The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-06-06 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

WIRRAL NOTES.  HOYLAKE AND WEST KIRBY  The abaft for the new Council School in Orr-yodels-road, West Kirby, _whaen is to be opened after the summer holidays, io now complete. Mr. Joseph Dmblem, at i=i,t at the William Henry-etreet Oonnoil Liverpool, was appointed headniseter dome weeks ago, but he has einoe withdrawn froca the appointment. A new headmaSter hate been appointed in the pereon of Mr. S. C. Whetnadl, who is at present acting aa an emergency teacher under the Cheshire Education Committee. The certificated assistant in charge of the infants win be Mies Linda Bird, who is at present at the Here. ford Training College and who aa daughter of Mr. Richard *Bird, D.C. The two other assistants for the mixed department will be Mile Wharam, who ids at present teaching at the West Kirby C.E. and Miss Mary Landmater, of Liverpool.  An intereehing sale hal taken plsoe this week at "Holme Leigh,' the King's Hap, Hoylake. By order of the trneteee of the Late Mr. J. Leigh Ciare, Ideigra. 'Phonate Whitehead and Sone have sold not only the superior household furniture, but a considerable quantity of valuable antiques, in addition to many other choice lota The fele took place on Monday and Tuesday. The following are some of the prior. obtained :30in. vine pattern epergne .01 158., set of 18 deesert knives and 18 forks in mahogany cam JO 10s., crimson and gold Davenport china tea rerrioe .g 5 is. Bd.rpair of Hintosi china 201 n. mesa £8 10a, Elizabethan pattern carved oak chair 23 128., Chineee mug 204., two lein. Nankin eiroular diebee 54a, old Satsuma 18in. circular bowl 30a, iin. old Bideton senarphore jug 501., Min.; " Buommarte" jug 875., old Berlin sth. cup: pair of letin. Sheffield plated eande-11 labra .13, pair of hochet 12,n. vases £5,1 oarved ivory 15th. vase and cover J? 3, antique inlaid rich dark Spanish rnsholigtzan bureau chest of drawers £ll, dark 9pni mahogany cheek of drawers ..t8 ss.  At an inquest on the body of Phikip Martin, aged 48, of Theilocitreet, Liverpool, *huge body was found at Harwell last week, it was elated that deceased went to We Kitty about a fortnight previously to work se a cab driver for Mr. Herrington. Owing to sleek byelaw& he was disoharged, and he went to dieetvall. He was unable to obtain employment, and became depresied. The following pathetic note to hie daughter was found on the body :—" Dear Phyllis,— Last fond love from your poor unfortunate father.' DI . Main, when making a postmortem examination, blond traces of poisoning. The jury returned a verdict of "Felo de se."  The Chester Natural Soienee Society had an excursion the other day to the ancient forest beds at Meals. The party was under the .leadership of Mr. W. Shone, F.G.S. and Mr. F. W. Longbottom, F-11.4.5. On arrival at Dove Point, Moolc Mr. W. Moue pointed out a very fine exposure of stumps of trees still in an ajprght position with their roots extending through the beach into the marshy blue olay beneath. The remains of this ancient wood are now submerged about nine or ben fest below high water spring tides. In addition to being of interest to geologists the visit to the forest beds and the surrounding bills afforded a good opportunity for botanical study.  A report of the Calday Grange Crramanar School aports last Saturday appears on page 3.