The Whitehaven News September 7, 1905 District News Maryport

District News Maryport

The Whitehaven News - September 7, 1905

DISTRICT NEWS MARYPORT. ****** EXCURSION TO MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL.        The annual excursion run by the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Company to the above named towns left Maryport on Sunday at midnight, and returned a little after six on Tuesday morning. It was well patronised. 270 being booked at Maryport (the majority being for Liverpool) and as the train took up the excursionists at all stations up to Carlisle it was a pretty heavy one. ****** HARBOUR PROTECTION.        The Maryport Harbour Commissioners have commenced the construction of a groyne on the south side of the south pier for the purpose of preventing the drifting of ironworks slag against the pier into the entrance channel. Lately there has been an immense accumulation of slag in the angle formed by the sea wall and the shore end of the pier.        Messrs. RITSON, Maryport, have secured the contract for the supply of timber for building the groyne. ****** MARYPORT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.        The harvest festival in connection with this church  was held on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday services were conducted in the morning, afternoon, and evening, by the Rev. G. S. MARTIN, the minister, while the Town's Band attended during the afternoon and played selections. A public meeting, presided over by Rev. G. S. MARTIN was held on Monday evening, when addresses were given by the Rev. W. G. HOPE, Aspatria and Rev. T. N. TATTERSAIL, the Maryport Baptist Minister.        Selections were rendered by Mr. T. W. FRAZER's Company, Flimby. One of the members sang, "The Holy City." The pastor presided at the organ. The church had been nicely decorated by members and their friends with fruit, vegetables &c., which at the close of the service were sold by Mr. James LANCASTER, who gave his services free. The collections and the result of the sale went towards the church fund. The harvest festival was the most successful for years past, good congregations attending all the services. ****** DEATH OF A NOTED CUMBERLAND MARE.        Mrs. GRAHAM, Spittal Farm, Wigton, has lost by death a well known Clydesdale mare, Blossom of Spittal. Blossom, which was twenty years old, was a grand breeding mare, the fourteen fouls she had having averaged £50 each when sold as two year olds, and one making £80.        She had 10 foals by Lord Lothian, and all were prize winners, one of her progeny being the valuable mare Bonnie Doon, the property of Mr. W. J. P. BEATTIE, Moffat, and winner of championships at Carlisle, Dumfries, Lockerbie, and Annan. Mr. BEATTIE once refused £500 for this mare, which was the dam of Lothian Mosstrooper, a stallion which has lately done well in North Cumberland.        Blossom was also the dam of Lothian Queen, the property of Mr. David RIDDELL, Paisley, a prize winning mare which changed hands in Scotland for 127gs. and which the dam of the Highland Society first prize horse Good Gift. ****** CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT ASPATRIA.        Under the auspices of the North Cumberland Conservative Association a tea and public meeting was held in the National Schools, Aspatria, on Friday. One hundred and fifty invitations had been given for the tea of which a good number partook.        In the evening a public meeting was held, when Mr. George BELL, Aspatria, presided, and introduced Miss. MARRIS, of Birmingham, who gave an address on the fiscal policy. At the close Mr. H. GRAVES moved a vote of thanks to Miss. MARRIS, which was seconded by Mr. A. B. CLARK. The attendance was very poor owing to the inclemency of the weather. ******

 

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