Bristol Times And Mirror, The (Newspaper) - January 30, 1897, Bristol, Gloucestershire T THE BRISTOL AND MIRROR 11 ght the no octroi over ish with money and i a s think but t u April f Mr Tl i- b M Mr v rum 1 r v a- the hu irul will if of i 1 i -t Mi A IMC u i i I r I 4l -t 4 i i u J i v i i t r u t -i i t4 I'M fi A J i r i tl ti tMi i i is i I i T J I v i t I i f l s i U- i M- i i K mi i i f i 1 -i 1 Juli 1 1 a t I V A t v i t u h in l r ot Will in 4 I 1 f not r o -I u- to J v J Mr i il i y i si M j l hy of- f d end U d A r 1 v 1 i 1 w 4 r i n L r 5 f 4 V I M ui -i iO j b U r f r i rt j t o f e rt r i J f I i bv -i to HIM lav at 1 1 tn could only part irom m trom the root the DISTRICT are constructed and the officer suggests should bo H KODAK n 11 i I I i I -i i i t L t i I I i i i l i M H J Byron's i is I was Tlie t ns i H t h Mr M tl i 1 -A Mr Mr M Mr K cautioned and ordered to pay their own coete John Bailey coal merchant and a member of the Town Council and also of tho Brue District Drainage Hoard summoned for having in his for purpose -i it defective one cwt was Mr t Lo t iu u-i ut tied t h n out on a cwt against the buyer For it wao rout ended that the sine was te after Mr Crick it after it had been cleaned and it then This case was also defendant pay his own costs A Can D TO A fatal case of a little child 17 months The mother child ami years looked iu house ut 18 North shv to wait mi k Twenty after si had a neighbour named Benjamin the child looked the window v there would be A falling off in MWW on several classes the Council giving thorn up One hundred and thirty-one books in the had been in the year at a cost of The committee regretted to report that the institution was in debt to the sum of The chairman moved the adoption of the report and expressed much surprise that the institution did net meet with a larger in Lord had ever taken a great interest in the institution and he had the pleasure in announcing his ship jive them a donation for 1895 1 i -i tal nt i r M L sil i i in r n I 1 I t rhr is lav in the very interesting and were by vh iK bv old t r to tho I- i 111 train nursery the iii of the children t he Hon Major H J i i r 1 Sut Iv ui Lf Mrs Mi- i- tinI Mi- ril the C t B t i Mr auu I the and lern by Mr W Kett lewell i M I t i i i u the rotun was of wite burst another frr He by this means the ihr difficulty before alluded to and thai the hud the institute better Mr Joseph having seconded ol the it was unanimously vote of thanks to -41 ft election n door and tound ill off and took tlie approved also a Lord Carl in fur his of then from his oa the 12th pane child to her own bia lite pour died early on Tno Ax attended with uf by a on aiin TOOK me A ui Medical attendance farmer named Dyke residing at 1 1 I Au explosion oi at th of ul on a v four o'clock Haulch to the yas iu t lit soon as shf had so a and as in the front tint lUlf ot the window was blown into the street and tlie door was The partitions dividing were also and so all the arid tlie thn roof shifted The most damage to the main back wall in all will have to be rebuilt The very much damaged in room where the took Caulch had a marvellous escape however I V 4 t 1 i 11 MM ll i I t i f i t ul J i x M t ne i w by l- k a 4 a u i i t n fi t n L o i J i f H 4 I H l t N i f i 1 i Mi i in i -U i r i s v i 1 V l i 1 f in u 1 i t Mt i i r 11 t i u 1 i ear in H i1 -t caul i v xi l i l ui i 1 u Mi i M L 1 i n -10 -t where the took place had a i- tne i nan h in ami at escape however h iu by the Kev and aUo from shock The A MA explosion is attributed to a defective the 15th m u Anthrax near a ui been 1 in point horse Lo Mr ot t oi men boys ami Mills died of tho disease A of was held at the u nno t 0 19 t i 1881 has number of it 21 hill discovered on iy been in a despondent nUte some thue although to have On Tuesday bin the s and his wile communicated with the for at in quarry with which deceased was and he made a witli one of the labourers A barn near quarry at by Mr was found to be locked and an entrance being thv body of was a beam a table by the found indicating how he had obtained a drop He had been dead oome time Dyke 46 of His father suicide years Before Major t and C L and K Warburton labourer S witli been unlawfully in ot iwu instant w-u lined WilhAin Arthur L I 1 IN XA i to I a Ki 12 lit h u tLt r IB Ib i dt ui ul hoHie A of was held at the i schools on Tuesday to of forming an orchestral society tor the district Tlie matter been discussed it and IM uik Cullen youths of Pitney were disorderly behaviour in the Chapel yard it 011 were lined Wio including decided to tonn such a society and to call it A number of and i 1 r M r x t i t X J r i i h i t u SM J N i v t i f i 1 I t 1 1 I i t i 11 i A ii h -x l i 11 t q i i i t l W 1 t ii It K n hi i t r i n i1 i r i L i V 1 I -.1 L V j l i n r i i Tl I I t l n i lit un v t v O S lH ol 1 H IS L t l ol t ou l Mr Monda weekly will be open tu well as The F W Mr W and Mr Meetings awd District Free Church Council were held at the Temple on The Kev of ii of Free Churches opened a conference Objects labourer residing and Fowler having evidence pleaded not guilty He ordered to be sent to an industrial school and his father to be bail for hrm till a school could be found A charge against Thorn ae refusing to obey tlie orders of the captain of the trow Lavender was dismissed Dr E M Grace coroner for Lower vision oF Gloucestershire aa inquiry on Wednesday touching the death of Jane Cole aged 70 wife of Robert Cole who died on Monday morning three illness Dr Awdry deposed that bo made a examination of deceased and described tlie of the organs of the body He stated that she died from heart complicated with pneumonia The jury returned a verdict m accordance with the medical evidence CHELTENHAM Snt It was decided at a meeting held on Saturday to give a banquet to this distinguished Old and native of the town in recognition