Mexborough and Swinton Times – Saturday 09 April 1904
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“Cat and Mouse” picture post-cards, 1d. each, at the “Times” Office, Mexboro’.
The recent sale of work at Mexboro’ Congregational Church realised £35.
A Mexboro’ man was injured in a motor car accident at Doncaster on Good Friday.
Mr. F. S. O. Montagu has contributed £10 to the Mexboro’ Reservists’ Welcome-home Fund.
Readers are invited to witness the printing of this newspaper each Thursday night at 11 p.m.
Earl Fitzwilliam has returned to Wentworth after a short stay at Collatin Park, County Wicklow.
The Bentley poultry dealer and the Denaby innkeeper have settled their grievances in a satisfactory manner.
Mr. John Green, a well-known Mexboro’ resident, died recently at Hooton Roberts, at the age of 79 years.
Mr. Green had been married three times, each lady of his choice being cook at Mr. Barker’s, Mexboro’ House.
The total takings at the Wombwell Church bazaar on Tuesday and Wednesday amounted to some £250, £101 being taken the first day.
A jumble sale is announced to be held in the Tithe Barn at Mexboro’, on Monday, May 9th, in aid of the Princess of Wales’s Nurse Fund.
Mr. P. I. Waddington, of Mexboro’, was the purchaser of a beautiful bedroom suite, for 98 guineas, at an auction sale at Ardsley last week.
Twelve months ago yesterday (Friday), the Mexboro’ and Swinton Tramways Bill passed the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Commons.
The usual trip to Wetherby, promoted by Host Thompson, of Mexboro’, did not take place on Monday, owing to a difference with the Midland Railway Company.
Last Thursday night, as the 8.56 p.m. train for Sheffield was standing in the station, it was very heavily bumped into by an engine. A Kilnhurst man, who fainted, had his head bruised.
A well-known Denaby man should have been married on Monday. He failed to put in an appearance at the altar, and the bride and guests returned to their home disappointed.
At Doncaster on Saturday 25 persons from Thurnscoe, Goldthorpe, and Mexboro’ were summoned for gambling, and fines varying from 5s. to 5s. 6d. and costs were inflicted in each case.
The large monument which is being erected in the Mexboro’ cemetery to the memory of the late Mr. Eli Weston, of Denaby Main, will be the most beautiful erection for some miles round.
A Kilnhurst undertaker was called up last Friday night, and instructed to take his board to measure a woman for her coffin. On arriving at his destination he found the lady well and hearty.
The stock-in-trade and trade effects of the late Mr. Samuel Doncaster will be sold by auction, on the premises, 58, Bank Street, by Mr. Henry Waddington, on Monday afternoon, at 3 o’clock.
Mr. Sytes, of Huddersfield, the newly-appointed master of the Mexboro’ Garden Street Council School, visited Mexboro’ on Wednesday, and expressed himself satisfied with his school and prospects.
Westwood, Mexboro’ Town’s left back, has quarrelled with his job. He stood down on Tuesday, and the team did so well without him that many of the players declare if he plays again they will have finished.
The rumour that Mr. and Mrs. Biggs contemplate an almost immediate retirement from the “Masons Arms,” Doncaster Road, and will be succeeded in the tenancy of the house by Mr. J. Baker, of Swinton, is not confirmed.
The usual apathy in matters affecting the welfare of the church has been shown by the parishioners in the immediate district, who have been conspicuous by their absence at the annual vestry meeting held this week.
If Mexboro’ Town beat Sheffield Club, the winners of the Amateur Cup, to-day (Saturday), they cannot fail to win the Sheffield League. They are already certain of the championship, unless they lose every one of the five matches they have to play.