The death has occurred in his 90th year of the Reverend Hudson G Heaven, whose family own Lundy Island. He had been parish priest on Lundy for 57 years. The cortege bearing his coffin embarked from Bideford on captain Dark's skiff "The Gannet" for interment in the family vault on the island. He has been succeeded on the island by Mr walter Heaven.

At this time of year the Gazette is full of seed merchant adverts, one local supplier being Messrs. Yeo & Son. Every kind of seed imaginable is on offer. On receipt of a Postal Order for 1/6d, the gardener will receive 10 packets of assorted vegetable seeds and 4 of flower seeds. As a bonus, they will also receive a packet of "Quite Content peas" , whose pods reach an extraordinary 7" in length, and one of "Red Giant Beans" whose pods can be 15-16" long.

At Tanton's Hotel , Mr A W cock auctioned a shop and premises in Bideford High Street, immediately adjoining the Post Office , together with 3 cottages in the rear giving a back entrance from Lower Gunstone. The bidding started at £1000 and the property was withdrawn at £1500.

In financial news, 4 original shares of f10 each for the Bideford Gas company were purchased by Mr J Squire at £24 each. He also purchased 30 £5 shares in the Bideford public Rooms Company Ltd at £2-12-6d each.

At the Bideford Town council meeting, the Lighting Committee reported that they had arranged to turn off a further 34 street lamps. In all, 96 lamps have now been turned off which comprises about half of the public lamps in the town. Most of the grumbling had ceased and it was thought they might be able to put out a few more lamps One local supplier is Yeo & Son. soon.

Mr H R Bazeley questioned why a great deal of waste paper was found in the Scavengers' carts. He felt it would be a benefit to the town if old paper could be repulped. At present much of it is burned on the river bank.