... THOMAS HARDY, Mr Hardy is an unequal writer. He has his great moments, but is often dull and artificial. Although dealing so largely with peasant types and rustic situations, there is seldom anything idyllic in his treatment of them. It is in the tragic ...

... the peasant and middle-class life of the English Midlands of half a century ago. Of living novelists George Meredith and Thomas Hardy get precedence. GEORGE MEREDITH. The distinction of originality of style and method is undoubtedly his. But this very ...

... FRUIT. Bunch Black Hamburgh Grapes-1 S.. M'C'onnochie ; 2J. Anderson, Aitken St. Collection or Basket of Hardy Fruit—S. M'Connoohie. 4 Dessert A ppl.4-1 Hugh Barr. Hillend ; 2' Jas. Aitken ; 3S. M'Connochie. 4 Baking Apples-1 S. M'Connochie ; 2 James ...

... Bees' Wax-1 and 2 NV. M`Hattie ; 3 Rev. H. R. Buchan. SPECIAL PRIZES (CONFINED TO KILBIRNIE). For amateurs only-6 Bunches Hardy Herbaceous Flowers (correctly named), prize given by Miss Mary B Montgomerie, Whiteridden-1 Jas. Soarp ; 2 John Houston ; 3T ...

... Anderson, E-iswald, Kilbarcban ; 2 Henry Smith, Woodside. Kilwinning ; 3 Alexander Laird, Johnstone. Owl (Cock or Hen)-1 Thomas Scade, Ladybrow, Darvel ;2 A. H. M'Aulay, Alexandria ; 3 James Davie, Dunfermline. Turbit (Cock or Hen)-1 A. K. Marr ; 2 A ...

... ; 2ad, Wm. Hainey, 4lbs. 4ozs.; 3rd, Harry Mill-r, 3lbs. 70z ; 4th, Thomas Hainey, 11h. 101z=.; sth, John Sloan ; 6th, Robert Hay ; 7th, John Muir ; B.h, James Campbell ; 9th, Thomas Miller. FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION.—The annual cornnetition in connection ...

... (double).—S. M'Connochie. 1 Fuchsia (sinele)—S M'Connochie. 2 Fuchsias (single and douhle)-1 Thomas Wylie; 2 Thomas Wlntyre. 1 Pot Lilium Lancdoliurn—Thomas Wylie. 1 Pot Lilium Auratum—T. Cochrane. rican Mqrigoldi ° Jan. Beattie 'Robson -lons IHE ARDROSSAN ...

... Dalbeattie ; 3 H. Pickle. Black Hamburg (Pullet)-1 and 2H. W. Hanger ; 3 H Picky-. Minorca (Cockerel)-1 Frame & Campbell ; 2 W. Hardie, G!enmorris, Airdrie. Minorca (Pullet)- 1 G. Milne, Whitmurn ; 2 Taos. Ternant, Bz idgend, Whitburn ; 3 Robert Craig. Main ...

... Carnations-1 W. Swanson ; 2 Jas. Bonellie. Three White Turnips-1 Wm. Swanson; 2 Thomas Wilson. Three Yellow Turnips-1 J. Ward ; 2 Wm. Swanson. Twelve Pods Peas-1 0. B. Currie ; 2 Thomas Wilson. Six Pods Long Beans —1 Wm. Jack ; 2 Wm. Swanson. Six Pods Kidney ...

... the game was put off till Tuesday. The weather even then was unfavourable for those engaged within doom. The outsiders are hardy annuals, nob easily thfeated, more especially after the long spell of curling they have had during this season. Victory for ...

... race, ten of the entrants running in one heat. Burnett just won on the tap 410 Yards Handicap Race. oonfined —1 R. Cook, ; 2 Thomas 71.1eggatt, 25yds.; 3 A. Haddotiv. Halt-mile Handicap Rice, op ,, n-1 J. Quaite, Ayr, 50vds : 2 S. Campbell, Carrick Harriers ...

... of the wife of Gavan Cochrane, of Craigmuir, and uncle of Sir John Cochrane, was slain on the Royalist side ; and the Rev. Thomas Archer, who was on the side of the Covenanters, was severely wounded. Woodrow in his History of the Sufferings of the Church ...