Cheshire Observer

All the First Prize Dairies, including the I Duke of Westminster's Special Prize of a Silver Cup, value £ 10. 10s., for the best Exhibit- in the Son and Clemence. Cheesemongers and Family Show, wore purchased by Messrs. Thompson, Provision Merohants, 10, North gate-street; John Griffiths, 17, Eastgato-streot; 16, Foregate-street, and Met Hall, Chester.

CHEESE SHOW AT AUDLEM. x ——— T The 26th annual show at Audlem was held on Thursday in glorious weather, the entries, which numbered 1.600, being a lecord. There was also a record attendance of the public. The principal winners in The cheese classes were:—Three coloured cheese, any weight: 1 and championship cup, J. E. Jones, Taipotiey 2, W. Moo-e, Cheek ley; 3, J. Bourne, Hack Green. Three white cheese: 1 and rtsene for the championship, J. Bourne 2, C. W7. Arrow- smith, Adderley; 3, C. K Parion, Haughton. j Three coloured cheese, under 40lb. 1, J. Williams, lloilins Green; 2, J. West, Ha ugh- { ton; 3, Airs. Robinsen, Malpas. Thiee white | cheese, under 401b.: 1, J. Williams; 2, C. j Arrowsmith 3, J. Bourue% Three coloured chees >, any weight: 1, J. Coo me r, Bai bridge, Nantwieh 2, F. Huntbach, Buileydam 3, T. W. Nunnerley, Audlem. Three white cheese: 1. W. Mottram; 2. J. Glover; 3, Airs. Sumner, .Whitmore, Staffordshire. In the open horticultural section the chief winners were Air. J. W. Churton. Whitchurch; Mf. 1L J. Dobscn, Nantwieh; Air. W. Stubbs, Stapcley; Mr. W. L. Chew, llaukoiow Hall; Air. P. Aleakin, Willaston; and Mr. J. Greaves, Cor- brcok.

RIFLE COMPETITIONS. _i_ y A series of competitions in rifle shooting i promoted by tho Welsh Rifle Association was he.d 011 Wednesday on tlH- splendidly-equipped range belonging Î,<) the Corporation Qf (;1:W<1Y. Th, meeting th. second annual tournament promoted by the association. The object of the promote!s is the obvious one of increasing j the skill of Welshmen in the use of the r.He ¡wJ renewing to Wales that rejmtai ion ;n the use of the arm of tin; period which us. d to belong to the bowmen of Gwent. Among ihe vise pres'dents are the Duke of Wcsfniinsier and M a jo r-Genera I Sir Francs Howard. In prizes. Col -Serjeant T. n, Griffiths, of the 2nd V.B. Koyat Welch Fusiliers, gained 28 points, while Col.-Sergeant. F. Chantry. of the same tegiment, headed the list for the special pr:z"s in the same competition with a score of 88. Private C. K Dejyney, of the Denbigh- shire Imperial Yeomanry, was also successful in several competitions.—The annual prize- shooting (?mptt?iona o! th? Fiint CVjmpany of the 2nd V.B. Royal Welch Fusiliers 011 the Pcotre R.?!?e ")Mplet,?(i crt ?).?day. Tho principal prizewinners were :Piivate W. Hayes, j 35; Col.-Sergeant Davies, Private, R. \V. Hughes, Seigoant Balsdon, and Private A. F. Hughes, each 34; Private Gloving 33; Corpl. Roberts, Private; T. Roberts. Sergeant. Carr, and Corporal C. Roberts, each 31; Private Owens. 30; Sergeant Taylor. 29 points. On Thursday the shooting for the Williams Bulkeley cup took place. The competition was won by Sergeant John Jones, 3rd R.W.F. with 59 points; Sergeant J. H. Coveiiey, of the same battalion, being second with 51 points. Sergeant-Iivsti uctor F. Ruscoe, of the 2nd R.W.F, was sixth with 31 points, and Ser" geant ji S. of Tile I.Y., WILS | tenth with 27 points. Tho snapshotting com- petition was won by Colour-Sergeant E. Price, 3rd Welsh Regiment, with 17 points. Other | prize-winners were Bugler G. C. Owen, 3rd R.W.F., fifth with 15 points; Sergeant, J. j Coverley, 3'd It W.F., sixth with 15 points; Squadron S. M. Williams, Denbighshire r. Y., eighth with 15 points; and Sergeant J Jones, ?er,? ,eant J. J?,?ries, 3rd R. W.F.. tenth with 14 points. Among those who qualified for the second stage of the competition for the Welsh cham- pionship were the following —Sei geant J. Bailey. 2nd R.W.F., 94 points; Serge a.nt-In- striK-tor J. R Cox. 3rd R. W.F., 93 [mints; and Sergeant J. Coverley, 3rd R.W.F., 93 points.

AUCTION" SALES. 4. SALE OF CHESTER PROPERTIES. On Saturday Messrs. Cwnnah and Roberts sold ar the Blossoms Hotel, the dwelling-houoo No. la, St. James-street, Newtown, known as the" e ptoll Dairy," t,) in-fr. R. H. Lanee'.ey for £ o!)5,. and the cottages Nos. I and Lyon-street, to Air. Geo- Parker for £ 215. Air. E. Brassey acted as vendor's solicitor. CATTLE MART. Owing to the corn harvest, Mess;s. W. H. Nightingale arid Sou were favoured oh TVesdav with only a moderate supply of fat and store stork, and high priccs we're- re-nii.wl. The entry comprised 136 calves. 320 pigs, 67 head of cattle, and a. small entry of sheep and lambs. The highest- cattle prioes Air. C. New- port, ca'ving cow, £ 21. 12s. cel. Mr. Jno. Thomas, ca'ving cow. £19. 123 6d Mr. JtJO. Atkin, ea.lving cow, £ 19. 2s. 6d. Fat oattlo prices were: Mr. Edw. Cooksori. to £ 16. 7s. 6d. Air. Willis, four at £ 52. 12s. 6d. Air. Eilams. two at £ 24. 17s. 6d. Air. Edwards, to £ 15. 5s. Air. Ash-ton, bull, £ 16. 5s. Air. John- son, to £17. 12s. 6d. Air. Price, to £ 14. 2s. 6d. «"te. Eat pigs were making fully lis per score, and f iores were much in demand Mr. Johnson j (W'iexhani-road), nine pigs :\1". Ed- wards. four at £22; -Mi-. to £6. 5s. oa-oh Air. Reeves, FOW. E7. Is. Air. Phillips, two i,t. ;Cll. 17s. Mr. Won all, two a t Elo. 14s Air. Pickering, six at £ 29. 9s. Air. Miller, three at. £19. 17s.; Mr. W. Toft., five at £2D Is etc-. Tho sheep and lamb 1[.:t.J., was excep tioually dear, the d-rnand greatly exceed-ng the sujoly. PROPERTY AT MOLD At the Black Lion Hotel, recently, Mr. T. S. Adams had a sale of extensive and valuable pro- perties. wliioh comprised 16 !ois. and the attemb anee was a record oita For a faiiii near known as Broncoed Ucrha, of 97 a.oro.s. sp'rited competition between two local gentlemen taused the b'dding to go up to £ 3,100. at which sum the lot was withdrawn. The lot. was aftorwaids cold to Mr. E. H. Wain for the sum of £ 3.300 A compact holding of 16 acres in exlient called Brynffyrinon, Cilee-n, was withdrawn at £ 375. This wa rdferwaHki sold, however, to Mr. Bryaa Cooke, of Kimbo ton, tit £ 400. A small cottage at Loeswood realised £ 65. For nine acres of iirid, u.sed by the Buckley Ciieket Club, £ 700 wa-s given by Nllr Theutns Davies. grocer, of f,a.n&-end, Buckley. Two roadside oo(t.a.ge-s and oroft. at P>annel, Penymynydd. wore purchased' at £ 265 by Messrs. Barker and Roger- f-o-n, solicitors., Chester. A dwelling-house at Penymynydd was knocked down at E220 to Mr Tit stone. A freehold farm, situate at Tryddyn, called Tynyworn, comprising J3 acrca, wa.s I ,it Lv Air. Jas. Jones, of Tryddyn, for I £ 1.500. and he also bec-ime the ownor of a piece of meadow land three acres In extent., for B151. and two further lots were secured by Air. Simon Jones, of Tryddyn. for J656. a,t i d Airs. Morris.

