Mexborough and Swinton Times November 28, 1902
Marconigrams
This is the 22nd week of the Denaby and Cadeby Strike.
The idea of providing public playgrounds for the Mexborough children seems to have been dropped.
Mexborough trades and states that on Tuesday he had 24 customers and 36 applications for relief.
The Darfield Council and made application to the County Council policies of lectures on poultry keeping.
The American SS Belgenland, arrived at Philadelphia on Tuesday, with Mexborough passengers on board.
The Mexborough and District Homing Society announced a six annual open show for Saturday, December 13.
The Darfield Council are to be asked at the next meeting to consider the “desirability” of lighting the streets.
Mr and Mrs Walter Middleton and family, of Wombwell, sailed on Saturday last for New Zealand by the R.M.S.” Corinthic.”
A sale of work is announced take place in the National Schools, Swinton on Thursday next in aid of the Church Organ Fund.
“Our plans have been passed,” with practical illustrations, will prove a good lecture for the Mexborough Urban Council lecture.
What may be called the controversy over Denaby and Cadeby strike balance sheet is continued in our correspondence columns.
The legal expenses of the Conisbrough School Board in the ordinary town during the past financial year amounted to only £4 8s.
Mr F.E.Hall, solicitor, High Street, Mexborough, has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor a Commissioner to administer oaths.
The rateable value of Mexborough has decreased so much that the rate of a penny in the pound now realises about £10 less than it did last year.
“How to keep poultry” is the title of a well-known book. One method is to lock them up safely at night, so that thieves may not break in and steal.
“We can all be fault finds, but not all fault menders,” was a remark made by Mr Herbert Platt, in responding to the toast of the Mexborough Urban Council the other evening.
Up to Tuesday at the Mexborough cricketers have not had an annual dinner for about seven years. “No wonder they did not win the League” was the comment of a Mitchell Main man when he heard of it.
Mr Charles Brumpton, the chairman of the Mexborough capital Board and secretary of the Montagu Hospital, is confined to his bed with a bad attack of influenza. We wish him a speedy convalescence.
The people were present at the new Church at Wath, on Monday, and heard the Archbishop of York preach, remember they will listen to the prelate who crowned the Queen a few months ago.
One of the streetlamps in Bank Street has this week been given off electric shocks when touched, and scores of children have amused themselves work with it. Electricity is too dangerous for a plaything.