of his services to the State ASSAULT At the on day John Smith market gardener of Alstone was summoned for Mrs of 5 Colonnade It was alleged that about eleven o'clock on the night of December defendant went to shop and on refused payment there then of owing to him her Wows each full ing her to the ground and one of them knocking her down the cellar steps badly bruising her forehead She had been under treatment and had been for business for a fortnight The was that no blow was struck by defendant and that complainant accidentally fell down the steps after trying to push defendant out of the room The bench described the defendant's conduct as a dastardly assault upon a weak woman and fined him or a month An inquest was held on Saturday on the body of Mary Ann 60 years of age whose home was in It appeared that on Accomplishment of I and other v eve Price Hughes ol A J li Mr distributed a uf coal the poor and ot the Kev A lucker Mr I Penny on i and Mr V T The i i gave very enjoyable open town -I l 1 Kt M- i IP i l and The of Mr grocer and corn uV took tire v Mr Albert Mr Lt the ire following were U Stone MI Crane Messrs l i Hale wiMe au For 1 Harvey post in aster whu charge 01 tiie lire engine the and before had a hold able to the Thr Mi however by and A Ati mi unit in aid ok mi at the A i I the hotel on was a Mr Wilfred ul Manor president ot the society occupied Uie chair An wan under the ot conductor of the society Ho well 1 cutler of Wellington al the Court Football Club the The WMS A l Laurence fst of The widow i Minnie r Mr lUkei N t i I t b i and n able una in the are fi the U a ot ind ol a 1111 -1 AU frothy thi j Mp a oi m her style ana Angela wf a W Ot The vocalisation of H io to highly the Mr Wednesday ior his public Mr of Receiver Air li thr debtor at home langtu and the debtor said be had lived a water Ilia wife had been an invalid for some and lir had a rather family who had been dependent upon him up tn Uie Ho had Mr C F S aud hud K 1 m I pud TO loud I various 1 n i N i l i 1 t- ii v M i l lit J l n f i iri i i i ir i HO i i 5 f M i l i I r V f it 11 a I l I'll I- I IX Mi b 1 U l u W d i i ll 1 i U a- some of tlie Quartet k tlie yu Ariel r f 1 Mr H -n u Sanders C Emily her daughter i Miss Swift an Mr L in love with large ol aud he had albo aud become security ior The V iu declaring tiie ami nation closed re- that answered all the quest ions K December 21st the deceased fell on the kerbstone of Lower fracturing the neck of the thigh bone was by Dr Hogarth but the leg became dropsical and she eventually died from failure of the action and congestion of the lungs caused by the shock to the system and the en- forced rest in bed follow ing the accident A verdict to this effect was returned by the jury FATAL OF AN The death on Wednesday at Cinder ford ol 1 I lieu ven of that place who working with a labourer named Thomas Hancock at a chimney at Crump Colliery removing tome scaffolding was struck on tiie knee by a plank The injury caused him considerable pain but lie con- working till the evening subsequently grew and Dr Macartney attended him blood from he in hand oi and Mated that during tiie year 16 had been played of which two were drawn six won and eight lost two of the latter by the narrow margin of three runs very factory result considering the calibre of trie clubs played Tho bat presented by Mr C F for the highest batting average was won by Mr J Curtis while the cap for similar success with the ball given by Mr Cohen was won by Mr W Dando The following officers fqf tiie coming season were appointed Mr K Colston M.P president Mr T G Mr Nelson captAin Mr O Mr J Matthews treasurer Mr R Curtis secretary Messrs Cohen Curtis J NeLson and Ji Holder committee Messrs H Tanner and i groundsmen Tuesday a was delivered by Mr lillis of Bristol at the Church Institute iu connection with the Mutual Society on the subject of Mau lecture was well illustrated by The lecturer after a few introductory remarks as to the supposed date at which man first existed divided his subject into three viz the Stone Age the Bronze and the iron In connection with stone age views were shown of stone weapons found Killing in tiie Thames VaMey working in on stone and slate with specimens of their pictures sections oi showing found rock shatters in of caves or The new stone ago was next dealt with the improvements in weapons shown flint arrowheads people living in villages instead of curious modes of burying barrows and so- called Druidical circles Very line specimens of or starts chisels flint arrowheads were produced by the lecturer The bronze introduced bv barter and trade with countries was next dealt with Maay of lloman camps in the district Cadbury and were showu to be nothing else but villages of the bronze age The improvements in weapons of this period shown also views of lake villages with special reference to recently found at bury as well as views of with its ing stones surrounded by 151 burial mounds like a church and churchyard Views were also shown of the of burial at of urns for con- the ashes ot dead found in tombs a necklace of the period found in a barrow on Moor and consisting of 420 jet beads This period was shown to have lasted in Britum till about 150 B.C when coins were introduced by Greek and Roman merchants the beginning of the iron and the dawn of modern history in this country On the motion of Mr L M a hearty vote ot thanKs was accorded to Mr Ellis for his lucid and inters ting lecture lecture made more interesting by the many local references in its course fly sang For the s Two U BALL This fashionable ga then ng took place at the on Wednesday when about 220 The hall waa The band ol the Royal Marines Mr splendid music Among present were the and party from including Lady the Hon Men M.P and Lady Mr and Walker Lady ii Miss Dudley Smith Lord in a very a Henr Mr C F Tho various were well sustained and all eunie