GOVEPNMKNT DIJTV ON TEA RUDUCKD ID. PYP. IVCSII DEDUCTION OF 2D PER POUND rw AU. FKIOFS OF HORNIM:AN'S PURE TEA. (No RBDUCTION 1:<1 QUALITY.) by:-Chester: W. Alun Davies, 10, Oommonhall strett (wholesale agent); Co-operative Society; Cryer, 25, Christleton- road; Holborn Hestaurant., 29. Poregate street. Neston; Lee. Little Satton: Swindells. Khuddlan R berts, grocer. Rromborough fool: Co-op. Society. STotd Junction: Co-op. Society. Wrezharo Pel ton. Winsford: Wbitehead. Tattenhall: Jackson, Grocer. Flint: Toppiug, chemist. CHESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.— The Champion Prize Checoe and most of the First Prize Dairies, including the Duke of Westminster's Special Pr;zc of a Silver Cup for the best. Cheese in the Show, were purchased by MN,gr8. Thompson, Son &Cler:wnce, Cheesefactors and Provision Merchants. 10 Northgate-street, 17, Eastgate-street, 16, Foregrite-street, and 1, Market Hall, Chester. CHESHIRE CHEESE.—We notice the premier dairies exhibikd at the Cheshire Agri- cultural Show, held on the Rcodee '-1 Wednes- day. were purchased by the enterprising firm of Messrs. Thompson, Son and C:en1"ncc. the leading cheese factors and Plovision merchants of this city. Their purchases included the cheese that was awarded the silver cup, pre- sented by the Duke of Westminster for the best exhibit in the show. We be 1 eve t hese cheese are now on sale at Alessrs. Thompson, Son and Clcm-ence's various establishments, and are being sold at the popular prices of best cheese. MAZAWATTEE TEA MAZAWATTEE TEA MAZAWATTEE TEA MAZAWATTEE TEA Recalls the delicious II Teas of 30 years ago. Sold by all Grocers.

