June 10th – The drought still continues. By the power of the sun and the strong north-east wind the earth is parched up. June 13th – The drought is such as scarse was ever experienced, and never was there such a difficulty to obtain water. June 14th – The corroner and jury set upon the case of -------------, touching her child being found at Mr. Ogden’s at Hollinwood, when they found her guilty of concealing the birth. She was, of course, committed Lancaster. June 19th – Some fine rain fell this day. June 18th – The Oldham Cavallary where revewed in the park at Chadderton, by Major Watt, of the 3rd Dragoons. They went through three different evolutions to the general satisfaction of all present. The day was very fine, and the spectators, which were numerous, where highly delighted with such an atracting sceen. June 15th – Died, in Cromton, the once famous Abraham Wood. On the 19th he was entered at Ogden Chappel. He was born in July, 1777, and is 47 years of age. His performances on the turf prove him to have been the swiftest foot man that ever apeared in this part of the kingdom. Abraham Wood popularly known as “Abram,” was highly thought of for his prowess in race running. One “Pollitt” was his rival, and “Pollitt and Abram” were familiar in our grandfathers’ mouths as household words. July 2nd – A large boiler or pan arived at Mr. Rowland’s factory, it weighed 163 hundred and 17lbs. July 3rd – Died at Mr. John Haigh’s at Chadderton, where he had retired a short time since for the benefit of his health, Doctor Radcliffe Wood, late of Oldham, his age 33, disorder consumption. July 9th – Was interred at Oldham, Anna, wife of John Lees, of Greenacres Moor. She was daughter of Peter Blaze, of North Moor; she was famed for her musical abillittys, disorder, child birth, aged 31 years. July 13th – Died at Werneth Hall, Sarah Brierly, aged 86 years. July 16th – Was interred at Oldham Church, Mr. Samuel Gordon, aged 35 years, grandson of the late Mr. John Clegg, of Bent, Oldham, hat manufacturer. Higson says that Hope Chapel was opened for divine service on June 27th. The Moravian Chapel at Salem was erected this year. June 21st – Old pottatoes 16d. per score and new ones 6d., and those of a less sort 3d. per pond. June 23rd – Benjamin Shaw sold his premises, situated at Bottom of Maygate-lane, to John Taylor for £290, and his household furniture was sold the same day; there were four dwellings. |
June 22nd – Was entered at Oldham, Fanny Ogden of Scool Croft, Oldham, aged 73 years. July 15th – Died at Jacobs-roe, Northmoor, Mary Ann, daughter of Wm. Halliwell, of that place, age 20 years, consumption. July 19th – Some exalent fine hay weather for several days past. July 20th – This day Thomas Woolstoncroft, master of the Duck Inn, Oldham, in a fit of despair, hanged himself. He had been for some time in a desponding state; and one Schofield, son of Schofield, a blacksmith, of near Cowhill, was unfortunately drowned while bathing near Greenacres Moss, his age 17 years. July 23rd – Uncomon hay weather still continues. July 13th – A child of one Fittons, the engineer of Dan Lees factory, Manchester-street, Oldham, killed by a cart of F. Tetlows. July 27th – The weather still continues excellent for the hay harvest. Mad dogs. For several weeks past the country has been much alarmed with the rumor of mad dogs, and in some instances the rumor hath been confirmed, for several persons who have been bit by these animals and who have died of that fatal disorder which proceeds from the bite of a mad dog. There has been proper persons apointed to destroy all dogs found wandering and who were not under the eye of the owner, and this day 90 which had been secured in different parts of Oldham and its neighbourhood, were hung at a house in Lord-street, Oldham, where they have been confined for several days in order to have been claimed, but as there was 3s. to pay by the owner of each dog, these dogs were destroyed. A great deal of dogs have been destroyed in the neighbourhood, and it appears that 600 dogs have been destroyed in Manchester and Salford. The substance of the above is that the dogs were not hung as above stated, but that there were 102 confined in the Lockup, in Lord-street. Twelve found owners who paid 3s. per dog for their ransom, and the rest were destroyed by burning a quantity of brimstone and other suffocating ingredients. The poor dogs made great struggles for life by dashing at the windows wich they broke and put there mouths too for air, but were emediately destroyed by sticks and bludgeons, and where put into a cart and taken to the top of Oldham Edge and there put into an old coal pit. The weather still continues very fine, and the most promising appearonces of good crops of all kinds. Wheat has been cut in Heaton Norris, and has been ground at Manchester last week. The flour is exalent. August 1st – Thomas Mellor, son of Joseph Mellor of the British Flag public-house, Manchester-street, Oldham, suddenly dropped down on the road near Lees, and emidiately expired: his age 30 years. August 2nd – Died at Werneth Hall, James Briorly, the husbandman there. He had been most seriously gored by a bull a few days since, and died in consequence thereof; his age 67 years. |