in tor warm recognition by the audience present After the a Cinderella wan dancing kept up till tlie small houra LOKD In connection with Talking in niv violin I ton t Ave Land o the I no Mr a Walter the Curry Kivel L my port Mr and a public the on Tuesday fi ll l tit Nh i MI i M r t'i ir -J i l Mi 1 A -i tin i a U ir Mr du ir md H rt i 11 1 violin tr i Out on the deen Mr iu Quart Miss thu on- Mr Walter Mr old oi o hear an add Irom Fry of the National Agricultural on objects and Lord scheme was an interested audience Mr E li had a month of I Mr Harding and Graham Vivian bir Thomas and family from Mr and aud party from Harnsley park Mr and Mrs Cooper and parly from tilbury Court Mr and Mrs William party from park Mr Mrs H and from Mr and Mrt Wilfred Cripps and party from the Walnut Trees Mrs and from park Mr and A Elmos and party from Mr OK a meeting of of this Hi at the Ham hotel on Saturday Major Selwyn elected for the jear With reference to a subject ou the agenda of the Central Chamber as to what steph if any should be taken tor dialing with tuberculosis Mr Ll 1 T for before the the Hon Mrs and party from Cecily Hill Major and the Hon Kutler arid party from Mrs Crake and party from The Milt case Abbey Mr and K Anderson party from I At- and party from now by the ot the that place and the were lined and bd costs and thai u he exercised over them fur Mime time Many a uas iis for driving INDIAN bv the was hehl at ior th fund iii aid or the u loci 1 v irom lam me jn 01 uf presided over a 50011 save an of the of the National and spoke of which of it had WiU by a number of A i 1 j L Agricultural Union the programm done and what they intended A than a of the be farmed unanimously i j i J oh Mr shepherd V subjects in India He the of half a which was granted for tiie Indian fi He i old 1877 would be on UiL that Taunt on raised m 1877 11 o wad sea fly t tlut would arrive at UiaL now Kev i l I H r V t r t U I I U V l i L f H i t t h -1 t I 1 I 1111 Mr i 1 1L f i t f fit a in i v t i b iV -I ui i L li ur I i e unl i HI i bt v au I ot t ii t u- nl T ui of uut a Ul bv public tor 1 ot Und j be hoped they would Kev tt i ot- this la Ir to Uie of the Uie Askwith this 111 F Mr Mm shepherd and t fact inti arc Ulo I to the calamity which harf r M M K K MJK TON bet alien our in India acidi rectum M1 i UK ut ho by The n 3 j L V D nan t-i t A tU a I 1 1 i HIM i i i a in i tup v rl j n iu t i d in m vif i Hf 1 th-'ir the In a th wr 1 1 ill 1114 a un i and E a of i ed UH r i T lineman and s Dyer i of ol v in t lie t instil Mr W F ih 3 vocal j eil a bet alien our m India acid AND wie the desirability ut by opening tlie popular president m J for arid neighbourhood m i r i t k i j L i J c ui tiie 4 i tendering the of the Xs and and the j O J f1 with the Kev T Wilkinson the motion winch carried Mr Councillor proposed and and the committee Kev T Wilkinson the motion winch it verv to find tl local Mr Councillor that which took old friend Mr j Uie and ot the and Thatcher at the of the poll thanked the should to make ior lor very able support they the fund on the Sunday in and ado e The Mr and Ellett and part in oi ui u f- ftit t Wiio Mr and Mrs Burnett and would be it vsa j Mr and Mrs Sewell and from The Beeches Mr Lennard ami from and others On Saturday Mr Uall held an inquest on the body of old man named Thomas shoemaker ol Black street who was found in his cottage on Wednesday having been last deeu alive on tlie previous Deceased had suffered from heart and had always been of habits having a appearance lit lived 5s a from the P.S Hope found in the house a showing a deposit of in the County of Bank and rash to the amount oi 5s Mrs a neighbour sent him a dinner on Sunday said he lodged with her without paying r r i i r i w tiu l ha i 11 ill on N 1 1 d I iht ui Horticultural i and committee lor very able they uiv n him On of Mr J by Mr C Hill a hearty vole oi accorded bv to Dr ins able lie on tlie i mr f I Mr 1 1 ot Mr b1 y Mr W held an nun T in rv AV the ill implication by the r ou ior ot and th ol the i including not to at MI 11 other rat work to be iv ot a decided to horr iu in tion u it li the to v ih L Highway UAV a rd hrn widened and improved tlie Bristol is ur a- boundary H at to be i tins Ui Council voted t f-d h li wli tt f h for Mr I eat ii ind the oo t when widened V iLs to will in uit n inu motile ti main A way the president Un ho of Mr r ti by Mr the and J v the fund on the Sunday in and by thu s Mayor's L and to It decided tu ton at i he to the people the various an ol con- tributing TiiK V annual U F B K Mock tr Jl and W 11 Carbould and Mr K li treasurer of thanks theM for F U H T u ml Captain J wure elected to the Jn the The following were Uie Meiers K di al r have il r 1 m in a tin M Hi nji iv ana driver with widened md H bridge in l bulk oi th Luid bet Hi by Sir n Kit i in tiie u and none i to a t to h b working i waiU the rii h J ill the K1 ati A a H w 1 J with a ui th decided had not been brought before and it the d be T Selte F A tl tr J li T Dyer J Salmon J A J Owen CapU T G A Cox K C Hill F J F and F Taw On the ot Mr J Thatcher by Mr G Mr J li Taylor rr H Was to hold a on February 3rd Thu distribution of In the of the G Batt took place at the hotel where the company was well Much was at the unavoidable ol the Y A was lie Id tn ol highly ir a record ot much done t luring th year under the of the general secretary Mr to Lhn services rendered by lad if w J auxiliary in th ot the the nut of anything only relatives are a and nephew livinK ab flu jury returned a verdict of from natural probably heart disease On Sunday afternoon Mr John shoemaker walking witli was irom hKs home to chapel hr tu the slippery state of the marl and broke his lie was removed to Uie Hospital and art ended bv Dr Gotham Mr C Karl the Kev 1 and Messrs A L L Adamthwaite J Hyde ami W H against Stephen of Crudwell of while iti of a and trap in on January 