1903 - August

 August 26, 1903

On Monday, Messrs W. Mumby and Co, of Osmondthorpe works, entertained their staff to an outing to Blackpool.

Arrangements had been made with the Midland Railway Company to run a special, and a start was made at 3.30am.

Each employee, to the number of 172, was presented with a gratuity of 3s. in addition to the railway ticket, this plan being universally voted for in preference to all sitting down for dinner and tea at a common centre.

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By kind invitation of the Rector of Thorpe and Mrs Ping, the girls of St Barnabas' Home for Waifs and Strays had a pleasant afternoon in the country on Saturday last.

The girls physically fit to walk out to Thorpe arrived there about three o'clock in charge of Miss Garratt, the Matron.

The weakly ones, together with Miss Vincent, Miss Cook, and the Home baby, were driven by Mr J. C. Kew, and arrived ten minutes later.

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In common with many other parts of the country, Newark and district was visited on Monday and yesterday by a persistent downfall of rain almost phenomenal in its character.

With one or two brief intervals, the downpour continued practically throughout the day on Monday and in the evening the showers assumed almost torrential proportions, accompanied towards midnight by vivid flashes of lightning.

 August 19, 1953

It is not often that Newarkers have the opportunity of seeing in the town such famous works of art as are for the time being on view in Messrs T. Turner and Sons' new picture gallery and art salon.

This spacious apartment, designed by Messrs Saunders and Saunders in the Renaissance style, is of itself a striking testimony to the taste and enterprise of Mr Turner.

Approached by a grand staircase from Barnbygate, with fluted columns and foliated capitals adding dignity to the entrance, the gallery presents a striking appearance.

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The Newark Piscatorial Association annual match, which usually produces something above the average in the way of takes, was brought to an issue under most disadvantageous conditions - the wind blew a hurricane throughout.

A good entry of 37 well-known anglers joined in the fray and were conveyed to the scene of action in conveyances supplied by Mr M. Roads, of the George and Dragon Inn.

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Southwell Brass Band gave a very successful concert on the Recreation Ground, in aid of the funds of the Newark Hospital, and their efforts realised the satisfactory amount of £3 5s.

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The 22nd annual show of the Norwell Horticultural and Floral Society took place on Feast Monday.

The society restricts its exhibits to a five-mile radius taken from the Parish Church, yet this area includes no less than 32 villages and there is plenty of scope for the operations of the society.
 

August 12, 1903

Yesterday, whilst delivering milk in Barnbygate, Mr Robert Lamb had an unfortunate experience.

His pony took fright, and running away collided with a coal cart. A boy who was inside the milk cart was thrown out with great force, and complained of pain in the back as a result.

Both the trap shafts were broken, the milk spilled, and other damage done, the expense of which will be a serious loss to Mr Lamb.

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The new tenants of Kelham Hall are the Society of the Sacred Mission. They make no secret of their principles, aims or methods.

The Society of the Sacred Mission is an outcome of the smaller society founded by Bishop Corfe. In 1893 it was formed into a religious society and entered into a religious life.

Practically its object is as before - the preparation of workers for the mission field - but amplified and extended so as to include ordained labourers in the Home Missions.

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The gentle art of angling is being pursued just now by an ever-increasing number of devotees, whose doings are chronicled from week to week in Trentsider's interesting notes in the Advertiser.

On Saturday morning working men who did not avail themselves of the trips visited the river, and at Collingham the bank was lined with ardent fishermen, though the roughness of the wind was all against successful fishing.
 

August 5, 1903

An accident of a somewhat alarming nature occurred on Saturday afternoon.

As the butcher's cart belonging to Mr Blagg, of Newark, was proceeding along the street, by some means, probably a sudden jerk, one of the shafts broke.

The horse, being alarmed, started off at a furious rate, the two men were pitched out, the remaining shaft broken, and the cart turned upside down. Happily the men escaped with slight injuries, but each received a severe shaking.

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On Friday last, the Advertiser printing works in Appletongate were closed for the annual outing. Invited by the proprietors to say where they would like to go, the members of the staff unanimously expressed a preference for a quiet day in the country instead of a long railway journey.

Through the kindness of Viscount St Vincent they were permitted to picnic on his estate at Norton Disney, in the grounds of Norton Disney Hall and woods and to fish in the River Witham.

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The annual flower show at Coddington is a day of holiday. The centre table was devoted by Mr Steadman (gardener at Coddington Hall) to a fine show of flowering and decorative plants including well-grown palms, rare anthuriums, acalpha, pieces of rich coloured croutons, and many varieties of ferns. There were also plates of fruit from the hall hot-houses.