Feburary 1935

FEBRUARY THIRTEENTH YEAR TWOPENCE

1935

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FEBRUARY, 1935.

T H E PARISH S O C I A L - Tuesday,

February 19th. at 7-30, in Seagoe School

CLERG Y :

Rev. Chancellor Archer, B .D ., The Rectory, Seagoe.

Rev. W . F. Hayes, B .A ., The Bungalow, Lower Seagoe, Portadown.

CH U R C H WARDEN S :

Rector’s— Mr. John Harrison Twinem.

People’s— Mr. Robert McCIements.

The Parish Social.

It has been arranged by the Select Vestry of

the Parish to have a Social gathering of the

Parishioners in Seagoe School on Tuesday,

February 19th, at 7.30. Tickets—one shilling

each— are being sold in all parts of the Parish,

and we anticipate a large gathering of Parish­ioners. A Ladies Committee has been formed

and are actively at work preparing for the tables.

The committee consists of the relatives of the

members of the Vestry, each of whom will have

several helpers. The members of the Vestry

"ill act as stewards. A select programme of

music has been arranged. A good proof of the

interest and energy which are being displayed

by the Vestry in the coming social is shown by

the fact that on that fierce Friday night, Jan.

25th, when the wind was blowing with hurricane

force and the rain falling in torrents at least two

members of the Vestry were selling tickets in

Edenderry from house to house regardless of the

leather. We want everyone to help in making

the social a great success. Whatever profit re­sults from the sale of the tickets will be given

to the General Parochial Fund. Young people

under the age of 14 will not be admitted. We

will welcome especially the heads of households

and the more senior members of their families.

Feb. 19th will be a bright moonlight night, which

ls always a great advantage for such parish

gatherings.

The M a g a z in e .

A pretty New Year card will be given away

with each copy of this month’s Magazine. Be

sure you get your card. The yacht “ Seagoe,”

which so prettily decorates the cover, is a proof of the close attachment which exists among

Seagoe people the world over. Pretty “ Seagoe”

villas have been erected by faithful parishioners

in Belfast, Monkstown (Co. Dublin), Provid­ence, Rhode Island, U .S.A., and Melbourne,

Australia, but Dr. Walker’s yacht is the first

case in which a sailing vessel has been so called.

A special article appeared in the December

number of “ The Yachting Monthly” on the yacht

“ Seagoe.” The yacht is built on a principle

new to naval architects known as the “ Meta-centric Shelf Principle.” Dr. Walker has very

kindly invited the Rector to have a sail in his

yacht on the occasion of the Royal Harwich Regatta on June 1st. We hope that “ Seagoe”

will come in first in the race. In the snapshot

on the cover of the Magazine may be seen Dr.

and Mrs. Walker and their son on board the

yacht.

Sunday School P r ize s .

The following dates have been arranged for

the Distribution of Prizes in our Sunday Schools:

Drumgor—Monday, February 4th, at 7.30 p.m.

Bocombra— Thursday, February 7, at 7.30 p.m.

Edenderry— Monday, February 11th. at 7.30.

Carne— Thursday, February 14th, at 7.30 p.m.

Hacknahay— Friday, February 15th, at 7 p.m.

Seagoe— Friday, February 22nd, at 7.30 p.m.

Levaghery Sunday School.

The annual Distribution of Prizes took place in

Levaghery Sunday School on Tuesday, January

8th, at 7.30. There was a large attendance, and

the large schoolroom looked very bright. In

one corner stood a great Christmas tree glitter­ing with beautiful gifts, one for each of 'the

children. After a hearty tea, games were en­joyed and were interspersed with music and re­

citations by the children. At the close of the

evening there was great excitement when the

prizes were distributed. They were very numerous and were very nice books. The last item

in the evening’s proceedings was the giving of

the gifts from the Christmas tree. It created

great interest and pleasure. The Rev. W . F.

Hayes presided over the evening’s entertain­ment and congratulated Mr. Stanfield, Super­intendent of the Sunday School, on the success

of the evening.

Seagoe C L.B.

Seagoe C .L.B . has had a busy month. On

Thursday, January '24th, a squad of the Seagoe

Lads competed with the Belfast Companies in

a competition for the Ferry Cup, held in the Hall

of the Cripples’ Institute, Donegall Road, Bel­fast. The Rev. W . F. Hayes, Captain Mitchell

and Lieut. Currie accompanied the lads, who

travelled to Belfast in a special ’bus. Captain

Jones, of the King’s Royal Rifles acted as judge.

