... service. Jones was helpless. Her mistress brought back to the workhouse. Jones cried, and begged to be taken back to service, offering to work for nothing. Her recollections of tbe workhouse do not seem to have been pleasant. Hard work, unpaid; suicide; ...

... CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE. Special fare voted by the Board of Guardians, many gifts by outside friends, entertainment, and the kindliest attention by the staff and other*—all combined to give the inmates r.f the Barnstaple Workhouse another very be-ppy ...

... CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE. Another truly happy Christmas was spent by the inmates of Barnstaple Workhouse and Cottage Homes, thanks to special fare voted by the Board of Guardians, the generosity and assistance outside, friends, and the kindly ...

... THE WORKHOUSE QUESTION AT TORRINGTON. PUBLIC PROTEST. At a joint meeting on Monday evening of the lown Council and Trustees of Town Lands the Mayor (Mr. E. L. Penhale) presided, others present being Rev. F. Jones. Major H. L. Alallett, Messrs. H. Holwill ...

... CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE. Thanks to the very generous fare voted the Board of Guardians, to the welcome gifts of many outsi friends, and to the kindly attention shown tiem by the Master and Matron (Mr. and Mrs. W. Watts) and staff, the inmates ...

... NEWTON ABBOT WORKHOUSE. Courtenay and Dr. Fuller continued their inquiry on Wednesday into the management of the Newton Abbot Workhouse. Evidence of a sensational character was given by Miss Pike, nurse at the Workhouse last year. She said she was in ...

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE CHAPLAINCY. CONTROVERSY ENDED. To Torrington Guardians on Saturday it was reported that the Rev. C. W. Walker, Vicar of St. Giles, had written expressing his willingness to accept the Union chaplaincy for year, if the Ministry of ...

... allow any increase of the present Workhouse buildings, if they did alterations, and that a new Workhouse would not include children's apartments, the tendency of the Board being to clear all children from Workhouses. (Hear, hear.) The Inspector pointed ...

... CHRISTMASTIDE AT TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. The inmates of the Workhouse spent a most happy and enjoyable Christmas. The Church and House were prettily decorated —the former with evergreens and flowers, the latter with evergreens Chinese lanterns, and flowers ...

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE QUESTION. THE TOWN'S PROTEST: MATTER DEFERRED. The protest cf Torrington against the proposal the Guardians to convert the Workhouse into establishment for epilaptics, imbeciles, and idiots, under the suggested county classification ...

... CHRISTMAS AT BARNSTAPLE WORKHOUSE. Once more the inmates of Barnstaple Workhouse spent a very happy Christmas—thanks to the special fare voted oy the Board Guardians the generosity of outside friends in contributing gifts and kindly attention of the Master ...

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE QUESTION. THE TOWN PETITION. Torrington Board of Guardians on Saturday received from the Local Government Board a petition signed by 97 per cent, of the adult inhabitants of Torrington against the proposed utilization of the Workhouse for ...