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Drunks at Kilnhurst, Denaby, Wath & Swinton

February 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 13 February 1891 Rotherham Police Court Drunk at Kilnhurst. Benjamin Spencer, of Kilnhurst, was summoned for having been drunk at Kilnhurst...

Swine Fever at West Melton

February 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 20 February 1891 Swine Fever at West Melton Edmund Law, miner, of Newhill was summoned for having had a...

Unmuzzled Dogs

February 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 27 February 1891 Unmuzzled Dogs John Petty, or Wath, was fined 1s. and costs for having allowed his dog to...

Alleged Assault at West Melton

February 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 06 FAlleged Assault at West Meltonebruary 1891 Alleged Assault at West Melton William Bums, miner, of West Melton, was summoned...

An Assault In Pit At Wath.

February 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 13 February 1891 An Assault In Pit At Wath. Horace Evans, of Firth-lane, West Melton. was summoned for having assaulted...

The Coming Census.

March 1891
Sheffield Independent - Thursday 26 March 1891 The Coming Census. It is fully expected that the census now being taken will show the population to...

Determined Suicide at Wath – Commercial Traveller Cuts His Throat.

March 1891
Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Wednesday 04 March 1891 Determined Suicide at Wath. Commercial Traveller Cuts His Throat. On Monday night Mr. Godfrey Carlin, traveller for...

Labour Demonstration At Mexborough – Glass Trade Dispute

April 1891
Leeds Mercury – Monday 17 April 1893 Labour Demonstration At Mexborough The Glass Trade Dispute A demonstration took place on Saturday under the auspices of the Mexborough...

Influenza

April 1891
Mexborough & Swinton Times - Friday 17 April 1891 Influenza The influenza has broken out in Mexborough and district, and is rapidly spreading . At Wath it...

Stealing Watches  at Wath.

July 1891
Sheffield Independent - Tuesday 28 July 1891 Stealing Watches  at Wath. Albert Edward Richardson, watch repairer, Birmingham, was charged with larceny as bailee of watches, the...