The Cup was won by the St. Mark’s, Ballysillan

Company. Seagoe lads gained fourth place. The

squad was under the capable command of

Corporal Little. The lads acquitted themselves

with great credit. Colonel Torrens, who is resigning his post as Commander of the Diocesan

Battalion, was present and received a presenta­tion of a barometer on the occasion of his leav­ing the Battalion. He is going to reside in

Eng­land.

On Thursday, January 31st, Seagoe C .L.B .

journeyed to Knocknagor School, Tullylish, and

gave their excellent programme in aid of Tully­lish Sunday School Prize Fund. The Very Rev.

E . A. Mvles, Dean of Dromore and Rector of

Tullylish, presided. The lads were under the

command of Captain Mitchell. The school was

crowded and every item was loudly applauded.

Visit o f Miss Millington.

Miss Millington, a sister of the Rector of St.

Mark’s, has been appointed Instructress in Sun­day School work under the Sunday School

So­ciety of Ireland. Miss Millington is holding

meetings of Sunday School teachers in many

parishes in this neighbourhood and has kindly

consented to address a meeting of our Sunday

School teachers in Seagoe School on Thursday,

February 28th, at 8 p.m.

Sunday School Conference-

On Saturday, February 16th, a Conference of

Sunday School workers of the Diocese of Dro­more will be held in Lurgan. The Conference

will begin with a service in Shankill Parish

Church at 3.30, and at 4 a meeting will be held

in the Parochial Hall opposite the Church. The

Lord Bishop will preside. The first session be­gins at 4. Tea (6d per head) will be provided,

and at 6 a second session will follow. The Conference will conclude at 7 p.m. We hope all

our Seagoe teachers will endeavour to be present.

Miss Millington will give an address and an illu­strated Sunday School Lesson.

Register of the General Vestry.

A meeting of the Select Vestry will be held in

Seagoe School on Tuesday, February 5th. at

7.30, to revise the list of the General Vestry of

the Parish. The list will remain open until a

meeting of the Select Vestry on Tuesday, Feb­ruary 26th, at 8 p.m. Those who wish to join

the General Vestry should send in their names

during February to Mr. Moses Gilpin, of Drumnagoon, Hon. Sec. The qualification is that

you are at least 21 years of age and a subscriber

of not less than 2/6 each year to the Sustentation Fund.

Seagoe M others’ Union.

The M.U. will meet (D .V.) in Seagoe School

on Tuesday, February 12th, at 7.30. Tea will

to all who attend. The meeting will take the form of a work class and interesting readings will be given.

At the meeting held on January 8th. Mrs John H Twinem was unanimously elected president for the year 1935.

Mrs James Twinem was re-elected Honorary Treas.

New Choir Hymnals

Mr T H Wilson has collected the following sums for the purchase of new musical Hymnals for Seagoe Choir.

After deducting the cost of the hymnals, he will pay over the balance to the Hon. Treas. Mr. Hugh Stoops, fot the General Parochial Fund.

He thanks very sincerely all those who so kindly and generously subscribed:-

£1— The Mothers Union, Miss Rebecca Calvert,
Mr. James McDowell, Mr. Wightman, Sir Sami.
Kelly, Mr. James Lewie, Mr. Richard Forsythe,
Mr. George H . Wilson; 10/- each— Mrs. Atkin­son (Eden Villa), Chancellor Archer, Mr. John
Davison, Mr. W . A. Casey. Major Shillington,
Canon Taylor, Mr. T. J., Hadden, Mr. Thornton,
Mr. John Montgomery; 6s—Mr. Saml. Walker;
5/- each— Mr. John Campbell, Messrs. Sherman & Stoops, Mr. Isaac Dickson, Mr. Maginnis,

Mr. Thomas Martin, Mr. James Twinem, Mr.

William White, Mr. Ernest Mitchell, Mr. Victor

Matchett, Mr. John Twinem, Mr. John G.

Gracey, Mr. Gilbert Price, Mr. Samuel McCormick, Mr. John Montgomery (Lvnedale). Rev.

W . F. Haves, Mrs. Forrest, Mrs. W. E. Greeves.

Mr. Tom Hall, Mrs. Tom Reid (Portrush), Mrs.

Sam Abraham, Mr. Thomas Coulter, Mr. James

Atkinson, Mr. James Edgar, Mr. Fred Robinson, Mr. John Sandford ; 4/6-—Mr. Nicholas

Campbell; 4 /— Mr. Robt. M ‘Clements; 3/-

each— Mr. John Lavery, Mr. James Sheppard;

2/6 each— Mr. James Boyle. Mrs. Vance, Mrs.

