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The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-05-27 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

SUICIDE AT HASLINGDEN. Man Whose Threat Was Not Believed.  Two men, William Err. tackler, of 3, Snighok. Helmshore. and Abraham Hottall. weaver, of Ciaremount, Helmshore, wi-re fishing 111 the Holden Wood reservoir at Haslingden, ear Saturday, when they saw all object in the water about 150 yards from where they were, which they at first thought was a dog. When the object did not come to the ride, as they tlutught a dog would do, they moved to that part of the batik nearest it. The object in the meantime disappeared, hut on the bank they found a man's coat and cap. They gave information to P.C. Smith, who accompanied them to the reservoir and brought back the coat and cap. Afterwards P.C.'s Smith end Whittk dragged the reservoir, and after about art hour tat 9-15) they recovered a body, without coat anti cap, ic aged abrisis sho,prmo,s,-..-ti‘Xor. be VI. oi.lsern aWn,iindtTn constables took the hotly to the mortuary at West View. Winder had worked in Haslingdem but latterly hail not had any fixed residence. When sr-bee he was a respectable man, and when sober quiet. Ile is believed to have been bmught op in Pt-esti-it, where his father was landlord of the Regatta Inn, and was an auctioneer. The inquest was held at the Municipal Offices on Monday afternoon. Hartley Peel, Reek Holden Wood. said he save deceased at five oklgck in Crane-road. when witness was going to tea. Deceased was going at a terrible speed. Witness asked deceased where he was going. Deceased said, "1 ant going to drown myttelf.” Witness did old think deceased meant it. and he said. "Well, knock on then." (Laughter.) Deceased dirt not seem to be inn drink. but he seemed different than usual some. . .  Will tam Ray said he and Nuttall got to the reservoir at five o'clock MI Saturday afternoon. When they hail been there about ten minutesNuttall said there was IL dog in the water, and showed him on object 150 yards away. When the object slid not come to the side they thought it strange and went nearer. Then Nuttall found the coat and cap two yards front where the embankmAtt doped down to the water. P.S. Smith poke to the recovery of the body from the water. In answer to the Coroner, ilets said he believed deceased broke up his home 18 months ago and had not since had a fixed reoi.  B.S. Fisher said he Joel known deceased. who for some time had tramped tip and down anal practically lived on the Moulders' Union. He had ascertained that on Saturday afternoon deceased arrived from Blackburn and made arrangement,: for a heal at the King's Army for Saturday aid Stuviay oight, being entitled to this under the Unionl and that he went out at four o'clock. The Coroner said it was for the jury to eon, side!. the_ state of ilevratod's mind. Deceased  told la friend he was goinq to drown lumself. and he evidently drowned himself immediately. A verdict won returned that deceased drowned himself. hut that there was not sufficient evidence a. Ti la _tat. of his mind at the time.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-09-02 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

DETERMINED TO STOP IT.  IWhen all the ca.es on the list had been ilinposcd 071 Thursday. at Accrington. heftes Messrs. R. of at Church Police Court, on 'fbursday. a man W. Pickup in the chair) and .1. Hoyle, Andrew lam escorted into the eourt-room. wearing awhile Fielding. a well-spoken man with a. Southern an ,linen bandage round his throat, and with a dazed tent. wan charged with bogging. P.C. Maude-ley !look in his eyeN. It transpired that lain nat. ,a 4 depostvl that ou Wednesday night he wan 0. duty I Caleb Thempnon. a weaver. of 42. Rai !wk.-trove in Blackburn-road in plain clothes. The prisoner I Great Harwolni. Ho iras charged with attentrtnig W. watching policemen in unifitan. anal as soon as Ito commit suicide. their hacks were turned he ...need begging. Ho I Supt. McKean.] aid prisener lasi cut his ti 'eat heard pi-tenter ask for a copper towards a night's ,in six different places with a pocket-knife in lodging, and when asked why 110 was begging, ho I holme fields, near Great ',Harwood, tibiat baitsaid he came from Charley, null Afl, on the road to pant seven that morning. Four of the amens Royton. Prin., had a nently and tome bread in Wl', three inches long. and were than thn-p. and hi. possessi. tn. two were Inc inch long and a quarter of an lan I. Prisoner told a. lattl.: tale ahom hit plates WE trn deep on the left side of the head. Pti.orer et. ployment. stating itsvas the first time he had been I found in the field .d wan taken to He. Cr., ult. itt Accrington and the first charge that had ever Idly-Fred his injuries. been made against hint. if the mat:lntl-ides would I Robert Parker. fatna-r. of Marti... Veen] have a little hit of sympathy with hint lie wan nun, stated that about half-past seven that morting Is it would do hint good. saw prisoner knelt down in the field sawing at !
