WAKEFIELD.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 18 April 1910, Page 7

WAKEFIELD.

Til I] DEBATING CLASS. The animal meeting of the .Wakefield Literary and Debating Society <,vas held on Wednesday evening, Mr F. B. l'eart occupying the chair, when the following officers were elected: — President. Mr E. Hodgson. VicePresidents: Messrs O- Wilkens and G. Robertson. Secretary: Mr A. N. Longton. Assistant Secretary: Miss Hewlett. Committee: Mesdames Hooper, Hodgson, Wilkens, and Blomma.'.i't. Miss Robertson. Messrs Hunt, Pe-:.rr, Bird, White, and Harris. It was .•ided that the Society open the session on Thursday, the 1-tn Thursday .being the evening seieevl for the, meetings of the Society. very prospect of a very successful session for the Society, many new members having joined.

A RHCENT PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Friends generally wii! be pieas:-,! know tuat Mr Alex. Robertson, v."l:.) n'.et with a serious accident to Ins e, V(I . is not likely to lose the trght as was st urst feared, the specialists ni V. e.i:ngton being uopefiu of preserving tins. . OMFORT OF SCHOOL CHILDRLIX. The people of Wakefield are ar,: '- ously inquiring tie purpose i t which an addition was made to tl.c State school. The children are st-.i doing a freeze, especially during t;r:present cold snap whilst tr.e Committee, Education Board, ronrnc ! ov, and architect ar e wax;ng w;jn: p*er some technicality in connect.'.'-! v.'ith the construction of the new Surely some arrangement can be coin,to to put matters or. a satisfactory footing, and allow the room to oused without further delay.

amusements. The Tennis Club are holding tiiM closing dance I his week, ovory endeavour will be made to make tn;"* one of ilio most successful- dances ei the year. The tennis courts will fa closed 011 Saturday. 1 understand that there is a sir;n.!; current, of feeling throughout 1 1' 1 district towards resuscitating Ihe Bait-l hprp. The materia! available the formation of a really capital n:i Is very good, and if Mr E. J. will only lend his assistance tow:'>"is this laudable there is no son why the matter should not rem: a successful issue.

THE WEATHER AND TUK CROPS. Tb e weatlic-r during the last' f-w days has been very boisterous and unpleasant. A gale, '>} cold rain from the south, has bfi*:much in evidence. Although the w:n». was very trying, the rain was much needed, as the spell of line we.ut.iev previously experienced has begnn tt; make itself felt. Fanners were ing it rather difficult to get. gi.-iiuui ploughed on account, of its being .try and hard. Winter appears jo !>e ;m>proaching very quickly. The treesare becoming stripped of their leave:and the. country generally is taking <;> quite a wintry appearance. THE FARMERS' UXIOX. The annual meeting of the Vv.tk. field Branch of the Farmers' I'n'n):: to be held to-morrow evening, and ajl '.vlio have any interest in tlni; org;M.Kation are requested to attend, :r----there are several matters of iniiMii-* tance to the farming conimunitv which need considering, and which -l is intended to deal with at the meeting. The election of officers Will also be held, and the question of holding a Field Day is to be final y decided.