The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-03-28 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ITN.t. Nook, tttor.efold. was. on Saturday evening foend to lave committed suicide by hanging Midst-If in his kitchen. Deceased was a bachelor ard 52 years of age. His only neighbours were Mr. John Edsvard Birosistle. farmer. and hi, vs ifs. hut hleeeased. who was very eccentric in hie habits. seldom spoke to them, and as he often cloaed his house for a fortnight at a time they did not attach any inherent to the fact that they did not see him ahout timing Saturday. Mn. Birtwintle had seen the deceased on Friday between 11 and 12 l o'clock noon. when deceased wam going to the trough for a bucket of water. No words passed between theta. and deceaeed seemed as usual. That was the lash seen of deceased. On Saturday evening about a quarter past run Birtwistle while attending to his tattle, remelt, r beretl that he had not seen deceased about and not seen any smoke coming from the holm° chimney. He looked through tile bones winders ro•I • UN' do eased in what appeared to .be a IStalldilat; lasiition near the fireplace. Bit/whistle called VI, to deceased. but received no reply. Birtwishle fetched his wife, and the two went in. Detsased*ht laxly, which war quite cold. was hanging from a beam in the kitchen. A scarf had been tied twice round the neck. and to this Was attached a piece of coloured material about two yants in length. Near dect.ased so, an anmchair, which was MI to side, and as his feet were about twelve inches from the floor it wan concluded deceased might have knocked it ore,  The inquest was held at the Court House an Monday afternoon by Mr. Robintion, Coroner.— John Edward Birtwistle said he lived neat door to deceased. When witness. tried the door of tie. ceased's house on Saturday it was shut but an. fastened. Deceased hail heen a rather funny character, and had no relative,. in the district. aa far as witness knew.—Mre. Birtivistle also rave toi• Whittle raid ils.cetoaal was fully  Musty& and F., med to have Moot dead ....shoo,: when witness wm ealled to the house.—The Croton, tilid it looked r though deceased was not -all there.- A verdict of suicide .t lent minniud mind was n turned.  'O4II'ER ATOM W ANT LOW E R R xrEs.  HOSSENDALE LAUNDRI" SCHEME  The qu3rteriy meeting of the IlaAingoirn lelnrirt Co.operative Siociy NILS hell on N 1011.1.4 IN, wing, Mr. \V. Piikington prefidititt. The report. which we adopted. roc ornmledcht . _ _ .  . . intorim dividend of 3e. in rho pound on general pumbaso, anti Zr. on butchering. The total reveipts fur the quarter 1£19.251) slneatel an Mereaeo ~r £542 Zr. 30, over lmet quarter, and an inereaee of £l4B 13, OIL over mirreeponding quarter laid rear. Forty.eight inembera had la-en adniitted during the quarter. 53 havo withdrawn. 109 transferred fomi Conservative Co-operative Seicietycitak• Mg the total 2.674. Tin- rash .010 ml-tent shouud a payment uf £317 on the Long:ll°ot rotate. Mr. 'F. Honableonaelnivl what thi, was fur. Tim evulanation war that it repreeented paymente for the building 44 the wall at Height End and for the drainage ft, the Pew honsee in Longshoot. Mesnre. Alfred flab-on. 11.1. King. and Fran ii Whitworth were nominated for one *loamy on the Education Committee. The last-named by in largo majority. Walter Borne,- wile reoleemil anditor n. ittout oppoeition. Samuel SitarJanie, Butterworth. and John T. Walkup& were nominated an inembors' delegate or tit,. Monmouth I. mgrres. Mr. Wallwor9 wan (.11,A by a large majority.  he propysed Rossendale 01-010,rative laundry xsa discussed. Mr. B. 11. Hamer explained that Haiti bottom and other mscieties had dechltal sot to support thi, at-brine. and its going forward r ow dependtsl on Ilaslingden and Recap sorietice taking shares to the anumnt of £l.OOO each. in woe decided not to take up any shares in the concern. Mr. Broughton Barnes had given notice of into move that the committee be 7ec om• trended to reducY the putt en of goods and to ray les, dividends. During a prolonged discussrin it W 36 stated that many societies. including several in Bessendale, had found this it, result in increased trade. A person ait h. say, £1 to spend Sirs 1 andicapped when he had to pay higher prices. for his goods even if he got it back in dividend. Mr. Fred Ashworth °rioted tint a 15 per cent. dividend a. bated on the prices that obtained in the early part of the movement. Since then private grocers and other traders had cot their prices and r any ' to-opetctive sucieties had ntd mirth.' wills the tint., by doing the sante. The thaisman recalled that many years ago the society did what was now mono ed. and there were many complaints. If this motion were carrie I and the committee adopted its recommendation he wanted it to be tetnenthcred that it would be the members themselves who would be responsible for the reduced dividend. The lases her, earrlid ,!rn •,11•!.