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Widnes Examiner. — 1916-12-16 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

IPPENHALL V.T.C.  Parish Council On The Need For Money.  Matters vital to the interest Of •Grappehhall and district were discussed 'at a meeting of the Grappenhall Parish Council, held in Grappenhall Hall, kindly' placed at the Council's disposal .by. the Chairman; Mr. F. A,- Frost, on Wednesday night. There were present Messrs. A. L. Kaye, .C. G. Hutchings, F. Fox, W. A. Wooding, R. W. Wilde and C. H. Honit (clerk). question dealt with at length was one asking. the Runcorn,Rur6l District Council to make a grant to the Grappenhall detachment of the Cheshire Volunteer Regiment. •  The Chairman remarked that if .the .Council would give them £lOO they would44.elsatisfi.ed. A Member: I can't see Runcorn people doing that.  The Chairman pointed out that ...0e platoon itself had raised some money by means of concerts, and that had helped them on, but the money had now become exhausted, and they would require a further 'grant. • • " • Eventually, the following resolution; proposed by Mr. L. Kaye, and seconded by NEr. W. A. Wending, was put to' the meeting and unanimously carried: "That we recominetid that the District Council make a grant to the Gra.•)penhall detachment of the Cheshire Volunteer 1-Regito-meet the working expenses, the detachment having already raised in the district ,a large sum, which is now exhausted."' • Grappling Irons.  A letter urging. the necessity of grappling irons being placed at Grappenhall was read from the Cheshire Coroner, Mr. R. C. Yates.: The letter ran as follow:—' Re Elsie. Suroner,, deceased, On the 9th inst. I held an inquest at Grappenhall upon the body of the above woman who committed. suicide by drowning in ,the Bridgewater Canal. The jury requested me to draw the attention of your :Council‘ to the need for grappling irons being provided for the recovery of bodies troth the canal and other sheets of water in the neighbourhood. . I shall, therefore,  feel obliged if you will bring this letter to the notice of your Council. At the same time I trust that the matter may receive their favourable attention."., • It was decided to send the letter to the Run. corn Rural District Council. Miscellaneous. . Mr. W. A. •Wooding was unanimously reelected school manager. Mr. L. Kaye asked the Council if they could find another man to fill his place on the District Council and Guardians, but the Chairman thought these positions were in very able hands, and asked Mr. Kaye to remain in office, which he consented to ,do.  On the propositien of Mr. Kaye, the Chairman was heartily thanked for allowing the meeting to be held in his house, intsead of the "cold schoolroom." , .  The Chairman replied that lie was always glad to seethe members, especially in his own home.
Widnes Examiner. — 1898-08-19 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SUICIDE.  At the Police Station, Warrington, on Wednesday evening, Mr. S. Brighouse, county coroner, held an inquiry concerning the death of Winifred Jane Pemberton, aged 56 years, and who roided at 10, Stamford-street. She was found by a neighbour lying on the floor of her bedroom in a large pool of blood, with a knife beside her. Mr. Few was foreman of the jury. Thomas Pemberton said the deceased was hls wife, living with him at 10, St imtord-street, Warrington. She was 58 years of ago. It was on Sunday night, about 10-30 that lie saw her last heforo the injaries were inflicted. Witness was informed of the occurrence abut 3-30 on Monday afternoon whilst at work. She was gasping her last breath when he Rot horne. He knew of no reason why she should commit suicide. It was not fact that she was a won 'an of intemperate habits. He never had any suspicion of her taking her life. She suffered from varicose veins iu her legs. Minnie Pemb3rton, 17 years of age, daughter of the , deceased,2ave evidence as to going in the house on Monday aft ectioon,and finding her mother on the sofa. Her mottle: was not drunk bt ha I had two gills of b 2er. Witms. went to her sister's home, and when £OO returned home her mother was dead. She notimd noth, jog. unusual with tor mother in toe afternoon, but she had heard Ler say that she would .do away with herseff lon several ozcasions.