EDUCATION 20/9/1878 Skelton School Board
Principle business; the state of Lingdale School. Charles Rippon board member had visited the school a fortnight earlier after the new Master Mr John Douglas had taken over and reported his visit to the last meeting. He found the boys fighting hand over head and cuffing each other in all directions and the Master and his assistants looking on apparently powerless to restore order. A letter was read from Mr Douglas denying all the charges and reminded the board that her majesty’s Inspector had visited the school only a day or two before Mr Rippon and had signed the log book clear. Granted the school was not in the first rate order but he had not been in charge long enough to be responsible. Members of the board had thought Mr Rippon had made the case much worse than it was and that he had used one or two expressions to the master that ought not to not been used. Mr Douglas had only been in occupation of the school a fortnight so a little consideration might have been shown to him. Mr Rippon was requested to withdraw the remarks and he consented to do so and a resolution to affect was to be forwarded to Mr Douglas. It was resolved that families who had more than three children in regular attendance at board schools should have their fees remitted all above the three when
the board as made out their parents income. Several persons named as having children not at school were given to the clerk to be summoned by Guisborough magistrates.

CRIME 25/9/1878 Shebeening in Cleveland. Heavy Penalty.
Guisborough Petty Sessions. Elizabeth Dowey alias red jacket was charged that she did on the 22nd September sell 2 quarts of beer at Lingdale Lane without a licence. Sergeant Haw said he was on duty in Lingdale Lane on Sunday morning about 2,o’clock in company with P.C. Lamb when he heard a great row in Mrs Dowey’s house and on looking through the window he saw a man draw a quart of beer from a barrel in the closet for which he paid 6d to Mrs Dowey. He then saw three further quarts drawn and paid for and when asked for admission to enter the house he was refused. Mr McLean and John Worthington were then charged with aiding an abetting Elizabeth Dowey on the morning in question. Sergeant Haw said he saw Workington pay for the beer and Maclean draw one quart. P.C. Lamb said he was in company with Sergeant Haw at Mrs Dowey’s house and saw Worthington draw 4 quarts of beer one of which Worthington paid for and Maclean another. Sergeant Haw then asked for admission, when McClean struck the window with a poker breaking the glass. Someone then threw a brick which struck Sergeant Haw on the chest, but he could not see who threw it. From information received they searched a house about three doors higher up and found three barrels of beer in the coal-house. This house was in the occupation of Mrs Collett. P.C. Teasdale corroborated the former evidence and said he saw marks from one house to another as though a barrel had been rolled along. Sergeant Haw (recalled) produced several bills for beer and spirits. John Dale stated that on Saturday last he went to Mrs Dowey’s in company with Maclean and Worthington but prior to this he had ordered a barrel of beer to be sent to Mrs Dowey. When they went to Mrs Dowey a female witness commenced to argue but the men took no part and fell asleep. He never saw any beer in the house. He heard the police in the yard and commenced to kick at the door and then P.C. Lamb broke all the glass in the window with a stick he was carrying. The noise awoke the two male defendants who looked out at the broken window. The next morning when he was standing on the corner of the street the officers knocked him down. The ticket produced was for the barrel he had ordered. Witness “she rolled it out saying she
would neither have him nor his beer”. The bench retired and on their return said there was some doubt as to their aiding and abetting so they would dismiss the case. In reference to Mrs Dowey they would fine the full amount £50 with costs £1 2s and in case of distress 3 months hard labour. Defendant asked the bench to allow her to go to the bench and get a cheque cashed. The bench granted her request and she returned with the money.

RELIGION 1/10/1878 Gazette Farewell Sermon
On Sunday evening last the Rev. M. C. Dixon of Lingdale, who is about to leave the district, preached a farewell sermon to a crowded congregation. From the emotion that prevailed it was evident that the people keenly felt his loss.

CRIME 15/10/1878 Gazette Shebeening near Guisborough
Another case of Shebeening has occurred at the mining village of Lingdale, near Guisborough. Notwithstanding the bad times, and the fact that at many of the mines the men are employed but three days extensive drinking is still very marked in some of the villages. It is chiefly carried out in private houses and the fines imposed lately, of £50 provide ample proof of its profitability.

RATES 31/10/1878 Local Government Enquiry At Skelton
Proceedings were held in a room at the Local Board Office. Major Hector Tulloch, Inspector of Local Government Board held an enquiry into the inclusion of Skelton, Stanghow and Moorsholm into an enlarged Local Board with considerable addition to the rateable value. Within this enlarged district are important mining villages of Skelton, New Skelton, North Skelton, Lingdale, Boosbeck, Skelton Green, Magra Park and Moorsholm. The division of the proposed district into wards to secure fair representation to every part were the principle feature of the enquiry. Petitioners included Squire J T Wharton, Captain Linkskill, J. W. Pease, Bell Bros (Mine owners) Joseph Dodds M.P. for Stockton and members of the Petch family. A discussion followed as to benefits of a combined authority within the development of principle industries such as Ironstone Mining and Agriculture. In an area where
the majority of land and property ownership and the lease of land is for mineral rights ensued. A proposed division of the area into
suitable wards was then discussed. The desirability of three or four wards and the number of representatives for each was to be considered. Major Tulloch said he would give the suggestions he had heard every consideration and report early to the local board.

TRANSPORT 4/11/1878 Opening the Cleveland Extension Railway.

The new line from Guisborough to the Saltburn and Loftus branch of the North-Eastern Railway was opened on Thursday for passenger traffic. It is a continuation of the Middlesbrough and Guisborough railway and proceeds after leaving Guisborough in a north easterly direction to North Skelton about mile from Brotton. It then joins the Saltburn and Loftus branch. Though only short the distance from Brotton being seven miles and to Saltburn nine miles, the new rail-road traverses an important district at its the heart. It has been termed the Cleveland Ironstone field and to the inhabitants the populous mining villages of Slaithwaite, Magra Park, Boosbeck, Skelton Green, Skelton, New Skelton, Lingdale, and North Skelton, which lie on either side of the line, it will prove a great boon. Only one station has been built, viz., Boosbeck, and it is in every respect a trim and compact building, with two excellent platforms. A goods train has also been built, and a considerable amount of traffic is expected from the place. For the present the trains have been timed to run in connection with the trains between Saltburn and Loftus, and Guisborough and
Middlesbrough, and the arrangements were satisfactorily carried out by Mr Sanderson (Guisborough), Mr Tennant (Saltburn), and Mr Tomlinson (Loftus). There was large number of passengers.

