The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1894-08-25 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

YORKSIIJ RE ITEMS.  Mr. J. Calve!o., af ,•erryhill, has been appointed postmasteL at Bedale, York Tramways Comnan) (Limited) pay a dividend of 6 per cent, for the hall-year just ended. A successful garden party was held on Wednesday evening in the grounds:of Wakefield Conservative Club.  At the Pontefract West Riding Court, on Wednesdak, jneit roxon, watch-mak.er, Castle. ford, was remanded till saturday en two :!'Pslrgt's of stealing watobes as bailee.  Mrs. Wright, the schoolmistress, of Hotharn, East Riding, whose husband is now in prison on remand for her attempted murder some weeks ago, gave birth to twins on Sunday morning.  1 There was a large influx of excursionists to Scarborough on Monday, and the town is now literally full of visitors. On , Monday night a trrand gala and display of fireworks took place at I the Spa.  On Tuesday the. SearborOugh magistrates remanded Albert Thompson, stonemason, of Leeds, on a charge of having attempted to steal from the rAiway station a Guardas Widows and Orphans' Fund box.  John Stacey, bailiff on the farm of Mrs. Ashworth, Badsworth, brutally assaulted a boy named Fred Tudor), at Badsworth, on the Bth mat,, and -on Saturday at -Pontefract was fined 25e. Gd., including costs.  Lady Cecilia Roberts, in the absence of the Countess of Carlisle through illness, opened a bazaar at Harrogate on Tuesday in aid of the funds of the Harrogate Liberal Club, which has recently been extending its premises. The first class cruiser Galatea anchored in the South Bay at Scarborough on Sunday night, and remained there until Monday afternoon. The Galatea is the guardship at Queenreiry, and has been taking part in the recent manceuvres.  The first statement of accounts for the Addingham Manufacturing Company for the seven months ended 30th June last showed there has been expended on wages, fuel, Sze., £1,002 17s. 131 d., leaving a balance as profits for the seven months of a 6s. id.  Mr. Wm. Saynar; who lately succeeded Mr. Mark Hall Smallwood, decsai2d, as manager of the Scarborough branch of the York City and County Bank, has flow been appointed by . tb.r Scarborough Corporation to succeed that gentleman as boiough treasurer.  With the object of wiping out, or at all events considerably reducing, a debtof some £1,500 in connection with the 2nd Volunteer Battalion (P. W. 0.) Yorkshire Regiment, a bazaar was opened on Tuesday morning in the Grand Hall of'the Spa, Scarborough, by the Mayor (Mr. G. L. Beeforth). The custom of ringing the "harvest-bell is still observed at Great Dliffield, Yorkshire. The morning bell rouses the labourer from his slumbers at five o'clock, and the night bell is sounded at seven. The custom:is said to date back from time immemorial, when clocks and watches were less plentiful.  At Bridlington Railway Station on Monday a brakevan and one or two carriages which were being shunted came into violent collision with the barrier at the end of the line, owing to the -brake failing to act, A young porter who was in the van was knocked insensible, the van damaged, and the metals displaced.  Edith Fox (21), and Lilly Mason (25), both of Leeds, married, and Annie Elizabeth Dougham (21), single, of Tynemoutb, were charged at Scarborough on Monday with stealing a lizard ,kin bag, a black leather bag, and also is diamon4 ring, on the 16th and 18th inst.' irom different 41-lons. Prisoners were remanded for a week on bail. _  Air. Wm. •Hargreaves, a member of the Harrogate Town Council, has died, Mr. Hargreaves was born at Tong, and spent some time in the service of the Bowling Iron Company, as a model-maker awl engineer. He went out to Singapore on their behalf, and afterwards started business there himself.. He ultimately returned to England and took up his residence at Harrogate. Superintendent Stott, of Selby, has, during the last few weeks, ieceived notification of a great number of cases of swine fever which have broken out in various parts of the Lower Barkston Ash Division, of which Selby is the centre. There are as many as six and seven fresh 'cases reported daily, and no less than ninety-two cases have during the last two months or so been visited by Superintendent Stott.  The annual floiver show given by Mr. Ayscough Fawkes, of Fernley Hall, to the tenants on his estate was held at Farnley Halton Saturday, And was largely attended. Among the most successful prize-winners were J. Rodgers (Fernley), H. Spreckley (Pool), E. Wood, W. Wood. J. Longstaff, J. Padgett, S. F. Chiproan:W..Morgon, Hebden,- J. Gill, T. Lee, A. Hutton' T. iiekinson. S. IS ewtould, T, Rhodes, and W. 'opplewell. AN