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The Haslingden Gazette. — 1907-10-26 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT RISHTON.  OLD MAN IN THE CANAL.  Richard Ritlehalgh, an old man of 79, who had lived with his married daughter in St. Hubert'i• road, Great Harwood. appeared before the Church magietrates on Monday, charged with attempting  to commit suicide. Thomes Knowles, of Parkeestreet. Rishton, statcd that e seven o'clock that morning whi'e on the canal bridge at Tottloworth he saw prisoner coming from the direction of Great Harwood, and regarding the old man's movements with some MN.pieion, he watched him. Finally prisoner sat &sin on the canal bank and threw himself into the water. Witness ran to the spot sod succeeded in reaching the old man and holding him until assietance came. prisoner the while protesting that it was no use dragging him out because he had been toil to do it. and he intended to drown himself._ _ .  ... --Supt. Mcßeamd suggested that Ridehalgh should be Font to some institution. There was a big family at Great Harwood. and they had quite as much as they could manage. Samdel Wolatenholme, prisoner's son-in-law, saA Ridebalgh had boen living with him for three year. He lied been very comfortable, and wit• no. knew of no reason vehy prisoner should have attempted such en act. Until a week or two ago ,prisoner was quite rational and in his right mind. What prisoner meant by ,nying thar be had been told to drown himself witness had not the faintest idea; it must have been some strange delwicn pawing through hi mind. The old man had been eared for, and witness would be quite willing to take him back. P.S. Beaumont said he bad had several conver' sationa that morning with prisoner. and the conclusion be had come to was that Ridehalgh's mind was deranged.  Pr.POOCI7 w 93 committed to the workhoutte.  Tariff Reform is progenniing in the Blackburn district. The hat of vice-presidants ha 3 now reeved an addition in the person of Mr. George Whewell. a prominent Freemason.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1907-04-13 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

HASLINGDEN MYSTERY SOLVED  AFTER FIVE DAYS' DRAGGING.  F,OIII early on Saturday evening the Hardinedcll police have been engaged upon a difficult quest. Stephen Harrienn. aged 62, of fludiley, 1110ingden, ha 4 been mi,sing vines Friday of last -seek. He has for ~onie time been somewhat stran4e in his manner, and for tw., years followed his oectqaition as a weaver very irregularly and ultimately left it. A sad feature is contained in the suggestion that I't—ibly Harrison has been affected by the loss of his daughter, who nearly two years ago died sinMertly front, an was believed, the effecta of ptomaine poisoning. Recently he had threatened to commit suicide.  Early on Saturday evening Harrison 'w coat and hat wen, 4ound on the embankment •,1 the tompetmation newervoir at Holden Wood, Hatdingden, belonging to the Bury and Di,trict Joint Water [baud, and idtntificaticn became more ccrtain when a ticket of membership of a club in the town um: found.  The police immediately began dragging opsrati,uw, and the task has proved arduous and difficult. The water in at kaist tome pia MS is pr drably sixty feet deep. The steep ,ides, of the re•ervoir are jagged, and the bed is rough, these characteristics being explained by the bdief that there IVIS formerly a stone quarry on tie site. The police lost grappling irons in the wider on Saturday evening anal again on Sunday. On Monday they used a raft in their quest, but to no parpose. Fears were entertained that only a diver ,ould mover the body, if it were in the v &ter, tad it was moanenl that a diver was utilised for it. purpose there some yean, ago. Mel/011CP wet'.'. however, leping that their work might be by the body naturally rising to the surface iii due COUrfnr'. They suspended teeir dragging operations on Tuesday. hut resumed on Wed. instlay.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-12-19 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