19 was adjourned tor fortnight a certificate that he was unable to and the bench to the caoe in his absence at WAh lined to include codes for drunk and on the 23rd meeting of Uiis waa held on Monday Mr H A lies in the chair The clerk was authorised tu employ to keep the during A circular from the wanted the board to the conference in the of a of the in which to thr order to more efficiently undertake tlic children At Urn same time able to report a c w i Ul OJ Eduction Jii 11 to remove tho accounts As regarded the admission of new irow Uu ot- the was con- some discussion the recommendation 01 tlie was unanimously supported The Wilts County Asylum the reduction of the rate of maintenance irom to lOd per week H that the rate in Gloucestershire was lOd Jn view of the approaching transfer of the three Wilts parishes in union to shire of two of the Asylum C Oil Aft 4 S s and year had a record one no 164 having been elected during the and of that number 64 at one committee a record Through the amounted to 70 tlie total membership at 401 as with 316 in held in inquest at the GUI Id hall on the body of Uie unnamed child ot Aithur and Sarah Dyer ot I J Jl 1 V K A I V r find the jury a verdict bv due to feebleness the on F labourer charged with having stolen 5s troin the tLH of the Royal Oak the money of landlord Thomas Sparkes t sriver 01 j Much was at the Ou 1 he Mr C i Clarke who had absence of Lieut V li to defend the prisoner applied a The which given by the remand until and this waa and kind natrons of thu wero J ami kind patrons of thu wero by Captain S Pollard The yave an on and ex- the riile which ib tu btt distributed Io the A evening followed J special on Tuesday before 11 and Hippisley i sentenced to two months ment with hard labour for and leaving MM IIH the Uie ai 1 meel in j 1 of An noi -o e be 1 but a vry was p ut Mr Li -n m Mr J H Uith con- the improved Mate of in atul the present with deplorable I two Mr J ii a tl upon the Ha in- Act Mie Mdiieiti'in the Mines of an iu the Army and Hilt j i vj LW i u to the A evening followed I with hard labour for and rendered by Capt Drummer to the common fund of the Barnes Private Mears j clerk to tho J c1 Private tor that body Tucker and T J at board met o annual ana i business The cUr one of tbe parishes mentioned and it was agreed ask the VH authorities to continue to charge for them as Wiltshire patients of as and avoid the for their removal alter a residence of many years Formal resolutions authorising the of for alterations ami additions to the to be repaid iu ID yeans were then affixed to Dr Haydn Keeling of 1 borough Cathedral gave iu organ at the parish church on Thursday afternoon to a Master from the Cathedral sans three treble in admirable The was much L At a meeting ot thus board held The commit tee of A j Hill H U L K J Stock K I Jill and R Cox It wa- one and with on the Yen Archdeacon Hayward in the chair the Kev the new Baptist minister elected a in the oi Mr W CUrk resigned V L- much business The invitation dance took place tu the Mi Hard his for year h all on when were fc A II II TJie financial as by Mr Donald Gordon received I zeal in maturing thr which were thorough and complete arid all expressed their appreciation and ratification at the very it 5 I mil fii t Ut b v s 11 t 11.111 f r t fi I i u I wit u r il IIT io Tin an was hold at on Uie body of employed on the Kailway that deee d it Work i Kink TO lunnel when fall completely buried soil ott him the out and liff M d U allbri d i e i not her pa cker was st rue k bur Ml ce n verdict or At d attached to anyone uV U a v on Saturday OH Mav the Id of Dr Dalby d on the ir HO and a very bad Mr K Stock and to him and bis able coadjutor Mr of the tif due Tlie room waa charmingly adorned with pot kindl by Mr J Fruiter and yenL by Captain 1 Bibbing and Mr O Stock Refreshment were m tlie Cuttle and Miss The National Anthem I was played at 4 kind ot K J the of tho North x Cavalry in uniform match at the It was suffering He spoke to her so younj a child out such a I r itK r He for it and told the mother Village on Wednesday between M la t i T r J and dramatic entertain me rib given at tl 011 Wednesday evening in aid of the Vund There a large and ri alive part ol the entertainment consisted of ballads Mrs charmed everyone with hev songs The and V alley by Uie Sea M i sd M i 1 dred Cray w as also heard to advantage in her bong All my World and duct with When the wind bloweth iu from the yea The glee Aro the white hours tor I H and from rates Oi the sum over Uie of ttw three schools received lid fuel furniture lid whilst Io th Technical Act leans 3d arvA interest on foans 5s lOd u in tlie hands ot In the Unit 555 and an of 390 ut i i in i tlie Sea Miso TUN H for it and told the mother J All my World and in with the i t a but the ne i J When the wind bloweth ui on I a- d that 11 made a Aro the white hours tor Mi I- m the i and tound body iu iron W H Lewis L E vtlv A There wa listened to s nt in ol the tissues and came from ani 1 IM- that child died irom iml T 1 The the M1 11 r i i r s -N r h On n h in til Hi r v 1 1 i and The i i A I 1 j j i The carried by votes in i iv her ur aUe fi n i b tie or that child died had food was two Hf nut that the child Tood H rt irved by what uj The m said i -ome Umr then then I ki id and ami led 1 i but the the y con t her hid stated be the characters were well Mr b i -i 1 f i it could matie a by Mrs Fred W Simpson Special must be made of Miss Lois wiio was a Picton in the part ot the f r very The get-up 1 1 in of Kate A pupil is to be appointed al in of Amy A com- of tire board is to meet at to take into consideration the enlargement of for the past month were Alford county analyst reported water U- good and nl ijde THK BILI special of the Urban District Council was on Tuesday to further consider tht several amended clauses ol the Hill Aiter a prolonged discussion it was on the