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June 27, 1906

When Mr Lewis Ransome was out sailing at Farndon with Mrs Edwards of Elston Hall, the boat capsized in midstream, and threw the occupants into the water.

Mr Ransome supported Mrs Edwards till help came.

Mrs Ransome, to her great consternation, saw them in the water. She at once called to Mr Law’s Cafferata who promptly put off in a small dinghy, and reached them just in time.

Mrs Edwards was unconscious, and Mr Ransome thoroughly exhausted so he could not have held out another minute.

We are very pleased to say that after stimulants and hot baths, Mrs Edwards seems none the worse, and Mr Ransome, thought very shaky for some time, has nearly recovered.

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The need to provide additional accommodation for school children in Newark to meet the requirements of the Board of Education has been, for some time past, under the consideration of the local education committee, and steps have been taken to acquire a site for a new school.

Matters reached a crisis last week when a letter was received from the board intimating that grants would be suspended until an assurance was given that every effort would be made to expedite the obtaining of a site and the erection of new buildings.

The Board drew attention to the overcrowding in the Christ Church, the Wesleyan, and other schools, and say that to prevent this it will become necessary to provide further temporary accommodation at once for older children.

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On Sunday last the Newark Parish Church ringers completed ten years of voluntary service.

Tonight the weekly practice will be somewhat elaborated in honour of the event, and a quarter peal of 1,260 changes will probably be attempted.
 

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June 20, 1906

A boy aged about seven, residing with his parents in Tenter Buildings, Newark, had a narrow escape from drowning.

He went to the Trent with another boy fishing, and when on the footbridge below the Tubular Bridge he fell over the railings into the water.

Luckily three platelayers, who were at work on the railway, heard his companion’s cries for help, and ran down to the water’s edge.

They joined hands and waded into the river and the man at the end of the line succeeded in gripping the little fellow by the hand just as he was sinking for the third time.

But for their promptitude the boy must inevitably have been drowned, but as it was he was little the worse for his experience.

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The annual inspection of the borough and county constabulary took place by the Government Inspector, Colonel J. H. Eden. He was met at Newark Town Hall by the Chief Constable.

Members of the police force were drawn up in open order in the large assembly room, there being present Inspector Watson, two sergeants and ten constables, two others being on duty.

They were attired in their latest issue of new uniforms with straw helmets and the inspector expressed great satisfaction with their appearance.

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In the House of Commons on Monday night the member for the Newark Division put a very important question to the government.

Mr Starkey asked whether, having regard to the unsanitary conditions under which American meat is prepared for the market, and to the fact that several persons were alleged to have recently died at Hull from eating Argentine meat, the government would at once take steps to have each consignment of foreign meat, in tins or otherwise, inspected on arrival in this country, and cause a certificate to be issued showing the date of such inspection.
 

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June 13, 1906

At a meeting of the Newark area education committee it was proposed that negotiations be entered into with the Duke of Newcastle for the purchase of 4,000 yards of land in Cherry Holt Lane at 5s per yard.

The chairman, Councillor Priestley, said it would be central as an elementary school and for other purposes connected with education such as cookery classes and so forth.

Mr Bullen said if it was decided to build a large school for 600 children, he thought Cherry Holt Lane was the most suitable place to put it.

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It is 20 years since an ordination service was held in Newark Parish Church so the service which took place there on Sunday was looked forward to with great interest locally.

The Bishop of Southwell was assisted by the Bishop of Derby (Dr Were) the Ven Archdeacon of Nottingham (the Rev J. G. Richardson) and Canon Wild (Vicar of Newark).

The presentation of candidates was made by the Bishop of Derby and they were examined, exhorted and ordained by the Bishop of Southwell.

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At the kind invitation of Captain and Mrs Thorpe the children attending the National School spent a very enjoyable evening at Coddington Hall.

Assembling at the school, the children with their teachers marched to the hall, where a splendid tea was spread for them.

After doing full justice to the good things provided for them, the children were soon busily engaged in a variety of sports.
 

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June 6, 1906

Mr J. C. Fisher, of Crow Park, Sutton-on-Trent, had the honour of being selected as one of the judges for the London Cart Horse Parade.

The event is a very important one, and the compliment paid to Mr. Fisher is a thoroughly well deserved recognition of his sound judgement and critical acumen in all that pertains to horse flesh, and especially heavy draught animals.

It was strongly felt by the judges that there was a grand future for shires of the right kind. The fear of motors was unwarranted, as the working expenses were so great and the annoyance of breakdowns very provoking.

It was stated in the presence of judges that certain large firms and some of the railway companies had already abandoned them.

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Glorious weather favoured the 33d annual athletics meeting under the auspices of the Newark Football Club, which took place on the Cricket Field, on Whit Monday.

Shortly after the first event had been run the ropes were fringed by an unbroken line of spectators several deep.

In fact, the company appeared to be well up to the average, so that the club funds will benefit considerably.

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A meeting of the Lincolnshire Farmers’ Union was held in the Ram Hotel, Newark to discuss the new girls’ school proposed to be built at Newark.

Mr J. E. Bullen said a governing body would be appointed and that it would be an advantage to the school to have representatives from the country who could state the best time for school hours and the best kind of education for country scholars.

It appeared to him to be unreasonable that farmers and their wives should be excluded from the governing body, considering the large amount they had to pay, and the fact that they had children of their own who required educating.