Sherman, Mrs. Stoops, Miss Matchett, Miss

Maggie Reid, Mrs. James Shanks, Mrs. Mayes,

Mrs. McDowell, Mrs. Thomas Shanks, Mrs.

Callison, Miss Hannah Russell, Mrs. Hunniford.

Mr. Albert Wilson, Mr. James Whitten, Mr.

Robt. Hazelton, Mr. Thomas H. Walker, Mr.

Isaac Davison, Mr. Andrew Costello; 2/ —

Robt. Walker. Total— £22 5s 0d.

Our Advertisements.

Please look through our advertisement columns

and .you will find much to interest you. The

goods advertised are all of first-rate quality.

In some advertisements new matter has been

inserted. Next month you will notice still fur­ther changes. A notable change of address is

in the case of the Workshops for the Blind,

who have moved their Headquarters to Lawnbook Avenue, in the Shankill Road. The very

attractive retail shop has been moved to Anne

St. from Royal Avenue.

Seagoe P.E. School.

A most enjoyable afternoon was spent by the

pupils of Seagoe P .E . School on Friday, Janu­ary 11th. At 3.30 the children gathered in the

Schoolroom and partook of a splendid tea. This

had been provided by a kind gift from Miss

Calvert, supplemented by the Manager of the

School and the teaching staff. After tea a most

interesting programme of songs, recitations and

verse-speaking was given by the children, senior,

junior and infants. The Rector, at the close,

thanked all who had helped at the pleasant even­ing’s entertainment. Miss Martin, of Bangor,

is temporarily taking Miss Reid’s place as

teacher of the Infant school, as the latter, on

medical advice, is taking a holiday.

Bible Class Social.

On Thursday, January 10th, a largely attended

social was held in the Parochial Hall by the

members of the M en’s Bible Class. The Rev.

W. F. Hayes, who conducts the class, presided.

After tea, those present enjoyed games during

the evening. Many new members have joined

the class, which meets in the Parochial Hall

on Sunday mornings at 10.15. At Christmas the

class spent £3 in giving gifts to some needy

ones in the Parish. They have also given a sub­scription of £1 to the Protestant Orphan Society.

Young men of the Parish are invited to join the

class and thus gain fuller knowledge of the Book

of Books.

The First Interment.

The first interment in the additional burial

ground at the Parish Church took place on Saturday, January 26th, at the funeral of Mrs.

Moore, of Fairmount, Seafield. The Rev. G.Millington, Rector of St. Mark’s officiated

at the service.

Parish Register for January.

Baptisms

The following were Baptized in the Parish

Church on January 5th, 1935: —

Dowd— Thomas James, son of David and Ellen Dowd, of Edenderry.

Sponsors— Eliza Jane Anderson, Ellen Dowd.

Walker— Sheila Irene, daughter of Isaac and Anne Helen Walker, of Levaghery.

Sponsors— Isaac Walker, Anne Helen Walker.

Harrison— Elizabeth, daughter of John and Isobel Harrison, of Levaghery.

Sponsors— Jane Stanfield, Isobel Harrison.

Marriage-

Baker and Dunlop— January 11th, 1934, Thomas Baker, of Laurencetown, Parish of

Tullylish, to Elsie Eveline Dunlop, of Edenderry.

Burial.

McDonald— January 6th, 1935, Emily McDonald, of Balteagh, formerly of Paisley, aged 90 years.

Twenty-five Years Ago.

JANUARY, 1910.

The issue of the Magazine for January, 1910,

contains on its cover a photograph of the

Parochial Hall. It records that the foundation

stone of the Hall was laid on March 25th, 1900,

and that the Hall was opened on March 7th,

1901. It took just a year to build. A pretty

design by Miss G. Atkinson adorns the cover.

It illustrates two products of the Parish, flax

and corn. In the Church attendance returns

Maggie Hawthorne and Jack Stoops head the list

in the second class. Seven Baptisms are re­corded, two Marriages and three Burials. The

Rev. G. G. Mervyn, Rector of Ballymacarrett,

is announced to give a lecture on “ A Visit to the

Holy Land .”

FEBRUARY , 1910.

The season of Lent is announced as beginning

on February 9th. The Dean of Belfast, the

Very Rev. J . J. Robinson, is recorded as having

given an address to the Men’s Bible Class social.

His subject was “Lessons from the Life of

Hezekiah.” Isaiah Shanks was awarded a gold

medal for not having missed a class for three

years. Six Burials are recorded. Band of Hope

meetings were held at Carne, Hacknahay and

Edenderry. Accounts are given of Prize Distri­butions at the various Sunday Schools. Old

Seagoe Notes deal with the subject of “ The

Seagoe Yeomanry.”

