The Haslingden Gazette. — 1903-09-05 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

BRIDGE.—The " GAZETTE" ia non on Sah, at the Shop of Me. HE ROME, New:Agent, Station Road, Bainber Bridge.  A WI drowning fatality occurred at Richton, yesterday week. A retired weaver named Thomas Ridgway. 69 years of age. of 33. Lord-street. was seen by his married daughter, Elizabeth Eddlee. tan, to leave hi, house about tam o'clo.k. when he went to gather firewood and coal. as bail been his custom for the last three or four ye.tnn. He was also seen by Mark Clark. proceeding along by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with a sack und,r his •rm, about half-past tens. About an hour later a carter named Allxwt Wareing wan walking along the towing path at .Norden, when lie saw a body floating in the water. With asnistance he brought it to the side. and the Hie* were informed. A sack and a hook whit h &ceasesh had been carrying were found on the towing path. It is supposed that the unfortunate fellow had been leaning over the canal side. geherirg wond. which floats on the water, and that he lost -his beano, and fell in. The inguret wan held at the Walmnley Arms, RiFhtem, on 'Monday. The first witnces called was Mrs. Sefton. married daughter. who re-hied at the flame house. Mrs. Seftoa said deceased had been in the habit of going to the canal fur the purvse if collecting wood and coal. He fell downstairs about six mouths ago. and had since appeared to he feeble. He left home about ten o'clock on Fiiday morning MCI nut he was going for a walk. lie kept a ,aek in which ho used to put wood and coal which he picked up on the camel batik. Mark Clarke. a clerk at Norden Brick Works, •and Ins' east- the deceased ...n the towing. path of the canal about 10-30 a.m. Ile (witicssi notned the bag underneath Hearn,  Albert Wai•e-i.17g7 carter. 52. Glacistone.terraee, Greet Harmed. said he ifj. walking along the canal bank towards Whitsbitk when he saw de-. ceased's hotly in the watcr, floating facing upward.' about a yard and a half from the side. and about a hundred yard* pi-t the NOIIIOII Brick Work... He went for a.si,tance to the brick ground. and then the bode was got out. His sack. whi,h contained a hook—made for the purpose of dragging wood horn the water—was on the towing path. The Poniner remarked that it WI, for the jury li, decide whether it was suicide or whether he had Inlet his death neci3eidallyt He might hare read a gcmi deal abeut other emtnles. and lias-e committed suicide whilct of moon.' mind.  Mr. S. Baile; (foreman of* The jury) 9aid in his decer,d Lad faVeti in. and had come by hi death accidentally. TllO Coroner thought if deeemed had fallen in the water :ieeide,tally be would have taken the sack in with him. .  ....... A juryman said it might he pnaJble that the deeerved erideavfamd t', reach ....mottling from the watcr mid had fallen in. Ultimately a verdict of " Accidental waa returned.  Torreet. f rain fell on W...11•,,1ay in Stafford, Yolkdiire. Lint•olmhire. Flint and Ch-hire. and : great damage to ,rops resulted. The inside of an omnibus running to Piccadilly was occupied by eleven ladies and a negro. On a twelfth lady entering the darkey politely, (.ffer,yl his seat. "Hut lam afraid I am depriving you," she said. "Noo depravity, lady. non depravity," answered the smiling negro, as he climind on to the roof. j "Yes. I proresed to her by letter." "Anil %that I was her reply?' "She simply referred mc to a certain chapter and 'age in the Life of Lord roc.. for the l'lph Challenge it Yarns nth Nlarine Regatta , Nelson." "And nhat did you find?"" It cars, a_o,l 'Alter fruitlessly apply,ig for command of the chip n ktter, h went person to see about it, and eleven who had emend two '" being J. Shcirthouee. of Stal• '` 'icn" si it . , I tlit-tip. 'alt,, • man was waiting his turn to, be servedinais No o. rwil.!,; F. Kpw,.. inal tin Ashniongees whihi IMP w. azentd W. It. tt,„ i.gentleman priced every fisn in the shots. flow R. Lake. Yarniouth; W. I much is this—and thi.,—and this—and this?" be J. c. King.. aditil. At last the exasperated shorwontan. es• • Kwiiii; asot 0. L. Hoskins. London , claimed, "At,, go 01 that wid y,. ! It ma t onto went- to the front with fish want, but •r, :ge-n sh;rh ha maintained OR. OR 100111' COMPOUND AAAAA PILLS am I.'en justly celebrated all over the world es the most safe -a apranintly by sur and speedy remedy for Pains in the Bark, Gravel, lell2 4 two I Lumbago, gout, Rhetrmatism, Weakness across 1,. hold for a tillotl thstalte.. the Loins. Sandy or other deposits, Stone, Stric-111211. notrever. spurted and reganinl the , tore, Discharges and Di•eases of the Kidneys and twc-thir,k, over the ,ounie *vs-. tell Urinary Organs generally. Price 1. lid. and 2a. Fr..m that time he gradually drew Ild , at all Medicine Holism or post free from Unmet], and won by twerity ca• thirty Proprietors, Belford House. Holfonluquare, Los. fa..r time of 10inin. lOsee. don, W.C. Every package bears the Government War..rrn  ;4 the w‘irds 3