| People |
1874-12-15 |
Death of Henry Rutherford Hall, aged 23 years, who perished in the snow on the night of Tuesday 15th December 1874 near Blindburn and was interred in Hownam churchyard on 15th January 1875. |
| Hexham |
1874-12-31 |
Rather than setting the old men at the workhouse to work on stone-breaking or oakum picking, Hexham Board of Guardians decided that splitting firewood would be more pleasant work for them. |
| Wark |
1875-01-09 |
The members of Wark Mechanics Institute celebrated their anniversary on New Years?s Day (1875) by a public tea and concert in the New Town Hall, which had been tastefully decorated by Mr. Cram and Mr. Hutchinson. The concert party failed to arrive having been put on the wrong train. |
| Wark |
1875-01-16 |
A Grand Concert was held in the New Town Hall on Wednesday evening (13th January) when about 300 people were present. Compare 13/02/1875. |
| People |
1875-01-30 |
The death was reported of two pedlars, John McSweeden and James Ray. |
| Simonburn |
1875-02-11 |
An amateur concert was given at the new Wark Town Hall by several members of Simonburn Church choir assisted by a few others from Chollerton and Humshaugh choir. |
| Newbrough and Fourstones |
1875-03-03 |
There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Newbrough Mechanics Institute. The usefulness of the society and its influence, morally and intellectually, was commented on. In an appeal for financial assistance, the institute was described as a boon to unborn generations and its activities were manifest proof in caring for the moral culture and well being for the sons of toil. |
| Plashetts |
1875-03-17 |
A clerk at Plashetts Colliery almost bled to death after being stabbed in the leg by a nine year old boy whom he had chastised for blowing out the taper with which he was trying to light his pipe. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1875-03-24 |
A valuable draught horse was killed when the cart laden with turnips it was pulling across the railway line at Bardon Mill was struck by a train. The servant driving the cart was unhurt but the cart was shattered, pieces being carried along the line for a mile. |
| Acomb |
1875-04-14 |
Men and boys lost their jobs after a fire destroyed Acomb colliery. It was believed that the fire started at around 3am due to a burning seam of coal. Cf. 20/04/1875. The fire was finally put out after burning underground for several weeks. Cf. 19/05/1875. |
| Hexham |
1875-04-28 |
A limited liability company was formed to start an extensive hydropathic establishment in the neighbourhood of Hexham. |
| Wark |
1875-05-22 |
Wark Town Hall clock was fixed in place this week. |
| Wark |
1875-05-26 |
The foundation stone was laid of the new United Presbyterian Church by Mrs George Barclay Bruce. |
| Hexham |
1875-06-16 |
The Board of Guardians found attendance at the board schools very poor, particularly among the girls. Although prizes had been offered at the beginning of term for good attendance, only 6 of the 120 pupils had results good enough to be considered. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1875-07-14 |
Lightening claimed the lives of two men and two horses in Tynedale. One man was killed at Haydon Bridge and the other was killed while in charge of the two valuable horses at Bardon Mill. |
| Bellingham |
1875-09-15 |
Special trains from Hexham, Morpeth and intermediate stations were being arranged to take visitors to the Bellingham Show, to be held on the following Thursday, with return tickets being issued at single journey fare. |
| Allendale, Alston, Whitfield |
1875-11-17 |
The hiring of servants took place in Allendale but not many servants turned up, as the weather was unfavourable. However, those present received excellent wages ranging from ?6 10s to ?11 for the winter half-year. |
| Newbrough and Fourstones |
1875-11-23 |
The new Wesleyan Chapel at Butt Bank, built at a cost of ?730 to seat 30 people, was officially opened for divine service. |
| Hexham |
1875-12-08 |
Concern was expressed for the health of Hexham people in view of the large number of open ash-pits or middensteads in the town, which were the centres of production of noxious gases. |
| Bardon Mill and Melkridge |
1876-01-26 |
New railway platforms were being provided on stations at Bardon Mill, Haltwhistle and Haydon Bridge. |