—Crxs exam ned by Insre3tor spinks : She did not tell her father of her Mother's threats ts take her own life. She did not think he:. mother intetd,yel to carry them out as she had threatened to do so often.  Annie Phince-tt,ii;ini..at 42, Stamfcrlstreet, stated that on Monday afternoon she was told to tell the deceased of an acc'dent which had occurred to hr sonIn-law. She w6lked into the Et.chen, and not finding anyone, she went upstairs and found the d(c:hised between two heis on the floor in one of the bedrcoma. She was lying on her back, bleeding. Witn-iss came running out screaming, and other neighbours went into the hcuse.  ' Thomas Richer Ison,siated that on Monday afternoon he ca as sitting on his doorstep in company with his wife in Stamford-s'raet when he saw th 3 last witness come out of the deceased's house screaming. His wife went upstairs and he followed her. He saw the dezeased lying between two beds on her back, in a pool of blood. He immediately picked her up, and tried ta find out where she was bleeding. He saw a lot of blood about her legs and sent for a doctor. Dr. Adams arrived and witness then left. The doctor aft rwards told him that he fcund the table-knife produced in her petticoats. Mrs. Richardson gave corroborative evidence. Inspector Tail r stated that he visited the house aft,r the occurrence and saw the wound in the deceased's leg. It was an incised wound, about three iric'ies long just above the knee. There was no doubt she had been Riffering severely [rem varicose veins. She had cut fght through the veins. He never saw a worse case. The knife produced was found by Dr. Adams. The jury returned a verdict that the deceaaed committed suicide whilst of unsound mind.
Widnes Examiner. — 1898-08-19 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE SHIP CANAL.  On Mon.,a,y morning about half-past eight a body was picked out of the Matiche,,ter Ship Canal about 200 yards from the Acton Grange lay-by. The body was removed to Moore Smithy, and an inquiry was conducted by Mr. Woreley at the Red Lion Inn, Moore,on Tuesday afternoon respecting the deceased. The first witness called was Thornal O'Brien, 5, Platt. street, Warrington, a tanner,who identified the deceased as his brother, and whose name was John O'Brien. He was 28 years of age and was a general labourer. Witness last saw his brother alive on Monday night,August Bth. He then told witness that he intended to walk to Chester the following day, and was desirous of getting up early in order to do so. His object in getting to Chester was to draw some money which was owing him. Deceased was an unmarried man, and had no troubls on his mind to cause him to commit suicide. Witness could only account for his brother being found near Acton Grange from the fact that he worked there during the construction of the Ship Canal, and might have gone there with the object of finding work. Henry Cole, a bridgeman in the employ of the Ship Canal Company at Moore deposed that be saw the body floating in the water. With the agsistan:e of a man named Pearce be got the body to the banks of the canal, and gave information to the police. P.C. Ellis stationed at Moore stated that he removed the body to the place where it now lay. Thera was a mark on the face which was of a superficial character, and in his opinion it was caused after death. The body appeared to have been in the water about a week, and he believed it had been disturbed by a passing steamer. Nothing was found in the pockets of the deceased. Captain Waring said a great many people went down to the lay-by at Acton Grange to get work, and the deceased might have done the same, and fallen into the canal.  The Coroner said that seemed to be the only supposition.  The jury returned a verdict that th 3 deceased was found drewned.
