Mexborough & Swinton Times — September 3, 1904
Marconigrams
The County Council Education Committee have agreed to rent for three years Mr. Lee’s building in Main Street for use as a Higher Grade School.
We are informed that a Wath person is claiming the tenancy of Mr. Lee’s premises, and that legal proceedings are probable.
The Mexboro’ Co-operative Society is in the same boat as the Mexboro’ Society. The society is insolvent, is winding-up, and is expected to pay 10s. in the £ dividend.
Another popular excursion to Skegness is announced for Sept. 3 and 10, by the Great Northern Railway.
The Mexboro’ Divorce case has been set down for hearing in December.
The lighting of the Swinton township compares very favourably with Mexboro’, and costs less than half the money.
The Jubilee Mission to be held in connection with the St. Alban’s Catholic Church at Denaby Main will be commenced on Sunday, Sept. 11, and close on Sept. 23.
Mr. Wilson Barrett, the great actor, who died on July 22 last, has left an estate valued at over £30,000.
The County Council Education Committee are advertising for a headmaster and assistant mistress for the Swinton and Mexboro’ Secondary School, at the salary of £300 and £120 per annum, respectively.
Dr. J. J. Huey, the Medical Officer of Health for Mexboro’, has returned from the Isle of Man, where he spent his summer vacation.
The inhabitants are growing anxious to see the new Carnegie Library put into practical shape.
A correspondent desires to know if the Mexboro’ Council are paying for their electrical extensions out of the rates, as no loan has as yet been applied for.
A hen belonging to a poultry fancier in Doncaster Road this week laid an egg weighing 6½ ounces. If a hen of that breed laid an egg and a half in a day and a half, six hens would soon enable the owner to sell eggs by the ton.
The Mexboro’ Councillor is taking legal advice with a view to taking proceedings against another Councillor.
Lord and Lady Scarborough will entertain a party for Doncaster Races at Sandbeck Park.
The successful competitors recently examined in connection with the Mexboro Great Central Ambulance Class will be presented with their certificates on Sunday night next at 8 p.m., at the Old Mason’s Arms, Mexboro’. Mr. Jones, the district superintendent, will make the presentation.
Several summonses and white have, this week, been served in connection with the Mexboro’ Co-operative Scandal.
Councillor Schneider, of Swinton, is taking holidays for a few months in Germany.
All the way to America for 30/-, call and secure tickets at the “Times” Office, Mexboro’.
The Mexboro’ Urban Council Electric Light balance sheet up to March last has not yet been issued.
A meeting in connection with the Barnsley Co-operative Society is arranged to be held at Mexboro’ on Monday next.
Mexboro’ Co-operative Society are amongst the defaulting ratepayers at Swinton.
Football has started. “Off with the old love, on with the new.”
Denaby v. Mexboro’ on Saturday. A fine curtain raiser.
The building of the new Montagu Hospital is proceeding apace.
Both at Swinton and Mexboro’ the free library schemes seem to hang fire. Mr. Carnegie’s money will not be appreciated this winter.
The new shaft and headgear at Cadeby is progressing rapidly towards completion.
A Council workman named Moulds fell into a sewer tank at the farm on Thursday, and sustained a broken arm.
The danger of street playing by children received another illustration on Thursday, when a child was run over in Bank Street, and had to be removed to the hospital.
With the continuance of summer weather Mexboro’ people are still frequenting the seaside.
Bloom’s auction tent on Sundays is used for mission meetings.
Mr. Mehew’s mission tea on Monday in the Free Church, Doncaster Road, drew over 200 people.
An unique and pretty enactment was the Japanese Pastoral play at Swinton Vicarage, on Thursday.
The Mexboro’ Fire Brigade failed to secure a first prize at Bradford on Saturday, but were awarded several thirds.
Another highway improvement is being carried out in Doncaster Road.
The odoriferous nature of the river Don is lessening with the decline of summer.
The aimless parade of Mexboro’ High St. on Sunday evenings does not present a commendable feature.
The Keadby, Althorpe, and District Hospital demonstration this year has realised £13 13s. 10d.
At a property sale at Barnsley, on Wednesday, the dwellinghouses, Nos. 16 to 22, Hoyland Street, Wombwell (rental £57 4s.) were withdrawn at £640.
The Midland Railway Company have, from September 1st, appointed Wath as the base for which goods, merchandise, etc., may be dealt with for Brampton Bierlow, West Melton, and Wath, instead of at Swinton.
Quite an alarming number of accidents have occurred in the district during the past few weeks.
We understand that the Mexboro’ Congregational Church choir would welcome one or two soprano voices. The Rev. T. Anderson would be pleased to receive applications.
The turnover for the past half-year of the Wholesale Co-operative Society amounts to nearly nine millions.
In our report of Miss Boot’s marriage, last week, it should have been also stated that she was the recipient, amongst other presents, of a silver teapot from the Congregational Sunday school teachers.
Lord and Lady Fitzwilliam will have a party next week for Doncaster Races at Wentworth Woodhouse. Lord and Lady Fitzwilliam will be abroad for three or four months during next winter.
The Parish Church of Brampton Bierlow will be keeping its jubilee or 50th year of consecration in August next year. To mark the occasion a scheme for improving the church, building an organ chamber and providing an organ, has been drawn up by Mr. C. Hodgson Fowler, of Durham, and adopted by the committee. The total estimated cost is £1,000, towards which the parishioners have raised nearly £500, in addition to which Mr. A. Carnegie has promised £190, half the cost of the organ.