Widnes Examiner. — 1886-03-27 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ENTEETAINMENT.—In accordance with a prevo,,, arrangemeet, the members of the Hope of Earlestowh Lodge of Good Tempters were entertained by a party of 25 toeV leers of the Pride of Earlestown Juvenile Ternple on Oloos°-; evening, when Bro. E. Newman, 5.J.1., presided. After,. few remarks from the Chairman, Bro. B. Molyneu% cited " Stand to your guns," Sister A. White gave do Perkins," and Sister E. Molyneux, Knox, E. Gutteriagel and S. Warburton nicely sang a melody. Sister B. L,'3.r„, I read " A brave boy," Sister E. Molyneux gave a recitatlol Sister M. Harrison sang " Sweet tidings of spring." Sill, - Cronin recited " The angel's ladder," and Bros. T. ab' Molyneux gave the dialogue " Reasons for Abstinenees, Sister A. Molyneux read " The pointsman and his cbilt I Sister E. Gutteridge recited " Lost and found," Sisters ti ' Harrison and E. Lord gave the duet "The stars are witt • the voyagers." Sister Knox recited " A paesing lacur," sf,teen which Bro. A. Warburton was encored for his recitateso "Ten Band of Hope boys," a parody on the famous " little niggere." He was encored and he responded sri 3 another recitation. Several recitations nicely rendered, d glee entitled" Sunset," Sister L. Brown recited" The d,e;34 doll," Bro. R. Molyneux read " A street scone," and Sis`-E. Lord and M. Harrison gave the duet "The pretty :street! ict." Cordial thanks were tendered to the entertainers (TA the motion of Bro. George E. Warburton, who cornmsrra on the good work done by the Juvenile TemPlars, seeot'ue : by Bro. Flaherty, and supported by Bro. George Clarke. • „. SHOCKING ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT EIELESTOW%—"" ell great deal of excitement was occasioned in Earlestowo, -Ot Saturday night, when it was known that Frederick Shavn a 37, Lawrence-street, Earlestown, a young married Mani Ll3r3 attempted to commit suicide by hanging. For some Yelet ; he was employed as a steam hammer driver at the Vtaciti wagon works, but owing to disorderly conduct on the oel; pany's Lime-street sratien about six months ago, be who discharged, and has since been working as a labourer. a appears to have preyed on his mind, and for the past tvil three weeks he complained of pains in his head, and gettiOge worse he remained at home on Saturday last. About Aye o'clock his wife went upstairs to arrange the beds, leays3 her husband sitting in the kitchen. On her return she f°":4 him banging by a rope suspended from a book in the ing of the back kitchen. She raised an alarm, and two baeP named J. Harrison and E. Williams rushed into the hosehge' The latter raised Shaw up, whilst Harrison removed the r°,rs from his neck. He was still alive, and remedies been applied, he regained consciousness. Drs. Mouoseela and Foulston were called in, the former of whom pronoUoC A him to be insane. He continued to be in a very distracters:: state during the night, and ore Sunday he was s3en by ' Overton (assistant to Dr. Watkins) and also by the RelfeCs' ing Officer (Mr. Caldwell). On Monday he was conveYe's in a cab to the Town Hall, Newton, and on the certificate 9's Dr. Overton that Shaw was insane, Mr. T. J. GillesPw sanctioned an order for his removal to Rainhill Asyltittle where he was taken by P.C. Lloyd and Relieving Office' Caldwell.