 JOTTI)-'(-,S. 11 i tOCAL GOV!R JOTTINGS. I According to a report just issued, London's riett indebtedness amounts to £ 44,620,266. The recopts of the London County Council during ihe year amounted to £ 15.216,749, and the ex- pendtinre to £ 15,771,397, education alone costing £4,S83S8. A well-stocked aviary, the gift of COllncilJor .T. Cooke to the St. J1<:],'u'¡j Corporation, has been formally handed over to the Mayor (Air. II. j Mar.in) on behalf of riie town. The aviary is Mtuated in Taylor Park. and is stocked with about, 150 birds., carefully selected for variety and beauty of plumage. Two Leicester residents have bren fined, ore for striking aaii "ic ir,,in car. and the other for taking hold of an electric car j while cycling behind It. i T I I?ed to :?v-3 afor Bude school aUend. anee being only 84 per cent., the atteftdancc officer said it was on account of golfing. Parents told him that ihoy cud not mind paying u line if their boys could earn 2s. 6d. a day for acting as caddies. The Festiniog Town Courted, at their late sitting, resolved to put in force a rule that scholars whose parents were in receipt, of in f D ¡ J b l' comes of £ 100 a year should not be eligible for .scholarships. From the half-yearly statement of pauper Jem | for January 1st, 1906, it, appears that the num- bnr of persons in receipt of poor law rdid in | England and Wales at. that date was 926,741. The number of paupers in tho country (excluding insane and casual paupers) was 802.068, total insane 108,629, and total casuals 16,823. The j report stales (,¡);¡t, the 1) am b. '1' of persons III receipt, of poor relief was comparatively high throughout the year l')05. but shewed some len- iency to decrease towards tho end of the year. 'J'; it- Barrow Iioard of Guardians bad an am<1t>:TIg :>quabb! at t.heir late meeting 11.<> to whether the washing aJ. the children's cottage homes should [¡tJ .10110 thpre or ai'. the workhouse laundry; one member .-aid it, ought to be done at- the workhouse; another that the homes should do their own washing; while a third advocated that the "big things" at all events ought to be done at the workhouse. And the report adds, "they argued with increasing heat. and said nasty things to one another till members positively shouted, and the Chairman banged the table wit.ii his fist." in the end the voting was in favour of the washing being done at the workhouse. ThB Dolgeily Rural CounciL L;¡ving f":l1Id that the notification of measles was becoming an irksome and expensive affair, have rcwlycd to apply to the Local. Government Board f,,) have the disease expunged from the list of notifiable diseases. In support of the motion. Mr. Mev- rick Roberts stated that since 1899 751 cases of disease h-ad been notified. 634 of which were cases of measles, and that over £91 bad been paid, of which :f":79 was for measles. He thoucht it ridiculous that be ratepayers' money should be so wasted. The Clerk pointed out that though measles was not a notifiable disease within the meaning of the Act, the Rural Council had themselves some years ago applied to the Local Government Board for sanction to include measles. When an epid"lIljc of any kind prevails, in nine cases out. of ten it is attributed to "the weather." Similarly, it may be supposed, the rancour that, prevails every now and again among the mem bers of ,Ðm( \V(.h :octl govern- ing bodies is open to a like explanation. At any rate, the epidemic sterns to have been pru- nounced during tlie reccnt barometrical changes. Thus we find at .Abergele, which lias gained con- siderable notoriety in this respect, during an altercation on apoint of order, it. was asserted by one member in respect- to another. I do not- refer to an i/npudent fop like he makes himself to lie"; to 4 aich it was replied. ITe is a greater fop^jlhan I am. lie talks about not. letting anyone sit on him: why, if anyone was to sit on him there would not be much of him left." (Laughter.) At the Festiniog Town Council. Mr Powell fell foul of the surveyor for not attending, as he alleged, to ai-natter connected with an improvement to the Market. Hall, a.nd pro- posed that it be left in the hands of the Town Clerk for if they left it to the surveyor they did not. know when it. would he done. The Surveyor: I am not, going to stand the insults Pond malice of t his man. The Chairman (inter- posing) remarked that, the surveyor had promised to attend to the matter.Mr. Powell: His promise i.s of no value.-The Surveyor: That is vour opinion, and nobody places much value on it. Of course, the meeting of f,h-:> Aberystwyth Town Council was not allowed to pass without, the usual "exchange of pleasantries." Mr. J Cib-on raised the question of inadequacy in the water supply, which t.ho Mayor said was not right on Mr. Gibson's part unless he had good ground for Irs statement. Whereupon Mr. Gibson characterised it as "very impertinent." on the Mayor's part, to make such a remark, and, tho We'sh blood bping up, they did not spare each other. The Mayor: You are out of order. Mr. Gibson: You cannot do the quarter- deck business here. I don t care; twopence at>out you. The Alayor: Arid nobody cares for you. Mr. Gibson: You will find your match if you >i;r ni.,? t it VO!l try your quarter-deck business with me.—-The Mayor: You are beneath my notice. Mr. Gib,son: You am a low buliy. The Mayor: Am! you are a jow btackguard.- A;:d so ou and so forth, in communities that, are sticklers for education I At the meeting of the Prestatyn Urban Council, the Surveyor reported t hat. Bodnant Avenue- a. road and Bridge owned by Ladv MacLaren. leading from the town over the rail- way bridge to the shore, and which had been ojiet for some months—was now dosed to the public. For some considerable time her lady- ship bad been negotiating with tho Prestatyn Council for taking over the road, but they de- clined to do jr), as the requirements of the local bye-laws had not been complied with. Eventually, however, an arrangement was come to, and th() (.À)u1:cil signed a document under- taking to adopt the road afterwards the question was a-rain raised, and the Council sought advice as to the legality of the document signed counsel ruled that it was void and unenforceable, and that the Council could not. take over the marl on t.}1 conditioT!$ specified. As a result Lady MacLaren closed the road to the public, fencing the entrance with barbed wire. The (;1..1-1, was now instructed t.o inquire its to the legality of this latter proceeding, and to ascertain from the London and North- Western Railway Company particulars in respect, to tho arrangements with the owners of Bodnant Avenue. It is stated that the railway company contributed a substantial sum towards the erection of tho bridge in question. Returns just issued by he Census Bureau at. Washington shew that the number of insane persons confined in Asylums in the United States has doubled within the past thirteen y e r,3. figures given are for 1904, when there were- 199,773 lunatics under restraint, without, counting the hopelessly insane in county poorhou,ses. A' remarkable circumstance in con- nection wit,h the return JB tho statement (bat there is more insanity among American born men than women, while among foreign born residents the reverse is the case, and it is attempted to bo accounted for in tho former from the fact of tho strenuous exertions of men in the pursuit of the "almighty dollar"; while the case of foreign born women is re- | garcled as the result of the over-work which their mankind compel them to perform. The annual cost of the maintenance of the insane in public hospitals is over £ 4,000,000.

TARPORLEY. ATOLENl TRAMP.—At the offices of Mr. Edward Oawlev, James Foley was ann.in charged befoa^e Mr. U. TbrelfaW with do ng damage to ? window, tho property of Mr. Jos. Hitehen.—Edward Livesley deposed tn seeing prisoner deliberately kick at the window, send ing his foot through it.—Prisoner could give 110 reason for Irs act.—He was reminded to tho t)akmcre Petty Sessions.

a CHESTER STEAM LAUNDRY, VICTORIA ROAD (CLOSE BY THE NORTH GATE STATION). All the arrangements Are on the most approved modern system for Washing, Ironing, Drying Packing, &c., and the management most efficient. W. H. L IP HAM, Secretary & General Manager. (Chester Steam Laundry Co., Ltd. TELEPHONE NO. 411. Inspection is specially invited on any day excepting Mondays and Saturdays. TELEPHONE 68. EVANS & Co. (Chester), Ltd. WINK & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, THIS EASTGATE, CHESTER. WINES LkL SPIRITS OF FINEST QUALITY. FINDLATKRS NOURISHING STOUT. HErEKEYS LAGER BEER. BASS' YALE ALE. PRICE ON APPLICATION.

LADY CAMl'BllUeBANNERMAN. T DEATH AT MARIENBAD. Lady Cair.pbeii-Bannerman passed away on Thursday at, Marienbad after a long illnet>s. The King, immediately on receiving the Nnd news, sent an autograph letter to the Prime Minister expressing the deepest sympathy. Widespread sympathy is expressed with Sir Henry, whose devotion to h s wife iian been one cf the features of his life. The funeral w-il! take plate in Scotland, and there will lie a memorial service at St. Margaret's, West- minster. 1 so.N ce zit ?i t. iVtdr,,aret's

HINTING. Å NORTH CHESHIRE HOUNDS. On Tu<sday the North pack had a riie morning's cub hunting at Darnhali. Finding at once a cub, they had a good biisiiin, tijri out. to Dooley s Farm 'o some sandholes.whe.ro they were bred, then bsek to Darnhali, going away again on nearly the same' Line. They killed near the sandho'e. Find.ng again in the Big Wo-d, behind the keeper's house, they ran a ring nearly to wise re they killed .their of her fox. the hCllnùs llIarking him to ground in a hedgerow. Another fo" was forthcoming from Wettenhall NN'od. !rici ,ifter a i --oti)id ijy Dai-rhall they k.lied. BLUECAP.

