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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 1913  --  HERSTMONCEUX

AGENT FOR THIS PAPER - Mr T. A. Duly.

FOOTBALL - Herstmonceux Football Club met Ashburnham in a friendly on Saturday and were defeated by four goals to one.  The local scorer being Friend.

ACCIDENT - Mr J. Errey, of Herstmonceux, was walking along the road close to the hedge near hi residence on Thursday evening about 8.0 p.m., when he was accidentally knocked down by a cycle, ridden by a young man named Bennet.  Fortunately Mr Errey escaped with a severe shaking.

YET ANOTHER ENTERPRISE - Few villages of the size of Herstmonceux can boast so up to date as to have electricity installed, not only in the streets, but also in the private houses.  This was made possible by the enterprise of Mr C. W. von Roemer, son of Baron von Roemer, who by his electric plant supplies electricity by motor.  

During the week demonstrations in cooking by electricity have been given by an expert at the local Assembly Room, and Mr von Roemer has generously offered to fit an electric stove in any house in the parish free, and make a charge of 1 1/2d. unit for the use of electricity.  Many people in the village have already accepted the offer, and the results thus far obtained by this new means of cooking and very satisfactory.

A NOTE FROM OUR EDITOR:  The above article was extracted from archives kept at The Maltings Library, Lewes, East Sussex, by Nelson Kruschandl.  The council's (Wealden) conservationist, Chezel Bird, was noted in their Visitors Book, as being a frequent visitor.

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