Widnes Examiner. — 1898-12-09 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE SUICIDE OF MR. P. PETERS.  On Friday evening the deputy-coroner of Wigan held an inquest relative to the death of Mr. Peter Peters, formerly statimmaster at Wigan, who committed suicide on Wednesday evening. Mr. H. Milligan, in opening the inquiry, said the jury had a v:try painful duty before them, the deceased gentleman being known person. ally to most of them. Ile felt sure he was expressing the feeling of everyone present when he said how much nest regretted the cause of this inquiry.—Sarah Peters stated that she was the wife of the deceased, who was forty-three years of age, and up to the time that he was paid off in September last he was stationmaster at Wigan, in the employ of the London and North-Western Railway Company. He had been very low-spirited lately. On Wcdneslay evening he came from his bedroom twice, and he told witness to lock up a eeeque which he took from his pocket. The second time that he came down the door of the kitchen closed so that witness could not follow him. Upon going out of the front door she put a boy over their wall, who unlocked the door. Witness found the deceased by the coal heap. Be was in a reclining position. Witness put her apron round him, and he walked into the kitchen.—By the Coroner : He did net say anything when going out. Witness did tact ace him take anything with him.—She did not notice that he was bleeiiug.—This was all the cvidecc 3 taken. —Mr. James Wilson, solicitor, who apotared on behalf of the family, said there was no doubt. that Mr. Peters' EC 7craCC9 of his connection with the railway company, t whom he had beau a faithful ssrvant for twenty-six years, had been most depressing, and on this day, when not quite master of himself, he had been led to this act. It was a matter of extreme sorrow to them when they found that their efforts fer his reinstatement in the cmmany's service were not successful. On behalf of the family he wished to express the,r thanks for the sympathy which had been extended by the Coroner and all concerned in the inquiry.—The Coroner again referred to the deep sympathy they felt for the family.—After a short deliberation, the jury returned a verd ct of" Suicide whilst temporarily insane."  ON FRIDAY NEXT, DECEMBER 16m, 4„ PRESENTATION OF t "THE EXAMINER" LARGE SBEET ALMANACK, for 1899, embellished with a picture representing
Widnes Examiner. — 1898-09-09 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SOURCE OF WEALTEL—City Man: I should not think that undertaking .would be a very profitable business in a village as small as this one?" Professor Tombs (the Ruralville underaker): "Well. -it doesn't amount to so very much in winter, but in summeri make a pretty good thing out of the mistakes of city people who can't tell the difference hetween mushrooms and toadstools."  " Foa 10 years," said the new boarder at a boarding-house, "my habits were as regular as clock-work. I rose on the stroke of 6; half an hour later I eat down to breakfast; at 7 I was at work; dined at 12, ate sapper at 6, and I was in bed at 9.20 ; ate only healthy food, and hadn't a sick day in all that time. " Dear me," said the deacon, in sympathetic tones, "and what were you iin for?"  THE Bo Y (applying for a situation): "You want an office boy, sir ? " The Man: "I do. I want a boy who neither plays football in the winter nor rides a bicycle in the summer." The Boy later a deep thank): "Say, mister, why don't yer commit suicide?" The Man: " lou impertinent young scoundrel ! What do you mean?" The Boy: "'Cos there ain't none o' them sort o' boys in this world,"  " BY all the gods of ancient Greece, I tell thee my " Julius illosar spoke harshly. "I don't see why not," said Julius Caesar. "Pompey lets his wife and she rides the bicycle in them." . eof Mrs. Pompey. Cxsar's wife ilsticweanortthtoem m, must 10e-shove suspicion." " I wish you'd married the Latin preceptress," said Mrs. •Cresar, hunting for her handkerchief. "X ea.n't even take a pep. perniint lozenge without, your raising your eyebrows." .And Cxsar flung.out of the house, clap. ping his laurel on his brow in a rage, slammed the front door, and scorched oat of sight cl4wn the Apian Way.
Widnes Examiner. — 1898-07-15 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SIIICIDII TO FRIGHTEN A HUSBAND. At the Warrineten Borough Police Court on Wednesday, beers Mr. John Faircleugh and other magistrates, Pauline Oaitram, married woman, living at 31, Liverpool-road, was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Liverpool-road at half-past eleven on Tuesday night.—The Chief Constable said that the magistrates would observe that the charge of drunkenness was written over a aharge of attempted suicide. The latter charge had been withdrawn because the attempt at suicide was a very half-hearted affair, as would be seen later on. The prisoner's husband was a elasa maker,and a respectable man. Prisoner had been drinking for some sonsiderable time. She bad appeared before the Innis tratee on 28 occasions, and her habits lately had been more intemperate than usual. On Tuesday afternoon she was away from her home, and did not return until eleven o'clock. Shortly before her return Police Censtable Smith heard a great disturbance going on in Leicester-street, and en going there be found a crowd of about 200 people, in the midst of whom was the Prisoner, who was using most abominable language. The constable endeavoured to take her home, but she refused to go. Finally her husband came oa the scene and took her home. When she was in the house her husband asked her about some money which Isad been in a drawer. She told her daughter to go and look in the drawer for it, but she returned saying she could not find any. Prisoner said she would find it. She did not however, but came across a razor. She said They shall not take inc; I shall not be locked up." and drew the razor across her throat. The result wee, however, only a mere scratch, and he (the Chief Constable) thought the woman had only made a pretence to cut her throat so that she might frighten her husband. He took the razor from her, but was so alarmed that he called in a policeman, and prisoner was taken to the Police Station. Prisoner had been repeatedly sent to gaol withoUt the option of a fine, and he suggested that she should be sent to gaol for the present offenee.—The enagietrates committed priboner to gaol for a month with hard labour.
