Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 04 June 1904
Marconigrams.
A post-office has been opened in Victoria street, Mexboro’.
It is two years last Tuesday since peace was declared at Pretoria.
Several local members of the Yeomanry are in training this week at Welbeck.
Passengers booked to all parts of the world at the “Times” Office, Mexboro’.
Charity begins at home, and often ruins its health by staying there too much.
The Mexboro education scheme has been passed, and is now legally in operation.
Passengers for America booked at the “Times” office, Mexboro’, at the £2 rate.
The improvements to the Swinton Bridge Primitive Methodist Chapel are going on apace.
Call at the “Times” Office, Mexboro’, if you want any information respecting shipping business.
The foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new chancel at Wombwell Church took place on Thursday.
Mr. P. Waddington, the owner of Mexboro’ Don Glass-bottle Works, is in a very precarious state of health.
Don’t think a girl by any other name would be as sweet. You may find out your mistake after giving her yours.
All the members who attended the ordinary meeting of the Mexboro’ Educational Sub-committee on Wednesday evening were Liberals.
Mr. Irving Washington, the well-known Yorkshire cricketer has been ordered by his medical adviser to spend another twelve months in South Africa.
Congratulations to Mr. John Dixon, J.P., who has been appointed secretary to the Yorkshire Miners’ Association, in succession to the late Mr. J. Frith.
A concert for the benefit of Charlie Pashley, an old Mexboro’ Thursday footballer, was held at the Bull’s Head Inn, on Tuesday night, and well attended.
The Mexboro’ Co-operative crash continues to be the topic of conversation, not merely in the Mexboro’ district, but in Sheffield, Rotherham, and outlying neighbourhoods.
We congratulate Mr. Vaughan Drabble, son of Mr. J. E. H. Drabble, of the Sheffield Banking Company’s Mexboro’ branch, upon the attainment of his majority on Tuesday.
The Rev. A. C. Carne, senior curate at Mexboro’ Church, was taken ill at York on Wednesday week. He is now somewhat better, and has been ordered away for change and rest.
On Monday morning, or during Sunday night, four pairs of boots were stolen from Birk’s boot shop at the corner of Beaconfield street. The shop was entered by means of a duplicate key.
On Thursday week the infant child of Wm. Hirst, Concrete road, Wath, was suddenly taken ill. Dr. Burman was sent for, but before his arrival the little one expired. Apoplexy was the cause of death.
The ten o’clock closing of publichouses came into operation on Saturday night in all the large towns of Scotland. The Glasgow police report that in that city the apprehensions for drunkenness fell by 50 per cent.
A Mexboro’ draper, on Sunday, affixed outside his shop-window a notice: “Wanted immediately, a smart errand boy.” A wicked wag wrote the addition, “with whiskers on,” and the notice adorned the window for an hour or two in that form.
A Mexboro’ butcher brought a pound of special Cambridge sausage home from Doncaster, on Tuesday, and on reaching Mexboro’ gave a boy 1 penny to carry them up to his house. When he went home an hour later, the sausages had not arrived, and they have not been seen since. Butchers, apparently, are not the only folks who can appreciate Cambridge sausages.