Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-09-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TRAPPED SIIINERB.—OOe day last week the SUICIDE AT DUKINFIELD, miners of one of the Denton Colliery Company. i A collier named James Doran, living at 27 mines, known a. Horse Hole pit, situated in Cooper-street, Dukinfield made a desperate attempt Denton, were placed iii an awkward position 'on his own life on Saturday night. The man is Just when they were about to leave their work, about 2.1 years of age, and from whet, can be At one o'clock, for the day, a rope which Ilravis gathered of Vie affair it would seem that he had the trucks to and frir,in the mine, broke leaving some difference with his mother, in the course of the trucks in such a pOsitiou as to entirely which he lost his temper. Taking a clasp knife block up the thoroughfare, fastening all the from his pocket he suddenly struck himself a viemen in the mine. SOllls alarm was oceasioned lent blow on the left breast. The bla.ie of the on Houghton Green, where most the miners knife passed ti.rough his shirt and inflicted a live, at the men not taunting at the usual serious •WOUIId, penetrating the flesh between two of his ram Constable Williams, who was on duty time, and the members of some families went in the neighbourhood, heard the screams of the to the pit to ascertain the canine of their delay, mates mother for help, and on going to the hoops aud they were uo doubt glail to find that no found him lying ou the fil or with blood Bowing thing of a serious.. nature hail occurred. Consider from the womid, Doctor Coatee was cent for and able trouble was experienced in releasing the he checked the flow of blood, and bunilaired up the .. . ...  men, and it was not until half-past seven in the eveni•ig that they could get out, by which time they would no doubt reel rather hungry APPOINTMENT OF 80HooL ATTENDANCE Cow MIME —On Monday evening last a meeting of the members of the Peat •n Local Board was held for the purpose of appointing a school at• hindauce committee, ssnction having been given to the Board to form a committee and appoint officers to see that children in the township attended school There were present: Messrs. I'. Moores (in the choir), Bothwell, Clayton, Woolfenden, J. Moores, and Cooke.—The Clerk read a section of the act referring to the pro ciedings, in which it was stated that the board could appoint a committee of not less than six and not more than twelve members. These shell have power to appoint officers.—The chairman: We can appoint any of our present officers to the office, or get others.—The clerk : Yes, you may appoint anyone you think lit Oliairinan: Our present officers have enough to do —Mr Cooke said that Mr Blackshaw was a very suitable person. Ile then moved that a school attendance committee be formed.—The following gentlemen were sppoiuted to form the committee . Messrs Mark Taylor Pater Bothwell, William Howe, Lees Broalent, Joseph Clayton ad Jonathan Moores It was moved end seconded that the above gentlemen form the committee, fleeing power to arrange their byelaws, and appoint officers.—The clerk said he thought that if all the members of the Board bad been present tha, evening they would have been able to have discussed the matters then. The meeting then terminated. OPSNING OF THE NEW ORGAN AT Hors CHApEL.—On Sunday last, as we announced in our last issue, the new organ, presented by Mr. George Taylor. of Oldham, woe opened The organ is an elegant structure enelosed in a cane of pitch pine. The pipes are 846 in now • ber, and the front ones are prettily decorated. In fact, it is said by a professor of music well known in the neighbourhood, to be one of the best organs in the district, and a credit to its, waiters. The organ has three divisions, viz. the great organ, CC to G; the swell organ, CO to G; and pedal organ, CCC to F. The system contains many useful stops and great variety of tone. There are also three composition pedals for shifting the stops of the great organ. lu fact, ea- try modern contrivance is to be found in this fiuished structure. It has a rich tone; the French pitch, or " Normal Diapason," is generally used, it being considered best for congregational singieg. On the front of the organ Is fixed a brass plate on which is engraved the following inscription: Me in oriau. John Taylor, of Moorfiehl House, Boughton, died April 17th, 1875, aged 68 years; sod Samuel, his eldest Ron, died April 7th, 1875, age 45." It will be kuown by most ef our readers that the Taylor family were connected with the old Chapel for a great number of years, and in that place of worship they gave freely and labodred along with a number of others, some of whom are gone from this earth. Mr Siuesou Taylor still continues to be a useful and hard workiug member of the new chap-h. which he and every member of the congregation is proud of. It is to be hoped that every scholar, teacher, and member of the congregation will look upon this munifienet gift as a token of one of the best aud truest friends that was cow oected with the congregational body. The or gan has been built by Messrs Forster and Andrews, of Rull, who are almost universally known for first-class workmanship in instruments of this kind. At the mornings mice, Mr J. W. Taylor, of Oldham, presided at the orgau and the sermon was preached by the Rev Thomas Robinson, 8.A., of Hyde. The afternoou ser vice Was conducted by the Rev. Thomas Green, MA., of Ryearoft, Mr C. H. Wrigley, presiding at the organ. In the evening, Mr F. .1. Winterbottom, the organist, presided, and the sermon was preached by the Rey. John flutchisou, of Ashton-under-Lyne. Each service Was well at tended. Collections were made in aid of the building fund, which amounted to £56 Bs. 44.  wound. lie appeared to regard the injuries as only trifling, but niece then matters have taken a more serious turn.