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-06-03 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

SUICIDE AT HASLINGDEN.  Fenner Prominent Cricketer.  The deepest sorrow was expressed throughout Healingden on Saturday afternoon when it became known that Thom. Smith, of 45, Hudrake, had committed suicide. Deceased. who was 47 years of age, was a tackler by trade. Up to about 60Vell years ago he was a prominent member of the Hasiingden cricket team. and was a good slow break • bowler. When the s-- I news 13eetune known the flag at the criekei gas put at half-mast. Deceased was held 3, ~.it e.steem in the town. Deceased had been if work owing to ill-health for cis or coven months, but Le had no need for anxiety .on that account. On Saturday morning he pot up soon after nine o'clock, and was about the house during the forenoon. About 12-30 Ile had dinner along with his wife and two children Afterwards he went to bed in the back boiroom for a rest, according to his custom since he has been in illAbout 2.30 his wife went into the roost. Deceased then appeared to be in ho UMW follditloll, aed to told his wife he wanted to have a slop. About ten minutes afterwards deceased's slin, Harry. found the bedroom door linked. and was enable to get an answer. Deceaseirs wife aCIII for her two brothers-in-law, who live at 113, Iludrake, and who forced open the door. Deceased Wan lying on the bed with his throat rut. P.S. Faber and P.C. Pearson afterwards visited the house. They found deceased lying face downwaisis. Hic throat WB6 Pat from ear to ear, and apparently to the bone. The bed was saturated with blood. Deceased's tackh. es knife woo lying on the floor. Ile inquest was held at the Court House. on Monday afternoon. before Alr. H. .1. Robin.. Betsy Ann -Smith, deceased's wife, said ilt•emard was up about two hours on Saturday fonniont Ho appeared all right when she visited Min at 3-10.— Jas. Ratcliffe. DO, HinliaLe. 0110 of the two brothers-in-law of Sire. Smith, trim forced open the bednom oloor, said the door had no Irak, but it could Ise fastened on the inshle by means of a earth. and it had boot fastened that way. Deleased wan quit, dead. The pocket knife was On the floor. In reply to the Coroner, witness said lie had imt immick.red deceased respalcible for his aetioas for some time.—The jury. of whom CM, J 'l'. Warble-too was fon-malt returned a wrilict that deceased cut his Hussar with his pocket knife and was of umound mind at the tune.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-10-07 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ACCRINGTON'S VITAL STATISTICS.  The following report by Dr. Greenhalgh, the medical officer, was read at the monthly meeting of the Accrington Town Council, on Monday: Forty deaths have boot registered during the month of September. giving a death-rate equal to 10.91 per 1,000 of the estimated population per annum, as cotnpared with 38 deaths and death-rate of 10.03 for August. and 54 deaths and death-rate of 14.87 for September of last year. Of the 40 deaths, two aro '• non-residents" (Southport and Oswaldtwistle), , and the remainder have been allocated to their wards. as follows:—North-West, 12; South-West, 11: North-b:ast, 9; South-East, 6. Eight deaths I have occurred in chiklren under one year of age, giving an infant mortality per 1.000 registered birth. of 109.58, as against 126.43 for August. and 240.50 for the corresponding month of last year. Zonotie disease, have eauecil two deaths. diptheria one, and membranous croup one. giving a symotic death-rate equal to .54. as compared wnh no deaths for August, and a aymotie death-rate of 1.10 for September of last year. Seventy-throe births. 33 males and 40 females, have also been registered in the lairough during- the month, giving a birth-rate equal to 19.91 per 1.000 per utinom. as compared with 87 births and birth.rate of 22.96 for Augwt. and 79 births arid birth-rato of 21.75 for Septet], her, 1904. Twelve cases of infections disease have been notified during the month—Scarlet fever 6. erysipelas 2. membranous croup 2. diphtheria rand entelic f..ter 1.  11. Witt, 'a rvitaw to bin country have been gratefully acknowledvd by the Tsar, who haa eontn. hint the title of Count. On Monday Mr. George Gill. of Ityrnioy. electorl chairman of the Blackburn District of the liancaiihire Congregational Union.  