The Slaithwaite Guardian and Colne Valley News. — 1904-10-14 (Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England)

WHISPERINGS.  At the Cuuuty P Aloe Court, Huddersfield, on Tuesday, Mr. E. A Wood of Slaithwaite was granted an occasional licence for the Biths on the oecaeion of the Naturalietq' Ball to.morrow.  In our report of the stone-laying ceremony in connection with the Scapegoat Hill Bind's now rooms, we inadvertently omitted to Atte that the plumbers aid glaziers engaged in the work, are Messrs. France, Baniforth end Shaw of Slaithwaite,  • • A Golcar man was leaving a publio hone in Slaithwaite last Saturday night, when he pushed his arm through the glass panel of the door, and cut his arm rather badly. Dr. Macaskie acted the part of the good Samaritan, and sent him home.  With the advent of the cold mornings and evenings, the iniads of men are turning to the question of overcoats, and judging by the numerous inquiries there seems to be considerable doubt as to what is the correct thing to wear. There is no smarter coat made than the " frock-overcoat " if worn by tall well-setup men or those of slender and shapely build. ; it should be male from black or dark grey cheviot, or from dark grey venetian. The collar should be of silk velvet, the cuffs being finished off with three holes aril buttons ; the coat should be cut short in the waist in order to give the skirts the necessary spring, the full length being norreet when reaching to just below the knee, and no pockets of any sort should be worn on the outside.—London Opinion.  Pretty Polly sustained tier first defeat last Sunday in France. She was beaten by a rauk outeider Presto 11, at 60 to 1.  s'• Ex-Sergeant Rarnsfen, of Slaithwaite, is lying seriously ill at home.  The other day a Lintnwaite man was walking along Manchester 'toad, in the vicinity of Stuithriding, when, on looking down the valley, he observed what appeared to him to be a man struggling in the canal. He watched until ho was certain, and then set off to save the fellow from a suicide's grave, or deliver him from an accidental demise. It took some time to reach the canal down the tortuous and rocky Ramsden Mill Lane, but at length the spot was reaohed, and coat and cap were thrown aside, the better to effect • rescue. After a lot of trouble the body was got to the bank when it proved to be a billy-goat, but it was dead.  Councillar Benjamin Broadbent was on Tuesday formally asked by the General Purposes Committal) of tho liudderefield Corporation, to become the next Mayor, and he consented to do so.  It is &di tint Mr. B. Riley, of fluddemtleld, will make a bid for the Iluddersfield Borough Council vacancy in the Longwood Ward ut the fortheominig Municipal Election. We understand that Mr. Riley his witlArawn his proposed opposition to Cr. Dr. Rolte and Mr. E. Mellor in the West Ward in order to coute:t Longwood.  At present however, there are no other oatoliLt .s in the field, so that he may ponlibly get a walk over.  ..". The remarks of the two judges on the singing of the Slaithwaite Vocal Union at the recent contest at Manchester are as follows : Mr. Albert Jewett : " Fire, Bro."— Goad start, basses very vied, staccato good, good pp., bars 35 to 40 slight diop in intonation, balance of tone splendid. Good tenors and basses and let soprano. Good rendering of the whole piece. "Autumn." —Started a little flat in pitch, bar 5 and 6 gradual fsllin3 in pitch, and a little out of tune. Bar 13 sopranos (d) tht. tieneral detail good. Bar 39 very good. From bar 51 to 56 • little hurried. . Splendid performance with exoeption of loss of pith and the few places mentioned. Mr. T. W. Mandforth : " Fire, fire." Bars 35 to 40 intonation flattened. Buses o, lip and clear. lat soprano vigorous and freih ; tenors good. Balance capital. A god p-rfortn..nte. ' Autumn.' Bars 4,5, 6, faulty intonation. 13 sopranos' slightly out. 43-16 bas-es particularly good. Ctrs on to well tuned. 52-58 very good. Capital performance. Balance good. Clear and refined, pita 'Auk ono tone,  I  j.  ( A 4 f: ; t  I  riI:BLISHEU BY SPECIAL  f