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Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1902-01-03 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

BOY SUICIDE AT NELSON.  MENTAL DEPRESSION AND DEATH INQUEST AND VERDICT.  According to the intimation in our last issue an inquest was held on Friday morning at the Nelson TOWII Hall, before Mr. Robia.son, coroner, and a respectable jury, of whom Mr. Harper was foreman, touching the death of Arthur Pollard, weaver, aged 20. who was killed on the railway the previous Tuesday. The first witness called was William Henry Pollard, brother of the deceased, weaver, living at 23, John-street, who said that deceased had been living at Blackburn with his sister for some time. He had not been well. Witness last saw him alive about eight weeks ago. Fred Barrett, oiler, of 23, St. Thomas-st., Blackburn, said deceased was his brother-inlaw, and hail been living with him for the last six weeks. Deceased had been unwell all the One, and he had been attended by a doctor, who said lie was suffering from general weakness. On Monday deceased got up and said that he felt better, and thought he would go back to Nelson. He did not leave, however, until 12-13 p.m. on the Tuesday, and witness's wife saw him off at the station. Deceased had been very low-spirited during his illness. Amy Holden, 10 years of rote, living with her father, William Holden, at 35, Halifaxroad, Brierfield, deposed that she was at the . Hard Platt. Crossing on Tuesday afternoon when she saw a man looking about the line. He saw a train coming along, and ran aarass and was caught. The man had been waiting there a tew minutes. He appeared to lie down on the metals.—By a Juryman: He seemed to fall down in front of the train. Thomas Ratcliffe, engine driver, said on Tuesday he was driving an engine attached to a train from Burnley to Colne, due at Nelson at 2-15 p.m. When near the gate at the Hard Platt Crossing, the fireman saw deceased. and as they approached the crossing he called out to witness to stop the engine. Witness immediately applied the brake, but before the engine could be stopped deceased was, run over. Thomas Barker, fireman, living at Farnworth, stated that on Tuesday last he was with the last witness on the train due at Nelson at 2-43 p.m. When approaching the Hard Platt Crossing, witness saw deceased . standing by the gate. When: the train was close to the crossing, deceased pulled his hat off and rushed in front of the engine. Deci•ased was knocked down and killed instantaneously. His head was decapitated from the body. Witness thought deceased deliberately placed himself in front of the engine.—By a Juryman: There was no train z.cming in the opposite direction. 'iii Coroner said he thought it was a ease' wilful suicide.—A verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind was returned. The foreman of the jury (Mr. Harper) suggested that it would be better if the railway conmany could tit a bridge over the line at the crossing. h seemed to be used a good deal. Mr. Wolfendale, stationmaster, said he would give a report to the railway company to that (.ffect. Another juryman remarked that if there was a bridge it would not prevent a man from committing suicide.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-12-05 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

NEWS IN BRIEF.  A seviaor cyclone swept over Bermuda on Sunday. causing much damage to crops, building.:, and shipping. bisnue Blythe, of Jerusalem, says there are now in Palestine nearly 70,0110 Jews, whereas in 1883 there were only 23,00 e, and in 1841 only 8,0011. GENERAL Booth on Monday paid a visit to Leeds, where a conference and a public meeting were held in support of his scheme of social regeneration. He was warmly received, and £2,099 was subscribed to the scheme.  ON Monday afternoon Major Marsh, of th. 4th Devon Rifle Volunteers, shot himself dead at Itainstaple. The deceased was a very r,opubtr flit.vr. It is stated that he had recently been in financial difficultie..  ---..-.-. -.-.—.- . Allis. Gidaco, we of Major GrPgg, an instructor at the Royal Military College, Sand:mist, murdered her mother early on Monday morning by cutting her throat, and afterwards committed suicide. Mrs. f:regg had latsly been suffering from sime mental disorder.  lima Williams' third hand on board the trim I smack Pieta, died from exposure in an open boat off Grimsby on Saturday night. Another man was in a very exhausted state when rescued. Oven a thousand foreign doctors are now in Berlin, anxious to become acquainted with the ways and means of using Koch's marvellous remedy. PREPARATIONS are being made for the erection of a statute of the late Emperor Frederick, which is about to be placed by the Queen in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. . _ _  FOUR k oys were drowned while skating r n Sunday upon a loch near Dunoon. THE German Minister of Commerce is said to be angagill with a project for another international conference to primiote the welfare of the working classes. _  A TERRIBLY disaster is reported from the colliery distri,t of Bruex, in Bohemia. A mine kn.nvn am the Anna Pit was flooded, and there was great loss of life. Petty-seven bodies have been recovered. AN explosion occurred in the fuse department of the Elswiek Works, Newcastle. Three men were injured.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-05-23 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

