Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 21 August 1903
Marconigrams
Mr. J. R. Wheatley will be the next Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
Kilnhurst captured the third prize in the band contest at Cleethorpes.
Last Sunday morning, Mrs. H. Crackles, of Kilnhurst, suddenly expired.
Several Mexboro’ tourists have been holiday-making at Antwerp and Boulogne.
A rainfall of four-fifths of an inch fell on Tuesday morning last at Mexboro’.
Several parts of the walk through Conisboro’ Cliff are in a dangerous condition.
The Vicar of Conisboro’ is spending his holiday this year at Grange-over-Sands.
A practice match is to take place on the Highthorn ground to-night, a few-thirty.
Cheap excursions are now being run by railway companies to all parts of the Kingdom.
On account of the persistent rain yesterday, the Wath Sports had to be abandoned.
On Sunday morning a snake was captured at Wadsley, which measured 2 ft. 6 in. long.
C. B. Fry has declined the invitation to accompany the English eleven to Australia.
At Shirebrook Sports on Monday, the 120 yards handicap was won by W. Koala, of Staveley.
At Doncaster, on Monday, a number of token coins were fined 1s. and costs for Sunday trading.
The Cunard S.S. Ivernia arrived at Boston on August 5th, with local passengers on board.
This is the 60th week of idleness of the 300 Denaby and Cadeby miners who are still out of work.
J. Nevitt, the Highthorn footballer, took six wickets for nine runs against Parkgate Steel Works.
Damage estimated at £50 was done yesterday at a stack fire, on the premises of Mr. Parker, Mexboro’.
In the championship of the world between Jeffries and Corbett, the former won in the tenth round.
The gates at Denaby Main level crossing were closed on Sunday last owing to repairs to the railway line.
Mr. T. Schofield, the manager of the Mexboro’ Water Company’s Works, is slowly recovering from his recent fall.
Mr. Albert Fletcher, of Mexboro’, has been appointed organist and choirmaster of St. George’s Church, Mexboro’.
The prospectus of the Mexboro’ and Swinton Tramways Company will be issued during the latter part of September.
Last Tuesday 50 Denaby and Cadeby miners attended Grimethorpe Colliery and applied for work, but were unsuccessful.
Mr. C. Matthews, analyst to the Great Northern Railway at Doncaster, has succumbed through taking poison by accident.
Mr. Jno. Allinson, Wath, who has been seriously ill at Morecambe during the last two or three weeks, returned home last Monday evening much improved in health.
On Sunday there were 720 bookings from Mexboro’ and 150 from Conisboro’ for the extraordinary cheap excursions on the Great Central Railway.
Dr. J. J. Hugy, the medical officer of health for Mexboro’, is spending a well-earned holiday in the Isle of Man. His “locum tenens” is Dr. Christodoulos.
Where were the representatives of the Rotherham Hospital on the occasion of the Kilnhurst Hospital demonstration on behalf of that institution on Sunday?
A presentation of a marble clock was made on Wednesday evening to Mr. W. P. Turner, organist of the Mexboro’ Church, by the clergy, wardens and choir, in honour of his recent marriage.
Mrs. Greenwood, of 2 Regent Terrace, Mexboro’, desires to publicly thank Wm. Hague, of Sarah Street, Mexboro’, for his gallant rescue from drowning of her son, John William, last Saturday, near the Wash behind Mexboro’ Station. This is the third rescue which Hague has effected.
There appears to be considerable sickness in the district, and the deaths amongst juveniles, in some localities, are at a high ratio. It is noticed at Denaby and Conisboro’ that large circulars are posted on the walls warning parents of the prevalence of diarrhoea, and recommending what steps should be taken. “Prevention is better than cure.”
The (Dowager) Mary Countess of Galloway, who died on Tuesday, 18th August, was the head lady of the family, of which the Lady Mary Cooke (so well-known in Mexboro’, Conisboro’ and district), late of St. Catherine’s, Loveresshall, near Doncaster, is a member. Lady Mary, whose name is borne by local habitations of the Primrose League, was sister-in-law to the deceased Countess. Lady Mary’s brother was the late Earl of Galloway, and her father the preceding Earl.
Mr. J. Nolan, of Denaby, has been elected to the post of checkweighman at the Diamond Pit of Messrs. Pope and Pearson, Limited, Altofts, near Normanton.