motion of Mr Gili by Mr Heap subject to the solicitors and for the Pier and Tramway Hill giving their undertaking to insert in tho Hill the clauses and amendments as now agreed upon for the of the Council this Council doth approve of surti altered aud hereby consents to the construction ol the tramway ab in tho chairman be authorised to sK ther at a in witli the took Mr T he by tlie ilev J W Mr W the Kev Euilvii C U Lauc Waiter Association ii Gumm K A Young W St C W Till ii C U others The to the sub- stantial tlie was making ou tiie who m the added to the ui th after all expenses had becu meA iny initiation of several new au waii given by Mr K A- and a bnei wais aiso by Mr Gomni At A interval in tho a tea was arranged by thu follow iu j Uie Habitation ilrs C Lane ht li hadon M Brain and A Shaksperean recital of the to such Hill two by and wert contributed by the and Mtss lua Kadou M Mrs arid Miss til Councillor C iL Thompson Votes of thanks to the the ladies who Uie tea closed tiie A proposal is now the public to the Queen's by ot a by tho rector An endowment i i imid tor one or two 2 a at the Well with more convenient fur the drawing of water au venin dance A band up much held at the National schoolroom huu to her ro the of the infant A verdict of from malnutrition and exposure was On ttt the i on f oi rf n have h LHK health tor SCON t sod Ch ird Cmon rf ot u il r an and ot petty sessional the rint 011 with a the DI Mr V ilii TU wnn thr his iLce lud u oi the nature ami he i d would Io enjoy his I ir r J h r ri The i nuM i ii he in ru ot a oy id Me t h supply public baths u of the U had Supt W ASO At ii on the Deputy Vv Mr J Morland Mr Charles of the kuui inn ot the George hotel and general vigour of the of Mr F N as much laughter The theatricals were produced under the direction ol Mr Kreil W Simpson who had to make the entertainment a week to consider the advisability of purely Village Cricket Club There success and a of more than Jub will be over to the fund aiter paying Tbe annual meeting of tlu of was on Monday evening Mr J Mr E M th lurv the report and t The roll in 82 of whom 14 had joined dunng the year been s The wero Id 80 last year The amounted The had kept iu excellent aud both in the large room lighis had been put hope reduce tiie of which during tin year uo than income trom the room present the llev J Harrison the chair Dr son Messrs A H C W A Shiner T K Shepherd A 11 E Carter J Create V Udall A H H Gratton W Sheppard and Ft was derided that the t lub and the officers were I Mr A H Sir C Knowles Mr Cox treasurer Mr K committee Dr Johnson A J Crease K U ti Create U M Phillips G LO U C I UK Tlie annual by the children i the schools held on Monday evening crowded in fart the before advertised time oj com- ajTd were away The of the children were much and 101 illuminated and town clock 4 a public wilh a library and museum deci- sion hai vei bwn arrived at but u is und that any other memorial a window wdl be placed in the parish the ot Mr and Lady ball wah held week and a it me was i v keeper proved admirable lor the ana enjoyment of present who numbered i i U f ft i x i in of 50 at 9 p.m i kepu spirit until the of the morning FISHPONDS and rhc Kev Wr C Prideaux vicar ut Woolcott park on History oi the t in and around iu Hell's on Monday Tue vicar Uie Kev D presided uv era loe dwell on tne m our by the ana inaro of the medieval period und liU lecture was by Uie Kev K principal oi the Thorns ol with au re titled on Uie careful training them by Mr Taylor tho master bis during tlie year had been against vear but was in Mr T Matthews Sir paries Bart with near who far back at u evening ot the The deceased iiii employment injured bacK c Au annual ot Club at club ou Saturday t A K showed a Hawkins the of this requires with a view to protection to native equal to those accorded to foreigner He that slowly but surely 501 nu from bad to English was up 14 percent and it was compete with who were only ahle stuffs but were rates by railway roni panics It aborted that England because of her imports was able to beat the world those who made this assertion the fact that other countries had not followed our load Although land in England wan capable of producing 30 to the aero as com- pared in and about 14 in America in no count A bad raw material so depreciated as in proposition by the chairman Mr F and unanimously agreed to Al a meeting of the City Council on Tuesday afternoon it unanimously resolved to publish tlie report of Dr Brooke on the condition tn which he found the infectious diseases hospitals during the recent epidemic The anti made the of ibis report by the late Sanitary Committee principal lever influencing public opinion it revealed a terrible state oi things thuL there was no water in the wards and patients were huddled together anyhow There however nothing of in the report the committee liave published without fear Dr wart lent to the Sanitary Authority by the Metropolitan in April 1896 After liis he states in the report that he made an inspection of Mie group of hospitals in road and found the Mle the buildings devoid of any structural which rendered working impossible The sexes should in all hospitals be absolutely different buildings in of the ground but to them with the then existing would been impossible From sanitary of view the whole administration ot the hospitals had shockingly neglected not sufficient lintn ior the patients and at the date of hib the washing owing to laundry dation which was of the greatest bft was a fortnight behind In addition to much dirty linen animal and vegetable manure in different parts of tlie hospital there no provision for extinguishing lire and Dimming up the whole matter he was of opinion that in the interests ot the and perhaps in thu interest and welfare of should at once be to form a by means of tents at a con- greater distance from the town It at a previous