Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 29 October 1921
Marconigrams.
Kilnhurst miners employed at Silverwood have organised a ‘bus service.
Educationists are divided as to the effect of Summer Time on school children.
The Government’s conference with Sinn Fein may issue in an immediate general election.
Sir Joseph Hewitt advocates decentralisation of the mine owners and miners’ organisation.
Denaby Nursing Division won the Mitchell Memorial Cup in the ambulance competition at Mexboro’.
The choir of the Swinton Parish Church have inaugurated a Choral Society with Mr. D. M. Coates as conductor.
Local racing ‘heads” should understand clearly that bets paid in co-operative check* are not recoverable at law.
The Swinton Urban Council blames the County Council for the “filthy and disgraceful” state of its main streets.
(Article on Swinton & Kilnhurst sites)
Mr. Fred Wallis, accountant to the Wombwell Urban Council, died last Friday in Beckett’s Park Hospital, Leeds.
(Article on Wombwell site)
The Rev. J. Gunnery, M.A.. vicar Newport Pagnell, will be instituted vicar of Wath-on-Dearne un Saturday, Dec. 3.
“David Garrick,” now being produced second time by the Mexboro’ Amateur Dramatic Society, is drawing splendid “houses.”
Mr. T. Hunter, lately of Middlesboro’, and an eminent hand has been appointed bandmaster of the Hickleton Main Silver Band.
(Article on Thurnscoe site)
The question of reviving the Wath Rural Deanery Festival (a popular institution twenty years ago) is now under consideration.
We would ask theatre managements to kindly not split their infinitives when requesting ladies to kindly remove their hats.
The popular song of the moment:
“Moon, moon, serenely shining, Don’t go in too ‘soon.”
One of the few remaining links with Robert Glassby, the Mexboro’ sculptor, has been snapped by the death of Mr. E. T. Smith, who was a close friend of Glassby.
(Article on Mexborough site)
The luckless retailer being pursued with tongue and pen, outcry and boycott, and is wondering whether these are to be reinforced with fire and sword, cord and gibbet. •
Meanwhile retail business, except in bells, books, and candles, is very slack.
Markets are being flooded with jettisoned stock, and in many eases wholesalers have become retailers, while retailers are prudently following the crowd and hiring stalls in the market.
There is in fact, a quiet little war going on between stationary and itinerant merchants.
The Mexboro’ Council, we are informed, has the option of purchasing a valuable central site, suitable for a Town or public square, and is being urged to take up the option.
It is said that India will be able to produce the cheapest steel in the world and a local firm. Cammell Lairds, have acquired an important interest in the largest steel corporation so far formed there.
At the request of the Mexboro’ Library Committee, Sir Henry Hadow, Vice Chancellor of the Sheffield University, Professor J. A. Green. and Professor Moore Smith have kindly agreed to lecture in Mexborough early next year.
Wooden buildings are spreading like wildfire, and the district begins to look like the morning after the earthquake. The Mexboro Council has come to the conclusion that, sooner or later, it must enforce its bylaws.