The Cornish Telegraph 04 Jul 1860 Hayle Longevity Loveday BOWDEN Reduth includes Extraordinary Escape John OATEN

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The Cornish Telegraph, Mining, Agricultural, and Commercial Gazette Wednesday 04 Jul 1860


HAYLE.

LONGEVITY. - There is now living at Trencar, in the parish of Wendron, a woman named Loveday BOWDEN, who is nearly 102 years old She resided with one of her daughters who is aged 75. She has grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren in Wales, Alderion[?], Australia and other parts of the globe. Her eye-sight is so good that she is enabled to read or write her name with out the use of spectacles. Having recently cut a tooth and feeling others in the gums she says its no wonder for little children to be so cross, if they suffer so much pain as she in cutting their teeth. Her memory is remarkably good and she relates the circumstances of her early days in an interesting and intelligent manner. Her husband died a few years since upwards of ninety years of age. She had one son and seven daughters, six of the latter still being alive. On the 26th of June, 1860, she sat in the open air to have her likeness taken by Mr. Simon MOYLE, photographic artist, of Hayle. On being shown the photograph she exclaimed “There sure nuff, that es un, Lovey BOWDEN.” It is pronounced by every one who has seen it to be a very correct and striking likeness.


REDRUTH.

The Redruth Rifle Corps marched to their drill ground with their rifles for the first time on Monday in last week.

The Hills around Redruth town were lit up with bonfires and tar-barrels on Monday evening and large guns were fired off during the day. One young man called William BISHOP had his eyes injured by the blowing up of powder at Wheal Batten Downs.

The gold watch and chain that was the cause of so much excitement in Redruth and neighbourhood, and of two trials in the county court between Mr. James HARRIS, of Carnbrea and Miss COCK, of Redruth, was raffled by Miss COCK, on Saturday evening and won by Mr. J. BRAY, of the Red Lion Inn.

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE. - On Monday evening some boys were playing on the Downs, near the Scorrier railway station, when a lad named James OATEN[?], about 10 years of age, fell down an old shaft – 12 feet wide on the top and about 37 fathoms deep – belonging to Old North Downs Mine in the parish of Redruth, and escaped with a few bruises and a cut head.

ODD-FELLOWSHIP. - At the half-yearly meeting of the Loyal Cornubian Lodge, held in the Redruth Public Rooms on Thursday evening last, the following officers were elected:- Br. DUNGEY G.M.; Br. PAULL N.G.; Br. NETTLE V.G.; Br. HILL Secretary. This lodge has been established about a year and 9 months, and is in a very prosperous condition. About thirty new members have been enrolled in the past half-year, and no doubt the lodge will received a fresh impetus under the supervision of the new officers.

WARNING TO YOUNG PERSONS PLAYING WITH POWDER. - On Thursday a young lad called LANGDON, about fifteen years of age, went into a neighbour's house at East Turnpike, Redruth, with a can of powder which he contrived to bring home from the mine the previous day unknown to his father. There was no one in the kitchen but a girl about sixteen blowing the fire. He commenced sprinkling the powder on the fire and the girl said “sprinkle a little more to freshen it up.” In doing so the powder in the can ignited bursting the can with a loud report, and the boy and girl were dreadfully hurt about the face; and though that door was open the glass was blown out of the window.


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