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-10-06 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

VLCTORIA-ROAD WESLEYAN CHAPEL, WIDNES.-The Rev. Mr. Samuel Taylor of Runcorn, with a beautiful ivory. , contrived to dissipate on the pretty actress Cora Pearl prior miute and portraits on the walla, and the place might be tamed a netter groundnnext season wou hee. (Applause.) several times. He enjoyed to see cricket played as well 'A Th , present •-The Revs J , . .W. N. Tanner, J. Lockwood, Messrs. 9 breakfast. ',.','_e I- Robinson, of Runcorn, preached special sermons at handled pocket itnife, enclosed in a leather case, as a token to his committine suicide-if Ido net mistake-on finding open to his admirers who would come to see it. The The bowling and batting averages were as follows:-1st as he enjoyed to play, when it was played well, and he I ' omas. J.P. (ex-officio), E. A; Wallington, F. J. liamile team bowling averages :- thoiaght there was nothing gave so much enjoyment to a ton, J. Derbyshire F. Claudet C. Rigby, J. Hi emlsts and Gi-rWol. Ai 'Q..111 chapel on Sunday, and collections were made in aid of ef their esteem for the many kindnesses he has shown in ' that she was not quite faithful to him. The benchers are a rich body in a rich capital. Florence is poor, gbfield, J. ' Weitlow, H. Linalter clerk I'V , Strand. London, W.`" Ene circuit fund. granting them the free use of his boats for their annual ex-1 establishments however, remain, and it is houses but this is what Florence has done for Dente. Frankfort is Total ricketer as to see En land's best lavers Average c g p . playing together ( ), .H. Linaker (d t 1k) epu yc er , .----• Bowler. °vers. Maidens. Runs. Wkts. per wkt. on a good ground. During the last season he iiad seen some anti J. Farrington (inspector). - ' hhe not so rich as London, and this is what Frankfort has dons James Wood 192 62 281 79 3'59 of the finest games played he had ever se •h' I' The Local Government Boa Ilelt 8 . the trust funds of this society, sermons were preached on Messrs. Rogers, and one of the blades is engraved with the of ibis kind that we want in London. .i. for Goethe. John Nicholls cricketers of to-day were to his mind su e ' tth ,_ appointment, for 12 months of Mr Jam 'n ' SERIES Ihneday by Mr. W. Thorne, of Liverpool. There were good following inscription :-" To Mr. Samuel Tamer, from the clerk's grievances would disappear if he could dine as John Gatley - • es - Arrington, as emsgregations. children of the Halton Parochial Church Sunday &hoot, for wall and as cheaply in Cheapside as in the Rue de Rivet'.