WITH LIBERTY TO SETTLE.  ieee Westwell, staying with his mother at the Oet Tree Inn, Abbey-street, surrendered to. warrant charging him with being £2 Is. 6d. in arrears with h:, wife•s maintenance. Mrs. Ellen WestWellingtou-street, said the case 'vas ad- ! jOurned 3 fortnight ago to see if her husband got work and paid her anything. Since then, how• over. ho had paid nothing, and she had heard nothing of ham Dot, talant said he could not pay unless he got work. lie bad tried all over the town, but oould not get am. At one place, said defendant, they told hint they tlld not want any landlords there. /Lausth:er.: " I told theta," proceeded defendant, •• that toy namo was not over the dcor, and I had nothing to do with the place. ' ti!rk: You help y6ur mother; don't you get art' wage for that! Defendant: I can't do much, and she keeps me for tha.. Dtfendant we. committed to prison for 21 days, with libert to fettle.  Y., Influenza take Wood.' Great Peppermint Ire. Never fails. Is. lid., 2a. gd. St the annual meeting of the Preaident and Council of the King Edward Hospital Fund for Laden. on Monday. the Prince of Wales an. nointi,il that £140,000 would be distributed. Th. fins fia of the Lancashire Association Foot. bail sea.. doeidtei it Blaikburn on Monday. when the Rosen, beat Liverpool by fire goal6to three. The winmirs eotained all their points bethe Anfiehlers opened their amount.  A Stock-reads quarryman named Albert Howarth died in the Rochdale Infirmary from injuries rethr, falling of a huge block of stone en h:m a- Lee., quarry. Ramp.  A defeniant in the Radcliffe Police Cour, on said he had to great a repugnance to being tonetered for the first time that he was prepared stead teas for fifty poor children tithe caae had nor 112...11 brought into court.  I ha, no friend.. only the water," &aid a well-I.noiku Boiron woman who was charged with at• tenintin4 to commit suicide. She was seen to throw Mg her hat, shawl, and boots as though to jump into a mill lodge. She was eeen by A man, ml,. gave her into custodx.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-03-07 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

HASLINGDEN'S OLDEST INN.  The Golden Cup was licensed at any rate £0 far back a* 1759, and probably for some time before then. The present building is. however. oomparatively modern. The Old Black Dog sa the oldest inn in the town. For a long period n must have been the social and the business centre of the town. The hoense has bom traced back t 1693, and probah'y existed before then. The wardens' accounts of tho Parish Church during the early part of the 18th century show many entries of money spent here. It was at this house that the ball of the Heolingden Hunt wan held, arid that was quite a swell event of its time. The mail .vat-hen from Clitherce, Blackburn, Burnley. anti Manchester called at the house, which had stabling for thirty horses, and just before the close of the eighteenth century there was added to the houses large public) roam His. .Ity 24f5. and 14ft. high. "The laying of the Black Dog ghcrst" was an event somo of tlm' elder inhabitants of Haslingden used to talk about. In 1746 an old serv‘rat woman of the house committed suicide by throwing bar., self into the well of the house. After her burial her spirit was said to banns the home to such an extent that sometimes she prevented the drawing of beer from casks in the cellar and at other times intr.rfered with the furniture of the house. There were, of muse, the days of 'superstition, and the caeo became so serious that the Clerk of Mytton Church 'vas brought over to Haslingdon to lay at rest the troubled spirit. The goid man accomplished this by slaying a cook chicken and burying it with a candle beneath the hearthstone flag. That done the spirit of the woman was unable to visit this earth again until the candle is lighted and crammed. In the inn yard there wag at one time a cockpit which wan a favourite resort of the gentry of the district. It wan from the old home block in front of the o,d Black Dog that John Wesley preached on the measion of his visit to Haslingden on April 22, 1788. The divine had scarcely mounted the step: when a crowd of threatening cough, appeared. Addressing the leader, Mr. Wesley saA, "You have, sir, the garb and appearance el' a gentleman. Do not act like a blackguard." Mr. Wesley was left to deliver his mossage in peace. The house wag formerly known as the Black Dog, but in about 1795 a widow who had been its tenant built and tenanted what she called the New Black Dog. The new home was on the site of what iv now the Market lloteL
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-02-01 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

