The Cotton Factory Times. — 1900-10-19 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

COO.  Quickodgo Spinning Company, Qnichedge, near Oldham.—The company has sustained a loss on its quarter's operations of £530, which goes to further increase the adverse balance. The mill is at present closed.  linry and Heap Company.—The interim stocktaking, three months, shows a profit of about £950 (spinning and weaving).  Wellineiton Ali:I Company, 13nry.—The interim stocktaking, three months, shows a profit of £5OO (opining n 1 weaving).  Ba.rnbrook Mill Company.—The interim stocktaking. throe ntoottis, stiowa a protit of £4OO (spinning sIA weaving.  J. K. Seilefteld and Co.--The interim stockt2king. three months, chows a protit of £3OO (spinning sue. weaving.  The Prince of Wales Spinning Company, Oldham .-At the half-yearly meeting the directors reported A gain on the trading operations of £1,125 12s. 11d.. and disposable balance of £1,723 2s. 3d. The shareholders were also informed that, in addition to the usual holidays, the mill had been closed four weeks on account of the cotton cline. It was decided to pay a dividend of 2s. per share, which is at the rate of G per cent Or armani, absorbing £1.6100, leaving £123 23. 3d. to be carried forward. During the hallyear the ootilpsof has lost by death its manager, Mr. Richard Greentndgh. and the directors reported that they had appointed one of their colleagues, Mr. Henry Schofield (the fir° manager of the companyl as managing &rector. ge1...A.411's term of °thee as a director expired at thit meeting. Ile was opposed by Mr. William Trionipso,. & director of the Parkside Spinning Company, 110) °' Mr. Schofield. however, was reelected. , Preston Cotton Spinning 00.--The directors rece,7 mend a ,dividend of 2.5. per share for the quarter, ail 11 will abArb not only the balance on the trade aoconeti I bat out of the balance brought forward.  I  • (Continued from page 3.) "The on of old Hardy who lives off Arrowlane ?"  " Yes, do you know them?" "Never mind, go on." " The letter said Charlie was pining after me, and would be all right if I came back. I came from Manchester on Friday evening, and Harriet met me at the station. When she saw the baby she was dumb-struck. 'I didn't know you had a child,' she said, 'Charlie will not like that. I wouldn't have told you to come if I had known.' I was terribly downhearted, as you can think, and when I couldn't get lodgings because of the child, I got desperate. I wandered down Marsh-lane, and then the devil seemed to get hold of me, and by the Old Quay I—On !my darling baby, however could Ido it!' and the tears of the poor young mother fell on the baby's sleeping face. "Never mind, lass, nobody shall know it. Joe Dixon doesn't got everybody's good word, but he'll do you no harm. Liz is awful fond o't child; we lost our own little un two months since; suppose you let her keep it for you? We'll not charge you mach. Half-a-crown a week—that'll not hurt you.',_  "Oh, thank yon I lam so glad." "Then it's settled. my lass. You mini stop and have some supper with us before you go. We can give you a nice taste o' cold salmon, but don't mention it to a soul. I got it on Friday night, by th' Old Quay." When Ann Barron left the cottage it was with a light heart, for she could take the child to the appointed meeting-place on the following evening, and she was no longer tormented by fears of being arrested for murder. (To be continued.)