The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1894-11-03 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DEATH OF AN OLD BIRKENHEAD  RESIDENT.  On Thursday afternoon the remains of the late Mr. James Rankin, who was for ten years engaged as foreman joiner at Messrs. Laird Bros., works. Church-street, were interred, in the presence of a large murder of sorrowing relatives and friends, at Flaybrick-hill cemetery. The deceased WM for many years prior to his &Luning the position of foreman, employed as a journeyman in the Birkenhead Ironworks, and by his fellow workmen and other acquaintances he wee very well respected. At the works he was the haler of the St. John Aml silence memliers • he was one of the originators of the Birkenhead CO-operative Stores; and in the matter of politics, he was an assiduous worker for the Conservative cause, and was a member of the Argyle Tory Club. He was attacked with bronchitis some ten days ago, and other affections following, he died on Tuesday morning last. He leaves a widow and two young children. A great many employees of Menem. Laird's assembled at the late residence of the deceased, 10, Hinsorestrert, on Thurnday, and drove from there to the cemetery to pay a last triloite of esteem to the memory of their departed friend. The coffin plate was inscribed :—" James Rankin, died October ZOth, 1894. aged 39 years." The bearers were Messrs. .1. Murphy, J. Younger, G. H. Johnson, and D. D dziel. The following were thechief mourners :—Mr. A. Rankin (brother), Mr. T. Forfar, sea. (father-in. law). Mr. T. Forfar, jun., Mr. W. Forfar, and Mr. A. Forfar (brothers-in-law). Amongst the j.rincipal employees in attendanco from the Birkenhead Innworks, were Misers. Culloek (draughtnman), P. 111cMenemey (clerk), W. lien-on (foreman engineer). F. Ashton, nen. (foreman boilermaker), G. Hall, (foreman joiner), S. Owens (foreman plater), W. Wright (foreman smith), Farquhar foreman labourer), A. Bilberry (chief timekeeper), .1. Moore (foreman carpenter), and A. Edwards (engineer). The general body of mourners included 3&cssis..l. Ferry, J. Fakeer, 1). Hope. W. Henry, Runciman, Torte, W. Lawson, J. Stewart, J. Lacey, Than. C. Thompson, J. Wynne, sen. J. Wynne jun.. H. Jones, and Son, A. dain, H. Williams, W. James, J. Ledsom, W. Mackie, .1. Jones J• Griffith, H. Muir, W. Roberts, J. McGuinness, 0. Renshaw, J. Norman, T. Sherriff, C. Tomlinson, F. Tomlinson, H. Jones T. Griffith, W. Lacey, J. McNulty, W. Armitage. G. Smith. and T. Balms Wreaths Ito., were sent by Mr. and Mrs. J. Parry, Mr. and Mrs. H. Jones, Mr. end Mrs. A. Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. Itunciman, Mr. W. H. Laird. Mr. 31cMenemey, and Mr. and Mrs. Beaddie. In the absence, through illness of the clergyman who should have officiated, the burial service was read by Ms. Charles Thomprion. of the Poor Children's Mission. I`he funeral arrangements were conducted by Messrs. Higgins and Smith.  La.sc.tainrr. WW.L.OI WV4LETAN and social meeting% are being held fortnightly, in the Claughtmemad Chapel, towards promoting a grand bazaar, to be held at the Prince's-avenge Wesleyan Chapel, Liverpool, in December, the premeds of which will be devoted in liquidating the debt sln-adv existing on the &hose miseion. On Wednesday night a tea vs-mg:jet% towards that 014-et by Mimes Mitchell, Miss Hughes and Mite Roterts, Bidston road. After the tea a misc.ellancotta tr-arOgrainnie gone through, the meeting being presided overlay the Rev. R. Morgan. The hallowing ladies; and gentlemen taking Fart iss ?di tehelkM his Ada Ed wards, Mr. Ben Evans and Mr. E. Morri e Mite Edwards. Cole-etnet, and Miss Williams, Victoria-road rendered good service at the piano. After the customary votes of thanks and the singing of "TM Wind fy Nhadau" tile meeting terminated. MXTeuLisas CLIL,VMSn has awept away A thoassnd wurrite of Washing thy.