Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 24 December 1880
Almanack for 1881
Mexboro’ Local Board
Members | Order of Retiring
Stenton, H.
Dickinson, P.
Peace, W.
Beevers, W. | April 15th, 1881
Bennett, T.
Allison, W.
Scorah, C.
White, J. | April 15th, 1882
Watson, W. H. (418)
Waddington, P. (389)
Asquith, J. (391)
Sutton, G. (347) | April 15th, 1883
Clerk and Collector: V. Lockwood, Church Street
Surveyor: E. Jones
Medical Officer: Dr. Sykes
List of Committees
Finance and Highway — White, Watson, Asquith, Sutton, Waddington, Bennett, Peace, Beevers, Stenton, Allison.
Building and Market — Bennett, Peace, Scorah, Asquith, Watson, Dickinson, Stenton, Beevers, White, Allison, Waddington.
Sanitary — Including the whole of the Board.
Mexboro’ School Board
Offices: the Local Board room
Chairman: Rev. H. Ellershaw
Vice-Chairman: J. Dickinson
Members: J. C. Fletcher, J. Asquith, and H. Tyas
Treasurers: Sheffield Banking Company
Clerk: W. P. Holmes
Attendance Officer: Varda Lockwood
Burial Board
Members | Order of Retiring
Makin, J. P.
Sutton, G.
Saul, Thomas | December 14th, 1880
Ellershaw
Waddington
Peace | December 14th, 1881
Hart, Samuel
Ainley, Walter | December 14th, 1882
Mexboro’ Water Company
Directors: Wm. Beevers (Chairman), P. Waddington, J. Dickinson, Wm. Roebuck, C. H. Verity
Auctioneers
J. P. Makin, Church Street
T. Harrop, High Street
H. Tyas, High Street
W. H. Hawcroft, High Street
H. Waddington, High Street
W. J. Gill, Market Street
Medical Officers in the District
Dr. W. Sykes, Market Street, Mexboro’
Dr. C. S. Blythman, Swinton
Dr. W. Burnam, Wath
Dr. R. Hills, Conisboro’
Vaccination Officer: Dr. Sykes, Mexboro’
Registrar of Births and Deaths: Geo. Wordsworth, Mexboro’
Poor-law Guardians: Beevers and Makin
Overseers: Dickinson and Schofield
Fire Brigade
Captain: J. Jacques
Town Crier and Pinder: T. Lewis, Market Place
Sheffield Banking Company
Branch open daily from 10 to 4; Saturdays from 10 to 1 o’clock.
Mexboro’ Post Office
Postmaster: J. W. Ainley
Letter Box closed at 9.20 a.m., and 5.40 and 7.55 p.m. on Weekdays; and 2.55 p.m. on Sundays.
Letters ready for delivery on application, or despatched by messengers, at 7.30 a.m. on Week-days; and, on application only, at 6.30 p.m. on Week-days, and from 9 to 10 a.m. on Sundays.
Post Office Orders granted between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Branch Office: 110, High Street
Postmaster: W. Turner
Letter Box closes at 9.10 a.m. and 5.35 and 7.55 p.m. daily. No despatch from this office on Sundays.
