For Sale
Creosote - Wood preservative, at 1/8 per gallon. E.P. Borsberry, Ironmonger, Buntingford.
Gent's bicycle for sale. Good condition; new rear tye, chain, free wheel, &c. Bargain 35/- Beadle; Cottered.
Carpet, sound and good condition, 5yds x 4yds., 32/6; Wringer, two new rollers, £3 2s. 6d., bargain; 2ft. 6in. satin walnut washstand, 26/-; walnut coal box, liner and shovel, 9/6. Marvill, Buntingford.
Cottered
"The Bull" Share-Out
The annual share-out of "The Bull" Hotel Slate Club took place on Monday evening last, when a good number of the members attended to receive their share.
Although a heavy year's sick pay had been paid out, each member received £1 7s. 9d.
A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Osborne for lighting and fires during Club hours. Also to Mr Osbourne, the landlord, for acting as Hon. Treasurer.
After the share-out, a number of games were played, darts and skittles and songs rendered.
A very enjoyable evening was spent.
British Legion
Buntingford and District Branch
The following is a Statement of the amounts raised and collected on Remembrance Day, 1926.
Donations
C. Fraser, Esq. - £1 1s. 0d.
Mrs Nevett - £1 1s. 0d.
Mrs Greg - £1 1s. 0d
Mrs J.R. Russell - 10s. 0d.
Mrs Codrington - 10s. 0d.
Miss Gruner - 5s. 0d.
Mr Sutterby - 2s. 0d.
Total - £4 10s. 0d.
Poppy Sales - Buntingford
Miss M. Crane and Miss Armstrong - £1 13s. 4 and half pence.
Mrs L. Smith and Miss Cutts - £1 15s. 8d.
Miss Lushington - £1 13s. 0d.
Masters John and Georgie Taylor - £1 6s. 11d.
Miss M. Fell - £1 5s. 0d.
Miss Scrivener and Miss Wilkerson - £1 11s. 4d.
Miss E. Smith - £1 2s. 6d.
Mrs J. Aylott - £1 4s. 10d.
Miss P Mayes - 14s. 1d.
Mrs Marshall - 8s. 6d.
Mr H. Fry - 7s. 6d.
Total - £12 2s. 8 and a half pence.
Anstey - per Miss Buckwell - £1 8s. 1d.
Wyddiall - per Lady Heaton-Ellis - £1 17s. 3d.
Aspenden - per Miss Grace Phillips - £1 14s. 6d.
Buckland - per Miss Morris - £2 13s. 8 and a half pence.
Cottered - per Miss Wilderspin - £2 6s. 3d.
Furneaux Pelham (part) - per Mrs Holmes - £1 8s. 2 and a half pence.
Westmill - per Mrs Coutts-Deacon - £4 0s. 4 and a half pence.
Meesden - per Mrs Kerr - £1 6s. 0d.
Great and Little Hormead - per Mrs Dimsdale - £4 0s. 0d.
Rushden - per Mr E.J. Marchal - £3 16s. 6d.
Ardeley - per Mr J.H. Thorpe - £2 3s. 6d.
Brent Pelham - per Mrs Barclay - £2 10s. 0d.
Wallington - per Miss Cragg - £2 0s. 0d.
Total - £31 4s. 4 and a half pence.
British Legion (Branch and Club) Poppies for Wreath - £1 0s. 0d.
Proceeds of Rummage Sale - £10 3s. 8d.
Trail of Pennies - £7 10s. 0d.
Proceeds of Concert, including Sale of Programmes (£1 2s. 1d.) and auction sale of Baby's Comforter (£1 0s. 9d.) - £22 7s. 4d.
Church collections
St Richard's R.C. Church, Buntingford - £1 1s. 2d.
Anstey - £2 1s. 7d.
Buntingford Congregational Church - 17s. 0d.
Total - £3 19s. 9d.
Grand total - £93 17s. 10d.
The above figure of £93 17s. 10d. represents the Gross Receipts up to the 7th December, and there is a further amount to be included in respect of the Church Collections, which has not yet come to hand.
The Gross Receipts for Poppy Day, 1925, amounted to £91 11s. 8d.
E.C. Clarke, Hon. Sec., Buntingford and District Branch British Legion.
Buntingford, 7th December, 1926.
Local Wills
Will of the late Mr Edward Pigg - Mr Edward Pigg (82), farmer, of Buckland, who died recently, left £32,100, with net personalty £25,316.
Will of the late Sir James Cantlie - The following extract, relating to the Will of the late Sir James Cantlie of Cottered, was taken from a London Daily Paper - Net personalty nil. Gross value £721.