Lord Stanley. M.P.. Provincial Drawl Master of East ,Lancashire, will visit Great Harwood on December 16th to open • new lodge. Five promw were killed and twenty-vine ii Juno! by the overturning of an electric tramcar at Valetta. in Malta. on Saturday evening.  At Cambridge (Illinois) a woman murdered her mien children, and then committed suicide. Her buebataf, on arriving home. tiler himself. Mr. Riosevelt fin& hinvelf getting unpleasantly stout. He weigh-. more than 2001 b.. and has retun.' to lawn tennia with a vengeance.  Forty Rhode, scholars from all parts ti tlto United State. left Philadelphia for England on Saturday on board the American liner Ilaverford.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-07-01 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

BACK TO HER HUSBAND. _ Woman's Attempted Suicide at Haslingden.  At Has !niggle, on Monday. 'Micron- Mr. I'. Whitaker. prmicling. and Councillor T. B. Hamilton, Prbcilla Jane Smith. wife of John Ilcnry Smith. joiner, will, brought tip on remand charged with attempting to commit cuicidc by cutting hcr throat with a curving knife.  Police Superintendmit dump said primmer had leen living at Grano with her husband, who had been working at the vaterworks. The husband aan out of work a fortnight and he went away to get another place. Prisoner was left behind, but she knew where her husband was. Da Thurnday afternoon of lost seek prisoner scent into the itiMINO of Mr.. Askew, a neighliour. and nail that dui did not feel well. She would go and lie down, :oat if Mrs. Askow did not see or hear anything sf her she might mane in and lock after her. ANNA two o'clock OW Mille afternoon prisoner again went into Mrs. Askia's. The neighbour noticed hi,ot prisoner had a towel round her neek, and on prisoner removing the towel saw blood flow from a wound in the throat. Atm. Askew rids.] an alarm and got assistance. Prisoner Inn] been 1,.ma rul..d to the wfdahouse. Bhe was all right nr w. and if tlie Bench thought fit they might hand Ler over to her husband. who bad Kan:deed to taka care of her. Prisoner when charged said she had Inot been well. and did not know what rho was doing. Prisoner's husband said he was willing to tako care of primner. The aaman was then discharged and banded uver to his charge.  liingatrort Wm.ley Guild, liaolingtkm, had ramble en Saturday afternoon. A party of 20 went to Nltahury Clough &MI had tea a Ifurntlll Farm. ami Were Welt Immo by noo o'clock. The outmg war, wry eujoyable.  l'ntler the arrangement by which Mr. Stott, of Springfield Itedge. ha+ given twenty guineas for the hag' bando playing in Victoria Park. Hate lingtrien. Helmaltore !Sand gage a concert thereon Wetletemlay evening. .when a large number of people were prosent. Mr. F. heap conducted the band.  -The Sunday Fehr.] licruninit were held at Grano Parioh Church, traplingden. on Sunday, when the preacherii were the ;Rev, T. Storey-Rates. and the Rev. George Lomas, of Accrington. Mr. James Hargreaves presided at the organ iuldconductrd the thoir. The eolkctama amounted to shout £22.  Ma Frrd A. flreen. who is man of Cbuneillor 3. T. Green, and who has been th the ofEre of Mr. A. N. Itothrrell, liorough Accountant of flashilgs den. since Afay of lard year, halt suremisfully paurcil the preliminary examination of Accountants and Auditors (Incorporated), held on the fith and 71.11 Juno.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-07-01 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

LOID OLP., Ltd., 51, snow-hill, Lordon, XC. Special sample given when thin coupon ie PIICiOINBA anal three lumen are ordered from 11%; larger sample with six. Do not ask your Cilo3lll-4 braingle, for be cannot aupply it, lend for Free Heir Booklet and Copy of the . lancet's'. anelyele.  7- - - ,-,=.----N (U' -_. - : t, 4 ~-?=---- 7 - :, -2 ,- : -,-.-"'-' _-- - • \ 4r4L-5-~ , • . -:..-----.'"_o rg _____".--------------00----_,,„.„---.00.---.....0-0-.7- - ~,.......,..„-----__, -;;;-• --......-- /J. f - --....--- ----- - * - -_.;„,-.,%' r :-:-......"!'"1.,-z,-..---r--• " "7. _ ....„-.....7.-„, •.""`....-1:--..-5751%;:i-----=_.=z411---....._--rim„'"? 1 1 ____/ ,04 .„., ,\ u\__-___„ cr A —,_ i i st: _ .  ~,,Sol^7^  Econotny. Half a teaspoonful makes a delicious breakfast cup of Van Houten's Cocoa. The same quantity of any other cocoa Vill not give so good a result either in strength or flavour. Try a 6d Tin It will yield 25 cups of the most delicious cocoa in the world.  