Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 29 October 1904
Marconigrams.
Last week four editions of the Mexbro’ “Times” were issued.
Swinton Glass Works will be re-opened in the course of next month.
The West Riding Education Committee have 870 schools to manage.
Xmas. Card sample books are now ready at the “Times” Office, Mexboro’.
The Montagu Arms Hotel Fishing Club dinner takes place this (Friday) evening.
Mr. Fred Lambert, of Wombwell, has purchased the renowned bull-dog, “Royal Salute.”
“A Merciless Woman” is the title of a grand new story which commences in to-day’s issue.
The £40 charge for Mexboro’ Park includes interest and repayment, in addition to maintenance.
Remember that you can obtain all kinds of Printing at the “Times” Office, Mexboro’. (Telephone 31).
The dispute between the Great Central and Metropolitan Railway Companies has been amicably settled.
Lord and Lady Halifax have left England for the Cape, and will remain in South Africa for some months.
A gymnasium class is about to commence and be held each Thursday evening in the Tithe Barn, Mexboro’.
There have been a number of removals from Conisboro’ lately, the majority going to work at the new Silverwood colliery.
An impudent robbery took place on Tuesday morning at the shop of Mr. D. Bailey, Sandhill. Two arrests have been made.
A jumble sale will be held in the Tithe Barn, Mexboro’, on November 22nd, and a cake and apron sale on December 15th.
At the Chrysanthemum Show, at Mexboro’, on November 16th, the Hospital stall will be in charge of Mrs. Hague, of Bank street.
The designers of the Mexboro’ Pleasure Ground have immortalised themselves by the erection of such a lovely lodge at the west entrance.
To-night (Friday), the Swinton Cricket Club dinner will be held. We are requested to state the dinner will be on the tables at six o’clock.
Next week’s advertisement of Mr. Parson, tailor, Mexboro’, will contain an interesting and clever sketch of the famous Mexboro’ Band Stand.
While hunting near Conisboro’ on Saturday, Countess Fitzwilliam’s horse fell heavily at a fence. Her ladyship was stunned by the fall, and was slightly injured.
The sales of the Manchester and Salford Equitable Co-operative Society for the past quarter amounted to £81,097, a decrease of £11,357 on the corresponding quarter of last year.
Captain Harry Rhodes, of the 2nd V.B. York and Lancaster Regiment, has left for the Continent. We hear that the gallant officer leaves for a short tour in India next month.
The Manvers Main miners have decided, by over a hundred majority, that only one of the three pits shall play in the event of a fatal accident occurring. Hitherto the whole of the pits have played, and the alteration is a sensible one.
A miner named Brindley (28), of Sarah-st., Mexboro’, was on Thursday week admitted to the Montagu Cottage Hospital in an insensible condition, caused through being buried by a fall of roof at Manvers Main Colliery. His injuries, however, are not serious.
Mr. Muir Wilson will give a lecture on Tuesday, December 6th, at Mexboro’, on his recent visit to Servia, to attend the Coronation of King Peter. The lecture will be illustrated by unique limelight views, taken at considerable expense, by a specially engaged photographer.
The condition of the roadway in Bridge-street, Swinton, is not all that could be desired, and is badly in want of repair. We have no doubt our capable Surveyor has the matter in his mind, and is only waiting for his opportunity to devote the attention of his men to this particular work.
In Mr. Sharpley’s window, in High-street, Mexboro’, is to be seen a large oil-painting, by Miss Jackson, one of our teachers in Mexboro’. The subject is a landscape at Sprotbrough, and includes part of the well-known bridge and lock. The draughtsmanship is excellent, the treatment and colouring of the foliage are creditable, and the “tout ensemble” is full of promise for the young artist.
Saturday, October 30th, is Lifeboat Saturday at Mexboro’, when street collections will be made in aid of the National Lifeboat Institution. On Sunday, at 2.15, a service will be held in the Primitive Church, at which Mr. Watson, C.C., will preside. An address on lifeboat work will be given by Mr. A. J. Boyle, the organising secretary. Special hymns will be sung by 1000 scholars.
The Vicar of Darfield and Captain Barnes were present at the recent unveiling of a war memorial in York Cathedral. The name of Private Tom Tabor, son of Mr. Councillor Tabor, of Wombwell, is engraved on the handsome tablet. Private Tabor was quartered for some time with Captain Barnes at Iketini Blockhouse, Majuba Hill, but died when doing duty between Botha’s Pass and Klip River, Orange Free State.