BOWL?G. PoIVf,f?N V NESTON v. LITTLE SUTTON. Played at Neston 0:1 Wednesday with tllis i result:— N KSTON. .1 R Fleming, capt. 21 John Smith 21 H. G Anderson 21 21 G Newcombe 2L T P Swift 21 R N litttli 2L W A Uigsrinbottom.. 21 W Hancock 21 A .Jamieson 21 J L Maxwell 12 222 LITTLE SLTTOX. .T Taylor, cap?. 10 W Williams Ii W Johnson V2 G L;:e 15 (r Le?e.) .J If?)P'?ey T J)urr:);m W ]<) [ W D'tckworth !} W Cross Ii; {rif!itb" T Junes 21 1J Majority for Neston :17 on two matches, j

CRICKET. BOUGHTON HALL (AX ELEVEN") v. MILITARY OF CHESTER. Hayed at Bough ton on Wednesday. sc,-)T-p MILITARY OF CHESTER. Col Barter c Marshall b HenshaH 1 Major Clifford c & b Dryland 15 Capt llooke b.lones.45 Capt Sandilands b 0 ones 11 Capt Huntsman e Stewart b Henshall 51 b Ji-nies 0 b :\Ltr.}¡).!t Pte Mnrton b Marshall 7 ihjor Ifii-riion rii n out 1 iPte Worley b Henshall 0 Corpl Nultv not out. 4 Extras IS Totitl 11);) UonciiTON HALL. Worley I > Saudi hi wis! 1 W E Jones 0 Rnuko h :llld¡];b. :3 G C Roscou I It, 1 isun b Rooke 7 It Wï180T\ t S",ndi- lands b Clifford 1 J Henshall e Nulty b Huntsman fill H H Dryland b Sandilands 10 R J' W Hallmark > mi "n& 1 E H Dully st Vernon b Huntsman 5 D M Stewart not out .5 M Maelaien nu Ullt.. G A M Fraserd ul not bat Extras 17 TiJLai (S wkts>l!)l TILSTONF LODGE v TA RPORLEY Played at Tilstone 0:1 Saturday. Score: — 1 arpurley H Wright b Cress 2.5, F D Baker b Loddington 0, H Vernon b Cross 1, Rev G Duncan b C-oss 0. Rev S F Brown e Brockes b Oros-s 1. J Hunt 1: and b Cross 0, T W DUll- b l i ti?,it tri d b (,'ros, ning c Hewitt, h Cross Z, H R A B Hamilton c Cross b I.oddingtcn 1, J Daino e Hewitt b Smart 0. H Fitton c Hewitt b Cross 15, R Niven not out 0. extras -3, to to I 48. 'Ililstone Lodge: J Hewitt Ibw b Wright 2, J Brookes Jbw b Wright 2. R Hewitt run out 6, T Lcdrlington b Wright 14, E Criallinoi b Verricn lu, i". Hewitt run out 4. 0 Aston not cut. 2, W Cad man c Dai tie b Wright 0, F Cross b right. 0. E Smart st Hunt b Wright 0, J Cadruan h \Vright 0, extra 1, total 47. I CHOLMONDELEY v. MALPAS 1 tayeo at (vholmondei.ey on Saturday. Score: Aire[x:.s: iiiev U R McKee b Collin 0, W S Gillespio b C W Dodd 4. A Little c Griffles b Colon 18. L Fletcher st A Dodd 1) C XV Dodd 26. S Huxley b C W Dodd 2. J Lewis b Co fan b C 0, A Fletcher h C W Dodd 0, 0 !;? :) C W Dodd 0, R M?arrn not out 0, ?.r? total 58. I Clrolm-ondo'ley: A Dodd (: Gillespie b LiWe I, W Grffies c Bradbury b Gillespie 4. W Flack A Jones b Gillespie 2. T Lance- fey c 0 b L FVdcher 29, C W Dodd b Gillespie 7. N Br-assey o McKee b L Fletcher 2. St J A Charlton c A Fletcher b L Fletcher 0. C HopVv Jbw b L Fletcher 0. r: Bird b Tiradbury 0 J CvjfRn not out 0, extras 3, total 66.

FOOTBALL. a "7" J. Lipsham, who played 1eft outside fur the Cestrians last season, and who towards the close signed on for Li verpool, figured in the Liverjjoo! reserves against the first team in a practice match at New Brighton on Saturday afternoon. His many admirers will he pleased to know that he gave a splendid exhibition, and the committee expressed themselves satisfied with his play. Lipsham will be practically an understudy to Cox, and no doubt will soon have an opportunity of figuring in first league football, where his brother Bert" has made such a name for himself. I

Ail the First Prize Dairies, including the Duke of Westminster's Special Prize of a Silver Cup, value wt Exhibit in the S ho-v, were purchased by Maears. Thompson, &n and Cicm?nce. Cheesemongers and Family Pr<??s!on .M<n-chan? 10, North gate-street; .John CriC?M. 17. ??a.st??-str<x;.i,; 16, Forcgate-stroot, j 6IlO Market -H<m, QMst?? i

