The broad ax., 1907-02-23

| french IN the COmuduu Oh Iuo troops
at Aldershot. Sir John French's sue
cessor Is in his 49th year, and comes
o. those Smith-Dorriens and Dorrien-
Smiths, who have rule in the Scilly
Islands, his elder brother being the
present Lord Proprietor. At Paarde-
berg his Canadians and Australians
were at close quarters with the
enemy, and altogether he came back
from the South African war with an
uninjured reputation as a leader, and
the name of a careful man. From
1903 he has commanded the Quetta d.
vision In India.
The miners engaged at Lord Dud-
ley's Baggeridge Wood sinkings, on
the fringe of the Blick Country, near
Wolverhampton, struck a big seam
OF the famous 10-yard coal Of South
Staffordshire at a depth of $50 yards
on Jan. %. The seam is 20 feet thick,
OF superior quality, and when the col
! liery is in full working order a daily
output Of 1000 or 5000 tons is antici-
pated. The miners also discovered
valuable deposits of iron ore, equal to
the best Cumberland hematite. Coal
boring operations were commenced at
Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, the
contract having been secured by the
new Calyn Boring Company, Of Mill
wall Experts believe that the Barns
ley bed Of coal will be tapped at a
depth Of between 200 feet and 5000
feet.
While the engineer and fireman OF
the steamer POntaferry, Glasgow, were
boarding that vessel at Arbroath har-
Eor by means Of a plank, on Jan. %,
both fell into the water between the
vessel and the quay. The engineer
was got out. but the fireman. Richard
Foster, a widower, fifty-nine years OF
age. who is said to belong to Hull,
was drowned.
A memorial service in. connection
with the death of Sir James Fergus
son, Bart, G.C.SI., KEN. G.. GEL.
Of KilkeTran, was held in Daily Par
ish Church on Jan. &c. Sir James Fer
gussOn had been an elder OF the
church for thirty years. had superin-
tended and taught in district Sunday
school in connection with the church.
and had represented the kirk-session
in the Presbytery Of Ayr.
Mrs. John Hutchinson died at Bridge
of Earn on Jan. %, after having reach
ed the age of 1O2 years. Her father,
whose name was Peggie, was gardener
to Sir Hope Grant, the famous Gen.
eral, who was himself native of this
parish and lived in the White House,
Piershill Barracks. Mrs. Hutchinson
was born in Perth, and came with her
husband 50 years ago to Bridge OF
Earn, where she had lived ever since.
The late Miss Janet Forester Doug
las, who resided at 13 Atholl Crescent,
Edinburgh, has by her will left 600
to the schemes Of the Church Of Scot
land, S1.vJ0 to the Royal Infirmary,
6 500 to the Deaf and Dumb Institu-
ton, Henderson Row; e200 for the
poor Of st. Cuthbert's congregation,
$500 to st. Cuthbert's Industrial
School, e10O for the poor of the par
ish Of st. Mary's, and e10O for st. |
Mary's Clothing Society.
The death has taken place of Tom |
Scott, long a prominent sheep farmer,
well known throughout Scotland. Mr.. /
Scott some years ago retired from |
farming and took up his residence at
Tain. About a week ago he was laid
up with influenza, and passed away
on Jan. %, at the age Of seventy. Mr..
Scott was the youngest son of the late
Adam Scott, who occupied the farms
Of Tullich in Lochcarron and Dali
more, near Alness.
David Bisset. 20, retired farmer, was
found dead In bed at his residence,
Blair Mount, Blairgowrie. On the
previous day he had been In his usual
health. Mr.. Bisset, was a son Of the
ate John Bissett, the founder Of the
firm Of agricultural i'm
clement engineers at Blairgowrie, and
vas associated with his father and
ate brother, Thomas s. Bisset, in the
connected with reapers and
'inders and in the starting Of Green
bank Works.
The death Of Jas. TAFT, merchant
md ironmonger, Kirkvall, took place
on Jan. 29. Mr.. TAFT was born
n Caithness, but his parents removed
% Orkney when he was quite a child.
he served his apprenticeship with the
ate Robert Tulloch, ironmonger, and
vas afterwards for a time with Glas- {
yow firm. Returning to Kirkwall, he
itarted business for himself about
hirty years ago. He was for q num- I
,er Of years a member Of KirkwaIl 1
Town Council.