Nantwich, Sandbach & Crewe Star — 1888-12-29 ()

ONE OF ALL. BN'S FOOTPRINTS.  It was nloved by councillor Welch, seconded by councillor Lomb, and resolved, that the Borough auditor, Mr. Flack, be paid £l6 169., the auditor's fee provided for a half-year in tho estimate, he having done the whole of the work of the audit (Mr. William Allen, his co-worker, being out of town when thd audit was made). THU RAILWAY COMPANY'S PROPERTY IN THE Benetton. The Town clerk reported, at a committee meeting, an blic wiclk of the .Assussineut cotnrnittet, of the Nantwich Board of Guardians (Mr. Speakman) could not supply the information which the Council required as to the valnation of the railway company's property in the township of Monks Coppenball, and Crewe, he had written to Mr, Marshall, the valuer, asking his charge for such information. The clerk read the reply of Mr. Marshall, which stated that he was not disposed to furnish the committee with a copy of his detailed valuation, for reasons he declined to mention, but that if the committee reauired a valuation for borough rate purposes, he was prepared to undertake it. The cost would not be heavy, as he nad all the necessary material.  On the motion of Mr. Welch, seconded by Ur. Lull* & resolution was pasted that the Town clerk write to Mr. Speakman, asking if the Assessment committee would join with the council in obtaining the information required, the committee not to be held pledged to the matter until the amount of Mr. liarLeo was known.  An inquest has been n,,id at Manchester on the body of William Morris Pugh, landed proprietor, of Liverpool, who committed suicide at the Spoead Eagle Hotel. Hp was srlsplivd with brandy and soda on Saturday morning, but was not again seen a/i-ve. His door being forced open was found dead, shot through the right temple. Letters found stated That the suicide was the result of litigation with his brother. A verdict of suicide whilst insane was returned.  —res,- sold the principal o.f the Young Lacli,esgiaminary to the proud parent, "you Cl2ght to be very happy, my dear sir, to be the father of so large a family, all the members of which appear to be so devoted to one another."—"Large family! Devoted?" gasped the old gentleman in amazPment. "What on earth do you mean, ma'arri ? " "Why, yes, indeed," said tho principal, beaming through her glalsepi; " No Is than eleven of Gussio's brothers have been hers to take her Out, and sh tells me she expects the tall one with the blue eye 3 again to-morrow."  Public (I,trivin;; will, it is reported from Germany, I}, forbidden fix tha future on the anniversaries of the deAtios of th,r, two lat. Empeters, whereas the a,i,iversary of Fr“lerick William the Fourth's death i, no longer to he cenqm.-umrated in this manner. Raikes is faced at the Post Office with a mew u.,ul unprecedented dilliculty. Plionoirrairs (Messages . in corremp..ndenca recorded by means of the phorroied upon a thin cylinder of wax. TKi:,:) are el2-;plao ntlte eciiiT s, sswooden rece pt.:cis specially eonarneted are in increa.sing numbers sent by poso between he United States and this country. It is daimud that they shall go by the book-post rate. The Post Oaks authorities desire to class the despatches us letters with postage payable .at letter rate. Cosrespondetice on the bubjeet isstallin progress.  On of the leaaing menicai men tu melootarne recently gave a dinner-party. But on the morhing of the day he7was inclined to repent of his hospitable intentions, for his three female servants, including the cook, announced thair intention of leaving, and did so after breakfast. The lady of the house had to occupy the throne lately vacated by the cook, and, after spending half the day hunting through registryotlicee, the doctor could only succeed iii securing one tnaiden, who honestly admitted that she waa oob " much of a dab at waitin'. " The whole of the waiting had however to be done by this very uneivilised woman or to be left undone, and the mistress', in the intervals of cooking, endeavoured to impart as much advice, and instruction as possible. The girl wai particularly cautiOned to keep her eye on the Master, and do what ha told her, the first thing to be done being the removal of the dish-covers when she got a sigh to that effect. The guests were seated, nd the host, oecupied with other things, -forgot to give the direction. Bridget waited for a while, and then horrified the company by t4tying aloud *a the doctor, "Is it tune for me to sishrip yet, sor ?"  The diplomatist, in popping the question, says: "Oh let us conclude a lasting treaty !" The iwlrher : You Lave dealt my heart a inorkal wound ; you name, I saw, you conquered! " The physician : "You alone can heal my wounded heart I>' The gardener: "Only one word from your liA,and our path through life will be strewn with fluvrera." The architect : Here let tis pitch our tent." The sailor: " ratirest of the fair, by your side I find a harbour of refuge from all the storms of life." The coachman: "Listen to my prayer, and you shall always guide the reins." The jeweller: "Come let us link our fortunes in the golden chain of matrimony." The innkeeper "You shall fill my oup of bliss to the brim." The sculptor: "If your heart is not of marble, liet my image Have a ;place in it." The astronoMor • ." I;vilt and rtifidir, star." A Kildrartutezegram on rsnetircraY stated that a youtg. man named Sullivan wat :found dead on the • public road between Kildysart and Labasheeda. .The were some marks of violeneonn the body. During her husband's absence at work a young woman named Gilbert, the wife of a carpen.ber at Rainbam, Kent, hanged herself from a beam re the cellar. She had been much upset_ by the death -of