DESTITUTION 21/12/1878 Leeds Mercury The Distress
Skelton Seasonal Generosity. It is very pleasant to find that at Skelton where there is perhaps a greater amount of distress than many other places in Cleveland parcels of clothing are being distributed by the Cleveland Miners' Association, and between 700 and 800 children are, through the liberality of Mr. J. T. Wharton, Skelton Castle, and his agent, Mr. E. B. Hamilton, being supplied-daily with a nourishing meal of soup and bread, at a cost of 2d. per week. It is proposed to continue the distribution for or about three months, and it is believed a that the proportion of the cost to these gentlemen will not be lees than £500. A cottage in the centre of the village of Old Skelton, the property of Mr. Wharton, has been converted into soup kitchen, and three 75-gallon coppers are nightly kept going in producing the 800 pints of soup required. The soup is conveyed by trolleys to the five stations for distribution, viz., schools at Stanghow lane, Lingdale, Boosbeck, Magra Park and Skelton Infant, and is served out to the children at mid-day.

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BANKRUPTCY 30/1/1879 1st General Meeting
Wm. Dunning, of Lingdale Lane, Grocer and Provision Dealer, Black Lion Hotel, Stockton on 8/2/1879 at 10 am.

RATES 7/2/1879 Skelton Ratepayers Ass.
Meeting at George Hotel to form a ratepayers association for the ratepayers of Skelton, Boosbeck and Lingdale; with consideration to the great increase in rates during present stagnation of trade.

22/2/1879 Gazette Stokesley County Court
Mr W Woodcock wholesale Grocer Guisborough sued William Dunning, Grocer, Lingdale for £11 4s 2d for goods supplied. The defendant as gone into liquidation so the case was struck off.

BANKRUPTCY 22/2/1879 1st General Meeting
Wm Atkinson of 83 High St Boosbeck and High St Lingdale, Draper at Ge. Robinson's, Middlesbrough on March 8th at noon.

DESTITUTION 1/3/1879 North Skelton Soup Kitchen
An evening concert to raise funds for the soup kitchen at North Skelton. We learn that Mr George Clark, of Lingdale Hotel as offered the use of his hall and gas gratuitously for the same object. It is expected that the concert will be given there also.

TRAGEDY 8/3/1879 Death From Falling Into A Well
An inquest was held before Mr W Robinson at the Victoria Hotel Hotel Lingdale on the body of a girl named Marian Jane Nicholson, 5 years old. The deceased was missed and after a search was found dead in the enclosed well of a coal cellar there. The well contained about four feet of water. A verdict of found drowned was returned.

WATER SUPPLY 8/3/1879 Skelton Board of Health

The report of the surveyor refereed to the late case of the drowning of a girl in a well at Lingdale and he was ordered to have the well permanently closed and to report on the condition of similar wells which are alleged to exist at Lingdale.

TRAGEDY 11/4/1879 Leeds Mercury Accident Near Guisborough
An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Wm. Robinson, Deputy-Coroner, at the Victoria Hotel, Lingdale, Guisborough, on the body of a miner named John Gates (46), who met with a shocking accident on Tuesday evening. The deceased and his work mates were working in a broken drift were it is supposed they had over-powdered a hole. The effect of the shot was to break a roof prop into pieces which then collided into one nearby, bringing the roof down. A quantity of stone fell from above onto the deceased, killing him instantly. Verdict of accidental death was returned.

DESTITUTION 7/5/1879 The Distress in Cleveland.
Deputation to the Guisborough Guardians. At a meeting of Guisborough guardians, a deputation of twelve Lingdale miners, waited upon the board stating that they represented a large number of men in the Lingdale and Boosbeck district who were destitute owing to the Durham strike and they wished the guardians some means of reliving them. Two of their number Cunion and Lattimer were the spokesman and stated the mines with which they had been connected for about fourteen weeks had been working slack time, in fact nearly all of the men had only worked eleven shifts during that time and now they were reduced to starvation point. In reply the chairman it was stated that in Lingdale and Boosbeck and North Skelton there were about 100 families whose bread
winners were unable to obtain work. After much discussion it was agreed the relieving officers should at once begin to distribute
relief. The clerk was instructed to write to Local Government to sanction relief to those men and the chairman and auditor promised to guarantee the amount in in case the poor law auditor surcharged it.

DESTITUTION 8/5/1879 Northern Echo The Distress In Cleveland
Yesterday a relief committee, consisting of Messrs D. T. Fetch, Ed. Hamilton, Thomas Fetch, J. Chisholm, and B. Wilkinson, Jon., assisted by Mr Cyrus Smith, relieving officer, visited Boosbeck and North Skelton, and distributed relief to the most necessitous families. The miners of these places, as stated in our yesterday's impression, are bare latterly, owing to the scarcity of employment, been reduced to the greatest distress, and many of the cases relieved were truly pitiful. Fifty-three families living at Boosbeck and Lingdale, and 120 at North Skelton, or in all 942 adults and children, were relieved at a cost of £l6 in money.

DESTITUTION 12/5/1879 Northern Echo Distress of the Cleveland Miners
The Relief Committee of Boosbeck and Lingdale return their best thanks to Mr John Dixon, of Skelton, for the handsome gift of six 10 1b. tins of compressed corned beef which they have distributed impartially amongst the worst cases in the district.
16/5/1879 Northern Echo Businesses For Sale

BE SOLD BY TENDER, the STOCK-IN-TRADE of William Atkinson,

Draper and Outfitter, of Boosbeck and Lingdale, near Middlesbrough, valued at £419. Goods may inspected at the above place. Tenders to the Trustee, D. L. McCallum, Northumberland.

DESTITUTION 17/5/1879 Barnsley Chronicle Work and Wages
It is gratifying to learn that towards the relief of the unparalleled distress in some parts of the district, notably Boosbeck, Lingdale,
and North Skelton, handsome subscriptions continue to be received.

20/5/1879 Gazette Situations Wanted
Wanted Situation to assist and deliver goods. Good references. Apply John Garbutt, 7, Dale Terrace, Lingdale-lane, Guisborough.

12/6/1879 York Herald Deaths
Barrow. — On the 9th instant, at Lingdale, aged 57, Mary, the wife of Thomas Barrow, late of North Shields.

CRIME 14/6/1879 Clever Capture of Lamb Stealer in Cleveland
Guisborough Police Court. During the past few weeks several lambs have been missed in the neighbourhood of Skelton. The lambs have been caught in the fields in the night and after being killed their carcasses been cut up and carried away. Last Tuesday morning a fine lamb weighing over 28lbs was found missing from a field occupied by Messrs Bolcow and Vaughan. A set of peculiar boot marks were found on the spot were it had been killed. While been examined by Sgt. Haw and P.C. Calvert a stranger was observed loitering a short distance away but taking a great interest in their movements. The officers apprehended this man and on examining the nail pattern on his boots confirmed they matched those found nearby. The prisoner was taken into custody at Skelton and gave his name as Thomas Boscombe. He was a miner, residing at Lingdale but a native of Cornwall. Officers then went on to search his house at Lingdale two times but no meat of any kind was to be found. The prisoners wife had feigned illness each time they visited, laying down on the floor. Arousing suspicion they lifted an oil cloth which covered a piece of the floor and discovered an ingenious trap door. Stored below it and quite out of sight was a bag containing the missing carcass of lamb and a quantity of bones. Boscombe was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions.