Enthronement.

The Enthronement of the Lord Bishop for

this Diocese of Dromore will take place in the

Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer at Dromore

on Thursday, February 14th, at 3.30 p.m. The

preacher will be the Very Rev. the Dean of

Dromore.

Old Seagoe Notes.

PRINCIPAL LANDHOLDERS IN SEAGOE

In 1709. (Specially Contributed by the Rev. A.

Dawson, Rector of Seagoe).—A list of landhold­ers of thirty acres and upwards, in the Parish

of Seagoe, in 1709, is preserved in the ancient

parochial register, at pages 193-196. The list

was made in accordance with the provisions of

two acts of Parliament, namely, 10 W illiam III. ,

chap. 12, anno 1698, and Anne, chap. 9, anno

1705; passed for the planting and preserving of

trees in Ireland.

The first act stated the proportion of trees

to be planted in each county, and provided that

the Grand Jury, at the Summer Assizes of 1702.

should apportion the number to be planted in

each barony, and sub-divide into parishes. This

return being presented in court and approved,

was to be certified to the High Constable of each

barony; and by him, in turn, the presentment

was to be delivered to the minister and church­

wardens of each parish; who, within a month,

should summon a vestry to adjust the propor­tion. The second Act, explaining and enforcing

the former, enacted that persons holding thirty

acres, or more should be obliged to plant in accorlance with these provisions.

Doubtless this list for Seagoe was drawn up

in compliance with the direction of these Acts,

and records for us the names of all who held, for

their own use and occupation, at least thirty

acres of land in the parish at that time. It is

further, notable that whereas the total number

of trees enacted to be planted yearly in th

County of Armagh was 4,750, this list assignes

1.125, or more than one-fourth, as the share of

the parish of Seagoe.

At a Vestry held for ye Parish of Sego, upon

Wednesday ye 9th of March, 1708-9. It was

agreed and enacted by ye Minister, Churchwar­dens and Parishioners then present, that ye

number of trees be planted by every person that

are annexed to his name, according to an order

of Sessions dated ye 15th of September. 1708,

Pursuant to two Acts of Parliament.

John Campbell Minister. John Geary, Rich.

Smurpbett, Mer. Dynes, Churchwardens.

SERVICES—The PARISH CHURCH

HOLY COMM UNION 1st Sunday after Morning

Prayer ; 3rd Sunday at 8 a.m., and on the Chief

Festivals.

HOLY BAPTISM— 1st Saturday of each Month at 3

p m and during any Service in the Parish Church,

notice be given ; Two Sponsers at least are required

and they must be Confirmed Members of the Church.

Churchings are held at each Baptism. Mothers are

expected to bring a thankoffering.

(See Book of Common Prayer.)

MORNING PRAYER- Sundays and Chief Festivals,

11-30 a.m.

EVENING PRAYER—Sundays, 7 p.m

DISTRICT SERVICES

Hacknahay—Last Sunday : of Month at 3-30pm.

Drumgor—second Sunday of Month at 4 pm

Edenderry—Wednedays at 8 p.m.

CLASSES, &c.

BIBLE CLASS FOR MEN in Edenderry on

Sundays at 10 a m.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS 10 a m. Edenderry Parochial

Hall and Seagoe School. 3 p.m. Seagoe, Edenderry

Parochial Hall,

Levaghery, Hacknahay, Carne, Drumgor, Bocombra.

MOTHERS' UNION—2nd Tuesday of each month

at 7 30 p.m.

CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE in the Parochial Hall

on Tuesdays and Fridays.

GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY in Seagoe School on

Mondays at 8 p.m.

SEAGOE P.E. SCHOOL , 9-15 a.m. Principal—Mr.

R. Scott.

MARRIAGES must be performed between 8 a.m. and 3 p m. Licenses are issued by Rev. Canon Hannon,

Rectory, Lurgan. Due notice (48 hours) must be given to the Rector of intended weddings. FEES—BY License—

Labourers 5/- Tradesmen 10/—, Merchants and Farmers 15/-, Professional, By Banns 5/-. FUNERALS will be

attended by the Clergy if proper notice be given. SICK CASES should be notified to the Clergy without delay,

FEES FOR CERTIFICATES BAPTISM 3/7, Children (Factory) 1/- and 2/- (non-residents); MARRIAGE 3/7.

An extra Search Fee is chargeable in certain cases

It will be a help to the Clergy if they are notified of the

arrival of new Church families in the Parish.

A copy of the Magazine will be sent post free to any subscriber for 3/- per annum.