of Council decided to hold the above report till a second report which ii stated was preparing was bul that on being written to intimated that lie should expect 40 guineas as a minimum for Mich a report which the committee considered extravagant and it was determined to notify to the Local Government Board that the would willing for thr board to hold an inquiry into the epidemic CHORAL concert of season was held at the on Tuesday and attracted a large audience The programme consisted ot Henry Smart's dramatic cantata Bride of and a selection Madame Adelaide Mullen Mr Henry Beaumont and Urice being the soloists Mr C Lee Williams conducted On Monday night after rehearsal Mr C Williams presented to Mr James Capener late organist at the who has accepted the appointment of organist ot parish with a handsome and purse of gold by the members of the society as a slight ol their appreciation of what Jimmy Capener has done for the society as accompanist and organist Quarter Sessions for the city of Gloucester were held nn Wednesday at Uie before the Recorder Mr A who was accompanied on tlie by the Mayor Messrs J H Karn and E Mr H Mr J A Matthews and other justices Mr T Nelson and Mr U were appointed to prison for the city The calendar wao H light one there only two prisoners for trial Ann b7 laundress tor having on Nov 25 1896 stolen lour pairs of stockings value tlie property of the Rev Gamaliel ni St de Crypt The at mid-day on the spread on the of Uie garden to drain but in afternoon were The same night were sold by prisoner tea The accused all knowledge of the theft saying she was intoxicated at the tune The found her guilty and she WAA sentenced to two hard labour There were several previous 22 on bail uas with Man ton Nov The evidence of the so that Mr Clement who troni after it in some time a which the said a very proper one to take and n cu ed AT -On morning a sudden death occurred at the Midland Railway Gloucester deceased whose name was James Havd Allen aud who lived at No 3 was employed as a officer by Air auctioneer and he was by 11.26 train to Tewkesbury to fulfil an engagement He had been chatting and joking to a companion on Uie whilst waiting ior the train and just ae it was Hie station Allen went into one of the refreshment for a of He was either in the act of drinking or was to raise the to hm when hft fell to tlie ground Several people ran to his but it was apparent that Uie fellow needed none His body was earned into a and Dr was for but on he coald pronounce to be extinct Deceased wbo was 76 years of age leaves a widow who is about four years older and is in indifferent TOTAL Tuesday a very evening m the Primitive chapel Mr of Vate A or m the Lite was read by the scenes illustrated by the lantern few more were I ins has been but it already numbers over 90 adult and junior members A of the Committee for al was held to consider to uses e of county should applied Mr John H Tanner who presided stated the had hitherto been in teaching the art of thatching as that solely a district the committee considered way to expend the annual received the County Council not taken in tho work to warrant the in continuing the tuition It after incidental to the balance to the for wood work and carving HOLY CHOIK Monday was a very large at the National -i promoted by Miss Drain the proved very successful Ji I- presides to the need of a more for Servian at and that tho c 6 o f ti u con c e rt w o ul d go nla tl M organ The opened witti a aJe rmu Summer Tune and trie of the Homeland K saner The and Whisper and I shall capital mandoline uere bv Herr and v bcv HI a and duet Maud Bake and cornet Alice where art and The contributed by Bandmaster J Bates were most heartily received as were the violin and piano duet by Miss Anderson and Miss C E R Davis a trio by Miss Mr H Silverthorn 1st and Miss M West 2nd violin as a pianoforte duet by Miss 8 Brain and MLss B Orchard and a violin solo by Miss K Anderson Mrs ti sang 44 The Promise of and a recital A Bad was given by MM A House Mr Cook the tenor soloist saag with effect Tell her J love her and Dream of My Heart Mrs Harold Bernard and Miss Isabella Pow were the other vocalists the lady ably On her Majesty's Service and The Venetian while Pew contributed tho ballad The accompanists were Miss Nelly Croot Miss Bertha Orchard and Miss Ethel T Brown On Tuesday the annual soiree in connection with Kings wood District Band ot Hope and Temperance Union was held in the Kingswood The Rev James BeUher who presided in the enforced absence through illness of the president gave a brief and vigorous address in denunciation oi strong drink During the progress oi the evening a capital musical programme was very creditably rendered aw follows Pianoforte solo Miss A L Hawkins solo The Little Mr Beynon recital Yates Don't marry a man it he MIBS Norman violin selo harp that ELsie II West solo The Kings Mr J instrumental select ion Old Folks at Ladies Neapolitan String band pianoforte duel a la A L and K Willcox solo Good Mr J Whit combe mandoline e Miss Florence duet The Wife's Mr and Mrs Norman recital Mr Vates violin solo Hope told a flattering Muss 11 Weht solo Day Mr Beynon instrumental selection Neapolitan band The efficiently accompanied and at suitable were provided MORAVIAN annual entertainment and prize distribution held at the Moravian school under the auspices of Kings wood School Board took on Tuesday Mr Sidney the chairman of the board over a full attendance and prior to the prise distribution he referred to the good work done at tho school A capital programme arranged by head mistress Mrs consisting ot solos recitals musical drill watt very ably crone through IN greater part of the day was taken up at the sitting on Wednesday in charges by the Great Western Railway Company and the Midland Railway Company joint owners of the Lydney Dock against Knos Phillips Ambrose Beard George Warren