Child run over at Birkenhead
Yesterday afternoon, Ellen DAVIES, aged 11, whose parents reside at 216 Price St, Birkenhead, was knocked down in Watson St, by a shandry driven by Henry STEWART, hardware dealer, and had her thigh fractured. She was taken to the Borough Hospital.
-----------
LIVERPOOL ECHO
Mon Jan 7th 1889
A fire in Henry St B'Head in dwelling house belonging to John LAMB. Mrs KELLY who occupied the house was woken by the smell of smoke. She jumped out of a bedroom window injuring her back and is now in the Borough Infirmary. She is a Widow between 60 and 70 yrs, the fire was started by a paraffin lamp.
LIVERPOOL ECHO 1889
16th of January
The foundations of many houses and shops collapsed in Windsor St, due to sewers bursting. Buildings were propped up. The worst affected was the shop of Henry BENNETT Civil and and Military Tailor 228 Windsor St.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
21st Jan 1889
Sir William Bower FORWOOD Shipowner and Liverpool merchant, Mayor in 1881, reached the age of fifty today. He was born 21 Jan 1840, he is the younger brother of Mr Arthur Bower FORWOOD M.P, and Secretary to the Admiralty.
LIVERPOOL ECHO
23rd to 24th Jan 1889
Last night a youth living in Fenton St, St Helens visited the surgery of Drs H and F. KNOWLES complaining of being bitten by a mad dog on Monday. Yesterday several children were bitten by a mad dog and are progressing well. The credit of killing the dog goes to Mr Joseph HATTON of Westfield St. A postmortem was carried out on the dog by veterinary surgeons with six medical men present madness was strongly suspected. Arrangements are being made to send the victims to Mr PASTEUR in Paris. Jan 24th' Dog confirmed as suffering from rabies. Children to leave for Paris tomorrow accompanied by Mrs SHIELDS and a French speaking nurse from Liverpool.
--------------
LIVERPOOL ECHO
C0MPETITION WINNERS
FEB1889
: 1st prize 2 guineas
Divided between
Thomas and William HARRISON, 94 Claudia St, Everton
John PEYTON, 22 Plumpton St, Everton
2nd prize 1 guinea
divided between C. WEBB, 54 Wavertree Vale, L'PL T. J. HAMPSON, 94 Claudia St, Walton
remaining prizes amalgamated
Robert GOWEN, 54 Wavertree Vale, L'pl
William FOX, 9 Church Alley, L’pl
John KINSKEY, 30 Circus St
Charles BYRNE, 34 Crown St
Mrs L. JACKSON, 9 Poplar St, Breck Rd
Joseph T. ROBINSON, 82 Arundel St, Kingsley Rd
Arthur WILKINSON, 51 Hunt St, Breck Rd
Mrs A. H. ANTON, 3 Breck Rd, N
Sarah STANTON, 52 Hunt St, Everton
Mrs LANG, 44 Stockbridge St, Everton
William STRATTON, 89 Ashfield Cottages, Ashfield St, LPL
Jacob KELLY, 5 Castle St, Woolton
William HARRIS, 11 Rotunda Buildings, 5 Bold St
John LYNCH, 29 Mulin St, LPL
Thomas P. DELANEY, 60 Lloyd St, LPL
Competition winners
MARCH 1889 .
A. CORLETT, 117 Delamoor St Kirkdale
Alfred BURGE, 121 Benedict St Bootle
Harold ORME, 5 Moorfield Rd Widnes
Thomas and Margaret JACKSON, 16 Hargreave St Southport
E. D. WILLIAMS, 16 Robarts Rd Anfield
Fredrick RIMMER, 2 Eastbourne Rd Birkdale
W. LAIRD, 34 Danby St Everton
Jane SARJEANT, 12 Turlong St Liverpool
John E. HOBIN, 62 Argyle St St Helens
Miss H. BROMLEY, 3 Ivy Lea Wheatland Lane Seacombe
H. A. WILKINSON, 38 Fowler St Everton
J. H. SHIMMIN, 17 North Hill St Liverpool
Ernest RAWCLIFFE, 2 Georges Rd Liverpool
John MOYLES, 54 Chatsworth St Edge Hill
Thomas MOWBRAY, Jnr, 8 Burleigh Rd Everton
N E. C. SWEETMAN 6 Burleigh Rd Everton
N C. L. WILLIAMS, 31 Monk St Everton
Jim MOYLES 54 Chatsworth St Edge Hill
M. O'NEILL, 25 Kent St
W. WILLIAMS, 55 Greenleaf St Liverpool
Alfred BRETHERTON, 74 Redrock St Liverpool
copyright 2002 / To date