HEALTH 14/6/1879 Grave Preparation
Skelton Health Board. Mr J. Calow, of Lingdale, proposed that the charge for preparing graves for the planting of flowers should be
reduced from 2s 6d to 1s. He considered it too high a cost for a working man to pay in these times of depression. A lively discussion ensued to which end the fee was reduced to 1s 6d.

ENTERTAINMENT 19/7/1879 Skelton Agricultural Show
On 17th July, 2nd prize: Henry Allison, Lingdale. For a pair of chickens hatched in 1879.

MINES 22/7/1879 Bradford Daily Telegraph Work and Wages
The Cleveland Ironstone Mines. Owing to the recent blowing out of some additional furnaces the output at some of the Ironstone mines has again been restricted. Messrs Charlton’s mine near Guilsborough has been entirely closed, and at Belmont, near the same place, operations still continue standstill. At Messrs Pease’s mines, at Upleatham and Lingdale, the men are fairly employed and the same can be said of Messrs Bell Brothers and Messrs Bolckow and Vaughan’s mines. The North Skelton and Longacre ines of the latter firm, which, may remembered, were closed for nearly nine months, show the greater portion of the men are again employed, and working good time.

MINES 31/7/1879 Northern Echo Cleveland Miners Association.
The annual demonstration and gala in connection with this association, which is fixed to be held Skelton on Saturday week, promises to be, as in previous jars, an exceedingly pleasant and attractive one to the miners of the district. The arrangements are now complete, and amongst the speakers who the to address the company amongst the gentlemen who are to address the
company are Messrs Joseph Toyn, agent to the association; R. Campbell, Eston and Henry Cook, Lingdale.

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SPORT 2/8/1879 Gazette Cornish Wrestling at Brotton-in-Cleveland
Around 500 people attended an “old English test of strength and skill at Brotton”. Combatants dressed in tights and loose jackets. 4th place for 5s, J Pollard, Lingdale, out of 34 competitors.

ENTERTAINMENT 9/8/1879 Boosbeck, Skelton Lingdale Horticultural and Athletic Society
2nd annual show at a field close to Boosbeck Railway Station. Pigs, Special prize of 15s, given by Mr Allison, Lingdale.

TRAGEDY 30/8/1879 Fatal Mine Accident near Guisborough
A young named Barker of [Joseph aged 20 yrs] was killed by fall of stone whilst at work in the South Skelton Mines yesterday morning. The deceased resided at Lingdale.

MINES Gazette 30/8/1879 Notes from Cleveland
The long expected revival in the iron trade as certainly come at last,  after two years of low tonnage and long lay off's at
Boosbeck and Lingdale the mines are working better.

HEALTH 6/9/1879 Skelton Board of Health
Mr Downie (Surveyor) reported that two houses at Lingdale were in a filthy and uncharitable condition. It was resolved to serve a notice on the owners to abate the nuisance complained of.

19/9/1879 Gazette Situations Wanted
Wanted good Houses Servant. Apply, Mrs WILKES, Victoria Hotel, Lingdale.

CRIME 24/9/1879 Desertion of Children near Guisborough
A heartless case of deserting three children by their parents was investigated by Guisborough Magistrates. The children were deserted by their parents a miner and his wife named [Annie] Nicholls living in Lingdale Lane three years ago. After being taken care of by their neighbours they were removed to the Guisborough Workhouse where the youngest of the children had died. Many enquiries were made but no information as to the whereabouts of the parents was ascertained until a few weeks ago. It was found the mother was again living at Lingdale Lane and passing herself as the wife of a man named Sadler. At the instance of the Guisborough guardians a summons was issued against her for deserting her children. Mr Buchanan, clerk to the guardians prosecuted and showed the children had been maintained by the union at a cost of some £63. He pointed out that the mother was if able made liable for the maintenance of her children, in the event of her husbands desertion. She said that her husband had cruelly used her and left her destitute. He is now living with another woman in Lancashire. As there was no direct evidence of the mother deserting her children the case was dismissed.

BANKRUPTCY 26/9/1879 Liquidisations by Arrangement
George Clarke of the Lingdale Hotel, Licenced Victualler

CRIME 1/10/1879 Darlington Herald A Fish-Hawker in Trouble
Guisborough Police Court. A fish-hawker, named George Bulman of Lingdale Lane was charged with being drunk and disorderly at North Skelton on the previous Tuesday evening. P.C. Calvert said he found the defendant in Richard St about 10 o, clock shouting at the top of his voice, “fresh herrings” and as he was not effecting a very good sale he broke out into occasional curses, loud and deep and kicked violently at several doors. When asked him what was meant by his conduct he was seen to fight further. It was ith the greatest difficulty that he could not be induced to go away. Bulman in his defence said the officer turned a light on him and dazzled him. (laughter) Everything was quiet until then and he supposed he was summoned because he gave the officer a bit of his mind. The bench considered the case was clearly proved and ordered him to pay a fine of 5s and costs. The defendant amid much laughter asked the magistrate if he would be good enough to strap him, i.e. give him credit for a few days, but the request was refused.

BANKRUPTCY 22/10/1879 Public Notices
Thomas Jackson, Lingdale in Cleveland, Draper

EDUCATION 20/12/1879 Enforcing Pre-payment of Fees at Board Schools
Test case at Guisborough Petty Sessions. George Baldwin, a miner was summoned by Skelton and Stanghow school board for the non attendance of his son James Baldwin (8) at Lingdale School on the 17th inst. The boy had been sent to school but was refused admission in consequence of not having paid his weekly school fee. This had been a frequent occurrence and there were many other similar cases. The prosecution said this could not be sustained and the reason why the present summons had been taken out. Mr Buchanan prosecuting, read a communication from the education board stating that in such cases the school board was justified in requiring the fee to be paid. Fined 5s and costs.