Wills Long Edwin Davios Lewis and Smith of Saul captains of vessels trading to Lydney for for disobeying orders of hamuel Lewis of Lydney The against Warren and Phillips was taken separately and convicted and and each The cases the other thereupon withdrawn The point to whether steamers had the over leaving tlie dock the defendants contending that each to leave in turn but the bench held the m favoured Mr a Gloucester engineer has fv the of Mm Lydney for the ot providing Lydney with a total amount of the and it was referred back to Mr Trew The which was held on Wednesday evening was over by Mr R BVa union t Thomas chairman oi tlie Lydney Rural District Council The i- committed to a scheme tor making a road to end an estimated cost oi added to which is a further burden of which it is exposed the ot the town will The scheme has been before the Local Government Board for many and it is expected that the amended scheme will shortly be sanctioned Altogether there is a prospect that the parish authorities may require to borrow not far short of on a ratable value of about NEWNHAM Mr Price butcher and farmer is Iving at homr a precarious tion the a accident on Wednesday evening It appears that he quietly up tlie hill towards Mousel Barn about six p.m when it is stated a man on horseback rode into him Mr Price was thrown out and wan after- wards found in a bad condition Dr Macartney superintended his removal home in a carriage His skull was badly fractured the on day Dorcas Merrett 24 domestic servant was charged witli to by taking laudanum at on Jan 19 The evidence was that prisoner wab found unconscious in the day time and that the doctor and others had to keep walking for 36 bourn m order to ward off Uie threatened fatal ts of the poison Prisoner said she was sorry but was weak and ill and fell impelled to though she did not to harm herself She committed Vor trial a Madame THE OK on Thursday Owen 61 was brought up on remand on three charges ot tendering spurious and being at time in 16 similar coins Evidence was that prisoner made small tendering the coins in question and receiving in ood money A deposed to in prisoner's 16 wrapped separately in tissue and receiving other similar coins from several innkeepers in town A jeweller deposed that the eoins were mainly ol lead and nickelled Prisoner made a statement apparently reserving his defence was t-o the the meeting oi this board last week UK vice-chairman Mr i L Hunt presided The clerk ii li Lloyd j read a resolution from the Thornbury Parish Council requiting the Highway should a steam in the district Mr J C James moved That the board lure a roller for use during the next autumn and winter The money should be saved by a better system of ment At Uie present time their contracts alone cotit them of and their roads were in a much worse condition than ot neighbouring oilers were in use He felt sure that tlie saving in would pay half the cost ot the roller whilst the roads would ne more lasting and better to travel ou Mr W seconded the motion Sir George H Bart resolution stating thai wlum oite got on the Thornbury Highway roads ot the roller at apparent He suggested that it would be more economical advantageous purchase a roller The Hon R also the motion which on put waa carried clerk pointed out that use of the steam roller would he alteration of their whole system of management which would be in manj details to effect Uiis a commit tee the matter A therefore appointed to inquire and report on ft on tiie of Mr W board to the into district lor of C C C F E Pttce K Hawaii T B Pope B P W E D T J A F E O H Kendall S White H P W Bunker C Rowley T Rowley C Harris W D Selway and the occupied by Mr W H Bannister Aftar a capital the chairman in loyal and eulogistic terms Save Thr Queen and Royal was drunk with enthusiasm Mr K G Williams submitted Prosperity to the Trade of to which Messrs H and T Pope responded The Local Parish was given from the chair and in responding to it Mr P Forrest referred to the success which had attended the Council's against the refuse from Bristol being deposited at and Southmead Alluding to the h were being made to have the sewage conveyed into the Avon at Sea Mills Mr Forrert pointed out tint the present sewage farm waa bettg carried on at a loss of about per annum Mr Carpenter responded and said that in opposing the Bristol Boundaries Extension the parish councillors they were acting in the best interests of the If Uie latter were of a different opinion he hoped they would take to let Uio Council know their views on the matter The toast was responded to by Mr E G Tedder In submitting Local the chairman referred to the good work which was being carried out by the Parish Institute and said it would be a calamity if anything were done to hinder the progress of that work Aiter Messrs W P had replied The Visitors was given by the president and responded to by Messrs Adams and Morgan ID complimentary terms Mr W 11 Bannister proposed The which was received with great heartiness and musical honours The chairman laving replied other toasts followed An excellent musical programme was contributed to by Messrs E Edwards W Bunker Kendall i Saunders F Clake E Young S White C Rowley T Rowley P Forrest E Tedder Bounsell and Messrs Morgan and Sheppard each gave a capital recitation Mr F King was an able accompanist aid of the funds of the local cricket club a very successful concert was at the Hall West ou Tuesday evening There was a attendance and the tasteful arrangement of ferns and grasses gave the orchestra a pleasing appearance The presence of the Clifton Ladies Guitar and Mandoline band proved a great attraction and their contributions were received with much favour as were also the banjo trios capitally given by F J Arrowsmith Huxtable and Harris Tri response to a well-merited encore they gave Looking for a coon like me with much success Miss Hennessy's