The Slaithwaite Guardian and Colne Valley News. — 1903-04-17 (Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England)

LONGWOO I),  SUDIIIRN DEATH. A painfully suidea death occurred on Tuesday evening. Mary !eke, of Bradford, aged 64 years, was visiting some friends in Lindley S!reet, Longwood, and COM121,11',1( (1 to be unwed at about one o'clock, and died at eight o'olot k the same evening. CONCERT.—A concert was given at the Church Schools, on Saturday evening, by Men's and Women's Bible Classes, when the room was crowded. The programme consisted of Gipsy choruses, part songs and selcs were rendered by members of the classes, who had been trained by Sir. J. A. Dyson, orguni,t and choirmaster. Mr. Dyson was thanked for hie services al the •10140. The proceeds amounted to over £ll in aid of the eollool fund&  CHAPEL ANNIVIRSAILT - The annual tea and hapel anniversary in connection with the Wesley .n (;hapel was held on Tuesday last, when there was a goo! attendance. Mr. J. T. Clegg presided over the meeting, and the Rey. T. T. Lamber, of Sheffield, delivered a capital lecture, entitled "The Old Sea Dogs of Plymouth." The lecture was greatly enjoyed by the audience, and votes of thanks closed the meeting. Mr. Lambert preached in the afternoon also.  INckossx.—An inquest was held at the Angel Inn, Paddock, on Tuesday last. by Mr. E. H. Hill, coroner, touching the death of Edith Oldfield, wife of Thos. ()trifleld, 28, Lowergate. Sam Walker, brother of the deceased, gave evid.:mca as to the finding of the body under circumstances reported in our last issue, and itlso asked why the postmortem examination was made downstairs with the neck de )r open for people t ) see as they went by. Dr. David Wilson explained that it was the most convenient place, and that the back door opened into a yard which was only used by three or four people at the outside and was private. sth the doctor and the coroner sympithtsed with the relatives, and the d )ctor stated that the examination was carried out in the most decorous and reve!ential spirit imaginable. The coroner further explained that if anything like that occurred again Inn body should be removed to the mortuary at Huddersfield. After evidence by the docior, a verdict of "Suicide, by drowning, whilst temporary insane" was recorded. SAD ACCIDENT.—An accident of a very sad nature o,curred at Cliffe End, on Friday last, a little before noon. A boy, aged four years, named Frank Rodger., son of Joshua Rodgers, but :her, was playing with his hoop, and was running down the steep incline on to the uaaio road. Before he could mon he ran into a tram car and was caught under the life guard and dragged some distance down the road. When the poor little fellow was released he was ittsensible, and although attended C.) by Dr. fiolderness. of Longwood, awl Dr. Elaigh, of Milnsbridge, he succumbed to his injuties litler in the day. Mr. E. El. Hill held an inqu, st at the Church Sciinole on Saturday, when after evidence by Joshua Rodgers, the boy's father, Arthur Beaumont, greengrocer, who witnessed abs accident., Mrs. Senior, who laid out the body, and Edward Harries, the driver of the oar, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death " and attached no blame to anyone. Counoillor T. Moore, chairmen of the Tramways Committee, expressed the sympathy of the Committee with the deceased's family. 

Article type: Incident