The Northern Guardian. — 1897-10-07 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

ILA., died at his residence, Blackheath, London.  H. Lamb, Jeweller, The Illuminated Clock, Lynn Street. Telephone, 4,l6l.—Advt.  A St. Petersburg telegram says the Greek Government is prepared to accept the peace preliminaries.  Yesterday the Executive of the A.S.E. met at the London headquarters. The men are still determined to fight on. The enginemen and stokers of the Dowlais Ironworks, Cardiff, have struck work. They want the same scale of wages as exists in the North of England.  J. Harrison, watchmaker and jeweller, watches, Hocks, jewellery, and electro plate. Repairs in all branches of the trade.—Advt.  Considerable sensation has been produced in the French journalistic world by the announcement that M. Gabriel de Combes, for many years of the "Petit Journal," has entered a monastery. The inaugural meeting of the session of the Newcastle Economic Society was held last night. The president (Sir B. C. Browne) delivered an Interesting address on the crisis in the engineering trade.  H. Lamb's Aqua-Crystal Spectacles are the best. Try them, 38 6d per pair. The Illuminated Clock Lynn Street. National Telephone, No. 4,l6l.—Advt.  Charles Russell, gas stoker, was charged before the Berkshire magistrates at Windsor, yesterday, with the murder of Emma Johnson, whose body was found in the Thames on the 15th ult. After hearing the evidence, prisoner was acquitted.  On Tuesday there died at Leicester Mrs Elliot Galer, better known as Miss Fanny Reeves, who for many years was a prominent figure in the dramatic and operatic rrofession. She made her debut upwards of forty years ago, at the Theatre Royal, Dublin.  - Half-a-Dozen host Nickel Tea Spoons given to the rairchaser of a Wedding Ring at H. Lamb's. The Illuminated Clock, Lynn Street. National Telephone, No. 4,l6l.—Advt.  A copy of a letter has been received by the Government of India which the Ameer ha i addressed to the British Agent at Cabul. It appears that the Afridis had gone to Abdul Rahman and asked for his help, but he refused to break with the British.  The resignation of Alderman Culley, J.P., ras accepted yesterday by the Newcastle Town Council. Deputations were received first in regard to a site for the New Infirmary, and nest to make a covered market for the market gardeners in Newgate Street. Dr Salt: Dentist, has now made arrangements for daily attendance, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the usual address, 4, Scarborough Street, West Hartlepool.—Advt.  The Deanery of Edinburgh, vacant by the death of Mr Montgomery, has been conferred on Canon Wilson, a member of the Chapter, who has worked all his life in the Episcopal Church of Scotland, and is no mean literateur, being the editor of the "Scottish Guardian" and of the "Seabury Reports."  A. Lamb Jeweller, The Illuminated Clock, Lynn Street. Telephone, 4,l6l.—Advt.  Mr J. A. Campbell, M.P., who is staying at Stracathro, his place in Forfarshire, has offered to subscribe £l,OOO towards the restoration of Brechin Cathedral. Another gentleman, who prefers to be anonymous, has offered to subscribe a similar sum, and it is therefore considered likely that the restoration will be effected. It would cost about £lO,