Mexborough & Swinton Times — Saturday, 21 March 1914
Marconigrams
Spring commences to-day (Saturday).
The business of the Winter Assizes at Leeds was opened on Monday.
A new peal of eight bells for Conisboro’ Church has been ordered.
Their Majesties the King and Queen are to pay a visit to Retford on June 29th.
Valuable property in Bridge Street, Swinton, will be offered for sale next Thursday.
“God’s Impossible” is Rev. T. Anderson’s subject at Mexboro’ Free Christian Church, on Sunday evening next, at 6.30.
Colliery developments at Mexboro’ have decreased recently. At Swinton, however, these assessments have increased appreciably.
At a combined Labour meeting at Doncaster, on Saturday, Mr. Sam Roebuck was adopted Labour candidate for that division.
On Wednesday next the York and Lancaster Regiment will carry out a recruiting march through Bolton, Wath, Swinton, and Mexboro’.
Many years have passed since any portion of the corps visited Mexboro’.
The march has been organised to stimulate recruiting, and to enable residents to become better acquainted with their own regiment.
Many men from Mexboro’, Swinton, and Denaby are serving in either the 1st Battalion, which is stationed at Jubbalpore, India, or in the 2nd Battalion, at Limerick, Ireland.
The drum and fife band has been brought over from Limerick specially for this route march, which is expected to rouse considerable local interest.
Councillor Elsbery, of Goldthorpe, is threatening to take an action for slander against a Goldthorpe deputy, Mr. Harry Goldthorpe.
Goldthorpe Gas Company last year had revenue of £3,682 15s. 9d. for the sale of gas, etc. The prepayment meters realised £1,447; ordinary meters £1,167.
Insured persons who have not yet obtained medical tickets, should apply to the secretary of the local insurance committee for the district in which they live.
Some difficulty is being experienced at Conisboro’ in persuading suitable representatives to serve on the Parish Council in place of those who have resigned.
The Mexboro’ Cricket Club is seriously considering whether to hold the usual sports at Mexboro’ Feast. A special meeting to be held next week will decide the question.
A Bolton proposal to re-organise the clerical staff of the Bolton Council, and to engage Mr. J. L. Hawksworth as a full-time permanent official, has not met with much success.
The dangerous condition of Adwick Road corner was again mentioned at Mexboro’ Council meeting on Wednesday evening. Road widening at this point is a pressing necessity.
Two Wath brothers, James and Walter Glendenning, on Sunday, saved the life of a Swinton man named Tom Osborne, by rescuing him from the Bowbroom lock, into which he had fallen.
A correspondent draws our attention to the fact that although it was pitch dark at Swinton on Wednesday evening, the lamps in the main thoroughfares had not been lit at 7.30 p.m.
The miners working at all the local collieries have handed in their notices. The feeling prevails that the Yorkshire miners’ officials will be able to handle the delicate situation without resorting to a strike.
It is reported that 34 children living at Piccadilly, Swinton, are unable to obtain food owing to the Rotherham strike. The Swinton Education Committee are considering an application made to feed these unfortunate little victims.
Miss Marie Tippett, of Beechwood, Kilnhurst, gave a very artistic rendering of the pianoforte solo, “Prelude in C Sharp Minor” (Rachmaninoff), at the pianoforte recital given by Mr. Joshua Jevons and students at Rotherham last week.
A special committee has been appointed to consider the question of revision of pay and conditions of service of the West Riding Constabulary. A proposal has been made that constables should be given an increase of 2s. 6d., and inspectors and sergeants an increase of 3s. 6d. a week.
The ratepayers of Swinton and Mexboro’ have up to the present escaped any call upon the rates in connection with the gas undertakings. Whilst still hopeful, we have reason to believe that the heavy expenditure of the past year will necessitate some demand on the rates to meet the deficiency.
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.).