Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1899-12-01 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

STOCKSBRIDGE NOTES.  On Friday evening last a committee meeting of the Stocksbridge section of the Rallamshire Conservative Association wss held iu the club-room of the Coach and horses Hotel, when there was a good attendance of local Conservatives to hear an address from Mr. F. Reichard, The proceedings were interspersed by songs and other items, which contributed to • very enjoyable evening. • ••  I very much sympathise with the merry wedding party, who, proceeding on Saturday last to St. Ann's Catholic Church, were doomed to sad disappointment to find that owing to the insufficient lapse of time since the publication of the banns, the nuptial knot could not be tied. Nothing daunted, however, the ktretyst;eleturned . and ianndanceti:ipation braxed tohfet:e finiihingf east In mony, which came off happily but quietly on luesday morning of the present week. Good luck in the future I wish the happy pair in spite of the mishap.  Another local wedding exciting much interest took place on Monday at the Pariah Church, Bolateratone, between Miss r. Hudson, daughter of Mr. G. Law Hudson. Deepesr. and Mr. John Bury, of Stalybridge  The Wesleyan Band of Hope held a tea and meeting on Saturday evening in the Wesleyan achoolrooni, the Rev. T. J. Kent and others addressing the meeting. On Sunday last sermons were preached in the Wesleyan Chapel by the Rev. W. R. Winston, special anthems being ably rendered by the choir. A lecture on " Vivisection was given to the Stocksbridge Works Institute members on Monday. The audit of the overseers arcounta took place on Friday last satisfactorily. I am informed that there are several alterations again of local trains commencing on Friday (to-day), December Ist, which it will he well to look out for to avoid disappointment. I am reminded of the approach of Christmas by the announcement of balls. The Bolsterstone annual ball is fixed for Wednesday. December 27th, and that of the Stockshridge tradesman on Friday. December 23th.  On Friday evening, November 24th. the Women's Liberal Association held a social in the Congregational school in aid of the wives and children of the Re,erve,. A capital programme was rendered. Songs wire given by Mrs. Burgin, Miss F. L. Robertshaw, Mr. T. Slater. Mr. J. H. Leather. Mr. G. Pearson, and piano $OlO6 by Mr. A. Webble, Mr. F. W. Hill, olio accompanied. Headings were given by Messrs. Bethel and Jones. Rev. H. Robertshaw presided. Mesdames Poole. Briggs, Spivey, Stokes, Dalton. Hepworth. T. Mason. superintended the refreshments. The association was able to send EIO to the Lord Mayor's fund Shcffiekb, and it returns very hearty thanks to all who helped to make the evening no sucerssful. Special thanks were due to those ladies and gentlemen who so kindly contributed to the musical part of .the. plogramme. . . . .  To mischievous youths enjoying themselves by turning out the public lamps on an evening, and also the gas-lanips on in day-time, I give a friendly word of caution, being in at the secret of their probable and eat ly apprehension. A ham tee with entertainment following, is announced on Saturday lieu, December 2nd, at the Co operative Hall, Ileepear. A !ad caste of suicide cgrurred at Wortley on WrineAday morning, when a woman climbed over the Mitre. and threw heraelf in front of a pit,!,ing train, :he body being literally cut to piece*.