... At the Workhouse Christmas “was as @Njoyably #pent at the G bber-street Im’:lm :&-M The kmu'ne-oc{zl \'mtg;t.uxd frs furnished the means viding each %:-.u.wib - seasonable {x':le present. while the catering of the staff sypplied them with a feust: worthy ...

... THE WORKHOUSE Mr. Ranson said that Stansfic'ldl View was built as a workhouse and, as was the practice in the days when it was built, it was stuck up on the hillside in bleak surroundings and made as unattractive as possible externally. Whep it was handed ...

... WORKHOUSE. A trecting of the Halifax Old-Age Pensions’ Committee was held %, Alderman Brearley u‘d‘ ein the absence of chairman, Alderman G‘;' R ‘ | 'Dte(‘mnnit?eorfllhd!&épsfim-n&.. week, one at one shilling and one &t two shillings Most of these were ...

... The workhouse Whether this was out of use or another was required was not stated when, in 1684, it was ordered that another workhouse and house of correction was to be set up. Money and rents which the Corporation decided upon were to be put to use to ...

... THE WORKHOUSE Todmorden Board of Guardians decided to seek borrowing powers to defray the cost of the extension to the Workhouse and Hospital and for the purchase of Spencer House Farm and a part of Langfield Common, CHURCH PROPERTY “Church property and ...

... PENSIONS AND THE WORKHOUSE. They had expected that Old-Age Pensions would do a great deal to ameliorate poverty, but there were many old people who could not get relatives to take them in, and they could not possibly pay rent out of bs, u week, so that ...

... WORKHOUSE INMATES CELEBRATE ROYAL WEDDING Mr. T. Ashton, Chairman of the Todmorden Board of Guardians, gave the inmates of Stansfield View Institution and Children’s Home an excellent tea on Tuesday to celebrate the wedding of Princess Mary. Mrs. J. A ...

... SERVICE AT THE WORKHOUSE. A very hApVy service, and one that was well attended. was held at the Workbouse on Sunday afternoon. It was conducted by Mr. Frank Wilcock, and the address was listened to with rapt attention. The subject was *‘ The lfrd is my ...

... CONCERT AT THE WORKHOUSE The inmates of the Workbouse were favoured with & visit of the King Cross Wesleyan Orchestral Somety s string and reed band on ;lu-hy. The solousts who wso comtmbated o their enjoyment were Misses Mabel gnd Dorothy Clay, Miss ...

... CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE At a meeting of the Todmorden Board of Guardians it was decided to accept the offer of Walsden Chorch Choir to give an entertainnent on New Year's Day to commence at three ‘o'clock in the sfternoon. It was also decided to provide ...

... the Halifax Workhouse on Sunday morning. Fdward Town, taskmaster, said the defendant M discharged from the Workhouse and as soon as be got outside he picked up a stone and hurled it Wrough the window of the casual ward office. Serst. Brier said there were ...

... ENTERTAINMENT AT THE WORKHOUSE A number of the children attend-l ing the infants’ department of Room- | field Board School were conveyed to the workhouse in three waggonettes, ‘provided by the managers and a few friends, and gave a most excellent‘ and ...