... By the Countess of Aberdeen and Lady Clark for 2 lbs. sweet butter—l Mr Clark, Hopewell ; 2 and 3 Mr Dur.vard, Blelack ; Mr Anderson, Wester Coull. By the Countess of Aberdeen and Lady Clark for sweet milk cheese, entries— 1 Mr Strachan, Tillyor n; 2 Mr Strachan, Waulkmill; 3 Mr Fletcher, Daugh. Skimmed milk cheese, not less than 20 lbs., 4 entries —1 Mr Fletcher, Daugh ; 2 Mr Strachan, ...

... A public hall about to be erected at muir, near Elgin, and offers for the the work been accepted from the foilcontractors;—‘Mr Davidson, Huntly, m, Mr Archibald, Huntly. carpenter: Messrs Bros., Dufftown, plumbers; Mr Taylor. J slater; Mr M’Kay, Keith, plasterer; Garden and Ward, Dufftown, painters; Messrs M'Kenzie and Moncur, Edinburgh, heating. ...

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... The Finance Committee submitted the usual accounts of their intromissions during the year ended 31st December, 1884, and also the accounts of the Psalmody and Hymns Committee, the balance in favour of the committee the close of the year being Os !)d. During the year contributions have been received from 107 parishes, amounting to the sum of £BO lid. As mentioned in last year’s report, there ...

... T HE M AR C H ON CABJL. . CAZ KNEADS THE ROUTES VIA THE KYBER PASS AND VIA THE SHUTARGARDAN PASS. ...

... LONDON, Monday.:—Last week's depression beast market has to a great extent passed otf. English fed animats being short, more money was given for leading qualities ; top value, 5s- 2d to 5s 4d per lb«. Biitish airivals comprise 10 Scotch, 10 Irish, 20 Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex 12t>0 midland, koine, and western counties ; Canadian also on sale. Sheep trade slightly improved, but dearer. Calves ...

... Mr Warren looked calmly at Rolt and the room in which he found Rolt. Th«-re was nothing remarkable seen. The injured man had, until the entrance ■»i Mr Warren, occupied the chair in which Lyster had left him. The room was small one. It contained four*ost bed, a couple of easy chairs, a small table in the centre of the room, a dressing table against the wall facing west, a washstand, a small ...

... took place in a marquee on the ground, where Mrs Grant, of the Gordon Arms Hotel, provided excellent repast. Mr Walter Scott, Glendronach, occupied the chair, and was supported by Colonel Simpson of Cobairdy. Major Morison, Mountblairy ; Mr Irvine, yr., of Drum, and the judges. Dundee Faculty of Procurators.— At the quarterly meeting of the Faculty of Procurators in Dundee, held on Thursday, ...

... Drum Cottage, Drumoak, Abe .■ re James Weir, grocer, Westfield Buildings ]legeJ recover £lOOO, in name of damages, ° w slander to the effect that defendei were forged by pursuer. NORTH- J Abkrdkkn—Excursions from a visit A lanre number of strangers paid A r failing on Monday, the greater proportion, per p > from Elgin. Two special trains, jjjjng, laden, arrived at the Joint Station 1 one being ...

... the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, and Lord George Hamilton. It is stated that the Government intend reoccupy the province of Dongola, in the Soudan. In connection with this report there is announcement from \V oolwich to the effect that 2.000,000 rounds of small arm ammunition have been sent direct from the Arsenal to Dongola. letter is said to have been received from the Mad hi, in reply to a ...

... SECTIONAL AFGHAN WAR MAP, No. 2. The Country between Q1UXTrAH, PISHERN, and cADAuA Milithry route shown by the double linea on whioh is moving the Quettsh divilon, under General H. G. BIDDULPF. General STEWART follows with the Mooltan reservo division. MO . Z: RU BED ?? mumA, l | 9t D9*ANJA1 *Q4 UN ?? ~ ~4OKHSWJA- ?? OAIR 1R914 DOIRA NOWBUT x gd kALAITtCHILZAI A AA kIUDUL * ~ L UNNA\ AL ...

... Chamberlain spent the morning on Thursday inspecting Earles’ Shipbuilding Yard and the new Alexandria Docks at Hull ; and in the afternoon was the recipient of an address from the Hull Radicals at the Cobden Hall. In replying, he accused Conservatives of employing themselves in inventing and retailing falsehoods and slander against the private characters their political opponents, instead of ...