EDUCATION 12/1/1880 Ratepayers Meeting at Boosbeck
A public meeting arranged by Lingdale Ratepayers was held at Mr Dawes, Lingdale Hotel on Friday night for the purpose of hearing the retiring members of the school board give an account of their stewardships. The chair was occupied by Mr D T Petch. The members of the board present were Mr C Rippon the president, Messrs James Chisholm, Ge. Hobbs and T Petch. Mr Rippon first addressed the meeting. He said he had attended every meeting and fearlessly challenged anyone to ask him any question
on the policy he had pursued during his term of office. Why he asked had the board being in such a dilemma? Mr Chisholm said the board through the last two years had passed through a very critical time. The depression had been very great and it had weighed heavily on them all. Mr Rippon had considered the board had not been judicious on account of them not forcing the people to pay their school fees. He knew that the people through earning low wages had not been able to pay. Since he had been a member of the board he had done for the benefit of the ratepayers generally. G Hobbs said other boards had passed through the same experience as the Skelton board had. He thought no member had done anything he need be ashamed to bring before
their constituents. Mr T Petch had not much to say. He thought the vice-chairman ought to explain matters to them. The members of the board at present were Mr Thomas Taylor, Chairman and Mr & Mrs Wharton. Mr Rippon said the dilemma the board had been in was because of the remittance of school fees. He had fought hard for the board to remit school fees but the majority had sent it to the guardians. He then gave an account of the cost of the schools for eight months under the board. This Mr Matthews rejected as been incomplete and asked why Mr Rippon could not give three years account. Mr Rippon replied he could only get at the accounts for 8 months, in consequence of they being kept at Guisborough before they had their present clerk. A lengthy discussion took place on school examinations. Mr Woolen asked how many had been examined in the same standard this year as last. Mr
Coatsworth thought the schools ought to be self supporting; and Mr Chisholm replied he could not understand how the schools could have been self supporting for the last three years. People had not the money to pay for their children’s schooling; they could scarcely buy food. Mr Kelso thought the board might reduce the teachers salaries, to which Mr Chisholm replied he could not get competent teachers unless they paid them fair remuneration. A prolonged discussion took place as to the mode of drilling the children. It was put to the meeting, and a majority was in favour of drilling the children hitherto. The usual vote of thanks concluded the meeting.

EDUCATION 16/1/1880 Skelton School Board Election
Public meeting at Lingdale Hotel for purpose of choosing suitable persons to sit on the Skelton School Board. Mr Rippon, makes
disparaging remarks about members of the old board and their inability to remit the owed school fees, some £270. The education authority had been consulted and advised that only three months could possibly be remitted. The majority of the board would rather pauperise the people by sending them to the guardians than remit the fees. Mr John Harland master of Lingdale schools then said that the tabulated figures presented only represented the last eight months and was misleading people. He said it was impossible for Mr Rippon to speak of the schools management as he had only visited the school once in 15 months and Mr Petch only once in 3 years, misleading statements would only be contradicted. Messrs Scarth, Thompson and Charles Rippon, Accountant,  of Lingdale were proposed as suitable men for seats on the board.

CRIME 21/1/1880 A Cannibal In Cleveland
At Guisborough Police Court Joseph Wilkes was summoned by Samuel Church for a violent assault on him at Lingdale. The complainant owns a valuable dog but not a very handsome animal but one of some value to him for rabbit coursing and straight-out racing. While on the Lingdale running ground on the afternoon in question he saw his dog in the hands of the defendant. He enquired to what he was doing with the dog and endeavoured to forcibly take it from him. The defendant told him to leave go or he would kick his liver out. In the struggle that followed the defendant caught hold of the complainants nose with his teeth and bit into it so severely that his teeth almost met. This was borne out by the apparent teeth marks on the sides of the victims nose. The bench considered the case to be of a serious nature which could not be gone into because the defendant had not appeared. Case
held over for a week.

PROPERTY 21/1/1880 For Sale by Auction
In Moorsholm Wood. 171 Cubic Feet of Ash, 101 Feet of Oak. Mr John Saunders, No. 52, Pease Street, Lingdale lane, near Guisborough, will show the respective lots. Tenders to be sent to Mr Watson, Auctioneer, Guisborough.

ENTERTAINMENT 28/1/1880 Concert at Lingdale
On Monday evening a concert was given in the Lingdale Hotel Concert Room in aid of Mr Joseph Bewick. The programme was a very good one, and was well attended.

CRIME 31/1/1880 Guisborough Police Court
Joseph Wilkes of Lingdale, miner was charged with assaulting Samuel Church, of Guisborough, miner on the 17th inst at Lingdale. The defendant who severely bit the complainant’s nose was fined £2 and 17s. 6d costs, or in default one months hard labour.

CRIME 30/3/1880 Gazette Guisborough Police Court
Thomas Wear and John Ainsworth, miners, were fined 5s each and costs for being drunk and riotous at Lingdale on the 20th inst.

ENTERTAINMENT 6/4/1880 Local and District News Choral Concert
Assembly Room, Lingdale Hotel. The Brotton Choral Society gave an excellent concert on Monday evening. The programme consisted of anthems, choruses, glee, duets, songs & Ac. All of which were nicely rendered.

CRIME 1/5/1880 Whitby Gazette Alleged Assault of Girl
Guisborough Police Court. Thomas Young, miner, Lingdale, was charged with assaulting a girl, of only eleven years age, named Sarah Lowe, the 19th inst. Mr. Fawcett defended. The assault according to the evidence of the girl was backed out partially by her mother. It was claimed the defendant indecently exposed himself and at the same time used language unfit for publication. The testimony of a witness named Shepherd was to the effect that when accused by the girl’s mother the defendant strenuously denied being the offender. Mr. Fawcett commented strongly upon this fact, and argued that that the little girl must have been mistaken in saying that the defendant was the man who assaulted her. The charge he argued had been made simply with a view of extorting money. After careful consideration the bench dismissed the charge. Mr. Fawcett asked for costs, which were not granted.

TRAGEDY 14/5/1880 Gazette The Fatal Mine Accident at Boosbeck
Coroners Inquest into death of William Clarke who was killed in the Boosbeck mines on Monday. Evidence of identification was iven by an Elizabeth White with whom the deceased lodged at Lingdale-lane. The enquiry was then adjourned until Tuesday first in order to allow the Coroner to communicate with the Home Secretary. This is required by law in cases of death by explosion.

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EDUCATION 4/6/1880 Gazette Skelton School Board
The Proposed New Schools. Attended by Messrs, Hamilton, Heslop, Scarth, Taylor, Petch and Thompson. Dr. Maciver reported a great deal of sickness amongst teachers and children in the district. Several cases of scarlet fever were present and it was suggested that schools should be closed. Dr Keith the Chief Medical Officer is to be consulted immediately for his advice on the matter. The convoluted contents of a letter from the Education Department with regard to building new schools in the area were then discussed. It stated Lingdale according to a pupil census had a surplus of accommodation owing to a decrease in population in the area. Therefore it does not require a new school with accommodation for 334 but a school for 200 children including provision for 60 to 70 infants would meet the needs of the district. HM schools inspector approves the site selected and the area is sufficient.