WIFE ATTACKED IN BED  "MOTHER, I'M MURDERED." _ Husband's Remarkable Letters.  At the At crington Police Court. on Vetlttnttlay before the Mayor (Alderman Higlumn. Mr. John Smith and Mr. R. Rushton, the charge was heard agaitait John Rafter 143). oastoker, who was alleged to have attempted to murder his wife, Catherine. in bed, at 28. Newark-street, on January 10th. It will Ite remembered that the man attempted to tom. mit suicide by cutting his own throat, and as he was still in a weak condition, he was allowed to nit itt the dock. Mrs. Rafter was also permitted to sit whilst giving her °cider)... The Town Clerk (Mr. A H. Aitken' prosecuted. and prisoner was defended by Mr. Frank Rowland. The Town C!erk said that the facts were to eonei-e that he did not intend to take up any time Ly reciting them. There was no doubt that this attempted murder did take place. The woman went to bed with her Itaby at her mother's h.tute, and some time in the middle of the night she felt thin man -by her side cutting her throat with a Taaor. She got her hands cut in trying to protect herself, and afterwards the man tot 116 Own throat. Catherine Rafter. who is 23 years of age. stated that she had lived with her mother at 28. Newark-street. for about three weeks. She was married to the prisoner on the 11411 August. 1906. and they had livid together at various places tat and off up to Itecember 4tlt last. On that day lie esnrimitted an assault upon her, and the left him and came to her mother's house. On December 31st she took out a summons against him for per. sioent enmity, anti on January tall she obtained a separation order agaimt him at ('nine Police Court with the custody of the child anti alimony of 7s. 6.1. per week. Prisoner did not appear at the hearing of that summons. After the issue of the summons she received a Suter from hint a halt win, as follows: My dear Wife.—l .an now see 'what your mother was going to bring you to. She wanted ttt make you into a all the time. Shea. a dead wrong one. Thank God 1 am clear all the re's of my life, but to let you; my loving wife. prove faithful to rne. I will never forget you when lam in the land of freedom. Don't be Ird by anyone; be said by your mother. When I write from America sand Me an answer. It might he the beo thing that ever happened that I should go. My dear wife, you shoukl not be said hy your mother, but as it is now, my love, be on the look out for a letter from me in the course of a month or no. You are the only woman it the world for me. If ,you do wrong it. it' my intention and I will come back, and with the help of God blow your head and your mother's off, anti tin in the cause myself, so you know now. But, my love, if you prove faithful. I will prove true. Gural-hye. but not for ever. Front your loving loniband,
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-04-18 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

TIIE R0.%11.  A ',me named Daniel Ackrill, of 4, Melbourne. street. a labourer. 47 year: of age, committed suicide by hanging on Tuesday morning. The deceased was seen by his son William atom six o'clock. and though he appeared all right he said I he would go hack to lord. About twenty minutes I past eight the con went upstairs for SOllle keys, I and found his father hanging at the foot of tles bed suspended by .cord round his rseek, and fastened to the bedstead. The son at On, 011 the body down anti sem for the police. The lat. I ter state that the deceased was drinking heavily last week. an.l had been attended by Dr. Harry Nuttall for kidney trouble. Several tiiiies of late le• had wished he was dead, and had said, .1 will get out of the road." The inquest sat, held at the Town Hall on Wednesday by Mr. It. .1. Robinson. Mr. Itoloon being foreman of the jury.  The widow rated that the &reamed was formerly a labourer at an ironworks, but had been unable to follow his employment- for nine months. and as he did not get better he was very lowspirited. On Monday night hs• complained of pains in his back, hut tot Tuesday morning got up and Ii: the tire as usual. She then v.ent to the mill and I {4l tot are lot husband alive again. the .00. t.ookkcijor. stiited that when 11, I..ft lucre on Tuesday morning to. father Raid he would go back to bed again. He re. ! turned about eight o'clock, and having occasion to go upstairs, saw his father hanging by a piece of ordinary string to the lwdsteld. He at once cut I down. but life was extinct. When his father had pains he had heard him say he wished he was dead. j The jury returned a verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-08-08 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

TRAGIC END TO HOLIDAY.  HASLINGDEN MAN'S SUICIDE AT  ACVRINGTON.  TRIED TO JUMP OVERBOARD.  An inquest was held at Accrington, on Tuesday morning, on the body of James Eastwood, 10, Coal Hey. Haslingden. who, as reported in tbe "Gazette" last Saturday, was found in Rothwell MtU Lodge, Accrington, on Friday evening. John Eastwood, 249. Helnehore-road, Healing. 6en. said that deceased, who was 46 years of age, re-ided with hi• two sisters, who had been on their holidays. Jantm H. Ruebton. 2, Southstrect, Haelingden. *tared that deceased bad beeh drinking for a few days. He and witneas went to Ireland a week ago Laos Friday, and deceamd gave up drinking on reaching Portrush. He became melancholy, and grew worse during their visit. They returhed to Fleetwood about five o'clock on Friday morning. The Coroner (Mr. H. J. Robinson): Had he tried to jump overboard? Witness: I never saw him, but someone came and said I was wanted upstairs. With I got there I found hint in charge of three officers of tie boat. Ile had been trying to drown himself. We , came across a nephew of deceased on board, and! he promised to take charge of him. Another man and I went to Blackpool. William Ellington. Lee-street, Accrington. the nephew referred to said that coming back in the train deceased talked as usual. They arrived at Accrington about a quarter to seven. He refused to have breakfast with witness, baying he would go home by train. Ile went in the direction of  the etation. P.C. Taylor etateirl that a hat and jacket were • found on the bank of Rothwell Mdi Lodge on Friday tvenihg. The body of deceased W. guently recovered from the water. The lodge was properly fenced, and Eastwood would have toclimb a nail to get into the water. A verdict of -Suicide whilst of unsound mind" was returned.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-01-25 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

