Local and General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 24 September 1915, Page 2

Local and General

J. McCaw and J. W. Bradshaw, of Huntly, left on Thursday for Trentham :o take up their duties with the Ambulance Corps. .Mr J. Hughes notifies the members cf the Huntly Rod and Gun Club in aumbry column that there will be a thatch on Saturday, Sept., 25th. The South British Insurance Company notify in their replace advertisement that they are prepared to issue policies on valuable animals at low rates. Mr J. Elliot is the local agent. Mr McNoa announces in another column in this issue, that his great dividend sale lias been a decided success, and must terminate on Saturday night. Great bargains at McDutf House. Come early and got the plums. Messrs N. Berry and Paterson's names were inadvertently omitted in our report in last issue of the concert given in aid of Pipe Band by the Huntly Minstrel Troupe. We uuu t.ta.l this compai.j. will give .. i ithur concert M Dtiai in aid cf the Stcl; ided Fund. The attention of our readers is drawn I 1 ct that V, ar Seal Stamps are o.i at Lie PRESS Office and ;a the Town Board Office. This method of helping the War J'u' d.s should commend itself t > everyone and we would be gi a! to sac a : ore extensive use ine.es of this means. Mr C. Tucker, ay i rant accountant in Messrs G van and Colebrook ’ ; , !y for some eon A.leaf'. > a.m ms been transform I i.o that firms office a: Puhipuhi, ; n ih • E : , Country district. Mr Pucker was an enthusiastic . .? of the Huntly Poultry and K jnnel Club, acting in the capacity as hon. secretaryIf it comes forward in time, Mr James Elliot v. a at 1 p.m. to-morrow sol! I; Billy Goat presented, by Hr V\ a. Cl me to Mrs G. M. Eras ■ i 'half of the Patriotic Fund wli le anyone may buy the auiin'i there will be no necessity for it ■ immediate removal, as it can he put up again and again until it swells the fund to a. fair um :. Mr So wr has kindly perm!! tad ibis interlude. From our ndv: r columns and from ffa p : ■ , will be seen that, owing to ill Le, ith in the family, Mr \V. F. D. Soper, is obliged to sell the f is ani furnishings of if -t-'.ao-.va and select boar .he lions®, Leicester House. Th .• furniture is in first-class con h i n, of a varied nature, i h -■ .il to new. The sale cirts :ii l I a.m. sharp, to-morrow (Saturday, 25th September.) From Thursday, f ft., 23rd, the charges j i tci ••jraius are to be as follows:- For ordinary telegrams delivered vUliiu the Dominion on week- lays for twelve words or less including adtlress and signauti > urgent Is. 2d., ordina ' I, c Ira words Id. andhal p ach ively. On Sun .: A- ■ut 2s. ordinary Is. 2d., ov.ra words 2d. and Id each re-.;) ■ Lively. Sunday rates t . b od at all offices without mi. The alteration ra! neans an addition of 2d in the rates hitherto charged weekday and rate apply to ' all ofpi'-s. For be as hitherto plus 2d for each message.