CRIME 8/6/1880 Gazette Quarrel Among Boys
Guisborough Police Court. John and Joseph Williams and Frederick Fawcett, three boys were ordered to pay a fine and costs for beating a lad named Arthur John Codling of Lingdale, on the 3rd inst.

CRIME 9/6/1880 Northern Echo Game Trespass at Stanghow
Guisborough Police Court. Jesse Boucher, miner, of Lingdale was ordered to pay a fine and costs for trespassing in pursuit of game at Stanghow on the 26th August.

CRIME 15/6/1880 gazette Cowardly Assault
Guisborough Police Court. Charles and John Barnacott, miners of Lingdale were charged with assaulting Thomas Dalkin, miner and
damaging his trousers and hat, which he valued at 10s. Robert Barnacott was charged with aiding and abetting them. He was the only defendant to make an appearance at court. Between 11am and 12am, on the 11th inst, Dalkin was stood talking to two friends on the road between Lingdale and Boosbeck when he was attacked by Charles and John Barnacott. They knocked him down to the ground and kicked him. He heard Robert Barnacott say “let him have it. Two witnesses named Pearson and MacGregor added that Robert Barnacott had persuaded the brothers to cease fighting and go home. Robert Barnacott denied the charge against him and alleged he had succeeded in getting his brothers away from the complainant. For the assault Charles and Robert
Barnacott were each fined 40s and costs or in default 2 months imprisonment. Robert Barnacott was fined 10s and costs. For the
damages they were ordered to pay 13s 6d and a fine of 1s with costs or in default 14 days imprisonment.

SPORTS 1/7/1880 Northern Echo Lingdale Sports
Saturday 3rd July, on the Lingdale Recreation grounds. Good Prizes for Running, Leaping, & co. commences at 2 O'clock prompt.

CRIME 7/7/1880 Northern Echo Trespassing in Pursuit of Game Guisborough Petty Sessions. Thomas Clemeston, miner, of Lingdale was fined and costs for trespassing in pursuit of game at Stanghow on the 10th June.

SPORTS 10/7/1880 Northern Echo Lingdale Sports
The sports which were commenced only a fortnight ago but then postponed in consequence of rain were brought to a most successful conclusion on Saturday afternoon.

16/7/1880 Advertisements
William Cook, Photographer, High Street, Lingdale Lane, Guisborough.

EDUCATION 4/8/1880 Skelton School Board
Report read of falling average attendance attributed to miners demonstrations and Whit holidays. There was an improvement in the Infants but the other schools were far from satisfactory, A summons was to be taken out against the parents of nine children for non attendance. There was a great deal of sickness amongst the teachers and children (Scarlet Fever) and it was commended schools should be closed. The board agreed to seek advice from the Medical Officer and act accordingly. A letter from the Education Department was then read out. It listed a formulated accommodation level for schools under the boards auspice. Lingdale and Stanghow currently have a surplus due to a decrease in population and the plans to provide more accommodation
is declined but recommendation made that a school with provision for 200 children including accommodation for 70/80 infants would amply meet the needs of the district. Her Majesty Inspector approves the situation of the site inspected and the area is sufficient. The preparation of the plans was deferred until the outcome of the reasoning for size of a proposed school at Boosbeck.

14/8/1880 Whitby Gazette List of Visitors

Mr Brown and Family, of Lingdale at Mrs Corners, 49, Church St.

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28/8/1880 Darlington Herald Deaths
BEWICK. August 19, at Lingdale, aged 35, Joseph Bewick.

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ENTERTAINMENT 21/8/1880 Northern Echo Boosbeck Flower Show
The third annual of flower, poultry, pigeons, and rabbits, show in connection with the Skelton, Boosbeck and Lingdale Horticultural and athletic Society, was held in field close to the Railway Station, Boosbeck. The attendance was very fair. List of prize winners includes Alfred Elvidge and C. Burton, Lingdale.

17/9/1880 Northern Echo Situations Wanted
A good strong BOOTMAKER Experienced Man preferred. Apply, Thomas Stockeld, Lingdale, Guisborough.

EDUCATION 9/10/1880 gazette skelton school board
Appointments. Mr Francis and Miss Francis will be offered the positions at the Lingdale School upon the same terms and conditions as those accepted by Mr Douglas. Mr Douglas is to be offered the mastership of the Boosbeck School with Mrs Douglas taking the
assistant mistress's post at there. It was reported scarlet fever was on the decline in the district although there had being some cases at Lingdale during the past month. It was also suggested that the schools at Lingdale should be closed in an attempt to curb it. There were still about thirty or forty incorrigible truants at Lingdale and their parents ought to be summoned.

CRIME 16/10/1880 Guisborough Police Court
Brothers Jacob Robert and John Canion, miners of Lingdale were fined 10s and costs for being drunk and fighting in the High Street, Lingdale on the 3rd inst.

EDUCATION 3/12/1880 Skelton School Board
A suggestion by her Majority's Inspector that an exchange of masters between Boosbeck and Lingdale Schools should be tried as concluded with unfavourable results. Mr Sojiers? an assistant master has tendered his resignation.

CRIME 25/12/1880 Gazette Stray Dogs
Guisborough Petty sessions. John Lowther, of Lingdale, and Wm. McNaughton were each fined and costs for allowing their dogs to be at  large in contravention an order previously made.

1/1/1881 Gazette Good Intent Benevolent Society
First annual dinner of the Good Intent Benevolent Society. Held at the Lingdale Hotel on Thursday week. After justice had been done to the good things provided. Mr Jos. Toyn was voted to the chair. In his opening remarks he urged all young men to join the Society. The year's balance sheet was then read which showed a membership of sixty-six persons. After all calls had been met there was a balance in hand of £5O 8s lid to be divided amongst the members. The remainder of the evening was spent in a very pleasant manner.

EDUCATION 4/1/1881 Gazette Skelton School Board
A resolution was passed that school fees should be 4d per child up to the fourth child of any family and for any further child 2d.
EDUCATION Gazette 14/1/1881 Skelton School Board The plan from the Education Department for the rearrangement of the
Lingdale Boys' and Girls' School was ordered to be carried out. Some alterations were also made in the teaching staff, and salary's of principal teachers was discussed.

TRAGEDY 18/1/1881 Fatal Accident at Cleveland Mine
A shocking accident occurred this (Tuesday) morning at Messrs Pease Lingdale mine to a man named John Stephenson. The poor fellow was engaged in cleaning the ice from the pit bottom when by some means the cage was lowered onto him, killing him on the spot. The deceased leaves a wife and eight children. An inquest was later held at the Lingdale Hotel were a verdict of accidental death was returned.