UNIONIST WOMEN. A. -y ST. JOHN'S AT ECCLESTON. J I I MR. YKRBLMGH ON RADICAL ECONOMY." TRENCHANT SPEECH. So successful have bwn the previous picnics' hold in connection with tho Chester Women's l-nioni", Association, that it .vas not at all sur- prining thai, the one held on Wednesday by the women or St. John's Ward branch should prove so cnjoyab!-e. A more ideal day could not have been desired. 11K; .an .shone contiriuouisly ironi a "blue »ky, and there was a gentle, refreshing breeze, which tempered the dimmer heal. An excellent, programme cf events had been ar- ranged, and efficient was tlw organisation that everything patted off harmoniously and without the slightest do!ay or hitch. This was particu- larly striking when one remembers tho failure of a gigantic picnic of some months ago. A party of about, 460 participated in the event on Wednesday. At two o'clock they boarded at the Grover, four steamers and three* launches, v/hich had been very prettily decorated i'or the occa- sion with garlands and bunting. 1 h-ere pro- ceeded in procession over L1w placid waters of the Dei1 to j ron Bridge. The trip proved delight- ful, art the thickly wooded banks cf the river are j r-een in ail their luxuriant summer foliage. Travelling joyfully along, and cheered by songs and the call and answer of the political cry, "Are we downheartedV which always received an emphatic No," the. parry passed Eaton 11 all and disem barked at Iron Bridge. Hero the ladies walked along the beautiful drives to the Eaton Gardens, where, thank, to t.he kindncf:& of the Duk" of Westminster, they were allowed to traverse the paths and admire the many charming blooms and flower beds. The arrange- ments made by Mr. N. M. Barnes left, nothing to be desired. The inspection over, the party returned to their gaily decorated boats, and were convey, d to the favourite excursion rendez- vous. Eecleston. immediately on crossing the ferrv the ladies were conducted in parties to different, marquees, where a substantial tea wna served. over. everybody adjourned to a field clorX) by, where a successsful meeting was li-eicl. The renninder of the evening was enjoy- ably spent in sporUs whilo dancing enthusiasts were largely in evidence, pursuing their pleasure it.) the si rains of Mr. Hull's string band, which throughout the afternoon had been discoursing select ions of niuaic. Towards eight o'clock, as the shades of evening were failing, a return was made to the .steamers. 1 hese had, in the tnean- tiriie, been beautifully decorated with fairy lamps and lanterns. On the return journey a full moovi flashed itrt silver rays from a eloudless sky, and the party enjoyed the unique pleasure of a moonlight sail,011 illuminated boatd. The trip wan greatly appreciated, and when the day con- cluded it wai generally agreed that the picnic had been most- enjoyable. This success was due to the excellent, arrangements and untiring efforts of the committee. Mrs. Bairstow, as president, had been assiduous in her endeavours to promote the enjo,vm..nt of th<; pldy. and ,,¡,e was ably as«4:sted by the following:—Mrs. Beckett, Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Woods. Mitss Gauitori and Airs. Moore. Tho committee also had the efficient help of the Unionist, agent (Mr. lIal!idly). SUCCESSFUL MEETING. The field meeting, held aiiiid sur- roundings. proved most successful, and was rD- | markable for )t.s enthusiasm. Mr Yerburgh on his arrival was very warmly received. Alder- mail R. Cecil Da vies presided, and was sup- ported by Mr. Yerburgh, Mrs. Gibbons Frost (president of the association). Miss Keith Douglas. Mrs. Bairstow, Mrs. Cecil Davieg, Mrs. Beckett Airs. W a, ker. Miss Gauiton, Miss Edward*. Airs. Woods, .Mrs. Hailiday. Mr. Egerlon Gilbert, Dr. Mann. Col. T. J Smith Mr. J. Bairstow and Air. J f, non-attendance were road from :\1 r. A. S. Dilttoll and Mr. Reginald Dixon. The Chairman, after explaining that i, took the chair in the absence.of Mr. Georgo Lowe, KIUI there v.as no rloubt that- the Women's Unionst A.voc;ati.)n had assisted them greatly in the three recent municipal election«. Ho ) that they \\OllJ continue to i!o so, and put. that exertion into tho work which was required at election times. Next November, if there were any contests, ho trusted the members of the association would assist them m returning their candidates at the head of the poll. (Cheers.) MR. YERBURGEI"- I I Mr. Yerburgh, who was mo-ir enthusiastically r>-e<eived. prefaced his remark s by utentioning jh"t he had been but.y during the day judging horses at the agricultural show at Chester. Their chairman had -aid that the Women's Unionist Association oould do much forihe municipal elections in the city. He (Mr. Yerburgh) thought he implied that they could do & great deal for the Unionist party generally in caw of elections for Imperial purposes. Ho was per- fectly cer'ain that if the Women's Unionist Association had been in exrstonco before the hist <vhx;tion at Chester he should have been member for Chester to-day. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He thought events since the e'ectlon had .shewn 1 that, so far us the women of Chester were eon- | cerned they were on the side of the Unionist j parry. (Hear, hear.) Their chairman had reo marked that the victories that had been achieved in the municipal elections had been largely owing to what the women of Chester had done, and lie (Mr. Yerburgh) could quite imagine what a great force they exercised when 1 hey entered the political arena. It. had been said said that "if any woman will sho will, and when she won't she won't." (Laughter.) j Women never argued, (Renewed laughter.) It was too much trouble. They were, however, far cleverer than men. A man arrived at a conclusion by a long train of arguments, whereas a woman made up her mind qnictdy without any train of argument at all. A v.oman went. by instinct, and he ventured to say there \Va..s no Tuan who had had the privilege of the acquaintance and society of woman who did not J know that her judgment was of the utmost i value to him. Women had wonderful jndg- j merit., though tli*>y could not let! how they j arrived at l'e.e,r ileesion. They were, however, positive, and from his cxperi-erico fie believed that when women arrtv.-d n; a on a certain point they ve-«? gener.iliy right, but, whether right or wrong, t-h-ey 1.tla)jy got tho men to go with them. (Laughter.) lie did not think the ladies of Chester wore going to take up politics in anything but a serious way, and he was quite certain that tlioso who were adopting the Unioni-t creed and were taking up the cause, did so because they believed it really promised best for our country. (Cheew.) After all. it was the great thing Radical politicians were fond of saying, that if anything was wrong it was always the fault of the !a;;t Tory Govern- ment. and if our Army and Navy were not. right, it was the fault of the Conservatives. At pro^ent he did not think the Liberal party were able to say reasonably that they had found either the Army or the Navy in i bad slate, or that tho expenditure of the country was in excess of its requirements. (Hear, hear.) If the latter, why did tho Radical party take the earliest opportunity of pase-irig a resolution in the House of Common" tlw r, everyone of them deserved a handsome salary: (Laughter.) If 1 we were spending too much money, if we could not afford to carryon our present rate of ex- penditure, and if wo w¡or.p, to reduce it, how on earth could it be good policy for the Liberals to vote a handsome salary for themselves? (Hear, hear.) Every Radical M.P. who was present 111 the Hou.se of Commons voted in favour of the motion suggesting a SALARY OF C300 1 a year for themselves, and some members of the purty said it was not enough and wanted more This would require many millions of money if t.hey put it into a capital sum, and the country would have to pa.y it for'♦he privilege of return- ing Radical M.P.'s. Was it good enough? (LoIJd cries of "No.") He believed that if the Sectors of Chester had known at the last election that one of the items in the Radical programme would bo filic payment of salaries to members, the member for Chester at the present time would not be a Radical. (Hcar, hear.) He did not for a rnomNlt tlJillk that a great many of the j Radical gentlemen who supported the present member at tho last election would have trup- ported a pol icy which meant the payment of a handsome .salary to himself at their expense. That, was what, it amounted to. lie could promise them that if he was their candidate at the next election (loud cries of "I hope so"! and "You will be.")--they might be quite tturo that IHJ would neve yore for any motion that 1 wan going to give him a .alary at the electors' ) cXjKuise. (Cheers.) Many years ago he put a' question 011 the subject to the then Secretary for Home A Hairs under Mr. Gladstone's I eminent. He believed as a matter of law that 1 no member of Parliament could at the present time claim wages fronl his <:on«>iituents, thougoh, the constituencies could pay wages to their mem- j bers. That custom had, however, .fallen into; desuetude. Did they not think that the pi-oper j course, tor the present member wou'd be to claim iiis «age.s from lii.s const ituents? If so. Iw 'Mr. Yerburuli) wou'd advise hose who were j interested in j}lC question to put a conundi urn to Mr. Moud as to whether or not., liavitig vetixl for a resolution supporting a salary for him- .?'!f.hewou'd test the legality of thcp)-e.'cn? ?'-nation by asking the electors of ('!?.-t<?-to? pay him a salary. Of course he would not do it. (Cries of Becaiu-x; he dare not. ") He lw- li-eved that one of the so-called measures of relief which the Radical Government was going to bring into prominence during the :ucez-eding years they 'might be in office was the question of the expenditure on | OUR NAVY. 1 Ever;, 00-ly who ,'ooked into the sub,-<'t knew Iwrf'cHy well that t his country, depending as we did for the larger p.