Mexborough & Swinton Times, September 4, 1915
Million Egg Scheme
A special national effort to collect 1 million eggs for the nourishment of wounded soldiers in hospital was made from August 16 to the 23rd.
Mrs. Goodison, Church farm, Church Street, Conisbotough, was the organiser for this district. She was assisted by the girl guides, together with a number of other kindly disposed children.
During the week 233 eggs and £3 8s 10d in money was collected. The total number of eggs collected in Conisbotough from November 29th to August 23 amounted to 805, together with £4 0s 4d. In cash; which is the most gratifying result.
The lists are: – eggs; Mrs, Goodison 591, girl guides 234, E Whitlam 54, M. Nicholson 40, L. Clifford 18, F. Campbell 17; E. Hay 12, L. Roberts 14, L. Stages seven, H. Eawcock seven, D. Farmer three, E. Taylor one.:
Nicholson £1 5s. 1d,. Holbury 13s , Whitlam 7s 3d , D. Farmer 5s., E. Haigh, E. L. Clifford 3s. 9 one half times, E. Taylor 3s H. Lowe would 2s 4d, S. Campbell 1s 2 1/2d, A Hodgett 2s. 1d, N. Barnes 6d, E. Wood 4d, C. Moody 2d.
Accident to Farmer’s Son
An accident happened to the only son of Mr. Brooks, farmer, on Tuesday afternoon.
The youth, who is about 16 years of age, was riding a horse, which was harnessed to a mowing machine, when he fell and became entangled in the machine.
The youths left hand was severed from the risk, and he was at once conveyed to the Doncaster Royal infirmary, where he is making satisfactory progress.
A Wicked Action
The Rector of Conisbotough (the rev. W. A. Strawbridge) devotes space in his parish magazine to a somewhat clement reproval of the conduct of a party of vulgar miscreants, who on the occasion of a recent fete held in the Castle grounds, broke through unprotected and smashed up all the beautiful results of their painstaking effort and artistic appreciation of a number of lady church workers.
These devoted ladies, we are told, went to the end of trouble in beautifying their interior of the ancient keep with fairy lamps and Chinese lanterns, and the rectors complaint is that a great part of this fancy furniture was either broken up or stolen.
There was evidence of deliberate, calculated, and wanton destruction.
“A number of the candles,” said the rector, “were lighted up in broad daylight, which meant the spoiling of the evening’s illuminations.”
We understand that, in consequence of this business, the keep is to be for ever more closed to public inspection. Alas! This yet another instance of where the aim of the bad are visited upon the good.
There surely must be a few sensible, appreciative people in the district, and, for the sake of these, we trust her ladyship will withdraw this embargo.