DISTRICT AND GENERAL News in Brief. The meerilke, valued at £6OO. FIt.GI.GI by too men from a (Morley cliemint•s shop have leen found buried in a field. The Gaineil of the Manchester Noreen] Loan Fund have allowed l'adiliarn £5OO to erect a whool—the arnennt repayable in seven yeans Christiatia Pilling, thirty•four. wife of a Ted. moisten dyer, committed ask ii' at Heiden Bridge by hanging hovelf. An unknewn nian committed suicide at Rorh. dak• Railway Statile. mi 'Fuckelay. Ile wash und inn lavatory with his throat cut, a nom lying itear In • letter to a Bury coremporelent, slr. Greet , Lamon. the N.V/ b•puty Speaker, rays he drew not ietsmil ta, nsentar that House of Comm., alter tlo !dissolute.. The M.C.C. will endeavour to send a team to South fries this autumn. Negotiations are pro sooting with that object in view, but the matter is not yet definitely settled. For etealing a goose at Clot-ley, on May 24th, Patrick Foy, 23, lalourer, against wpm, there wen. previous CO/1,411011, %GO neat dowri for six months at Preetotl QUELIter &miens. —me Mr. J. Barrows, the proadmt of the Padiham Weavers' Association and agent for the Northern Coontiks, Weaverte Amociation, le at present cove fitted to the by The contrwtion of mmallpox lay the child of a pron t i tttt nt. Tolmorden tradesman nae hem follemni I.y the kievelepment of the disease in its father, hid wife, and aeother daughter. . Mr. William Mitchell, M.P. for Burnley, lan taken lord Dunmore's house, 55, Lancaster Gate, lonclon, till the end- of the present Parliamentary , session, and is now reacting there. . On Saturday tho amistant staff at the Padiharn District Council offices had their annual outing. The expenses of the trip were borne by the chief , officials and members of the Council. This week. at Burnley, a Primitive Methodist Chapel has been opened which it has taken only three months to cost. It it a stone building. mats 320 returns, and has coff about £
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-10-21 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

PHILIP MOHIIIBLL TO SIB R. HatwoN-Honna. Clifton Hampden, Abingdon. (Nob, 10th. 1905. Dear Sir Robert illerinon-Hodge.—l am obliged for ram letter of the Bth inst., forwarded to me two to-day. I a.hdll, of (.01.111,0, be happy to pro. duce the report referred to at any time if you trial, it, but I 111.4 this will not now be necessary. I am ending coriet of ow correspondence to the "Oxford Chronicle." "Henley Chroniole." and " Henley Standard."—Youre faithfully, Pump Mounm.r. ;  `Lr. {Vinland Ilan. one of the best-known agriid ii•raliate in tho Fylde. ani.l deeretary of the Lnohire Farmers ..keicociation, has decided to proceed to Canada to take up farming.  Under the genond heading of "Poultry, Eggs. etc." (says "Punch') the "Kist Anglian Daily Times" prints the following advertisement: Bantam, wry strong fame, all plated andenatitelled parts in splendid condition. Price £3. A resident of Caledon, Cape Colony, has doto give his infant ion the Christian tisnies of "King khja-ard Seventh." and has asked Dr. 3111110111 n aisi the Ilion. J.ll. llofmcyr to stand ' as godfathers. At St. Silas's Church, Blackburn. on Sunday morning, the Vicar, the Rev. K J. Bardaley. M.A., invited the congregation to signify their sympathy with the parishioners of St. Jannis' in the lost sustained by tin' outbreak of fire in their edifice last Thunslay and this was done by holding tip the right hand. Crvilitor to debtor—a lady—at Westminster': You promised to play when you got a legacy.—f didn't fit it,  Creditor: Yon promised to pay alien you go: /arried.—l didn't get married. Judge Wondfall: No order. From "Agonies ":  pnarricd—  To Philanthrpists—Hentleman. falsely accused, mmittod for trial. requires £2O for defence: subscription. gratefully acknowledged; full particular. goon by a dolicibir.—Addrote, &c. Harmlem Fools (married), poor but stupidly honest, young, attractive, preferring luxury [ottani ! work. but good at both, offer Serviced, in return for cosy country home. 'rho attempted suicide of !Bessie Hughes VIIA attributed at tho Todmorden Police Court. where .he appeared on Saturday, to religious mania brought about by the Welsh revival. She Won employed as a domestic by a. doctor. and whole with her mistress in one of the hedroono she stel• denly rushed to the window. threw up the sash, nod jumped out. The lady, however, was %Weis,: ful in holding her by the skirts until help arrived.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-12-09 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

