Widnes Examiner. — 1908-05-16 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

GALLANT RESCUE FROM DROWNING. At Runcorn, on Monday, John Price of Ellesmereequipped factories in Church-street to .their own street, was charged with attempting to Price, suicide designs under the direction of Mr. H. Bruce Davidson, lon Saturday night. William Russel, labourer, said the architect, St. Helens. One can readily imagine from! prisoner lived apart from his wife, and had lodged with an inspection of the portion on view that the finished : him for three years. The prisoner had been drinking effect will be a triumph for the furnishing trade. I of late. _ _ _ _ _ _  ig Dnsustained charge of Damaging Tools. At Daresbury Sessions on uesday Thomas Dawes, of Thelwall-lane, Grappeuhall, was charged with wilfully damaging tools belonging to Perrin's Limited, Grappenhall, to the extent of £l. Mr. F. G. Taylor (Messrs. H.Greenall and Company) prosecuted,and Mr. Browne defended, and pleaded not guilty. Mr. Taylor stated that defendant was employed up to the day before Good Friday by Perrin's, lA., as a socket maker, and the tools for the work required to be very I exact. He understood defendant had some compliant against the works manager, who was too strict, and las he was dissatisfied with his work he gave notice to terminate his employment. On the last two days of his employment he was observed to be using his tools in a most unusual manner, and they contended he was wilfully damaging them. What he did was to heat them and in some cases take them to the anvil and cause them to be hit with a sledge hammer. They claimed £1 damage in respect to three of the tools. Hr. Browne said socket making was a peculiar trade and defendant was the only socket maker employed by Perrin's, Limited, He was there for .two years without any complaint. He would tell the Bench that. he heard the firm were going to close down, and that the. management was so incompetent that he decided to get another place. He gave a week's notice to leave and said be mot going to Scotland to get a permanent place with a good, sound firm. He did nothing whatever to the tools that was not right and consistent, and the tools could be put into perfect condition in hen minutes.—Dawes gave evidence and said the tools produced were good enough for anyone to work with, and he would put them in order in a quarter of an honr.—William Page and Thomas Hill, fitting makers of long experience, examined the tools, and said they were in perfect condition.—Without hearing any farther witnesses the Bench dismissed the case, and allowed the defendant £5 ss. costs. Warrington Musical Festival. Oar readers are reminded that the fiist Warrington Musical Festival will be held at the Parr Hall on Saturday next. From the comeetitive standpoint success is assured and there is also every reason to believe that the public support will be worthy of the occasion. Those who have not already secured tickets should make a point of doing so at the earliest opportunity as a big demand is anticipated. Excellent programmes have been arranged and lovers of music are promised a rich treat. At the afternoon concert, which commences at 2 o'clock, the Mayor (Alderman Smethurst) will preside and the Mayoress will distribute the prizes. The principal items will be the children's action song contest, children's choir contest, and the male voice choral contest. The celebrated Manchester Orpheus Male Voice Choir have entered for the last-named competition. The evening concert will begin at 0.30. Mr. A. H. Crosfield, M.P.: will preside and Mrs. A. H. Crosfield has kindly consented to present the winning I choir in the chief choral contest with the valuable l challenge shield which Mr. Crosfield has given. This competition will be the great feature of the festival, 'eight leading mixed choirs of the North having entered. The contest-for church or chapel choirs will be another interesting event as four well-known local choirs will compete. Mr. J. Dodds has presented a challenge trophy which will be handed to the winning choir by Mrs. Dodd% The massed choirs in these competitions nil also sing the test pieces, and a splendid effect wil • doubtless be produced. The artistes who will appear at the festival are Miss Frances Andrews (contralto of Queen's Hall and provincial concerts) and Miss Backsheen Wood (the 'famous violinist). An interesting biographical sketch of Dr. W. G. MCNaught, the eminent adjudicator, whose services have been secured by the festival committee, appears on page 3.  Sam Ennion, son of Superintendent Ennion,emplo)ed at the County Council offices, Chester, said that on Saturday evening, he was cycling home, when he saw a man in a pit at Rocksavage. He plunged into the water, but the man sank before he could reach him, and he dived and brought. him to the surface and then swam with him to the side. A cyclist and a motorist helped to drag the man, who proved to be the prisoner, up the bank. The prisoner was unconscious, and artificial respiration was applied for forty-five minutest when he recovered. [ Superintendent Ennion spoke to bringing the prisoner to the police station and providing him with dry clothing and rugs. When charged the prisoner said his head had been bad for a few days,. and. he did not know where he went on Saturday. The prisoner said he bad also [ been troubled with influenza, and had been drinking a drop. The prisoner was remanded fora week. Alderman Norman (chairman) said the bench very highly commended the noble way in which Mr. Sam &mien had rescued the man.