songs were distinguished by sweetness and distinct articulation and Messrs A L Stephens and E Edwards acquitted themselves admirably Miss O Ford gave a very fine rendering of Chord the effect of which was much enhanced by Mr East's tasteful organ accompaniment amusement was caused by Mr A T Harris u character song It's a great big and Mr P Forrest's Scrub my mother The humorous contributions ot Menhirs A E Harvey and J E were also much appreciated The latter re- encore for his Model from and his performance of tne musical sketch silver compared favourably with the many representations which have oi it Mr F King contributed a pianoforte solo wilh much taste and shared with Mr the of The remainder of the uas Tho Night Watch Mr A sony Father Mr K Edwards song Kathleen Miss O Ford comic song The tarian Ivan j Mr A E Harvey song the Front Stephen Mr A L Stephens comic song New Mr F J Arrow smith selection Smiles and b William the Mandoline band comic soog 44 She Mr P Forrest and banjo trio The Advance and lie treat of the Salvation Messrs Arrowsmith Huxtable and Harris The funeral of Mrs Charlotte Sewell mother of the Kev H he well vicar of took place on Monday The deceased lady who many resided at Claybury and only recently removed to Bath died on the previous Wednesday The body was conveyed from Bath and rested for a tune the vicarage whence it was taken into church preceded by and acolytes the vicar reading the opening sentences of the service for tlie dead and as the entered the church the Mrs II J Plumb played as introductory voluntaries waited for Lord and O rest in the Lord The Psalm in the tor the dead chanted to Felton in E flat by full choir The lesson was read by the Kev F W Morris Jerusalem my happy was ait introit to a choral celebration of the Holy Eucharist the celebrant being the Kev vicar of North O Holy Spirit Lord of was simp as the oftertory hymn The Com- service was Monk in C The service m the church was concluded by singing Jesus lives No longer omitting the Alleluia at the ond ot each verse At the corpse was borne to rave the and acolytes preceding as before the played a concluding voluntary know that Redeemer remaining portion of the at Uie grave was read bv the chief mourners wer tlie H Jewell Dr K R Sewell Mrs Mish F M Mr W My W S Clarke Dr Simmons Mr A Mr 11 J Plumb anu Hooper organ There was a large at thr obsequies and the passed through the town on arriving from Hath all the of business and private showed bv drawing their blinds and closing establishments tor the time being The coffin was Of panelled oak with massive brass furniture the plate on the lid bearing the inscription Charlotte Sewoll died 20th January 1897 aged 69 Floral were sent by the following Kev H Dr R R Sewell Mrs Honey Misses Miss F M Codrington Mr Byerley and Mr and Mrs W S L Clarke K Fox well Mrs liable Mrs Adey Mr H J and at members of the St Mary's Guild YATE A Christmas tree was iu the National room on to 130 school children by the the Kev J M Ford and Mrs Ford in with the following and gentlemen and Miss Mr W Fox the Misses Fox Mrs Hill Miss Lloyd and Mr and Mrs The commenced with an excellent tea After this was over the presents were The of clothing toys bags of sweets and oranges The tree looked very pretty when it was illuminated A vote of thanks was passed to and were for tlie Key T M and i the and gentlemen who so assisted in providing tlie entertainment children -pent a most enjoyable Air the on the mum on Uie grounds with lacal labour to the school Mr F fortnight UTS At the animal of Thornbury Church riU master of the National with a silver plated tray The maxle by the vicar who Fill to the as a small token from past and of the school HI appreciation of Ins jO to the school A II flirt ol Mw were held vestvnijy week The m two ot the union tor the amounted lo Gs lid a 3b ior the of year The number of inmate of the at the end oi the last official was as 106 a with th of year During 156 variants were relieved m the tramp workhouse The clerk reported a shorthand note of recent made by the Western and Midland Railway their at on the table tor the ol the Mr if the clerk could inform cost of tW appeal when it that be not yet m a position to do so to ior several which Mr Whit field he thought that as board invited tor grocery some ot the articles for which tUre now tendered for clerk stated thai the yearly cosl of a matter ol few pounds only Mr that should be make reduction to tlie seeing the ot b the board UM the 19th Mr W J entertainment to National school which much by the and a ol Deer by at Stoke but hearing good he vras Irt off or pav ent of Elm 1 ot were to iv ue for at on December rt 1 ot lor c T labourer was lined in t hned to include cohLs at the on Monday after- the of Alfred 47 which occurred on the previous day to that the who was bv the pulp of an orange t verdu effect was returned Hoi UK H 1 lay v v U V and the Kev W H Williams of the gett hotel govern Junction m the lias and He tho of too Oil tid for the but m-L of the clerk he had received a precept from Count v for t meet th tie of board U that tor The Kev Y W M A at County il lined 10s with costs txi he paid P u Xb Hooke and Mr I IH L i W T ot h a iur necklet and 4 pair of SrS a of u th H lur in and a of the oi her with the 411 4 4 tit i thelt wher m ll IH were irom the clerk to the willing Uus s to matters which it argued Council deal witli ar of and ol above at the Swan inn on the mat A dinner provided by Mr and Mrs some 40 or more were present The iri h j r of J.P who by by Mr H Dr Phelps Manuel Humphreys Thomas reed the branch and many others vicar Mr at the piano The vt ry the accompaniment itc A full account of Uie was by the secretary and Much -1 of Dr The ictv n x a L Tf L In m On evening tradesmen of dined White Laon hotel The large company many visors and a most enjoyable tlw Mr nt 1 in u- Lord I to h rr a c ia t he appeal l l Sir John
