Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 28 September 1912

Marconigrams

The last burial services in connection with the Cadeby explosion took place at Denaby on Monday.

The annual dinner of Mexborough and district Federated Trades Council will be held on Monday, November 18.

The “Wath Council Mr” has caused a flutter of excitement in the district. When will the secret be revealed?

Perhaps the ratepayers may hear something further at next Tuesday’s meeting of the Council, which is on this account rendered especially interesting.

The Yorkshire coal owners met Leeds on Tuesday, decided to put up the price of household supplies one shilling per tonne from October 1.

More than 1000 Thurnscoe and Hickleton schoolchildren were entertained to tea on Tuesday, in the grounds of Hickleton Hall by Lord and Lady Halifax.

There ought to be a record crowd of the Mexborough town ground on Saturday, when Mexborough will entertain York city in the first round for the English cup.

A little girl named Scott, who lives in the brickyard, Mexborough, was knocked down by a cyclist in nicely, on Sunday, and will severely cut about the head and face.

She suggested that a hospital should be erected at Wombwell and Darfield and the neighbouring parishes, which have a population of over 30,000 people.

The tender of Messrs Thornton’s, builders of Rotherham, have been accepted by the West Riding education committee for the erection of a new school at Bolton on Dearne.

Mexborough Council passed a resolution to withdraw from the joint conference held at Bolton in connection with the new housing scheme and propose to carry out the scheme themselves.

The Postmastership of West Melton is vacant and applications are now being considered. For over 40 years this position has been filled by his some member of the family of the late Mr George Thompson.

The inquest on the Cadeby victims will be resumed on Friday at the Denaby Main Hotel and Mr Frank Allen, the District Coroner, at 11 o’clock this Friday morning. The home office enquiry will be resumed at Doncaster on Tuesday next.