Mexborough & Swinton Times — March 7, 1914
Marconigrams
The Mexboro’ Cricket Club is still in debt to the extent of about £350.
Mr. John Senior, of Adwick Road, Mexboro’, celebrated his eightieth birthday this week.
It is very probable that a tax on benzol will be introduced in the next Parliamentary Budget.
Mr. D. Hammerton, assistant overseer of Darfield, has tendered his resignation after forty years’ service.
The Workers’ Educational Association is making rapid progress wherever branches have been established.
It is expected that the Mexboro’ Water Co.’s Bill will come up for hearing in London about the end of the present month.
The Goldthorpe Hippodrome has been leased from the West Riding Theatres, Ltd., to Mr. Doyle, landlord of the Goldthorpe Hotel.
The Denaby Queen’s Nursing Association, owing to lack of voluntary support, has ceased to exist, and the nurse has terminated her services.
An impressive ceremony in connection with the Saraguna Lodge of Buffaloes was held at the Horse and Groom, Goldthorpe, on Wednesday evening.
The coalowners at the pits affected having decided to pay the full minimum wage, an early settlement of all difficulties in the question is predicted.
The dispute between the Manvers colliers and trammers is also likely to be settled satisfactorily at a meeting to be held next Sunday morning.
Tremendous interest is being taken by the general public in the Dearne Valley Light Railway inquiry for Wombwell, Wath, Goldthorpe, and Thurnscoe.
“We don’t follow precedents at Wath; we are pioneers.” This was Councillor Hallatt’s reply to a question at the trams inquiry.
Giving evidence at the Dearne Valley trams inquiry, Mr. Reginald Bury, of Darfield, said that Barnsley lays itself out to be the “Colliers’ Metropolis.”
Bridget Donohue, aged five, Don Glass Terrace, Mexboro’, who had a miraculous escape in a motor car accident last Thursday week, has quite recovered.
The Ambulance team of the Central Club and Institute, Wath, have won the South Yorkshire Club Union’s shield and medals for the third year in succession.
It is understood that the Government will make a grant of £10,000 towards the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition. Half this sum will be voted this year and half next year.
Mr. H. Tyas, of Mexboro’, has been a local preacher 32 years. The Primitive in the Mexboro’ circuit are proposing to recognise this long service in a suitable manner.
The Hon. Mrs. H. Lindley Wood, of Melton Park, on Wednesday opened the annual sale of work at the Memorial Hall, Doncaster, in aid of the local branch of Dr. Barnardo’s Homes.
Mr. W. Hallatt, of Wath, says that during the 25 years he has been on Wath Council, there has not been a gentleman on the Council whom he would not trust with all his own interest.
A letter has been received from South Russia stating that Mr. Elies, late of Silverwood Colliery, was in quarantine through an infectious disease. All his friends wish him a speedy recovery.
Somewhat extensive alterations to the Central Infants’ school are contemplated by the Mexboro’ Education Committee. The proposed scheme makes provision for the addition of two class-rooms and a cloak-room.
The operetta, “Pearl, the Fisher Maiden,” so ably rendered by the children of the Free Christian Church Sunday School a week ago, is to be repeated on Thursday next, Mar. 12, in the church schoolroom, Adwick Road.
We understand that Mrs. H. Thompson, of Mexboro’, will be a candidate at the forthcoming election of three Guardians for the Mexboro’ district. Mr. H. Ward is another likely candidate. Both will be nominated by the National Union of Railwaymen.
Mr. Parkin, from the Eighty Club, London, and Mr. A. H. Jackson, of Parkgate, are announced as the speakers at a meeting of local Liberals to be held in the Primitive Methodist School, Mexboro’, next Thursday evening. The meeting will be preceded by a public tea.
At a meeting of Bridlington Town Council it was decided to recommend the purchase by the town of the estate of the New Spa Co., on the south side of the town, for £16,000, and the payment of £500 to Messrs. Whitaker Brothers (Limited), for foreshore rights on the south side.
Mr. Bruce Ismay, for some fourteen years the Chairman of the White Star Line, has been the recipient of a number of testimonials from the various sections of the great enterprise which he had controlled. The senior members of his staff presented him with an illuminated address, accompanied by two pictures: the offering of the superintendents took the form of a piece of silver plate, as did also that of the chief engineers of the White Star Line; and the commanders’ souvenir was a picture; whilst the new joint managers of the line (Messrs. Common, Fletcher, and Curry) and the assistant managers gave a silver bowl.
J. H. White desires to remind you that he is the only complete funeral furnisher in Mexboro’. Employ him, and save both time and money. Estimates free. Distance no object.—(Advt.).