Mexborough & Swinton Times – Friday 14 November 1902
Marconigrams.
The cost of the Mexborough Bellman’s uniform, including the hat, was £3 17s.
Suitable men are required to fill vacancies in the Mexborough Fire Brigade.
There were two deaths from cancer in the Mexborough district during October.
A well-known Conisborough young man, Mr. Walter Watkinson, has sailed for South Africa.
Some of the Mexborough supporters of the Children’s Cot Fund are arranging for a social evening to be held shortly.
There were strong rumour on Friday that the Thrybergh Hall and Warren Vale dispute have been settled, but it proved to be incorrect.
It was stated on Wednesday evening that Mr Herbert Tyas had said he had two bitter enemies in the Mexborough Urban Council. Who are they?
On Saturday last at the Bon Marche, Mexborough, during the gale, one of the window blinds was blown against and smashed a plate glass window.
This is the 20th week of the strike at Denaby and Cadeby, and the 11th week of the stoppage at Thrybergh Hall and Warren Vale collieries.
All conundrums like the cuckoo. They visit us for a season. The time-worn query: “What is a spiral staircase?” Has reappeared.
A meeting of mining engineers was held at Sheffield, on Saturday, along those present being Major G.W.H. Mitchell and Mr W. H. Chambers.
“An Old Miner” writes complained that the Colliery Company are turning the men out of the houses at Denaby, at the same time keeping the tool money.
The Mexborough Council put off providing for the payment of £500 this half year in order to reduce the district rate from 2s 8d, as at first proposed, to 2s 4d.
The repairs to the steam dynamo at the Mexborough Electric Light works have now being completed, and a full light will be turned on the street lamps next week.
The value of our efficient Fire Brigade was demonstrated very fully on Tuesday last; but for prompt attention valuable premises would have been destroyed.