Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 25 September 1903
Marconigrams
A Mexboro’ wedding, arranged for last week, did not come off. The parties are each still enjoying a life of single blessedness.
In connection with the law case, Denaby Main v. Yorkshire Miners’ Association, the case will be heard in October, before a special jury.
Wesleyan Methodism in the Wath Circuit is on the up grade.
There is a probability of a gymnastic club being started in Mexboro’.
Mr. Albert Bowling, of Adwick, was badly thrown from his bicycle on Saturday.
The result of the inquiry into the Conisboro’ School Board report question is awaited with interest.
Mr. Harry Fisher, of Mexboro’, was successful in landing a pike, weighing a little over 7 lbs., last week in the waters near Crowle.
The Conisboro’ glassworkers, on Saturday last, at a mass meeting, decided to support the new hospital for Mexboro’.
The Denaby and Cadeby workpeople have resolved to build and support an accident hospital of their own.
It is proposed to levy one penny per week on the men and halfpenny on the boys working at the Denaby and Cadeby pits to raise the necessary funds to maintain the new institution.
The Building Committee of the proposed new Montagu Hospital have been given discretionary powers with regard to future developments.
There is a growing feeling that the Mexboro’ committee would be well advised to curtail their original scheme for the present.
An up-to-date printing plant is being laid down at the home of the “Mexboro’ and Swinton Times.”
A party of Mexboroites are this week touring on the Continent. They experienced a very rough sea voyage going over.
A trench is being dug out round the organ chamber at the Mexboro’ Parish Church in the hope that it will keep the damp out of the organ.
Although water mains are now laid at Conisboro’ the whole of the necessary services are not yet commenced.
Mr. W. Revell, Conisboro’, won the first prize at Stainforth feast sports on Monday, for mare driven in harness.
Mr. Twiggs, of Wombwell, who has been employed by the Great Central Railway Company, retires after 41 years’ service.
Several alterations in the local train service come into force on October 1st. Our gratis railway guide will be published next week.
On Friday, at Barnsley, George Taylor, trammer, of Wombwell, was remanded on bail for a week on the charge of having assaulted a girl named Maria Fullevove, aged nine years.
The presentation of Medallions and Certificates to the successful members of the Denaby and Cadeby St. John Ambulance Brigade will be made on Monday, October 12th, by Mr. W. H. Chambers.
Mexboro’ Town’s victory over Denaby United in the English Cup Competition last Saturday came as a surprise to many, but was worthily earned by smart play.
To-morrow (Saturday) the first round of the Mexboro’ Montagu Charity Cup Competition will be played. Everybody should turn out and patronise one of the many matches.
Cricket in late September, and interesting at that. To-morrow, at Swinton, Mitchell Main and Wombwell Main will fight for the championship of the Mexboro’ and District Cricket League.
Many people who were denied the pleasure of a holiday this past summer took a trip to “Rum F’m” this week. Tickets are being booked up to Saturday.
“Accidental death” was the verdict returned at the inquest touching the death of the late Mr. T. Crossley, of Wombwell Main, a victim of a waggonette mishap.
Councillor Tubby, of Doncaster, gave a benefit night at Wombwell Feast, in aid of the Beckett Hospital, Barnsley, which institution is £7 better off as a consequence.
The same hospital realised £27 as the outcome of Wombwell Hospital Sunday.
Children playing in the streets should take more heed of bicycle bells. What with spinning tops and football there will be further accidents cropping up.
The annual tea and concert in connection with the Mexboro’ Montagu Cottage Hospital will be held on Thursday next. Titled and other influential ladies have kindly promised to take trays.
Mr. A. Lee will, on Monday afternoon next, open the new Main Street Junior and Infants’ school. There is a whisper of a convivial cup of tea to follow.
We still continue to hear complaints about the danger which exists on account of the football playing in Swinton roads. On Wednesday two ladies were passing the spot in a trap. The football was kicked into the horse’s legs, and the animal bolted. Fortunately the animal was pulled up, and no damage was done. Cannot the police put a stop to this dangerous practice? The same sort of thing is carried on near the Swinton Market Place, and is fraught with equal danger.
The whole of the members of the Swinton Congregational Church have been invited by the Mayor and Mayoress of Sheffield to attend a social gathering in connection with Nether Chapel, in Tuesday next.
The Rev. C. Mathison, late of Mexboro’, gave a lecture at Rotherham on Monday, on the subject of “Nonconformist Conscience.” Mr. H. Tyas, of Mexboro’, presided.
The harvest festival services were commenced last evening at Denaby Main and Swinton Parish churches.
We were glad to notice that an attempt is being made to prevent the wanton damage that is done to tradesmen’s shop fronts. A Mexboro’ engine cleaner was fined at Doncaster on Saturday for this offence.
The Rev. W. J. Peacey prefaced his sermon on Sunday last with an expressed wish for a larger choir at his church, and hoped eventually a Choral Society would be inaugurated. Two such important parishes as Swinton and Mexboro’ cannot even boast of one good Choral Society! It speaks ill for the development of the musical art in this locality!