Widnes Examiner. — 1885-12-19 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

RECHABITE TEA MEI,TING AT WIDNES.-00 Thursday evening a tea pate and entertainment was held in the Baptist Chapel. Widnes, under the aueoices of the "Onward " Tent of the Independent Order of kochabi ea. Subsequently a public meeting wag held under the presidency of Mr. J. R. Oedema, and there was a good Audience. An enjoyable entertaininent WAS given, censieting of &inv. Jic. The chapel choir sang several choruses, and the Good Templar handbell ringers performed selections of music. Addresses were delivered on the advantages of the Recitebite Order by the Rev. C. H. Murray, of Preston, and Bro. Shenton, of -Sutton. AN INCORRIGIBLE TRUANT AT WIDNES —At Widnes Petty cessions, on Wednesday, Mr. G. H. Denby applied , on behalf of the School Board for George Carr, 11 years of I age, son of James Carr, who liras in Queen-street. to be I committed to an Industrial School.—From the atetement Of Mr. Hanby and the evidence of the School Attendance Officer Joynson, it appeared ,that the boy, who appeared In a very diry condition, was utterly beyond the control of his father. For days together he would never put in an appearance at home, and although it had been desired en several occasions to bring him before the magistrates, he could never be found. It was only by the aid of the police that be was caught on the present occasion. His father had paid £8 in fines.— The bey was committed to the Liv-rpool Certified Industrial School. ' A Womerr's Anverrrune AT WIDNES —About half-past eight on Saturday night Richard Grant, caretaker of the Warrington-road Board schools, beard screams ('I" Murder' proceeding from a fi.ld some distance away. Upon going , there he discovered a woman named Mrs. Wareing. who lives near the Golden Ball, lying in the ditch known as "Pommy Dwyer's." Her body was fast in the mud, and covered with water, but she had managed to keep her head out. Grant at once rescued tee woman from her unpleaSant and perilous position, and escorted her Part Bay home. It appeared that Mrs. tVareing bad alighted from the St. Helens train at Appleton about eight o'clock, and in the darkness missed her way, and fell into the ditch. When found by Grant she was quite exhausted with her straggles, and would have succumbed in a few minutes. THEFT Of A FISHING SMACK AT ReNCOßN.—Befort. Captain at Runcorn Police Court, on Thursday, Joseph Gillett, 16 years of age, was charged with stealing a fishing smack, valued at £4O, the property ef Wiliam Waterworth. At five o'clock on the previcus afternoon the boat was moored safely at the boat-house pier. Two boars later it was missed, and after five hours' search on tbe river in a small boat, the smack was found straded on a sand bank opposite the Dukes Pier The nets and ballast boards had been thrown overboard. The prisoner, who was on the bank attempted to make ashore, but the water was too eeep, and he had to return. He was captured and given into the custody of Police Clerk Wallace. The priaoner said "W.ll you get the otber mon? HA as bed as me. On the application of Superiut-mdent Leah, the prisoner was remanded for further inquiries to be made. Tits NORTEWICII Etecrton Riot...-. Eleven men were charged at Northwich on Thursday with rioting mid wilfully damaging the Conservative central offices on the elec• don day. The magistrate wl.o read the That Act and the magistrates' clerk (both Conservative officials) did not sit. The prosecution was conducted by a late Liberal C isteict agent. Five constables and two Conservative official 9 gave evidence against the prisoners. The defence Was that the conduct of the prisoners did not amount tas rioting, and that the damage was done by other persons. Nine of the defendants were bound over to keep the peace and ordered to pay the costs.—A man named Hankey was charged with emelting a constable. Tbe evidence showed that he had deliberately and violently bits constable on the head with a stone. Tie magistrates sentenced him to three months hard la sour. lie then threatened revenge on a witneaa (Sergeant 11 and, ford), and hie sentence was altered to six months' inn priaontnent.