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ANNALS OF OLDHAM No. CI 1824 August 16th - Pursuant to notice a numerous meeting was held at the Waymark, top of Oldham Edge, in order to raise some plan to raise the wages of fustian weavers, wich at this time are very bad. Another meeting was agreed to be held on the 23rd, at the Clock Face, Newton-lane. This plan of holding public meetings to raise the price of weaving was an old expedient. The old hand-loom had evidently died hard. The power-loom was the deadly enemy of the hand-loom, which was destined eventually to be driven from the field. August 10th - The weather is changed; it is grown much cooler, and today has been a deal of rain. August 26th – Died, at Oldham, James Heap, master of the Cock publichouse, Priest Hill, near Cheapside, his age, 46 years. August 28th – Was Oldham Rushbearing Sauterday; never a finer day seen. A deal of company; two rushcarts only, one from Mill-bottom and one from Denton-lane. Such finer weather was never seen before by the oldest person living. September 30th – Rushbearing Monday; a fine day. Three rushcarts, one from Mumps, one from Bent, and one from Chappel Croft. August 30th – Died, Greenwood, of Walk Mill, near Chadderton; age, 70 years. September 1st – Died Mrs. Sally Kay, mistriss of the Punch Bowl public-house, Manchester-street, Oldham; age 79 years. September 9th – John Winterbottom, Woolstencroft, Bowker, where this day brought before the Rev. Mr. Home, on a charge of robbing the house of Battersby of a quantity of shoes. They wher committed for tryal. Mr. Battersby’s house is near the Angel Inn, Oldham. September 12th – Died, at Oldham, John Dyson, formerly of Chadderton Mill; a peaceable inofenceive man, his age upwards 73 years. |
September 13th – Died at Lancaster, where he was attending at the Assizes, Mr. Thomas Neild, Attorney-at-law, of Lord-street, Oldham; disorder St. Anthony’s Fire. On the 14th the corpse of Thomas Neild arived at Oldham, and on the 17th he was intered at Oldham. He was an attorny that had an emence deal of business. Age 33 years. September 15th – Was the day for granting ale licenses at Oldham. The Rev. Mr. Holme and Mr. Watkins, the magisterates, the old ones were renewed, and a deal of the new ones granted, amongst whom was one for William Bamford, near Cheapside; one for John Dalton, at Priest Hill; one for -------------- in the Union Ground; one for a Bardsley, at Top of Oldham Edge; one for Isaac Clegg, near Lower Moor; and two persons had each one on Greenacres Moor; and several in Ashton parish; and a deal of new applications refused. September 23rd – Early this morning was found dead, John Whitehead, who was formerly landlord of the Westwood Tavern. He had been last night at Stoppord’s public-house, near Grosvenor-street, Oldham, and had fallen down a precipice, near Fountain-street, Oldham, and was killed. September 16th – Died at Paris, his most Crisstain Majesty, Louis 18th, King of France. September 25th – Sauterday was maried in Oldham by especial licence, John Woolley, of Northmoor, to the acomplished Miss Patience Lord, of Chadderton, but late of Oldham. September 27th – Died at Oldham, Frederick, son of Sarah Whitehead, otherways Sall Berry, disorder fever, age 19 years. September 28th – Died, Joseph, son of Thomas Ogden, shopkeeper, of Maygate-lane, disorder, inflamation and fever, age nineteen years. September 18th – The dysentery very prevalent in this country and particularly in this neighbourhood, and in Oldham, several die of it, they were genaraly attacted with a severe loosness and viloant. October 10th – Died at Highfield, near Maygate-lane, Sarah, wife of Mr. Abraham Clegg, hat manufacturer, disorder, consumption, age 30 years. She was the daughter of Mr. Thomas Whittaker, of Oldham. October 13th – This morning a dreadfull accident happened at Oldfield-lane, Manchester, a cotton factory six storeys high, wherein 200 persons where at work in part fell down with a most tremendous crash. Eighteen where killed and a great number wounded. |
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