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January 31, 1906

On Friday next the Bishop of Southwell will lay the foundation stone of his new residence at Southwell Old Palace.

There will also be an interesting ceremony in Southwell Minster, when the silver-bound Bible from the Diocese of Natal, in memory of South African Mission help, will be presented by Captain Dyke Acland on behalf of the late Dean of Maritzburg.

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On the result of the Newark Division ballot being made known, J. R. Starkey (Unionists) 4,772; A. M. Mandeville (Radicals) 4,444, Mr and Mrs Mandeville walked across to Mr and Mrs Starkey and, shaking hands, very courteously congratulated them on their victory.

Mr J. R. Starkey, MP, said he should always be proud of having been returned as member for the Newark Division, and should remember that he was representative of all classes in the constituency whose interests he should endeavour to promote.

The candidates proceeded to the balcony of the town hall, in front of which several thousands of people had assembled, and amid great cheering and booing delivered short speeches which were inaudible to all except those standing close to their sides.

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At a meeting of the lighting and fire brigade committee reference was made to a bad smell caused recently by the gas in Newark, and it was ordered that the gas company be asked for an explanation of it, and for provision of facilities for testing their illuminating power and purity of the gas.
 

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January 24, 1906

We understand that the Bishop of Southwell has appointed the Vicar of Newark (Rev Marshall Wild) to an honorary canonry in Southwell Cathedral.

This has been a long-deferred recognition of the personal merits, and position occupied by the vicar of one of the most important towns in the Diocese.

The vicar has held the living of Newark since 1880, and is also Rural Dean.

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The Newark Hospital Ball was held at the Town Hall and was again a great success. Most of the principal houses in the district contributed their quota of guests and in some cases special parties were made up.

Dancing commenced at about 10pm and was kept up till 3am on Friday with an interval for supper shortly after midnight.

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A special meeting of Newark Rural District Council considered what steps to take in reference to the proceedings threatened by the Continuous Aerated Filter Company Ltd in respect of the filter used at Balderton for sewage filtration and which they alleged was an infringement of their patent.

It appeared that quite a number of district councils and sanitary authorities in the Kingdom had been threatened similarly to Newark.

A conference of delegates from the threatened authorities was recently held in London at which Mr Herbert Walker, engineer to the Balderton scheme, was present.

After full discussion it was decided to resist the claims of the Continuous Aerated Filter Company Ltd. It was agreed that each authority represented should contribute five guineas to the fighting fund.

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January 17, 1906

The Mayor and Mayoress (Mr Councillor and Mrs Heming) gave on Thursday night a children's ball, which has now come to be regarded as an annual function and anticipated with much pleasure by those fortunate enough to receive invitations.

The juvenile guests were received at 6.30pm and dancing commenced at about 7pm and was kept up with spirit till supper was served in the council chamber at about 9pm.

Between 10.30pm and 11pm the guests returned home highly gratified with their evening's enjoyment.

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At a meeting of Newark Rural District Council Mr W. Applewhite moved that the rural district councillor of each parish have more supervision and control over the men employed on the roads and that the time sheets (when practicable) be signed by him before payment by the surveyor.

He said there was a good deal of time wasted by the roadmen who who went to work late and left early because there was not proper supervision of them.

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Very successful and highly appreciated were the efforts of the members of the Nottingham Dramatic Club who paid a first visit to Newark and made a host of friends.

The performers were in the sweet cause of charity, the special object this time being the Church of England Home for Waifs and Strays.

Newark people know something of the good work which this society is doing by reason of the Home for Girls in Millgate, with which many have a personal acquaintance so that when Miss Cubley arranged for these performances on behalf of the homes the tickets took no selling.

The two performances of A Snug Little Kingdom showed a profit of £28 14s.

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January 10, 1906

The children of Flintham were most kindly entertained by Mr and Mrs Hildyard on Wednesday last.

The weather was unfavourable, but the cold and cheerless conditions outside only seemed to accentuate the warmth of their reception.
To the number of 80 they assembled at the hall, and after partaking of a beautiful tea, in which it seemed almost every kind of cake and bun in the confectioner's repertoire was included, they adjourned to the dining-room.

The stately room, with its family portraits and massive furniture, seemed to have impressed the children, for they entered with silence.

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About 50 ratepayers were present at a meeting of North Muskham Parish Council to protest against the disgraceful state of certain parts of the roads in the village and to ask the council what steps they intended taking to remedy such a state of things.

After a great deal of discussion, one ratepayer asked why it was that the roads in this village were so much neglected while those in the neighbouring village of Norwell were kept in such good repair.

The clerk (Mr Norfolk) said that letters had been sent to the district and county councils drawing their attention to the bad state of these roads but no reply had been received from either council.

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The monthly meeting of the Newark Education Authority was held on Monday.

The recommendation of the Mount School managers for the appointment of a trained and certificated teacher, Miss Farmer, at a salary of £87 10s, was agreed to.

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January 3, 1906

About 218 poor children in Newark were entertained to tea by the Pastor (Rev T. W. Hart) and members of the Baptist Church and congregation, Newark.

The effort was the result of an appeal by the Rev T. W. Hart from his pulpit a fortnight ago.

The money was promptly forthcoming and the pastor personally superintended the arrangements and distributed the tickets to the children of the unemployed, orphan children and those of parents in straitened circumstances through sickness.

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The annual distribution of the late Mr S. Pinnington's Charity through his trustees has taken place in Sutton-on-Trent.

The charity’s income, £12 10s, derived from the interest, enabled the trustees to distribute the following charitable allowances to 28 beneficaries: 5lbs beef, 5cwt coal and 1/2lb of tea each and to 12 other residents 5cwt coal and 5lbs beef each.

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Captain Thorpe again killed a prime Scotch bullock and, with his usual generosity distributed it among the widows of Coddington and the workmen on his farm and estate.

On Wednesday evening last Captain Thorpe and Mrs Thorpe entertained the servants and their wives to a dance, there being about 70 present.

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At the monthly meeting of Newark Rural District Council a letter was received from the Court of Sewers saying it could not consent to the effluent from the drainage at Collingham going into the Fleet if it was injurious to health or cattle.

Another letter was read from Mrs John Woolley offering a lease of land for a filter for 25 years at £4 a year.

The cost for the Collingham drainage scheme if filters were used was stated to be between £8,000 and £10,000.