-o?rtfoit of our food SMfT.s, corn, meat, food of various kinds, and cottOll for our mil's, from over the seas, musti have a strong Navy to protect our commerce. That being so, we must have battleships strong enough to keep other countries from interfering with our oversea trade, 'i he Conservative party had always held rhat it was the first duty of any I Government, to tako care that, our Navy was in | the strongest position possible, and they had never her-itated to ask the country to spend money on the Navy. But these people who voted salaries fcr themselves and wanted the j F-ple to pay the money w?rc prepared to cut | down the Navv, which was the one main snp- p(,t ?kt? ha(i t,) 1.)-.)ft,cT from foreign aggr<ion. ?<fot-r;m, ? ?? ?? ,? ?? battlo- j ship Montagu whieJi cost two million pounds j in construction, Mr. Yerburgh said there were three or fo.jr oth?r h;?tt'?h:p.s 3t prc;(mt which had md with aecidents and were not. fit for service if war was declared. This shewed how careful wo must- ho not to reduce the num- ber of our battleships too far, Wause if war was forced upon us at any moment as it might bc,, we might find that we had not j get the number of battleships we ought to have to protect ourselves. Theretore, so fur from cutting down the iSavy, we ought to have a large number of ships in case of possible re- quirement. He thought that en th'PS, pattictilar I point t!:e Radicals were likely to do a terrible li-s-rvl'(,e ic) the :ctintry. (Cheers.) Touching upon the EDUCA Ti ON QI; EST ION, Mr. \erourgn said he tock it that all present, whether belonging to the Chorea of England. the Homan CathD!:c Church. or other leading denominations, were determined to take caie d.-ziortti ?a t?,,cni, ix,,re to ake c,?,tie ticn given to them in their school as the I parents wished them to have. (Hear, hear.) He took that, to be the decisive and determined view cf the Women's Unionist Association of Chester—(cheers)—and this association, he thought, would see that, they were never de- prived of that right which they possc-scd of having their children taught the religious iu. structien they desired. lIe did not know what course the Education Bill might take in con- sideration of the decision arrived at by the Courts of Law, but he was confideni, that the House of Lords would never pass in its present form the measuie which would depMvo them of the privilege they were determined to possess. The House of Lords was rep-ceentcd to us as being composed of gentlemen who were born with silver speons in their mouths, were clothed in purple and fine linen, who toilrd not, neither did they spin, and who fared sumptuously every day. He (Mr. Yerburgh) had the privi- lege or knowing many of these yobles and he could say, with ail good faith, that they would find as hard-working-, and even harder working gentlemen among die members of the House of Lords as they wo-ahl 1» Jny li,r pro- fession in the countiy. Any barrister who had ha.d th cPPolturdy f gomg before committees of the House of Lord s knew that they were one of the best business bodies in the country that they ("mld appear before. What did the House of Lords do? Its bu-ines-i, whi'h mllst commend itself to everybody, was to take care that no measure was ever passed by thc House of Commons without the country being con- c?i:te d tip?cn I sulted upon it. They might g'ct a Hen, (jf Common-, ilk,, the present, with an enormous majority, who might pass measures which the country had never been consulted upon, end if there was no other body or chamber which cou!d prevent it p"rt.in?. it might become law even if (lie .country was entirely against it. The Homo Rule Bill would have become law but. for the Ilome of Lords. When that Bill was put before the country the electors s'tid they would not li,ve it. and leturned a great majority against it. Thus the country was only able to make itself heard because the House of Lords said they were not going to have a measure parsed into law until the country li;i(I said whilt they wanted to have. Was not 1 he Ikue of Lords, 1i!ldc,r those ci r- ciicumstancee, a necessary body? ("Yes.") Would they Jilce to do without it ? ("No.") The House of Lords was the greatest safe- j guard we had. In conclusion, Mr. Yerburgh related an amusing story emphasising the value Wonpn Unionist Associations would be to the party, arid concluded by stating that he [ thoroughly believed that the Radical party in Chester at, the next election would find that tho Unionists had far and away the best crop of women on their side. (Loud cheers.) "I have," Mr Yerburgh added. to convey to you all kinds of good wishes from my wife, whom I left in Scotland." CRITICS ANSWERED. I Airs. Gibbons Frost also delivered a shoit address. She answered two questions which, she said, were always being asked about the association. The fimt was whether they were suffragettes. She wondered whether tl1"Y knew! who suffra.gettes were. They had heard a great deal about, them of late. Suffragists were lakly speakers who were going about clamouring for woman's suffrage and arguing that women should hive votes like men. (A voice: I wish they had. ") She had thought that there were no present, but she saw that- she had madr. a mistake. What, she wanted to say was tLat the mem be is of that association were not necessarily suffragists. (Hear, hear.) She hoped they were not, with n 11 due deference to the lady present. She did not approve of suffrage for women, and she thought. Mr. Yer- burgh had also stated in pub] ic 1 hat. Jw was not in favour of woman's suffrage for many reasons. Of course, if any member of the association did approve of women's suffrage that was no reason why she should net belong to 1 he association, but s he wanted to make everybody understand that it was not neces- 'ly a? lat? sarily associated with that, Women's Unionist Association. The second point was that, people were always saying "if I belong to tlrs asso- ciation what have I to do?" W^ell, when they were at peace and not fighting for their candi-  it, i lig for t,,e i r ca,i d dates they had nothing more to do than when an occasion offered to bring forward their views and try and make people become Union- ist. and to convert LibNa.1S when they could. (Laughter.) They wou ld be vfry proud of con- verted Radicals, especially those converted by women. (Renewed laughter.) They wanted to get as many women a.s they could into the association—women who had the C¿¡!I£.c at heart and not women who joined for the sake of socials and teas; wom-en who wanted to help t.hem and gain instruction by means of the speeches that were delivered at tholoe gather- ings by kind friends, such as Mr. Yerburgh and Mr. Barnston. A great many women were not ab!e to give much time to working- for political causes. Women could not desert and give up their household dutres to any great extent, but. so far women had been doing a great deal of active work. Their chairman had alluded to the municipal successes of late, and she was delighted to hear fhr.t very much of the sii'cess was duo to the women's efforts in the different, wards. Wrexham had lizard a groat deal about the work of their Union'st women, aid Mr. Boscawcn was so pleasvd with the idea of that association that he wanted one starting in Wrexham, and she (Mrs. Gibbons Frost) had bee-n asked to go over and inform them how they started the Chester Association. That I was extremely flattering to them. (Cheers.) It shewed that their work in Chester had not ¡ been so far a dead letter. (Hear, hear.) Bo- tween four and five thousand women had joined the association, and she considered that every woman represented OW! vDter, either a sweet- I he'Art. brother, or friend. (Laughter.) The voting.?'r?ngrh at the !I-8t Cliest,(,?,- ?v ?a over 7.000, and if she allowed cncmHn for enry woman there Wfrc five thousand men who would vote for Air. Yerburgh when he s'ocd as their cand'date. Airs. Gibbons Frost- cjiichuEd by quoting the proverb: "Wha.t woman thinks in the evening ,II, ¡:n hinks in the morning." She hoped this would bo true at the next elect "on. The women must express their opinion in the evening and they j would have five thousand men voting foi. Mr. Yerburgh in the inoin'ng. (fliers.) Dr. Mann also spoke and "said that although J ,1 "J {l' "i" ( .l.\ _J Mr. Yerburgh was no longer a member of 111'3 House of Commons they knew that ho "was always a busy man, because he had so many interests wliuh bad we)ir,ecup)od ii'-s time since -11:" wel ,cctiple great interest Jz?. took in 1,1-.(,y l?ll(-W especially j in agricultural co-cperat ion. Mr. Egerton Gilbeit. proposed a cardial vote of thanks to the ladies, who had made such excellent ,tr.rangements:lIId to the gentlemen 5teward" for ,?.e;r services. Colonel Sm.th seconded and the motion was carried with acclamation. On t.ho motion ot Air. Bairstow a hearty I vote of thanks was accorded the Chairman for presiding. Alderman Davies responded and the pi-cceed- ings tcrminatcd.. i The following is a list of the stewards — Messrs. J. Bairstow, Eennish, Marks, Winn, Ilaswell, Wilcox, Newport, Hodges, Massle, Josnson. Wo els, Williams, Smdson. 1I,JI], Allen, Fleet, Comihvvnite, and Blades. Mr. Kc¡¡;¡icIJ also cfm-ienily superintended the spa ¡.ts. Among the lady ho I pes, b. sides t hose al ready mentioned, were U10 following —Mrs. Cecil Davies, Mrs. Hailiday, Miss Mel lor, Miss L. Gauiton. Mis. Parkes, Aliss Heeley, .Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Goffer. Miss Bird, Miss Winter- bothairi, Airs. Andrews, Airs. Sproul, Mrs. G. H. Dutton. Flowers for fh<.> decollation of the tea tables were k-rei'v presented by sc.eral ladies. THE SPORTS. • The following were the result* of the sports: —Ladies over 49: 1, Airs. Jones; 2, Mis. r Holt. Ladies under 40: 1 Croxsiey; 2, Newport 3, Griffiths. Young ladies race: iss E. Brown; 2, Miss M. AJiss A. Aloore. Flat race: 1, H. Brown 2, E. HugVe. Skippi n g rope race: 1, Brown; 2. 2. Jones; 5. Griiffths. Egg and spoon race: 1. Hughes 2. Wsl-ham; 31 Afrs. White. Thread j the needle race: 1. A. Mocr 2. Mrs. Pinches; 3, L. Ledsham. Tug of war, mar. led v. s ingle, won by the Misses Lowe, Ward. Edwards, led- sham. A. Cowley, Co w ley, E. Dodd, N. Go ugh and Lyon.

