The Blackpool Herald. — 1884-01-04 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

MAY.  227-Fire  22-f  I—Treat to Juvenile Templars at Blackpool.—May Day celebration in Blackpool.—Meeting of the creditors of W. H. Terry, at Manchester.— Lecture by the Rev. J. Wayman, in Blackpool, on "The land beyond the Atlantic." 2—Bethesda Band ofHope : closing meeting.—Large take of cod fish by the fishing boat Robert and Emily, of Fleetwood. 3—Opening of the Wesleyan Chapel (South Shore) new organ by Mr. H. Fisher, 'Mils. Doc.— Vestry meeting at Poulton: the Burial Board and the proposed cemetery. 4—Primitive Methodist district meetings in Blackpool (five days).—Losisa Wardell committed to the Preston intermediate sessions from the Blackpool Police Court for stealing a cruet from the Adelphi Hotel.—Attempted suicide of a stranger near the North pier.—Funeral of Mrs. Bradshaw, at Bncklebury, near Reading, Berkshire.—Presentation to Miss Wray, at the girls' school, Blackiaton-street, Fleetwood.— The Manchester Comedy Company at the Prince of Wales Theatre. s—lnspection of the Blackpool Volunteers at Raikes Hall by Colonel Ailslabie. 6—Continuation of the organ opening services at South Shore Wesleyan Chapel, Mr. Crook, Preston, presiding at the organ. 7—Swimming entertainment at the Prince of Wales Baths for benefit of Mr. Hughes. Adjourned meeting of the Fleetwood Commissioners : Street making and the question of the ferryslip considered. 9—Fylde Board of Guardians: Appointment of medical officer of health. 10—Wreck of the Corporation gondola, "Mercury," opposite the Palatine Hotel—Confirmation at Christ Church by the Bishop of Mancheeter. 11—Carriage accident to a party of excursionists on Raikes- ro d. 12—Arrival of the 11th Lancashire Volunteers in Blackpool for their annual encampment, on North Shore The Salford Rifle Volunteers encampe t at South Snore. The Bolton Volunteers encmaped at Lytham. The Cheshire Rifle Volunteers :encamped at St. Anne's. The sth L. A. V. went into the Euston barracks, Fleetwood. 13—Dedication and opening of /he new pulpit at St. Peter's Parish Church, Fleetwood. 14—The Fleetwood Congregationalists' trip:to Barrow and the lake district. The Whitsuntide holiday. 15—Death of Mr. E. Harrison, solicitor, of Preston. 16—Annual meeting of the Fketwood Rovers Football Club. 17—Serious charge with reference to the Nateby vaccination case heard at the Garstang Board of Guardians. 18—Lecture in the Wesleyan Chapel, Blackpool, on "Isaac Marsden," by Mr. John Taylor (Banksstreet.) I—Sale of the wreck of the screw-steamer "Mercury," for £3o.—Narrow escape of drowning on the north wharf bank, Fleetwood, by two soldiers. 20—Fall of a railway engine over an embankment at the Central Station. 21—Arrival at Fleetwood from gheffield of the " A " Battery of the 2nd Brigade of the Royal Artillery for annual training.—Blue Ribbon Army meeting at Pilling. 22—Licensed Victuallers National Defence League meeting in London: Speech by Councillor John Bickerstaffe on the •local option question.23—Christ Church trip to Wales. 24—St. John's excursion to York.—Amusing Church and State discussion at Great Eccleston between Mr. Thomas Crook and Mr. Byron Reid. 25—Society meeting of the Blackpool Y.M.C.A.— Quick passage of the Thomos Dugdale from Belfast to Fleetwood.—Political discussion at Lytham between Mr. Joseph Howes and Mr. H. Byron Reid.—The Blackpool Winter Gardens Co. v. Sarah Bernhardt case at the Queen's Bench Division: New trial granted. 26—Christ Church Day and Sunday school scholars' annual treat 27—Fleetwood Congregational Sunday school anniversary. 28 —John Spence, aged 4 years, son of James Spence, Eden-street, Blackpool, scalded to death by the overturning of boiling water. 29—Good Templars' picnic to Cleveleys.—Liberal meeting at Great Eccleston. 30—Wesleyan trip to Keswick.—Mrs. Dunderdale's . Sunday school treat at Poulton.