Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-08-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

FRUIT BANQUET.—On Saturday evening a fruit banquet wan held in the Primitive Methodist School, Opeushaw, when there was a good attend. once. An entertainment was also given and • , varied programme efficiently gone through by Mine Reeky and Miss E. Creighton, sopranos ; Mr. R. Greenhough, bees; Mr. C. H. Partridge, baritone ; and Mr. C. Mills, elocutionirt. A glee party, con. elating of brace inetrumentaliste, also attended and led by Mr. J. Wilkinson. Mr. Chadwick's striog band also gave several selection.. Mr J. H. (Heaves diecharged his duty an acoompeniet in • very able I manner. A dialogue "The disoorted man" was goue through by the young man. Mr. Matvice Owen occupied the chair and in opening the ent,r• tainment spoke of the pioneers it gave hind to perform the pleasing duty of ohairman. The pro. oeeds were devoted to the decoration of the young tuen's class rooms. _ _  Can:WM—Higher ()penalise, v. Cornbrook Park. —,Played at Higher Opeashaw. Score:—Cornbro.ok Park Stones e Platt b Leigh, 4; Cox rue out, 14; Morris b Leigh, 0; ReE run out, 3 ; MoTurk et Andrews b Leigh 3; Porter o F. Andrew b Leigh, 0; Fordeon at Andrew b Leigh, 4; Kirby b Taylor, 0 ; Pendegrses o Hoyle 0 Taylor, I ; Jones not out, 6; Wood o Heywood b Taylor, 2; Extras, If ; Total, 48. Higher Openehaw t Padley e Fordson h Cox, 37; T. Andrew b Morris, 3; F. Andrew Morris, 0 ; Taylor o Morris b Kirby, 20; Platt c Cox b Morris, 5; Hoyle b Kirby, 20; Be,tenshaw b &ones, 4; Battorsby C and b Stones, 5; Chatter lbw b Stones, 3; Leigh run out, 4; Heywood not out, 4; Extras, 13; Total, 120. 'FRE SCUTTLING} Nolo/GERI, Ths following letter appeared in the Manchester thksrdian of Saturday. Sir,—With your perinis.ion, I desire to say a few words on the extremely lax manner In whioh some of the magistrates of this town ad. minister the law against *Belittlers." I reside in • neighbourhood of Manchester where "souttling" practised to a most alarming extent; whereeeldom a week passes without someone, either a member of. rival gang or an innocent by.pasier, being stabbed or otherwise severely injured; where over 200Iwis wear • dietinotive dress, and also !sharppointed, heavily ironed clogs, for the purpose of kicking severely ; where at least, on an average, three of these lads are aerated every week by the police at the peril of their lives and sent for trial. Although the case is no swim* how is It treated? Simply as a matter of disorderly concluot, and a fine of Or. 61. to £1 aid omits imposed, which in many instances is paid by the gang to which the priaoner belong. The police do their duty sad arrest the lade; but what encouragement have they to risk their lives, when the prisoner is either ' dismissed with a caution or a fine of 2s. 6J. and cost.? A murder of the Rochdale Road tyres makes a big sensation at the time, but is far too soon forgotten. The sooner the authorities wake opts their duty and impose sentences of one to three months hard labour, without the option of a fine, and for the seooo4 offence add • flogging, the sooner will the c.istricts of Almost., Bradford, Openshaw, and Rochdale Road be free from the diegraodul state of affairs that now exists.—l am, bro., S. Mancheater, August 10th, 1887.—Thie is not the only letter of the complain* as we have received another, whit% will be found in our oorrespondence oolumu.