NOVEL CENSUS BEGUN THE COUNTRY'S PRODUCTION.  Young as the year a beginning has already been made with the great census of production of the United Kingdom, which, as directed by Act of Parlia.ment priced last easion, is to be taken in 1903. The indust7 first to be tackled is that of coal and ironstone racing. Schedules arc being sent out. The form in whic:i tile information is to be given lo.a. been decide.] by the Board of 'll'rade. .11 coneotatum with a strong advisory comnottee ropm.enting the minir.g indwtry. 6pecial precautions art taken to secure secrecy, apart from the penalty of two years' hard labour, cc other imprisonment or fine, which hangs over those who improperly diselese information. As /eon ao a schedule is returned with the required portico., a re.ponsibli officer of the Board of Trade will tear off the first sheet. No indicatlen of the name and address of the firm rotu.rning is omrsined in the other pages which alone will be dealt i.r.th by the stet; engaged in the work of compilation. . .  Mine-owners are required to state the output in tont for the twelve months of 1907, and selling wine at the pit or works; the number of pereons etaon each of the !act days of January. April, July, and October, distinguishing between males and females, and ages over or below 16: number of days en which min,rsie were drawn; and capacity in horse-power of engine. employed. Voluntary information is also sought of the output in 1906. and fuel consumed in 1907. with one or two minor matters. A distinction is drawn between wageearners and salaried persona Altogether, the ten. sua promisee to be thorough.  John Price, aged seventy-four, landlord of the Mermaid Inn, Shrewsbury, committcd suicide by hanging himself in the cellar at his residence on Monday afternoon. Price was one of the oldest licensed victuallers in Shrewsbury.  "
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-11-07 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

RASH DEED.  An Oswaidtwistle man named Bothwell was brought before the Blackpool magistrate. on Sat• arday on a charge of attempted suicide. On Saturday evening, the 10th 0., accused, who isaid lie had walked from Oswaldtwiatle, was found lying at the corner of Whitegate.drive and Hornby• woad with his throat cut, and sinie then he had been in the ho.pital. His fork told theßench that he knew no reason why his father, who broke up hi, home 18 montlii ago, had attempted to commit auhide. Ai el:sod. he said, had a bad temper, and ill-treated his children, Dr. Vinter said Bothwell declared he had been ruined by hie family, and life was not worth living. He stated , that Ire would make a job of it next time, WO in the circumstances witness was prepared to certify him to be of unsound mind. Plisoner wan handed over to the Relieving Offiver.  Tho average height of the clouds from the earth lis one mile. Winchester, founded in 1366. is the oldest of our public schools. Eton, founded in 144, comes fltvendolen Methven Stone, aged twelvl, while next in point of age.  t . idiz Fulham-road, Loudon. with her slitter, I Instances of extreme old age are more common aged Sfre,n months, in her arms, Ira, knocked ; ,nthng those. who, excroso themselves with gar. down by a dray, and both died in hospital. i cloning than in any other employment Camels are perhaps, the only a t The Lancawhire, Yorkshire, Cheabire. and Derby- I not swim; irUmediately they entnimalser the watherat can. they shire Half-time Council held its annual meeting turn on their backs and are drowned. at Nekton on Saturday, when the new president, 1 I In London one policeman is required for every Mr. Friost:ey. -j- 'laced that the abolition of half. !, time was net. • ,r.le., right. and just from what-312 of the population; in the boroughs, one for every 697: and in the rural districts one for ever •1art,1T.... • •.,•..- vitrixel it. ent•r. :.:5'...
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-12-26 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