—The South Shore Divoroe snit: Howarth v. Howarth at the Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice. 31—Mr. Maisie at Queen's Hall, Fleetwood.—The dead body of a small child found in a pit in Broadfield Farm, near Scorton. Jura'. I—Presentation to Mr. A. T. Holloway, late of the Clifton Arms, Blackpool.—Blowing up of the Adelgunde, at the North Wharf, off Fleet , wood. 2—Sale of work at Fleetwood. —St. John's Church, Sun.ay School scholars' excursion.—First out of the Blackpool Y.M.C.A. Rambling Club. The Blackpool Fire Brigade at Chorley. 3—Gallent rescue of drowning men in the Walney Channel by the North Pier steamer. Queen of the Bay.—Brilliant meteor seen at Poulton. 4—Annual meeting of the Fleetwood Dissenters' Burial Board.—Commencement of a series of , British Women's Temperance Association in Blackpool; The Sacramental Wine Question. s—Mr. John Moorhouse's treat to his tenants. B—Conclusion of the British Women's Temperance Meetings: The Rev. J. S. Balmer on Sacramental Wine. —Prize day at Claremont College, Blackpool. 9—Death of Mr. Joseph Kay, bookseller, Blackpool. a ,d Mr. John Haythornthwaite, of Fleetwood. 10—Seamon on "Garibaldi" by the Rev. J. S. &time', New Methodist Free Church, Blackpool. —Railway accident at Kirkham. 12—Funeral of the late Mr. Joseph Kay, at Fleetwood.—Fylde Union Amateur Benefit Society's annual meeting.—Pilling Wesleyan Sunday School treat. 13—Attempted suicide by drowning of a young woman named Elizabeth Bostock, of Ashton, near Uncle Tom's Cabin. 14—Large temperance meeting at Pilling.—Bispham old parish church pulled down to make way for a new one.— roulton Congregationalists trip to Garstang. Marton Church School excursion.—Conservative meeting at Fleet Wood. 15—Fleetwood Ambulance Corps: Handsome presentation to Dr. Ramsay. 16—Boiler explosion on the premises of Mr. IVolstencroft, Waterloo-road, South Shote.—Serious accident on the Pier Head, Fleetwood, to a boy named Nicholson. I 17—Death of Mrs. Hayward, at Blackpool, widow of the Bev. H. S. Hayward, ten ,years ago the Free Methodist minister stationed at Blackpool, 18—Club Day of the Millers' Industrial Lodge of the  Mechanics' Friendly Society.—The South Shore Divorce Snit.—Conclusion of the trial in the Divorce Division of the High Court of Justice. 19—Marriage of Miss Caroline Meredith, eldest daughter of Mr. Charles Meredith, Seafield, South Shore, at Holy Trinity, South Shore.— St. James's Church, Stalmine : Bazaar at Fleetwood. 20—Engine off the line at Poulton. 21—Trip of the inmates of the Kirkham workhouse to Blackpool.—Sale of work at the Wesleyan Chapel, South Shore. fleetwood Fishing Industry: Meeting of smackowners and others: Dissatisfaction with the railway company's arrangements and charges : threatened removal to Barrow. Dismissal of the appeal Sarah Bernhardt v. Winter Gardens at the Queen's ,Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. 23—Sad poisoning case at Marton: Suicide of a woman named Ellen Seed by taking arsenic. 24—Special sermon on the Sunderland calamity by the Rev. H. W. Smith, at Fleetwood.—St. Mary's Catholic Church, Fleetwood:' Annual charity sermons. Judden death of a horse belonging to Mr. James Fenton. Bispham Hawes, in Market street. 27—The South Shore Divorce Case: new trial granted —Club day of the Pride of the Village Lodge of the Independent and United Order of Mechanics at Poulton. 28.—Serious accident on the Pier Head, Flestwood : fall of a crane on to a workman named Thos. Harding.— Fleetwood Board Schools. Girls' department : distribution of prizes. 29—Half-yearly meeting of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, M.U., at Poulton.—Fleetwood Congregational Sunday school annual field day. A platelayer. named Ralph Benson, run over and killed on the railway at Lytham. 30—Farewell sermon of the Rev. W. Graham, at the Primitive Methodist Chapel,Fleetwood—Death of the Rev. J. S. Birley, at Sharpies.