Widnes Examiner. — 1881-12-31 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TIIE EXAMINER, ' DDECEMBER 31, 1881, SUMMARY OF LOCAL EVENT, 1881. WARRINGTON. January I.—renketh Workmens's Club new premises formally opened. Junuary 3.—Extra precautions taken to secure the arms at Warrington Drill Shed, consequent on the Fenian scare. January s.—lnstitution of Warrington Ratepayers' Associa tion: January 6.-Visit of Dr. Thorne, Local Government Board Inspector, to Infectious Diseases Hospital. January 11.-Fatal accident to James Eaton, a farmer's son, at Grappenhall. January 14.-Serious colliers' riot at Haydock. January 17.-Opening of a second session of the Warrington Parliamentary Debating Society. January 18.-Unveiling the tablet stone at Warrington Union Industrial Schools. January 24.-Distress in Warrington owing to severity of the weather. George Shaw, boilermaker, killed by a cistern falling upon him at Messrs. Platt's fustian cutting works. January 28.-Fatal accident to a boy named Wm. Burton at Monk's Forge, Atherton's Quay. January 29.-Decree nisi made by Sir James Hannen in the Warrington Divorce Case-Twist v. Twist. Child burnt i to death at Warrington-the mother censured by the 1 coroner for inhuman conduct. February 1.-Relief distributed to the aged poor at the Warrington Public Hall. I February 2.-Singular fatal accident to a woman named Ann Jones, 62 years of age, at Howley. Chairman of the 1 Warrington Board of Guardians "Boycotted." IFebruary 3,-Presentation to Rev. J. Clelland on his resignation from the ministry of the Presbyterian church. ebruary 5.-Rebecca Clarke, a Penketh woman, indicted at FeLbirvuearrpyogl. Ais3suizrsetsing o for bigamy. f Sankey Canal. February 9.-Inaugural meeting of Warrington Ratepayers' Association. February 11.-Removal of Mr. S. Rigby from Warrington. February 17.-Body of a man found on the railway at Birdswood Junction, Preston Brook. March 1.-Shocking death of a girl named Sndlow from burns at Howley-lane, Warrington. Discussion in Town Council on the representation of the ratepayers in the Council. March 7.-Branch of Church of England Temperance Society formed at. Heath Side school. March 17.-First public appearance of the Bishop of Liverpool at Warrington. April 1.-Strange scene at meeting of Lymm Local Board. April 4.-Census taken at Warrington. 1 April 5.-Death of Sir Philip Egerton, M.P. I April 10.-Death of the Rev. J. Wilkinson, of Stockton Heath. April 11.-Action by Mr. Jeans, solicitor, against the War rington Corporation for an injunction to restrain the Corporation from closing two houses 'belonging to him as unfit for human habitation; and also for damages against the Corporation and Dr. Gornall, medical officer of health. Action dismissed with costs. April 18.-Foundation stone of a new Baptist Chapel for Earlestown laid. April 21.-Mayoral Conversazione at Warrington. April 23.-Destructive fire at Roberts, Dale, and Co.'s chemical works. April 25.-Presentation to Dr. Ituson-More at Warrington. Termination of the Warrington Starr-Bowkett Building Society. • May 3.-Wesleyan Bazaar at Warrington. May 10.-Conservative dinner at Warrington. May 25.-Farmers' Alliance meeting at Warrington. May 30.-Lament3ble death of Mr. Longshaw, a Warrington chemical manufacturer; inquest. June 15.-Society of Friends' public schools' industrial exhibition at Warrington. June 17.-Walking Day at Warrington. Fatal fall of a Sunday school scholar at Frodsham. June 18.-Death of the Rev. Father Mulvaney, Latchford. Death of Captain Arrowsmith, chief constable of Cheshire. June 19.-Suicide in Bank Park. June 20.-Annual meeting of United Free Gospel Churches at Warrington. June 21.-Lad drowned near Black Bear bridge Latchford. Jane 24.-Consecration of Penketh cemetery by Bishop of Liverpool. June 30.-A clergyman attacked on the Cheshire Lines. July S.-Death of Major Greenall at Malta. July 11.-Examinet Office pic-nic. July 13.-Fatal accident to a wiredrawer at Warrington. Body of a child found near Latchford weir; suspected murder. September 5.-Tragedy at Warrington; attempted murder and suicide by an Austrian named Scholtze. September 6.-Inauguratiol of the Golborne Liberal Association. September 12.-Liberal re-union at Warrington. September 17.-Death of ex-Alderman Maxfield. September 21.-Workmen's club bazaar. October 4.-Warrington Town Council; discussion on the removal of infectious cases. October S.-Funeral of the late Mr. J. H. Birley, of Newton. October 23.-Valedictory sermon of the Rev. Richard Greenall, at St. Thomas's Church, Stockton Heath. October 24.-Puddlers' strike at Pearson and Knowles' BewseY Forge, Warrington. November 3.-Sad suicide of a farmer's aen at Buttonwood. Fourth cocoa house opened at Warringtcn. November 6.-Religious census taken of Warrington, Szc. November 7.-Terrible poaching affray at High Leigh-a poacher killed. Earlestown Baptist Chap4l opened. November 15.-Sir R. A. Cross and Colonel Blackburne addressed Conservative meeting at Warrington. Death of Rev. F. S. Hagen, Wesleyan minister. November 16.-Action by Warrington Waterworks Company heard at Wigarr; verdict for defendant, Mr. Longshaw. November 19.-Death of Mr. W. E. Winstanley, of Newton. November 26.-Liberal demonstration at Golborne. November 28.-Ordination of the Rev. E. Moore as pastor of Golborne-street Baptist Chapel. November SO.-Termination of the puddlers' strike. December 1.-A landlord "Boycotted" at Stretton. December 7.-Mr. McMinnies, M.P., addressed his constituents in Public Hall. .. December S.-Erection of a memorial at Wash-lane Baptist Chapel in memory of the late Rev. J. Wilkinson. December 17.-Death of William Hassan, a forgeman, at a fight in Bewsey.