, and I hope most sincere \ before next week is over he may be rcr>^


for CUdicroc The future i.s for the young; let *he ynt^»


step into their heritage of duty ;uid " lo their country.”


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nearly it years oM, he was sent to the Friends* Scliool at .-\ckworth where he rcmainc<l about a year. The next three years he- attended the Fricmls* School in York, and for a year and a half subsc(]ueiuly a school at Newton in BowLxnd, and in the pleasing scenery and tranquil sur­ roundings of that neighbourhood he seems lo have spent a very happy perioil of his life. It has been s.aid that whilst at Newton he only learned two things— lo fish and to swear: but wc prefer to take this cum grano salis. The pcojilc of Bowlaml prefer to Isay that during his school days at Ncwion he Ic.^rncd to fish, cat o;it- cake, and storm w.isp nests.’* Many Clitheroii- ians will remember the fact that William Whit­ taker (who at one time resided with his father ul tlie Olil Black Bull, Castle Street) wns sent to Nunvton School, ami was a colleague of John Bright. iTc (Mr. Clarke) remembered hearing Mr. Whittaker say that John Bright and he had slept together, and that John d»l not like .William for a hc<l-fcllo\v for he got the least clothes, William being a much taller boy. The career of these two lads v.aslly differed, for


whilst one was attending lo the affairs of the 6tatC| the other was


sign boards for pub* . I am vciv truly yours John Bright. Whilst the nation would have gladly


remains with the illustrious dead in Abbey, goo*l John Bright h.ad no surh He dcsiretl to be amongst the humble dci’V


ones and like the [talriarch Abraham, the Ghost and died in a good old age, an ol ^ and full of years; and w.as gathcrcii to his pei 1 ^ ^ Shortly after 6-0 Newton was left bchinl ar^


Slaidburn reached about 6-30. Here the s.at down to an excellent knife .and fork sprtu the Black Bull preparcil by Mr. TiHiikius • pic justice was done to the rcp.a>t .and at the


host ami hostess on the projKisuion <u • . . the njo the country' districts or in the village.


elusion a hc;ulv vote of thunks wns acconlcdtni •


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Green, seconded by Mr. C. Norcross, 'Ibe nie themselves either


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the country or a stroll about the tliurth un ^ village. .\ ihoroughlv cnjovablc tunc w ^ the Tcltirn journey which was by Cop) Nook


.accomplished about ti-15. Votes of thanks averc also due and tem'etri


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