The following names are taken from a list of persons applying to register their Freeholds at a General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held in Belfast on the 24th October, 1831.

No. 159

Name and Residence of Applicant: William McNeice, Ballyvollen
Description of Freehold, with the names of Barony and Townland in which situated: House and land, Upper Massereene, town land of Ballyvollen
Yearly Value to be registered: £10

County of Antrim
Record Court - Yesterday

Chief- Justice Monahan came into court at ten o’clock, and continued the hearing of Record Cases.

John Oakman and others v William Harcourt.

This was an action of ejectment on the title. The farm in dispute is situate in Upper Malone, near Belfast, and is known by the name of Myrtlefield. It contains 18a 1r 13p and was subject to a yearly rent of £28. The lease was for three lives, one of whom was still alive. The original proprietor was Wm. Oakman of Pigeontown, near Crumlin, and by him it was settled on his daughter, Susanna Oakman, her heirs and assigns, on the occasion of her marriage with Wm. Shoebridge. The issue of marriage were two children, both of whom emigrated to America when very young, and are since reported as dead. The mother also died, and William Oakman, the present plaintiff, was appointed a trustee for his sister’ children, and in that capacity he sought to eject William Harcourt, who was merely a nominal defendant. After the death of Susanna Shoebridge her husband again married, and the issue of the marriage was a son named John McCaghey Shoebridge. The question arose who was the legal heir - whether it was the present plaintiff, or his elder brother, of John McCaghey Shoebridge.

The jury, by his lordship’s direction, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £14 rent. The point of law in dispute was reserved for discussion in the Court of Common Pleas, for which purpose execution was stayed till the 1st May next.

Glenavy

During a terrific thunderstorm which passed over Glenavy the house of Mr. J.G. Oakman, of Pigeontown, was struck by lightning. The electricity caught the chimney, unroofed part of the hose, severed the gable-end, and smashed the spouting, but passed off without further damage.

Pigeontown, Glenavy.
Auction.

I have received instructions from Mr. William Ingram, Pigeontown, who is giving up farming, to sell by auction, on the premises, on Saturday 12th February, 1898, at one o’clock.

One 4 horse power threshing machine; in good order, by Scott; churning machine, only a short time in use, by Young; Ploughing plough, grubber, one 6 Bull harrow, one 8 bull seed harrow, drill harrow, saddle harrow, turnip barrow, and pulper, outside car, box cart, in good order.

Terms - For Threshing and Churning Machines 4 months credit on approved Bills. Remainder cash. Purchaser to pay 5 pr cent. Auction commission.

George Wilson, Auctioneer and Valuator, Glenavy and Crumlin.

Evidence from County Antrim

"At the request of Major R.G. Berry, M.R.I.A., of Richill Castle, Armagh, Mr. H. Henry Higginson, of Glenavy, County Antrim, collected all the material he could find concerning the fairy - tradition in his part of County Antrim, and sent to me the results, from which I have selected the very interesting, and, in some respects, unique tales which follow :-

The Fairies and the Weaver - Ned Judge, of Sophys Bridge was a weaver. Every night after he went to bed the weaving started of itself, and when re arose in the morning he would find the dressing which had been made ready for weaving so broken and entangled that it took him hours to put it right. Yet with all this drawback he got no poorer, because the fairies left him plenty of household necessaries, and whenever he sold a web (of cloth) he always received treble the amount bargained for.

Meeting Two Regiments of "Them" - William Megarry, of Ballinderry, as his daughter who is married to James Megarry, J.P., told me, was one night going to Crumlin on horseback for a doctor, when after passing through Glenavy he met just opposite the Vicarage two regiments of them (the fairies) coming along the road towards Glenavy. One regiment was dressed in red and one in blue or green uniform. They were playing music, but when they opened out to let him pass through the middle of them the music ceased until he had passed by."

Sales By Auction
Bellbrook, Glenavy, County Antrim
(10 minutes walk Crumlin Bus at Metal Bridge)
Dairy cows, heifers, Bullocks, Horse, implements

Samuel Hillis, Esq. (who is retiring from Dairy Business) has instructed us to sell by auction on premises, Thursday 29th October, eleven o'clock.

20 young dairy cows (part springing near note, remainder full milk); 4 two year old Ayrshire Heifers with calves at foot; 10 pure bred and half bred Ayrshire Heifers 1½ and 2 year olds ready for service; two year old licensed Ayrshire bull registered in herd book; 10 heavy Free State bullocks 12 to 14 cwt., nearly finished;2 home bred heavy bullocks; 3 store bullocks; 4 weanling calves; farm horse 17 hands, good worker and quiet; Grade B sterilising plant with Martin Boiler and 100 gallons tank complete; 12 good twelve gallon milk cans; Ransome Chill plough; farm cart; set cart harness, fit 17 hands (new); metal roller; side delivery rake; turnip sower;2 cart wheels;6 pig feeders; garden roller; clothes mangle; sundries and scrap. Usual credit. No outside chattels allowed.

J.D. Marin & Co., F.V.I., auctioneers, 68 Chichester Street, Belfast and Lisburn.