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-02-17 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SCELLAICEOUS. i Mr. Earp, member ret Parliament for Newark, is reported to he seriously indisposed. The sale of Sarah Bernhardt's jewels fetched altogether Damage amounting to about £40,000 was caused by a fire tepwards of £7,000, in Messrs. R. F. Alexander and Co.'s thread manufactory, A waiter named William Symons committed suicide at in Renfrewshire, on Tuesday. Canterbury on Tuesday morning, by filling his mouth with - The official return of the expenses incurred by the canPowder and then setting fire to the charge, his head being didates at the late Cambridge University election is—Right Hon. Cecil Raikes, £1,448; Professor Stuart, £BB4. thus nearly blown off. The Enthequer returns from April Ist to February 10th A communication was received on Wednesday morning show—Receipts, £72,990,322 ; expenditure £75,342,624; at Taunton jail, from the Home Secretary, granting a resbalances, £4,548,880. Corresponding period last year— pite to Frederick Ripley, condemned to death at the recent Receipts, £72,223,981; expenditure, £73,137,214; balances, assizes for the murder of Anne Rowsell. £4,7d7,340. - The Duke of Richmond has granted te his Scotch tenants Sir Wilfrid Lawson has intlinated that he will on an some liberal concessions which have already been doneeded IY day after the meeting of Parliament ask what steps to his English tenantry. The Scotch farmers have decided the Government propose to take towards carrying out the to make some recognition of this liberality. . n hwsolution twice affirmed by .the House of Commons in At Plymouth, on Saturday, Foster Roger and Thomas 'favour of local option. Turner, first and second mates respectively of the American At Honiton, on Monday, fines of £5, or a month's impri- ship Iroquois, lying in Mill Bay, were fined £5 each for a sonment, were imposed in numerous charges of assault on brutal assault on Paul Waell, cook and steward. Captain Lomas and other members of the Salvation Army.
Widnes Examiner. — 1883-02-17 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

CASE.—The SPEAKER took the chair at aged man named Kay, a retired tradesmen residing at Itad- a quarter-past four o'clock, and at ' once communicated to cliffe. and his wife were passengers by the 2-40p.m. train the House a letter which he had received from Mr. Brad.from Panic Bridge station, and soon after it bad passed laugh. The letter recited the steps which the hon: member through the tunnel Kay Was found crawling along the line had taken since his election for Northampton. with a view with his head badly injured. He said nothing about any- to establishing his right to sit and vote in the House. The one else, and was senn home to his residence, Egerton Bank, letter concluded by intimating the intention of the writer to Radcliffe. On arriving there he was Pronounced to be de- attend at the bar, accompanied by his sponsors. according to ranged. Some railway servants went into the tunnel to the law and custom of Parliament, prepared to do all things look for some articles which Kay said he had lost, and they lawful required of him to enable him to take his seat.— found the body of a woman shockingly maneled. She was Mies LABOUCHERE thereupon asked Lord HARTINGTON taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmery, where she died whether it was the intention of the Government during the without renaicing consciousness. The body was afterwards session to bring in a bill enabling members to affirm or take found to be that of Kay's wife. The man could give no the oath of allegiance, as in that event Mr. BRADLAUGIt : --..-.0.----. account of the affair, which is at present a mystery. It is would not present himself to take the oath until the fate of 1 The Bank of Engldnd on Thursday reduced its minimum said that both Kay and his wife some years ago attempted that bill had been decided. The Marquis of HARTINGTON rate of discount from 4to 31 per cent. to commit suicide. Mr. Kay, who is suffering from fracture replied that the ATTORNEY GENERAL would give notice of a l Time funeral of the late Archbishop of Canterbury was of the skull, lies at his home, constantly watched by the motion for to-day to ask leave to introduce a bill to amend marked by extreme simplicity in all its arrangements; and laelicoOt having been intended t° ''''''"' him on Monday the Parliamentary Oaths .Act with the object of enabling now Dr. Benson, the new Archbishop; has marked his apnight had his removal been found practicable. He has made members who objeet to take the oath to make a form of proval of funeral reform by becoming one of the presidents several statements in reference to time affair, but all of them affirmation in its stead. Sir R. CROSS gave notice that when of an association whose object is " the Christianising, sunare more or less incoherent, owing, it is thought, to mental the bill came on for a second reading he should offer it his plifying, and cheapening funeral and mourning ceremoderangement. Mrs. Kay's body lies at time Manchester strongest opposition. , nial." . Royal Infirmary. The ingaest has been opened and ad-