WESLEYAN SCHOOL SERHONS.—The annual sermons on behalf of the Wesleyan Sunday-school (Waterstreet) were preached on Sunday morning and evening by the Rev. Richard Roberts, of London, who gave two excellent discourses to good congregations. In the afternoon a scholars' service was held, when several new and pleasing features were introduced. The whole service was sustained by the children, and the manner in which they acquitted themselves, bore evidence of the careful training they had received at the hands of the conductor, Mr. W. H. Walker. Besides the usual hymns, the following children gas e solos :—Master W. Homer, 'Not half has ever been told ' ; Master A. Wilson' • Will you meet me at the fountain ?' ; Miss B. Cardus, 'lle wipes the tears from every eye'; duet, • The good news,' Misses E. Metcalfe and J. E. Scott Recitations were given by Miss R. Utley, 'Little Besey' ; Mies E. Gregson, • Who loves me best ' ; Miss I. MllBOO, 'St. Martin and the beggar'; Master 'l'. H. Chapman, 'Somebody's mother ' ; Mager John R. Procter, 'An appeal.' Not the least interesting items of the afternoon were the speeches by Master A. Mason, on "The past history of our schools," and Master W. Green, on "The future prospects of our schools." Collections were made at each service and realised £33. A SAD STORY OF MARRIED Lim: THE HUSBAND Armin-re &mint. —At the Town Hall yesterday, before Mr. J. B. Dewhurst, John Thee. Nicolson, warpdresser, Earby, was charged in custody with having attempted to conenit suicide at his wife's house in Greenside, Skipton, by cutting his throat with a penknife. From the evidence, it appears that about two months ago, the prisoner was brought up for being drunk and breaking the windows of his wife's house, his wife then living apart from him. He was put on probation for two months, lie kept away from his wife's house until Sunday, and has since been annoying her and breaking the windows. On Wednesday the prisoner waited several times to be admitted into the house, but his wife refused him admittance until about 5-30 in the evening he gained admittance, and his wife then ran out, locked the door, and fetched a policeman. During her absence , the prisoner had cut his throat with a penknife, inflicting a wound two inches long, aad another an inch long, but not more than skin deep.—The prisoner's wife said her husband had threatened to take her life several times, and she feared that he would do something dangerous either to himself or her. She had been married to the prisoner 17 rare, and during that time she did not think be had spent a sober week end at home.—He was remanded until Saturday, Mr. llewhurst observing that the man appeared to be wrong in his head. rrismen De A
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-06-06 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

