Page Eleven
Beeston in the News
1800--1900
These are transcribed by courtesy Trish Symonds from N,S,W taken from the News paper of that Parish.
Wednesday, 8 June 1881, Derby Mercury No 8682,
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TO BE SOLD – For sale by private contract. Two or Four substantially-built Houses, centre of Beeston, Notts, with passage entrances, hard and soft water in the scullery, all well tenanted, good investment, gross rental €62.8s – Apply: C. STARE, Beeston.
Saturday, 19 November 1881, Manchester Times No 1245,
DEATHS – PARSONS : On the 13th inst, at his residence, Beeston, Notts, William PARSONS, aged 72 years.
Thursday, 8 December 1881, Bristol Mercury No 10474,
Correspondence to The Editor of the Mercury & Post from R. PORTER of Montpellier-Cottage, Beeston, Notts, re Proposed Channel Observatory (there followed a very long newspaper item).
Saturday, 17 June 1882, North Wales Chronicle No 2850,
Account of the Longest Day’s Ride on a Tricycle – by a member of the Speedwell Bicycle Club. Mr MARRIOTT rode a “Humber” tricycle, made by HUMBER AND CO, Beeston-Notts, weighing 60lbs, on a journey of 180 miles in 23 hours from Derby to Holyhead. (Full story in paper)
Saturday, 1 July 1882, Liverpool Mercury No 10756,
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED – William DANSON and William OWEN, trading as DANSON AND OWEN, Beeston, Notts, bobbin turners and pill box manufacturers : W. DANSON retired.
Wednesday, 17 January 1883, Liverpool Mercury No 10925,
BANKRUPTS : PETITIONS FOR LIQUIDATION BY ARRANGEMENT –
William BARKER, Middle-street East, Beeston, Notts, farmer and milk setter.
Thomas WATERS, formerly of Elm Villas, Station-road, Beeston, Notts, and now of 73 Arkwright-street, Nottingham, commission agent.
Monday, 26 February 1883, Bristol Mercury No 10853 – (see following story),
At Beeston near Nottingham, on Saturday night, a young man called WADDINGTON attempted to murder his sister and a man named Samuel ASKAM, with whom she was cohabiting, by shooting them with a revolver. ASKAM is believed to be mortally wounded, but it is thought the woman may recover. The would-be murderer is in custody.
Monday, 26 February 1883, Glasgow Herald No 49 – (see story above),
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ATTEMPTED DOUBLE MURDER NEAR NOTTINGHAM – Considerable excitement prevailed at Nottingham yesterday in consequence of what will undoubtedly prove to be a terrible tragedy. A man, named Samuel ASKARD, has been living at Beeston near Nottingham with a woman called Matilda WAPPLINGTON, who is believed to be married. On Saturday night, James JOHNSON, who is a brother of the woman, and who recently returned from Australia, took a cab from Nottingham and directed the driver to go to the address of ASKARD. The driver, whose name is UNWIN, noticed on the way that JOHNSON had a loaded revolver. Suspecting mischief, the cabman, immediately after setting his fare down, directed the attention of a police-inspector to the affair, and in company with a constable the inspector proceeded to the house. When nearing it they heard shots fired, and on entering the house ASKARD was found wounded in the left lung, the woman WAPPINGTON lying close to him shot in the thigh. A third person in the house had also been shot at, but escaped. JOHNSTONE, who was found in a bedroom, was at once arrested. ASKARD is in a desperate condition, and has made a disposition. Thousands of people visited the scene yesterday.
Follow-up to the above: James JOHNSON (32) draughtsman, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment for the unlawful wounding of Samuel Burton HASKARD and his sister Matilda WAPLINGTON. Full story in the Hull Packet No 5140 dated Friday, 20 April 1883.
Wednesday, 22 August 1883, Derby Mercury No 8797,
A man named Charles STORY, 34 years of age, in the employment of the Midland Railway Company, while engaged in shunting at Beeston near Nottingham on Friday morning, was knocked down and run over by some waggons. He was conveyed to the Nottingham hospital in a very mangled condition, and died soon after his admission.
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