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The Whitehaven News - Thursday, August 14, 1913

SHORT NEWS ARTICLES.
 
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Miss. M. W. HODGSON, Netherwasdale Vicarage, a student at Pitman’s Metropolitan School, has passed the examination of the London Chamber of Commerce in senior methods and machinery of business with distinction.

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Mr. John JACKSON, Fern Bank, a life long and much respected resident of Wasdale, is one of the few survivors of the original settlers of Wasdale, being a lineal descendent of the FLETCHERs and COLBANKs, who are supposed to have owned land here before Doomsday Book was made.
 
Mr. JACKSON and his wife had intended leaving Wasdale in September to live in Aspatria but the call of Wasdale was too strong, and they have decided to remain here. Their sale of surplus furniture took place as advertised on Tuedsay.
 
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The glorious weather has gladdened the hearts of the farmers, and brought a new record of visitors. The Rev. A. SINKER, vicar of St. George’s, Newcastle-under-Lyne(?), with his wife and family has been staying at the Flass (built for a golf links pavilion).
 
The Rev. W. FRYAR, curate of Bigrigg, is acting as locum tenens at Wasdale head during the month of August.
 
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CUTTING SOD FOR
NEW POST OFFICE.
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 On Monday morning Messrs. L. FERGUSON and Son, contractors for the building of the new Post Office in the Fair Field site, with front to Finkle-street, cut the first sod.
 
 Excavations are being made for the foundations, and a temporary light railway has been erected to accelerate the work.

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DISTINGTON JUVENILE
ODDFELLOWS.
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 The members of the Distington Helvellyn Lodge of Juveniles had their annual outing on Saturday to Silloth. They travelled by the C. And W. Railway excursion from Distington, 45 making the journey, as well as some of the officers.
 
 A good repast was provided on arrival, and a pleasant afternoon was spent. Home was reached shortly after ten o’clock.


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BALL AT ST. BEES.
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 In connection with the St. Bees Flower Show a ball was held in Hodgetts Club on Friday night. The M. C.’s were Mr. Jos. SOUTHWARD and Mr. R. ROBSON, and Messrs. HARDING Bros. Provided excellent music. Songs were also contributed. Mr. F. HARDING was the accompanist. Supper was provided by Mrs. DOLOUGHAN.
 
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A SUDDEN END.
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 A cow, which was being driven from the Whitehaven Auction Mart to Workington on Thursday, had a seizure on the road a little beyond the Old Toll Bar and suddenly expired.
 
 
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CHURCH SALE OF WORK
AT DISTINGTON.
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 We regret that by an inadvertance the names of Mrs. MOSSOP and Mrs. PATTINSON, who were in attendance in the plain work stall at this sale last week were omitted from the report which appeared in our last issue.
 
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 The high water mark of the visitor’s season has been reached at Seascale. Great difficulty is now being experienced in securing rooms by those who have not previously bespoke them.
 
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 The annual lawn tennis tournament is being arranged for this week in the Recreation Ground.
 
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 The popular show of the North Lonsdale Agricultural Society will be held next Tuesday at Ulverston. There are very large entries, and several new attractive features, including a musical chairs competition which is sure to be a feature of great interest.
 
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Mr. James Borrowdale FELL, of the Manor Farm, Seewood, Bardsea, near Ulverston, who has died at the age of 56 years, was the youngest representative of a family which has been for more than half a century been identified with the farming and malting industry in Low Furness.
 
Mr. FELL has left a widow and three daughters and a son.
 

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The eighteenth annual Seascale Flowers Show is fixed for next Saturday, and to many residents and visitors the show is recognised to be the largest in the district, and the quality of the exhibits is always of a very high standard.
 
 The committee do not go in for sports, using all of their efforts to make the best of the flower show. This year there is a good entry, especially for sweet peas, which will fill many feet of staging.
 


 
 
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