The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-03-30 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ELLESMERE PORT NOTES.  There wee a lane attendance of cooncilkaa at the mon*ly meeting on Monday evening, and quite • variety of subjects were disouesed. Pb. proceedings began with a oakannese which suggeeted a 'harmonious evening, but Mr. Whitridge got at loggerheads with Mr. Price when he suggested that a rate of la. Pd. should be levied for the enssiing twelve months. Mr. Price made a , very heroic effort in an addrees of irresistible eloquence to bring it up by 2d. but his re' marks, logically measured though they were, 1 failed to convince the meeting, and finally Mr. Whitridge's motion wa• adopted. Mr. Price prophetically soliloquising that the Comwil would have to suffer for it. • • • For nearly twenty minutes the Council room was the scene of heated 'creme* on ' the question of whether it would be advisable to pass certain plans for the erection of 40 dwellings in Pooltown-road. As a matter of policy. Mr. Price objected to the sanctioning of the plane, as not being in acoordance with the by-laws, but finally on , amendment they were sanctioned conditionally. Dr. Finny now flung down the gauntlet at the chairman in disputing the number ' of votes in favour of Mr. Price's motion. For ten minutes the chairman endeavoured to point out that six had voted far, and ii against the motion, and then as a bat reeiort threatened to leave the chair at once. Mr. Brecon eventually moved that Mr. ,Price be requested to discontinue his ejaculations, whereupon Mr. Price promptly got up and said, "I never got op." Mr. Brecon rejoined that be thought it was most personal of Mr. Price, and added "most offensive." when the vice-chairman smiled at his remark. There were several other matters under discussion, and a report of these will appear in Saturday's _ - _  The sombre gloom which the relentless hand of death had sprend over the dietrict when last these notes appeared seems the advent of a new week to have been dispelled, and once more the neighbourhood has eettled down to its peaceful and harmonious routine. A painful phase in the sad occurrences of last week was observed on Wednesday. when the remains of the late Captain Iddon were laid to rest amid every manifestation of sympathy, and the respect in which the eceased Mali was held in the district was no more impressively seen than in the large number of mourners who gathered at the graveside to reverently pay a lath tribute to his memory. "The Tragedy of Death" was the appropriate title of an eloquent discourse delivered in the Primitive Methodist Church on Sunday, when Mr. Leeling Williams, the preacher, spoke to a sympathetic congregation of the tragic occurrences that had happened in the expired week, and on behalf of Captain Iddon's widow expressed thanks for the numerous expressions of :ynirthy.she.had received.  If there is one thing more than another that the average resident is proud of it is unquestionably the Ell-smere Port Band. Surprising, therefore, are the scanty efforts put forth to maintain it in an efficient condition. At the concert given in aid of the new instruments on Wednesday in the Central Hall the attendance was small, and this was all the more disappointing considering the deserving object of the proceedings. Mr. W. Wormy, who presided, gave a brief account of the financial condition of the band, and also a review of its Proffrees since its inauguration in 184. An excellent vocal and instrumental programme was subwitted, the following taking part :—Mr. D. Hayes, Mr. W. E. Nelson. 'Mr. 3. MgcDermott, Mies Alice Hughes, Miss L. Rushton, and Mr. Roberts, of. Buckley (accompanist).  No less than 9,41 le. was realised from the proceeds of the sale of work and fancy fair held in ths schoolroom of the Primitive Methodist Church on Wednesday and Friday in aid of the trust funds. Mr. Spedding presided. and briefly introduced Mrs. Captain Robinson, of Ellesmere Port. who opened the sale. The stall-holders were :—Confectionery stall : Mrs. T. Taylor, Mrs. J. Foster, and Mrs. Shuttleworth. Flower stall: Mrs. Spedding, Mrs. Price, and Mrs. PardeeWelsh stall: Mr. R. Jones, Mite Annie Williams, Miss E. Williams, and Miss Ivy Jonee. Sewing stall: Mrs. W. Faster, Mrs. G. Jones. Mrs. T. Jones, Mrs. Leach, and Mrs. W. Hughes. Refreshment stall: Mrs .1. Fossil. Mrs. Timrnis, Mrs. D. Dodd. Mr. R. Williams, Mrs. Ha-omond. and Mrs. t. Dodd. Flower stall Mrs. Smeatham and Mrs. Threadgold. China star.: Mrs. Spedding, Min. Price, and Mrs. Pardoe. Bran tub: Miss Bessie Faster. Shooting gallery: Mr. R. Jones. In the evening an expellent musical entertainment was given, in which the following took part :—Mies Lowe Chester, Mies M. Moore, :Wis.. Lily Lloyd, Miss B. Lowe, and Mr. E. Hughes, On Monday evening Mrs. Robinson will give a tea-to the children in the_Pooltown Methodist Mission.  The adjourned ingnest on the body of David Wright. of Whitby, who is suPPosed to have committed suicide there on Monday week, was held yesterday at the Sportsmen's Arras, Whitby, and a report of this will be found in another column.