Building Societies
Barnsley Building Society
Branch: Market Street, Mexboro’
Agent: W. P. Holmes
Every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Mexboro’ and Swinton Building Society
Office: Primitive Methodist School-room, Swinton
A. Lee, Secretary
Meetings fortnightly
Mexboro’ Rowing Club
President: Henry Stenton
Treasurer: J. Waddington
Secretary: J. Ackroyd
Captains: Thomas Sayer and F. Woffinden
Committee (in addition to the above): Smith, Jacques, A. Stenton, Bradley, Cotton, Adams, and W. Sayer
Place of Meeting: The Ship Inn
Friendly Societies
“Lily of the Valley” Lodge of Oddfellows (Manchester Unity), held at the Masons’ Arms, High Street, Mexboro’
Secretary: H. Hewitt
Court “Crosby,” of the Ancient Order of Foresters, held at the South Yorkshire Hotel
Secretary: J. Hatton
Court “Unity is Strength,” of the Ancient Order of Foresters, held at the Masons’ Arms, Old Mexboro’
Secretary: H. Cooper
Court “Olive Branch,” of the Barnsley Independent Order of Free Gardeners’ Friendly Society, held at the Red Lion Hotel, Old Mexboro’
Treasurer: Walter Long
Places of Worship (Mexboro’ & Neighbourhood)
Parish Church (St. John Baptist), Church Street
Rev. H. Ellershaw, Vicar
Rev. T. Hornell, Curate
Organist: J. Ackroyd
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, High Street
Rev. R. M. Wilcox (Wath)
Local preachers include W. H. Maude, J. Charlesworth (Rawmarsh), and others
Reform Methodist Chapel (Mount Zion), High Street
Rev. J. Hodgson
Congregational Church, Garden Street
Organist: Mr. A. Nixon
Rev. T. J. Leslie, Mexboro’ House
United Methodist Free Church, Doncaster Road
Rev. B. Stubbs (Rotherham)
Denaby Mission Church
Morning 10.30; Evening 6.30
Schoolroom, Sunday afternoon at 3
Rev. J. M. Evans
Denaby Primitive Methodist Chapel
Sunday afternoon 2.30; evening 6
Rev. J. Hodgson, 58, Dolcliffe Road
Public Schools
Denaby Main Schools (mixed): Head Master, Mr. Holdsworth
Denaby School-room (mixed): Head Master, Mr. V. Lambert
Doncaster Road Board School: Head Mistress, Miss Harrison
Garden Street Board School: Head Mistress, Miss Bradford
Reading Rooms
Mexboro’ Mechanics’ Institute and Literary Society
(Originally Young Men’s Christian Association)
Reading Room, Garden Street
Open every week-day from 8 a.m. till 10 p.m.
Supplies 7 daily papers, 20 weekly ditto, and 9 monthlies
Terms: 6d. per quarter to non-members
Library open 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays
Secretary: Mr. R. Wood
Mexboro’ Church Guild Reading Room, Market Street
Secretary: J. Ackroyd
Subscription: Family 10s. 6d. per annum; ordinary 7s.
Open every week-day from 8 a.m. till 10 p.m.
Places of Public Interest & Amusement
Mr. J. Kirby’s Museum, Victoria Park
Free from 2 till 9 p.m.
Theatre Royal, Garden Street
Lessee: Mr. W. H. J. Mills
Residences, Wath Road, Mexboro’
Congregational and Primitive Methodist Schools available for lectures, &c.
Wentworth House, Roche Abbey (every Monday and Thursday in season)
Access (by special permission) to gardens of Sir Joseph Copley
Conisboro’ Castle (daily)
Wharncliffe Crags, near Wortley
Locke Park, Barnsley
Swinton Local Board (1880)
Members: J. Goodinson (Chairman), W. Blunn, F. G. Hurst, R. Hattersley, C. Hattersley, F. Jackson, S. Sharpley, J. A. Bower, J. Yates, J. Barton, and T. Scholey
Medical Officer: C. S. Blythman
Treasurer: Sheffield Banking Company
Clerk: F. L. Harrop
Surveyor and Inspector: J. C. Haller
Collector: J. R. Rawlin
Swinton School Board
Offices: Local Board-room, Swinton
Meetings held first Tuesday in each month
Members: C. Goodinson (Chairman), T. Ramsden, J. Outram, T. J. Leslie, H. Smith, J. Carr, C. Hattersley, S. Rich, and D. Moulson
Treasurer: Sheffield Banking Company
Solicitor: F. L. Harrop
Clerk: W. P. Holmes
Wath Board of Commissioners
Members: Thomas Clarke (Chairman), S. Whitworth, Wm. Robinson, Chas. Luther Stannex, Jno. Newsome Baxter, S. Lancashire
Medical Officer: Dr. W. M. Burman
Surveyor: Mr. John Bamforth
Sanitary Inspector: Henry Thomas
Collector: Mr. E. Lister
Conisboro’ School Board
Chairman: R. Hills, Esq.
Vice-Chairman & Treasurer: Caleb Kilner
School Manager: E. Greaves
Members: J. Wigfall and G. Walker
Bolton-on-Dearne School Board
Chairman: Rev. W. W. Welby
Members: G. Clifton, William Pigott, P. Ellison, J. Mitchell
Clerk: J. Batty
Barnburgh School Board
Chairman: Rev. W. W. Ware, M.A.
Vice-Chairman: W. H. Stables
Members: W. Watson, J. White, and J. Brooke
Clerk: W. P. Holmes
Treasurer: Sheffield Banking Company
Kilnhurst Board Schools
Head Master: Mr. Cutland
Mistress (girls): Miss Burgess
Mistress (infants): Miss Nicholson