SEWS IN BRIEF.  •-- ETHEL Etheridge, aged five years, of 3, King Hill Cottages, London Street, Is ingbton-on-Thames„ ate some laburnum blosi•orn while going to school, and death ensued.  A CoNvoiir, named Evans, made a bold attempt to escape at Chatham on Monday afternoon. He was quickly pursucd by the guard, one of whom struck him down with his sword.  AN inmate of the Northampton County Asylum at Berry Wood, named Timothy Tarry, has committed suicide by choking himself. A DYER named John Johnson, 2 years of age, residingat Girlington, committed suicide on Tuesday by cutting his throat with a razor. _  A TERRIFIC hailstorm swept over Sofia on Sunday afternoon. Scarcely a house exposed to the north escaped damage. A wooden shed in the vicinity of the barracks was completely shattered, and two soldiers were killed, while eleven others were injured. A MARRIED woman named Fowkes, residing at Plant's Green, Cradles Heath, on Saturday died from the effects of eating tinned salmon.  AN ironworker named Thomas Underhill by some unknown means got between huge scrap shears at West liartlerxol rolling mills on Saturday, and had his head cut completely from his body. Tine Rev. V G. Lloyd-Greame, a well-known Bridlington philanthropist, has died at the age of years. . .  Twerrt-sgratt regiments of militia commenced their annual training on Monday, making a total of 50 militia regiments, or 40,000 men under arms.  Some mills were oestroyed and • young man lost his life by a fire which occurred on Saturday near Geneva. _ . _ _. _  IN the Italian Chamber on Saturday, Signor Criepi, after delivering a epeech on the policy of the Government, demanded a vote of confidence, which wad carried by. 329 against 61 votes. . .  THI qiire Cathedral was conipleted on Saturday. It is the highest in the world, having an altitude of 530 feet.  A.:s engraver, named Benjamin Westwell, aged fttl, of Rawtenstall, has died through drinking ammonia in mistake for whisky.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-04-11 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

REFORMS IN THE “ERMAN ARMY. The German Emperor has issued an important decree which will effect something like a revolution in the purson et el of the corps of officers of the army. hitherto only men who could claim nobility of birth have been eligible, and the high scale of living pievailing amongst the officers of most regiments, has still further confined commissions to men of considerable wealth. The Emperor condemns this spirit of luxury in severe terms, calls upon all regimental commanders to enforce simple habits upon their subordinates, and to set the example themselves. With a view to throwing open army commissions as a career to young men of the middle classes, the Emperor lays down a fixed litlM as the extent of private means which an officer shall fer the future be required to Dowsers, beyond his pay. The Emperor closes his order by declaring that luxury in the army must be firmly opposed. It Is stated that the additions contemplated in the German army will involve an annual increase of expenditure to the extent of 10,000,000 marks.  SEVERE hurricanes have been experienced in the Paeific during the past month. On the coasts of the New Hebrides several shire were wrecked, including a labour vessel which ran ashore on the island of Manic:olo, five whites and 30 natives being drowned, while 30 others, who succeeded in reaching the shore, were massacred by the savages. ACVORDIN6 to advice., from China, a mutiny occurred on January 2fith on the German steamer Ciaoac l'tw, between Amoy and Sumatra. Thirtten of the mutinous coolies were shots THE Trinidad Ncce Ent records the death of "an old woman' at the age of 117 years. She was born in 1773, and there appears to be no doubt as to her age. Such a remarkable instance of longevity in the Tropics has seldom or never been heard of. DURING the most important event at Fowey Races, Cornwall, the grand stand, containing 1300 persons, collapsed without the slightest warning. The whole of the people were precipitated to the ground, and many were injured. THE Etoperer of China, who left Pekin the other day on a short tour, took with him a retinue of 10,000 followers.  DR. Ogle has just told the Statistical Society that marriages are moot frequent in towns where young women are more generally employed. THE wife of a sea captain, named Benson, at present in command of an African vessel, committed suicide at Liverpool last week end by cutting her threat. No explanation of the cause of the act is given. SISTER Rose Gertrude is disappointed because she will not be allowed to reside on the island of Molokai. The mission there is in charge of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, and she belongs to the Dominican Order ; consequently she Will reside at Kaflli, the lepers receiving station.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-09-12 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