RELIGION 18/2/1881 Gazette Local Option
Wesleyan Chapel Lingdale. An excellent lecture was delivered on Thursday evening to a crowded room by S. Grubb, Esq. Entitled:  “Local  Option.” The chair was occupied by Rev. R Roberts of Guisborough.

CRIME 22/2/1881 Gazette Refusing to Quit
James Teasdale was charged with refusing to quit the premises of William Wilkes, innkeeper, of Lingdale. From the evidence of Wilkes it appeared the defendant came into the house on the 19th inst enquiring the whereabouts of a certain butcher. He requested the landlord to find that person for him but he was refused and the landlord remained behind the bar. The defendant who was sober then became very abusive and refused to leave the house. Fined 1s.

TRAGEDY 24/2/1881 Shocking Fatal Mine Accident
An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at the Victoria Hotel, Lingdale, near Guisborough by Mr William Robinson, deputy coroner on John Taylor, (14 yrs) who had met with his death in a shocking manner on Monday afternoon. The deceased was a trapper at the Boosbeck mines and while coupling up two wagons he jammed his head in-between them and was fatally injured. Mr Atkinson, the deputy inspector of mines and Mr Joseph Toyn, the miner’s agent were present at the inquiry were a verdict of accidental death was returned.

EDUCATION Gazette 11/3/1881 Skelton School Board
It was agreed in the future all children with the exception of Infants should purchase their copy books and slates. A school mistress at Lingdale Infants School having made an application for an increase in salary was awarded £65 per year. The question of there being insufficient teaching staff at Lingdale was held over.

CRIME 12/3/1881 Guisborough Police Court.
Robert and George Turner of Stanghow, miners were charged with assaulting William Jackson of Stanghow, miner. Fined with costs.

CRIME 12/3/1881 Guisborough Police Court.
James Smith, innkeeper of Skatebeck, was fined £2 and costs for being drunk whilst in charge of horse at Lingdale. The defendant had run his horse against the shaft of a cart inflicting a wound of such severity to its chest that it had dropped down dead on the road where he had left it.

16/3/1881 Gazette Equity at Lingdale
The Blue Ribbon movement as been introduced at Lingdale were large numbers are joining. An entertainment was given at the Messrs Pease's School on Monday night, Mr Cook presided.

CRIME 19/3/1881 Gazette Refusing To Quit
Guisborough Petty Sessions. J. Masham was charged by J. Wilkes, innkeeper of Lingdale with refusing to quit his premises. The
defendant who did not appear was fined 1s and costs.

RELIGION 21/3/1881 Salvation Army
The members of the Salvation army in Cleveland are extending their operations. Stations have been opened at Lingdale were a large number of rough diamonds have joined the army.

 
RELIGION 4/4/1881 Proposed New Congregational Church at Lingdale
The members and friends of the above church who have been holding their services in a reading room belonging to Messrs Pease & Co have determined to build a new church and have issued circulars to the public for assistance. The circular states that the reading room is inadequate and they propose to build a church capable of holding 380 persons at a cost of £500, exclusive of the building site which as been given by Messrs Pease and Co. The building committee believe that by strenuous efforts they hope to raise £200 from a bazaar to be held in August. This would leave a decrepit of £300. Mr C Heslop as been appointed president and Mr Wood secretary of the building committee.

ENTERTAINMENT 18/4/1881 Gazette Public Notices
Mr Harry Clifford and his talented company, 10 in total will appear at Lingdale Hotel Assembly Rooms, April 19th and 20th.

CRIME 20/4/1881 Serious Charge Against a Cleveland Miner
Guisborough Petty Sessions. John Woodward, miner of Lingdale, was brought up on remand, charged under a warrant with having in November last obtained the sum of £2 15s 3d fraudulently from his employers. Mr Brignall, of Durham, prosecuted and Mr Teale defended. Prisoner it seems was for some time employed as a back overman at South Skelton Mines belonging the Clay-lane Iron Company but in November last he was discharged it being suspected that he had been carrying on a system of swindling, by making out pay-notes for men who had no existence in reality. Since November the matter was fully investigated by the mine
officials and, as a result the prisoner was arrested last Saturday at Boosbeck, where he was at work. Mr Brignall now asked that the accused might be remanded as an important witness for the prosecution was unable to be present on account of the serious illness of his father. Mr Teale had not the slightest objection to a remand. He would ask however that his client might be admitted to bail the case having now been before the public for so long a time. Mr Brignall had no objection to to bail provided it was substantial. The Bench, after a consultation decided to admit the prisoner to bail in two sureties of £100 each and himself in £100. The hearing of the case to be adjourned until next Tuesday.

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PROPERTY Whitby Gazette 28/5/1881 Sale by Auction
Mr J Goundry, Auctioneer, Loftus, to sell by auction at the house of Mr William Wilks, Victoria Hotel, Lingdale on June 2nd 1881 at 3 for 4pm under powers of sale contained within a mortgage deed.

8 freehold messuages or dwelling houses and shops with yards, outbuildings and appurtenances in Stanghow Rd, Lingdale aforesaid in which 3 are in the occupation of Mr Bulmer, Campbell and Hopper, the remaining 5 being unoccupied. This property is recently built and in good repair. Full particulars are available from Mr Gill, Solicitors, Saltburn and Mr F W Aitken's, Tiehurst, Sussex.

TRADGEDY Whitby Gazette 28/5/1881 Child drowned in Cleveland
Mr William Robinson, Deputy Coroner held an inquest at Stanghow. Ann Emma Turner, four years of age was drowned on Tuesday afternoon by falling into a pond in an old brickyard at Lockwood beck near Stanghow. A servant girl who was with her at the time tending some cattle ran for assistance which arrived too late. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

EDUCATION 1/6/1881 Gazette Editorial: Skelton School Board
At the last meeting of the board several complaints were made by certain members about the behaviour of the master at Lingdale schools, and a letter was sent to that gentleman informing him that unless he showed more consideration for the children under his control a disagreement would ensue. Little heed it seems as been taken of the boards letter as it is rumoured that he had beaten a little girl named Selina Lane. ... [description given of girl been caned on the hand and hit on the back by the master for been unable to spell certain words correctly when reading] Her mother was called for only to find her daughter in an insensible state while a doctor thought her spine had been injured. The school board will make the fullest inquiry into the matter. If the overseers of Lingdale made an inquiry they would find a fit subject for an asylum. Yesterday we saw an aged female going about in an almost nude state making all kinds of grimaces and otherwise behaving as no sane person would.

