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October 26, 1904

Mr John Thomas Freeman, farmer, of Gelston manor, has been the victim of a sad gun incident.

Whilst shooting hares, in endeavouring to get over a hedge, he stumbled and fell and the gun was discharged, shattering his left hand severely.

The sufferer, who lost a large quantity of blood was removed to Grantham Hospital. Amputation of the hand was inevitable and the operation was successfully performed.

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At a meeting of Notts County Council Mr Bullen called attention, at length, to the state of the education of girls at Newark.

He complained that the secondary education of girls was completely neglected and that a grant to the Magnus Boys' Grammar School was unnecessary.

Ald W. E. Denison and Mr J. G. Branston expressed the view that Mr Bullen had not voiced the real feeling of Newark on the matter and that he had not accurately represented the actual state of affairs.

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Mr Heath, late postmaster of Newark, was not allowed to sever his connection with the service without some tangible proof of the appreciation and esteem of his services by the staff of the head and district offices.

The present, which took the form of a pair of silver-mounted opera glasses, was accompanied with an expression of hope that he would speedily be restored to full health and strength.
 

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October 19, 1904

Messrs Bostock and Wombwell's world-renowned menagerie is to visit Newark, and pitch in the Market Place.

The collection is an extremely extensive one; of lions and lionesses alone there are 22 to be seen, in addition to tigers, leopards, pumas, panthers etc.

The most curious animal, however, is the blue and red faced mandrill, a member of the monkey tribe from the Congo.

The proprietors of the menagerie recently refused £200 for this valuable specimen. It has a long flat nose of bright scarlet, the cheeks hang in bags of sky blue, and the curious appearance of the animal is enhanced by a close grown yellow beard.

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With reference to the criticism which has been directed against the application for, and the granting of, a licence for the forthcoming Newark Hospital bazaar we understand that considerable misconception exists on the matter.

The object of the promoters is in no way to provide facilities for drinking and every care will be taken to guard against the slightest shadow of abuse.

A special feature is being made of the luncheons and suppers and intoxicants will only be supplied to those who specially order them at these meals and who, in their own homes, would partake of the same.

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On Saturday night a man named George Wilkinson, a gardener of Syerston, was cycling home from Newark.

When passing Beaumond Cross he collided with a pedestrian named Thomas Proctor, a painter of Clinton Street, who was crossing the road. The impact threw the cyclist violently to the ground.

He was picked up unconscious and taken to Dr Brown's surgery and later on removed to hospital on the police ambulance.

Fortunately his injuries were not so severe as first thought and he is now making good progress towards a full recovery.
 

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October 5, 1904

On Saturday afternoon Newark was honoured with a visit from the Duchess of Newcastle.

The occasion was the meeting at the Town Hall under the auspices of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, when her Grace presented the prizes and certificates to the children who had successfully competed in the essay competition upon the subject of kindness to animals.

The Mayor in opening the proceedings, said he believed that that was the first public meeting held in Newark of the RSPCA.

He was glad to say that they had not had a single case of cruelty to animals in the borough during his year of office. (Applause.) He took it that the young people before him were learning kindness to dumb animals, and that henceforth they would not be cruel to horse, or dog, or cat, or even to the poor donkeys at the seaside. (Laughter.)

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The meet of the Earl of Harrington's Hounds at Elston Lodge was only sparsely attended. There were several foxes in Stoke Big Holt but little good was done, scent being bad.

A fox was put out of Palchiff's Holt, below Stoke Hall and he made off along the Trent Hills to the Seven Acre Plantation at Flintham and back to East Stoke where he was lost.