Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1903-01-02 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

OCTOBER.  I.—Nelson Town Council discuss the aldennanic question. Nelson ambulance bazaar opened. Marriage of Miss Mary Cicely Tunstill, daughter of Mr. H. Tunstill, J.P., of Montford, to Captain E. E. Barwell, at Fench Parish Church. 3.—Annual art exhibition opened in Nelson Technical School. 4.—Colne fanciers' annual show. 6.—Conference in Colne Town Hall on the Sunday closing of public houses. B.—First of a series of University Extension lectures given at Brierfield by Mr. E. L. S. Honburgh, ~ on "Political and social problems of the Nineteenth Century." 9.—Lively discussion by Brierfield District Council of the electric lighting of the streets.  I ---10.—Funeral of Mrs. Townsley, widow of the late Mr. Robert Townsley, of Nelson. 11.—Publie meeting at Colne on the Education Bill. Colne and Nelson Orchestral Societies take part in Blackpool Festiva.: Colue win the first prize. Farewell gathering to Rev. T. Robinson, of Neilson, on his departure for China'. 13.—A Nelson hairdresser named Emerson fined for failing to notify an outbreak of smallpox. Lively debate at Nelson School Board meeting on the Clerk's galary. 14.—Barrowford District Council discuss the tramways difficulty and a member advorates amalgamation with Nelson. Death of Councillor W. Hargreaves, of Barrowford.  15.—Thomas Robinson Rawson, mill manager, Nelson, sent to gaol for three months for breaking and entering the warehouse of John Shaw Robinson.  16.—DemonFtration at Nelson on the Education Bill.  18.—Addres,s by Alderman Catlow at Nelson Liberal Club on Liberalism and Labour.  22.—8i,h0p of Salford conducts a confirmation at Colne.  _ 24.—Nominations for the munkipat eketions. _ _  25.—A Nelson palmist named Elsie Paterson, fined 10s. including costs for telling fortunes by means of palmistry. Mr. John O'Donnell, M.P., at Oolne. Annual festival of the Colne and District Temperance Society. Fire at Stanley Mill, Colne, £l5O damages. 28.—Commencement of a series of lectures by Mr. P. Snowden, at Nelson, on -Evils of town life." _ _  29.—Smallpox inquiry at NeLson by Dr. Fletcher, of the Local Government Board,  31.---&mmencement of an agitation for amalgamation of Nelson with Barrowford Comae', annual financial report issued.  NOVEMBEIt  I.—Municipal election,. Matthew Hawley, formerly of Colne and, Nelson. applie.s for discharge from bankruptcy at Burnley County Court. (L.—Good Templars' bazaar opened at Nelson.  _ 7.—Serious outbreak of smallpox in a Come lodging-housc. Report submitted on the establishment of a Municipal Day School at Cottle. Mr. D. .1. Shackleton. M.P.. makes his maiden speech in Parliament.  10.—Annual meetings of Town Councils. Alderman Varier, Colne, and Councillor Dr. Jackson, Nelson, re-elected Mayors. Nelson Town Council discusses sanitary conveniences in mills.  11.—Deputation to Barrowford District Conned to ask for ratepayers' meeting re amalgamation with Nelson. 13.—Brierfield District Council discusses the electric light. Important discussion by Board of Guardians of the smallpox outbreak.  15.—A Nelson man fined £5 and costs for treet betting. Shooting affair on the moors at Todmorden; the accused, a Net son man named Ned Berry, commits suicide by drowning himself in the canal. '6.—Mayors of Nelson and Colne attend S. Philip's Church, Nelson, and Albertroad Wesleyan Chapel, Colne, respectivelry, accompanied by members of the Corporation, etc.  18.—Barrowford District Council declines to call a ratepayers' meeting to discuss amalgamation with Nelson Animated discussion at Nelson on education question, between Rev. R. H. Lyall and Mr. P. Snowden. Visit of Paderewski to Burnley:  -21.-Ikuth of Mr. Robert Tuns-till, 0.0., of Monkholme, Briertield. 22.—First annual conference of Clitheroe Division Labour Representation Asaoeistion at Padibam.  24.—Barrowford Amalgamation Committee again oak the District Council to call! public, meeting. . . . .  25.—L0cal Government inquiry at Brierfield into application for power to borrow £2870, with respect to Town Hall, town'e yard, market and fire station. Judgment Riven at the Chancery Court, Manchester, in a Cchie weaving patent action. 26.—Ftmerail of Mr. R. Tunstill, C.C., at Fence. Local Government inquiry at Collie re application for power to borrow £9596 for public baths. 27.—Buraley Guardians discua4 a letter from the Loral Government Board on the Nelson smarlpon outbreak. Bazaar at Langropi Wesleyan School, Colne. 28.—Connervative bazaar opened at Bar, rowford.  29.—Annal ehrysantbemnrn show at Nelson. Opening of the extended portion of Stanley-street U.M.S.C., Nelson. 30.—Death of Mr. Alex. Hartley, of Barley.