VITAL STATIST.' the lamps were suitable. The minutes of the various •• mittoes were I A. o`Prreentativ" of the exctutors said `", mused without comment, the other In-Moss was MS faulty. being the reading of the NlediFa. erffioer's ',port, The Mazietrut, Clerk: You know the ty-iOVI. Which stated that timing thFs 15 hirtlm (six The executor said that wheri the lrydaw mine male. and nine females) had hem. gisterrnd equal into force the drivers were provided with suitable to an. annual Itirth-rate Fof 24.6 per Ilsomand. Dur- 1.4"4P`• which were kept l" "Pair f"r A r'll."`""'`'' ing the Pri`ViollA Mialtli the rate was 19.7, aria o. It was found, hewover. that the sine, woo so tlio corresponding mmdlt last year it wad 20 carebss with t.heir lamps, which they loses thousaixi. Intring November five chat,ns occurred, breaking or lettyltur "bout and, r. 'n.. , I equal to an annual death-rare cif 8.1 per thousand. they NOT ordonni to keep their own lamps oi !Wring the merlons month the rate was 11.5, rrd Pair, NMI they provided them with candles. 'in, Novernb, last Dun it Wu:, 16.6. lb, esses dr The lamp SI qinstion NSA ptoductdc awl tile death were scarlatina. whooping cough. mararmus„ Chairman Mr. Kearns) said he did nct thin', it hepatitis, and suicide. The ages at which death was suitable, as it wradd blow out in tr.rong woci. :occurred were, under one year, 1; ono and water Tin,, exesuter said their terries had no ',sting., fitu. 2: 25 and under 65. 1: above 65, 1. Ten and the vibration on the rxtving stones CANN of infectious diseases were reported during the lamps tFr go out. They would have tie sai• the month, viz., seven ones of scarlatina, two els tioubls with cji lamps They had abern 53 ncs :torte fever, (SIC puerperal fever. Doring the pre- to Prroide, and the!' multi trot he exPected I .•. violet itionth five CNNIS were reported. :Jar ill No- ride caninge lamps for lurrics vember, 1904. Hine cases. 'fi(7hairmaii: You will have to pr.ovid, lump. that won't go out.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1905-03-25 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

AGED WIDOW'S SUICIDE. Hung from a Wardrobe. On Saturday morning the polio° authorities were notified of a distressing .icido which hail occurred sometime between half.p.t night and 11.40 a.m.. at 6. Cliffestreet. Here Betty Ingham. a widow. TT years of age, resided with her daughter and son-in-law, the latter bang Mr. S Heap, thit .. weavers' seemtary. She had been twice during her life confieed in Prestreich Asylum, suffering, from softening of the brain. She appeared in her usual condition when breakfast was taken to her Cr, Saturday morning, but at twenty minute, to twelve she was found hanging from a hook attached to the waclrobe in the bedr.m. The Deputy Coroner (Mr. D. N. Hash-mooch held an inquiry into the eimeumstances at the Walmsley Arms, on 'Monday morning. Mrs. Samh Heap. wife of Mr. C. Heap. gat evickmee to the effect that deceased was her mother and retitled with her. Sbe had suffered for many years from .ftening of tint brain, and had twice been in Pmstwich Asylutn. She had never really recovered her full senses'. and sometimes she wait like a little child and did not appear to know what she was doing. Deceased was in the habit of staying a good that itt bed, though awarently well in body, and preferred to be in b(A rather titan diamtairs. When witness took her breakfast up on Saturday nmrning. deceased appeared quite or a-ell as usual. About 11-40 witness called her mother, but receiving no answer went upstairs and found her as described. Christopher Heap stated that he found the de ceased hanging by the neck from a handkerchief which was fastened to the top of the wardrobe clear. He immediately cut down the body aod obtained assistance, but life was extinct. The lktputy-Corener. iu addressing the jury. pointed out that it was quite evident that at the time the deceased hung herself she was entirely out of her mind, evidently not having recovered since she was in Prestwich _Asylum. The jury returned & verdict that deceased coin- • mitted suicide whilst its a state of unsound mind.