ABOVE PICTURE: It is June 1986 and Hawes United FC line up for a photograph with the Wensleydale League championship trophy. The successful team members were: back row, from left: G Richardson, I Pratt, D Raw, R Maclean, J Metcalfe, P Calvert, B Richardson; front row, from left: D Metcalfe, B Peacock, M Pratt, Michael Pratt, J Neville, K Dinsdale. How many of the team are still playing football? Let From Our Archive know at dst@nne.co.uk

From this newspaper 150 years ago. – A Middlesbrough “Doctor” in a quandary. - At the Middlesbrough Borough Court, on Monday, W H L Seymour, one of that numerous class of medical professors whose names are not known in connection with any college, and who is well-known locally as the Market Place organ of political articulation, was brought before the magistrates on a charge of brawling.

Inspector Reed was the officer laying the information, and he stated that on Saturday night late, he was in the Market Place, and as he was passing the defendant’s stall, he was laughing and talking to PC Peacock, who was on duty with him. The defendant saw them laughing, and he shouted out, “You - , I’ll hold you up; I’ll laugh you.”

He then followed them along the street, blackguarding them all the time, and others not present, particularly the members of the Bench and Mr Vaughan. He created a great mob, and people were running on all sides of him, shouting and waving their hands at the officers. - Officers Sample and Peacock corroborated the statement of the last witness. - Defendant subjected to officer Reed to a rigorous crossexamination, during which, it transpired that the defendant had called witness “A cobbler in intellect,” and had used language of an unwarrantable character, referring to various members of the Town Council. He not only referred to them in their public capacity, but had made some most scandalous statements in referring to their private characters.

In making an address in defence, Seymour interlarded his remarks with numerous scraps of Latin, and quotations from various authors, to the evident annoyance of the Bench, and to the great amusement of a crowded court. He denied that he had been guilty of brawling. He had merely canvassed the conduct of certain individuals in public capacities in the borough. He admitted that he said he had a greater respect for the Queen and the Church, than for a great number of the dissenters who occupied seats at the Council Board; but surely this did not constitute a charge of brawling.

The case had arisen solely from a little difference of opinion between himself and others on public questions, and it was thought to stifle him by bringing him before the magistrates. When the case had been heard, the Mayor said: “We have no doubt you are guilty of the offence complained of, and we fine you 10s, merely to show our disapproval of your conduct.”

From this newspaper 100 years ago. – Among the places in the Northallerton district that will suffer most from the disastrous and ruinous results of the war will be Brompton, where a great part of the inhabitants are dependent upon the manufacture of linen at the two factories there.

That manufacture is dependent upon flax grown in Belgium and imported thence. Messrs Pattison’s (Mr J P Yeoman’s) factory stopped a week yesterday, and Mr J P Yeoman, with his usual benevolence, has given each man 1s a day, each woman 9d, and for each child 6d a day for their maintenance. Messrs Wilford’s factory has sufficient yarn or flax for only a week, and for the past week the employees have been engaged upon half-time or four days short time.

Darlington and Stockton Times:

They have been kindly paid twothirds of their wages. Those upon piece work are engaged upon the same conditions. The firm have plenty of the coarser yarn, which comes from Ireland, and which is used for the wrap, but of the finer flax, which comes from Belgium, and which is used for the weft, they have sufficient for only about a week. There are about 300 men and women employed in the manufacture of linen in Brompton, and if these are cast out of employment for any length of time it is probable that a great deal of distress will be entailed. It is to be hoped that by the consideration of the farmers in the district there may be some alleviation by the employment of as many as possible in the harvest field, and that by the help and co-operation of all, as well as by their own endeavours, a time of exigency that has not been known at Brompton in living memory, may be relieved.

The employees at Northallerton Linoleum Co. have also been working short time (four days) this week, and it is stated that they will not resume work until Tuesday. There is a shortage of cork, which comes from Spain while the export business is seriously interfered with by the war.

From this newspaper 50 years ago. – Thirsk Swimming Baths Committee launched an appeal to raise the £40,000-plus estimated cost to build a pool. Appeals for money will be made to the owners of the heavy lorries often parked overnight in the town’s privately-owned cobble-stoned Market Place. The suggestion came from Mr Eddie Pook, who suggested a charge of 5s a night. Coun John Bumby said: “I don’t think that people who at the moment get such ideal facilities for nothing would really mind paying a little.”

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“I don’t think the idea would be altogether well received by everyone concerned.” commented the chairman, Mr Basil Young. It was agreed that the firms concerned should be approached by the secretary Mr T Myers. Other money-raising activities to be investigated include an all-star wrestling programme and an appeal to local firms asking their employees to consider small weekly contributions. Contributions to the appeal fund are to be invited, and they should be sent to Lloyds Bank, Thirsk. A sub-committee to investigate the possibility of a gala day next summer is Miss C Chapman, Miss Joan Maynard, Mr R McAndrew, Mr Myers and Mr G Scaife. Thirsk Parish Council will be asked for permission to erect a “barometer,” showing the state of the appeal fund, on the town clock.