DECEMBER. 3—Sad suicide of Mr. James Haworth Bradley. late secretary of the Church C'ricaet Club, aged 72.  7—The Aierington Amateur Operatic Society per formed "Dorothy' at the Prince's Theatre. It was announced at the Accrington Town Coun.il that Lady Du:lough had forwarded a cheque for £lOO to the Mayor's Distress Fund. 9—The members of the Accrington TradesCoun. oil condemned the Pensions Act.—At the annual meeting of the Enfold C'rieket Club it was stated there had been a subetantial gain on the year'r working, and • there was a conversation on the proposed purchase of the field—The Aecrington and Di/strict Farmers A.ociation held their Twat annual tea and dance at the Conser”tive and Liberal Clubs, the req.,: eedings being a great KIACCene,  10—Councillor D. C. Dewhurst Iva. unanimously reelected chairman of the Accrington District Gas and Water Board. 11—The Mayon. of Accrington (Mrs. J. C. Lupton) held an " at home" at the Town Hall, the guests numbering about 400. 13—A diotressing drowning fatality took place near the canal turnbridge between Church and Clayton. the viLtim being a Rishton girl named Bra Newman, aged 15 years. It is alleged aims boys turned the bridre whilst the girl was passing over and Ale fell in the canal and was drowned. 15—The Mayor and Mr. Sprake had a cordial reception at the Glel-e Bowling Green, when the former distributed the prises to suocessful bowlers during the past seation. 16—The Alayor presided or the annual dinner in connection with the Acirington Cricket Club, and , gave some interesting rcininisconces.—Alierman Bottall opened the annual exhibition of work by the art students of the Accrington Technical School.—Cept. Slinger gaie a Inure on "iii.. 31.4ottr's Fori"t•' at Richton, the prone lire. being under the au.-nices of the Conservative Asses iation.—lt was decided to form a Fur and Feather Society for Aierinzdon,-.-j man tamed ffieorge Taylor met with a terrible death at Areas,. Whittak., an] SO,. Pioneer Works HO trod on a loose strap and was whirled round the shaft seveml times, ar..l only lived about an hour. —Annual re.c.iting of the members of the Church Criek2t Club, when Mr. J. T. Walker reieived a handsome presentation. 17—The Accrington General Purposes Committee met to con-,der the financial aspect, and it Was decided to ask every committee to use economy.
The Haslingden Gazette. — 1908-12-26 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

MOO 1111.1dPilta hill "Le Homan Coalition. " of ,4cerroo (1610-611). There, ot in certain Ma)l, it is related, by his son He bad bought a quantity of :non. with • design to sell it dear, in hope of the season being II bad one. But tilt harvest turned out I, goal one, and con. tell in price. He was possessed with despair and the devil, so that lie hail nu inclination to liming tin,self. One a hii neighlxitirs, who happened to be in the mem when he ventured iipon that noble design mid bad hid hinmelt for tear at him, was not a little surprised when she saw his laxly hanging on one of the joists 14 the ceiling. She immediately mu to him, eryilig out : Help. help," slid at once cut the rope, and by the help of my mother got it from his neck. Perhaps they repented doing to good an action, for he beat his wife to a mummy and made the poor woman pay for the rope she had cut '"  A breach of promise suit of a unite fascinatingly unusual kind hal. taken place in Canada. The plaintiff wits in the first place roan, and in the second a lawyer, of Montreal. He claimed the sum of 2.323 dollars 49 cents as damages. (How delightfully characteristic is the 49 cents, by the way. SOME' of the items by which this sum is made up are very pleasing. One is for the value of his time Ppeut bi the young lady'• company, from the dation which his proposal .of marriage was accepted to tlo period when the engagement was broken. The time is computed by the hour, the plaintiff charging for 465 boars at two dollars on hoar, which be considers the professional value of hit time. Travelling expellees are also charged, and such other expenses as the following are its' eluded :  Music sent to Ste. Aguthe Letter sent to Ste. Agstlie O4 Box of chocolates Dinner in my garden Paper to Vicksburg —........ .......112 Powder from Albany 29 Box of pears Box of tborclates . 1.00 _•_  Bunch of bananas  " with warm water is  an excellent vire. foe sore thanes l'harged with having assaulted his wife with a poker. • Racy cabman named Patrick Haslam war on Saturday fined five pounds-and costs and bound over, a charge of attempted suicide hang dismiteed. It eras stated that he went home and found his wife in a state of intraination. and was I so aggravated that he struck her. afterwards attempting to eat his throat.