PROPERTY 11/6/1881 Sale of Property in Cleveland,
Eight cottages with shop windows, situate at Stanghow Road, Lingdale were offered for sale on the 2nd inst. by Mr. Goundry, Saltburn. Before bidding started the auctioneer enthused as to the prosperous future of Cleveland ironstone. The largest Steelworks in the world was been erected at South Bank and there was prospect of others about to be established. The entire property at the upset price of £1,500 was put up for sale. No advance being made it was withdrawn but sold immediately after for £1,450.

11/6/1881 Northern Echo Situations Wanted
Wanted strong, steady girl, as General Servant Apply, Mrs W. WILKES, Victoria Hotel, Lingdale.

EDUCATION 21/6/1881 Gazette Local Boards and Education
Letter to editor of N/E Gazette

Sir, From the reports in local newspapers I see the see the Education act is most seriously violated and may I ask through your aid who is to blame, the school board, guardians or police? Even in the Stanghow and Skelton district one fourth of the children do not attend school and in some parts of the same locality fully one half are absentees. Boys from 10 to 13 years of age are wandering about doing endless mischief to the ratepayers when these unfortunate individual have to contribute nearly 1s in the £ to uphold the law for education of the people. School boards do not wish honestly for the education of the poor man’s child or matters would be in a different position. I implore the parents of the unfortunate children growing up not to withhold them from the pearl of great prise but remember time lost cannot be recovered in a child’s school life. Lover Of Education, Lingdale, June 18th 1881.

TRAGEDY 6/7/1881 Fatal Fall from Scaffold
Inquiry at Brotton Hospital by Mr Robinson Deputy Coroner. Robert Weldon age 28 yrs who died on Monday from injuries as a result of falling from a scaffold at Lingdale on Whit Monday. The deceased who was employed by a builder named Agar was carrying a hod of bricks up a ladder. When he arrived at the top he stepped onto a loose brick and overbalanced falling a distance of about 18 feet to the ground. Medical assistance was procured at once but on examination his back was found to be seriously injured. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

WATER SUPPLY 9/7/1881 Alleged Water Stealing At Lingdale.
Skelton Local Board. The Surveyor reported that no water was to be had down to the houses in Wilson Street, Tyerman street, and Wilkinson street, Lingdale. In the majority of cases the inhabitants obtained water from people in other streets who paid for their supply to the Board. It was suggested to put on a detective in plain clothes to watch for the parties who consumed water without paying for it. The Surveyor was instructed to serve the necessary notices upon the owners of property to put the old water courses in proper repair and to put in good order at once that part of the work which came within the jurisdiction of the Board.

HEALTH 9/7/1881 Gazette Nuisances at Boosbeck and Lingdale
Skelton Local Board. The Surveyor reported that in company with the Medical Officer he had visited several houses at Boosbeck and one at Lingdale. They had found ash pits and privies in a dilapidated and disgraceful condition. The Board instructed him to serve a summons on the owners to put them in good order immediately.

RELIGION 14/7/1881 Lingdale Congregationalists Anniversary
Petition signed by 213 names sent on behalf of the ratepayers of Lingdale requesting the use of the school to celebrate their
anniversary on 21st August. Signatures included someone who as been in America for some time. Permission was granted at the usual charge.

EDUCATION 14/7/1881 Skelton and Stanghow School Board
The number of children on the boards school books was 1,609 an increase of 127 although the average attendance was only 60%.

EDUCATION 25/7/1881 Gazette Education at Lingdale
Open air meeting of the rate payers of Lingdale. To consider an appeal by the local school board urging parents of children to assist the board in obtaining better attendance at school. Mr Rippon was called to the chair and made an earnest appeal to parents to send their children to school and not to neglect the most valuable gift that society could enjoy, that namely, of a good education. He urged that the school board should look especially more to the instruction of the girls in a domestic point of view. The following resolution was then proposed and unanimously carried by the meeting; That this meeting does not think the board as done justice to Lingdale or to this essential part of education or the age by closing the girls school, making it a mixed school. They morally object to the mixing of girls and boys. They consider female instruction by an educated mistress would have a more harmonising influence, induce modesty, morality, order, neatness and encourage domestic habits of economy. The meeting begs the board will see justice in this moral request and by the end of the school year (September 31st) will appoint a mistress to this long neglected school. The following gentlemen formed a committee; John Longstaff, S Salmon, Jas Wotton, A Williams, Henry Cook, R Campbell, W Atkinson and C Rippon. They will continue to pursue with both moral and legal pressure to achieve what they humbly pray for. A
signed petition together with a copy of this resolution will be presented to the said board forthwith.

29/7/1881 Gazette Situations Wanted
A middle-aged HOUSE KEEPER; four in family, Wesleyan or Primitive preferred. Apply W. Frankland, Barber, Lingdale, Guisborough.

RELIGION 1/8/1881 Temperance Gala
Lingdale Temperance society held a gala in the delightful gardens of the improvement Co. at Saltburn. The weather was fine and in the afternoon a public meeting was held. Addresses were given by Messrs Grubb, Carrick and others.

FLOODING 5/8/1881 Gazette Skelton Local Board
The High St Lingdale had been again badly flooded and after a short discussion it was left in the hands of a sub-committee to investigate and report on the matter.

EDUCATION 12/8/1881 Gazette Education at Lingdale
Skelton School Board. The Clerk laid before the board the petition received from the people of Lingdale e.g. to the mixing of children and provision of a mistress for the girls. The chairman thought to much stress could not be put on the elevating influence girls had over boys when educated together. As for immorality from the mixing of children at school it was far better the parents looked after the behaviour of their children a little more. In his opinion the nature of the population of Lingdale necessarily a floating one would not warrant the building of a separate school for girls. The total cost of educating each child per annum in Lingdale district was £9. The children's pence and government grant brought this down to £2 15s 7d, which was a rather a high rate compared to other places. After further discussion it was proved that more than ample accommodation was provided. The petition would lie on table until next meeting for more statistics to be obtained.

CRIME 13/8/81 Stokesley County Court
Messrs Hudson and Pybus Trustees under liquidation for J Whitfield of Lingdale-lane sued Alexander Winter for £17 12s. Money alleged to have been collected by the defendant for house rents at Lingdale-lane but never accounted for. Verdict for plaintiffs of £8 2s 3d, with costs.

PROPERTY 15/8/1881 Northern Echo Houses For Sale
FOR SALE (Offers invited), Four FREEHOLD COTTAGES, in Coral-Street, Lingdale, Cleveland, with four room's, separate yards and water laid on to each house. Sold either as one lot or separately. Apply, J. THOMPSON, Craddock House, Bishop Auckland.

