August 27, 1902

A remarkable coincidence occurred in cricket matches between the Newark Barnbygate Wesleyan and Caunton clubs.

In the first match at Newark Mr C. Palin, one of the Newark players, met with considerable success with the ball, taking four wickets with consecutive balls, and securing seven wickets for five runs. The match was won by the home team by 15 runs.

When the return match was played at Caunton, another member of the Wesleyan team, Mr H. Martin, repeated the performance with the ball, dismissing four of the Caunton players with successive balls, and also taking seven wickets for five runs, the match being won by the Newark Wesleyan team by the substantial margin of 30 runs.

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We have pleasure in recording the safe return to their native Newark of Private R. H. Gregory, of Eldon Street; Private F. Ford, Cross Keys Inn; Private F. Edlin Northgate; Private Pratt, Stoke; and Private Nicholl.

The returned yeoman have seen service in South Africa for about 18 months, and have taken part in several skirmishes with the Boers, their principal duty being to escort convoys from one place to another in Cape Colony and the Transvaal.

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An important sale of growing crops took place at the Dove Cote Inn, Laxton, on Monday afternoon.

Mr B. G. Selby was the auctioneer, and there was a large company present. Wheat crops made between £6 and £7 an acre and the peas from £2 to £2 15s.

August 20, 1902

The Newark Castle gardens are looking pretty, and it will be of satisfaction to the town to know how greatly they are appreciated and admired by visitors.

A glance down the book that Mr Mountney keeps to enshrine the signatures of those from a distance shows what widely different localities and far-off countries people come from to Newark in the course of a year, to whom the castle is a great source of interest and attraction.

On Monday, the Holy Trinity Church Choir of Southwell, together with members attending the mothers' meetings at Trinity Church, held their annual trip.

The party numbering about 40, left Southwell about 10 o'clock in the morning in brakes and wagonettes. They drove to Ollerton through Rufford Park and on to Normanton Inn before preceding to Clumber Church.

The party then proceeded through the beautiful lime avenue and Clumber Park, via Thoresby, to Edwinstowe, where a substantial meat tea was provided at Nash's Temperance Hotel.

Bronzed and travel-stained looked Captain H. B. Warwick as he stepped out of the train at Newark station yesterday.

It was the home-coming of the young officer after an experience of campaigning in South Africa. Captain Warwick has literally seen the war through from start to finish.

August 13, 1902

In commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII, Elston day school was visited by Mr Glendinning, of Elston Hall, accompanied by Master Halbert Glendinning, who presented to each child enrolled on the register an exquisite china mug, bearing portraits of the King and Queen.

Previously, the children had also received pleasing souvenirs from the esteemed master and mistress, Mr and Mrs Wells.

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The annual trips of Newark workmen's excursions took place on Saturday last, when the weather was all that could be desired for travelling.

The coronation ceremony attracted a large number of Newarkers to London, 300 making the journey by the G. N. route, and 39 by the Midland.

The largest increase was to Grimsby Docks and Cleethorpes, 709 tickets being issued against 475 last year, while Scarborough was patronised by 318 trippers, as against 242 last year.

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Captain W. Coape Oates, son of the late Captain W. H. Coape Oates, JP, of Langford Hall, has decided to retire from the army.

He served with the 2nd Battalion the Royal Munster Fusiliers in the Burmese Expedition, 1885-9, and with the 1st Battalion in the Transvaal campaign, 1889-1900.

In January of last year he was appointed adjutant of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion the Cheshire Regiment at Knutsford.

Captain Oates is the officer who established a record in cricket a few years ago.

The first wicket fell at 35; Captain Oates and Private Fitzgerald at the call of time were still together, having put on 623 runs for one wicket. The captain scored 313 not out and the private 287 not out.

August 6, 1902

Pc Lacy of the Borough Police Force has arrived home from the front, and was at the police office yesterday, looking very bronzed and stalwart.
He left Newark on March 1, 1900, to join the Grenadier Guards, of which he was a reservist.

In an engagement at Senekal, when the Boers set the grass on fire, which was then about six feet high, he had to fight through the flames, and had his whiskers singed off.

His record is a most credible one, and he has well sustained the reputation of his regiment and of the Newark police force.

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On Wednesday evening Mr Charles Chilton called at a house between Kirklington and Southwell with his milk cart, and whilst transacting business the horse ran away, and made a remarkable circuit before it stopped.

It went in the direction of Normanton and thence through Upton to Kelham, where several cyclists joined in the pursuit.

It went to Caunton, galloped to Hockerton, where it threw the cart over, unloaded the tins, and went broadside down a lane, at the bottom of which it lay fast and pretty well exhausted.

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The vicar of Long Bennington, the Rev D. W. Rees, states that owing to lack of funds the plan for rebuilding the parish church has been reluctantly abandoned. The amount required for carrying out the full scheme was £5,000, and of this only about £1,000 has been received or promised.

Under these circumstances, it has been decided to restore the church in its present position. To effect this object in a satisfactory manner, however, a sum of some £2,000 will be required, and as the work is one of pressing necessity it is hoped that further funds will speedily be forthcoming.