The Cotton Factory Times. — 1898-09-30 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

JOBBER—Au inquest was held at the Swan Hotel, Mootgate, Bury, on Thursday morning on the body of James Crompton Harrison, aged 33 years, loom jobber, of 6, Washington.cotirt, of Walmsley-road. His wile, the previous week, obtained a separation order and 10s, per week against her husband. He put her and her child out of the house while he was in drink. He stopped away from his work at Peers's through drink, and when he went back again they " bagged" him. He played until after the holidays, and then got work as a weaver at Barnoldswick. He sent her word he could send her no money, so she got work herself. On his return he pot her out as soon as she got home. He was practically mad when in drink, arid threatened his life some five months ago, and the week before he went away he threatened to cut his throat. Other evidence showed that the deceased was found hanging from the stairs rail by a rope round his neck. The jury found a verdict to the effect that Harrison committed suicide while temporarily insane. Tun TECHNICAL Scnoot.—The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Bury Technical School took place at the Bury Athenteum on Saturday evening. Alderman Butcher (chairman of the Technical Instruction Committee) presided, and among those present were Mr. James Kenyon, M.P., Colonel Mellor, M.P., Professor Hopkinsou (principal of Owens College, Manchester). There had been a total of 814 students, who gained 507 passes. Among the students who gained special distinction were Ormerod H. Openshaw, honours in cotton weaving, first in sections A and B, with the (Cloth Workers' Co.) second prize £3, and the City and Guilds of London Institute bronze medal; in weaving calculations, under the union of Lancashire and Cheshire Institutes, first class with distinction. Alfred Lee obtained the second prize in cotton weaving, value Bs. 6d.; and Arthur Greenbalgh in cotton spinning, value Bs. 6d. Over 500 certificates were gained during the session. —Mr. James Kenyon, M.P., in moving the adoption of the report, said the number of students in the weaving classes was, in his view, very small for such a weaving centre as Bury. Most of the weaving carried on there was ordinary plain work, but he thought it would be to the advantage of the young people in that industry if they would also learn something of the theoretical and practical part of fancy weaving. Referring to the half-time question, he said that owing to the misrepresentation of one of the congresses of trade unionists a feeling had arisen in regard to Lancashire on the half-time question which Lancashire did not deserve. If he remembered rightly, the age at which the congress brought the matter forward was 15 years, but between the age of 15 and the age of 11 there was a great-difference. In some of his speeches he had said he would be in favour of the age for half-timers being raised to 12 in the first case, with the idea that in three or four years it would be raised to 13. They could then consider the advisability of compelling attendance at a continuation school on one night per week, in order that they might keep up that continuation which they all so much desired. Of five and a half millions of children on the school registers, only about a quarter million were over 13 years of age.—Colonel Mellor seconded the resolution, and urged strongly the necessity of compulsory attendance at continuation schools.—The report was adopted, and Proleseor Hopkinson distributed , thaieriaes