MOLD CYCLE CARNIVAL. ♦ lVfold sheets weie thronged on Thursday by a lecord ciowd. tho or/errs ion being the third annual cycle carnival in a,:d of the funds of the Mold Colt-age Hospital. The proceedings coin- 111 en cod at two o'clock with a 20nde walking ma-tch through Queen's Ferry and. Flint. The first piv/,0 was a warded to Waiter A. Holt, Shot- ton. who arnved at 5.45, other competitors ac- complishing the r task in tlit) 2, George I. Wiliittrns, Mold; 3. George- Davies, Hawarcii-'ii; 4, James Wilcox. Saitney; 5. John Mcllugli. Aloid; 5, J. Humphreys. Rhych- mwyn At six p.m. the competitors assembled at tbw rccreat on g;ound, whew the, judging of the various sections was eairied out, after which the ptineipal streets were paraded. The proces- sion included: six bund. the.Aio'd Fin;, Brigade, a number of interesting and 'p cturcsque tab- leaux. aud a host of collectors 11 fancy costumes. Thn distribution of prizes took place 11t the Black Lion Hotel Assonibly-ioom, where tiie successful competitors were invested by Aiis. K. V. Trubshaw a-i i and decorated cycle (gent's) 1, A. E. Owen, PadeswooeJ; 2, J. A. Kencliiek, Chester. Best fancy costume and decorated (,.y(;'o(' (lady's): 1. Miss Kendrick, Chester; 2, AI ss Ethel Dunville, Padesvvood. Most effective tableau on lurry: 1. Aloid Bakers (Jones and party); 2. Alies Maude Gariod and party. comical conveyance-: 1. Tlioraw Evans and party. Best. rider on horseback im costume: 1, Simon Griffiths, Gwernymynydd 2. Aliss Onrtiedge. Shot ton (aged four). Tradesman's turnout: 1. Hugh Kin- & C'onndt '8 Quay; 2. Norman Hit;?, Gross FoX'g Flint; spec al prise. T. G. Wynne, Mold. Rum Tum ??nd: 1, Hum Bug -,Mol, Humorous character' (cyGO a.nd costume): 1, Mas-tor Frank Price, IJong. Lady collector in costume: 1, CrLiro-1, Ch.ct.e.r; 2. Aliss Thomas. Comptou House, M(?!d; 5, Miss Ed- ward?, Ch?e?r-st'-?pt. Mo'd. Gpiti?cmMt co!!oc- tor in eostumc: 1, R. G. Turner, Yvroxbam; 2 and 3 'div:d-d?. Ber?d Murp.?y. Aloid, and W. VattK?'-Swa-iS?: Gij-t cui.'cttcr in?stum-: 1, Miss M. llayward. Mold; 2. Aliss Randies; 3, M?G. Haywaid, Mo'd. Da.ncn)? took place until ono o'clock, to music- provided by the Royal Buckley Town S Iver Prize Band, Alessrs. J. Wynne Williams a.nd H. R. Smith being M.C.'s. Tho affair reflected great credit upon t.ho promoters, a-nd more especially upon the indefatigab'e hon: secretary, Mr. T. J. Wil- liams.

