... AT THE WORKHOUSE. At the Swansea Workhouse Christmas Day passed off very pleasantly. The different wards had been elaborately decorated by the officers and inmates with flowers, holly, and mistletoe, and the appearance presented was extremely pretty. ...

... THE WORKHOUSE. The Master repotted that the number of inmates for the week ended December t7th was against 183 in the corresponding week of last year; and the following week the number was 167%. against 182. The number of vagrants admitted diking the ...

... WORKHOUSE. new and smaller Nozzle, io lieu of the one now attached to the present appliances. The Pipes l» of Messrs Spittles’ make and coated inside and out, and the Hose Fittings and buckets Messrs Sband, Mason, A Co.’s make. BEDSTEADS for new infirmary ...

... THE WORKHOUSE. Some time ago, the Local Government Board sake r the Guardians to send a deputation up to London to consult with their surveyor with reference to the proposed alterations at the Workhouse. As many of the Guardians were already in the Metropolis ...

... AT THE WORKHOUSE. The dinners, teas, entertainments. given periodically to the inmates of the Llstnelly workhouse are like gleams of sunshine to the monotonous lives of the workhouse poor. If only a , large number of people who don't know, and who would ...

... AT THE WORKHOUSE. ' The inmates of the Pontypool Workhouse eagerly look forward each New Year's night to the sound entertainment given by the members of the Panteg Artillery Hand (by petmiskion of (Jul D. E. Williams, officer commanding). For many years ...

... IN THE WORKHOUSE. [BY OLD HAND.] Since the been admitted to the Newport Board of Guardians, divers things have come to light. To do them justice, the reporters are very diligent in notating parochial small talk. There is • vast amount of this commodity ...

... THE WORKHOUSE. The Master reported that the number of inmates in the house was 39, against 50 in the corresponding period of last year. The vagrants who visited the house in the fortnight amounted to 47, against 53 in the corresponding fortnight of last ...

... THE WORKHOUSE. --- The inmates of the workhouse enjoyed their usual Christmas fare of roast beef and plum pudding, and Mr and Mrs Pierce, the master and matron, did their utmost to make the poor people under their charge comfortable and happy. In the ...

... THE WORKHOUSE, The following report of the Visiting Committee upon the state of the Workhouse, was read :- - We find the House particularly clean, and the drainage very good. We were much pleased with the appearance of the children, and the apparent ...

... WORKHOUSE FLOOD ORDEAL Sick Inmates Rescued From Window-sills Inmates of Bronglaise Poor-law Institution, Aberystwyth, had to be carried through four feet of water by Porter Evans when Penglaise Culvert, swollen by a rainfall of one-and-a-half inches ...

... THE ROAD TO THE WORKHOUSE. Ws do not know, whether or not, the author of the story of the man, who not being gifted with a superabundance of forethought, constructed a certain article, and then had to take down his workshop in order to remove it, ever ...