Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday, 30 July 1904
Marconigrams
Swinton Feast commences to-day (Saturday).
The hearing of the Swinton club raid is adjourned for three months.
Barnboro’ Church choir had their annual trip on Monday to Scarboro’.
Mr. H. Platt takes charge of the Montagu Arms Hotel, on Tuesday next.
Nominations for election of Guardian at Mexboro’ close on Saturday, at noon.
The hospital demonstration held at Goldthorpe on Sunday proved a splendid success.
Mr. Haigh’s racehorse ran in two events at Chesterfield this week, but was unplaced.
Denaby Co-operative Society for the past quarter recommended a dividend of 5s. in the £.
The Dominion Liner S.S. Canada safely arrived at Quebec on July 26th, with several local passengers on board.
The members and friends of the Mexboro’ Primrose League had an outing on Thursday to Owston, near Doncaster.
Plans for the re-building of the “Times” Office, Mexboro’, have been deposited with the Mexboro’ Urban District Council.
A cricket match was played at Barnboro’ on Thursday, between Mexboro’ and Barnboro’, the latter winning by one run to 59.
The Vicar of Mexboro’ has strongly denounced the authorities who are responsible for the disgraceful conditions of Mexboro’.
The Denaby appeal case has been taking place in London this week, and a full report by a special reporter for the “Times” will be found on another page.
A batch of Nash Row gamblers, caught at Wath on the 3rd July by P.C. Lightowler, were heavily fined by the Rotherham magistrates on Monday.
It is possible that shareholders in Mexboro’ Co-operative may eventually recover some of their money, but it is very improbable they will be paid in full.
The Commercial Inn Sick and Help Society, with their friends, to the number of 45, journeyed to Blyth on Sunday, in waggonettes supplied by Mr. George Biggin.
Pack numbers of the journal may be had containing the full history of the Mexboro’ Co-operative Society failure. The first instalment commenced on May 27th.
Another P. and O. liner, the Formosa, has been seized by the Russian Volunteer Fleet in the Red Sea. The Vladivostok Squadron has also captured another British steamer.
John Gormally, a Denaby miner, was on Monday fined 20s. and costs at Barnsley for having been found intoxicated on the Great Central Railway Company’s premises at Wombwell.
The members of the Doncaster Women’s Liberal Association journeyed to Mexboro’ on Thursday to a garden party, kindly given by Mrs. J. H. Watson, in the grounds of the Clayfield House.
An interesting presentation was made to Dr. Dharmavira on Tuesday evening by the members of the “Watson’s Delight” Lodge of the Order of Druids. Dr. Dharmavira is shortly leaving Mexboro’.
Mr. J. W. Watson, the respected Mexborough superintendent of the Prudential Assurance Company, is very much indisposed. Mr. C. Brampton is acting as superintendent pro tem. during Mr. Wignor’s illness.
At a special meeting of the Mexboro’ Council Library Committee, on Wednesday night, the hope was expressed that the final arrangements for proceeding with the new building will not be long delayed.
“What is a lottery?” was the question asked at the Doncaster West Riding Police Court on Saturday. A Mexboro’ man was charged with managing one, but the case was dismissed. Full details appear in another part of this journal.
The summons taken out against the committee and officials of the Mexboro’ Co-operative Society, at the instance of Mrs. Comer, by Mr. A. Muir Wilson, solicitor, Sheffield, are to be heard at the Doncaster West Riding Police Court on Saturday.
In the case of the Glamorgan Coal Co. v. the South Wales Miners’ Federation, in which judgment had been given for the plaintiffs, damages to be assessed, it was announced on Tuesday that the Federation would have to pay £57,562, seventeen times the amount originally claimed.
At Maltby sports on Thursday last, H. Hepworth took first prize in the one-mile bicycle race. T. Clayton (Wath), W. Davis (Wath), and R. Davis (Wath) shared prizes in the obstacle race. The one-mile flat race was won by R. Davis (Wath). W. Davis (Wath) secured second prize.
Last night, James Chase, aged seven years, of Hoyland Nether, who is on a visit to Wombwell, was rescued from drowning by Henry Foster, of Street, Wombwell, who had to swim nearly into the middle of the watercourse to effect the rescue. Foster was about 200 yards away when he heard the cry for help.
At the West Riding Court, Doncaster, on Tuesday, a domestic servant from Conisboro’, named Eliza Ann Howell, was accused of stealing a gold ring, ear drops, and a sheet belonging to a waiter, Sidgworth Horn, a man by whom she had been employed. She was dealt with under the First Offenders’ Act, and was bound over.
Dr. Stevens (late of Swinton) writes:
“Sir,—May I, through the medium of your paper, express my hearty thanks to the President, secretary, and members of the Swinton Ambulance Class for the very handsome umbrella they so generously gave me in recognition of my services as lecturer. I should have preferred thanking them personally, but am unable, as I am now busy in Lancaster. I have always the welfare of ambulance work at heart.”