CORRESPONDENCE. T MODERN BUTTER-MAKING. TO THE EDITOR. >-ir, — I was a.n interested spectator of tha splendid exhibition of butter-making at yester- day s show, and was glad of the opportunity later of purchasing some of the delicious butter. It. certainly was extremely good. It reminded me of the lovely Cheshire butter I used to get in my girlhood when my home was near your near o.d city. 'The buttru- then was cream;; and n?r<rnHd?up. I remem b er, hi ';1¡ j¡i¡ 1" J !Ia:: IJ',L: n;l:e/ wives were their o.vn divry-womon, and proud they were, and well th-ey might be, of those lovely golden unco 'ournl "d ishes." which they tf)f)k to )!};tr->,¡-. lh e1!yes. Would that tho w v( s and daughiers of tho farmers m t lie-so days were thrifty, and woul d take ;i gi n-iine ui'< u> ( in'h?tt' daby pro d uce.. Then gocd butter, lb*- real ait cle. would not- ho so difficult to p.ocui-e. which, alas'. it. [5 now. Counl not something be done to encourage woman r. the connrrv to take up the healthful and remunerative empire iivnt of butter* mak ing'/ 11 o-ele, Aug. 30 S. K V.

NESTON" PETTY SESSIONS. — Y 1", Broekiebaiik i'm the chair;, C. E. Hope and .1 K. Catto HUSBAND AND WIFE. -Edward Royle. Tle-swai!, was summoned by his wife. Ellen Royle., for desert ion.Plaintiff slated that sho was mail-eel to e."ii.itit a.t Heswriii Church in December, 1904. If. ap[>eared from nor state- I mciit, however, tnat tho pair vveno now living together again, and the bench had no option, but. to d.smiss J i<> ea^e OBSTRUCTION.Thomas Walker, an ieo by Sergt. Hat el iff0 for o b struct i ng Hie highway at Sioroton- J an1'. Barnston. on August 3;d and was lined 5s. and I cœt.:i-. THK-l'T OF A .PPL US. 1 Iambi Williams, Wal- lace W d iams. JeT (l\'ou ;iid Samuel W eb- sfor were sun:turned by Con-stable Cooper for -t' ing a i:.j''<r:)? ?!. ho property of Air- W. Fryer, of L ighten H,dl. and were each fined 2s. o:l. and eos-is M () TOR IST'S () F FENCE. Will iam Lack! in McEwen, for using a mo-toe cycle without 31 lW.;¡¡.,p:at\ ;l.t, Pet kga-te, was fined (oMs (3s. 6d.)- —Constable Ooc. p e<r proved the charge.

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_d_ _d. BIRTHS, MAKIUAGKri & DEATHS. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES and DEATHS arfl charged at the rate of 20 words for la. (prepaid)- If [Jot prepaid tit.; c!I;trgo w:.J be 2s. bd. The announcement mu«t be authenticated by th's S'gnaUuo and Address of the Sender. BIRTH. DUTTON —On :he sal August, at The Mount, IIaward«**» the wife of T. M. ))lIt"OIl. of a son. MARRIAGES. FtTZPATftlClv-HAIlNAltD — MORRIS -On the August, i'.v special licence, at the Pro-Cathedral, CI. gary, Albert: by the Bishop of Calgary. Tat hot. Arth1" i-'i t.patrick Bernard, of Reveistoke, Ilritish (JOll11l1!JI'" to Marie Ueairice. eldest, daughter of W. Frank MorrIs. Desmond House, Holywell, Flintshire. (By cable.) PUAVOLE—DA VIES—On the riTth August, at All Kiinis" Church, Chester, n.v ihe Rev. J. Wi liam, eldest son of the laic William Prandle, of 69. Kiiulkner-street, and Klizab.-th Maud, daughter of Alfred Davids, Si, bi« hi foot-street. DEATHS. BARLOW-On the IHh Au?usr.?t?he Coach Horses ttoz.,?!, A!i,,Ii?,, o,i; of tLar'd ?? M. Barlow, aged j months. CUMMIXOS-O11 the rOth August, at Southsea, h|ell& I. f th. Hoisl West Kent, third son of the late Itev. DKN\!S—Un the Kotierj 1) nnis, joitriulMi (formerly editor of tha "Uheste Upurant and Cheshire Observ er "). I)I(JK30X—Oil the tth Amu?, ?L.S"nderib?.tf?? James Henry, ,he beloved husband of Harriet Dir^^0 (lIee BrJt.air¡). bite of Chester. KDWARDS -Oil t,he 2:!rd August, at, the Railway Lhinh >.m Itiit, Charles ivlwanls, aged .') years. [,,ter, meiit at Dunham HiH Church, August; 1306. FAULKM- On ?h.- 3Olh August, ?t the VictoriaHosyit^J' hi.s<;ar<). F.!?? M?ry F?uikt-s, of the M?nor tlo'J5"* Itarrow, aged i!:i 1 ears. LOOKl.KY—On i/he Uth August, at Manning's L? A. 1,kley..9 -r,, Interment I'leiiistail ChurehNa.r'1 on ,day, September nd: 8 ■i.U0 p. HI. IN MEMORIAM. KKLL13—In loving memory oi Caorge Trevor, only antJ dearly loved ehijd of Alfred and Maggie Rellis. vvh° passed away August 28ih, 190.5. ("Suffer tlttl children to coire titito :.1'J I5ELLIS — [n loving uiemoo of ray dear grandson, Trevor, who died Alqus!. 1 sJO*•. Direst- 'tis but a tittle sail Across life's stormy sea, I.!i fure the har'*our bar is reached, That brings us all to thee. GAULTOX — In-iovinjf memory of my dear father, Caulion, who died al 15. Sandy-lane, BOIIKhlotl. August ït.!J, IS'M. (Ills daughter, Elizabeth.) Augiist Sfttli, 1901; also of our dear Mabel, a years. I" memory is as dC"lr to day as in the hour they p»ss avvay."J (Talbot-street, Chester.) AfJlvNO WLE DGM ENT. Mr. It. G. p.rocklebanU, of ii, Sibell-street, tieair^3. to all triends his deepest, gratitude for the s;, mpathy shewn to him during his recent bad i,ereal"

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LATEST MARKETS & FAlltS- (See also page 3.) CilKSTKR CATTLK THUHSDAY.-? thi iair there was a )af?<u)d excellent stipp'" <){s'jck.?nd goo,l t)'ad?wa?'c.ki'< for. L" foitunately the aitendanot* of buyers was excec' ingly small, owing to the harvest and (li1 weather. 'j'Tad! was very quiet and a 111:° proportion f stci' k ioinaaned unsold. r- 1 -'P were also plentiful and in good select-ion. C[¡IJI ewes sold well and several lots of alici wether* alr.o found pmcliasers at sat'#factoflf pieces. There were, h-nvever. many lots 10£0 in tho h.:ri(J «. of sellers at the dose at the market. Pr!?: Mnr.hccws.?l6«) £ 21' cal vers, ±115 to £ 20; barrens. £ 9 to 13 beifc^' IÜ" .14; sr;k(' i;s to" .£: she.:p', 18. tJ 42s.