ALP., was dtowned on Monday on Lake Couto. _ _  WILLIAM Dillon, a goods porter, fell from a waggon at Leicester station on Tuesday. He was run over and killed, his body being almost cut in two. THE Queen of Roumania on Saturday attended a charity fete at Llandudno in aid of the Cottage Hospital. THE Earl of Roaslyn died on Saturday evening at Dysart House, his Fifeshire residence, after a prolonged illness. A DYNAMITE magazine has exploded in la Penice dock at La Rochelle. Ten persons were killed and several injured. A YOUTH mined James Close has died from the effects of (filling down the hold of a steamer at Stockton while ' larking " with another youth. 'rug performance at the Denteches theatre, Berlin, on Monday evening, had to be discontinued in consequenc-i of the failure of the electric light. THE Grimsby trawler Amazon has been destroyed by lire about 25 miles north-east of Spurn. The crew were saved. A BOY, aged eleven, attrupted to commit suicide in Berlin on Friday by burning himself to death in an attic. Fear of punishment was the motive. THE British steamer Royal Crown, bound for Leith, sank off Ushant on Sunday morning. All on board— thirty-one in number—were saved. •"' AN old cabman named Miller, of Nottingham, made a terrible attack on his wife on Saturday night. lie inflicted two frightful gashes in her throat, and stabbed her eight times in the side. The woman's depositions were taken. THE large Liverpool iron ship Mysore, which left the Mersey on the 28th of January last for Iquique, is more than three months' overdue. It is supposed that the vessel has been lost with all hands, numbering 29. IN Berlin on Tuesday is party of fourteen workmen were brutally attacked by roughs on leaving work, and many of them were dangerously stabbed before the police could interfere. The cause of the outrage is not stated.  AT an early hour on Sunday morning the steamer Bellona and an Italion barque came into collision off Scilly. One of the Bailing vessel's masts fell, killing a sailor on the spot. A little later the barque sank, and the cook was drowned. The survivors were landed at Liverpool. JAMES Stewart was killed on Monday by the collapse of a scaffold on which he was standing painting the funnel of a steamer at West-HartlepooL A fellow-workman named Ontkenon was seriously inj u red.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1890-04-18 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

NEW TALE.  We have pleasure in announcing that we *hall publish in our issue of bLiy 2nd the first chapters of a new and interesting tale, entitled "LESTER'S SECRET," by Mary Cecil Hay.  FURTHER outrages are reported to have taken place in Crete. At Selino a Mimelman has been killed by Christians in retaliation for the murder of three Christians, and further reprisals are threatened. A WORCESTIMEMIRR colliery oWrier named Mr. John Baker was heavily fined at Oldbury on Tuesday afternoon for infringements of the Miner Regulation Act. _  WHILE donkey lymph is being tried in the Madras Presidency for vaccination in default of calf lymph, buffalo-calves are being used to supply lymph in the Punjaub. AT Detroit, Alexander Cuddy, an old man of over GO, suspecting the fidelity of his wife, a young woman not half his age, attacked her with an axe, and having beaten out her brains committed suicide, Some large starch works near Deemoines, lowa, have been burned. The loss is estimated at 300,000 dole.  Tim death from fever is announced of Mr. Alexander Mackay, the well-known missionary. The deceased went out to Uganda in 1876, whore he has remained until the time of his death.  80ms interesting archwological discoveries have been made in Greece. The site of a Greek theatre has been uncovered, and a coffin containing two pieces of gold ornament. ACIOORDINO to a despatch from Cologne the bodice of a richly-dressed young lady, about 31 years of age, and a well-dressed young gentleman, apparently not more than 23 years old, have been found In the Rhine near that city, tied together round the waist and the neck with shawls and toweK _  _ A MONUMINT to Ferdinand Lassalle, the original organiser of the Stria] Demcv,ratic parLy, WW3 to have been unveiled on Monday at }toasty, a small place in Savoy. on French territory, situated at the foot of the Saleve, but the ceremony could not take place owing to a protest from the owner of the gratin,' on which the monument stands.  Two lady candidates for the Bath Poor law Guardians have both bcen returned. One headed the poll, and thr other was fourth on the list. _ •. _ _  A irreamEit which reached Nev. York on Monday reported having passed 140 icebergs and a great quantity of field ice in the Atlantic. IT has been reckoned that no lees than ld to 15 per cent, of the whole poi.ulation of London suffered from influenza, so that, at the lower very moderate computation, in London alone no fewer than 400,000 persons must have been on the sick list in the space of four or five weeks. . - Tun Argentine Ministry have tenderod their resignation, which has been accepted by the President of the Republic. A CONYLPA lON Of . reuid:sr has been made by a soap manufacturer in Copenhagen. On January 7 iaBC, he says, he strangled a messenger named Meyer, and ,sent his body to America ia a pie-king-ma.).
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1901-08-02 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

