Widnes Examiner. — 1887-09-17 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SCROOL BOARD AT WORE. At Widnes Petty Sessions, ote Thureri.-ty, the Whines SCDOOI Board summoned the following parents for neglecting to send their children r,gular!y to ocnool :—Mary Armstrong, James Carr (two casee). Henry Annels, William Owens. Henry Nixon, Harriet Ginnie, James Risley, William C and Margaret Moreton. The cts,s were proved by attendance officer Joynson, and the usual penalty .1 ss, including costs, was imposed in each instance. J MISR CELEIBRATION AT WIDNES —The commencement of the Jewish New Yeer, 5648, was fittingly celebrated at Widnea during the present week. Monday Was observed as a holiday. A portion of the premises of Mr. Chaff, furniture dealer, Jic.. St. Paul's Building,, was converted intro a Synagogue, and the Jews of Widnes, Warrington, Garston, and °Hier places in the neighbourhood assembled there. Services I were cenductel by the Rev. Mr. Davidson, Rabbi of Manchester, assisted be Mr Claff. A WANDERINti 'LUNATIC AT WIDNES —At Whines Polka Court, on Monday, a Jerome') bricksel ter named B ember. was charged with being a wandering lunatic. It appeared that for sometime past the man 1)ko been ormking heavily, and he was under the illusion that his wife had given birth to twins and that the infants had died. He was found P.O Bruce on the top of a shed he Warringtop•rned,. at tempting tie removie a chimney. Dr. Croner certitied that the prisoer was insane and he was committed to Rainhill Asylum. _ _  --,.- --HARVEST FESTIVAL AT RUSCORN PARISE CHURCH On lbursday evening the annual harvest thanksgiving service WAS held in Runcorn Parish Church. Fruit, divers, and cetials bad been used in a very artistic manner to decorate the sacral edifice, which presented a most pretty appearance. The service was full choral. The pulpit was occupied by the Rev. Canon Cooper, M.A., rector of TarPolley, and rural dean of Middiewich, who preached from the text " How much owest thou unto my Lord." The collection was in aid of the curates' fund. fleuvasT FxsTrver. AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCII,WIDNES The thanksgiving sorvic-s at St. Paul's Clureb were ConClltlei on Sunday. In the morning the Vicar occupied the pulpit, and the reverend gentleman also addressed the scholars in the afternoon. The preacher in the evening was the Rev. F. B. Tvrer, ICC, of St. Saviour's. Liverpool. The choir, under the leaderqhip of Mr. Raison, rendered several anthems in good style, the solos being taken by , Mr. Broughton, Mr. T. Walker, and Master C. Bale. There were good congregations on each occasion, and the collections amounted to £29 Sc 7d. . .  A VIOLENT CARTER AT Surrosr.—John Hulse was auramonecl to Runcorn Police Court, on Monday, to answer a charge of assaulting James Fletcber..—Halse was represented by his wife —lt appeared that on the 10th inst. Hulse i was unloading a cart at Sutton Bridge, and Mr. Rigby corn• plained to him of the manner in which he was doing the work. The defendant used very bad language to Mr. i Rigby, who walked away. Fletcher, who is the bridge tenter, remonstrated with the defendant, metro then assaulted him. The defendant was drunk at the time. These facts having been corroborated by P.S. Oldlield. the Bench ins. I posed a fine of Ll and costs for the assault, and lOs and costs for the drunkenness. StICIDE AT Wirmas.--On Thursday, John. Howard. 38 years of age, who was employed as a labourer at the Thars.s Copper Works, and lived in Appleton Village, committed suicide. About eight months ago Howard's wife died, and since then he has been much addicted to drinking. At 10, o'clock on Wednesday night he went to bed as usual, and at five o'clock next morning his sister heard him walking about downstairs. Thinking he was sick, she took no further steps in the matter, but upon descending into the kit- , chen at eight °clock she found her brother hanging. by the j neck to a rope which was attached to a beam. An alarm , was given, and a neighbour named Joseph Heyes cut the rope. Life was, however, entirely extinct. THEFT AT Btervote Wksvitte—Before Mr. John Brundrit , and Mr. James Handley, at Runcorn Police Court, on Thursday, Jemes Morton, a boatman, of Northwich, was , charged with stealing a pair of trousers, the property of Joseph Hinde, of Sutton Weaver. On the 21st inst. the , trousers were washed and placed upon a hedge to dry. They were left there at night, and next morning were not to be foiled. Mrs Hinds complained of her loss to some boatman, and threatened to. inform the police. The prisoner hearing , of this, went to a stable and brought forth the trousers, which he replaced upon the hedge. He was apprehended by P.S. Oldfield,. and stated that his intention was to i take care of the troueers. He was sentenced to seven days' , hard labour.