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The Maryport Advertiser - Friday, July 21, 1882

WIGTON AND DISTRICT
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ACCIDENT NEAR ABBEY TOWN . - On Tuesday evening last MR. WILLIAM BELL, of Skinburness, a retired farmer, was returning from Wigton market on a pony. When near to Hunter's Cottage, near Abbey Town, the pony, which was trotting at a good pace, sharply turned off the turnpike road into an old lane that leads into the fields, and MR. BELL was thrown heavily to the ground on his right side. He was at once picked up by MR. TODD, of Abbey Town, and MR. MESSENGER, of Silloth, and conveyed to the Joiners' Arms Inn, Abbey Town, where DR. M'CULLOCH attended him. That gentleman found his right side much bruised. MR. BELL was conveyed to his residence the same night, and is progressing as well as can be expected.

SILLOTH NEW DOCK WORKS. - The excavations on the west side of the new dock are being rapidly pushed forward, the formidable "steam navvy" being of wonderful assistance in the removal of the debris. There is also at work a 16-horse power steam pump, whch carries out the water to the old dock. It is a twelve inch diameter pump capable of pumping 1,700 gallons of water per minute. The driving of the piles into the present dock for the purpose of constructing the large coffer dam has made much progress this week. The two large grain stores belonging to MESSRS. SEATREE and Sons, Penrith, have now been taken down and one of them is being re-erected on the road leading from the station to West Silloth.

VOLUNTEERS' FUNERAL. - For the first time for some years a volunteer funeral took place at Wigton on Saturday afternoon, PRIVATE STEPHEN BROWN being interred with military honours. The corps mustered at about three o'clock in large numbers, at the house of the deceased, and marched, attended by their band, in procession to the cemetery, the coffin containing the corpse being borne shoulder high by four members of the corps. The band played the Dead March from 'Saul', and a firing party fired three volleys over the grave. Deceased was an Oddfellow as well as a volunteer, and a large number of that body attended officially, marching in procession. The officiating clergyman was the REV. S. F. WHITEHEAD. Two beautiful wreaths of flowers were laid on the coffin by the deceased's friends as it was lowered in the grave. There was a large number of people assembled to see the procession.

WIGTON RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY. - A meeting of this Authority was held on Tuesday. MR. WILLIAM DONALD presided. The Inspector of Nuisances reported that a metal sluice had been stolen from a sewer which was used to flush the pond in the village of Glasson. Instructions were ordered to be given to the police to find out the guilty party and prosecute them. A nuisance was also reported to be caused at the Ship Inn, at Allonby, by drainage running from property occupied by JANE ASHBRIDGE, JOHN BEATY, and others - the said drainage running into a cesspool under the window of the hotel. The inspector was instructed to give the parties notice to connect their drain with the public sewer. The parties at Thursby who were ordered to provide proper privy accommodation had failed to comply; one defaulter had put up a wooden erection and the other had not done anything. The Inspector was ordered to give them notice that they must comply with the requirements of the Act at once.

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