ANOTHER MYSTERY.  At the Old Duke Hotel, Burnley Lane, Burnley. on Thursday last week, an inquest was held into the circumstances attending , the death from drowning of Wm. Howarth, • a blacksmith's striker, working at Nelson, and living at ha Brierylitfe-road, Burnley. Harriet Howarth, the widow, said her husband was 58 years of age. He had enjoyed good health, but had a "sup of drink" at times. He was ill on Monday morning, something being wrong with his legs. About 11 o'clock, deceased got out of bed and went downstairs and went out. She did not ask him where lie was going. Towards the end of the week he seemed to be depressed. She did not know he had lost his work.— John Wm. Yates, a boy, of 34. Thorn-street, employed as a drawer at a pit, said that on Monday afternoon, about two o'clock, as he was passing Pheasantford Lodge. he saw the body M a man in the water. With the assistance of two men deceased was pulled out. Deceased was fully dressed, and had a rope round his neck. A branch from a tree overhanging the water was broken. This was also near to where the deceased was found.—The Deputy Coroner said the evidence pointed to suicide by the rope being round his neck. There was not sulEcis:nt evidence to show deceased had taken away his life because, of drink. He had been a little strange in his manner. and he thought he had committed the rash deed • whilst temporarily insane.—A juryman : , think *e ought to state that it was partly through drink, a.: the nrerious week he had • been drinking. His work was at Nelson, and it was not Nelson holidays.—Another  juryman : Drink is always blam• ed for such th•eds. It is stated deceased had lost his work. and that might have troubled him a little. He thought the deceased took away his life whilst temporarily im.ane.—A verdict to this effect was returned.
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1901-06-21 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

DRIVING" IN WEAVING SHEDS.  WEAVERS' ASSOCIATION DETERMINKD TO STOP IT.  The monthly meeting of the Northern Counties' Weavers' Amalgamation was held at Burnley on Saturday, Mr I). Holmes presiding. It was decided that the Amalgamation should be represented at the Trade Congress by the same number of delegates as last year, namely two from Blackburn, two from Burnley, and two from the Central Committee, along with the secretary (Mr W. H. Wilkinson). The following resolution, moved by the Clitheroe representative, was carried after some discussion -That this Council strongly urges all dijstricts connected with this Amalgamation to press on their respective members of Parliament to be in their places in the House of COMMOILS when the Saturday Twelve o'clock Noon Bill and other bills affecting textile workers are brought forward, and support the same." The question of "driving" in weaving sheds was brought forward and discussed at great length. The subject was introduced in consequence of the recent suicide of a young girl at Darwen, and the disclosures made at the inquest on Friday last. Mr Shackleton, of Damen, reported fully on the case, after which Mr Cross, of Blackburn .and the secretary made some remarks. It was eventually resolved -That this Council recommends each society comprising the Amalgamation to call public meetings in their respective districts on the question of driving in weaving sheds, and, further, instructs the Central Committee to take what steps they deem requisite to abolish the publishing of wages, the slate system. and the system of paying overlookers his poundage on the weavers' wages." It was further resolved— That this Amalgamation pledges itself to render all assistance passible to the Damen society in any action they may take in the abolishing of the slate system. the publishing of wages, and the system of paying overlookers by poundage on flue weaver,' wages."