Whitehaven Gazette Thursday, April 22, 1897 Local & General News Items

Local & General News Items

Whitehaven Gazette - Thursday, April 22, 1897

Article Index Local & General News Items Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 of 6 LOCAL AND GENERAL ITEMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MRS. A. B. WERE sent a Primrose wreath to decorate the picture of LORD BEACONSFIELD, at the Working-mens' Conservative Club, Hensingham, also one to decorate LORD BEACONSFIELD's bust at the Conservative Hall, Whitehaven, to the latter the following quotation was appended as an inscription: "The wise men who built up the realm of England, devised the doctrine of the Royal Supremacy, which gave control over ecclesiastical affairs to laymen, and which is at present the only security for our religious liberty and the great security of our civil rights." ___________________________________________________________________ The following are the returns of Easter bookings from Bransty station during the holidays: THURSDAY - Ordinary traffic, 510-1/2;    Glasgow excursion, 60. GOOD FRIDAY - Ordinary, 174-1/2;   Keswick excursion, 9. SATURDAY - Ordinary, 724-1/2;   week-end tickets, 49-1/2 SUNDAY - Ordinary, 233-1/2 MONDAY - Ordinary, 637-1/2;   Carlisle excursion, 295; Keswick -Ordinary - 108 TUESDAY, Workington, ditto, 621;   Furness THURSDAY - London and Liverpool excursions, 32;  local ditto, 53;  ordinary, 401 FRIDAY - Ordinary, 74 SATURDAY - Ordinary, 717;  week-end, 75 SUNDAY - 114 MONDAY - Ordinary, 963;  Day Excursion, 136 The bookings from Corkickle were as follows: ------ THURSDAY - Liverpool, Manchester, and London, 40, Ordinary, 331-1/2; local excursions 53 FRIDAY - Ordinary, 340;  Morcambe excursion, 70-1/2;  local ditto 35 SATURDAY - Ordinary, 267;  day and week-end excursions, 58-1/2 SUNDAY - Ordinary, 100 MONDAY - Barrow excursion, 200;  St. Bees ditto 980;  ordinary, and day excursions, except St. Bees, 1764-1/2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first meeting of the recently elected Parish Council of St. Bees was held on Tuesday last.  MR. BOWLY was re-appointed chairman and MR. W. E. WALKER, vice-chairman.  All the members of the Council were present, last year's work was begun with a balance on hand of  £5  4s  4d., and during the year the Council received £30.  The payments were £28  1s  1d., the greater part of which was for bridges, in lieu of some the storm had broken up, and for footpath steps and rates.  The year ended with £7  3s.  3d., in hand, about 1d. in the £ had been expended, most of which was for extraordinary purposes, the overseers accounts were received, and the amount allowed to the assistant overseer for collecting rates determined as regards special drainage rates, and recommended as to Poor Rates, the Footpaths, Farm, Technical Education, and Lighting Committees were appointed.  MESSRS. MULCASTER STAFFORD, and N. N. THOMPSON were appointed overseers, and a resolution was passed "that the Council meet bi-monthly, and the next meeting be held in the first Monday in June. ========================================================== << Prev - Next

 

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