EDUCATION 18/8/1881 Gazette Local and District News
Lingdale. An open meeting of the ratepayers of Lingdale was held on Tuesday evening to consider the future course to be taken in regard to a petition handed to the Skelton and Stanghow School board. Mr James Wooton was called to the chair. He advised parents to send their children to school and alluded to the manner in which the interests of the public were passed by. Mr Puppen addressed the meeting and reviewed the proposed new code of grand reform contemplated by the Education board for an honest education of the people. Mr H Cook and Mr Cameron also spoke. It was moved “that this meeting regrets that the petition signed by 331 ratepayers in Lingdale for the opening of a girls school should have been allowed to stand over another month as a petition of such importance required prompt attention.”

 
22/8/1881 New Marske Horticultural and Industrial Society
Ladies work: Mrs C. Rippon, Lingdale.

CRIME Gazette 23/8/1881 Drunk and Riotous
Guisborough Police Court. W. Hetherington and W. Southend both of Lingdale were fined 5s each for being drunk and riotous at Lingdale.

SPORTS 27/8/1881 Northern Echo Lingdale Sports
Entries for the Races at Lingdale Sports close on Saturday, August 27th, 1881. To be made to the Secretaries or to Mr J. BELL, Lingdale.

ENTERTAINMENT 29/8/1881 Inaugural Show at Lingdale

Lingdale and Stanghow Horticultural and Industrial Society. A few months since the officials, miners, and mechanics employed at
the Messrs Pease's Lingdale Mines and the tradesmen and farmers living in the district thought there was room for a show at Lingdale. They consequently set to work and on Saturday last were rewarded with a very nice show. This being the first the entries were not numerous, only in two departments viz. vegetable and industrial. The flowers and fruit were poorly represented owing in a great measure to the heavy rains we have had for the last few days. In the open class for flowers and fruit Messrs Heckle, Bearpark and Marley were the principal exhibitors and prize takers; and in the vegetables Messrs Brighton, Wharton, Worth, Morgan, Heslop, Crouch, Marley, B. Petch, Heckle, Blackham, and Agar excelled and took prizes. In the cottagers' class for flowers and fruit Messrs Heckle, Blackham, Bearpark, Dunn, Franklin, Wardman, Morgan, Agar, and Marshall were successful exhibitors; whilst Messrs Brighton, Baxter, Agar, Dastard, Dove, Dale, Clough, Dawson. Longstaff, Kidd, Wilson, Blackburn, and Swale took
honours. In the ornamental and mechanical work Messrs T. Pardon and D. Morris were successful, The penmanship was very good and Mr G. Hobbs who was the judge had some difficulty in saying who was worthy of the prize. The following were prize-takers, G. Todd, A Brown, John W.Wilkes, J. Richers, M. Burnhope, C. Preen, M. Wotton and R. Todd. Drawing; W. Watson, J. Couch and W. Whitfield. Ladies' work, Mesdames Faulkner, Wilson, Marshall, Braithwaite, Miss Ackroyd, R. P. Petch, Craven, Watson, Franklin, Ramshaw, Miss Robinson, Cubbly, Laing, E. Rippon, A. Lyndale, Dunn, Elwood, Taylor, Mosley, Clough, and Douthwaite were successful exhibitors and the work was considered by the judges to be very fine. In the poultry department Messrs Wood,
Bowland, Cook, Bennison, Young, Pollard, and Barker took prizes. Special prizes were given by Messrs Scarth and Rippon for flowers and Mrs Heslop gave a special prize for the best night-dress. Messrs Young and Archibald, Miss A. Young, and C. Rippon took prizes for flowers and Miss Hatwell and Miss Longstaff for the nightdress. A special prize was also given by Mr Calow for the best pastry made out of his Al Baking Powder. Mrs Rose and Mrs Taylor were the successful competitors. Prizes were given for sports in the afternoon and to enliven the proceedings the Guisborough Quadrille Band was in attendance. An excellent luncheon was provided by Mr Dunn, Lingdale Hotel. The weather although showery was an improvement on the past few days and there was a goodly number of visitors in the field. The show was all things considered, very successful.

CRIME 31/8/1881 Damage to Fence
Guisborough Police Court. Brothers James and Joseph Charlton, Labourers, of Lingdale were summoned for damaging the fence of a field and a quantity of oats the property of John Langstaff at Skelton.

CRIME 7/9/1881 Disturbing a Religious Meeting
Guisborough Police Court. Jacob Cunion, James Fawcett and Garibaldi Affleck, miners of Lingdale, were charged with riotous behaviour in disturbing a religious meeting in the Mechanics' Institute at Lingdale. From the evidence of a man called Ditchburn it appears the defendants came to the place on the afternoon in question and commenced rapping at the door. On been remonstrated for their conduct they commenced swearing and Affleck attempted to strike the witness. Their defence was that the mission band had come around the streets inviting everyone to go to their place of worship and when they went they were not allowed to enter. Cunion was dismissed, Fawcett and Affleck were made to pay costs.

EDUCATION 8/9/1881 School Arrears
Skelton School Board. The arrears in school fees under control of the board was growing across the district. Miss Violet Coulston was appointed pupil teacher for the Lingdale mixed school.

ENTERTAINMENT 13/9/1881 Public Notices
Clifford Concerts. Grand Annual Provincial tour through Cleveland Under Distinguished Patronage. Lingdale, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 13th and 14th.

MINES 23/9/1881 Prevention Of Colliery Accidents
A new process for the prevention of accidents in collieries has been brought into operation at Lingdale Mines. The apparatus in use is patented by lanson and Son, Darlington. It works upon the principle of admitting steam automatically to a powerful steam brake and at the same time cutting it off from the engine cylinders. A lock mechanism which is struck by the ascending cage on passing the point of safety immediately stops it going any further. Although this apparatus as only been in operation three months it has been instrumental averting a possible accident more than one occasion.

CRIME 11/10/1881 Gazette Sheep Stealing in Cleveland
Guisborough Police Court. Three miners named William Ceilings, Edward Staines and William Fletcher of Lingdale were charged with stealing sheep at that place and remanded in custody until the 15th on application of Supt. Clarkson. It appeared that on Saturday night about eleven o'clock, P.C. Imisson saw the prisoners coming towards them on the Boosbeck roadside near Moorcock gardens. He observed them stop and put something over the fence and then they came by and passed him. Going to the place he found part of a sheep still quite warm which had been skinned and stashed in a bag. He took possession of it. Knowing the identity of the men he sought out Sgt. Raw and P.C. Teasdale with who accompanied him to No 45 Moorcock Row were Collins and Fletcher reside. The door was closed and the house in darkness. They knocked several times but obtained no answer. Eventually P.C. Imisson got in through the window and let P.C. Teasdale in at the back door. Collins and Fletcher were sitting in the kitchen in darkness, their clothing wet through. There were smears of blood and wool about them and a large pocket knife was found smeared with blood and grease.