Wigton and District News

The Wesleyans. – A series of meetings to be conducted by Mr WATSON, commenced in the Wesleyan chapel on Sunday night last.

The Salvation Army. – Mr WILSON, Broughton Grange; Mr W J CARRICK, Mr ATKINSON, Caldbeck; and Mr Marshall DALSTON; all addressed the meeting of the Salvation Army in the auction mart on Sunday last.

The Trade of Silloth. – The regular traffic by the Liverpool and Dublin steamers continues brisk. The live stock department from Dublin also continues very satisfactory. The mineral shipment of late has been very considerable.

Maryport Advertiser June 23 1882

Wigton and District News

The New Dock Works at Silloth. – The work of making the necessary new lines of rails on each side of the proposed new dock to the Marshall Dock is now nearly completed. The old lines of rails lying on the site of the new dock are being torn up, and the new permanent roads will be brought into use shortly. Large consignments of the contractors’ plant are daily arriving, and on Wednesday a large steam navvy arrived. About 100 men are now being employed on the scene of operations.

Railway Station at Silloth. – The work of elevating the platform by about 15 inches for ordinary trains at this station has now been successfully completed, and has supplied a long felt want.

Maryport Advertiser June 23 1882

Wigton and District News

Thanksgiving Services at Silloth. – On Sunday services in aid of the funds now being raised to establish a missionary amongst the navvies that are employed at the new dock works, were held in Christ Church, Silloth. In the morning the sermon was preached by the Rev W HORNE, late incumbent of the church, but now of Thundridge Vicarage, Herts; and in the evening by the present incumbent, the Rev S HERBERT. The church was well filled at both services, and the total collections amounted to £10 4s. A similar service was held at Skinburness in the afternoon, conducted by the Rev W Horne, at which a collection was made for the same object, and £1 8s was realised.

Maryport Advertiser June 23 1882

Wigton and District News

Camp Meeting at New Cooper. – On Sunday last a camp meeting, in connection with the Congregationalists, was held at New Cooper, Abbey Holme. The services were conducted by Mr Thomas STEPHENSON, of Aspatria; and addresses were given by Messrs Joseph OSBORNE, Cowgate; and Joseph HILLARY, Aspatria. Notwithstanding the scattered population of the district, there was a very large gathering. It was intended to be an open air meeting, but the day being somewhat showery it was held in a large barn kindly placed at the disposal of the promoters by Mr SHARP, New Cooper. The meetings were very successful.

Maryport Advertiser June 23 1882

Wigton and District News

Wigton Union School Attendance Committee. – The usual monthly meeting of this committed was held on Tuesday last, at the Boardroom, Queen’s Head Hotel, Wigton. The Rev J BONE presided, and the other members present were Mr MESSENGER, Mr W BARNES, Mr SIBSON, and Mr BENSON (clerk). None of the attendance officers were present. It was decided that Mr BECKTON should furnish the clerk with a list of names of parents in his district who neglected to send their children regularly to school, so that the clerk might write to them.

Maryport Advertiser June 23 1882

Wigton and District News

The Sewerage Works. – The contractors are fast pushing on the work of pipe-laying. There are a number of men employed and a good stroke of work is got through every day. Pipes are laid from the outfall at Longten’s-meadow up to the bridge at the Old Print-works. The cutting is eastward to below Standing-stone, and then west through the Main’s-farm. The pipes were not laid below the railways bridge leading into the Print-works field, but were commenced again on the other side and carried on to the road at Burnfoot. Most of the men are now engaged laying the pipes west to Station-road, after which they commence at Burnfoot to come up High-street. One difficult piece of work is getting under the railway arch over the Wiza at the north-side of the old Print-works’-field, and we understand that the pipes will be laid below the foundations of the bridge. It is intended to do this work on a Sunday, as the vibration from passing trains will be less on that day than any other. Anyway, this will be the most difficult and expensive part of the whole job. It was not included in the contractors’ estimates.