... Members ol Parliament, for the fanner and small-holder have suffered long enough from the middleman. Perhaps when the life of Thomas Hardy comes to be written we shall leam something about the Prince of Wales’ lunch at Max Gate the other day. A publisher friend ...

... he called the audience's attention to an inexpensive edition of selections front the Dorset poems, made by no lemi than Thomas Hardy, and by him furnished with a glossary index. As West Country people they should he interested in the dialect. After all ...

... A. Sapsead; 3, H. Reading. Boys relay race—l, Alan Underwood and team (Street); 2, C. Hockey and team (Bridgwater) ; 3. J. Thomas and team (Street). Half mile (open)—l. J. Ball, Taunton (30 yds.): 2, W. Perkins, Oakhill (36 yds.); 3, C. Kick, .Mid'zoy ...

... widow of the late Mrs. Thomas; Rice, of the Railway Hotel, and mother of Mrs. Litd:arn of that hotel and Qf Mr. A. G. Rite., of the King William Jim, Market Piece. It is now well over fifty years ago since Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rice obtained a new license ...

... tl(b Palace Theatre during the last three nights of this week ; and Monday 7 , Tuesday, and Wednesday screen adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s novel, “The Mayor of Casterbridge,” is being shown. The official picture of the Royal wedding will also be on view each ...

... --Wssrs. G. Alvos and F. L. Man4h. Wesleyan Church.—The preachers on Sunday next at the Wesleyan Church will be the Rev. E. F. Thomas at 11 and the Rev. Fi n l a y Mackenzie at 6.03.--Advt. Edgarley Chapel.—Tho Yen. Archdeacon Ferrer conducted r very appropriate ...