Widnes Examiner. — 1912-06-29 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

FIRR GRATES.—Ii you want a new grate our large and varied stock will interest you.--3. b. GARLAND, Ironmonger, Bridge at., Warrington.—Advt.  Cyclist -Collides with a Cart. An insurance agent, named Jan.es. Andrew. Heywood, of 2, Pickrnere-street met with a rather serious accident on Thursday morning in Sankey.. street. It appears Heywood, was riding a bicycle along Leigh-street and on turning into Sankey-street collided with a greengrocer's cat t belonging to Mrs. Green, Knutsford which was proceeding in the direction of Bank Quay, Heywood was thrown violently to the ground and was conveyed to the Infirmary in an unconscious condition where it was found that he had sustained a fractured scull and he is also suffering from cuts, one over the eye. On encp4iry yesterday we were informed that he was improving.  Fire Brigade Successes. The annual competitions of the north-western district of the National Fire Brigades 'Union took place on Saturday, at Fleetwood, before many spectators. There was a vety large entry, and the results included: Four men hydrant drill : 1, Wyre Dsck (Fleetwood), 20sec. ; 2, Greenall and Whitley (Warrington), 20 1-Ssec. ; 3, Newton Heath, 20 1-ssec. Steamer wet drill : 1, Crosfields (Warrington), 49 2-ssec. ; 2, Newton Heath, slsec ; 3, fluty Corporation, 52 1-ssec. The " Harrison " Hose Cart Challenge Shield : 1, Winwick, 29 4 ssec. ; 2, Greenall atAl Whitley, 31 3-ssecs. ; 3, Tarporley, :32 2-ssec.  DRFSS IiASKETS, 193. 6-1., 21s. 6d., 245. 6d., special value in Hand Bags' Trunks Suit cases, eto.—J. S. GARLAND, 51 to 55, Bridge at., Warrington.—Advt.  liletlm Of Delusion.  Mr. Brighouse held an inquiry at the Police Station on Thursday, into the circumstances of the death of Thomas William Peers, aged 35 years, a shoe pressnaqn of 84, Winwick-Street, Warrington.—The widow said her husband told her there was a gang of men who had got down the cellar grid and make their way into his bedroom by five ways, and that the best thing he could do was to give himself up to the police. He had made Iwo attempts to strangle himself the same week. He had gambled away a legacy, and that had preyed on his mind.—P.C. Leonard said deceased called at the police station in the evening and said his wife had just taken his two children to bed and turned him out, and he bad nowhere to go. The body was recovered from the river Mersey on Tuesday.— A verdict of " Suicide while of unsound mind" was returned.  Lads' Fatal Fall An inquest was held at the Warrington Coroner's Court on Monday by Mr. F. A. Jones (Deputy Coroner) on the body of Edward Hart, aged eight years, of 6, Melville-street. The evidence showed that two months ago the lad fell on the kerbstone and hurt his head, but however a short time later he appeared to have recovered from the fall. On Thursday be cornFlamed of a pain in his stomach, but after a time appeared to be all right. The following day, as he did not seem well, his grandmother obtained a "recommend" from the Infirmary, and he was seen by Dr. Manson. During Friday night he began to vomit and died on Saturday morning.—Dr. Manson said when he attended the deceased he was suffering from an open supperating wound in the forehead and seemed very ill. He considered the question of sending him to the Infirmary, but be seemed to be too ill to move. He attributed death to inflammation of the brain, which was a result of the injury, A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. TENNIS, Croquet, Cricket and other outdoor gnmer.— J. S.