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March 27, 1907

At a meeting of the Newark Jobmasters it was carried unanimously that the town council should be requested not to permit jobmasters from other towns plying for hire with cabs and vehicles during May Fair, as it was a great hardship on those in the borough, who were ratepayers, to have other cabs come into the town, and thus take away their trade.

It was pointed out that at Lincoln no outside vehicles were allowed to ply for hire during the races, therefore it was hoped that Newark would follow on the same lines and protect the trade of the ratepayers.

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Newark's Exchange Hotel Pig Club sat down to an excellent dinner in the clubroom on Thursday night.
Squadron Sgt-Major J. McNaught Davis, in proposing success to the club, regretted that the membership was somewhat low.

He understood the reason was because of the difficulty in obtaining styes but, if that was the cause, the club could remedy it by renting gardens on the outskirts of the town, where each man could have his bit of land and a stye for his pig.

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The social side of the Newark branch of the National Union of Shop Assistants has been considerably strengthened by the formation of a cycle club. Its inaugural run takes places on Good Friday when a start will be made from Beast Market Hill at 10am.
 

March 20, 1907

"I want you, on Sunday, March 17, to wipe off the debt which hangs over this chapel." This startling request was made a few months ago by the Rev Graham Payn of the North End Wesleyan Chapel and the result has proved that his faith in his congregation is not misplaced.

From the oldest to the youngest, from the richest to the poorest they responded with heart and soul.
Self-denial was practised on all sides and culminated on Sunday last in the sum of £141 1s being placed on the collection plates, or £31 1s more than was asked for.

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A constable of Oxton was surprised on entering a cowhouse on the farm of Mr Mortimer at about midnight on March 14 to find a man milking a cow.

The man was charged at the Nottingham Shire Hall on Saturday with being on the premises for an unlawful purpose and was sent to prison for two months with hard labour.

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For some time past the question of a water supply for Ollerton has been a much discussed matter locally, the supply of water from the shallow wells having become short since the establishment of the Nottingham Corporation pumping works at Boughton Breck and an inquiry was held into an application by the Southwell District Council to borrow £1,250 for works of water supply.

It was proposed to connect with the Nottingham main near the church at Ollerton where a meter would be provided and to lay 3ins mains in the town street as far as the station.

March 13, 1907

Almost simultaneously with the turning of the first sod on the site of their new church, the London Road Congregationalists held a two-day bazaar in Newark Town Hall.

The Pastor said the bazaar was intended to increase the revenue of the church. They were looking forward to the time, however, when their income would be sufficient to meet expenses without resorting to such an expedient, but he was afraid it would not be for many years.

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Mr William Bemrose, the chairman of the Claypole Rural District Council and a member of the Newark Board of Guardians, while out hunting with the Belvoir pack was in the act of remounting when his horse swerved and galloped off, throwing him with great force upon the road and dragging him by the stirrup for some distance.

Mr Bemrose's head and face are deeply cut and torn.

March 6, 1907

Very little interest is taken in parochial affairs in Southwell; so much so, in fact, that at the annual meeting on Monday night there were only 11 candidates for 15 seats, and a "campaign of persuasion" had to be instituted in the room before the requisite number was forthcoming.

The meeting was held in the National Schoolroom, and Mr L. N. Barrow was voted to the chair.

Mr Arnold said he did not consider it public spirited of the parish council to hold their meetings in such a room as they did at present. Very few knew where it was.

There were far more public places than the parochial offices, and people would come and hear the discussions.

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A concert was given in Newark's Albert Street Baptist schoolroom by the church choir in aid of the centenary fund scheme, the object of which is to raise £100 for a school extension.

It is gratifying to the friends of the cause that already over a quarter of the amount has been contributed chiefly by themselves and efforts similar to the present.

The concert, which was of a most enjoyable character, consisted of a short cantata for the first part entitled The Picnic, and the second part was of a miscellaneous character, the choruses and part songs being given with vigour.

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The annual festival of the Newark Co-operative Society passed off with considerable eclat.

The chairman, in a brief speech, congratulated members on the society's success, and appealed to them to be loyal to their own stores and shops for if they did not it would be impossible for the directors to conduct the business with success.