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July 26, 1905

Unionists in the Newark Division will be glad to note that their esteemed member, Sir Charles Welby, was not amongst those who were caught napping on Thursday night, when an Irish member engineered the defeat of the Government on an amendment by three votes.

Sir Charles, as his letter in another column shows, was paired for the night with Mr Fuller, MP for Wiltshire, an active member of the opposition who would not have been likely to stay away unpaired, so that the Government received his support on this critical occasion.

We congratulate Sir Charles on his loyal attitude and do not envy the feelings of many unionist members who did not exercise the same care and prudence.

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On Wednesday afternoon Mr. W. Smith Bailey offered by auction in his salesroom, Kirkgate, a number of lots of freehold property at Elston and Flintham. There was a moderate attendance of residents in these villages and the surrounding neighbourhood.

Lot 1 was a field of pasture known as Gall Hall close, in the occupation of Mr. Wm. Lee. The purchaser was Mr. T. Fisher, Elston at £186. Lot 2 was a field of pasture, Castle Croft, in the occupation of Mr W. Lee.
 

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July 19, 1905

Tropical weather favoured the Pastoral Plays held in the grounds of Northgate House on Friday last, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Robt. Hodgkinson.

The profits are to be devoted to the Notts Sanatorium for Consumptives, an institution which has been of inestimable advantage to Newark, and which could be more largely used if increased subscriptions from this neighbourhood commanded more tickets of admission.

The comedies selected for Newark were The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night.

As in previous years , the stage was located in an opening beneath the leafy shade of overhanging trees that border the lawn at Northgate House.

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The annual show of young hounds bred at the famous Belvoir Kennels, near Grantham, took place on Thursday, when the Rev Cecil Legard of Cottesbrooke Rectory, and T. Bishop, huntsman to the Quorn Hounds, had before them 24 couples.

Of these, 11½ couples were dogs and 12½ bitches.

The show undoubtedly was as good as any of its predecessors, and it is a rather interesting fact that every hound in the kennels has been bred by Sir Gilbert Greenhall. The dogs were of tremendous power, typical of the Belvoir breed.

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At Long Bennington on Thursday, there was a large gathering on the occasion of the re-opening of the chapel after renovation, at the cost of £95.

The Rev W. Bradfield, BA, of Cambridge, preached in the afternoon.
 

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July 12, 1905

On Sunday afternoon Newark was visited by a heavy thunderstorm of exceptional severity.

When the downpour commenced it was accompanied by vivid flashes of both forked and sheet lightning and crashes of crackling and booming thunder. At the Newark Post Office a serious fire broke out in the telephone room.

The fire bell was rung, and Captain Harrison and the Fire Station were communicated with by telephone.

The Fire Brigade were quickly on the spot, and poured volumes of water into the telephone room, and within an hour the conflagration was subdued.

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The forward movement in Wesleyan Methodism which is now directing its attention to the provision in thickly populated districts and in rural areas of suitable churches and mission chapels from which to direct its religious activities.

Thus in the Newark circuit new chapels are projected at Balderton (involving an expenditure of £3,000); at North Muskham, where the stone-laying ceremony took place recently; at Long Bennington, for which an appeal has recently been launched; at Barnby, where a chapel was a short time ago completed, and last, but by no means least in importance, the re-modelling of the Charles-Street School-Chapel at Newark, involving an outlay of £1,200.

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Mr David Slater, of Newark, has been fishing on Loch Carrib, and in 12 days caught 150 trout weighing 147lbs.
 

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July 5, 1905

When Newark's Gilstrap free library was opened yesterday, it was discovered that during the night some thieves had broken in, and ransacked the desks in the librarian's room.

They appear to have entered by a window from the castle gardens, as the marks of their feet were visible beneath the casement.

Luckily they did not secure much booty, the only money in the drawers being about a shilling or 15 pence, the proceeds of the previous day's fines.

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An accident occurred at Staythorpe crossing to a motor car driven by Mr W. E. Doubleday, of Newark.

It appears that Mr Doubleday, who was accompanied by Messrs Cole, Glover and Rodgers, was driving in the direction of Newark and did not notice that the gates at Staythorpe railway crossing were closed.

The car forced the first one open, and then ran into the second. Their injuries consisted mainly of cuts and bruises and they were able to continue their journey to Newark.

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The Newark Parish Church ringers took their annual outing to Scarborough last Saturday.

Fortunately the whole fifteen of them were able to join the party, though two were prevented from going by the early train, and followed later in the day. Most of them stayed on for the weekend at their own expense.